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  1. This week's Linux and FOSS news:

    LINUX NEWS

    Colorado Age Attestation Bill May Exclude Open Source OSes and Apps:
    9to5linux.com/colorado-age-att

    AlmaLinux Comments On California Age Verification Law:
    phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-Ag

    Ubuntu 26.04 LTS released: GNOME 50, Wayland-only and Linux 7.0:
    omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu

    Ubuntu Server 26.04 LTS Will Now Automatically Install HWE/OEM Kernel Packages:
    phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Serve

    Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) release date & schedule:
    omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu

    Ubuntu Rust Coreutils Audit Revealed 113 Issues, Ubuntu 26.10 Aims For "100% Rust Coreutils":
    phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Rust-

    Ubuntu Looks Toward More Snap-Based Devpacks Moving Forward:
    phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-More-

    Ghostty OpenGL-Accelerated Terminal Available On Ubuntu 26.04 LTS:
    phoronix.com/news/Ghostty-Ubun

    Archinstall 4.3 Arch Linux Installer Adds Support for Installing Additional Fonts:
    9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-3-

    CachyOS Rolls Out A Super-Charged Linux 7.0 Kernel:
    phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-Supe

    Microsoft Reportedly Looking At Rebasing Azure Linux On Fedora:
    phoronix.com/news/MS-Azure-Lin

    Tails 7.7 Anonymous Distro Adds Detection of Outdated Secure Boot Certificates:
    9to5linux.com/tails-7-7-anonym

    Almalinux 9.8 beta released with expanded architecture and toolset support:
    alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/

    LXQt 2.4 Desktop Environment Released with More Wayland Improvements:
    9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-4-desktop

    Niri 26.04 Wayland Compositor Adds Much Sought After Blur Support:
    phoronix.com/news/Niri-26.04-R

    (more Linux and FOSS news in comments)

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  2. (more Linux news in original post)

    GNOME 49 RC (final release planned for 17 September) available with X11 support re-enabled by default in GDM, extended sRGB support for blending by default and support for moving the cursor at maximum refresh rate with VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) for Mutter, updated apps, etc.:
    9to5linux.com/gnome-49-release

    Niri 25.08 released with xwayland-satellite support, screen reader support, modal exit configuration, improvements to the screenshot UI, keyboard layout read from systemd-localed, ext-workspace Wayland protocol support, etc.:
    phoronix.com/news/Niri-25.08-R

    Linux kernel 6.18 will provide improved Xiaomi Redmibook support:
    phoronix.com/news/Redmibook-Ke

    Nova NVIDIA driver now requires 64-bit support:
    phoronix.com/news/Nova-Require

    NVIDIA driver 580.82.07 released with Smooth Motion support on GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs, various bug fixes:
    9to5linux.com/nvidia-580-82-07

    (FOSS news in comments)

    #WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #GNOME #GNOME49 #gnome_49 #Niri #LinuxKernel #NVIDIA #NVIDIADriver #DesktopEnvironment #DE #DesktopLinux #LinuxDesktop #LinuxDE #WaylandCompositor #FosseryTech