Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 17, 2026 (Apr 20 – 26)
Linuxiac.com (Apr 26, 2026 10:17 PM)

Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 7.1 Release Candidate
9to5linux.com (Apr 26, 2026 8:46 PM)

Linux 7.1-rc1 Released With New NTFS Driver, FRED By Default & Much More
Phoronix (Apr 26, 2026 7:14 PM)

CachyOS ISO Release for April 2026 Brings Shelly as Default GUI Package Manager
9to5linux.com (Apr 26, 2026 5:37 PM)

KDE Plasma 6.7 Enables Overlay Planes For Intel Graphics, More Performance/Efficiency
Phoronix (Apr 26, 2026 4:06 PM)

Asahi Linux Improves Apple Silicon Support as Fedora Asahi Remix 44 Nears
Linuxiac.com (Apr 26, 2026 2:34 PM)

The New Linux Kernel AI Bot Uncovering Bugs Is A Local LLM On Framework Desktop + AMD Ryzen AI Max
Phoronix (Apr 26, 2026 1:03 PM)

LXQt 2.4 Desktop Environment Released with More Wayland Improvements
9to5linux.com (Apr 26, 2026 11:31 AM)

New NTFS Driver Sees A Number Of Fixes Ahead Of Linux 7.1-rc1
Phoronix (Apr 26, 2026 8:09 AM)

Heltec Mesh Node T096 adopts nRF52840 platform with integrated LoRa and GNSS
LinuxGizmos.com (Apr 26, 2026 6:38 AM)

Linux 7.1 Brings Audio Support For The Line6 POD HD PRO & NexiGo N930W Webcam
Phoronix (Apr 26, 2026 5:06 AM)

Comet Q KVM supports browser-based control of laptops and iPhones over Wi-Fi 6
LinuxGizmos.com (Apr 26, 2026 3:35 AM)

Void Linux Switches Main NVIDIA Package to Open Kernel Modules
Linuxiac.com (Apr 26, 2026 2:03 AM)

LACT 0.9 Released With UI Updates, Voltage-Frequency Curve Editor For NVIDIA
Phoronix (Apr 26, 2026 12:32 AM)

BleachBit 6.0 Introduces New Cookie Manager, Improves Browser Cleaning
9to5linux.com (Apr 25, 2026 10:42 PM)

Colorado Adds Open-Source Exemption to Age-Attestation Bill
Linuxiac.com (Apr 25, 2026 9:10 PM)

DietPi April 2026 Update Adds Prometheus, Orange Pi 4 LTS Support
LinuxGizmos.com (Apr 25, 2026 7:39 PM)

Niri 26.04 Brings Long-Awaited Blur Support to the Wayland Compositor
Linuxiac.com (Apr 25, 2026 6:08 PM)

LoongArch Improvements Land In Linux 7.1
Phoronix (Apr 25, 2026 4:36 PM)

Linux Kernel 6.19 Reaches End of Life: Time to Move Forward
Linux Journal (Apr 25, 2026 3:05 PM)

Microsoft Reportedly Looking At Rebasing Azure Linux On Fedora
Phoronix (Apr 25, 2026 1:33 PM)

VirtualBox 7.2.8 Released with Support for Linux 7.0, Guest Time Accounting
9to5linux.com (Apr 25, 2026 12:02 PM)

Fedora 44 Releasing Next Week
Phoronix (Apr 25, 2026 10:30 AM)

Someone Made a Windows 95 Subsystem for Linux
Linuxiac.com (Apr 25, 2026 7:42 AM)

Many Intel & AMD Laptop Improvements Merged For Linux 7.1
Phoronix (Apr 25, 2026 6:10 AM)

More ancient Linux device support faces the chop
The Register (Apr 25, 2026 4:39 AM)

QEMU 11.0 Released with New CPU Model for Intel Diamond Rapids
9to5linux.com (Apr 25, 2026 3:07 AM)

Mozilla Firefox Quietly Adds Brave’s Adblock Engine
Linuxiac.com (Apr 25, 2026 1:36 AM)

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 19th, 2026
9to5linux.com (Apr 25, 2026 12:04 AM)

Fwupd 2.1.2 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for New Devices
9to5linux.com (Apr 24, 2026 10:33 PM)