Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 17, 2026 (Apr 20 – 26)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, CachyOS April ISO, COSMIC 1.0.11, LXQt 2.4, VirtualBox 7.2.8, Mozilla Firefox quietly adds Brave’s adblock engine, and more.
Linux & Open Source News
Explore the latest updates from the Linux and Open Source ecosystem. Find out about the newest distributions, software releases, and community-driven projects making headlines.
CachyOS April Release Brings Shelly Package Manager
CachyOS April 2026 ISO replaces Octopi with Shelly and adds installer, DNS-over-HTTPS, hardware, and NVIDIA updates.
BleachBit 6.0 Lands as the Project’s Biggest Release in Years
BleachBit 6.0 cleaner and privacy tool adds a new cookie manager, deeper browser cleaning, support for Vivaldi and Zen, and over 100 improvements.
Asahi Linux Improves Apple Silicon Support as Fedora Asahi Remix 44 Nears
Asahi Linux moves Apple Silicon support forward with a new installer, Mac Pro support, firmware updates, and Fedora Asahi Remix 44 preparations.
Void Linux Switches Main NVIDIA Package to Open Kernel Modules
Void Linux now uses NVIDIA’s open DKMS kernel modules in its main NVIDIA package, starting with the 595.xx driver series.
Colorado Adds Open-Source Exemption to Age-Attestation Bill
System76’s Carl Richell says Colorado SB51 has gained a strong open-source exemption after passing a House committee.
Niri 26.04 Brings Long-Awaited Blur Support to the Wayland Compositor
Niri 26.04 scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor adds long-awaited blur support, improved screencasting, faster rendering, and more.
Stalwart 0.16 Mail Server Released with New WebUI
Stalwart 0.16 mail server introduces a rewritten WebUI, external OIDC login, JMAP-based management, and a new CLI for server administration.
Mozilla Firefox Quietly Adds Brave’s Adblock Engine
Firefox 149 quietly adds Brave’s adblock-rust engine as an experimental content-blocking prototype, disabled by default and without filter lists.
Fwupd 2.1.2 Adds AMD EntrySign HSI Check and More Hardware Support
Fwupd 2.1.2 adds an AMD EntrySign HSI check, native CBOR parsing, safer firmware parsing limits, and support for more hardware.