August 02, 2025

322: Linux 6.16, KDE's new distro, 10 Years of Feren OS, UK's Online Safety Act & more Linux news

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This week in Linux, we have a jam packed show for you with a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 6.16. Then we have some new distros to talk about with KDE Linux and Helium OS. Plus feren OS is back on the show this week to celebrate a big milestone of their 10 year anniversary. Then we'll talk about some bummer news, with a new UK law that is wreaking havoc on the internet. All of this and 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

01:28 Linux Kernel 6.16 Released

04:12 KDE Linux: KDE's own Linux distro

08:39 10 Year Anniversary of Feren OS

10:57 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]

13:03 UK's Online Safety Act is wreaking havoc online

19:21 Kapitano Anti-Virus Abandons Ship

22:35 Helium OS 10 Released

25:00 libinput 1.29 Released

26:07 Outro

Links:

Linux Kernel 6.16 Released

https://kernel.org/

https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.16

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.16-Features-Reminder

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.16-Released

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/linux-6-16-released-openvpn-speed-boost-5-level-paging

https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-16-officially-released-this-is-whats-new

KDE Linux

https://kde.org/linux/

https://www.omglinux.com/kde-linux-immutable-os/

10 Years of Feren OS

https://medium.com/feren-os/celebrating-10-years-of-feren-os-what-to-look-out-for-in-the-future-58d3d0768350

UK tries to ruin the internet (lol not real title)

https://news.sky.com/story/new-internet-rules-come-into-force-this-week-heres-what-will-change-13400034

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1k81lj8nvpo

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo

https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/age-assurance

https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-uk-users-verify-age-access-content/

https://www.wired.com/story/vpn-use-spike-age-verification-laws-uk/

https://www.404media.co/id-verification-service-for-tiktok-uber-x-exposed-driver-licenses-au10tix/

https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/european-digital-identity_en

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/23/new-rules-will-radically-change-the-way-we-use-the-internet-in-australia-and-not-just-social-media

https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-age-checks-3582141/

Kapitano Abandons Ship

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/kapitano-linux-antivirus-abandoned-by-dev

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1mc7re9/kapitano_linux_antivirus_scanner_developer/

https://codeberg.org/zynequ/Kapitano/issues/12

https://codeberg.org/zynequ/Kapitano/issues/13

https://codeberg.org/zynequ/Kapitano/issues/14

https://github.com/ivangabriele/clamav-desktop

Helium OS 10

https://www.heliumos.org/

https://www.heliumos.org/blog/post/heliumos-10-released/

libinput 1.29

https://lore.freedesktop.org/wayland-devel/20250731092534.GA4100432@quokka/T/#u

https://www.phoronix.com/news/libinput-1.29

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