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Mabox Linux is a Manjaro-based rolling-release distribution. It features the Openbox window manager as its default user interface and provides a welcome screen with access to utilities which add additional software to the operating system.

AerynOS is an independently-developed, rolling-release Linux distribution designed for general desktop use. Its main features include the GNOME desktop, a custom package manager called "moss", atomic updates with rollback options, a package build system called "boulder", and smart boot management with complex EFI configuration through a utility called "blsforme".

Hyrum's Law states that any observable behavior of a system will eventually be depended upon by somebody. The kernel community is currently contending with a clear demonstration of that principle. The recent work to address some restartable-sequences performance problems in the 6.19 release maintained the documented API in all respects, but that was not enough; Google's TCMalloc library, as it turns out, violates the documented API, prevents other code from using restartable features, and breaks with 6.19. But the kernel's no-regressions rule is forcing developers to find a way to accommodate TCMalloc's behavior.

Version 16.1 of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) has been released.

The C++ frontend now defaults to the GNU C++20 dialect and the corresponding parts of the standard library are no longer experimental. Several C++26 features receive experimental support, including Reflection (-freflection), Contracts, expansion statements and std::simd.

Other changes include the introduction of an experimental compiler frontend for the Algol68 language, ability to output GCC diagnostics in HTML form, and more.

Greg Kroah-Hartman has released the 7.0.3, 6.18.26, 6.12.85, 6.6.137, 6.1.170, 5.15.204, and 5.10.254 stable kernels. The 7.0.3 and 6.18.26 kernels only contain fixes needed for Xen users; the others, though, have backported fixes for the recently disclosed AEAD socket vulnerability. Kroah-Hartman advises that all users of the other kernel series must upgrade.

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (buildah, firefox, gdk-pixbuf2, giflib, grafana, java-1.8.0-openjdk, java-21-openjdk, LibRaw, OpenEXR, PackageKit, pcs, python3.11, python3.12, python3.9, sudo, tigervnc, vim, xorg-x11-server, xorg-x11-server-Xwayland, yggdrasil, and yggdrasil-worker-package-manager), Debian (calibre, firefox-esr, and openjdk-17), Fedora (asterisk, binaryen, buildah, dokuwiki, lemonldap-ng, libexif, libgcrypt, miniupnpd, openvpn, podman, python3.9, rust-rpm-sequoia, skopeo, and xdg-dbus-proxy), Red Hat (buildah, gdk-pixbuf2, and nodejs:20), SUSE (dnsdist, libheif, openCryptoki, polkit, sed, and xen), and Ubuntu (linux-bluefield, python-marshmallow, and roundcube).

Commodore OS Vision is a 64-bit Linux distribution which was originally based on Linux Mint and is now an unofficial spin of MX Linux. This distribution was created for Commodore enthusiasts and people who appreciate a retro style interface. Commodore OS Vision uses the MATE desktop interface and features a retro look and effects. It has a classic Commodore slant with a selection of applications reminiscent of their classic Amiga counterparts.

The Amnesic Incognito Live System (Tails) is a Debian-based live DVD/USB with the goal of providing complete Internet anonymity for the user. The product ships with several Internet applications, including web browser, IRC client, mail client and instant messenger, all pre-configured with security in mind and with all traffic anonymised. To achieve this, Incognito uses the Tor network to make Internet traffic very hard to trace.

Bicom Systems' SERVERware is a commercial, Gentoo-based, purpose-built virtualization platform designed specifically for telephony and cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) environments. Its goal is to deliver high performance, reliability and scalability in a modern, intuitive user interface. The distribution's main features include built-in data integrity and resilience, geo-redundancy for disaster preparedness, user-friendly management, and support for modern virtualization technologies. Bicom SERVERware can be used as a standalone server, as a mirror for enhanced redundancy via real-time mirrored storage, or as a cluster.

Version:next-20260430 (linux-next) Released:2026-04-30

Obarun is an Arch-based Linux distribution featuring the S6 init software in place of systemd. It provides a live disc featuring the JWM graphical interface. Utilities, such as pacopts, are included for working with Arch's repositories, including the Arch User Repository (AUR).

Version:5.10.254 (longterm) Released:2026-04-30 Source:linux-5.10.254.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-5.10.254.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.10.254

Version:5.15.204 (longterm) Released:2026-04-30 Source:linux-5.15.204.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-5.15.204.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.15.204

Version:6.1.170 (longterm) Released:2026-04-30 Source:linux-6.1.170.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.1.170.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.1.170

Version:6.6.137 (longterm) Released:2026-04-30 Source:linux-6.6.137.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.6.137.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.6.137

Version:6.12.85 (longterm) Released:2026-04-30 Source:linux-6.12.85.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.12.85.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.12.85

Version:6.18.26 (longterm) Released:2026-04-30 Source:linux-6.18.26.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.18.26.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.18.26

Version:7.0.3 (stable) Released:2026-04-30 Source:linux-7.0.3.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-7.0.3.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-7.0.3

Bluestar Linux is a GNU/Linux distribution that is based on Arch Linux. The Bluestar distribution features up to date packages, a full range of desktop and multimedia software in the default installation and a live desktop DVD.

Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition:

• Front: Famfs; Python packaging council; Zig concurrency; pages and folios; Strawberry music manager; 7.1 merge window.
• Briefs: GnuPG 2.5.19; Copy Fail; Plasma security; Fedora 44; Ubuntu 26.04; Niri 26.04; pip 26.1; RIP Seth Nickell; RIP Tomáš Kalibera; Quotes; ...
• Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.