336: Linux 6.19, Discord Age Verification, KDE Linux, Linux Mint Changes, & more Linux news

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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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