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[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for February 26, 2026

Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition: Front: New flags for clone3(); Discord replacements; virtual swap spaces; BPF memory protection keys; PostgreSQL's lessons in attracting contributors; 7.0 merge window; Network Time Security. Briefs: OpenSUSE governance; Firefox 148.0; GNU Awk 5.4.0; GNU Octave 11.1.0; Rust in Ladybird; LibreOffice Online; Weston 15.0; RIP Robert Kaye; Quotes; ... Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.

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Showtime video player edges closer to Ubuntu debut

Those testing Ubuntu 26.04 daily builds or monthly snapshots may have noticed that Showtime, GNOME’s spiffy new video player, is not preinstalled in the ‘extended selection’, despite being announced as a replacement for Totem. It’s especially confusing since Resources system monitor, announced as a software swap the same time as Showtime, has been on the ISO for a while. Credits need not roll on hope yet, as Showtime could be making its debut soon. Its latest package upload to the resolute archives includes a change that goes some way to explaining why it’s not been present sooner. It reads: “Depend […]

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Databases for AI: Vectors, Embeddings, and Architecture

Everyone who comments on AI—whether machine learning or more contemporary techniques such as LLMs—notes the enormous volumes of data it requires, as well as the radically novel ways in which data is used. Thousands of new data centers are currently ... Read more The post Databases for AI: Vectors, Embeddings, and Architecture appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).

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Support period lengthened for the 6.6, 6.12, and 6.18 kernels

The stated support periods for the 6.6, 6.12, and 6.18 kernels has been extended. The 6.6 kernel will be supported with stable updates through the end of 2027 (for four years of support total), while 6.12 and 6.18 will get updates through the end of 2028, for four and three years of support.

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b4's Review TUI With AI Integration Nearing Pre-Alpha Release

The b4 tool used for managing patch workflows to the Linux kernel has been seeing a lot of work recently on b4 review as the text user interface (TUI) to help expedite the patch review process for the Linux kernel. The b4 review TUI has been integrating AI agent code review helpers powered by the likes of Claude Code too for trying to help enhance the efficiency for Linux kernel patch reviews. That b4 review work is quickly approaching a pre-alpha state...