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Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.6 Adds Support for Fedora 44, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS  9to5Linux

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 26th, 2026  9to5Linux

Switcher 2026: Zorin OS 18.1 ⭐  Thurrott.com

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

The Linux 7.1-rc1 kernel was just released for concluding the Linux 7.1 merge window. A lot of new features are in tow for this next kernel version that will then be out as stable in mid-June...

Linux 7.1-rc1 Released With New NTFS Driver, FRED By Default & Much More  Phoronix

Linux doesn't need the terminal anymore, and that's actually great  XDA

Linux Weekly 6: 9950X3D2, Local AI On Intel GPUs, And Forbidden Routers (edkvYCcO6h)  fathomjournal.org

The April 2026 ISO refresh of the Arch Linux based CachyOS is now available with a variety of refinements, new hardware support, and other polishing...

CachyOS Introduces New Default GUI Package Manager, Kyber For NVMe I/O Scheduler  Phoronix

CachyOS ISO Release for April 2026 Brings Shelly as Default GUI Package Manager  9to5Linux

I tried the most "bloated" Linux distro, and it's still better than Windows  How-To Geek

Linux Size 70  Phoronix

Linux's i3 will humble you before it impresses you—here's how to skip the humbling part  How-To Geek

Ahead of the Linux 7.1-rc1 kernel release due out later today for closing the Linux 7.1 merge window, I was curious if all the code removals would lead to a negative change in line count over Linux 7.0. The removals were not enough and Linux 7.1 Git is fast approaching 40 million lines...

The Linux Kernel Tree About To Hit 40 Million Lines, AMD Driver Above 6 Million Lines  Phoronix

After three months on Linux, I don’t miss Windows at all  The Verge

Linux crushes Windows on llama.cpp inference by double digits  Startup Fortune

The New Linux Kernel AI Bot Uncovering Bugs Is A Local LLM On Framework Desktop + AMD Ryzen AI Max  Phoronix

Earlier this month on Phoronix we were the first to draw attention to a new fuzzing tool / AI bot uncovering kernel bugs by Greg Kroah-Hartman, the "second in command" for Linux kernel development and stable maintainer. Greg has now shared more light on the "gregkh_clanker_t1000" for this tool that has been uncovering more Linux kernel bugs the past few weeks...