Fossery Tech  1d ago

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

GNOME GitLab Redirecting Some Git Traffic To GitHub For Reducing Costs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-GitHub-GitLab-Redirect

Showtime video player edges closer to Ubuntu debut:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/showtime-video-player-ubuntu-2604-coming-soon

GTK 4.22 In Good Shape With Better SVG Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GTK-4.22-SVG-2026

KDE Plasma 6.6.1 Is Out to Improve Custom Tiling, Networks Widget, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-1-is-out-to-improve-custom-tiling-networks-widget-and-more

KDE Plasma 6.7 Preps Rounded Style UI Enhancement For QtWidgets-Based Apps:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.7-Rounded-UI-QtWidgets

COSMIC Epoch 1.0.8 Released With More Desktop Refinements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.0.8

Hyprland 0.54 Released As A "Massive" Update To This Wayland Compositor:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.54-Released

Tails 7.5 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Updated Tor Client and Tor Browser:
https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-5-anonymous-linux-os-released-with-updated-tor-client-and-tor-browser

Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 4 is now available to download:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-2604-snapshot-4-download

Canonical Talks Up RISC-V This Year With Ubuntu 26.04 LTS:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-RISC-V-2026

Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Raccoon’ default wallpaper unveiled:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-2604-resolute-raccoon-wallpaper

AerynOS 2026.02 Brings More Wayland Compositor Options, Other Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-2026.02

Clonezilla Live 3.3.1 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, Improved BitLocker Support:
https://9to5linux.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-1-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-improved-bitlocker-support

AlmaLinux Showing Nice Growth With More Than 2M System Update Check-Ins Per Week:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-2M-Weekly-Check-Ins

Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.6 Released with Linux 6.19, TLP Support, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/slackware-based-porteux-2-6-released-with-linux-6-19-tlp-support-and-more

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GNOME GitLab Redirecting Some Git Traffic To GitHub For Reducing Costs

If you are cloning from a GNOME repository on their GitLab and now finding your Git traffic being redirected to GitHub, you are not alone

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Lutris v0.5.21 and v0.5.22 arrive with Valve's Sniper runtime support and new game runners:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/lutris-v0-5-21-and-v0-5-22-arrive-with-valves-sniper-runtime-support-and-new-game-runners/

Heroic Games Launcher 2.20.0 brings numerous important bug fixes:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/heroic-games-launcher-2-20-0-brings-numerous-important-bug-fixes/

D7VK version 1.4 brings further enhancements for older Direct3D via Vulkan:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/d7vk-version-1-4-brings-further-enhancements-for-older-direct3d-via-vulkan/

Linux 6.18 and Several LTS Kernels Are Getting Extended Long-Term Support:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-6-18-and-several-lts-kernels-are-getting-extended-long-term-support

Mesa 25.3.6 released as the last bug fix for this driver series:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/mesa-25-3-6-released-as-the-last-bug-fix-for-this-driver-series/

Open source graphics drivers Mesa 26.0.1 released with various bug fixes and a security fix:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/open-source-graphics-drivers-mesa-26-0-1-released-with-various-bug-fixes-and-a-security-fix/

Wine 11.3 released with vkd3d and Mono upgrades:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/wine-11-3-released-with-vkd3d-and-mono-upgrades/

Fwupd 2.0.20 Firmware Updater Adds Support for HP Engage One G2 Advanced Hub:
https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-0-20-firmware-updater-adds-support-for-hp-engage-one-g2-advanced-hub

systemd 260-rc1 Released: New "mstack" Feature, System V Service Scripts No Longer Supported:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-260-rc1

GStreamer 1.28.1 Adds Whisper-Based Speech-To-Text, AV1 Stateful V4L2 Decoder Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GStreamer-1.28.1

sudo-rs Breaks Historical Norms With Now Enabling Password Feedback By Default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/sudo-rs-password-feedback

LXD 6.7 Released With AMD GPU Passthrough Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXD-6.7-Released

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Lutris v0.5.21 and v0.5.22 arrive with Valve's Sniper runtime support and new game runners

Lutris is an all-in-one open source game manager for launching games from various stores on Linux and emulators too - with multiple new versions released.

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Show threadSorro

@fosserytech

"sudo-rs Breaks Historical Norms With Now Enabling Password Feedback By Default"

i think it's a good change because on the distros that dont set it to enabled i get quite confused sometimes, but i think the comments complaining about the change are quite funny

if being able to see how many characters a password has is a major security flaw in your workplace, just drag the terminal window slightly out of the screen, enough for that to not be visible. Otherwise, being able to see it is a good usability change for most people 

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Show threadFossery Tech  1d ago
@Sorro I mean, if a change can be manually reverted (e.g. like turning off AI in Firefox), then it's good for everyone