--- title: OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 Released With More AI Apps,... description: OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 has shipped as a long-delayed release following OpenMandriva ROME 24.12, reportedly held back by technical issues and a sabotage... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openmandriva-rome-26-09-released-with-more-ai-apps-snaps-pgo-lto-optimizations-u2wpgntdo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 Released With More AI Apps, Snaps & PGO + LTO Optimizations | daily.dev og:description: OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 has shipped as a long-delayed release following OpenMandriva ROME 24.12, reportedly held back by technical issues and a sabotage... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openmandriva-rome-26-09-released-with-more-ai-apps-snaps-pgo-lto-optimizations-u2wpgntdo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/U2wPgNTDO.png og:image:alt: OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 Released With More AI Apps, Snaps & PGO + LTO Optimizations og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 Released With More AI Apps, Snaps & PGO + LTO Optimizations **[Phoronix](https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 has shipped as a long-delayed release following OpenMandriva ROME 24.12, reportedly held back by technical issues and a sabotage attempt on their platform. The update switches to LLVM Clang 23 as the default compiler (with GCC 16.2 also available), uses RPM 6.1 for package management, and introduces a new %pgo section in RPM SPEC files to simplify Profile Guided Optimization. Nearly all packages are now built with Link-Time Optimizations for better performance. Other updates include Qt 6.11.2, GTK 4.22.5, AMD ROCm 10.0, additional AI applications, support for Canonical's Snap packages alongside Flatpak/AppImage/RPM, continued RISC-V and LoongArch improvements, and inclusion of the open-source NVIDIA kernel module in the official kernel. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What compiler does OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 use by default? OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 uses LLVM Clang 23 as its default compiler, with GCC 16.2 also available as an alternative. The release also moves to RPM 6.1 for package management and adds a new %pgo section to RPM SPEC files, making it easier to apply Profile Guided Optimizations to packages that benefit from it. _Teams tracking Linux distro toolchain shifts can follow compiler changes like this on daily.dev._ ### Does OpenMandriva support Snap packages now? Yes, OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 adds support for Canonical's Snap packages, joining Flatpak, AppImage, and native RPM as supported packaging formats on the distribution. This expands the ways users can install software beyond the distro's traditional RPM-based package management. _daily.dev helps developers evaluating Linux packaging formats keep up with changes like Snap support landing in new distros._ ### What package versions are included in OpenMandriva ROME 26.09? OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 includes Qt 6.11.2, GTK 4.22.5, AMD ROCm 10.0, and RPM 6.1. Almost all packages are now built with Link-Time Optimizations for performance, RISC-V and LoongArch 64-bit architectures received continued improvements, and the open-source NVIDIA kernel module is now bundled in the official kernel. _Developers building for RISC-V or LoongArch can track distro package updates like these via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Linux App Release Roundup \(December 2025\)](https://daily.dev/posts/linux-app-release-roundup-december-2025--ghs6b7prm) · omg\! ubuntu\! · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Awesome New Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is Here](https://daily.dev/posts/the-awesome-new-ubuntu-26-04-lts-is-here-nemsmrbax) · It's Foss · 126 upvotes · 14 comments - [LLVM/Clang 23.1 Released With AMD Zen 6 & NVIDIA Rigel Support, Partial C\+\+26 Support](https://daily.dev/posts/llvm-clang-23-1-released-with-amd-zen-6-nvidia-rigel-support-partial-c-26-support-ewrpivd2w) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/openmandriva-rome-26-09-released-with-more-ai-apps-snaps-pgo-lto-optimizations-u2wpgntdo) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 Released With More AI Apps, Snaps & PGO + LTO Optimizations","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/openmandriva-rome-26-09-released-with-more-ai-apps-snaps-pgo-lto-optimizations-u2wpgntdo","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/openmandriva-rome-26-09-released-with-more-ai-apps-snaps-pgo-lto-optimizations-u2wpgntdo"},"datePublished":"2026-10-01T01:45:36.571Z","dateModified":"2026-10-01T01:46:30.290Z","description":"OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 has shipped as a long-delayed release following OpenMandriva ROME 24.12, reportedly held back by technical issues and a sabotage...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/9d31d585f5033845f698a1582a8754db?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/9d31d585f5033845f698a1582a8754db?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Phoronix","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Phoronix","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/6a26ba379dd64932830aa0c9803dd7ee","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/openmandriva-rome-26-09-released-with-more-ai-apps-snaps-pgo-lto-optimizations-u2wpgntdo","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Phoronix","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 Released With More AI Apps, Snaps & PGO + LTO Optimizations"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/openmandriva-rome-26-09-released-with-more-ai-apps-snaps-pgo-lto-optimizations-u2wpgntdo#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What compiler does OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 use by default?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 uses LLVM Clang 23 as its default compiler, with GCC 16.2 also available as an alternative. 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