304: Linux 6.14 is here, HP considers SteamOS, plus new Zorin OS & EndeavourOS and more Linux news!

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This week in Linux, we have a brand new version of the Linux kernel, including a boost for gaming performance and GPU workload protection in the Linux 6.14 release. There are some new distro releases to talk about with Zorin OS and EndeavourOS, as well as some beta releases from Fedora and Ubuntu. Plus, openSUSE is adding a long-requested feature to their Zypper Package Manager, and so much more on this episode of This Week in Linux. This is the weekly news show that will keep 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

00:45 Linux 6.14 Released

07:01 Zorin OS 17.3 Released

13:11 EndeavourOS Mercury Neo Released

14:58 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]

16:54 Rescuezilla 13 Released

17:54 Finnix 250 Released

19:14 Fedora 42 Beta Released

22:14 Ubuntu 25.04 Beta Released

23:23 openSUSE Adds Experimental Parallel Downloads to Zypper

24:21 HP considers SteamOS for their next Gaming Handheld

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Linux 6.14 Releasedhttps://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wg7TO09Si5tTPyhdrLLvyYtVmCf+GGN4kVJ0=Xk=5TE3g@mail.gmail.com/T/#u https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html https://bsky.app/profile/plagman.bsky.social/post/3lkp26xmco22k https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.14 Zorin OS 17.3 Released[https://blog.zorin.com/2025/03/26/zorin-os-17.3-is-here/](https://blog.zorin.com/2025/03/26/zorin-os-17.3-is-here/\) https://kdeconnect.kde.org/ EndeavourOS Mercury Neo Releasedhttps://endeavouros.com/news/mercury-neo-with-linux-6-13-7-and-arch-mirror-ranking-bug-fix/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly https://destinationlinux.net/409 Rescuezilla 13 Releasedhttps://rescuezilla.com/ https://github.com/rescuezilla/rescuezilla/releases/tag/2.6 Finnix 250 Releasedhttps://blog.finnix.org/2025/03/22/finnix-250-released/ https://www.finnix.org/ Fedora 42 Beta Releasedhttps://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-42-beta/ Ubuntu 25.04 Beta Releasedhttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-25-04-beta-download https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.04-Beta GNOME 48 https://thisweekinlinux.com/303 openSUSE Adds Experimental Parallel Downloads to Zypperhttps://news.opensuse.org/2025/03/27/zypper-adds-experimental-parallel-downloads/ HP considers SteamOS for their next Gaming Handheldhttps://www.xda-developers.com/hp-hasnt-made-omen-gaming-handheld/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/hp-are-interested-in-making-a-steamos-handheld-as-the-windows-experience-sucks/ Support the showhttps://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/