This Week in Linux
This Week in Linux
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344: Copy Fail & Dirty Frag, Bazzite 44, CachyOS, Arch Linux & more Linux news
31 minutes Posted May 9, 2026 at 3:45 pm.
Intro
Bazzite 44 Released
CachyOS April 2026 Release
Arch Linux with 7.0
Copy Fail & Dirty Frag Vulnerabilities
Linux App Summit from GNOME & KDE
Mesa 26.1 Released
GhostBSD 26.1 Released
Outro
Intro
Bazzite 44 Released
CachyOS April 2026 Release
Arch Linux with 7.0
Copy Fail & Dirty Frag Vulnerabilities
Linux App Summit from GNOME & KDE
Mesa 26.1 Released
GhostBSD 26.1 Released
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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!
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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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