This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Manjaro lead dev plans to implement age verification, other team members don't:
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/will-manjaro-implement-age-verification/186816
(Aragorn for Manjaro lead! lol)

Solus says they don't have plans to implement anything, but aren't sure if the laws affect them, they are monitoring the situation:
https://getsol.us/2026/04/solus-and-age-verification/

Vipnix (a Gentoo > Funtoo > Macaroni-based, Systemd-free distro) rejects implementing age verification, excludes Brazil (their own country!) and California:
https://vipnix.com.br/site/livecd-vipnix/
https://github.com/BryanLunduke/DoesItAgeVerify/pull/73
(They are pretty brave that despite being a Brazilian company, they decided not to comply, respect to them. Idk if I would personally trust them though, because they include some Google and Cloudflare stuff in their website, but their stance is respectable regardless)

Mobian will do whatever upstream Debian does:
https://social.linux.pizza/@fosserytech/116370129667947301

I made an age attestation/verification tracker to track which FOSS OSes (Linux, BSD, others) comply with the laws, which oppose:
https://odysee.com/@fossery-tech:4/Linux-BSD-age-attestation-verification-tracker:7

Debian's APT 3.2 Released with History, Undo, Redo, and Rollback Support:
https://9to5linux.com/debians-apt-3-2-released-with-history-undo-redo-and-rollback-support

You can now enable Ubuntu Pro from the OS setup tool:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-pro-initial-setup-tool

Bazzite Linux gets some major upgrades for the April 2026 Update:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/bazzite-linux-gets-some-major-upgrades-for-the-april-2026-update/

Trisquel GNU/Linux 12.0 LTS Released with GNU Linux-Libre 6.8 Kernel, MATE 1.26:
https://9to5linux.com/trisquel-gnu-linux-12-0-lts-released-with-gnu-linux-libre-6-8-kernel-mate-1-26

Deepin 25.1 launches with Linux 6.18, UOS AI upgrades, and new immutable system features:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/deepin-25-1-launches-with-linux-6-18-uos-ai-upgrades-and-new-immutable-system-features/

TrueNAS 26 Beta Brings Linux 6.18 LTS + OpenZFS 2.4 Combination For NAS Devices:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrueNAS-26-Beta

GParted Live 1.8.1-3 Released with Linux Kernel 6.19.10 and GParted 1.8.1:
https://9to5linux.com/gparted-live-1-8-1-3-released-with-linux-kernel-6-19-10-and-gparted-1-8-1

(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)

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GParted Live 1.8.1-3 Released with Linux Kernel 6.19.10 and GParted 1.8.1

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://9to5linux.com/gparted-live-1-8-1-3-released-with-linux-kernel-6-19-10-and-gparted-1-8-1

@tokyo_0 I use Gparted live for this running off of a usb stick. That way neither the source nor destination disc is in use at the time of copying.

You can use the Gparted GUI to copy/paste partitions from the source drive to the destination.

Other tools I have used to copy disc images are dd under Linux (cli) and the Raspberry Pi "SD card copier". The latter is misnamed as it can copy to and from any type of media SSD/SD card etc.

#gpartedlive #gparted #dd #raspberrypi #linux

Debian-Based GParted Live 1.8 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, GParted 1.8

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://9to5linux.com/debian-based-gparted-live-1-8-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gparted-1-8

The #GPartedLive USB just saved my a** ! 😅

› https://gparted.org/liveusb.php

#GParted #Linux #FileSystem #FS #DiskPartitioning

I see someone forgot to shutdown their Pihole Rpi today, prior to mains electricity maintenance cutout! 🙄

#GpartedLive #DriveRepair #RasperryPi

GParted Live System Gets New Release, Now Powered by Linux Kernel 5.7

https://9to5linux.com/gparted-live-system-gets-new-release-now-powered-by-linux-kernel-5-7

#Linuxdistribution #GPartedLive #GParted #diskpartitioning