This Week in Linux

344: Copy Fail & Dirty Frag, Bazzite 44, CachyOS, Arch Linux & more Linux news

May 9, 2026·31 min
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video: https://youtu.be/zRqYZ7iiU7o This week in Linux, we&#39;ve got a new release from Bazzite 44 based on the new Fedora 44. Then we&#39;ve got some Arch Linux related releases with a new CachyOS and a new ISO from Arch itself. Plus we&#39;re going to take a look at an upcoming event called the Linux App Summit as well as the recent vulnerability news that is making waves with Copy Fail &amp; Dirty Frag. 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&#39;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 00:41 Bazzite 44 Released 04:49 CachyOS April 2026 Release 08:21 Arch Linux with 7.0 11:46 Copy Fail &amp; Dirty Frag Vulnerabilities 20:51 Linux App Summit from GNOME &amp; KDE 23:42 Mesa 26.1 Released 26:49 GhostBSD 26.1 Released 29:41 Outro Links: Bazzite 44 Released https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-44-update/12092 https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-atomic-desktops-in-fedora-linux-44/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/bazzite-linux-44-lands-for-desktop-gamers-and-its-a-big-release/ CachyOS April 2026 Release https://cachyos.org/blog/2604-april-release/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-April-2026 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/cachyos-april-2026-release-brings-a-new-package-manager-and-even-more-optimizations/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-Super-Charged-Linux-7.0 https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-release-for-april-2026-brings-shelly-as-default-gui-package-manager Arch Linux with 7.0 https://archlinux.org/releng/releases/2026.05.01/ https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-7-0-is-now-available-for-download https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-may-iso-is-out-with-linux-kernel-7-0/ https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-3-arch-linux-installer-adds-support-for-installing-additional-fonts Copy Fail &amp; Dirty Frag Vulnerabilities Copy Fail: https://copy.fail/ https://itsfoss.com/news/copy-fail-linux-exploit/ https://9to5linux.com/copy-fail-linux-kernel-vulnerability-now-patched-in-debian-ubuntu-and-others https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/05/copyfail-attackers-start-cashing-in-on-linux-flaw/5226930 https://xint.io/blog/copy-fail-linux-distributions <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/01/cve-2026-31431-copy-fail-vulnerability-enables-linux-root-privilege-escalation/" rel="nof

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