Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 31, 2026 (July 27 – August 2)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Arch Linux August ISO, COSMIC 1.5, Shotcut 26.7, Nano 9.2, Xen 4.22, Linux desktop market share surpasses 10% in North America, and more.
Valve Backs RADV Vulkan Driver Port to Windows
Collabora is bringing Mesa’s open-source RADV Vulkan driver to Windows, with the experimental port already capable of launching Counter-Strike 2.
AerynOS 2026.08 ISO Released with OpenZFS Support and systemd 261
The new AerynOS installation image adds experimental OpenZFS data-drive support, systemd 261.2, and the latest repository changes.
EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation
The EU’s age verification project confirms hardware-bound attestation is mandatory, raising concerns over Linux, custom ROMs, and open-source access.
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