Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 14, 2026 (Mar 24 β Apr 5)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Netrunner 26, AerynOS, OpenSSH 10.3, Archinstall 4.0, Wine 11.6, Linux hits 5% on Steam, Debian addresses age verification, and more.
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Catch up on the latest Linux news: Netrunner 26, AerynOS, OpenSSH 10.3, Archinstall 4.0, Wine 11.6, Linux hits 5% on Steam, Debian addresses age verification, and more.
Arch Linux developers have announced that iptables now defaults to the nft backend, replacing the previous iptables-nft package name.
Zorin OS says it has no plans to introduce mandatory age or ID verification into the Linux distribution.
Ventoy 1.1.11 fixes Windows and WinPE UEFI boot display issues, adds KylinSecOS support, and brings several Linux-side improvements.
JetStream 3 represents a significant BrowserBench update, supported by Apple, Google, Mozilla, and other browser engine contributors.
Debian Project Leader Andreas Tille says Debian has made no decision on age verification compliance and is still awaiting legal analysis.
Pangolin 1.17 tunneled reverse proxy adds multi-role RBAC, provisioning keys for sites, connection logs, SIEM log streaming, and more.
Pidgin 3.0 has entered the alpha stage with version 2.95, featuring updated account settings and ongoing development of Zulip protocol support.
Wine 11.6 brings early Android driver revival work, better game mod support through DLL load order changes, more VBScript fixes, and 28 bug fixes.
Arch-based Omarchy 3.5 adds Intel Panther Lake support with a patched Linux kernel 6.19, Dell XPS 2026 fixes, and new features.
Gentooβs joke about replacing the Linux kernel with Hurd was fake, but the projectβs new experimental GNU/Hurd port is real.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will increase the minimum RAM requirement for Desktop users from 4 GB to 6 GB.
Arch-based systemd-free Artix Linux 2026.04 is out with XLibre by default and PipeWire replacing PulseAudio in ISOs.
Parrot Linux publishes an official statement against age verification as opposition grows across the Linux and open-source world.
Linux continues its rise on Steam, reaching a record 5% share in Valveβs March 2026 Hardware and Software Survey.