Weekly roundup of openSUSE community blog posts from July 17–23, 2026. Highlights include: Slimbook OS 26 launching on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS with GNOME 50; Thunderbird 153 becoming the new ESR release; a CVE-2026-59678 Polkit privilege escalation fix in PortProtonQt 1.3.1; five openSUSE Tumbleweed snapshots shipping updates including KDE Frameworks 6.28.0, Rust 1.97, and QEMU 11.0.2; Call for Proposals opening for two 2027 Open Developers Summits in Barcelona and Dallas; KDE Akademy 2026 schedule published for Graz; and a GSoC update on SVG generation for obs-status-service.
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Slimbook OS 26 Released, Slimbook’s Own Operating SystemThunderbird 153 Released, the New Extended Support Version of the Free Software Mail ClientFlying Cursors for Your PCSyslog-ng Journald Source: How to Avoid Log Bombs on ErrorsOpen Developers Summits Head to Barcelona and Dallas in 2027PortProtonQt: Custom Polkit Rule Allows Escalation of NetworkManager and UDisks2 PrivilegesYou Are the Asset: Carles Tamayo’s Documentary at GNU/Linux València EventEvaluating TOON in a Real-World ScenarioUpdating the Signing Key on Leap MicroGSoC Update 2: Visual Redesign and Responsive SVGsThe Case for Sponsoring openSUSEAkademy 2026 Talk Schedule Published for Graz, AustriaReal-Time Weather Information with Meteoclimatic Feeds – Plasmoids for Plasma 6 (36)Linux Saloon 211: Open Mic NightLinux Saloon 210: Early Edition JulyShadows for Steam and Discord – This Week in PlasmaopenSUSE Tumbleweed Review of Week 29 of 2026Akademy-es 2026 Will Be Held in Madrid153 Impressions