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Weekly review · Issue 43/2026RSS

Week 43

19.10.–25.10.2026

In week 43, 107 sources published 618 posts – 3% more than the week before. The biggest story, covered by 12 sources: “Linux-Kernel 7.3”. 5 topics went supernova, among them PHP, Linux-Kernel 7.3 and KeePassXC 2.8. Plus 6 new releases that several sources covered.

Posts
618
+3 % · Previous week 601
Sources
107
Supernovas
5
Videos
51
DE · EN
189 · 429

Supernovas of the week

Topics many sources covered within a few hours.
Supernova

PHP

PHP is the scripting language that powers a large part of the web, including WordPress, Nextcloud and many other applications. A new version ships every November, and older ones receive security updates for a limited time. This page covers releases, vulnerabilities and server updates.

16 posts12 sources

Supernova

KeePassXC 2.8

KeePassXC 2.8 open-source password manager is now available for download with Qt 6 port, Auto-Type support on Linux/Wayland, quick unlock on Linux, and many other changes.

9to5Linux

6 posts6 sources

Supernova

Fedora 45

Fedora 45 wasn't released this week as its ideal early release target due to not having a release candidate build in time for last week's Go/No-Go meeting

Phoronix

7 posts5 sources

Supernova

Firefox 158

Mozilla Firefox 158.0.1 is now available for download with updated OneCRL block list to block compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates via OneCRL and other changes.

9to5Linux

3 posts3 sources

More big stories

After the cover story, the news most sources wrote about.
  1. KDE Plasma 6.8 KDE Plasma 6.8.1, Bugfix Release for October 5 sources report · 1 German, 4 English sources

New releases

First seen on PlanetFOSS this week, covered by at least two sources.

From the sections

For each section, the post most sources picked up.

The week in numbers

Posts per day
1071061061001084249
MoTuWeThFrSaSu

The busiest day was Friday with 108 posts, the quietest Saturday with 42.

Sections

Security & Privacy led with 89 posts, followed by Apps and Gaming.

Most active sources
  1. Phoronix77
  2. GamingOnLinux52
  3. BleepingComputer46
  4. Linuxiac42
  5. 9to5Linux23
  6. LinuxNews21

Phoronix wrote the most with 77 posts. 31% of all posts came from German-language sources.

▶ Videos of the week

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Topics of the week

More topics with at least three posts.

Linux-Kernel 7.4 29 postsSteam 14 postsLinux-Kernel 11 postsUbuntu 7 postsKDE Plasma 6.8 7 postsWireGuard 6 postsMyrlyn 6 postsRaspberry Pi 5 postsMultipass 5 postsDatenschutz 5 postsDietPi 5 postsLinus Torvalds 5 postsArch Linux 5 postsProxmox 4 postsDeepSeek 4 postsCOSMIC 1.11 4 posts