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In Germany, people say "Holla, die Waldfee" when something hits with unexpected force. Our developer penguins have probably thought that more often than they would have liked lately. With Pack2TheRoot, Copy Fail, and Dirty Frag, three Linux vulnerabilities surfaced that allowed privilege escalation to root. Not a pleasant surprise, but openly disclosed and therefore well addressable.

In TUXEDO OS, we reacted quickly and shipped corresponding bug fixes. For “Dirty Frag,” there is already an initial mitigation, even if the final fix is still pending. Beyond the daily patch work, there are also more pleasant developments: KeepSecret makes an appearance, and with Oxygen and Air, two KDE classics are celebrating a surprising comeback for KDE’s 30th anniversary. A bit of nostalgia between updates and kernel work never hurts.e.

You can read the full issue here: This Week in TUXEDO OS #19-2026. As always, feedback and discussion are welcome – especially around the tools and topics covered in this edition. To always stay up to date with the latest issue, follow us on social media or subscribe to one of our RSS feeds.

Since 2017, Linux has dominated the TOP500 supercomputer rankings, forming a central foundation for modern research. An intriguing chapter in this development was the era of PS3 clusters, which combined significant computing power from relatively modest hardware. After Sony disabled this use in later PlayStation generations, modders are now bringing Linux back to the PS5. Projects such as the ps5-linux-loader demonstrate technical ingenuity, even though these solutions are still experimental and not yet suitable for everyday use.

In this week’s TUXEDO OS roundup, we take a bird’s-eye view of the world with Marble. The software provides a virtual atlas, OpenStreetMap data, and historical maps directly on the desktop. We also highlight useful features of the Dolphin file manager that make everyday digital work noticeably easier. As always, we conclude with an overview of the latest system updates, keeping your TUXEDO system up to date.

You can read the full issue here: This Week in TUXEDO OS #18-2026. As always, feedback and discussion are welcome – especially around the tools and topics covered in this edition. To always stay up to date with the latest issue, follow us on social media or subscribe to one of our RSS feeds.

Oh snap, it’s already late April again. Spring is in full swing: around Augsburg, fields are being plowed and fertilized, lush green is sprouting on the meadows, and even from the TUXEDO headquarters you can see the snow slowly disappearing from the Alps. For Ubuntu, this mainly means one thing: it’s LTS time. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS "Resolute Racoon" will soon be available in our WebFAI. Initial tests are positive, and we’ve already taken a closer look ourselves. For TUXEDO users, this adds another compelling option when choosing a distribution.

There’s also news on the kernel side: Linux 7.0 has been released by Linus Torvalds. The version jump sounds bigger than it is – major changes are absent, as it’s primarily a shift in versioning. In the new TWIX, we cover Parley and Firefox 150, which makes inserting emojis in web apps like WhatsApp much easier. As always, we also summarize the most important updates around TUXEDO OS.

You can read the full issue here: This Week in TUXEDO OS #17-2026. As always, feedback and discussion are welcome – especially around the tools and topics covered in this edition. To always stay up to date with the latest issue, follow us on social media or subscribe to the one of our RSS feeds.