Post #1442102

2026-03-22 10:22 UTC

This week&#39;s Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS Ageless Linux aims to openly oppose the California age verification law, will provide instructions about how to remove age verification mechanisms if they get implemented: https://agelesslinux.org/ https://agelesslinux.github.io/ (It&#39;s a bit confusing though that they have two websites, with slightly different content.) They also report the status of age verification: https://agelesslinux.org/distros.html https://agelesslinux.github.io/age-reporting/distro-specific.html (Systemd laying the ground work is pretty worrying, I wasn&#39;t against Systemd until now, but I feel like it might be better to get out, and use some Systemd-free distros, will look at the options out there. Artix openly opposing and doing nothing is good to see, hopefully Devuan, Gentoo, Alpine, Slackware, etc. will do the same, although if a specific distro implements it, it will probably be relatively easy to remove it, Ageless Linux is pretty likely to provide some useful instructions for it, the Systemd thing is more worrying though.) (Surprised about Kicksecure/Whonix, it&#39;s a distro which is used by people with especially high threat model, so implementing the age verification crap probably defeats the whole purpose of the distro.) (I&#39;ll probably also download binaries for the programs I use, just in case Flathub also decides to comply with the App Store Accountability Act. It sucks pretty much that most programs don&#39;t have a built-in update mechanism, have to rely on package managers (except for Brave and a few others). It can also be pretty bad for YouTube frontends/downloaders like FreeTube and yt-dlp which break pretty often, quickly become unusable if they can&#39;t be updated... And of course, using a browser without updates is also a huge security risk.) (Might be useful to download some webpages too, before they start requesting the age bracket.) EndeavourOS Titan released, devs comment on age verification laws: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/endeavouros-titan-released-devs-comment-on-age-verification-laws/ (more Linux and FOSS news in comments) #WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #AgeVerification #AgelessLinux #EndeavourOS

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@fosserytech@social.linux.pizza 2026-03-22 10:22

(more Linux news in original post) GNOME 50 released, this is what’s new: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/gnome-50-released KDE Plasma 6.6.3 Makes KWin’s Screencasting Feature More Robust for PipeWire 1.6: https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-3-makes-kwins-screencasting-feature-more-robust-for-pipewire-1-6 KDE Plasma 6.7's KWin Lands Support For 3D LUTs To Help With Modern GPUs: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.7-KWin-Does-3D-LUTs KDE Linux Adds Apple APFS File-System Support, Workaround For Frustrating AMDGPU Issue: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Linux-Adds-APFS Ubuntu 26.04 has a new boot animation (blink and you’ll miss it): https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-26-04-boot-spinner Ubuntu’s new folder icons are here – and you’re going to have opinions: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-2604-new-folder-icons Canonical brings Microsoft Defender to Ubuntu to tighten Linux security: https://betanews.com/article/canonical-brings-microsoft-defender-to-ubuntu-to-tighten-linux-security/ (Well done, traitors, after introducing Amazon spyware earlier, now you introduce Microsoft spyware) Fedora Asahi Remix 43 Released for Apple Silicon Macs with KDE Plasma 6.6: https://9to5linux.com/fedora-asahi-remix-43-released-for-apple-silicon-macs-with-kde-plasma-6-6 Systemd-Free antiX 26 Linux Distro Is Here Based on Debian 13 “Trixie”: https://9to5linux.com/systemd-free-antix-26-linux-distro-is-here-based-on-debian-13-trixie SparkyLinux 2026.03 Rolling Ships with Linux 6.19, Latest Calamares Installer: https://9to5linux.com/sparkylinux-2026-03-rolling-ships-with-linux-6-19-latest-calamares-installer Mageia 10 Enters Public Beta Testing with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and Mesa 26.0: https://9to5linux.com/mageia-10-enters-public-beta-testing-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-and-mesa-26-0 AlmaLinux OS Kitten 10 Begins Supporting RISC-V: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-Adds-RISC-V Ubuntu's Snap Affected By Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Snapd-High-Vulnerability Canonical Collecting Wish List Ideas For Improving Mir: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Canonical-Mir-Wish-List-2026 Manjaro Linux looks like it's in trouble with the release of the "Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto": https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/manjaro-linux-looks-like-its-in-trouble-with-the-release-of-the-manjaro-2-0-manifesto/ (More Linux and FOSS news in comments) #WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #GNOME #KDE #KDEPlasma #KDELinux #Ubuntu #FedoraAsahiRemix #antiX #SparkyLinux #Mageia #AlmaLinux #Snap #Mir #Manjaro #Distro #Distribution #DesktopEnvironment #DistroRelease #DistributionRelease #DesktopLinux #LinuxDesktop #SystemdFree #Ubuntu2604 #FosseryTech

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