This Week in Linux

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. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store 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 Links: 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 https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-12.5-million-in-grant-funding-from-leading-organizations-to-advance-open-source-security?ref=itsfoss.com https://alpha-omega.dev/blog/linux-foundation-announces-12-5-million-in-grant-funding-from-leading-organizations-to-advance-open-source-security/ https://itsfoss.com/news/ai-companies-fund-open-source-security/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/18/linux_foundation_ai_slop_defense/ Samba 4.24 Released https://www.samba.org/ https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.24.0.html https://www.phoronix.com/news/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/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 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 Links: Help Support TWIL & Housekeeping https://patreon.com/tuxdigital React to LTT: https://youtu.be/3yR_bOMQt9s Lutris "AI Slop" Drama on Generative AI https://github.com/lutris/lutris/issues/6506 https://github.com/lutris/lutris/issues/6506#issuecomment-3976118573 https://github.com/lutris/lutris/discussions/6530#discussioncomment-16107836 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/lutris-now-being-built-with-claude-ai-developer-decides-to-hide-it-after-backlash/ Age Verification Research https://tboteproject.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rshc1f/comment/oac26yg/?context=1 https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings 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 https://cachyos.org/blog/2603-march-release/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/cachyos-update-brings-improvements-for-pc-gaming-handhelds-the-installer-and-more/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-March-2026 https://boilingsteam.com/cachy-os-is-now-the-most-popular-distro-on-proton-db/ EndeavourOS Titan Released https://endeavouros.com/news/whats-new-in-endeavouros-titan-release/ https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-titan-released-with-linux-kernel-6-19-and-kde-plasma-6-6 https://linuxiac.com/endeavouros-titan-launches-with-linux-6-19/ Ageless Linux Released https://agelesslinux.org/index.html Firefox Redesign Coming https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-nova-redesign https://itsfoss.com/news/firefox-nova-leak/ https://www.neowin.net/news/mozilla-is-working-on-a-big-firefox-redesign-here-is-what-it-looks-like/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store 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 Links: Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/ https://itsfoss.com/news/motorola-grapheneos-team-up/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/motorola-to-preinstall-grapheneos-on-2027-phones-mwc-2026/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/02/motorola_grapheneos/ https://9to5google.com/2026/03/01/motorola-confirms-grapheneos-partnership-for-a-future-smartphone-porting-features/ Age Verification is getting out of hand https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/many-more-us-states-are-planning-or-already-have-operating-system-age-verification-laws/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/california-law-to-require-operating-systems-to-check-your-age/ https://itsfoss.com/news/our-take-on-age-verification/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Digital-Age-Assurance https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ubuntu-and-fedora-devs-comment-on-californias-new-digital-age-assurance-act/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/System76-Age-Verification-Laws https://itsfoss.com/news/age-verification-pandemic/ Bazzite Updates https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-march-2nd-2026-update/11773 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/bazzite-gets-a-big-update-with-kde-plasma-6-6-mesa-26-0-1-and-more/ Sandfly Security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Linux From Scratch 13.0 Released https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/news.html https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12750 https://linuxiac.com/linux-from-scratch-13-0-released-as-first-systemd-only-version/ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-From-Scratch-13-0-now-out-with-the-6-18-10-kernel.1244146.0.html Hyprland 0.54 Released https://hypr.land/news/update54/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.54-Released https://linuxiac.com/hyprland-0-54-brings-per-workspace-layouts/ Bunsenlabs Linux Carbon https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=9711 https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=9675 https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/bunsenlabs_carbon/ https://9to5linux.com/bunsenlabs-carbon-is-here-with-support-for-wayland-sessions-based-on-debian-13 Clonezilla 3.3.1 Released https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/news/2026/02/stable-clonezilla-live-331-35-released/ https://9to5linux.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-1-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-improved-bitlocker-support https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12739 Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store 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 Links: Linux LTS Kernels Get Extended https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-LTS-6.12-6.6-Extend https://9to5linux.com/linux-6-18-and-several-lts-kernels-are-getting-extended-long-term-support https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/kernel/website.git/commit/?id=d04587da86a3464881e0c97aabddd2c271105698 COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 Released https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-1-0-8-released https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-1-updates https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-2-and-3-roadmap Discord Age verify delayed https://discord.com/blog/getting-global-age-assurance-right-what-we-got-wrong-and-whats-changing https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-delay-global-rollout-of-age-verification-to-improve-transparency-and-add-more-options/ https://www.polygon.com/discord-delays-age-id-verification/ https://www.ign.com/articles/were-listening-well-get-this-right-discord-delays-global-age-verification-check-rollout-admitting-it-missed-the-mark https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-we-failed-at-our-most-basic-job-discord-delays-age-verification-rollout Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Firefox 148 Released https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/148.0/releasenotes/ https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w_install-firefox-deb-package-for-debian-based-distributions-recommended https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/firefox-148-released-ai-kill-switch https://9to5linux.com/firefox-148-is-now-available-for-download-with-ai-kill-switch-and-other-changes https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-148 ONLYOFFICE 9.3 Released https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2026/02/onlyoffice-docs-9-3 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/onlyoffice-9-3-desktop-editors-released https://itsfoss.com/news/onlyoffice-docs-9-3-release/ Ladybird Browser Project Shifts to Rust https://ladybird.org/posts/adopting-rust/ https://itsfoss.com/news/ladybird-web-browser-rustification/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/ladybird_goes_rusty/ NVIDIA GeForce News https://jobs.nvidia.com/careers/job/893393165007 https://jobs.nvidia.com/careers/job/893393264012 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/nvidia-hiring-linux-driver-engineers-to-help-with-vulkan-proton-and-more/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/