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Post #1442099
2026-04-19 07:35 UTC
This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
US federal age verification law in the progess of passing through congress:
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8250/text/ih?format=txt
https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=XiZJ6xCaWRo
https://odysee.com/@SomeOrdinaryGamers:6/federal-level-operating-system-age:7
XeroLinux rejects age attestation/verification, disables Systemd services to exclude birthDate field:
https://xerolinux.xyz/updates/age-attestation/
(Interestingly, the post's date is February 27, when the Systemd age field wasn't even proposed yet, but they say they disable it. They wanted to write March 27, I guess?)
Fedora 44 Will Not Be Released Next Week:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-44-Not-Next-Week
Linux Mint’s next release won’t be until Christmas 2026:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-mint-next-release-christmas-2026
Zorin OS 18.1 released, new Lite edition available:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/zorin-os-18-1-released
Archinstall 4.2 Arch Linux Installer Brings Granular KDE Plasma Configuration:
https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-2-arch-linux-installer-brings-granular-kde-plasma-configuration
Solus 4.9 “Serenity” Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, KDE Plasma 6.6, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/solus-4-9-serenity-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-kde-plasma-6-6-and-more
openSUSE Tumbleweed Lands GNOME 50, systemd-boot on New UEFI Installs:
https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-tumbleweed-lands-gnome-50-systemd-boot-on-new-uefi-installs
Latest Raspberry Pi OS Release Disables Passwordless sudo by Default:
https://9to5linux.com/latest-raspberry-pi-os-release-disables-passwordless-sudo-by-default
AlmaLinux OS Kitten 10 Adds i686 User-Space Packages:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-Kitten-i686-Userspace
GNOME 50.1 Released with Basic Zoom Support for the Captive Portal:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-50-1-released-with-basic-zoom-support-for-the-captive-portal
GNOME Mutter 50.1 Fixes Performance Regression For Some NVIDIA Driver Versions:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-50.1
KDE Gear 26.04 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-26-04-software-suite-is-out-with-many-improvements-for-kde-apps
KDE Merges Per-Screen Virtual Desktops After 21 Years:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Per-Screen-Virt-Desktops
COSMIC 1.0.10 Desktop Environment Brings Small Tweaks and Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-0-10-desktop-environment-brings-small-tweaks-and-bug-fixes
Mir 2.26 Begins Working On Rust-Based Input Platform:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mir-2.26-Released
Shelly 2.1 Package Manager for Arch Linux Revamps AppImage Support:
https://9to5linux.com/shelly-2-1-package-manager-for-arch-linux-revamps-appimage-support
(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
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Proton 11 Beta arrives to bring enhanced gaming compatibility to Linux / SteamOS:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-11-beta-arrives-to-bring-enhanced-gaming-compatibility-to-linux-steamos/
Gaming on Linux with an older GPU levels up with DXVK-Sarek v1.12 bringing major new features:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/gaming-on-linux-with-an-older-gpu-levels-up-with-dxvk-sarek-v1-12-bringing-major-new-features/
D7VK version 1.7 brings even more retro Direct3D gaming to Linux:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/d7vk-version-1-7-brings-even-more-retro-direct3d-gaming-to-linux/
Wine 11.7 Brings VBScript Fixes, DirectSound 7.1 Channel Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.7-Released
Linux kernel 7.0 is out now:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-kernel-7-0-is-out-now/
GNU Linux-Libre 7.0 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers:
https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-7-0-kernel-is-now-available-for-software-freedom-lovers
XOrg Server 21.1.22 and Xwayland 24.1.10 Released with Multiple Security Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/xorg-server-21-1-22-and-xwayland-24-1-10-released-with-multiple-security-fixes
Mesa 26.1 RadeonSI Driver Lands Improvement For AMD APUs With Rusticl:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.1-RadeonSI-Rusticl-APUs
exFAT For Linux 7.1 Helps Reduce File Fragmentation, Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-exFAT
Btrfs Brings Performance Improvements, Shutdown ioctl Stable With Linux 7.1:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Btrfs-Linux-7.1
FTRFS: New Fault-Tolerant File-System Proposed For Linux:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FTRFS-Linux-File-System
Rust For Linux 7.1 Bringing Experimental Option That Can Help Performance:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Rust
(FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Proton #DXVK #D7VK #Wine #LinuxKernel #LinuxLibre #XOrg #XWayland #Mesa #exFAT #Btrfs #FTRFS #Rust #FosseryTech
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@fosserytech The new version of Alma Linux being called Kitten is kinda cute.
Before the artificial scarcity of PC components caused by the AI bubble I thought 32bits hardware should go to museums, now I understand that every piece of hardware that still working has to be preserved to fight back against the endless greed of the industry.
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