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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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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/
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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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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
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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!
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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.
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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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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!
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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
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May 3
41 min

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.
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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
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Apr 18
46 min

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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.
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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/
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Mar 21
35 min

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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!
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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:
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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/
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Mar 15
32 min
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