OpenIndiana 2026.10 released
Version 2026.10 of the OpenIndiana operating system has been released. OpenIndiana is based on Illumos, which in turn was based on OpenSolaris after…
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| Factor | Weight | Score | Contribution | Where it came from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corroborationleads | 0.35 | 0.61 | +0.215 36% | 2 distinct tier-1/2 orgs, counted once each: LWN and Phoronix. Saturates at 5. |
| Source trust | 0.25 | 0.82 | +0.204 34% | LWN is the highest-trust source on this story. Trust is taken from the best source, not averaged. |
| Pickup rate | 0.20 | 0.01 | +0.001 0% | The sources carry no usable publish times, so the rate could not be measured from them directly. |
| Freshness | 0.20 | 0.91 | +0.182 30% | Halves every 10 hours from the newest item on the story. This is the only factor that rewards a story for nothing more than being recent. |
Corroboration counts distinct organisations, once each, and only from tiers 1 and 2. Freshness halves every 10 hours, so this ranking is a snapshot and will differ at the next build.
OpenIndiana 2026.10 is the latest six-month update to the operating system built on Illumos, which descended from Sun's OpenSolaris project. The release follows Oracle's discontinuation of OpenSolaris, with OpenIndiana maintaining the lineage through ongoing development based on the Illumos kernel.
The update adds UEFI framebuffer support to the live image, enabling better compatibility with modern systems. Developers will find refreshed versions of various development tools and applications across the distribution.
New software additions include TeX Live 2026 for document preparation and Foliate, an ebook reader application. The release also incorporates updates to numerous other applications in the system.
What happened
Version 2026.10 of the OpenIndiana operating system has been released. OpenIndiana is based on Illumos, which in turn was based on OpenSolaris after Oracle discontinued it. Notable changes in this release include UEFI framebuffer support for the live image, updates to many applications and development tools, as well as the inclusion of new applications such as TeX Live 2026, the Foliate ebook reader, and more. OpenIndiana Hipster 2026.10 is out today as the newest six-month update to this operating system based on Illumos and with the lineage tracing back to the fruitful Sun OpenSolaris days...
How this story arrived
Ordered by when each source was first observed, which is what the velocity figure is computed from. Publishers backdate; observed order does not.
- 01 Phoronix first seen OpenIndiana 2026.10 Released With Updated Tools & Compilers, New Apps
- 02 Lwn +38.8h OpenIndiana 2026.10 released
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