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314: /e/OS 3.0, GNOME Dropping X11, Alpine Linux, Ubuntu wants a Rusty Sudo, & more Linux news
31 minutes Posted Jun 7, 2025 at 11:00 pm.
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Murena announces /e/OS 3.0 for Smartphones
Alpine Linux 3.22 Released
Canonical Corner
Ubuntu 25.10 Switches to Rust-based Sudo
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
GNOME Dropping X11 Could Complicate Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
Canonical Phasing Out Bazaar Code Hosting
Linux Format Magazine Shutting Down After 25 Years
GeForce NOW on the Steam Deck (SteamOS)
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This week in Linux, we have a lot of cool things to talk about. Murena has announced the latest release of the /e/OS mobile operating system for smartphones with each /e/OS 3.0. We also have Alpine Linux releasing a new version of their distro. And we're going to go to the Canonical Corner to talk about a bunch of stuff that is happening with Ubuntu. All of this and more on this week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to day 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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Murena announces /e/OS 3.0 for Smartphones
https://murena.com/introducing-e-os-3-0/
https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/releases/-/releases
Alpine Linux 3.22 Released
https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.22.0-released.html
https://fossforce.com/2025/06/alpine-linux-3-22-0-not-just-for-servers-containers-and-iot/
Ubuntu 25.10 Switches to Rust-based Sudo
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/adopting-sudo-rs-by-default-in-ubuntu-25-10/60583
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
GNOME Dropping X11 Could Complicate Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-dropping-x11-support-ubuntu-impact
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-session/-/merge_requests/99#note_2427404
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/-/issues/989
Canonical Phasing Out Bazaar Code Hosting
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/phasing-out-bazaar-code-hosting/62189
Linux Format Magazine Shutting Down After 25 Years
https://www.linuxformat.com/
https://www.magazinesdirect.com/az-single-issues/6937009/linux-format-magazine-single-issue.thtml
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/linux-format-magazine-closes#493285f2-f1a7-4e96-b930-b3b08d26133e-link
GeForce NOW on the Steam Deck (SteamOS)
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-get-geforce-now-on-steam-deck-steamos/
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