This Week in Linux

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Linux 7.2 is here with a ton of new kernel improvements. Desktop Linux has crossed a major milestone for usage with more than 10% in North America and 7% globally. Arch Linux has announced some changes they are making to the way the AUR works because of the latest Malware attacks. Plus there's some big KDE news this week. KDE is bringing back LTS support with a much bigger "Bullet-Proof KDE" approach, and Framework has announced the next edition of the Framework Laptop 12 and it's coming with a preinstalled option of Fedora KDE.

There is a LOT happening in the Linux world right now, and some of these stories get pretty wild. So here's Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:52 Support the show (Become a Member)

01:43 Linux 7.2 Released

04:50 Linux crosses 10% in Desktop Market Share

10:53 Arch Linux changes how AUR Adoptions work after Malware waves

13:06 "Bullet-Proof KDE" brings LTS Support back to KDE

16:29 Framework Laptop 12 with Fedora Linux Preinstalled

19:39 NVIDIA, GOG, & Epic Games to compete with Valve on Linux Gaming Ecosystem

23:01 Steam Deck 1% lows improve by as much as 32%

25:27 Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released

27:28 NVIDIA Becomes a Premier Sponsor of LVFS/Fwupd

28:48 FFmpeg 9.0 Released

29:56 Support the show

31:21 Outro

Links:

Linux 7.2 Released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1089033/

https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_7.2

https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-72-features

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Released

Linux crosses 10% in Desktop Market Share

https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america#monthly-202505-202606

https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=2026-07-01_2026-07-31&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP%252CbotClass%253DLIKELY_AUTOMATED

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/

https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Surpasses-Double-Digit-Market-Share

Arch Linux changes how AUR Adoptions work after Malware waves

https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/thread/DRDEU3JUSC72CB265XHXPFA3DFSLXPBP/

https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/thread/P5C7GZ4C3OJIH4EXJ62JAF6X6PY2BCQ4/

https://archlinux.org/news/active-aur-malicious-packages-incident/

https://lists.archlinux.org/hyperkitty/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/latest?count=200

https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/message/NNNGQYXYGBYGESV35AEQV2PLAVMMLW64/

"Bullet-Proof KDE" brings LTS Support back to KDE

https://www.kubuntu.org/news/plasma-6.6-lts/

https://pointieststick.com/2026/08/

https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Bullet-Proof-Software

Framework Laptop 12 with Fedora Linux Preinstalled

https://frame.work/blog/framework-laptop-12-now-with-core-series-3

https://frame.work/laptop12

https://youtu.be/459a7YBmBOE

https://youtu.be/yE48_MN8Ng4

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-Laptop-12-WCL

NVIDIA, GOG, & Epic Games to compete with Valve on Linux Gaming Ecosystem

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-linux-native-app/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-native-linux-app-for-nvidia-geforce-now-is-now-in-beta/

https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-geforce-now-linux

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/gog-confirm-they-are-working-towards-gog-galaxy-on-linux/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/epic-games-store-will-get-a-linux-version-sometime-soon/

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the-epic-games-launcher-will-be-available-on-linux-soon-says-dev-after-its-had-a-bit-of-work

Steam Deck 1% lows improve by as much as 32%

https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Better-1p-Lows

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/linux-kernel-patch-can-boost-the-steam-decks-1-percent-low-frame-rate-by-as-much-as-31-percent-in-early-testing/

Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released

https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-2-0-and-24-04-1-4-release-4007

NVIDIA Becomes a Premier Sponsor of LVFS/Fwupd

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-key-industry-support-for-linux-vendor-firmware-service

https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Premier-Sponsor-LVFS

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-now-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs-as-a-premier-sponsor/

https://www.fwupd.org/

FFmpeg 9.0 Released

https://www.ffmpeg.org/

https://ffmpeg.org/releases/

https://www.phoronix.com/news/FFmpeg-9.0-Released

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This week in Linux, hundreds of Linux security alerts landed but the headlines leave out the most important part. Codeberg, a major open-source code hosting platform, is drawing a new line around AI-generated code, Valve is stretching out their ARM for a new Frame of mind for running Linux, and Jellyfin is entering a major new chapter behind the scenes. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:30 Become a Member of the channel by July 31st

01:39 Codeberg bans mostly AI-generated projects

05:31 Valve and Collabora develop Arch Linux for ARM64

08:08 Jellyfin Leadership Departures

11:57 Linux publishes 432 kernel CVEs in 2 days

14:53 Canonical fixes 3 Snap vulnerabilities

17:26 Firefox 153 adds Containers and Vulkan Video

21:11 TWIL Speedrun or Linux Lightning Round

21:37 AMD’s open-source AI and robotics announcements

22:34 Final MPEG-4 Visual patent expiration

23:31 OBS Studio 32.2 Released

24:05 Raspberry Pi launches a 10-inch Touch Display 2

25:18 Outro

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Codeberg bans mostly AI-generated projects

https://blog.codeberg.org/protecting-our-floss-commons-from-llms.html

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/codeberg-bans-ai-generated-code

https://itsfoss.com/news/codeberg-bans-ai-contributions/

OpenAI on Vibe Coding - https://x.com/karpathy/status/1886192184808149383

Valve and Collabora develop Arch Linux for ARM64

https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/building-an-arch-linux-aarch64-port-for-holo-core.html

https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/holo/holo-core-aarch64-preview

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/collabora-announce-a-preview-of-holo-core-an-aarch64-port-of-arch-linux-for-steam-frame/

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Holo-Core-Experimental-ARM64

https://9to5linux.com/valve-and-collabora-announce-official-arch-linux-arm64-port-for-steam-frame

Jellyfin Leadership Departures

https://www.boniface.me/posts/on-my-jellyfin-resignation/

https://itsfoss.com/news/jellyfin-leadership-crisis/

https://linuxiac.com/jellyfin-loses-project-leader-and-core-team-member-in-major-shake-up/

https://jellyfin.org/posts/state-of-the-fin-2026-05-24/

Linux publishes 432 kernel CVEs in 2 days

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q3/198

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q3/210

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/22/linux_kernel_team_publishes_432_cves_in_two_days/5276497

https://docs.kernel.org/process/cve.html

https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/linux/KernelBugfixCVEsAStory

Canonical fixes 3 Snap vulnerabilities

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8579-1

https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q3/191

https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2026/07/21/cve-2026-8933-snap-confine-local-privilege-escalation

https://cdn2.qualys.com/advisory/2026/07/21/snap-confine-set-capabilities.txt

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15226

Firefox 153 adds Containers and Vulkan Video

https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/153.0/releasenotes/

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-containers-preview/

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Firefox/Releases/153

https://brave.com/blog/containers/

TWIL Speedrun or Linux Lightning Round

which do you prefer of those names?

AMD’s open-source AI and robotics announcements

https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/events/advancing-ai.html

https://www.amd.com/en/blogs/2026/rocm-ai-the-ai-native-developer-experience-for-building.html

https://www.amd.com/en/products/system-on-modules/kria/ai.html

https://www.amd.com/en/products/system-on-modules/kria/ai/robotics-developer-platform.html

Final MPEG-4 Visual patent expiration

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Last-MPEG-4-Patent-Expired

https://itsfoss.com/news/mpeg-4-visual-patent-expiry/

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Have_the_patents_for_MPEG-4_Visual_expired_yet%3F

OBS Studio 32.2 Released

https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/32.2.0

https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-32-2-released-with-new-filter-to-compose-sdr-into-hdr

https://linuxiac.com/obs-studio-32-2-makes-adding-sources-easier/

Raspberry Pi launches a 10-inch Touch Display 2

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-10-raspberry-pi-touch-display-2-available-now-at-80/

https://pip-assets.raspberrypi.com/categories/1083-raspberry-pi-touch-display-2

https://www.phoronix.com/news/10-inch-Raspberry-Pi-Touch-2

https://www.theregister.com/2026/07/22/raspberry-pi-goes-large-with-101-inch-touch-display-2/

https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-launches-10-inch-raspberry-pi-touch-display-2-at-80

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Ubuntu is shipping a kernel that can make certain AMD workloads up to 42 times slower. Linus Torvalds is drawing clearer boundaries around AI-generated code in the kernel. Secure Boot just passed a major certificate expiration deadline. COSMIC Desktop 1.3 brings a polished new Frosted Glass design. And one developer decided to add another place and that's a Sega Genesis from 1994.

All of this and more on This Week in Linux. Now let’s jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:44 Ubuntu publishes Update that introduces regression for AMD users

03:52 Linus Torvalds talks on AI Code in Linux

07:12 Secure Boot Linux Certificates Expired?

09:27 COSMIC 1.3 with Frosted Glass

11:33 AppManager for AppImages

14:51 FreeBSD Removes All GPL Code

17:16 Rapid Fire Lightning Round

17:40 stillOS 10.2 Released

18:32 Blender 5.2 LTS Released

19:00 Clonezilla Live 3.3.3 Released

19:31 Linux on Sega Genesis and 32X Addon

20:26 Outro

Links:

Ubuntu publishes Update that introduces regression for AMD users

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/amdgpu-performance-regression-in-kernel-7-0-0-28-28/85237

Linus Torvalds talks on AI Code in Linux

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CAHk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Is-Not-Anti-AI

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/linux-creator-linus-torvalds-puts-foot-down-on-anti-ai-comments/

https://itsfoss.com/news/linus-torvalds-on-ai/

Secure Boot Linux Certificates Expired?

https://lwn.net/Articles/1079808/

https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-07-14-secure-boot-2023-certificates/

https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-6-released-with-120-security-fixes-and-124-stability-updates/

COSMIC 1.3 with Frosted Glass

https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-3-desktop-environment-released-with-frosted-glass-effect

https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.3

AppManager for AppImages

https://github.com/kem-a/AppManager

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/appmanager-appimage-installer-linux

https://github.com/VHSgunzo/uruntime

FreeBSD Removes All GPL Code

https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-16-Goes-GPL-Free

https://fossforce.com/2026/07/freebsd-16-cleans-house-no-gpl-left-in-the-base-system/

https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Intern-AMD-ROCm

https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Laptops-June-2026

https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Desktop-Install-NVIDIA

stillOS 10.2 Released

https://stillhq.io/stillos-gets-gnome-49-a-better-first-boot-and-major-swai-improvements/

Blender 5.2 LTS Released

https://www.blender.org/download/releases/5-2/

Clonezilla Live 3.3.3 Released

https://clonezilla.org/downloads/stable/release-notes.php

Linux on Sega Genesis and 32X Addon

https://cakehonolulu.github.io/linux-on-32x/

https://github.com/LinuxMD/linuxmd

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/developer-successfully-ports-linux-to-1994-sega-32x-genesis-and-megadrive-expansion-runs-open-source-os-on-paltry-23mhz-processors-and-256kb-of-ram

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This week in Linux, we have a really jam-packed episode for you. Linux Mint says that Cinnamon is ready for Wayland. We also have some drama news that's happening with OpenMandriva. So we're going to talk about that later. Also, we have some gaming news as well as two new distros that I want to show you. And also, Hannah Montana Linux is back, apparently.

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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00:37 TuxDigital Memberships, support the show

01:35 Linux Mint says Cinnamon is Wayland Ready

03:19 Proton 11 Released

04:55 Sabotage in OpenMandriva?

08:49 RakuOS Linux 44 2026.07.05

11:56 Hannah Montana Linux Is Back

16:52 Galactic Mandate Linux 99

19:17 Sony Kills Physical Media for Games

24:33 Stop Killing Games Update

29:05 Outro

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Linux Mint says Cinnamon is Wayland Ready

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5046

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/linux-mint-wayland-fully-supported

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/linux-mint-cinnamon-is-finally-wayland-ready/

Proton 11 Released

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/releases/tag/proton-11.0-1

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/proton-11-0-1-officially-released-to-expand-windows-games-on-steamos-linux/

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Proton-11.0-1

https://9to5linux.com/proton-11-officially-released-with-support-for-more-games-running-on-linux

Sabotage in OpenMandriva?

https://forum.openmandriva.org/t/statement-regarding-attempted-distribution-sabotage/8997

https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenMandriva-Disrupted

https://fossforce.com/2026/07/in-an-angry-fit-dev-sabotages-openmandriva-repository/

RakuOS Linux 44 2026.07.05

https://rakuos.org/

https://rakuos.org/forum/channel/releases

Hannah Montana Linux Is Back

https://youtu.be/VKx5UZsX9jw

https://gitlab.com/DecaCagle/hannahmontanalinux26

https://itsfoss.com/news/return-of-hannah-montana-linux/

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Galactic Mandate Linux 99

https://mr-richardson.com/galactic-mandate-linux/

https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12889

Sony Kills Physical Media for Games

https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-production-ending-in-january-2028-for-new-games-releasing-on-playstation-consoles/

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jul/07/playstation-sony-ending-physical-game-production

https://www.reddit.com/r/playstation5/comments/1us6b4a/the_definitive_debunk_sony_isnt_killing_physical/

https://slate.com/technology/2026/07/sony-playstation-discs-physical-media.html

https://www.ampereanalysis.com/insight/sony-to-drop-support-for-physical-media-confirming-post-disc-gaming-world

Stop Killing Games Update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgoODQFrPgw

https://www.stopkillinggames.com/

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1369

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/european-commission-rejects-new-laws-for-stop-destroying-videogames/

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/stop-killing-games-says-the-fight-goes-on-after-european-commission-rejects-proposed-rule-changes-were-much-more-than-just-this-single-petition/

https://www.thegamebusiness.com/p/publishers-score-us-victory-against

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/the-california-state-assembly-passes-ab-1921-stop-killing-games-protect-our-games-act

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/jun/19/stop-killing-games-activists-campaigning-online-gaming

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The Linux news this week was jam packed with distro news, developer releases, and some security topics. We'll take look at new releases from Mageia Linux with Mageia 10, then Fyra Labs has announced Ultramarine Linux 44 and the offensive security distro Kali Linux has a brand new version this week. Plus there was a report of Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability affecting KDE Plasma. Then we'll take a look at the latest version of Git.

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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00:43 Mageia 10 Released

03:36 Ultramarine Linux 44 Released

06:18 Kali Linux 2026.2 Released

09:29 KDE Plasma Affected by Arbitrary Code Execution

11:59 Git 2.55 Released

14:24 Wine 11.12 Released with Wayland Fractional Scaling

15:58 Microsoft Announces Linux Containers on WSL

18:14 Outro

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Mageia 10 Released

https://www.mageia.org/en/10/

https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_10_Release_Notes

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mageia-10-Released

https://linuxiac.com/mageia-10-revives-the-mandrake-spirit-with-plasma-6-and-kernel-6-18/

https://9to5linux.com/mageia-10-officially-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-kde-plasma-6-5-and-more

Ultramarine Linux 44 Released

https://ultramarine-linux.org/

https://blog.fyralabs.com/ultramarine-44-release/

https://linuxiac.com/ultramarine-linux-44-released-with-fedora-44-base-and-desktop-updates/

https://9to5linux.com/ultramarine-44-is-out-based-on-fedora-linux-44-linux-7-0-and-kde-plasma-6-7

Kali Linux 2026.2 Released

https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2026-2-release/

https://linuxiac.com/kali-linux-2026-2-released-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-6-kernel-6-19/

https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2026-2-released-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-6-and-new-tools

KDE Plasma Affected by Arbitrary Code Execution

https://www.mallory.ai/stories/019f2bf6-2236-78c8-835e-af28d529ba9c

https://blog.kimiblock.top/2026/07/01/arbitrary-code-execution-in-kde-plasma/

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/-/merge_requests/6817

https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-ACE-New-Window

Git 2.55 Released

https://about.gitlab.com/blog/whats-new-in-git-2-55-0/

https://github.blog/open-source/git/highlights-from-git-2-55/

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Git-2.55-Released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1080188/

Wine 11.12 Released with Wayland Fractional Scaling

https://www.winehq.org/news/2026062901

https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-11.12

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/wine-11-12-released-bringing-new-features-like-wayland-fractional-scaling/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/wine-wayland-gains-fractional-scaling-support/

Microsoft Announces Linux Containers on WSL

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/wsl-container-is-now-available-for-public-preview/

https://github.com/microsoft/wsl/releases

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Microsoft-Preview-WSL-WSLC

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