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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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/

video: https://youtu.be/2188McQBnHg This week in Linux, was a HUGE week for Linux news and it was also a HUGE week for me because today marks the 10th anniversary of TuxDigital. That's right I started TuxDigital back in 2016 so it's just crazy to think I've been making content for 10 years. Also KDE has a brand new version of their desktop with Plasma 6.6. We've also got a new version of Linux game manager, Lutris. Then we've got an update from the Asahi Linux project for their work on getting Linux on Apple hardware. Later in the show, we've got everyone's favorite with Legal News, although seriously this is good news about Valve winning a lawsuit against a Patent Troll. 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 02:01 KDE Plasma 6.6 Released 09:25 Lutris 0.5.20 Linux Game Manager Released 11:11 NuTyX 26.02.2 Released 13:44 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 15:06 PipeWire 1.6 Released 18:52 Asahi Linux progress on Apple M3 Support 22:59 KaOS 2026.02 Released 26:45 Valve Wins Patent Lawsuit vs Rothschild 32:17 Outro Links: KDE Plasma 6.6 Released https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.0/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/kde-plasma-6-6-released https://itsfoss.com/news/kde-plasma-6-6-release/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/kde-plasma-6-6-released-with-improved-accessibility-new-on-screen-keyboard-and-lots-more/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.6 https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new https://9to5linux.com/kde-says-plasma-desktop-will-never-force-users-to-use-systemd https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/26/plasma_6_6_systemd_login/ Lutris 0.5.20 Linux Game Manager Released https://lutris.net/ https://github.com/lutris/lutris/releases/tag/v0.5.20 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/game-manager-lutris-v0-5-20-released-with-proton-upgrades-store-updates-and-much-more/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lutris-0.5.20-Released https://9to5linux.com/lutris-0-5-20-game-manager-adds-support-for-importing-commodore-64-roms NuTyX 26.02.2 Released https://nutyx.org/en/news Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly PipeWire 1.6 Released https://pipewire.org/ https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/releases/1.6.0 https://www.phoronix.com/news/PipeWire-1.6 https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-released-with-support-for-audio-channel-layouts-ldac-decoder https://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-6-released-with-ldac-decoder-and-128-channel-audio-support/ Asahi Linux progress on Apple M3 Support https://asahilinux.org/2026/02/progress-report-6-19/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-M3-Asahi-Linux-2026 https://lwn.net/Articles/1059339/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-M3-Linux-Boot-To-KDE KaOS 2026.02 Released https://kaosx.us/news/2026/systemd_kaos/ https://kaosx.us/news/2026/kaos02/ https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-drops-kde-plasma-after-12-years-for-niri-noctalia-to-escape-systemd https://linuxiac.com/kaos-2026-02-debuts-niri-wayland-desktop/ Valve Wins Patent Lawsuit vs Rothschild https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/valve-wins-legal-battle-against-patent-troll-rothschild-and-associated-companies/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/05/gnome-and-rothschild-patent-imaging-settle/ https://www.theregister.com/2020/05/21/gnome_foundation_settles_patent_troll_lawsuit/ https://patents.justia.com/inventor/leigh-m-rothschild https://dockets.justia.com/docket/washington/wawdce/2:2023cv01016/323951 https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67569388/252/valve-corporation-v-rothschild/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.323951/gov.uscourts.wawd.323951.256.0.pdf Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

video: https://youtu.be/qMIdMJnqNkE This week in Linux, we have a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 6.19. Discord is in the news this week because they decided to roll out age verification to the entire world and received a lot of backlash for it... which is very much deserved. Linux Mint is talking about changing how they do releases of their distros and how they might do fewer of them. Then we'll take a look at the upcoming KDE Linux distro and what they've got cooking in their immutable oven. 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 01:57 Linux Kernel 7.0 Released 07:44 Discord Age Verification: "Wait. What? Nope!" 13:46 Updates on KDE Linux 17:53 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 19:17 Linux Mint Changes to Release Cadence 21:44 GRUB 2.14 Released 24:43 Mesa 26.0 Released 27:01 Tiny Core 17 Released 29:04 Outro Links: Linux Kernel 7.0 Released https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Best-Feature-Changes https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-6-19-kernel-features-amd-performance https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/linux-kernel-6-19-arrives-and-the-next-will-be-7-0/ https://itsfoss.com/news/kernel-6-19-release/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/linux_6_19_7_named/ https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-19-officially-released-this-is-whats-new https://lwn.net/Articles/1057417/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1qzn6y1/linux_kernel_619_has_been_released/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Released https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Is-Next Discord Age Verification: "Wait. What? Nope!" https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally#age-assurance-clarification https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-is-about-to-require-age-verification-for-everyone/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-attempt-to-put-out-the-fires-with-a-clarification-over-new-age-verification/ https://www.polygon.com/discord-face-id-requirement-backlash/ https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/theres-no-reason-for-discord-to-comply-in-advance-with-social-media-age-verification-laws-instead-of-fighting-for-their-users-says-eff-expert/ https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/social-media/the-vast-majority-of-people-can-continue-using-discord-exactly-as-they-do-today-discord-addresses-backlash-over-controversial-age-verification https://www.gamespot.com/articles/discord-attempts-to-clarify-its-new-age-verification-rules/1100-6538091/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-checks-after-data-breach-exposed-70000-ids/ Updates on KDE Linux https://pointieststick.com/2026/02/06/busy-months-in-kde-linux/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/kde-linux-gets-performance-improvements-new-default-apps-and-goes-all-in-on-flatpak/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Linux-Performance-Hardware https://9to5linux.com/kde-linux-gears-up-for-beta-release-with-plasma-login-manager-kde-initial-setup Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Linux Mint Changes to Release Cadence https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4991 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-mint-plans-longer-development-cycle https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-longer-release-cycle/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/linux-mint-may-slow-down-releases-to-have-more-development-time/ GRUB 2.14 Released https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2026-01/msg00029.html https://www.phoronix.com/news/GRUB-2.14-Released https://9to5linux.com/grub-2-14-released-with-erofs-argon2-kdf-and-shim-loader-protocol-support Mesa 26.0 Released https://mesa3d.org/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-Released https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/mesa-26-0-is-out-bringing-ray-tracing-performance-improvements-for-amd-radv/ https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-0-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-new Tiny Core 17 Released https://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,28008.0.html http://www.tinycorelinux.net/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/