$ The best sources for Linux distribution news

Where to follow news for Arch, Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu, openSUSE, NixOS and other Linux distributions: official announcement pages, independent news sites, and how to catch changes that need action.

Why distro news matters

Most distribution news is routine: new releases, point updates and blog posts. A small part of it needs action from you, such as a manual step before an update, a changed default, or the end of support for the version you run. Missing that part is what causes broken updates and unpatched systems.

The goal is therefore not to read everything, but to make sure the announcements for the system you actually run reach you reliably.

Start with your own distro

The official news or announcement page of your distribution is the primary source. Arch Linux News is the classic example: it announces updates that need manual intervention, and reading it before a large update is part of running Arch. Debian News, Fedora Magazine and the Fedora Community Blog, the Ubuntu Blog, openSUSE News, the Linux Mint Blog and the NixOS announcements category serve the same role for their communities.

Derivatives often have their own channel in addition to their base: Manjaro, EndeavourOS and CachyOS for the Arch family, Pop!_OS through the System76 blog, Zorin OS and elementary OS for the Ubuntu family, and Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux for the Red Hat family.

Rolling and fixed releases

On a rolling distribution such as Arch, Gentoo, Void or openSUSE Tumbleweed, changes arrive continuously, so the news page is your early warning before an update. On a fixed-release distribution such as Debian, Ubuntu LTS, Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux, the important dates are new major releases and the end of support for the version you run. Ubuntu, for example, publishes a release every six months and an LTS release every two years, so plan upgrades around those dates.

Independent news across distros

9to5Linux, OMG! Ubuntu and It's FOSS report quickly on releases across the ecosystem, and DistroWatch Weekly gives a weekly overview of new releases and reviews. They are useful for noticing what happens outside your own distro, for example when you consider switching or set up a second machine.

Enterprise and vendor blogs

The Red Hat Blog covers RHEL and the wider enterprise ecosystem, and is a good companion if you run Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux at work. Vendor blogs are announcements first; check release notes and the distro's own pages for details that affect your systems.

How to combine them

A practical setup is the official channel of every distro you run, plus one independent news site. Read the official channel before larger updates, and keep the end-of-support date of each machine in your calendar.

If you would rather not check several pages every day, Linux Doctor sends a free daily email with the new items from the sources you choose and publishes the same list on the latest checkup page.

All sources mentioned

9to5Linux

Fast Linux news: distro releases, desktop updates and kernel versions.

OMG! Ubuntu

Ubuntu and GNOME news, releases and app picks.

It's FOSS

Linux news, how-tos and open-source tooling explained for humans.

Fedora Magazine

Guides and news from the Fedora community, including AI/ML on Fedora.

Arch Linux News

Official Arch announcements, including manual interventions you must not miss.

Ubuntu Blog

Canonical's news on Ubuntu releases, AI workloads and GPU enablement.

openSUSE News

Official openSUSE news: Tumbleweed, Leap and community announcements.

Debian News

Official Debian announcements: point releases, security and project news.

Linux Mint Blog

Monthly news and release announcements from the Linux Mint team.

System76 Blog (Pop!_OS)

System76 news, including Pop!_OS and COSMIC desktop releases.

Manjaro Announcements

Manjaro stable, testing and unstable update announcements.

NixOS Announcements

NixOS release and security announcements.

Gentoo News

Official Gentoo project news.

Omarchy Releases

Release notes for Omarchy, DHH's opinionated Arch-based Linux setup.

Fedora Community Blog

Fedora project updates: release schedules, change proposals and community news.

EndeavourOS News

Release and ISO announcements from the Arch-based EndeavourOS.

CachyOS News

News from CachyOS, the performance-tuned Arch-based distro popular with gamers.

Rocky Linux News

Announcements from the RHEL-compatible Rocky Linux project.

AlmaLinux Blog

Release notes and news from AlmaLinux, a RHEL-compatible enterprise distro.

Kali Linux Blog

Release announcements and tooling updates for Kali Linux (security/pentesting).

elementary OS Blog

Updates from elementary OS, including release and AppCenter news.

Zorin OS Blog

News and releases from Zorin OS, a beginner-friendly Windows-alternative distro.

Void Linux News

Official Void Linux announcements, including manual-intervention notices.

DistroWatch Weekly

DistroWatch digest of distribution releases and news across the Linux world.

Red Hat Blog

Red Hat news on RHEL, OpenShift and enterprise AI on Linux.

Omarchy News

Official news from Omarchy, DHH's opinionated Arch-based Linux setup: new releases, features and project updates. Complements the GitHub release notes in Omarchy Releases.

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