--- title: FOSS Weekly #26.33: Mint Kernel, PDF Editing, VLC Drama,... description: A roundup of Linux and open source news covering Linux Mint's upcoming automatic old kernel cleanup feature, the Austrian Military's migration of 16,000 PCs... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-33-mint-kernel-pdf-editing-vlc-drama-omarchy-quattro-and-more-linux-stuff-pz39ueprn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: FOSS Weekly #26.33: Mint Kernel, PDF Editing, VLC Drama, Omarchy Quattro and More Linux Stuff | daily.dev og:description: A roundup of Linux and open source news covering Linux Mint's upcoming automatic old kernel cleanup feature, the Austrian Military's migration of 16,000 PCs... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-33-mint-kernel-pdf-editing-vlc-drama-omarchy-quattro-and-more-linux-stuff-pz39ueprn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/PZ39uEPrn.png og:image:alt: FOSS Weekly #26.33: Mint Kernel, PDF Editing, VLC Drama, Omarchy Quattro 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 #26.33: Mint Kernel, PDF Editing, VLC Drama, Omarchy Quattro and More Linux Stuff **[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A roundup of Linux and open source news covering Linux Mint's upcoming automatic old kernel cleanup feature, the Austrian Military's migration of 16,000 PCs from Microsoft Office to LibreOffice, CachyOS's August update, a VLC playback slowdown on Windows blamed on Microsoft Defender, Proxmox VE's new official ARM64 support, an open source Xbox Game Pass Linux project called Xodus, a Wayland replacement for KGamma color management, an Illinois child age-verification law, Omarchy Linux 4.0's AI focus, plus tutorials on installing software from source, backup tools, PDF editing apps, a Raspberry Pi AI agent setup guide, and a Linux Foundation certification discount. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does Proxmox VE support ARM64 now? Proxmox Virtual Environment officially supports ARM64 hardware, using the same codebase, release cycle, and support window as the existing x86-64 build. NVIDIA Grace and Vera systems are fully validated for this support, while other UEFI-based ARMv9-A hardware receives best-effort support. _Teams evaluating hypervisor platforms for ARM servers can track Proxmox capability changes on daily.dev._ ### Is Linux Mint getting automatic old kernel cleanup? Linux Mint is adding automatic old kernel cleanup in its next release, a capability Fedora has already offered for years through DNF's installonly_limit setting. This addresses disk space buildup from accumulated old kernel versions that Mint previously required users to clean up manually. _Linux Mint users tracking upcoming release features can follow distro changes like this on daily.dev._ ### Why does VLC take a long time to play an MP3 file on Windows? VLC can take around 30 seconds to play an MP3 file on Windows, but the delay is caused by Microsoft Defender rather than a bug in VLC itself. Defender's scanning behavior interferes with playback, meaning VLC gets blamed for a problem that originates in Windows' own security software. _Anyone debugging odd app slowdowns on Windows can find root-cause explanations like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [FOSS Weekly \#26.08: KDE Plasma 6.6, Mint Release Schedule Change, ASCII Weather, Firefox Tweaking and More Linux Stuff](https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-08-kde-plasma-6-6-mint-release-schedule-change-ascii-weather-firefox-tweaking-an-rgxvngt2l) · It's Foss · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [FOSS Weekly \#26.09: Linux Mint Shortcuts, OpenClaw Alternatives, Ladybird's Rust Move, Super Productivity and More](https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-09-linux-mint-shortcuts-openclaw-alternatives-ladybird-s-rust-move-super-product-rhcpdlvkm) · It's Foss · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#proxmox](https://daily.dev/tags/proxmox) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-33-mint-kernel-pdf-editing-vlc-drama-omarchy-quattro-and-more-linux-stuff-pz39ueprn) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"FOSS Weekly #26.33: Mint Kernel, PDF Editing, VLC Drama, Omarchy Quattro and More Linux Stuff","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-33-mint-kernel-pdf-editing-vlc-drama-omarchy-quattro-and-more-linux-stuff-pz39ueprn","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-33-mint-kernel-pdf-editing-vlc-drama-omarchy-quattro-and-more-linux-stuff-pz39ueprn"},"datePublished":"2026-08-13T13:54:18.270Z","dateModified":"2026-08-13T13:54:49.297Z","description":"A roundup of Linux and open source news covering Linux Mint's upcoming automatic old kernel cleanup feature, the Austrian Military's migration of 16,000 PCs...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f1259b4f88b57ad8278a3169f9741ac5?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f1259b4f88b57ad8278a3169f9741ac5?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"It's Foss","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"It's Foss","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/582e3faed71842bfb9d3840a787d6700","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-33-mint-kernel-pdf-editing-vlc-drama-omarchy-quattro-and-more-linux-stuff-pz39ueprn","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"linux,proxmox","timeRequired":"PT6M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"It's Foss","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"FOSS Weekly #26.33: Mint Kernel, PDF Editing, VLC Drama, Omarchy Quattro and More Linux Stuff"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-33-mint-kernel-pdf-editing-vlc-drama-omarchy-quattro-and-more-linux-stuff-pz39ueprn#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does Proxmox VE support ARM64 now?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Proxmox Virtual Environment officially supports ARM64 hardware, using the same codebase, release cycle, and support window as the existing x86-64 build. 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