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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!
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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
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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
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Jul 27
26 min

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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.
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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
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Jul 19
21 min

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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.
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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
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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
Jul 13
31 min

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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.
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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
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Jul 5
19 min

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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.
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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/
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Jun 27
30 min

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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
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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
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Jun 21
31 min

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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!
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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/
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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
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Jun 14
39 min

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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!
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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
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May 16
31 min

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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!
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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/
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May 9
31 min
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