Post by @fosserytech@social.linux.pizza

@fosserytech@social.linux.pizza

2026-03-15 07:50 UTC

This week's Linux and FOSS news: LINUX NEWS System76 fighting for open source being excluded from Colorado age checks: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/system76-fighting-for-open-source-being-excluded-from-colorado-age-checks/ (It's good to see that someone actually listens, maybe it gets banned like the Texas law, but it will probably still return in the long run in a bit different form, most decisionmakers want privacy dead, we can only delay the inevitable.) KDE Plasma 6.5.6 Released as the Last Update in the Series with More Fixes: https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-5-6-released-as-the-last-update-in-the-series-with-more-fixes KDE Plasma 6.6.3 Fixing Direct Scan-Out When Using Fractional Scaling: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.6.3-Fract-Scan-Out KDE Frameworks 6.24 Improves Support for Plasma and Kirigami-Based Apps: https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-24-improves-support-for-plasma-and-kirigami-based-apps Calamares Linux Graphical Installer Now Supports KDE’s Plasma Login Manager: https://9to5linux.com/calamares-linux-graphical-installer-now-supports-kdes-plasma-login-manager GNOME OS Switches To KMSCON Enabled By Default: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-OS-KMSCON GNOME Infrastructure Now Battling Bots & AI Scrapers Using Fastly: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-GitLab-Fastly EndeavourOS Titan Released with Linux Kernel 6.19 and KDE Plasma 6.6: https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-titan-released-with-linux-kernel-6-19-and-kde-plasma-6-6 CachyOS ISO Release for March 2026 Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.6, Winboat, and More: https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-release-for-march-2026-is-out-with-kde-plasma-6-6-winboat-and-more Debian 13.4 “Trixie” Released with 111 Bug Fixes and 67 Security Updates: https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-4-trixie-released-with-111-bug-fixes-and-67-security-updates Ubuntu 26.04 With GNOME 50 Offering Some Performance Benefits For NVIDIA Linux Gaming: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2604-nvidia-gaming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Officially Supporting Cloud-Based Authentication With Authd: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-LTS-Authd Fedora 44 Beta is out with KDE improvements, better live media and more: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/fedora-44-beta-is-out-with-kde-improvements-better-live-media-and-more/ TrueNAS Connect Announced For Offering Enterprise Features Without The Hardware: https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrueNAS-Connect-2026 Igalia Developing Moonforge As New Linux Distribution: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Igalia-Moonforge SUSE Reportedly May Be For Sale Yet Again: https://www.phoronix.com/news/SUSE-Possibly-For-Sale-2026 Lutris now being built with Claude AI, developer decides to hide it after backlash: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/lutris-now-being-built-with-claude-ai-developer-decides-to-hide-it-after-backlash/ (more Linux and FOSS news in comments) #WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #AgeVerification #KDE #GNOME #SUSE #FosseryTech

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@fosserytech@social.linux.pizza 2026-03-15 07:50

(more Linux news in original post) Exclusive Preview Of System76's Completely Redesigned Thelio Desktop: https://www.phoronix.com/review/system76-new-thelio MSI PRO B850-P WiFi: A Special AMD Ryzen AM5 Motherboard For Linux / Open-Source Enthusiasts: https://www.phoronix.com/review/msi-pro-b850p-wifi Proton Experimental brings fixes for REDLauncher, HELLDIVERS 2, Atelier Yumia, KILLER INN and more: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-redlauncher-helldivers-2-atelier-yumia-killer-inn-and-more/ D7VK 1.5 Released With Direct3D 3 Now Implemented Over Vulkan: https://www.phoronix.com/news/D7VK-1.5-Released NVIDIA 580.142 Production-Ready Linux Graphics Driver Released with Bug Fixes: https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-580-142-production-ready-linux-graphics-driver-released-with-bug-fixes NVIDIA 595.44.03 Linux Driver Released With VK_KHR_device_address_commands: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-595.44.03-Linux NVIDIA Adds Official Support For RHEL-Compatible Distributions Like AlmaLinux With CUDA 13.2: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Official-RHEL-Compat Open-Source "GreenBoost" Driver Aims To Augment NVIDIA GPUs vRAM With System RAM & NVMe To Handle Larger LLMs: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Open-Source-GreenBoost-NVIDIA Mesa 26.0.2 arrives with more bug-fixes for Linux graphics drivers: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/mesa-26-0-2-arrives-with-more-bug-fixes-for-linux-graphics-drivers/ Mesa driver developers discuss expanding profiles and driver tuning for specific apps and games: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/mesa-driver-developers-discuss-expanding-profiles-and-driver-tuning-for-specific-apps-and-games/ OpenRazer 3.12 Released With Support For Newer Razer Products On Linux: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenRazer-3.12 Intel NPU Driver 1.30 Released For Linux: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-NPU-Driver-Linux-1.30 New Rust Driver Aims To Improve Upstream Linux On Synology NAS Devices: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Synology-Microp-Linux-Driver Rust Coreutils 0.7 Released With Many Performance Optimizations: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-Coreutils-uutils-0.7 Ubuntu's AppArmor Hit By Several Security Issues - Can Yield Local Privilege Escalation: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-AppArmor-Security-Issues systemd 260-rc3 Released With AI Agents Documentation Added: https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-260-rc3 Fwupd 2.1.1 Linux Firmware Updater Released as a Massive Update: https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-1-1-linux-firmware-updater-released-as-a-massive-update (FOSS news in comments) #WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #System76 #Thelio #MSIPRO #Proton #ProtonExperimental #D7VK #NVIDIA #NVIDIADriver #Mesa #OpenRazer #Intel #IntelNPU #Synology #RustCoreutils #AppArmor #Systemd #Fwupd #GreenBoost #Motherboard #FosseryTech

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