Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Overview

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS brings Linux 7.0, GNOME 50, better privacy controls, and useful server upgrades for self-hosters and Linux users.

https://beitmenotyou.online/ubuntu-26-04-lts-overview/

Dark Blue Weekly - Episode 14

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Colorado Age Attestation Bill May Exclude Open Source OSes and Apps:
https://9to5linux.com/colorado-age-attestation-bill-may-exclude-open-source-oses-and-apps

AlmaLinux Comments On California Age Verification Law:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-Age-Verification-Laws

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS released: GNOME 50, Wayland-only and Linux 7.0:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-lts-released

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

Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) release date & schedule:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-10-release-date

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

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

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

Archinstall 4.3 Arch Linux Installer Adds Support for Installing Additional Fonts:
https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-3-arch-linux-installer-adds-support-for-installing-additional-fonts

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

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

Tails 7.7 Anonymous Distro Adds Detection of Outdated Secure Boot Certificates:
https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-7-anonymous-distro-adds-detection-of-outdated-secure-boot-certificates

Almalinux 9.8 beta released with expanded architecture and toolset support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/almalinux-9-8-beta-released-with-expanded-architecture-and-toolset-support/

LXQt 2.4 Desktop Environment Released with More Wayland Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-4-desktop-environment-officially-released-with-more-wayland-improvements

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

(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #AgeVerification #AlmaLinux #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2604 #Ubuntu2604LTS #Ubuntu2610 #RustCoreutils #UbuntuServer #Ghostty #Archinstall #Arch #ArchLinux #CachyOS #AzureLinux #Tails #TailsOS #LXQt #Niri #Niri26 #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #DistroRelease #DistributionRelease #LinuxDistro #LinuxDistribution #DesktopEnvironment #WindowManager #WaylandCompositor #FosseryTech

Somewhat unrelated note: I was hoping Ubuntu Server torrent to be faster. Anyway, if anybody needs Ubuntu server, I will have a seeder soon.

#torrent #UbuntuServer

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—”๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ช๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ

๐–ฅ๐—‹๐—Ž๐—Œ๐—๐—‹๐–บ๐—๐–พ๐–ฝ ๐–ป๐—’ ๐–ฎ๐—‰๐–พ๐—‡๐–ถ๐—‹๐— ๐—Œ๐–พ๐—‹๐—๐–พ๐—‹ ๐—ˆ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐—…๐—ˆ๐–บ๐–ฝ๐—Œ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐—…๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—€ ๐—Š๐—Ž๐–พ๐—Ž๐–พ๐—Œ? ๐–ฃ๐—‚๐—Œ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—๐–พ๐—‹ ๐—๐—ˆ๐— ๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ป๐—Ž๐—‚๐—…๐–ฝ ๐—’๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—‹ ๐—ˆ๐—๐—‡ ๐—…๐—ˆ๐–ผ๐–บ๐—… ๐– ๐—๐—๐–พ๐—‡๐–ฝ๐–พ๐–ฝ ๐–ฒ๐—’๐—Œ๐—Ž๐—‰๐—€๐—‹๐–บ๐–ฝ๐–พ (๐– ๐–ฒ๐–ด) ๐—Œ๐–พ๐—‹๐—๐–พ๐—‹ ๐—Ž๐—Œ๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–ฃ๐—ˆ๐–ผ๐—„๐–พ๐—‹ ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐–ฏ๐—ˆ๐–ฝ๐—†๐–บ๐—‡. ๐–ซ๐–พ๐–บ๐—‹๐—‡ ๐—๐—ˆ ๐–ป๐—’๐—‰๐–บ๐—Œ๐—Œ ๐—‰๐—Ž๐–ป๐—…๐—‚๐–ผ ๐—๐–บ๐—‚๐—๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐—๐—‚๐—†๐–พ๐—Œ, ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—†๐—‰๐—‚๐—…๐–พ ๐–ผ๐—Ž๐—Œ๐—๐—ˆ๐—† ๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—Ž๐—๐–พ๐—‹ ๐–ฟ๐—‚๐—‹๐—†๐—๐–บ๐—‹๐–พ ๐—‚๐—‡ ๐—†๐—‚๐—‡๐—Ž๐—๐–พ๐—Œ, ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐—‹๐–พ๐—€๐–บ๐—‚๐—‡ ๐–ผ๐—ˆ๐—‡๐—๐—‹๐—ˆ๐—… ๐—‡๐—ˆ๐—.

https://dariusz.wieckiewicz.org/en/building-your-own-asu-openwrt/

#OpenWrt
#Networking
#Sysupgrade
#AttendedSysupgrade
#RouterUpdate
#FirmwareUpdate
#UbuntuServer
#ImageBuilder

Building your own Attended Sysupgrade server for an OpenWrt router

Frustrated by OpenWrt server overloads and long queues? Discover how to build your own local Attended Sysupgrade (ASU) server using Docker and Podman. Learn to bypass public waiting times, compile custom router firmware in minutes, and regain control now.

Dariusz Wiฤ™ckiewicz ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS beta arrives with Linux kernel 6.20

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/03/ubuntu-26-04-lts-beta-linux/

I repurposed a ChromeBox CN60 for #ubuntuserver and Pihole. Flashing the box with Coreboot was an experience.

#podman a la #RaspberryPi amb #ubuntuserver รฉs una castanya.

#docker funciona bรฉ, una llร stima.

"I ara busca qui t'ha pegat"