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

video: https://youtu.be/qMIdMJnqNkE 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store 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/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/