This Week in Linux

video: https://youtu.be/8bNh2cciDOE

This week in Linux, the Dutch government is building its own Linux desktop using NixOS, and it could have some major implications for digital independence! NVIDIA has revealed ambitious plans for its new open-source Rust driver, while Qualcomm is making a serious push to bring Linux to Snapdragon laptops! And one developer has used AI to build a bunch of open-source alternatives to Adobe's biggest applications, and they're exploding in popularity! Plus, Valve is making Windows gaming on Linux even easier! All of this and more 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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store

Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:49 Dutch Government Is Building Its Own NixOS-Based Distro
04:05 NVIDIA Wants to Push The Open-Source Rust Nova Driver to Replace Upstream Driver
06:56 Qualcomm Wants First-Class Linux Support for Snapdragon X2
11:01 ArtCraft is Coming After the Entire Adobe Suite with AI
18:29 Steam Now Defaults Non-Steam Windows Games to Proton on Linux
20:46 Firefox 157 Gets Its Biggest Visual Refresh in Years
24:07 KDE Announces Its 3 Big Goals for the Next 2 Years
25:48 F-Droid 2.0 Is Its Biggest App Update in a Decade
26:57 postmarketOS Becomes Nura
28:20 Ubuntu Is Moving to Weekly Kernel Releases Because the CVE Flood
29:29 Support the show
30:26 Outro

Links:

• Dutch Government Is Building Its Own NixOS-Based Distro

• https://code.overheid.nl/MinBZK/DAWO
• https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/28/dutch-government-turns-to-nixos-for-a-sovereign-desktop/5299501
• https://thenextweb.com/news/dutch-government-dawo-nixos-linux-desktop
• https://www.tomshardware.com/software/the-netherlands-is-rolling-alternative-nixos-based-software-ecosystem-after-u-s-sanctions-on-icc-took-microsoft-off-the-table-trial-programs-running-now-first-release-expected-at-end-of-2027

• NVIDIA Wants to Push The Open-Source Rust Nova Driver to Replace Upstream Driver

• https://lpc.events/event/20/contributions/2346/
• https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nova-Driver-LPC-2026

• Qualcomm Wants First-Class Linux Support for Snapdragon X2

• https://www.qualcomm.com/developer/blog/2026/09/announcing-linux-on-snapdragon-x2-series-early-developer-preview
• https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-coming-soon-to-qualcomm-snapdragon-x2-series-platforms
• https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2026/09/snapdragon-summit-agentic-ai-pcs-linux
• https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Talks-Up-X2-Linux
• https://itsfoss.com/news/snapdragon-x2-linux-developer-preview/
• https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-snapdragon-x2

• ArtCraft is Coming After the Entire Adobe Suite with AI

• https://github.com/storytold
• https://github.com/storytold/photocraft
• https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft
• https://github.com/storytold/vectorcraft
• https://www.tomshardware.com/software/video-editing-graphic-design/solo-developer-rebuilds-adobe-creative-suite-in-rust-using-claude-releases-it-free-to-all-targets-100-percent-parity-in-one-month-despite-piracy-claims-and-safety-warnings
• https://www.techradar.com/pro/one-dev-is-recreating-7-adobe-apps-in-rust-for-free-so-i-tested-it-out

• Steam Now Defaults Non-Steam Windows Games to Proton on Linux

• https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/719044258722480809
• https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/windows-apps-and-games-added-to-steam-on-steamos-linux-now-use-proton-by-default/
• https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Beta-Use-Proton-Default

• Firefox 157 Gets Its Biggest Visual Refresh in Years

• https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/157.0/releasenotes/
• https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2026/09/29/nova-is-here-what-changes-for-your-firefox-theme/
• https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/30/firefox-157-could-bold-new-look-be-just-what-mozilla-needs/5300059
• https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/firefox-157-released-nova-theme
• https://itsfoss.com/firefox-nova-redesign/

• KDE Announces Its 3 Big Goals for the Next 2 Years

• https://discuss.kde.org/t/the-new-kde-goals-for-the-2026-2028-cycle-have-been-announced-at-akademy/50305
• https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/07/kde-goals-last-call-for-submissions/
• https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Goals-To-2028

• F-Droid 2.0 Is Its Biggest App Update in a Decade

• https://f-droid.org/2026/09/24/f-droid-2.0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom.html
• https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/f-droid-gets-its-biggest-update-in-a-decade-with-new-ui-and-smoother-app-installs/
• https://www.androidauthority.com/f-droid-app-store-massive-update-3715335/

• postmarketOS Becomes Nura

• https://nura.eco/blog/2026/09/27/nura-rename/
• https://nura.eco/
• https://itsfoss.com/news/postmarketos-nura-rebranding/
• https://linuxiac.com/postmarketos-is-now-nura-after-major-project-rebrand/

• Ubuntu Is Moving to Weekly Kernel Releases Because the CVE Flood

• https://canonical.com/blog/accelerating-delivery-of-cve-fixes-with-a-new-kernel-release-strategy
• https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/24/cve-flood-pushes-ubuntu-onto-weekly-kernel-release-cycle/5298912
• https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-kernel-security-updates-faster

• Support the show

• https://tuxdigital.com/membership
• https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/

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 = https://tuxdigital.com/membership
Store = https://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/