This Week in Linux
This Week in Linux
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348: Linux 7.1, KDE Plasma 6.7, Antergos Returns?, Commodore Callback, AUR Update & more Linux news
31 minutes Posted Jun 21, 2026 at 10:00 pm.
Intro
Linux 7.1 Released
KDE Plasma 6.7 Released
Antergos Linux Returns?!
AUR Malware Update for Arch Linux Users
Commodore Callback, a Smart Dumbphone
Epic Games Launches Lore Version Control System
DistroWatch Goes Down, Backups Save the Day
Outro
Intro
Linux 7.1 Released
KDE Plasma 6.7 Released
Antergos Linux Returns?!
AUR Malware Update for Arch Linux Users
Commodore Callback, a Smart Dumbphone
Epic Games Launches Lore Version Control System
DistroWatch Goes Down, Backups Save the Day
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video: https://youtu.be/RCmZKZB-Mf8
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
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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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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