On Saturday 19 July 2025, the annual Debian Developers and Contributors Conference came to a close.

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This week in Linux, we have a jam packed show for you with a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 6.16. Then we have some new distros to talk about with KDE Linux and Helium OS. Plus feren OS is back on the show this week to celebrate a big milestone of their 10 year anniversary. Then we'll talk about some bummer news, with a new UK law that is wreaking havoc on the internet. 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!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
01:28 Linux Kernel 6.16 Released
04:12 KDE Linux: KDE's own Linux distro
08:39 10 Year Anniversary of Feren OS
10:57 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
13:03 UK's Online Safety Act is wreaking havoc online
19:21 Kapitano Anti-Virus Abandons Ship
22:35 Helium OS 10 Released
25:00 libinput 1.29 Released
26:07 Outro

Links:

• Linux Kernel 6.16 Released
  • https://kernel.org/
  • https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.16
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.16-Features-Reminder
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.16-Released
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/linux-6-16-released-openvpn-speed-boost-5-level-paging
  • https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-16-officially-released-this-is-whats-new
• KDE Linux
  • https://kde.org/linux/
  • https://www.omglinux.com/kde-linux-immutable-os/
• 10 Years of Feren OS
  • https://medium.com/feren-os/celebrating-10-years-of-feren-os-what-to-look-out-for-in-the-future-58d3d0768350
• UK tries to ruin the internet (lol not real title)
  • https://news.sky.com/story/new-internet-rules-come-into-force-this-week-heres-what-will-change-13400034
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1k81lj8nvpo
  • https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo
  • https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/age-assurance
  • https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-uk-users-verify-age-access-content/
  • https://www.wired.com/story/vpn-use-spike-age-verification-laws-uk/
  • https://www.404media.co/id-verification-service-for-tiktok-uber-x-exposed-driver-licenses-au10tix/
  • https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/european-digital-identity_en
  • https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/23/new-rules-will-radically-change-the-way-we-use-the-internet-in-australia-and-not-just-social-media
  • https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-age-checks-3582141/
• Kapitano Abandons Ship
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/kapitano-linux-antivirus-abandoned-by-dev
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1mc7re9/kapitano_linux_antivirus_scanner_developer/
  • https://codeberg.org/zynequ/Kapitano/issues/12
  • https://codeberg.org/zynequ/Kapitano/issues/13
  • https://codeberg.org/zynequ/Kapitano/issues/14
  • https://github.com/ivangabriele/clamav-desktop
• Helium OS 10
  • https://www.heliumos.org/
  • https://www.heliumos.org/blog/post/heliumos-10-released/
• libinput 1.29
  • https://lore.freedesktop.org/wayland-devel/20250731092534.GA4100432@quokka/T/#u
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/libinput-1.29
• Support the show
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