Garuda Linux releases Temeraire with Linux kernel 7.2

Garuda Linux released version 260819 ("Temeraire") on 20 August 2026, an Arch Linux-based distribution featuring Linux kernel 7.2 with emphasis on Wayland-based interfaces.

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Garuda Linux Temeraire ships with Linux kernel 7.2

kite:linux_ossother40d ago kagi ↗

Garuda Linux released version 260819, code-named “Temeraire,” for the Arch Linux-based distribution, with downloads available on August 20, 2026 [9to5linux.com#1][distrowatch.com#1]. The release uses Linux kernel 7.2 and includes KDE Plasma 6.7.4, 9to5Linux reported [9to5linux.com#1]. Temeraire changes Garuda’s default kernel from linux-zen to linux-garuda, a CachyOS-based kernel, after years of u

Linux desktop releases emphasize Wayland and Arch derivatives

kite:linux_ossother40d ago kagi ↗

Several Linux desktop and distribution updates published this week focused on Wayland-based interfaces, Arch Linux derivatives and rollback-oriented system management. System76 released COSMIC 1.6 three weeks after COSMIC 1.5, adding wl-dmabuf-v6 support for direct memory-buffer sharing between Wayland clients and compositors and EI protocol support for emulated input devices [tuxmachines.org#1].