342: Linux 7.0, France switches to Linux, 5% on Steam, Bazzite, Anthropic AI, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/27aBvj1sf50 This week in Linux, we have a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 7.0. We also have some distro news to cover with an update to Bazzite and Gentoo as well as a new distro that hit my radar called stillOS. Plus we have some drama news to talk about with various office suites and AI tools are back in the news this week with Anthropic making some waves. 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 00:40 Housekeeping 02:15 Linux 7.0 Released 09:28 AI Tools vs the Security Landscape with Anthropic's Mythos and Project Glasswing 16:46 Linux is now at 5% marketshare on Steam 20:19 stillOS, a new Linux distro 25:47 Bazzite April 2026 Update 27:52 France is Switching to Linux 31:23 Europe Forks ONLYOFFICE 38:10 The Document Foundation Removes Collabora Developers 41:44 Session's Call for Donations 43:17 Gentoo GNU/Hurd 45:13 Outro Links: Linux 7.0 Released https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_7.0 https://lwn.net/Articles/1067330/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-kernel-7-0-is-out-now/ https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-0-release/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Released Anthropic Mythos and Project Glasswing https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/10/project_glasswing/ https://red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-preview/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/07/anthropic_all_your_zerodays_are_belong_to_us/ Linux at 5% marketshare on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-smashes-past-5-percent-on-the-steam-survey-for-the-first-time/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/steam-tracker/ stillOS, a new Linux distro https://stillhq.io/stillos-10-1-is-here/ https://stillhq.io Bazzite April 2026 Update https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-april-2026-update/11907 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/bazzite-linux-gets-some-major-upgrades-for-the-april-2026-update/ France is Switching to Linux https://www.numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/souverainete-numerique-reduction-dependances-extra-europeennes/ https://numerique.gouv.fr/sinformer/espace-presse/achats-publics-numeriques-letat-precise-sa-doctrine/ https://lasuite.numerique.gouv.fr/ https://tchap.numerique.gouv.fr/ https://itsfoss.com/news/france-government-linux-switch/ https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech/ Europe Forks ONLYOFFICE https://itsfoss.com/news/onlyoffice-forked/ https://github.com/Euro-Office https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2026/03/onlyoffice-flags-license-violations-in-euro-office-project-by-nextcloud-and-ionos https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2026/04/onlyfacts-about-onlyoffice https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl-3.0.en.html https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2026/03/partnership-with-nextcloud-suspended The Document Foundation Removes Collabora Developers https://itsfoss.com/news/document-foundation-collabora-feud/ https://www.collaboraonline.com/blog/tdf-ejects-its-core-developers/ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/05/lets-put-an-end-to-the-speculation/ https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/04/01/comment-about-collabora-blog-post/ https://www.osnews.com/story/144731/open-source-office-suites-erupt-in-forking-and-licensing-drama/ Session's Call for Donations https://getsession.org/donate https://getsession.org/blog/a-personal-appeal-from-cofounder-of-session-chris-mccabe https://x.com/session_app/status/2042047514749342020 https://itsfoss.com/news/session-call-for-donations/ Gentoo GNU/Hurd https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/04/01/gentoo-hurd.html https://lwn.net/Articles/1066241/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-GNU-Hurd-Experimental Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/