Linuxverse News – July 2026: News Events
Today, July 3, 2026, as usual at the beginning of each month, we offer you our brilliant, timely, and brief summary of some of the most recent and outstanding news. «news from the Linuxverse (Free Software, Open Source and GNU/Linux)» up to the present time. And in which, we always take the opportunity to bring you much more information, with the aim that you can easily keep up to date with the «news event» which now begins.
For this reason, today we will be offering you 1 featured news related to each area of the Linuxverse. And finally, we will be mentioning The most recent known releases at the Distros and Software level for these first days of the month.
But, before starting this present publication on the «information event for July 2026», we recommend you explore the previous related post, at the end of it:
MocaccinoOS is Meta-dIndependent and minimalist distribution of Italian origin that uLuet is used as a package manager (a static manager that uses containers to compile) with ), and whose main features include a focus on minimalism, a compact size and excellent ease of use, the use of its own (native and original) Linux Kernel, and a unique approach to package management. About MocaccinoOS
Linuxverse News for July 2026: Free Software, Open Source and GNU/Linux + *BSD
July 2026: Linuxverse News Roundup
Free Software – We're campaigning for free software. We need your help.
The FSF websitemonth by month, He usually informs us in a timely manner. on current and highly significant issues. And on this occasion, they inform us about the concern by Greg Farough, the FSF's Campaigns Director, regarding the proliferation of age verification bills in the United States and other countries; proposed bans on VPNs; and the continued and widespread intrusion of proprietary software into all our fundamental freedoms. And also on preparations for the International Day Against Digital Rights Management (DRM) of this year, an event that will take place on July 17, 2026. Finally, he emphasizes that he and the entire FSF do all this to educate the public about free software; warn them about the latest "offers" from Apple, Microsoft, and Google; steer them away from harmful streaming services; defend their privacy; and much more.
For decades, the FSF has argued that users should have control. total about their machines. We cannot allow these freedoms to be limited by age, location, sexual orientation, immigration status, or any other characteristic that some legislator might consider an effective method of censoring the population and restricting access to technology. Digital discrimination of this magnitude is only possible with proprietary software. What is free software?
Open Source – The Collabora Office 26.04 suite is here
El Collabora Project blog He informed us at the beginning of this month in a brilliant and timely publication about the release of the new version of its office suite called Collaborate Office 26.04Which brings interesting and useful new features such as the integration of the latest features from the online version, among which some stand out, such as The inclusion of new document comparison tools and multi-page view in Writer, a new table design tab for table styles and calculated pivot table fields in Calc, and improved support for multiple monitors, collaborative Follow-Me presentations, and slide sections in Impress. In addition, there is ever-improving interoperability with the OOXM standard. But one truly innovative and noteworthy feature is... AI assistance integrated directly into Writer, Calc, and Impress, not as a separate chatbot that is copied and pasted, but as an implementation through a An AI sidebar that works directly within your current document. This means you can now use AI to draft and refine text in Writer, create and correct formulas in Calc (there's even a help button in cells with formula errors), convert draft notes or extensive source material into structured slides in Impress, generate images, and summarize long documents—all without leaving your workspace.
Collabora Productivity offers Collabora Office, an open-source office suite designed for enterprise environments that enables seamless document editing and collaboration across web, desktop, and mobile platforms. By supporting all major file formats and integrating directly into your existing infrastructure, it ensures complete data sovereignty and GDPR compliance for today's distributed teams. Furthermore, backed by the world's largest team of open-source office software engineers, Collabora Productivity (along with a global network of trusted partners) provides large organizations with a secure, high-performance alternative to traditional commercial solutions.
GNU/Linux + BSD: ArchBang Linux Release 01/07/26
These first days of July, we learned about the launch of the new update of the free and open operating system project ArchBang Linux, under the version number 010726And according to the official launch announcement Within the project's official website, some of the known and noteworthy new features include the following: The implementation ofel MangoWM window managerwhich is a window manager (composer) for Wayland is inspired by dwl and is designed to be fast, lightweight, and visually appealing.Furthermore, also orIt offers modern effects (shadows, blurs, fluid animations) without the high resource consumption of other heavier alternatives like Hyprland. Another new feature is that this launch finalizes the process of full name change, going from FruitBang to ArchBang. Finally, it includes the The yay abi-install installer (an installer with a graphical interface) is available, while the arch-browser-installer is still under development.
Download directly: Arch Bang Linux 010726
ArchBang is a GNU/Linux distribution Based on Arch Linux and of Canadian origin, ArchBang offers an efficient and versatile operating system with a minimalist Wayland desktop that is fast and functional right out of the box. It was inspired by the original CrunchBang Linux distribution, which proved to be a project that didn't need a heavyweight desktop environment to perform important tasks. Therefore, while Arch Linux offers a blank canvas, ArchBang provides a versatile starting point: a carefully selected package set, a functional Wayland desktop, and a system that doesn't interfere with your work. In short, it offers a clean and agile system with all the power of Arch Linux once installed. Finally, it's worth noting that ArchBang is independently maintained by Mr. Green, a veteran Arch Linux user who prefers a window manager for his tasks without needing a heavyweight desktop environment.. About ArchBang Linux
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Recent releases of GNU/Linux distros and free/open source software packages
And for this beginning of the month, there are also several releases of Distros and Packages reported by the DistroWatch website, quite striking and interesting, which correspond to:
- Updated GNU/Linux distros: Ultramarine 44, Expirion 6.5-260702, Galactic 99, Puppy 2606-260701, MocaccinoOS 26.07, Ultimate 2026.07.01, Fatdog64 904, TUXEDO 20260701, Arch 2026.07.01, TROMjaro 2026.07.01, HAOS 18.1, Fluff 2026.07.01, ArchBANG 010726, AbeirOS 20260701, Tails 7.9.1, AgarimOS 20260701, AfagOS 20260701, Dr.Parted 26.07, blendOS 2026.07.01 and ShrikeLinux 2026.07.01.
- Updated GNU Packages: brave-browser 1.92.134, opera 133.0.5932.20, calligra 26.04.3, ktorrent 26.04.3, kdevelop 26.04.3, tmux 3.7b, mesa 26.1.4, libselinux 3.11, clamav 1.5.3, libvirt 12.5.0, openvpn 2.7.5, php 8.5.8 and thunderbird 152.0.1.
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