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357: Linux on M3 Macs, GNOME 51, Steam Frame, Jellyfin 12, Microsoft 365 on Linux, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/V4r7fCFLP6A This week in Linux, GNOME 51 is here with a faster, more polished desktop and a long list of upgrades across the environment. Asahi Linux pulled off another major Apple Silicon milestone with M3 Macs. Valve is building one of the wildest compatibility stacks we've seen yet for the Steam Frame. And Open Source projects are now setting traps for AI coding agents that can make lazy submissions snitch on themselves. Plus, Jellyfin 12 is a huge upgrade for self-hosted media. All of this and more on this week's episode, so let's jump into Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:47 GNOME 51 Released 04:34 Asahi Linux for M3 Macs 10:52 Valve's Steam Frame Compatibility Stack for Linux Gaming 13:45 Microsoft 365 might come to Linux (unofficially) 17:21 Jellyfin 12 Released 20:55 Open Source Projects Setting Traps for Lazy Ai Submissions 24:20 Raspberry Pi OS Desktop Refresh 26:07 Ubuntu 26.10 completes migration to Rust-based coreutils 27:08 Google is Replacing C-based Android Binder with Rust 28:13 RustFS 1.0 Released 29:04 Support the show 29:58 Outro Links: GNOME 51 Released https://release.gnome.org/51/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-51-Released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/gnome-51-released Asahi Linux for M3 Macs https://asahilinux.org/2026/09/m2-episode-1/ https://asahilinux.org/docs/platform/feature-support/m3/ https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora_asahi_remix_45_beta/ https://fedora-asahi-remix.org/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-Official-M3 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/asahi-linux-now-officially-supports-macs-with-the-m3-series-soc/ Valve's Steam Frame Compatibility Stack for Linux Gaming https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/compatibility https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/frame-public/lepton/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/lepton-from-valve-to-run-android-games-on-linux-is-now-open-source/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/lepton-and-fex-get-prepared-for-the-steam-frame-release/ Microsoft 365 might come to Linux (unofficially) https://itsfoss.com/news/bottles-microsoft-365-early-look/ https://mprove.de/blogs/rss/index.php?rss=mastodon.bsd.cafe%2Ftags%2FMicrosoft.rss https://github.com/bottlesdevs/Bottles/releases https://usebottles.com/ Jellyfin 12 Released https://jellyfin.org/posts/jellyfin-release-12.0/ https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin/releases https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin-web/releases Open Source Projects Setting Traps for Lazy Ai Submissions https://github.com/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/blob/main/AGENTS.md https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetworkManager-AI-Canary https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/main/AGENTS.md https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-262-rc2 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/2536 https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/blob/main/AGENTS.md https://hwbusters.com/news/networkmanager-ai-policy-gets-a-trap-word-and-ci-now-scans-every-commit-for-it/ Raspberry Pi OS Desktop Refresh https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/an-updated-look-for-the-raspberry-pi-desktop/ https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/category/os/raspberry-pi-os/ Ubuntu 26.10 completes migration to Rust-based coreutils https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-rust-coreutils-complete https://documentation.ubuntu.com/release-notes/26.10/ https://uutils.org/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Completes-Rust-Coreutils Google is Replacing C-based Android Binder with Rust https://lkml.iu.edu/2609.1/12916.html https://lists.openwall.net/linux-kernel/2026/09/12/891 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Google-Binder-C-Goodbye RustFS 1.0 Released https://www.rustfs.com/blog/announcing-rustfs-1-0-0-ga/ https://github.com/RustFS/RustFS https://linuxiac.com/rustfs-1-0-s3-compatible-object-storage-reaches-ga/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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356: CERN to Debian, Audacity 4, OpenShot 4, 30,000 Steam Games, Age Verify Exemption & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/A_1UeqFux-Q This week in Linux, CERN makes some Linux news revolving around Debian, lawmakers are giving open source a way out of OS-level age verification ... well in California, and Ubisoft found away to make Linux gaming news frustrating right at the same time as we hit a huge milestone for Linux gaming. Plus, Audacity gets one of its biggest updates in years, OpenShot levels up in a big way, and Linux From Scratch has a brand new release for everyone who thinks installing Linux should require just a little more suffering. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:55 CERN is moving some systems to Debian 05:26 California Legislature Passes Open-Source Exemption From OS Age Verification 09:56 30,000 Games Playable on Linux but Ubisoft Is Intentionally Blocking For Honor 16:46 Audacity 4.0 Released With a Completely Rebuilt Interface 20:31 OpenShot 4.0 Brings Major Upgrades 22:47 The Ur Project - A Clear Linux Architect Is Building a New Linux Distro 26:20 Linux From Scratch 13.1 Released 29:57 Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Released 32:16 Update: NVIDIA confirmed they are buying Hugging Face 34:24 Support the show 35:39 Outro Links: CERN is moving some systems to Debian https://ch2026.mini.debconf.org/talks/6-controlling-cerns-accelerators-with-debian/ https://micronews.debian.org/2026/1788286274.html https://linux.web.cern.ch/debian/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/CERN-Goes-Debian-Leaving-RHEL https://itsfoss.com/news/cern-debian-push/ California Legislature Passes Open-Source Exemption From OS Age Verification https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1856 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1856 https://agelesslinux.org/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/california-bill-ab-1856-passes-exempting-open-source-from-age-verification/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/California-AB-1856-Passes https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Exempt-from-California-s-Age-Verification-Law 30,000 Games Playable on Linux but Ubisoft Is Intentionally Blocking For Honor https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/steam-deck-steamos-hit-over-30-000-verified-playable-games/ https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/game/for-honor/news-updates/4WKJhG6v6C9sbCOZkFZ6wG/ranked-faq https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ubisofts-for-honor-will-block-steamos-linux-on-september-10/ Audacity 4.0 Released With a Completely Rebuilt Interface https://www.audacityteam.org/audacity-4/ https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/audacity-4-is-out-now/153852 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Audacity-4.0-Released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/audacity-4-released OpenShot 4.0 Brings Major Upgrades https://www.openshot.org/blog/2026/08/30/openshot-40-record-edit-color-like-never-before/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenShot-4.0 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/openshot-4-0-release The Ur Project - A Clear Linux Architect Is Building a New Linux Distro https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7499950666367459328/ https://ur.foo-projects.org/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/The-Ur-Project https://itsfoss.com/news/the-ur-project-appears/ Linux From Scratch 13.1 Released https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/news.html https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/downloads/stable-systemd/LFS-BOOK-13.1-NOCHUNKS.html https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/13.1-systemd/chapter01/changelog.html Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-26041-lts-point-release-download https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04.1-LTS-Released Update: NVIDIA confirmed they are buying Hugging Face https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-to-acquire-hugging-face/ https://www.reuters.com/business/nvidia-buy-hugging-face-nearly-13-billion-big-bet-open-ai-models-2026-09-03/ https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/nvidia-wraps-itself-129-bln-insurance-2026-09-03/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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355: 35 Years of Linux, NVIDIA buying Hugging Face, €500K for Flatpak, Ai in Debian, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/tksoVnYTz1c This week in Linux, we learned that NVIDIA might be buying Hugging Face and this AI community platform reportedly rejected extra investment from NVIDIA because they didn't want one company having too much influence. Now NVIDIA may be buying the entire company. Someone dumped more than 125 bug reports into QEMU in under ten minutes, leading one maintainer to call it an effective denial-of-service attack. Debian finished their debate on what to do with AI contributions and their decision was surprising. LibreOffice has a new release where they made it very clear they aren't interested in adding Ai tools to summarize the document you just wrote. Plus Flatpak is getting more than half a million euros to improve Linux app security and sandboxing, so that's awesome. And all of this is happening while Linux celebrates 35 years of the kernel. This is Your Source for Linux GNews so let's see what happened This Week in Linux. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:09 Happy 35th Birthday Linux 03:54 NVIDIA Reportedly Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for .9 Billion 07:16 Announcing €500K Sovereign Tech Agency Investment in Flatpak 09:38 Debian's AI Decision 12:07 AI Bug Reports Become a “Denial of Service” Against Open Source Maintainers 14:45 LibreOffice 26.8 Makes “No AI” a Feature 17:25 Support the show 18:40 Outro Links: Happy 35th Birthday Linux https://bsky.app/profile/tuxdigital.bsky.social/post/3mtyonwnwvk2w https://9to5linux.com/happy-35th-birthday-linux https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-was-announced-by-linus-torvalds-35-years-ago-today-humble-os-started-with-10-000-lines-of-code-but-has-now-grown-to-40-million-dominates-global-infrastructure NVIDIA Reportedly Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/08/27/nvidia-has-reportedly-agreed-to-buy-ai-model-hosting-platform-hugging-face-for-13-billion/ https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-agrees-buy-open-source-model-repository-hugging-face-12-9-billion https://www.reuters.com/technology/nvidia-talks-acquire-hugging-face-13-billion-deal-business-insider-reports-2026-08-27/ https://www.businessinsider.com/hugging-face-nvidia-deal-reshape-ai-landscape-2026-8 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-to-know-about-hugging-face-the-open-source-ai-startup-reportedly-catching-nvidias-eye-243771f8 Announcing €500K Sovereign Tech Agency Investment in Flatpak https://modal.cx/blog/announcing-flatpak-sta/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/sovereign-tech-agency-makes-a-big-investment-into-flatpak/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Sovereign-Tech-Agency-Flatpak Debian's AI Decision https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote_002#texte https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2026/08/msg00360.html https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Votes-On-LLM-Usage https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Votes-Responsible-AI-Use AI Bug Reports Become a “Denial of Service” Against Open Source Maintainers https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-DoS-Attack-Maintainers https://hachyderm.io/@berrange/117155755806497654 https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/work_items?author_username=anwardawa981&first_page_size=20&sort=created_date&state=all https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/work_items/4348 LibreOffice 26.8 Makes “No AI” a Feature https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08/26/libreoffice-26-8/ https://lwn.net/Articles/1090606/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/libreoffice-268-released https://itsfoss.com/news/libreoffice-26-8-release/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-26.8 Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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354: Linux 7.2, Linux Hits 10% Market Share, AUR Update, Fedora on Framework, KDE LTS, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/lBJDyzkJbCI Linux 7.2 is here with a ton of new kernel improvements. Desktop Linux has crossed a major milestone for usage with more than 10% in North America and 7% globally. Arch Linux has announced some changes they are making to the way the AUR works because of the latest Malware attacks. Plus there's some big KDE news this week. KDE is bringing back LTS support with a much bigger "Bullet-Proof KDE" approach, and Framework has announced the next edition of the Framework Laptop 12 and it's coming with a preinstalled option of Fedora KDE. There is a LOT happening in the Linux world right now, and some of these stories get pretty wild. So here's Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:52 Support the show (Become a Member) 01:43 Linux 7.2 Released 04:50 Linux crosses 10% in Desktop Market Share 10:53 Arch Linux changes how AUR Adoptions work after Malware waves 13:06 "Bullet-Proof KDE" brings LTS Support back to KDE 16:29 Framework Laptop 12 with Fedora Linux Preinstalled 19:39 NVIDIA, GOG, & Epic Games to compete with Valve on Linux Gaming Ecosystem 23:01 Steam Deck 1% lows improve by as much as 32% 25:27 Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released 27:28 NVIDIA Becomes a Premier Sponsor of LVFS/Fwupd 28:48 FFmpeg 9.0 Released 29:56 Support the show 31:21 Outro Links: Linux 7.2 Released https://lwn.net/Articles/1089033/ https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_7.2 https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-72-features https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Released Linux crosses 10% in Desktop Market Share https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america#monthly-202505-202606 https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=2026-07-01_2026-07-31&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP%252CbotClass%253DLIKELY_AUTOMATED https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Surpasses-Double-Digit-Market-Share Arch Linux changes how AUR Adoptions work after Malware waves https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/thread/DRDEU3JUSC72CB265XHXPFA3DFSLXPBP/ https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/thread/P5C7GZ4C3OJIH4EXJ62JAF6X6PY2BCQ4/ https://archlinux.org/news/active-aur-malicious-packages-incident/ https://lists.archlinux.org/hyperkitty/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/latest?count=200 https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/message/NNNGQYXYGBYGESV35AEQV2PLAVMMLW64/ "Bullet-Proof KDE" brings LTS Support back to KDE https://www.kubuntu.org/news/plasma-6.6-lts/ https://pointieststick.com/2026/08/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Bullet-Proof-Software Framework Laptop 12 with Fedora Linux Preinstalled https://frame.work/blog/framework-laptop-12-now-with-core-series-3 https://frame.work/laptop12 https://youtu.be/459a7YBmBOE https://youtu.be/yE48_MN8Ng4 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-Laptop-12-WCL NVIDIA, GOG, & Epic Games to compete with Valve on Linux Gaming Ecosystem https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-linux-native-app/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-native-linux-app-for-nvidia-geforce-now-is-now-in-beta/ https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-geforce-now-linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/gog-confirm-they-are-working-towards-gog-galaxy-on-linux/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/epic-games-store-will-get-a-linux-version-sometime-soon/ https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the-epic-games-launcher-will-be-available-on-linux-soon-says-dev-after-its-had-a-bit-of-work Steam Deck 1% lows improve by as much as 32% https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Better-1p-Lows https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/linux-kernel-patch-can-boost-the-steam-decks-1-percent-low-frame-rate-by-as-much-as-31-percent-in-early-testing/ Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-2-0-and-24-04-1-4-release-4007 NVIDIA Becomes a Premier Sponsor of LVFS/Fwupd https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-key-industry-support-for-linux-vendor-firmware-service https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Premier-Sponsor-LVFS https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-now-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs-as-a-premier-sponsor/ https://www.fwupd.org/ FFmpeg 9.0 Released https://www.ffmpeg.org/ https://ffmpeg.org/releases/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/FFmpeg-9.0-Released Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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353: Codeberg Bans AI, 432 Linux CVEs, Valve wants Arch on ARM, Jellyfin Leaders Left & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/mytY-cyk76U This week in Linux, hundreds of Linux security alerts landed but the headlines leave out the most important part. Codeberg, a major open-source code hosting platform, is drawing a new line around AI-generated code, Valve is stretching out their ARM for a new Frame of mind for running Linux, and Jellyfin is entering a major new chapter behind the scenes. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Member = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Become a Member of the channel by July 31st 01:39 Codeberg bans mostly AI-generated projects 05:31 Valve and Collabora develop Arch Linux for ARM64 08:08 Jellyfin Leadership Departures 11:57 Linux publishes 432 kernel CVEs in 2 days 14:53 Canonical fixes 3 Snap vulnerabilities 17:26 Firefox 153 adds Containers and Vulkan Video 21:11 TWIL Speedrun or Linux Lightning Round 21:37 AMD’s open-source AI and robotics announcements 22:34 Final MPEG-4 Visual patent expiration 23:31 OBS Studio 32.2 Released 24:05 Raspberry Pi launches a 10-inch Touch Display 2 25:18 Outro Links: Become a Member of the channel by July 31st https://tuxdigital.com/membership Codeberg bans mostly AI-generated projects https://blog.codeberg.org/protecting-our-floss-commons-from-llms.html https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/codeberg-bans-ai-generated-code https://itsfoss.com/news/codeberg-bans-ai-contributions/ OpenAI on Vibe Coding - https://x.com/karpathy/status/1886192184808149383 Valve and Collabora develop Arch Linux for ARM64 https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/building-an-arch-linux-aarch64-port-for-holo-core.html https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/holo/holo-core-aarch64-preview https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/collabora-announce-a-preview-of-holo-core-an-aarch64-port-of-arch-linux-for-steam-frame/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Holo-Core-Experimental-ARM64 https://9to5linux.com/valve-and-collabora-announce-official-arch-linux-arm64-port-for-steam-frame Jellyfin Leadership Departures https://www.boniface.me/posts/on-my-jellyfin-resignation/ https://itsfoss.com/news/jellyfin-leadership-crisis/ https://linuxiac.com/jellyfin-loses-project-leader-and-core-team-member-in-major-shake-up/ https://jellyfin.org/posts/state-of-the-fin-2026-05-24/ Linux publishes 432 kernel CVEs in 2 days https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/ https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q3/198 https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q3/210 https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/22/linux_kernel_team_publishes_432_cves_in_two_days/5276497 https://docs.kernel.org/process/cve.html https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/KernelBugfixCVEsAStory Canonical fixes 3 Snap vulnerabilities https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8579-1 https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q3/191 https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2026/07/21/cve-2026-8933-snap-confine-local-privilege-escalation https://cdn2.qualys.com/advisory/2026/07/21/snap-confine-set-capabilities.txt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15226 Firefox 153 adds Containers and Vulkan Video https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/153.0/releasenotes/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-containers-preview/ https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/153 https://brave.com/blog/containers/ TWIL Speedrun or Linux Lightning Round which do you prefer of those names? AMD’s open-source AI and robotics announcements https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/events/advancing-ai.html https://www.amd.com/en/blogs/2026/rocm-ai-the-ai-native-developer-experience-for-building.html https://www.amd.com/en/products/system-on-modules/kria/ai.html https://www.amd.com/en/products/system-on-modules/kria/ai/robotics-developer-platform.html Final MPEG-4 Visual patent expiration https://www.phoronix.com/news/Last-MPEG-4-Patent-Expired https://itsfoss.com/news/mpeg-4-visual-patent-expiry/ https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Have_the_patents_for_MPEG-4_Visual_expired_yet%3F OBS Studio 32.2 Released https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/32.2.0 https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-32-2-released-with-new-filter-to-compose-sdr-into-hdr https://linuxiac.com/obs-studio-32-2-makes-adding-sources-easier/ Raspberry Pi launches a 10-inch Touch Display 2 https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-10-raspberry-pi-touch-display-2-available-now-at-80/ https://pip-assets.raspberrypi.com/categories/1083-raspberry-pi-touch-display-2 https://www.phoronix.com/news/10-inch-Raspberry-Pi-Touch-2 https://www.theregister.com/2026/07/22/raspberry-pi-goes-large-with-101-inch-touch-display-2/ https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-launches-10-inch-raspberry-pi-touch-display-2-at-80 Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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352: Linus Torvalds talks AI in kernel, COSMIC Frosted Glass, AppManager for AppImages & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/CVkZvrh7qpw Ubuntu is shipping a kernel that can make certain AMD workloads up to 42 times slower. Linus Torvalds is drawing clearer boundaries around AI-generated code in the kernel. Secure Boot just passed a major certificate expiration deadline. COSMIC Desktop 1.3 brings a polished new Frosted Glass design. And one developer decided to add another place and that's a Sega Genesis from 1994. All of this and more on This Week in Linux. Now let’s jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:44 Ubuntu publishes Update that introduces regression for AMD users 03:52 Linus Torvalds talks on AI Code in Linux 07:12 Secure Boot Linux Certificates Expired? 09:27 COSMIC 1.3 with Frosted Glass 11:33 AppManager for AppImages 14:51 FreeBSD Removes All GPL Code 17:16 Rapid Fire Lightning Round 17:40 stillOS 10.2 Released 18:32 Blender 5.2 LTS Released 19:00 Clonezilla Live 3.3.3 Released 19:31 Linux on Sega Genesis and 32X Addon 20:26 Outro Links: Ubuntu publishes Update that introduces regression for AMD users https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/amdgpu-performance-regression-in-kernel-7-0-0-28-28/85237 Linus Torvalds talks on AI Code in Linux https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CAHk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Is-Not-Anti-AI https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/linux-creator-linus-torvalds-puts-foot-down-on-anti-ai-comments/ https://itsfoss.com/news/linus-torvalds-on-ai/ Secure Boot Linux Certificates Expired? https://lwn.net/Articles/1079808/ https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-07-14-secure-boot-2023-certificates/ https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-6-released-with-120-security-fixes-and-124-stability-updates/ COSMIC 1.3 with Frosted Glass https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-3-desktop-environment-released-with-frosted-glass-effect https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.3 AppManager for AppImages https://github.com/kem-a/AppManager https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/appmanager-appimage-installer-linux https://github.com/VHSgunzo/uruntime FreeBSD Removes All GPL Code https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-16-Goes-GPL-Free https://fossforce.com/2026/07/freebsd-16-cleans-house-no-gpl-left-in-the-base-system/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Intern-AMD-ROCm https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Laptops-June-2026 https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Desktop-Install-NVIDIA stillOS 10.2 Released https://stillhq.io/stillos-gets-gnome-49-a-better-first-boot-and-major-swai-improvements/ Blender 5.2 LTS Released https://www.blender.org/download/releases/5-2/ Clonezilla Live 3.3.3 Released https://clonezilla.org/downloads/stable/release-notes.php Linux on Sega Genesis and 32X Addon https://cakehonolulu.github.io/linux-on-32x/ https://github.com/LinuxMD/linuxmd https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/developer-successfully-ports-linux-to-1994-sega-32x-genesis-and-megadrive-expansion-runs-open-source-os-on-paltry-23mhz-processors-and-256kb-of-ram Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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351: Proton 11, Sabotage in OpenMandriva, Hannah Montana Linux, Cinnamon Wayland Ready & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/_CXz9L6n0WU This week in Linux, we have a really jam-packed episode for you. Linux Mint says that Cinnamon is ready for Wayland. We also have some drama news that's happening with OpenMandriva. So we're going to talk about that later. Also, we have some gaming news as well as two new distros that I want to show you. And also, Hannah Montana Linux is back, apparently. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:37 TuxDigital Memberships, support the show 01:35 Linux Mint says Cinnamon is Wayland Ready 03:19 Proton 11 Released 04:55 Sabotage in OpenMandriva? 08:49 RakuOS Linux 44 2026.07.05 11:56 Hannah Montana Linux Is Back 16:52 Galactic Mandate Linux 99 19:17 Sony Kills Physical Media for Games 24:33 Stop Killing Games Update 29:05 Outro Links: TuxDigital Memberships, support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/ Linux Mint says Cinnamon is Wayland Ready https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5046 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/linux-mint-wayland-fully-supported https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/linux-mint-cinnamon-is-finally-wayland-ready/ Proton 11 Released https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/releases/tag/proton-11.0-1 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/proton-11-0-1-officially-released-to-expand-windows-games-on-steamos-linux/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Proton-11.0-1 https://9to5linux.com/proton-11-officially-released-with-support-for-more-games-running-on-linux Sabotage in OpenMandriva? https://forum.openmandriva.org/t/statement-regarding-attempted-distribution-sabotage/8997 https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenMandriva-Disrupted https://fossforce.com/2026/07/in-an-angry-fit-dev-sabotages-openmandriva-repository/ RakuOS Linux 44 2026.07.05 https://rakuos.org/ https://rakuos.org/forum/channel/releases Hannah Montana Linux Is Back https://youtu.be/VKx5UZsX9jw https://gitlab.com/DecaCagle/hannahmontanalinux26 https://itsfoss.com/news/return-of-hannah-montana-linux/ My version: https://youtu.be/UajWOA-9I2Y Galactic Mandate Linux 99 https://mr-richardson.com/galactic-mandate-linux/ https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12889 Sony Kills Physical Media for Games https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/ https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jul/07/playstation-sony-ending-physical-game-production https://www.reddit.com/r/playstation5/comments/1us6b4a/the_definitive_debunk_sony_isnt_killing_physical/ https://slate.com/technology/2026/07/sony-playstation-discs-physical-media.html https://www.ampereanalysis.com/insight/sony-to-drop-support-for-physical-media-confirming-post-disc-gaming-world Stop Killing Games Update https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgoODQFrPgw https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1369 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/european-commission-rejects-new-laws-for-stop-destroying-videogames/ https://www.pcgamer.com/games/stop-killing-games-says-the-fight-goes-on-after-european-commission-rejects-proposed-rule-changes-were-much-more-than-just-this-single-petition/ https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/publishers-score-us-victory-against https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-california-state-assembly-passes-ab-1921-stop-killing-games-protect-our-games-act https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jun/19/stop-killing-games-activists-campaigning-online-gaming

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350: Mageia 10, Kali Linux, Ultramarine 44, KDE Plasma Vulnerability & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/n36KHHUw31A The Linux news this week was jam packed with distro news, developer releases, and some security topics. We'll take look at new releases from Mageia Linux with Mageia 10, then Fyra Labs has announced Ultramarine Linux 44 and the offensive security distro Kali Linux has a brand new version this week. Plus there was a report of Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability affecting KDE Plasma. Then we'll take a look at the latest version of Git. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:43 Mageia 10 Released 03:36 Ultramarine Linux 44 Released 06:18 Kali Linux 2026.2 Released 09:29 KDE Plasma Affected by Arbitrary Code Execution 11:59 Git 2.55 Released 14:24 Wine 11.12 Released with Wayland Fractional Scaling 15:58 Microsoft Announces Linux Containers on WSL 18:14 Outro Links: Mageia 10 Released https://www.mageia.org/en/10/ https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_10_Release_Notes https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mageia-10-Released https://linuxiac.com/mageia-10-revives-the-mandrake-spirit-with-plasma-6-and-kernel-6-18/ https://9to5linux.com/mageia-10-officially-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-kde-plasma-6-5-and-more Ultramarine Linux 44 Released https://ultramarine-linux.org/ https://blog.fyralabs.com/ultramarine-44-release/ https://linuxiac.com/ultramarine-linux-44-released-with-fedora-44-base-and-desktop-updates/ https://9to5linux.com/ultramarine-44-is-out-based-on-fedora-linux-44-linux-7-0-and-kde-plasma-6-7 Kali Linux 2026.2 Released https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2026-2-release/ https://linuxiac.com/kali-linux-2026-2-released-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-6-kernel-6-19/ https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2026-2-released-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-6-and-new-tools KDE Plasma Affected by Arbitrary Code Execution https://www.mallory.ai/stories/019f2bf6-2236-78c8-835e-af28d529ba9c https://blog.kimiblock.top/2026/07/01/arbitrary-code-execution-in-kde-plasma/ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/6817 https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-ACE-New-Window Git 2.55 Released https://about.gitlab.com/blog/whats-new-in-git-2-55-0/ https://github.blog/open-source/git/highlights-from-git-2-55/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Git-2.55-Released https://lwn.net/Articles/1080188/ Wine 11.12 Released with Wayland Fractional Scaling https://www.winehq.org/news/2026062901 https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-11.12 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/wine-11-12-released-bringing-new-features-like-wayland-fractional-scaling/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/wine-wayland-gains-fractional-scaling-support/ Microsoft Announces Linux Containers on WSL https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl-container-is-now-available-for-public-preview/ https://github.com/microsoft/wsl/releases https://www.phoronix.com/news/Microsoft-Preview-WSL-WSLC Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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349: Steam Machine Prices Revealed, Akrites for FOSS Security, GIMP from 1996, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/eb8Evj5nw40 This week's Linux news is packed with all kinds of stuff to talk about from new hardware devices, desktop environments, and a blast from the past. Valve has some exciting news about their new Steam Machine, their latest SteamOS update and also hide your wallets because the Steam Summer Sale is happening right now. Then PINE64 announced a new Home Assistant powered Smart Speaker as a local alternative to Amazon Echos and all those. We've got some desktop news from Xfce as their new Wayland Compositor has Preview Release ready for testing and tinkerers. The COSMIC desktop also has a new release with new features and lots of polish but is it ready to go. Then later we've got a blast from the past because for some reason someone made a Flatpak of GIMP 0.54 the version from 1996. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Sourcewe are for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:19 Steam Machine, SteamOS, and Steam Summer Sale 08:14 Akrites from Linux Foundation 11:49 PINE64 Smart Speaker with Home Assistant 14:41 Home Assistant OS 18.0 Released 17:37 GIMP 0.54 as a Flatpak 22:23 COSMIC 1.1 Released 26:46 Xfce’s Wayland Compositor Preview Release 29:08 Outro Links: Steam Machine, SteamOS, and Steam Summer Sale https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/685257114654870245 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steam-summer-sale-2026-is-live-heres-our-budget-recommendations/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steam-machine-pricing-and-launch-announced-and-yes-its-pricey/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Machine-1049 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/valve-upgraded-the-steamos-installation-image-to-the-big-steamos-3-8-release/ Akrites from Linux Foundation https://akrites.org/ https://akrites.org/linux-foundation-and-industry-leaders-launch-akrites-to-defend-critical-open-source-software-against-ai-enabled-cyber-threats/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Akrites https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/linux-foundation-and-leading-orgs-launch-akrites-to-protect-open-source-from-ai-threats/ https://lwn.net/Articles/1079657/ PINE64 Smart Speaker with Home Assistant https://pine64.org/documentation/PineVoice/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/pine64-pinevoice-riscv-smart-speaker-launch https://itsfoss.com/news/pinevoice-smart-speaker/ Home Assistant OS 18.0 Released https://www.home-assistant.io/ https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/06/23/the-matter-upgrade-youve-been-waiting-for/ https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system/releases/tag/18.0 GIMP 0.54 as a Flatpak https://gimp-0-54-410d78.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/ https://fossforce.com/2026/06/its-1996-all-over-again-on-the-new-gimp-0-54-flatpak/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-0.54-Flatpak https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1ub8xae/gimp_v054_from_1996_with_motif_toolkit_now/ COSMIC 1.1 Released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/cosmic-desktop-update-system-monitor https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.1 https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-1-desktop-environment-released-with-cosmic-monitor-more-improvements Xfce’s Wayland Compositor Preview Release https://www.spurint.org/journal/2026/06/xfwl4s-first-preview-release https://www.phoronix.com/news/Xfwl4-First-Release https://linuxiac.com/xfce-wayland-compositor-gets-its-first-preview-release/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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348: Linux 7.1, KDE Plasma 6.7, Antergos Returns?, Commodore Callback, AUR Update & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/RCmZKZB-Mf8 The Linux News this week was jam packed. Linus Torvalds announced a new release of the Linux kernel. KDE announced a new release of the Plasma desktop. We've got an update on the AUR Malware from last week, it got better and then worse. Commodore revealed their next product, the Commodore Callback a Smart dumb phone. Yea I know. Plus there's some rumbles going on about the Return of Antergos Linux, we'll talk about that All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Linux 7.1 Released 03:36 KDE Plasma 6.7 Released 08:40 Antergos Linux Returns?! 16:08 AUR Malware Update for Arch Linux Users 19:39 Commodore Callback, a Smart Dumbphone 25:48 Epic Games Launches Lore Version Control System 28:24 DistroWatch Goes Down, Backups Save the Day 29:59 Outro Links: Linux 7.1 Released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/linux-7-1-kernel-features https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Released https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-7-1-officially-released-heres-whats-new https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/linux-kernel-7-1-out-now-with-new-ntfs-driver-lots-of-hardware-improvements/ KDE Plasma 6.7 Released https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.7.0/ https://quantumproductions.info/articles/2026-05/union-spring-2026-update Antergos Linux Returns?! https://github.com/Antergos-NeXT https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-antergos-next-a-modern-revival-of-antergos-linux-with-kde-plasma https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20201 AUR Malware Update for Arch Linux Users https://lwn.net/Articles/1077619/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/the-security-situation-with-the-arch-linux-aur-got-a-lot-worse/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-More-Malware https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-More-Than-1500 https://itsfoss.com/news/yay-v13-release/ https://itsfoss.com/news/arch-linux-aur-malware-flood/ https://fossforce.com/2026/06/arch-says-alls-clear-after-aur-malware-incident-affects-1500-packages/ https://fossforce.com/2026/06/aur-registrations-blocked-amid-ongoing-malware-mess/ https://fossforce.com/2026/06/aur-to-arch-houston-weve-got-a-problem-were-under-attack-again/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-Russian-Spam Commodore Callback, a Smart Dumbphone https://commodore.net/callback/ https://itsfoss.com/news/commodore-callback-8020-launch/ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/commodores-newest-gadget-is-a-flip-phone-that-blocks-social-media-and-browsers/ https://www.tomshardware.com/phones/commodore-announces-linux-based-flip-phone-with-no-social-media-no-browser-the-callback-8020-will-be-available-in-five-retro-colorways-starting-at-usd499-runs-99-percent-of-android-apps https://www.wired.com/story/commodore-callback-8020-is-a-digital-detox-phone-that-isnt-dumb/ Epic Games Launches Lore Version Control System https://lore.org/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Epic-Games-Lore-VCS https://itsfoss.com/news/lore-launched/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/unreal-engine-6-is-all-about-generative-ai-fortnite-and-the-verse/ https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/06/17/git-good-with-epic-games-new-open-source-vcs-lore/5257978 DistroWatch Goes Down, Backups Save the Day https://distrowatch.com/ https://www.patreon.com/distrowatch/posts/server-outage-161521259 https://mastodon.social/@distrowatch Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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347: DistroWatch turns 25, NixOS 26.05, NVIDIA RTX Spark, AUR Malware, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/86dRcm8BKI0 This week in Linux, we have some distro news like a new release of NixOS and some unfortunate security news for Arch users. Plus we'll check out the new RTX Spark Superchip that Nvidia announced and it's time to celebrate 25 years of DistroWatch as they reached this massive milestone this week! All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:47 DistroWatch.com Celebrates 25 Years 09:56 NVIDIA RTX Spark "Superchip" 16:31 NixOS 26.05 Released 18:50 Arch Linux's AUR Compromised with Malware 27:06 T2 Linux 26.6 Released 29:51 Homebrew 6.0 Released 33:30 Microsoft Coreutils, Wait! What? 37:23 Outro Links: DistroWatch.com Celebrates 25 Years https://distrowatch.com/ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260601#sitenews NVIDIA RTX Spark "Superchip" https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/products/rtx-spark/ https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-microsoft-windows-pcs-agents-rtx-spark https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-RTX-Spark https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/products/workstations/dgx-spark/ NixOS 26.05 Released https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2026/nixos-2605/ Arch Linux's AUR Compromised with Malware https://archlinux.org/news/active-aur-malicious-packages-incident/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1u3alhe/comment/or3vhax/ https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/aur-compromised-400-packages-affected-20260611/31040 https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1u3alhe/roughly_400_aur_packages_compromised/ My Video = https://youtu.be/LunA3n_cRvU T2 Linux 26.6 Released https://t2linux.com/download/26.6 https://9to5linux.com/t2-linux-26-3-is-out-with-fully-reproducible-wayland-based-kde-plasma-experience https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12864 Homebrew 6.0 Released https://brew.sh/2026/06/11/homebrew-6.0.0/ Microsoft Coreutils, Wait! What? https://github.com/microsoft/coreutils https://itsfoss.com/news/windows-coreutils/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/MS-Coreutils-For-Windows Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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346: $5B for Open Source Security, Age Checks Might Exempt Linux, Linus Torvalds on AI & more Linux news

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345: Fragnesia Vulnerability, €1.2 Million for KDE, Hyprland, Project Bluefin, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/bdyl-BXlV9s This week in Linux, we got yet another vulnerability in the Linux kernel to talk about. Is it something to be scared of or is it being blown out of proportion? Stay tuned to find out. Plus we have some great news from the KDE team about a new release of Plasma and new funding to the project. Then we'll talk about some interesting work done over on the Fedora side with Fedora Hummingbird and what that can mean for the future of Linux systems. And two years ago, on episode 256 of TWIL, I talked about how the HDMI Forum was actively getting in the way of Open Source but apparently, it seems things might have changed and they might be finally getting it. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:54 Fragnesia Linux Vulnerability 05:49 €1.2 Million for KDE from Sovereign Tech Fund 09:40 KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta 12:46 Fedora Hummingbird Announced 16:36 Project Bluefin Dakota Alpha 2 21:50 Hyprland 0.55 Released 26:00 HDMI might be finally getting Open Source 30:05 Outro Links: Fragnesia Linux Vulnerability https://lwn.net/Articles/1072647/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Fragnesia https://ubuntu.com/blog/fragnesia-linux-vulnerability-fixes-available https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-05-13-fragnesia-cve-2026-46300/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/fragnesia-and-ssh-keysign-pwn-are-the-latest-linux-security-problems/ https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/tree/main/fragnesia €1.2 Million for KDE from Sovereign Tech Fund https://kde.org/announcements/sovereign-tech-fund-invests-kde/ https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/kde https://www.sovereign.tech/programs/fund https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/kde-sovereign-tech-fund-grant https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/kde-gets-over-1-million-in-funding-from-the-sovereign-tech-fund/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-1M-EUR-Investment KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.90/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/kde-plasma-6-7-beta-arrives-with-plasma-bigscreen-new-union-theme-system/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.7-Beta-Released https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.7-Beta-Big-Screen https://community.kde.org/Plasma/Plasma_6 https://community.kde.org/Schedules/Plasma_6 https://thisweekinlinux.com/99 Fedora Hummingbird Announced https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/fedora-hummingbird-linux-brings-agentic-linux-builders https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-hummingbird-linux-taking-the-hummingbird-model-to-the-full-os/ https://itsfoss.com/news/fedora-hummingbird-images/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-1M-EUR-Investment https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-hummingbird-taking-the-hummingbird-model-to-the-full-operating-system/191184/37 https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/04/28/exploring-distroless-containers-project-hummingbird https://hummingbird-project.io/ Project Bluefin Dakota Alpha 2 https://docs.projectbluefin.io/blog/dakota-alpha-1/ https://docs.projectbluefin.io/blog/the-dinosaur-and-the-hummingbird/ https://docs.projectbluefin.io/blog/making-our-own-fate/ https://projectbluefin.io/dakota/ https://github.com/projectbluefin/dakota Hyprland 0.55 Released https://hypr.land/news/update55/ https://hypr.land/news/26_lua https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1t8bopd/hyprland_055_is_out_completes_the_transition_to_a/ HDMI might be finally getting Open Source https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-HDMI-2.1-FRL-Patches https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/expanded-amd-hdmi-2-1-support-is-coming-to-linux/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/HDMI-2.1-DSC-AMDGPU-FRL https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/further-expanded-amd-hdmi-2-1-support-is-coming-to-linux-now-with-frl-and-dsc/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-AMDGPU-FRL-Regs https://www.hdmi.org/announce/detail/172 https://thisweekinlinux.com/256 Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

344: Copy Fail & Dirty Frag, Bazzite 44, CachyOS, Arch Linux & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/zRqYZ7iiU7o This week in Linux, we've got a new release from Bazzite 44 based on the new Fedora 44. Then we've got some Arch Linux related releases with a new CachyOS and a new ISO from Arch itself. Plus we're going to take a look at an upcoming event called the Linux App Summit as well as the recent vulnerability news that is making waves with Copy Fail & Dirty Frag. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:41 Bazzite 44 Released 04:49 CachyOS April 2026 Release 08:21 Arch Linux with 7.0 11:46 Copy Fail & Dirty Frag Vulnerabilities 20:51 Linux App Summit from GNOME & KDE 23:42 Mesa 26.1 Released 26:49 GhostBSD 26.1 Released 29:41 Outro Links: Bazzite 44 Released https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-44-update/12092 https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-atomic-desktops-in-fedora-linux-44/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/bazzite-linux-44-lands-for-desktop-gamers-and-its-a-big-release/ CachyOS April 2026 Release https://cachyos.org/blog/2604-april-release/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-April-2026 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/cachyos-april-2026-release-brings-a-new-package-manager-and-even-more-optimizations/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-Super-Charged-Linux-7.0 https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-release-for-april-2026-brings-shelly-as-default-gui-package-manager Arch Linux with 7.0 https://archlinux.org/releng/releases/2026.05.01/ https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-7-0-is-now-available-for-download https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-may-iso-is-out-with-linux-kernel-7-0/ https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-3-arch-linux-installer-adds-support-for-installing-additional-fonts Copy Fail & Dirty Frag Vulnerabilities Copy Fail: https://copy.fail/ https://itsfoss.com/news/copy-fail-linux-exploit/ https://9to5linux.com/copy-fail-linux-kernel-vulnerability-now-patched-in-debian-ubuntu-and-others https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/05/copyfail-attackers-start-cashing-in-on-linux-flaw/5226930 https://xint.io/blog/copy-fail-linux-distributions https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/01/cve-2026-31431-copy-fail-vulnerability-enables-linux-root-privilege-escalation/ Dirty Frag: https://github.com/V4bel/dirtyfrag https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-05-07-dirty-frag/ https://ubuntu.com//blog/dirty-frag-linux-vulnerability-fixes-available https://lwn.net/Articles/1071719/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dirty-Frag-Linux Linux App Summit from GNOME & KDE https://linuxappsummit.org/ https://kde.org/community/calendar/2026/las-2026/ https://blogs.gnome.org/aday/2026/02/19/gnome-foundation-update-2026-02-19/ Mesa 26.1 Released https://mesa3d.org/ https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/mesa-dev/2026-May/226637.html https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.1-Released https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-1-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-new https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/mesa-26-1-0-released-bringing-lots-of-linux-graphics-driver-enhancements/ GhostBSD 26.1 Released https://www.ghostbsd.org/ https://ghostbsd.org/news/GhostBSD_26.1-R15.0p2_Is_Now_Available https://www.phoronix.com/news/GhostBSD-26.1-R15.0p2 https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/ghostbsd_plans_to_adopt_xlibre/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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343: Fedora 44, Ubuntu 26.04, Framework Laptop 13 Pro, Steam Controller, Zorin OS & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/by87gJcTTzA This week in Linux, we have a TON of distro news to talk about with release from Ubuntu and Fedora. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora Linux 44 were released recently. That's not all, we also have releases Zorin OS and more. We also have some exciting hardware news from Valve and Framework. Valve revealed the date and price for their new Steam Controller. Framework recently had their [Next Gen] event where they revealed a bunch of cool stuff including the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro which they described it as the Macbook Pro for Linux users. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:51 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Released 08:33 Ubuntu's AI Future 12:29 Fedora Linux 44 Released 16:15 Framework Laptop 13 Pro & more 24:46 Valve Steam Controller 26:51 Zorin OS 18.1 Released 31:23 Trisquel 12 Released 34:54 Linux Mint 23 coming this Christmas plus HWE ISOs 39:47 Outro Links: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Released https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-lts-released https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-26-04-faq/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-LTS https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-resolute-raccoon-lts-is-out-now/ Ubuntu's AI Future https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/the-future-of-ai-in-ubuntu/81130 https://fossforce.com/2026/04/from-copilot-to-canonical-how-ubuntu-plans-to-add-ai-without-taking-over-your-pc/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-AI-Kill-Switch-Opt-In https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-is-getting-ai/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/canonical-clarify-their-ai-plans-for-ubuntu-linux-opt-in-and-easy-to-remove/ Fedora Linux 44 Released https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-44/ https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-in-fedora-kde-plasma-desktop-44/ https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-workstation-44/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/fedora-linux-44-is-out-now-as-one-of-the-best-linux-distributions/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-44-Released https://lwn.net/Articles/1070198/ Framework Laptop 13 Pro & more https://frame.work/nextgen https://frame.work/laptop13pro https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/framework-13-pro-ubuntu-certified https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/framework-laptop-13-pro-revealed-with-major-changes-and-great-linux-support/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-Laptop-13-Pro Valve Steam Controller https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/508485755865137686 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-new-steam-controller-releases-may-4th/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Controller-4-May Zorin OS 18.1 Released https://blog.zorin.com/2026/04/15/zorin-os-18.1-is-released/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/zorin-os-18-1-released https://9to5linux.com/zorin-os-18-1-boosts-windows-app-support-by-40-improves-window-tiling Trisquel 12 Released https://trisquel.info/en/trisquel-120-ecne-release-announcement https://9to5linux.com/trisquel-gnu-linux-12-0-lts-released-with-gnu-linux-libre-6-8-kernel-mate-1-26 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Trisquel-12-Linux Linux Mint 23 coming this Christmas plus HWE ISOs https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5019 https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5022 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-mint-next-release-christmas-2026 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-mint-confirm-longer-release-cycles-the-next-release-is-planned-for-christmas-2026/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mint-23-Alfa https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-will-adopt-a-longer-development-cycle-starting-with-linux-mint-23 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-mint-hwe-isos-announced#google_vignette https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Mint-HWE-ISOs https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-3-hwe-isos-now-available-for-download-with-linux-kernel-6-17 Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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342: Linux 7.0, France switches to Linux, 5% on Steam, Bazzite, Anthropic AI, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/27aBvj1sf50 This week in Linux, we have a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 7.0. We also have some distro news to cover with an update to Bazzite and Gentoo as well as a new distro that hit my radar called stillOS. Plus we have some drama news to talk about with various office suites and AI tools are back in the news this week with Anthropic making some waves. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Housekeeping 02:15 Linux 7.0 Released 09:28 AI Tools vs the Security Landscape with Anthropic's Mythos and Project Glasswing 16:46 Linux is now at 5% marketshare on Steam 20:19 stillOS, a new Linux distro 25:47 Bazzite April 2026 Update 27:52 France is Switching to Linux 31:23 Europe Forks ONLYOFFICE 38:10 The Document Foundation Removes Collabora Developers 41:44 Session's Call for Donations 43:17 Gentoo GNU/Hurd 45:13 Outro Links: Linux 7.0 Released https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_7.0 https://lwn.net/Articles/1067330/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-kernel-7-0-is-out-now/ https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-0-release/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Released Anthropic Mythos and Project Glasswing https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/10/project_glasswing/ https://red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-preview/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/07/anthropic_all_your_zerodays_are_belong_to_us/ Linux at 5% marketshare on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-smashes-past-5-percent-on-the-steam-survey-for-the-first-time/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/steam-tracker/ stillOS, a new Linux distro https://stillhq.io/stillos-10-1-is-here/ https://stillhq.io Bazzite April 2026 Update https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-april-2026-update/11907 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/bazzite-linux-gets-some-major-upgrades-for-the-april-2026-update/ France is Switching to Linux https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/souverainete-numerique-reduction-dependances-extra-europeennes/ https://numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/achats-publics-numeriques-letat-precise-sa-doctrine/ https://lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr/ https://tchap.numerique.gouv.fr/ https://itsfoss.com/news/france-government-linux-switch/ https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech/ Europe Forks ONLYOFFICE https://itsfoss.com/news/onlyoffice-forked/ https://github.com/Euro-Office https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2026/03/onlyoffice-flags-license-violations-in-euro-office-project-by-nextcloud-and-ionos https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2026/04/onlyfacts-about-onlyoffice https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2026/03/partnership-with-nextcloud-suspended The Document Foundation Removes Collabora Developers https://itsfoss.com/news/document-foundation-collabora-feud/ https://www.collaboraonline.com/blog/tdf-ejects-its-core-developers/ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/05/lets-put-an-end-to-the-speculation/ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/01/comment-about-collabora-blog-post/ https://www.osnews.com/story/144731/open-source-office-suites-erupt-in-forking-and-licensing-drama/ Session's Call for Donations https://getsession.org/donate https://getsession.org/blog/a-personal-appeal-from-cofounder-of-session-chris-mccabe https://x.com/session_app/status/2042047514749342020 https://itsfoss.com/news/session-call-for-donations/ Gentoo GNU/Hurd https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/04/01/gentoo-hurd.html https://lwn.net/Articles/1066241/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-GNU-Hurd-Experimental Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

341: GNOME 50, Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto, GIMP 3.2, Blender 5.1, Fedora Asahi, Samba, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/_Dz2e21tSzI This week in Linux, we're going to be talking about GNOMEs latest release with GNOME 50. There's also new releases from Blender and GIMP as well as Samba and many more. Plus, we're also going to be talking about a new effort from the Linux Foundation related to ai slop in terms of pull requests for various different open source projects. And we're also going to be talking about Manjaro and they have a little bit of a potential turmoil or drama that's happening right now because of the Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto. We're going to talk about that and much more because we have so much to cover on this week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what's going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:54 Thank You Patrons! 01:10 GNOME 50 Released 10:02 Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto Drama 17:41 Blender 5.1 Relesaed 20:27 Linux Foundation effort to shield FOSS projects from AI Slop Bug Reports 24:40 Samba 4.24 Released 26:26 GIMP 3.2 Released 30:00 Germany’s Deutschland-Stack Mandates Open Document Format (ODF) 31:42 Fedora Asahi Remix 43 Released 34:46 Outro Links: GNOME 50 Released https://release.gnome.org/50/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/gnome-50-released Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-2-0-manifesto/186171 Blender 5.1 Relesaed https://www.blender.org/download/releases/5-1/ Linux Foundation effort to shield FOSS projects from AI Slop Bug Reports https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-12.5-million-in-grant-funding-from-leading-organizations-to-advance-open-source-security?ref=itsfoss.com https://alpha-omega.dev/blog/linux-foundation-announces-12-5-million-in-grant-funding-from-leading-organizations-to-advance-open-source-security/ https://itsfoss.com/news/ai-companies-fund-open-source-security/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/18/linux_foundation_ai_slop_defense/ Samba 4.24 Released https://www.samba.org/ https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.24.0.html https://www.phoronix.com/news/Samba-4.24-Released GIMP 3.2 Released https://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-3.2.html https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/gimp-3-2-release-new-features Germany’s Deutschland-Stack Mandates Open Document Format (ODF) https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/19/germanys-sovereign-digital-stack-mandates-odf/ Fedora Asahi Remix 43 Released https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-asahi-remix-43-is-now-available/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

340: Facebook behind Age Verify laws?, CachyOS, EndeavourOS, Lutris Gen AI, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/wgqR6bt58-k This week in Linux, we've got some new distro releases from EndeavourOS, CachyOS, and AlmaLinux. Then we will cover some really impressive investigative work related to the age verification law nonsense that is happening and we've got a bit of drama to cover this episode with the Lutris game manager and what some are calling AI Slop. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Help Support TWIL & Housekeeping 01:02 Lutris "AI Slop" Drama on Generative AI 05:39 Age Verification Research 12:40 AlmaLinux and NVIDIA Streamline Driver and CUDA Updates 14:31 CachyOS 260308 Released 19:03 EndeavourOS Titan Released 23:54 Ageless Linux Released 28:29 Firefox Redesign Coming 31:10 Outro Links: Help Support TWIL & Housekeeping https://patreon.com/tuxdigital React to LTT: https://youtu.be/3yR_bOMQt9s Lutris "AI Slop" Drama on Generative AI https://github.com/lutris/lutris/issues/6506 https://github.com/lutris/lutris/issues/6506#issuecomment-3976118573 https://github.com/lutris/lutris/discussions/6530#discussioncomment-16107836 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/lutris-now-being-built-with-claude-ai-developer-decides-to-hide-it-after-backlash/ Age Verification Research https://tboteproject.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rshc1f/comment/oac26yg/?context=1 https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings AlmaLinux and NVIDIA Streamline Driver and CUDA Updates https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-03-09-almalinux-and-nvidia-streamline-driver-and-cuda-updates/ CachyOS 260308 Released https://cachyos.org/blog/2603-march-release/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/cachyos-update-brings-improvements-for-pc-gaming-handhelds-the-installer-and-more/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-March-2026 https://boilingsteam.com/cachy-os-is-now-the-most-popular-distro-on-proton-db/ EndeavourOS Titan Released https://endeavouros.com/news/whats-new-in-endeavouros-titan-release/ https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-titan-released-with-linux-kernel-6-19-and-kde-plasma-6-6 https://linuxiac.com/endeavouros-titan-launches-with-linux-6-19/ Ageless Linux Released https://agelesslinux.org/index.html Firefox Redesign Coming https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-nova-redesign https://itsfoss.com/news/firefox-nova-leak/ https://www.neowin.net/news/mozilla-is-working-on-a-big-firefox-redesign-here-is-what-it-looks-like/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

339: Motorola + GrapheneOS, Bazzite, Bunsenlabs, Age Verify is getting WORSE & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/MQuXK2JavzY This week in Linux, Motorola announced something really cool, they are partnering with the Android fork GrapheneOS. Bazzite is in the news this week with an update. We also saw new releases from Linux From Scratch, Bunsenlabs and more. Then we are going to cover a topic that is on the minds of practically everyone right now ... those annoying age verifications laws popping up all of the sudden. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS 03:45 Age Verification is getting out of hand 13:04 Bazzite Updates 15:24 Sandfly Security 16:52 Linux From Scratch 13.0 Released 22:28 Hyprland 0.54 Released 24:20 Bunsenlabs Linux Carbon 27:04 Clonezilla 3.3.1 Released 29:06 Outro Links: Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/ https://itsfoss.com/news/motorola-grapheneos-team-up/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/motorola-to-preinstall-grapheneos-on-2027-phones-mwc-2026/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/02/motorola_grapheneos/ https://9to5google.com/2026/03/01/motorola-confirms-grapheneos-partnership-for-a-future-smartphone-porting-features/ Age Verification is getting out of hand https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/many-more-us-states-are-planning-or-already-have-operating-system-age-verification-laws/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/california-law-to-require-operating-systems-to-check-your-age/ https://itsfoss.com/news/our-take-on-age-verification/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Digital-Age-Assurance https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ubuntu-and-fedora-devs-comment-on-californias-new-digital-age-assurance-act/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/System76-Age-Verification-Laws https://itsfoss.com/news/age-verification-pandemic/ Bazzite Updates https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-march-2nd-2026-update/11773 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/bazzite-gets-a-big-update-with-kde-plasma-6-6-mesa-26-0-1-and-more/ Sandfly Security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Linux From Scratch 13.0 Released https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/news.html https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12750 https://linuxiac.com/linux-from-scratch-13-0-released-as-first-systemd-only-version/ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-From-Scratch-13-0-now-out-with-the-6-18-10-kernel.1244146.0.html Hyprland 0.54 Released https://hypr.land/news/update54/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.54-Released https://linuxiac.com/hyprland-0-54-brings-per-workspace-layouts/ Bunsenlabs Linux Carbon https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=9711 https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=9675 https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/bunsenlabs_carbon/ https://9to5linux.com/bunsenlabs-carbon-is-here-with-support-for-wayland-sessions-based-on-debian-13 Clonezilla 3.3.1 Released https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/news/2026/02/stable-clonezilla-live-331-35-released/ https://9to5linux.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-1-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-improved-bitlocker-support https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12739 Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

338: Linux LTS, COSMIC, Discord delays age verify, Firefox 148, Ladybird Browser & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/9P4ki0yBVb0 This week in Linux, we’ve got a solid mix of kernel news, desktop progress, application releases, and even a little bit drama thrown in for good measure. Several Linux LTS kernels are getting extended support, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 has landed with more polish, Firefox 148 is out with some notable changes, and the Ladybird browser project is making a big move by adding Rust to its development strategy. On top of that, Discord has officially delayed its global age verification rollout after significant backlash, so we’ll break down what happened there and what it means going forward. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:57 Linux LTS Kernels Get Extended 03:02 COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 Released 05:25 Discord Age Verification Delayed 11:23 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 12:53 Firefox 148 Released 19:25 ONLYOFFICE 9.3 Released 21:26 Ladybird Browser Project Shifts to Rust 24:48 NVIDIA GeForce News 28:08 Outro Links: Linux LTS Kernels Get Extended https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-LTS-6.12-6.6-Extend https://9to5linux.com/linux-6-18-and-several-lts-kernels-are-getting-extended-long-term-support https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/kernel/website.git/commit/?id=d04587da86a3464881e0c97aabddd2c271105698 COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 Released https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-1-0-8-released https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-1-updates https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-2-and-3-roadmap Discord Age verify delayed https://discord.com/blog/getting-global-age-assurance-right-what-we-got-wrong-and-whats-changing https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-delay-global-rollout-of-age-verification-to-improve-transparency-and-add-more-options/ https://www.polygon.com/discord-delays-age-id-verification/ https://www.ign.com/articles/were-listening-well-get-this-right-discord-delays-global-age-verification-check-rollout-admitting-it-missed-the-mark https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-we-failed-at-our-most-basic-job-discord-delays-age-verification-rollout Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Firefox 148 Released https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/148.0/releasenotes/ https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w_install-firefox-deb-package-for-debian-based-distributions-recommended https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/firefox-148-released-ai-kill-switch https://9to5linux.com/firefox-148-is-now-available-for-download-with-ai-kill-switch-and-other-changes https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-148 ONLYOFFICE 9.3 Released https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2026/02/onlyoffice-docs-9-3 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/onlyoffice-9-3-desktop-editors-released https://itsfoss.com/news/onlyoffice-docs-9-3-release/ Ladybird Browser Project Shifts to Rust https://ladybird.org/posts/adopting-rust/ https://itsfoss.com/news/ladybird-web-browser-rustification/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/ladybird_goes_rusty/ NVIDIA GeForce News https://jobs.nvidia.com/careers/job/893393165007 https://jobs.nvidia.com/careers/job/893393264012 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/nvidia-hiring-linux-driver-engineers-to-help-with-vulkan-proton-and-more/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/