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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

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Will Manjaro implement age verification?

I would like to know if Manjaro will implement any age verification code into their distribution?

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KDE Plasma 6.6.4 Is Out to Reduce CPU and GPU Load for Full-Screen Windows:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-4-is-out-to-reduce-cpu-and-gpu-load-for-full-screen-windows

KDE 4’s Air Theme Making a Comeback, Oxygen Gets Major Revamp for Plasma 6.7:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-4s-air-theme-making-a-comeback-oxygen-gets-major-revamp-for-plasma-6-7

KDE Frameworks 6.25 Adds Support for Converting Momme Units in KRunner:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-25-adds-support-for-converting-momme-units-in-krunner

GNOME-Aligned Amberol 2026.1 Music Player Released, Phosh Improves X11 Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Amberol-2026.1

Rust API and a new plugin system added to Miracle-WM:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/miracle-wm-rust-plugins

Phosh 0.54.0 released with status page for location quick setting, other smaller improvements:
https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.54.0/

Ghostty terminal is now available in the Ubuntu repos:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ghostty-terminal-ubuntu-26-04-apt-install

First Look at Shelly, a Modern Graphical Package Manager for Arch Linux:
https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-shelly-a-modern-graphical-package-manager-for-arch-linux

Valve dev fixes up VRAM management on AMD GPUs to improve performance:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/valve-dev-fixes-up-vram-management-on-amd-gpus-to-improve-performance/

Proton Experimental brings fixes for classic Resident Evil 1 & 2, Dino Crisis 1 & 2 and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-classic-resident-evil-1-2-dino-crisis-1-2-and-more/

Wine Staging 11.6 Ships Big Patch Series For Working On DirectComposition:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-Staging-11.6

D7VK 1.7 Brings More Improvements For Legacy Direct3D On Vulkan:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/D7VK-1.7-Released

Flatpak 1.16.4 Linux App Sandboxing Framework Brings Important Security Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/flatpak-1-16-4-linux-app-sandboxing-framework-brings-important-security-fixes

XDG-Desktop-Portal 1.20.4 Released To Protect Against Apps Trashing Arbitrary Host Files:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/XDG-Desktop-Portal-1.20.4

PipeWire 1.6.3 Improves RAOP Compatibility to Make It Work on More Devices:
https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-3-improves-raop-compatibility-to-make-it-work-on-more-devices

GStreamer 1.28.2 Adds Caching Support to NVCodec Plugin to Speed Up Initialization:
https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-2-adds-caching-support-to-nvcodec-plugin-to-speed-up-initialization

Rust Coreutils 0.8 Brings Significant Performance Gains:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-Coreutils-0.8-Released

TUXEDO Laptops Will Enjoy More Features With The Upstream Linux 7.1 Kernel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TUXEDO-More-Uniwill-Linux-7.1

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FOSS NEWS

Odysee receives huge UI improvements and some new features: new video player (mimicking YouTube's video player), home page top slide now displays a channel preview the 3 latest videos and a follow button, mini video player when hovering a video's thumbnail, floating player, search field on channel > Content pages, revamped content upload flow divided into multiple pages, Advanced Editor for writing comments (with text formatting buttons), favicons displayed next to links in text posts and comments

FreeTube also received some UI revamp: new video player (also somewhat similar to YouTube's), some text changed to first letter uppercase instead of all uppercase, icons added to subscription page
(Why does everyone copy YouTube's video player? It looks kinda ugly... Also, the bottom panel's buttons are barely visible if the video is bright. Odysee's new video player at least has a darker background for those buttons)

Mastodon introduces Collections, its take on Bluesky starter packs for account discovery:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/mastodon-introduces-collections-its-take-on-bluesky-starter-packs-for-account-discovery/

Firefox 149.0.2 Improves the Browser Toolbar on Wayland for Linux Users:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-149-0-2-improves-the-browser-toolbar-on-wayland-for-linux-users

Calibre 9.7 E-Book Manager Improves the Annotations Browser and Content Server:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-7-e-book-manager-improves-the-annotations-browser-and-content-server

PeaZip 11.0 Archive Manager Speeds Up File Browsing and Enhances Bookmarks:
https://9to5linux.com/peazip-11-0-archive-manager-speeds-up-file-browsing-and-enhances-bookmarks

OBS Studio 32.1 released with overhauled audio mixer, WebRTC simulcast support, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/obs-studio-32-1-released-with-overhauled-audio-mixer-webrtc-simulcast-support-and-more/

OpenShot 3.5.1 Video Editor Adds New Optimize Preview Built-In Proxy Workflow:
https://9to5linux.com/openshot-3-5-1-video-editor-adds-new-optimize-preview-built-in-proxy-workflow

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 showcases an improved handheld gaming PC experience:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-showcases-an-improved-handheld-gaming-pc-experience/

FEX 2604 Released With Better Memory Savings For Running x86_64 Apps/Games On ARM64:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FEX-2604-Released

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Mastodon introduces Collections, its take on Bluesky starter packs for account discovery

Mastodon 4.6 introduces Collections, a feature for bundling and sharing recommended accounts, similar to Bluesky's Starter Packs but with a 25-account limit. Users will be notified if added to a Collection and can opt-out or remove themselves from it

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Zed Editor launches Agent Metrics, offering public AI agent usage data:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/zed-editor-launches-agent-metrics-offering-public-ai-agent-usage-data/

Immich 2.7 adds duplicate resolution, editor shortcuts, new web actions, and much more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/immich-2-7-adds-duplicate-resolution-editor-shortcuts-new-web-actions-and-much-more/

SQLite 3.53 fixes WAL-reset bug, adds QRF library, new SQL features, improved CLI and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/sqlite-3-53-fixes-wal-reset-bug-adds-qrf-library-new-sql-features-improved-cli-and-more/

GNU nano 9.0 CLI Text Editor Released with New Features and Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/gnu-nano-9-0-cli-text-editor-released-with-new-features-and-improvements

Microsoft has terminated developer accounts of VeraCrypt, WireGuard & Windscribe software:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/microsoft-has-terminated-developer-accounts-of-veracrypt-wireguard-and-windscribe-software/
(It was only by accident, right, Microsoft? RIGHT??)

FosseryWeb progress report:
I regenerated the HTML cheatsheets using the new page-builders tool, and fixed a lot of bugs/mistakes. Now I'm working on regenerating the JavaScript cheatsheets.
https://fosseryweb.codeberg.page/@beta/cheatsheets/
https://fosseryweb-min.codeberg.page/@beta/cheatsheets/

Vulkan 1.4.349 Released With Data Graph Optical Flow Extension:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Vulkan-1.4.349

Hugging Face Contributes Safetensors To PyTorch Foundation To Secure AI Model Execution:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/PyTorch-Safetensors

Godot gets a funding boost from Slay the Spire 2 devs Mega Crit:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/godot-gets-a-funding-boost-from-slay-the-spire-2-devs-mega-crit/

Legendary, the free and open source Epic Games Launcher, has moved to a new organisation:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/legendary-the-free-and-open-source-epic-games-launcher-has-moved-to-a-new-organisation/

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.8 Released with Fastboot Improvements, Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-8-released-with-fastboot-improvements-bug-fixes

Redox OS Establishes AI Policy To Forbid Contributions Made Using LLMs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-March-2026

NetBSD 11.0 Nears Release With RC3 Released For Testing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetBSD-11.0-RC3

Intel Releases OpenVINO 2026.1 With Backend For Llama.cpp, New Hardware Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenVINO-2026.1-Released

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Zed Editor launches Agent Metrics, offering public AI agent usage data

Zed Editor introduces Agent Metrics, a public dashboard showing weekly AI agent usage, session counts, and latency trends within the Zed ecosystem.

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