This Week in Linux

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347: DistroWatch turns 25, NixOS 26.05, NVIDIA RTX Spark, AUR Malware, & more Linux news Jun 14, 2026

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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!

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
00:47 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

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DistroWatch.com Celebrates 25 Years
- https://distrowatch.com/
- https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260601#sitenews
NVIDIA RTX Spark "Superchip"
NixOS 26.05 Released
- https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2026/nixos-2605/
Arch Linux's AUR Compromised with Malware
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T2 Linux 26.6 Released
Homebrew 6.0 Released
- https://brew.sh/2026/06/11/homebrew-6.0.0/
Microsoft Coreutils, Wait! What?
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346: $5B for Open Source Security, Age Checks Might Exempt Linux, Linus Torvalds on AI & more Linux news Jun 02, 2026

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345: Fragnesia Vulnerability, €1.2 Million for KDE, Hyprland, Project Bluefin, & more Linux news May 16, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/bdyl-BXlV9s

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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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

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344: Copy Fail & Dirty Frag, Bazzite 44, CachyOS, Arch Linux & more Linux news May 09, 2026

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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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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

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343: Fedora 44, Ubuntu 26.04, Framework Laptop 13 Pro, Steam Controller, Zorin OS & more Linux news May 03, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/by87gJcTTzA

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

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342: Linux 7.0, France switches to Linux, 5% on Steam, Bazzite, Anthropic AI, & more Linux news Apr 18, 2026

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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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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

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341: GNOME 50, Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto, GIMP 3.2, Blender 5.1, Fedora Asahi, Samba, & more Linux news Mar 21, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/_Dz2e21tSzI

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

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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
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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340: Facebook behind Age Verify laws?, CachyOS, EndeavourOS, Lutris Gen AI, & more Linux news Mar 15, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/wgqR6bt58-k

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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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

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Help Support TWIL & Housekeeping
- https://patreon.com/tuxdigital
- React to LTT: https://youtu.be/3yR_bOMQt9s
Lutris "AI Slop" Drama on Generative AI
Age Verification Research
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
EndeavourOS Titan Released
Ageless Linux Released
- https://agelesslinux.org/index.html
Firefox Redesign Coming
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339: Motorola + GrapheneOS, Bazzite, Bunsenlabs, Age Verify is getting WORSE & more Linux news Mar 07, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/MQuXK2JavzY

This week in Linux, Motorola announced something really cool, they are partnering with the Android fork GrapheneOS. Bazzite is in the news this week with an update. We also saw new releases from Linux From Scratch, Bunsenlabs and more. Then we are going to cover a topic that is on the minds of practically everyone right now ... those annoying age verifications laws popping up all of the sudden.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:46 Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS
03:45 Age Verification is getting out of hand
13:04 Bazzite Updates
15:24 Sandfly Security
16:52 Linux From Scratch 13.0 Released
22:28 Hyprland 0.54 Released
24:20 Bunsenlabs Linux Carbon
27:04 Clonezilla 3.3.1 Released
29:06 Outro

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338: Linux LTS, COSMIC, Discord delays age verify, Firefox 148, Ladybird Browser & more Linux news Mar 01, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/9P4ki0yBVb0

This week in Linux, we’ve got a solid mix of kernel news, desktop progress, application releases, and even a little bit drama thrown in for good measure. Several Linux LTS kernels are getting extended support, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 has landed with more polish, Firefox 148 is out with some notable changes, and the Ladybird browser project is making a big move by adding Rust to its development strategy. On top of that, Discord has officially delayed its global age verification rollout after significant backlash, so we’ll break down what happened there and what it means going forward. 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
00:57 Linux LTS Kernels Get Extended
03:02 COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 Released
05:25 Discord Age Verification Delayed
11:23 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
12:53 Firefox 148 Released
19:25 ONLYOFFICE 9.3 Released
21:26 Ladybird Browser Project Shifts to Rust
24:48 NVIDIA GeForce News
28:08 Outro

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