Manjaro is in trouble, Germany mandates open formats, Google destroys sideloading

Linux & Open Source News

Mar 21, 2026•30 min•Season 3Ep. 61

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02:08 Manjaro community wants to split from company https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-2-0-manifesto/186171/28

05:19 Android dev verification is a nightmare https://itsfoss.com/news/android-developer-verification/

07:45 Google made the worst sideloading UX possible https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/google-details-new-24-hour-process-to-sideload-unverified-android-apps/

09:51 Germany mandates the ODF format https://linuxiac.com/germany-mandates-odf-for-public-administration/

11:36 Orion browser has a public beta https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/orion-for-linux-beta-release

13:22 CachyOS is the most used gaming distro right now? https://www.xda-developers.com/cachyos-dethrones-arch-as-the-top-desktop-distro-for-linux-gamers-on-protondb/

15:02 Ubuntu 26.04 has a slight redesign https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-2604-new-folder-icons

17:00 Firefox talks about their upcoming new features https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/firefox-148-149-new-features/ https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/meet-kit/

19:11 GNOME 50 is released, and it’s a massive update https://youtu.be/lrLlQlvHV1Q

20:41 Google offers AI agent to review Linux Kernel code https://www.phoronix.com/news/Sashiko-Linux-AI-Code-Review

22:38 Thunderbird shares their roadmaps https://blog.thunderbird.net/2026/03/introducing-our-public-roadmaps/

24:35 Playstation 5 runs Linux now https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-AMDGPU-PS5-Patches https://x.com/theflow0/status/2030011206040256841

25:53 DLSS 5 gets massively bad reactions https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/03/gamers-react-with-overwhelming-disgust-to-dlss-5s-generative-ai-glow-ups/