--- title: FOSS Weekly #26.17: Ubuntu 26.04 Release, Firefox... description: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS releases today with support until 2031, alongside an expected Fedora 44 release tomorrow. Other highlights include Linux 7.1 dropping Russian... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-17-ubuntu-26-04-release-firefox-controversy-positive-news-on-age-verification-and-ig2vm3vre twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: FOSS Weekly #26.17: Ubuntu 26.04 Release, Firefox Controversy, Positive News on Age-verification and More Linux Stuff | daily.dev og:description: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS releases today with support until 2031, alongside an expected Fedora 44 release tomorrow. Other highlights include Linux 7.1 dropping Russian... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-17-ubuntu-26-04-release-firefox-controversy-positive-news-on-age-verification-and-ig2vm3vre og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ig2vm3vre.png og:image:alt: FOSS Weekly #26.17: Ubuntu 26.04 Release, Firefox Controversy, Positive News on Age-verification and More Linux Stuff og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # FOSS Weekly #26.17: Ubuntu 26.04 Release, Firefox Controversy, Positive News on Age-verification and More Linux Stuff **[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ubuntu 26.04 LTS releases today with support until 2031, alongside an expected Fedora 44 release tomorrow. Other highlights include Linux 7.1 dropping Russian Baikal SoC support, Cal.com going closed source citing AI-driven vulnerability scanning, a 21-year-old fixing a 20-year-old Enlightenment E16 bug, Mozilla launching Thunderbolt (a self-hostable AI client), Firefox's new mascot Kit sparking controversy, and Colorado's age verification bill set to exempt open source software. Also covered: Tuta Drive entering closed beta, Linux terminal tips, kernel compilation guide, and a new Arch-based Linux gaming console announcement. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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