This Week in Linux

308: COSMIC Alpha 7, OpenMandriva 6.0, CRUX 3.8, A Modern-Retro OS & more Linux news

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This week in Linux, COSMIC Alpha 7 has been released. We also have some new releases for some distributions. We have Open Mandriva, also Crux, and even something for the retro computer enthusiasts out there. Humble Bundle has a lot of DOOM games available in the id & Friends bundle. All of this and so much more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what's going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:45 COSMIC Desktop Alpha 7 Released
09:49 OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Released
14:54 CRUX 3.8 Released
19:19 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
21:02 Commodore OS Vision 3.0 Released
24:42 QEMU 10.0 Released
28:36 NVIDIA Security Flaw in Linux GPU Drivers
31:30 Discord CEO Steps Down
36:24 DOOM Games Bundle from Humble Bundle
37:42 Support the show

Links:
  • COSMIC Desktop Alpha 7 Released
    • https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-7-never-been-beta
    • https://destinationlinux.net/416
    • OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Released
      • https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-lx-6-0-rock-the-spring-release
      • https://wiki.openmandriva.org/en/distribution/releases/omlx60/new
      • CRUX 3.8 Released
        • https://crux.nu/Main/ReleaseNotes3-8
        • Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
          • https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
          • https://destinationlinux.net/409
          • Commodore OS Vision 3.0 Released
            • https://www.commodoreos.net/CommodoreOS.aspx
            • https://forum.commodoreos.net/viewtopic.php?p=2865&sid=0ee27f7ca5fe4ba7fa436e7f0e421668#p2865
            • QEMU 10.0 Released
              • https://www.qemu.org/
              • https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/10.0
              • NVIDIA Security Flaw in Linux GPU Drivers
                • https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5630/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-gpu-display-driver---april-2025
                • Discord CEO Steps Down
                  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/discord-ceo-steps-down-replaced-with-former-activision-blizzard-cso-as-they-work-towards-being-a-public-company/
                  • https://discord.com/blog/passing-the-torch
                  • https://discord.com/blog/discord-appoints-new-ceo-humam-sakhnini
                  • DOOM Games Bundle from Humble Bundle
                    • https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/DyRXmd
                    • Support the show
                      • https://tuxdigital.com/membership
                      • https://store.tuxdigital.com/
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