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video: https://youtu.be/zRqYZ7iiU7oThis 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 MP3Support the ShowBecome a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membershipStore = tuxdigital.com/storeChapters:Links:Bazzite 44 Releasedhttps://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-44-update/12092https://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 Releasehttps://cachyos.org/blog/2604-april-release/https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-April-2026https://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-7.0https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-release-for-april-2026-brings-shelly-as-default-gui-package-managerArch Linux with 7.0https://archlinux.org/releng/releases/2026.05.01/https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-7-0-is-now-available-for-downloadhttps://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-fontsCopy Fail & Dirty Frag VulnerabilitiesCopy 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-othershttps://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/05/copyfail-attackers-start-cashing-in-on-linux-flaw/5226930https://xint.io/blog/copy-fail-linux-distributionshttps://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/dirtyfraghttps://almalinux.org/blog/2026-05-07-dirty-frag/https://ubuntu.com//blog/dirty-frag-linux-vulnerability-fixes-availablehttps://lwn.net/Articles/1071719/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dirty-Frag-LinuxLinux App Summit from GNOME & KDEhttps://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 Releasedhttps://mesa3d.org/https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/mesa-dev/2026-May/226637.htmlhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.1-Releasedhttps://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-1-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-newhttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/mesa-26-1-0-released-bringing-lots-of-linux-graphics-driver-enhancements/GhostBSD 26.1 Releasedhttps://www.ghostbsd.org/https://ghostbsd.org/news/GhostBSD_26.1-R15.0p2_Is_Now_Availablehttps://www.phoronix.com/news/GhostBSD-26.1-R15.0p2https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/ghostbsd_plans_to_adopt_xlibre/Support the showhttps://tuxdigital.com/membershiphttps://store.tuxdigital.com/

