February 15, 2026

336: Linux 7.0, Discord Age Verification, KDE Linux, Linux Mint Changes, & more Linux news

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video: https://youtu.be/qMIdMJnqNkE

This week in Linux, we have a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 6.19. Discord is in the news this week because they decided to roll out age verification to the entire world and received a lot of backlash for it... which is very much deserved. Linux Mint is talking about changing how they do releases of their distros and how they might do fewer of them. Then we'll take a look at the upcoming KDE Linux distro and what they've got cooking in their immutable oven. 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

01:57 Linux Kernel 7.0 Released

07:44 Discord Age Verification: "Wait. What? Nope!"

13:46 Updates on KDE Linux

17:53 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security

19:17 Linux Mint Changes to Release Cadence

21:44 GRUB 2.14 Released

24:43 Mesa 26.0 Released

27:01 Tiny Core 17 Released

29:04 Outro

Links:

Linux Kernel 7.0 Released

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Best-Feature-Changes

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-6-19-kernel-features-amd-performance

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/linux-kernel-6-19-arrives-and-the-next-will-be-7-0/

https://itsfoss.com/news/kernel-6-19-release/

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/linux_6_19_7_named/

https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-19-officially-released-this-is-whats-new

https://lwn.net/Articles/1057417/

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1qzn6y1/linux_kernel_619_has_been_released/

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Released

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Is-Next

Discord Age Verification: "Wait. What? Nope!"

https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally

https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally#age-assurance-clarification

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-is-about-to-require-age-verification-for-everyone/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-attempt-to-put-out-the-fires-with-a-clarification-over-new-age-verification/

https://www.polygon.com/discord-face-id-requirement-backlash/

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/theres-no-reason-for-discord-to-comply-in-advance-with-social-media-age-verification-laws-instead-of-fighting-for-their-users-says-eff-expert/

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/social-media/the-vast-majority-of-people-can-continue-using-discord-exactly-as-they-do-today-discord-addresses-backlash-over-controversial-age-verification

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/discord-attempts-to-clarify-its-new-age-verification-rules/1100-6538091/

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-checks-after-data-breach-exposed-70000-ids/

Updates on KDE Linux

https://pointieststick.com/2026/02/06/busy-months-in-kde-linux/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/kde-linux-gets-performance-improvements-new-default-apps-and-goes-all-in-on-flatpak/

https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Linux-Performance-Hardware

https://9to5linux.com/kde-linux-gears-up-for-beta-release-with-plasma-login-manager-kde-initial-setup

Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security

https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly

Linux Mint Changes to Release Cadence

https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4991

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-mint-plans-longer-development-cycle

https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-longer-release-cycle/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/linux-mint-may-slow-down-releases-to-have-more-development-time/

GRUB 2.14 Released

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2026-01/msg00029.html

https://www.phoronix.com/news/GRUB-2.14-Released

https://9to5linux.com/grub-2-14-released-with-erofs-argon2-kdf-and-shim-loader-protocol-support

Mesa 26.0 Released

https://mesa3d.org/

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-Released

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/mesa-26-0-is-out-bringing-ray-tracing-performance-improvements-for-amd-radv/

https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-0-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-new

Tiny Core 17 Released

https://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,28008.0.html

http://www.tinycorelinux.net/

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