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AerynOS 2026.02 Brings More Wayland Compositor Options, Other Improvements

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 28 February 2026 at 08:13 PM EST. 16 Comments
AerynOS 2026.02 was released for closing out February as the newest alpha release for this Linux distribution formerly known as Serpent OS. In AerynOS 2026.02 are many package updates plus continued work on the tooling and other innovations around this Linux distribution.

AerynOS has continued making progress on its build tooling. AerynOS' Moss is now quicker in usage, Boulder has seen work to help automate package recipe creation, and more.

Some of the recent package updates in AerynOS include GNOME 49.4, COSMIC 1.0.8, KDE Plasma 6.6.1, Firefox 148, Linux 6.18.15 LTS, Nesa 26.0.1 graphics drivers, PipeWire 1.6, Waybar 0.15, Wine 11.3, and many other package updates.

AerynOS has also been adding several more Wayland compositors to their repository. AerynOS has also added a "console-only" installation option with its latest ISO.

👁 AerynOS 2026.02 with GNOME


AerynOS 2026.02 has been released as their newest alpha ISO for ending out February. AerynOS 2026.02 incorporates all of their latest enhancements that baked over the course of February.

More details on these latest enhancements or to download AerynOS 2026.02 via AerynOS.com.

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