# The Kernel Is Not a Museum

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/672/
> Your favorite open source projects have been busy. We round up the new releases worth knowing about, plus the big kernel changes headed your way soon.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 672
- Date: 2026-06-21
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 01:24:52
- Audio: https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/217dbc77-dcc9-49c2-8dd3-ef50193dfcb2.mp3


Transcripts: [text/vtt](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/c9a494ba-f0e5-4b9e-8515-50cefd86a606.vtt) [application/x-subrip](https://feeds.jupiterbroadcasting.com/transcripts/lup/c9a494ba-f0e5-4b9e-8515-50cefd86a606.srt)


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### Episode Links

* [AppleTalk 1985-2026 Memorial Sticker](https://www.jupitergarage.com/product/appletalk-1985-2026-memorial-sticker "AppleTalk 1985-2026 Memorial Sticker")
* [Sorry, I only open regular files Sticker](https://www.jupitergarage.com/product/sorry-not-sorry "Sorry, I only open regular files Sticker")
* [Webroot](https://webroot.com/unplugged "Webroot") — Save sixty percent when you go to webroot.com/unplugged.
* [💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike](https://strike.me/ "💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike")
* [📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM](https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov "📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM")
* [Web Boost](https://boost.jupiterbroadcasting.com/?show=lup "Web Boost") — Send us a boost via sats or USD
* [KDE Plasma 6.7 Released With Per-Screen Virtual Desktops, Wayland Improvements - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.7-Released "KDE Plasma 6.7 Released With Per-Screen Virtual Desktops, Wayland Improvements - Phoronix")
* [Plasma 6.7 - KDE Community](https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.7.0/ "Plasma 6.7 - KDE Community")
* [See what's next for Firefox — Firefox.com](https://www.firefox.com/en-US/whatsnext/ "See what's next for Firefox — Firefox.com")
* [systemd 261 Released With New systemd-sysinstall OS Installer](https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-261 "systemd 261 Released With New systemd-sysinstall OS Installer")
* [Introducing Myna: Speech to Text for Ubuntu Desktop](https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/introducing-myna-speech-to-text-for-ubuntu-desktop/84251 "Introducing Myna: Speech to Text for Ubuntu Desktop")
* [myna: Myna is a lightweight speech-to-text application for Ubuntu Desktop.](https://github.com/canonical/myna "myna: Myna is a lightweight speech-to-text application for Ubuntu Desktop.")
* [Linux 7.1 Annouced by Linus on Sunday June 14th](https://lkml.iu.edu/2606.1/13340.html "Linux 7.1 Annouced by Linus on Sunday June 14th") — Anyway, possible slight hiccups in the merge window aside, the newstoday is 7.1.
* [Linux Kernel 7.1 Officially Released, Here's What’s New - 9to5Linux](https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-7-1-officially-released-heres-whats-new "Linux Kernel 7.1 Officially Released, Here's What’s New - 9to5Linux")
* [Linux 7.1 Features: New NTFS Driver, New Intel + AMD Hardware, Performance Optimizations & Modernization - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-71-features-changes "Linux 7.1 Features: New NTFS Driver, New Intel + AMD Hardware, Performance Optimizations & Modernization - Phoronix")
* [Linux Kernel 7.1 Officially Released with New NTFS Driver, Intel FRED, and Major Code Cleanup | Linux Journal](https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-kernel-71-officially-released-new-ntfs-driver-intel-fred-and-major-code-cleanup "Linux Kernel 7.1 Officially Released with New NTFS Driver, Intel FRED, and Major Code Cleanup | Linux Journal")
* [The first half of the 7.2 merge window - LWN.net](https://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/1078068/aa31b02139f5b7f5/ "The first half of the 7.2 merge window - LWN.net")
* [Linux 7.2 Adds Ability To Limit Programs To Only Open Regular Files, Avoid Being Tricked Or Doing Silly Things - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-VFS-OPENAT2-REGULAR "Linux 7.2 Adds Ability To Limit Programs To Only Open Regular Files, Avoid Being Tricked Or Doing Silly Things - Phoronix")
* [Btrfs Now Enables Large Folios By Default, Lands Huge Folios With Linux 7.2 - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Btrfs "Btrfs Now Enables Large Folios By Default, Lands Huge Folios With Linux 7.2 - Phoronix")
* [XFS Zone Allocator No Longer Experimental With Linux 7.2 - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/XFS-Zone-Allocator-Linux-7.2 "XFS Zone Allocator No Longer Experimental With Linux 7.2 - Phoronix")
* [EXT4 Reworks Fast Commit Handling & Faster Directory Hash Computation - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-EXT4 "EXT4 Reworks Fast Commit Handling & Faster Directory Hash Computation - Phoronix")
* [Linux 7.2 Improves Anonymous/Unnamed Pipe Performance For Shell Pipelines & More - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-72-Faster-Anon-Pipe-Write "Linux 7.2 Improves Anonymous/Unnamed Pipe Performance For Shell Pipelines & More - Phoronix")
* [AF_ALG Deprecation Approved For Linux 7.2, Useless & Insecure Crypto Driver Code Removed - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Crypto "AF_ALG Deprecation Approved For Linux 7.2, Useless & Insecure Crypto Driver Code Removed - Phoronix")
* [Linux Finally Ends AppleTalk Protocol Support - Phoronix](https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Drops-AppleTalk "Linux Finally Ends AppleTalk Protocol Support - Phoronix")
* [soltros/Cabinet](https://github.com/soltros/Cabinet "soltros/Cabinet") — Cabinet is a lean, high-performance "File Locker" designed for self-hosting. It prioritizes a fast web experience, mobile-first design, and simple file management without the bloat of complex syncing engines.
* [Distro Stu's Nix Router Config](https://github.com/jonocodes/configs/tree/main/nixos/hosts/ocarina "Distro Stu's Nix Router Config")
* [Pick: Fluxcast](https://github.com/IlyaP358/fluxcast "Pick: Fluxcast") — Stream your Linux desktop to a Smart TV via Miracast/WFD, DLNA, or Chromecast.
* [Pick: audible-cli](https://github.com/mkb79/audible-cli "Pick: audible-cli") — A command line interface for audible package. With the cli you can download your Audible books, cover, chapter files.
* [Pick: Import-To-AudioBookShelf](https://github.com/stratus-ss/Import-To-AudioBookShelf "Pick: Import-To-AudioBookShelf") — A utility to take books which you legally purchased from Audible and move them into Audio BookShelf
* [Pick: quipclipper](https://github.com/weckere/quipclipper "Pick: quipclipper") — Find and cut lossless clips from movies & TV by searching the subtitle dialogue.