This week's Linux and FOSS news
LINUX NEWS
Arch Linux Disables Package Adoption After Third Wave of AUR Malware Campaign:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/arch-linux-halts-aur-adoption-after-third-wave-of-malware-attack/
Debian Developers Vote on LLM Use: Five Proposals Spanning Ban to Pragmatic Acceptance:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/debians-2026-llm-vote-five-proposals-shape-open-source-ai-policy/
Ubuntu 26.04 virtualization HWE stack offers newer QEMU & libvirt:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-04-virtualization-hwe-stack
First Arch Linux ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 7.1 Is Now Available for Download:
https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-7-1-is-now-available-for-download
New Debian 13 “Trixie” Kernel Security Update Fixes 68 Vulnerabilities:
https://9to5linux.com/new-debian-13-trixie-kernel-security-update-fixes-68-vulnerabilities
Fedora Linux 45 to Enable Shadow Stack Protection by Default on 64-Bit:
https://9to5linux.com/fedora-linux-45-to-enable-shadow-stack-protection-by-default-on-64-bit
4MLinux 52.0 Released with Better Support for Legacy GPUs, Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS:
https://9to5linux.com/4mlinux-52-0-released-with-better-support-for-legacy-gpus-linux-kernel-6-18-lts
Mabox Linux 26.07 drops a tint2 tray fix and FSearch 0.3:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/mabox-linux-2607-drops-tint2-tray-fix-and-fsearch-03/
Gentoo-Based MocaccinoOS 26.08 Is Out with COSMIC 1.5, KDE Plasma 6.6.6:
https://9to5linux.com/gentoo-based-mocaccinoos-26-08-is-out-with-cosmic-1-5-kde-plasma-6-6-6
KDE Neon 20260730 Build Released: Rolling Plasma 6 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/kde-neon-20260730-build-released-rolling-plasma-6-on-ubuntu-2404-lts/
COSMIC 1.5 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-5-desktop-environment-released-with-various-improvements
GNOME 50.3 Enables Remote Desktop Hardware Acceleration for AMD GPUs:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-50-3-enables-remote-desktop-hardware-acceleration-for-amd-gpus
GNOME Working To Establish An RFC Process, Battling Sloppy AI-Generated Extensions:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-RFC-Process-AI-Extensions
Starling is a new Linux desktop built using AI in six months:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/starling-ai-built-linux-desktop
(seems like "written by AI" is the next big trending feature after "written in Rust" lmao)
Hyprland 0.56.1 Releases One Week After 0.56.0 with 14 Regression Fixes:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/hyprland-0561-releases-one-week-after-0560-with-14-regression-fixes/
Wayfire 0.11 Wayland Compositor Adds Better Fractional Scaling, HDR Rendering:
https://9to5linux.com/wayfire-0-11-wayland-compositor-adds-better-fractional-scaling-hdr-rendering
(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
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