This Week in Linux

360: Fedora 45, LXQt 2.5, Bazzite 45, Asahi Linux on Apple M3, & Affinity Studio on Linux

Nov 11, 2026 ·32 min

Join me this Friday for a Members Only Livestream to go Behind the Scenes of TWIL! The stream will be November 13th at 12:00 PM US Central. Become a member to watch live at https://tuxdigital.com/membership and save the Live link: https://youtu.be/xH9ZPABshTE video: https://youtu.be/6t2kE6TWtlY This week in Linux, one of the biggest Adobe alternatives announced it is finally coming to Linux, and that's just the beginning of all the exciting news! Fedora 45 has arrived with tons of updates and the latest versions of GNOME and KDE Plasma. Bazzite 45 has also landed and they've got some exciting news around support for Epic Games new Easy Anti Cheat. Then we got a new desktop release from LXQt as they close a chapter that's been open for more than a decade. And the Asahi Linux developers have made some incredible progress on Apple Silicon, including a gaming breakthrough, and there's some licensing changes for the project that has sparked some debates. All that and so much more so let's jump into Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:27 Fedora Linux 45 Released 04:36 Affinity Is Officially Coming to Linux 08:57 Asahi Linux Makes Major Progress on Apple Silicon 12:54 LXQt 2.5 Released 15:58 Bazzite 45 Released 19:38 AI Discovers 948 Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities 22:34 openSUSE Leap 16.1 Released With Immutable Mode 26:06 Serious APT Vulnerability Affects Debian and Ubuntu 28:16 GOG Galaxy is officially coming to Linux 29:33 Linux Turns the PlayStation 5 Into a Steam Machine 31:03 Support the show 32:01 Outro Links: Fedora Linux 45 Released https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-45/ https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-workstation-45/ https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-in-fedora-kde-plasma-desktop-45/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-Released https://itsfoss.com/news/...

359: KDE Plasma 6.8, Fortnite on Linux, Ubuntu 26.10, Linux 7.3, Mint 27, & more Linux news

Nov 5, 2026 ·35 min

Sponsored by Bitwarden: The Open Source Password Manager that keeps your passwords secure and accessible across all your devices. Visit https://bitwarden.com/tux to get started. video: https://youtu.be/CIZYWaEuvQA This episode is going to be so packed full of great stuff that it’s kind of ridiculous! KDE is celebrating 30 years of the project, with Plasma 6.8, bringing some exciting improvements and a major change to the Linux desktop. Meanwhile, Fortnite is finally coming to Linux, and some distributions are already making preparations to get it working. Linux 7.3 is here with improvements for gaming, hardware, and performance, plus a few unexpected additions. And Ubuntu 26.10 has arrived, but Canonical has even bigger plans that could change the future of Ubuntu Desktop. All of that and more! So let's jump into Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:30 KDE Plasma 6.8 Released and 30 Years of KDE 05:34 Fortnite is Coming to Linux!? Kernel Level Anti Cheat for Linux!? 10:50 Linux 7.3 Released 13:23 Bitwarden Password Manager [ad] 15:10 Ubuntu 26.10 Released and Ubuntu Core Desktop 19:51 Linux Mint 27 News 23:43 Compressed RAM for Linux from Meta 26:27 Enlightenment 0.28 Released 29:35 Flathub Revokes Their Ban on AI-Generated Apps 32:43 Toolpak, Flatpak for Developer Tools 33:26 GNOME OS Preview Moves Toward an Everyday OS 34:23 Support the show 35:11 Outro Links: KDE Plasma 6.8 Released and 30 Years of KDE https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.8.0/ https://discuss.kde.org/t/plasma-6-8-is-out-its-kdes-30th-birthday-and-were-kicking-off-our-fundraiser/50936 https://youtu.be/1Vyzla9mx4g (documentary) https://youtu.be/qBAsX0SRhqI (my interview) Fortnite is Coming to Linux!? Kernel Level Anti Cheat for Linux!? https://store.epicgames.com/news/epic-games-launcher-preview https://onlineservi...

358: Netherlands Builds A Distro, Linux on Snapdragon ARM, AI Replaces Entire Adobe Creative Suite

Oct 15, 2026 ·30 min

video: https://youtu.be/8bNh2cciDOE This week in Linux, the Dutch government is building its own Linux desktop using NixOS, and it could have some major implications for digital independence! NVIDIA has revealed ambitious plans for its new open-source Rust driver, while Qualcomm is making a serious push to bring Linux to Snapdragon laptops! And one developer has used AI to build a bunch of open-source alternatives to Adobe's biggest applications, and they're exploding in popularity! Plus, Valve is making Windows gaming on Linux even easier! All of this and more so let's jump into Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:49 Dutch Government Is Building Its Own NixOS-Based Distro 04:05 NVIDIA Wants to Push The Open-Source Rust Nova Driver to Replace Upstream Driver 06:56 Qualcomm Wants First-Class Linux Support for Snapdragon X2 11:01 ArtCraft is Coming After the Entire Adobe Suite with AI 18:29 Steam Now Defaults Non-Steam Windows Games to Proton on Linux 20:46 Firefox 157 Gets Its Biggest Visual Refresh in Years 24:07 KDE Announces Its 3 Big Goals for the Next 2 Years 25:48 F-Droid 2.0 Is Its Biggest App Update in a Decade 26:57 postmarketOS Becomes Nura 28:20 Ubuntu Is Moving to Weekly Kernel Releases Because the CVE Flood 29:29 Support the show 30:26 Outro Links: Dutch Government Is Building Its Own NixOS-Based Distro https://code.overheid.nl/MinBZK/DAWO https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/28/dutch-government-turns-to-nixos-for-a-sovereign-desktop/5299501 https://thenextweb.com/news/dutch-government-dawo-nixos-linux-desktop https://www.tomshardware.com/software/the-netherlands-is-rolling-alternative-nixos-based-software-ecosystem-after-u-s-sanctions-on-icc-took-microsoft-off-the-table-trial-programs-running-now-first-release-expected-at-end-of-2027 NVIDIA Wants to Push The Open-Sour...

357: Linux on M3 Macs, GNOME 51, Steam Frame, Jellyfin 12, Microsoft 365 on Linux, & more Linux news

Sep 21, 2026 ·30 min

video: https://youtu.be/V4r7fCFLP6A This week in Linux, GNOME 51 is here with a faster, more polished desktop and a long list of upgrades across the environment. Asahi Linux pulled off another major Apple Silicon milestone with M3 Macs. Valve is building one of the wildest compatibility stacks we've seen yet for the Steam Frame. And Open Source projects are now setting traps for AI coding agents that can make lazy submissions snitch on themselves. Plus, Jellyfin 12 is a huge upgrade for self-hosted media. All of this and more on this week's episode, so let's jump into Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:47 GNOME 51 Released 04:34 Asahi Linux for M3 Macs 10:52 Valve's Steam Frame Compatibility Stack for Linux Gaming 13:45 Microsoft 365 might come to Linux (unofficially) 17:21 Jellyfin 12 Released 20:55 Open Source Projects Setting Traps for Lazy Ai Submissions 24:20 Raspberry Pi OS Desktop Refresh 26:07 Ubuntu 26.10 completes migration to Rust-based coreutils 27:08 Google is Replacing C-based Android Binder with Rust 28:13 RustFS 1.0 Released 29:04 Support the show 29:58 Outro Links: GNOME 51 Released https://release.gnome.org/51/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-51-Released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/gnome-51-released Asahi Linux for M3 Macs https://asahilinux.org/2026/09/m2-episode-1/ https://asahilinux.org/docs/platform/feature-support/m3/ https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora_asahi_remix_45_beta/ https://fedora-asahi-remix.org/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-Official-M3 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/asahi-linux-now-officially-supports-macs-with-the-m3-series-soc/ Valve's Steam Frame Compatibility Stack for Linux Gaming https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/compatibility https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/frame-public/lepton/ https://...

356: CERN to Debian, Audacity 4, OpenShot 4, 30,000 Steam Games, Age Verify Exemption & more Linux news

Sep 7, 2026 ·35 min

video: https://youtu.be/A_1UeqFux-Q This week in Linux, CERN makes some Linux news revolving around Debian, lawmakers are giving open source a way out of OS-level age verification ... well in California, and Ubisoft found away to make Linux gaming news frustrating right at the same time as we hit a huge milestone for Linux gaming. Plus, Audacity gets one of its biggest updates in years, OpenShot levels up in a big way, and Linux From Scratch has a brand new release for everyone who thinks installing Linux should require just a little more suffering. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:55 CERN is moving some systems to Debian 05:26 California Legislature Passes Open-Source Exemption From OS Age Verification 09:56 30,000 Games Playable on Linux but Ubisoft Is Intentionally Blocking For Honor 16:46 Audacity 4.0 Released With a Completely Rebuilt Interface 20:31 OpenShot 4.0 Brings Major Upgrades 22:47 The Ur Project - A Clear Linux Architect Is Building a New Linux Distro 26:20 Linux From Scratch 13.1 Released 29:57 Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Released 32:16 Update: NVIDIA confirmed they are buying Hugging Face 34:24 Support the show 35:39 Outro Links: CERN is moving some systems to Debian https://ch2026.mini.debconf.org/talks/6-controlling-cerns-accelerators-with-debian/ https://micronews.debian.org/2026/1788286274.html https://linux.web.cern.ch/debian/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/CERN-Goes-Debian-Leaving-RHEL https://itsfoss.com/news/cern-debian-push/ California Legislature Passes Open-Source Exemption From OS Age Verification https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1856 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xht...

355: 35 Years of Linux, NVIDIA buying Hugging Face, €500K for Flatpak, Ai in Debian, & more Linux news

Aug 31, 2026 ·18 min

video: https://youtu.be/tksoVnYTz1c This week in Linux, we learned that NVIDIA might be buying Hugging Face and this AI community platform reportedly rejected extra investment from NVIDIA because they didn't want one company having too much influence. Now NVIDIA may be buying the entire company. Someone dumped more than 125 bug reports into QEMU in under ten minutes, leading one maintainer to call it an effective denial-of-service attack. Debian finished their debate on what to do with AI contributions and their decision was surprising. LibreOffice has a new release where they made it very clear they aren't interested in adding Ai tools to summarize the document you just wrote. Plus Flatpak is getting more than half a million euros to improve Linux app security and sandboxing, so that's awesome. And all of this is happening while Linux celebrates 35 years of the kernel. This is Your Source for Linux GNews so let's see what happened This Week in Linux. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:09 Happy 35th Birthday Linux 03:54 NVIDIA Reportedly Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for .9 Billion 07:16 Announcing €500K Sovereign Tech Agency Investment in Flatpak 09:38 Debian's AI Decision 12:07 AI Bug Reports Become a “Denial of Service” Against Open Source Maintainers 14:45 LibreOffice 26.8 Makes “No AI” a Feature 17:25 Support the show 18:40 Outro Links: Happy 35th Birthday Linux https://bsky.app/profile/tuxdigital.bsky.social/post/3mtyonwnwvk2w https://9to5linux.com/happy-35th-birthday-linux https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-was-announced-by-linus-torvalds-35-years-ago-today-humble-os-started-with-10-000-lines-of-code-but-has-now-grown-to-40-million-dominates-global-infrastructure NVIDIA Reportedly Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/08/27/nvidia-has-reportedly-agreed-to-buy-ai-model-hosting-platform-hugg...

354: Linux 7.2, Linux Hits 10% Market Share, AUR Update, Fedora on Framework, KDE LTS, & more Linux news

Aug 24, 2026 ·31 min

video: https://youtu.be/lBJDyzkJbCI Linux 7.2 is here with a ton of new kernel improvements. Desktop Linux has crossed a major milestone for usage with more than 10% in North America and 7% globally. Arch Linux has announced some changes they are making to the way the AUR works because of the latest Malware attacks. Plus there's some big KDE news this week. KDE is bringing back LTS support with a much bigger "Bullet-Proof KDE" approach, and Framework has announced the next edition of the Framework Laptop 12 and it's coming with a preinstalled option of Fedora KDE. There is a LOT happening in the Linux world right now, and some of these stories get pretty wild. So here's Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:52 Support the show (Become a Member) 01:43 Linux 7.2 Released 04:50 Linux crosses 10% in Desktop Market Share 10:53 Arch Linux changes how AUR Adoptions work after Malware waves 13:06 "Bullet-Proof KDE" brings LTS Support back to KDE 16:29 Framework Laptop 12 with Fedora Linux Preinstalled 19:39 NVIDIA, GOG, & Epic Games to compete with Valve on Linux Gaming Ecosystem 23:01 Steam Deck 1% lows improve by as much as 32% 25:27 Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released 27:28 NVIDIA Becomes a Premier Sponsor of LVFS/Fwupd 28:48 FFmpeg 9.0 Released 29:56 Support the show 31:21 Outro Links: Linux 7.2 Released https://lwn.net/Articles/1089033/ https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_7.2 https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-72-features https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Released Linux crosses 10% in Desktop Market Share https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america#monthly-202505-202606 https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=2026-07-01_2026-07-31&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP%252CbotClass%253DLIKELY_AUTOMATED https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurv...

353: Codeberg Bans AI, 432 Linux CVEs, Valve wants Arch on ARM, Jellyfin Leaders Left & more Linux news

Jul 27, 2026 ·26 min

video: https://youtu.be/mytY-cyk76U This week in Linux, hundreds of Linux security alerts landed but the headlines leave out the most important part. Codeberg, a major open-source code hosting platform, is drawing a new line around AI-generated code, Valve is stretching out their ARM for a new Frame of mind for running Linux, and Jellyfin is entering a major new chapter behind the scenes. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Member = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Become a Member of the channel by July 31st 01:39 Codeberg bans mostly AI-generated projects 05:31 Valve and Collabora develop Arch Linux for ARM64 08:08 Jellyfin Leadership Departures 11:57 Linux publishes 432 kernel CVEs in 2 days 14:53 Canonical fixes 3 Snap vulnerabilities 17:26 Firefox 153 adds Containers and Vulkan Video 21:11 TWIL Speedrun or Linux Lightning Round 21:37 AMD’s open-source AI and robotics announcements 22:34 Final MPEG-4 Visual patent expiration 23:31 OBS Studio 32.2 Released 24:05 Raspberry Pi launches a 10-inch Touch Display 2 25:18 Outro Links: Become a Member of the channel by July 31st https://tuxdigital.com/membership Codeberg bans mostly AI-generated projects https://blog.codeberg.org/protecting-our-floss-commons-from-llms.html https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/codeberg-bans-ai-generated-code https://itsfoss.com/news/codeberg-bans-ai-contributions/ OpenAI on Vibe Coding - https://x.com/karpathy/status/1886192184808149383 Valve and Collabora develop Arch Linux for ARM64 https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/building-an-arch-linux-aarch64-port-for-holo-core.html https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/holo/holo-core-aarch64-preview https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/collabora-announce-a-preview-of-holo-core-an-aarch64-port-of-arch-linux-for-steam-frame/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Holo-Core-Experimental-ARM64 https://9to5linu...

352: Linus Torvalds talks AI in kernel, COSMIC Frosted Glass, AppManager for AppImages & more Linux news

Jul 19, 2026 ·21 min

video: https://youtu.be/CVkZvrh7qpw Ubuntu is shipping a kernel that can make certain AMD workloads up to 42 times slower. Linus Torvalds is drawing clearer boundaries around AI-generated code in the kernel. Secure Boot just passed a major certificate expiration deadline. COSMIC Desktop 1.3 brings a polished new Frosted Glass design. And one developer decided to add another place and that's a Sega Genesis from 1994. All of this and more on This Week in Linux. Now let’s jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:44 Ubuntu publishes Update that introduces regression for AMD users 03:52 Linus Torvalds talks on AI Code in Linux 07:12 Secure Boot Linux Certificates Expired? 09:27 COSMIC 1.3 with Frosted Glass 11:33 AppManager for AppImages 14:51 FreeBSD Removes All GPL Code 17:16 Rapid Fire Lightning Round 17:40 stillOS 10.2 Released 18:32 Blender 5.2 LTS Released 19:00 Clonezilla Live 3.3.3 Released 19:31 Linux on Sega Genesis and 32X Addon 20:26 Outro Links: Ubuntu publishes Update that introduces regression for AMD users https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/amdgpu-performance-regression-in-kernel-7-0-0-28-28/85237 Linus Torvalds talks on AI Code in Linux https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CAHk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Is-Not-Anti-AI https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/linux-creator-linus-torvalds-puts-foot-down-on-anti-ai-comments/ https://itsfoss.com/news/linus-torvalds-on-ai/ Secure Boot Linux Certificates Expired? https://lwn.net/Articles/1079808/ https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-07-14-secure-boot-2023-certificates/ https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-6-released-with-120-security-fixes-and-124-stability-updates/ COSMIC 1.3 with Frosted Glass https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-3-desktop-environment-released-with-frosted-glass-effect https://www.phoronix.com/ne...

351: Proton 11, Sabotage in OpenMandriva, Hannah Montana Linux, Cinnamon Wayland Ready & more Linux news

Jul 13, 2026 ·31 min

video: https://youtu.be/_CXz9L6n0WU This week in Linux, we have a really jam-packed episode for you. Linux Mint says that Cinnamon is ready for Wayland. We also have some drama news that's happening with OpenMandriva. So we're going to talk about that later. Also, we have some gaming news as well as two new distros that I want to show you. And also, Hannah Montana Linux is back, apparently. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:37 TuxDigital Memberships, support the show 01:35 Linux Mint says Cinnamon is Wayland Ready 03:19 Proton 11 Released 04:55 Sabotage in OpenMandriva? 08:49 RakuOS Linux 44 2026.07.05 11:56 Hannah Montana Linux Is Back 16:52 Galactic Mandate Linux 99 19:17 Sony Kills Physical Media for Games 24:33 Stop Killing Games Update 29:05 Outro Links: TuxDigital Memberships, support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/ Linux Mint says Cinnamon is Wayland Ready https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5046 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/linux-mint-wayland-fully-supported https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/linux-mint-cinnamon-is-finally-wayland-ready/ Proton 11 Released https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/releases/tag/proton-11.0-1 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/proton-11-0-1-officially-released-to-expand-windows-games-on-steamos-linux/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Proton-11.0-1 https://9to5linux.com/proton-11-officially-released-with-support-for-more-games-running-on-linux Sabotage in OpenMandriva? https://forum.openmandriva.org/t/statement-regarding-attempted-distribution-sabotage/8997 https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenMandriva-Disrupted https://fossforce.com/2026/07/in-an-angry-fit-dev-sabotages-openman...

350: Mageia 10, Kali Linux, Ultramarine 44, KDE Plasma Vulnerability & more Linux news

Jul 5, 2026 ·19 min

video: https://youtu.be/n36KHHUw31A The Linux news this week was jam packed with distro news, developer releases, and some security topics. We'll take look at new releases from Mageia Linux with Mageia 10, then Fyra Labs has announced Ultramarine Linux 44 and the offensive security distro Kali Linux has a brand new version this week. Plus there was a report of Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability affecting KDE Plasma. Then we'll take a look at the latest version of Git. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:43 Mageia 10 Released 03:36 Ultramarine Linux 44 Released 06:18 Kali Linux 2026.2 Released 09:29 KDE Plasma Affected by Arbitrary Code Execution 11:59 Git 2.55 Released 14:24 Wine 11.12 Released with Wayland Fractional Scaling 15:58 Microsoft Announces Linux Containers on WSL 18:14 Outro Links: Mageia 10 Released https://www.mageia.org/en/10/ https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mageia_10_Release_Notes https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mageia-10-Released https://linuxiac.com/mageia-10-revives-the-mandrake-spirit-with-plasma-6-and-kernel-6-18/ https://9to5linux.com/mageia-10-officially-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-kde-plasma-6-5-and-more Ultramarine Linux 44 Released https://ultramarine-linux.org/ https://blog.fyralabs.com/ultramarine-44-release/ https://linuxiac.com/ultramarine-linux-44-released-with-fedora-44-base-and-desktop-updates/ https://9to5linux.com/ultramarine-44-is-out-based-on-fedora-linux-44-linux-7-0-and-kde-plasma-6-7 Kali Linux 2026.2 Released https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2026-2-release/ https://linuxiac.com/kali-linux-2026-2-released-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-6-kernel-6-19/ https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2026-2-released-with-gnome-50-kde...

349: Steam Machine Prices Revealed, Akrites for FOSS Security, GIMP from 1996, & more Linux news

Jun 27, 2026 ·30 min

video: https://youtu.be/eb8Evj5nw40 This week's Linux news is packed with all kinds of stuff to talk about from new hardware devices, desktop environments, and a blast from the past. Valve has some exciting news about their new Steam Machine, their latest SteamOS update and also hide your wallets because the Steam Summer Sale is happening right now. Then PINE64 announced a new Home Assistant powered Smart Speaker as a local alternative to Amazon Echos and all those. We've got some desktop news from Xfce as their new Wayland Compositor has Preview Release ready for testing and tinkerers. The COSMIC desktop also has a new release with new features and lots of polish but is it ready to go. Then later we've got a blast from the past because for some reason someone made a Flatpak of GIMP 0.54 the version from 1996. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Sourcewe are for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:19 Steam Machine, SteamOS, and Steam Summer Sale 08:14 Akrites from Linux Foundation 11:49 PINE64 Smart Speaker with Home Assistant 14:41 Home Assistant OS 18.0 Released 17:37 GIMP 0.54 as a Flatpak 22:23 COSMIC 1.1 Released 26:46 Xfce’s Wayland Compositor Preview Release 29:08 Outro Links: Steam Machine, SteamOS, and Steam Summer Sale https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/685257114654870245 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steam-summer-sale-2026-is-live-heres-our-budget-recommendations/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steam-machine-pricing-and-launch-announced-and-yes-its-pricey/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Machine-1049 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/valve-upgraded-the-steamos-installation-image-to-the-big-steamos-3-8-release/ Akrites from Linux Foundation https://akrite...

348: Linux 7.1, KDE Plasma 6.7, Antergos Returns?, Commodore Callback, AUR Update & more Linux news

Jun 21, 2026 ·31 min

video: https://youtu.be/RCmZKZB-Mf8 The Linux News this week was jam packed. Linus Torvalds announced a new release of the Linux kernel. KDE announced a new release of the Plasma desktop. We've got an update on the AUR Malware from last week, it got better and then worse. Commodore revealed their next product, the Commodore Callback a Smart dumb phone. Yea I know. Plus there's some rumbles going on about the Return of Antergos Linux, we'll talk about that All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Linux 7.1 Released 03:36 KDE Plasma 6.7 Released 08:40 Antergos Linux Returns?! 16:08 AUR Malware Update for Arch Linux Users 19:39 Commodore Callback, a Smart Dumbphone 25:48 Epic Games Launches Lore Version Control System 28:24 DistroWatch Goes Down, Backups Save the Day 29:59 Outro Links: Linux 7.1 Released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/linux-7-1-kernel-features https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Released https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-7-1-officially-released-heres-whats-new https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/linux-kernel-7-1-out-now-with-new-ntfs-driver-lots-of-hardware-improvements/ KDE Plasma 6.7 Released https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.7.0/ https://quantumproductions.info/articles/2026-05/union-spring-2026-update Antergos Linux Returns?! https://github.com/Antergos-NeXT https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-antergos-next-a-modern-revival-of-antergos-linux-with-kde-plasma https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=20201 AUR Malware Update for Arch Linux Users https://lwn.net/Articles/1077619/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/the-security-situation-with-the-arch-linux-aur-got-a-lot-worse/ https://www.phoronix.com/ne...

347: DistroWatch turns 25, NixOS 26.05, NVIDIA RTX Spark, AUR Malware, & more Linux news

Jun 14, 2026 ·39 min

video: https://youtu.be/86dRcm8BKI0 This week in Linux, we have some distro news like a new release of NixOS and some unfortunate security news for Arch users. Plus we'll check out the new RTX Spark Superchip that Nvidia announced and it's time to celebrate 25 years of DistroWatch as they reached this massive milestone this week! All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:47 DistroWatch.com Celebrates 25 Years 09:56 NVIDIA RTX Spark "Superchip" 16:31 NixOS 26.05 Released 18:50 Arch Linux's AUR Compromised with Malware 27:06 T2 Linux 26.6 Released 29:51 Homebrew 6.0 Released 33:30 Microsoft Coreutils, Wait! What? 37:23 Outro Links: DistroWatch.com Celebrates 25 Years https://distrowatch.com/ https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260601#sitenews NVIDIA RTX Spark "Superchip" https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/products/rtx-spark/ https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-microsoft-windows-pcs-agents-rtx-spark https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-RTX-Spark https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/products/workstations/dgx-spark/ NixOS 26.05 Released https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2026/nixos-2605/ Arch Linux's AUR Compromised with Malware https://archlinux.org/news/active-aur-malicious-packages-incident/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1u3alhe/comment/or3vhax/ https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/aur-compromised-400-packages-affected-20260611/31040 https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1u3alhe/roughly_400_aur_packages_compromised/ My Video = https://youtu.be/LunA3n_cRvU T2 Linux 26.6 Released https://t2linux.com/download/26.6 https://9to5linux.com/t2-linux-26-3-is-out-with-fully-reproducible-wayland-based-kde-plasma-experience https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12864 Homebre...

346: $5B for Open Source Security, Age Checks Might Exempt Linux, Linus Torvalds on AI & more Linux news

Jun 2, 2026 ·24 min

345: Fragnesia Vulnerability, €1.2 Million for KDE, Hyprland, Project Bluefin, & more Linux news

May 16, 2026 ·31 min

video: https://youtu.be/bdyl-BXlV9s This week in Linux, we got yet another vulnerability in the Linux kernel to talk about. Is it something to be scared of or is it being blown out of proportion? Stay tuned to find out. Plus we have some great news from the KDE team about a new release of Plasma and new funding to the project. Then we'll talk about some interesting work done over on the Fedora side with Fedora Hummingbird and what that can mean for the future of Linux systems. And two years ago, on episode 256 of TWIL, I talked about how the HDMI Forum was actively getting in the way of Open Source but apparently, it seems things might have changed and they might be finally getting it. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:54 Fragnesia Linux Vulnerability 05:49 €1.2 Million for KDE from Sovereign Tech Fund 09:40 KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta 12:46 Fedora Hummingbird Announced 16:36 Project Bluefin Dakota Alpha 2 21:50 Hyprland 0.55 Released 26:00 HDMI might be finally getting Open Source 30:05 Outro Links: Fragnesia Linux Vulnerability https://lwn.net/Articles/1072647/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Fragnesia https://ubuntu.com/blog/fragnesia-linux-vulnerability-fixes-available https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-05-13-fragnesia-cve-2026-46300/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/fragnesia-and-ssh-keysign-pwn-are-the-latest-linux-security-problems/ https://github.com/v12-security/pocs/tree/main/fragnesia €1.2 Million for KDE from Sovereign Tech Fund https://kde.org/announcements/sovereign-tech-fund-invests-kde/ https://www.sovereign.tech/tech/kde https://www.sovereign.tech/programs/fund https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/kde-sovereign-tech-fund-grant https://www.gaming...

344: Copy Fail & Dirty Frag, Bazzite 44, CachyOS, Arch Linux & more Linux news

May 9, 2026 ·31 min

video: https://youtu.be/zRqYZ7iiU7o This week in Linux, we've got a new release from Bazzite 44 based on the new Fedora 44. Then we've got some Arch Linux related releases with a new CachyOS and a new ISO from Arch itself. Plus we're going to take a look at an upcoming event called the Linux App Summit as well as the recent vulnerability news that is making waves with Copy Fail & Dirty Frag. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:41 Bazzite 44 Released 04:49 CachyOS April 2026 Release 08:21 Arch Linux with 7.0 11:46 Copy Fail & Dirty Frag Vulnerabilities 20:51 Linux App Summit from GNOME & KDE 23:42 Mesa 26.1 Released 26:49 GhostBSD 26.1 Released 29:41 Outro Links: Bazzite 44 Released https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-44-update/12092 https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-atomic-desktops-in-fedora-linux-44/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/bazzite-linux-44-lands-for-desktop-gamers-and-its-a-big-release/ CachyOS April 2026 Release https://cachyos.org/blog/2604-april-release/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-April-2026 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/cachyos-april-2026-release-brings-a-new-package-manager-and-even-more-optimizations/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-Super-Charged-Linux-7.0 https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-release-for-april-2026-brings-shelly-as-default-gui-package-manager Arch Linux with 7.0 https://archlinux.org/releng/releases/2026.05.01/ https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-7-0-is-now-available-for-download https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-may-iso-is-out-with-linux-kernel-7-0/ https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-3-arch-linux-installer-adds-support-for-installing-additional-fon...

343: Fedora 44, Ubuntu 26.04, Framework Laptop 13 Pro, Steam Controller, Zorin OS & more Linux news

May 3, 2026 ·41 min

video: https://youtu.be/by87gJcTTzA This week in Linux, we have a TON of distro news to talk about with release from Ubuntu and Fedora. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora Linux 44 were released recently. That's not all, we also have releases Zorin OS and more. We also have some exciting hardware news from Valve and Framework. Valve revealed the date and price for their new Steam Controller. Framework recently had their [Next Gen] event where they revealed a bunch of cool stuff including the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro which they described it as the Macbook Pro for Linux users. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:51 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Released 08:33 Ubuntu's AI Future 12:29 Fedora Linux 44 Released 16:15 Framework Laptop 13 Pro & more 24:46 Valve Steam Controller 26:51 Zorin OS 18.1 Released 31:23 Trisquel 12 Released 34:54 Linux Mint 23 coming this Christmas plus HWE ISOs 39:47 Outro Links: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Released https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-lts-released https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-26-04-faq/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-LTS https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-resolute-raccoon-lts-is-out-now/ Ubuntu's AI Future https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/the-future-of-ai-in-ubuntu/81130 https://fossforce.com/2026/04/from-copilot-to-canonical-how-ubuntu-plans-to-add-ai-without-taking-over-your-pc/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-AI-Kill-Switch-Opt-In https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-is-getting-ai/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/canonical-clarify-their-ai-plans-for-ubuntu-linux-opt-in-and-easy-to-remove/ Fedora Linux 44 Released https://fedorama...

342: Linux 7.0, France switches to Linux, 5% on Steam, Bazzite, Anthropic AI, & more Linux news

Apr 18, 2026 ·46 min

video: https://youtu.be/27aBvj1sf50 This week in Linux, we have a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 7.0. We also have some distro news to cover with an update to Bazzite and Gentoo as well as a new distro that hit my radar called stillOS. Plus we have some drama news to talk about with various office suites and AI tools are back in the news this week with Anthropic making some waves. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Housekeeping 02:15 Linux 7.0 Released 09:28 AI Tools vs the Security Landscape with Anthropic's Mythos and Project Glasswing 16:46 Linux is now at 5% marketshare on Steam 20:19 stillOS, a new Linux distro 25:47 Bazzite April 2026 Update 27:52 France is Switching to Linux 31:23 Europe Forks ONLYOFFICE 38:10 The Document Foundation Removes Collabora Developers 41:44 Session's Call for Donations 43:17 Gentoo GNU/Hurd 45:13 Outro Links: Linux 7.0 Released https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_7.0 https://lwn.net/Articles/1067330/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-kernel-7-0-is-out-now/ https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-0-release/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Released Anthropic Mythos and Project Glasswing https://www.anthropic.com/glasswing https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/10/project_glasswing/ https://red.anthropic.com/2026/mythos-preview/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/07/anthropic_all_your_zerodays_are_belong_to_us/ Linux at 5% marketshare on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-smashes-past-5-percent-on-the-steam-survey-for-the-first-time/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/steam-tracker/ stillOS, a new...

341: GNOME 50, Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto, GIMP 3.2, Blender 5.1, Fedora Asahi, Samba, & more Linux news

Mar 21, 2026 ·35 min

video: https://youtu.be/_Dz2e21tSzI This week in Linux, we're going to be talking about GNOMEs latest release with GNOME 50. There's also new releases from Blender and GIMP as well as Samba and many more. Plus, we're also going to be talking about a new effort from the Linux Foundation related to ai slop in terms of pull requests for various different open source projects. And we're also going to be talking about Manjaro and they have a little bit of a potential turmoil or drama that's happening right now because of the Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto. We're going to talk about that and much more because we have so much to cover on this week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:54 Thank You Patrons! 01:10 GNOME 50 Released 10:02 Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto Drama 17:41 Blender 5.1 Relesaed 20:27 Linux Foundation effort to shield FOSS projects from AI Slop Bug Reports 24:40 Samba 4.24 Released 26:26 GIMP 3.2 Released 30:00 Germany’s Deutschland-Stack Mandates Open Document Format (ODF) 31:42 Fedora Asahi Remix 43 Released 34:46 Outro Links: GNOME 50 Released https://release.gnome.org/50/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/gnome-50-released Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-2-0-manifesto/186171 Blender 5.1 Relesaed https://www.blender.org/download/releases/5-1/ Linux Foundation effort to shield FOSS projects from AI Slop Bug Reports https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-12.5-million-in-grant-funding-from-leading-organizations-to-advance-open-source-security?ref=itsfoss.com https://alpha-omega.dev/blog/linux-foundation-announces-12-5-million-in-grant-funding-from-leading-organizations-to-advance-open-source-security/ https://itsfoss.com/news/ai-companies-fund-op...

340: Facebook behind Age Verify laws?, CachyOS, EndeavourOS, Lutris Gen AI, & more Linux news

Mar 15, 2026 ·32 min

video: https://youtu.be/wgqR6bt58-k This week in Linux, we've got some new distro releases from EndeavourOS, CachyOS, and AlmaLinux. Then we will cover some really impressive investigative work related to the age verification law nonsense that is happening and we've got a bit of drama to cover this episode with the Lutris game manager and what some are calling AI Slop. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Help Support TWIL & Housekeeping 01:02 Lutris "AI Slop" Drama on Generative AI 05:39 Age Verification Research 12:40 AlmaLinux and NVIDIA Streamline Driver and CUDA Updates 14:31 CachyOS 260308 Released 19:03 EndeavourOS Titan Released 23:54 Ageless Linux Released 28:29 Firefox Redesign Coming 31:10 Outro Links: Help Support TWIL & Housekeeping https://patreon.com/tuxdigital React to LTT: https://youtu.be/3yR_bOMQt9s Lutris "AI Slop" Drama on Generative AI https://github.com/lutris/lutris/issues/6506 https://github.com/lutris/lutris/issues/6506#issuecomment-3976118573 https://github.com/lutris/lutris/discussions/6530#discussioncomment-16107836 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/lutris-now-being-built-with-claude-ai-developer-decides-to-hide-it-after-backlash/ Age Verification Research https://tboteproject.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rshc1f/comment/oac26yg/?context=1 https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings AlmaLinux and NVIDIA Streamline Driver and CUDA Updates https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-03-09-almalinux-and-nvidia-streamline-driver-and-cuda-updates/ CachyOS 260308 Released https://cachyos.org/blog/2603-march-release/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/cachyos-update-brings-improvements-for-pc-gaming-handhe...

339: Motorola + GrapheneOS, Bazzite, Bunsenlabs, Age Verify is getting WORSE & more Linux news

Mar 7, 2026 ·30 min

video: https://youtu.be/MQuXK2JavzY This week in Linux, Motorola announced something really cool, they are partnering with the Android fork GrapheneOS. Bazzite is in the news this week with an update. We also saw new releases from Linux From Scratch, Bunsenlabs and more. Then we are going to cover a topic that is on the minds of practically everyone right now ... those annoying age verifications laws popping up all of the sudden. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS 03:45 Age Verification is getting out of hand 13:04 Bazzite Updates 15:24 Sandfly Security 16:52 Linux From Scratch 13.0 Released 22:28 Hyprland 0.54 Released 24:20 Bunsenlabs Linux Carbon 27:04 Clonezilla 3.3.1 Released 29:06 Outro Links: Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/ https://itsfoss.com/news/motorola-grapheneos-team-up/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/motorola-to-preinstall-grapheneos-on-2027-phones-mwc-2026/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/02/motorola_grapheneos/ https://9to5google.com/2026/03/01/motorola-confirms-grapheneos-partnership-for-a-future-smartphone-porting-features/ Age Verification is getting out of hand https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/many-more-us-states-are-planning-or-already-have-operating-system-age-verification-laws/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/california-law-to-require-operating-systems-to-check-your-age/ https://itsfoss.com/news/our-take-on-age-verification/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Digital-Age-Assurance https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ubuntu-and-fedora-devs-comment-on-californias-new-digital-age-assurance-act/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/System76-Age-Verification-Laws https://itsfoss.com/news/age-verification-pandemic/ Bazzite Updates https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-march-2nd-2026-...

338: Linux LTS, COSMIC, Discord delays age verify, Firefox 148, Ladybird Browser & more Linux news

Mar 2, 2026 ·29 min

video: https://youtu.be/9P4ki0yBVb0 This week in Linux, we’ve got a solid mix of kernel news, desktop progress, application releases, and even a little bit drama thrown in for good measure. Several Linux LTS kernels are getting extended support, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 has landed with more polish, Firefox 148 is out with some notable changes, and the Ladybird browser project is making a big move by adding Rust to its development strategy. On top of that, Discord has officially delayed its global age verification rollout after significant backlash, so we’ll break down what happened there and what it means going forward. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:57 Linux LTS Kernels Get Extended 03:02 COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 Released 05:25 Discord Age Verification Delayed 11:23 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 12:53 Firefox 148 Released 19:25 ONLYOFFICE 9.3 Released 21:26 Ladybird Browser Project Shifts to Rust 24:48 NVIDIA GeForce News 28:08 Outro Links: Linux LTS Kernels Get Extended https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-LTS-6.12-6.6-Extend https://9to5linux.com/linux-6-18-and-several-lts-kernels-are-getting-extended-long-term-support https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/kernel/website.git/commit/?id=d04587da86a3464881e0c97aabddd2c271105698 COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 Released https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-1-0-8-released https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-1-updates https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-2-and-3-roadmap Discord Age verify delayed https://discord.com/blog/getting-global-age-assurance-right-what-we-got-wrong-and-whats-changing https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-delay-global-rollout-of-age-verification-to-improve-transpare...

337: KDE Plasma 6.6, Lutris Update, Asahi Linux, NuTyX, Valve vs Patent Troll & more Linux news

Feb 22, 2026 ·33 min

video: https://youtu.be/2188McQBnHg This week in Linux, was a HUGE week for Linux news and it was also a HUGE week for me because today marks the 10th anniversary of TuxDigital. That's right I started TuxDigital back in 2016 so it's just crazy to think I've been making content for 10 years. Also KDE has a brand new version of their desktop with Plasma 6.6. We've also got a new version of Linux game manager, Lutris. Then we've got an update from the Asahi Linux project for their work on getting Linux on Apple hardware. Later in the show, we've got everyone's favorite with Legal News, although seriously this is good news about Valve winning a lawsuit against a Patent Troll. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 02:01 KDE Plasma 6.6 Released 09:25 Lutris 0.5.20 Linux Game Manager Released 11:11 NuTyX 26.02.2 Released 13:44 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 15:06 PipeWire 1.6 Released 18:52 Asahi Linux progress on Apple M3 Support 22:59 KaOS 2026.02 Released 26:45 Valve Wins Patent Lawsuit vs Rothschild 32:17 Outro Links: KDE Plasma 6.6 Released https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.0/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/kde-plasma-6-6-released https://itsfoss.com/news/kde-plasma-6-6-release/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/kde-plasma-6-6-released-with-improved-accessibility-new-on-screen-keyboard-and-lots-more/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.6 https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new https://9to5linux.com/kde-says-plasma-desktop-will-never-force-users-to-use-systemd https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/26/plasma_6_6_systemd_login/ Lutris 0.5.20 Linux Game Manager Released https://lutris....

336: Linux 6.19, Discord Age Verification, KDE Linux, Linux Mint Changes, & more Linux news

Feb 15, 2026 ·30 min

video: https://youtu.be/qMIdMJnqNkE This week in Linux, we have a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 6.19. Discord is in the news this week because they decided to roll out age verification to the entire world and received a lot of backlash for it... which is very much deserved. Linux Mint is talking about changing how they do releases of their distros and how they might do fewer of them. Then we'll take a look at the upcoming KDE Linux distro and what they've got cooking in their immutable oven. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:57 Linux Kernel 7.0 Released 07:44 Discord Age Verification: "Wait. What? Nope!" 13:46 Updates on KDE Linux 17:53 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 19:17 Linux Mint Changes to Release Cadence 21:44 GRUB 2.14 Released 24:43 Mesa 26.0 Released 27:01 Tiny Core 17 Released 29:04 Outro Links: Linux Kernel 7.0 Released https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Best-Feature-Changes https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-6-19-kernel-features-amd-performance https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/linux-kernel-6-19-arrives-and-the-next-will-be-7-0/ https://itsfoss.com/news/kernel-6-19-release/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/linux_6_19_7_named/ https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-19-officially-released-this-is-whats-new https://lwn.net/Articles/1057417/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1qzn6y1/linux_kernel_619_has_been_released/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Released https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Is-Next Discord Age Verification: "Wait. What? Nope!" https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-t...

335: Ubuntu LTS, LibreOffice, Debian takes AIm at LLMs, NVIDIA GeForce NOW & more Linux news

Feb 8, 2026 ·25 min

video: https://youtu.be/kV1QcpVhQqE Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:37 Ubuntu 26.04 & 24.04.4 Updates 05:10 LibreOffice 26.2 Released 07:06 Debian AI Bot & LLM Scraping Issues 09:40 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 11:07 NVIDIA GeForce NOW Is Now Available Natively On Linux In Flatpak Form 13:45 Systemd Founder Lennart Poettering Announces Amutable Company 16:00 Origami Linux February 2026 Update 18:45 MocaccinoOS 26.02 Released 22:00 Potential openSUSE Governance Changes 23:53 Outro Links: Ubuntu 26.04 & 24.04.4 Updates https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/26-04-resolute-raccoon-kernel-schedule/75827 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-LTS-Linux-Commit https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-24-04-4-lts-hwe-now-available https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-users-get-linux-6-17-and-mesa-25-2-ahead-of-ubuntu-24-04-4-lts LibreOffice 26.2 Released https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/04/libreoffice-26-2-is-here/ https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/26.2 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/libreoffice-26-2-new-features https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-26.2-Released https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2-open-source-office-suite-officially-released-this-is-whats-new https://itsfoss.com/news/libreoffice-26-2-release/ https://lwn.net/Articles/1057256/ Debian AI Bot & LLM Scraping Issues https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2026/02/msg00001.html https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-CI-LLM-Restrictions Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly NVIDIA GeForce NOW Is Now Available Natively On Linux In Flatpak Form https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-linux/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-geforce-now-linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-native-linux-app-for-nvidia-geforce-now-is-now-in-beta/ Systemd Founder Lennar...

334: What if Linus leaves Linux?, Open Gaming Collective, Xfce + Wayland, GOG.com & more Linux news

Feb 2, 2026 ·26 min

video: https://youtu.be/2Ix1povKZrU 3v33itdS6PF74MLF3970 Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:48 Michael on Linux Unplugged 01:35 What Happens If Linus Torvalds Leaves Linux? Kernel Continuity Document 03:31 Open Gaming Collective for Linux gaming developers 06:28 Xfce is making a new Wayland compositor called Xfwl4 09:08 Linux Events for the first half of 2026 12:01 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 13:31 AerynOS 2026.01 Released 15:58 GParted Live 1.8 Released 18:01 Linux is GOG's Next Major Frontier 22:00 Stop Killing Games to get European Parliament Public Hearing 25:46 Outro Links: Michael on Linux Unplugged https://linuxunplugged.com/649 What Happens If Linus Torvalds Leaves Linux? Kernel Continuity Document https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=102606402f4f5943266160e263c450fdfe4dd981 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-Continuity-Doc https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-continuity-plan/ https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Kernel-Project-Releases-Project-Continuity-Document https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/linux_continuity_plan/ Open Gaming Collective for Linux gaming developers https://opengamingcollective.org/ https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/a-brighter-future-for-bazzite/11575 https://blog.fyralabs.com/open-gaming-collective-announcement/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/ https://itsfoss.com/news/open-gaming-collective-launch/ https://videocardz.com/newz/bazzite-and-asus-linux-shadowblip-pikaos-fyra-labs-launch-open-gaming-collective Xfce is making a new Wayland compositor called Xfwl4 https://alexxcons.github.io/blogpost_15.html https://lwn.net/Articles/1056159/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Xfce-Xfwl4-Wayland https://9to5linux.com/xfce-desktop-environment-is-getting-a-rust-based-wayland-compos...

333: Photoshop on Linux?, CachyOS, MX Linux, ReactOS, PikaOS, NexPhone, & more Linux news

Jan 26, 2026 ·22 min

video: https://youtu.be/OvlUdZAEg1U Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:54 Wine Patches Brings Adobe Photoshop to Linux 05:21 MX Linux 25.1 Released 07:31 CachyOS Jan 2026 Release 09:41 Sandfly Security, agentless LInux security 11:13 PikaOS 2026-01-24 Released 12:45 Zorin OS 18 Crosses 2 Million Downloads 14:23 30 Years of ReactOS 15:38 NexPhone: Android Smartphone that also runs Linux and Windows 17:46 25,000 games rated Playable+ on Steam Deck 21:45 Outro Links: Wine Patches Brings Adobe Photoshop to Linux https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1qdgd73/i_made_adobe_cc_installers_work_on_linux_pr_in/ https://github.com/ValveSoftware/wine/pull/310 MX Linux 25.1 Released https://mxlinux.org/blog/mx-25-infinity-isos-now-available/ https://mxlinux.org/blog/mx-25-1-infinity-isos-now-available/ CachyOS Jan 2026 Release https://cachyos.org/blog/2601-january-release/ PikaOS 2026-01-24 Released https://wiki.pika-os.com/en/changelogs-wiki/24-01-2026 https://wiki.pika-os.com/en/changelogs-wiki/03-01-2026 Zorin OS 18 Crosses 2 Million Downloads https://x.com/ZorinOS/status/2010395940532736159 https://blog.zorin.com/2025/11/18/test-the-upgrade-from-zorin-os-17-to-18-and-celebrating-1-million-downloads-of-zorin-os-18/ https://blog.zorin.com/2025/10/14/zorin-os-18-has-arrived/ 30 Years of ReactOS https://reactos.org/blogs/30yrs-of-ros/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-30-Years-Old https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Async-Net-Connect NexPhone: Android Smartphone that also runs Linux and Windows https://nexphone.com/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/nexphone-2026-convergence-android-debian https://itsfoss.com/news/nexphone-returns/ 25,000 games rated Playable on Steam Deck https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-deck-hits-25000-games-valve-have-rated-playable-or-verified/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdi...

332: Linux Mint 22.3, Wine 11, Gentoo, Budgie Desktop, & more Linux news

Jan 18, 2026 ·20 min

video: https://youtu.be/yPy16yHeO4g Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Linux Mint 22.3 Released 02:53 Wine 11 Released 05:56 EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo 08:01 Sandfly Security 09:26 Budgie Desktop 10.10 Released 12:07 Hytale Released with Day 1 Linux Support 14:28 Middle Click Paste to be Removed 17:39 Gentoo 2025 Review 19:29 Outro Links: Linux Mint 22.3 Released https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_zena_whatsnew.php https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-3-zena-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/linux-mint-22-3-released https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-22-3-release/ Wine 11 Released https://www.winehq.org/news/2026011301 https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-11.0 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/wine-11-0-released https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/windows-compatibility-layer-wine-11-arrives-bringing-masses-of-improvements-to-linux/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.0-Tomorrow EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo https://endeavouros.com/news/ganymede-neo-is-out-with-core-updates-and-upstream-nvidia-changes/ https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-ganymede-neo-rolls-out-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-and-kde-plasma-6-5-4 https://www.phoronix.com/news/EndeavourOS-2026.01.12 Sandfly Security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Budgie Desktop 10.10 Released https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/budgie-10-10-released https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/state-of-the-budgie-2025 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Budgie-10.10-Released https://9to5linux.com/budgie-10-10-desktop-environment-released-as-the-first-wayland-only-version https://github.com/BuddiesOfBudgie/budgie-desktop Hytale Released with Day 1 Linux Support https://hytale.com/ https://hytale.com/news/2026/1/hytale-is-finally-here https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/hytale-has-arrived-with-linux-support/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/hytale-pre-orders-have-be...

331: Manjaro 26, Nitrux 5.1, Linux Voice Control, CachyOS, NVIDIA GeForce Now & more Linux news

Jan 11, 2026 ·17 min

video: https://youtu.be/_vUODgEtsvk Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:39 Manjaro 26 Released 03:16 EasySpeak Voice Control for Your Linux Desktop 05:33 Nitrux 5.1 Released 08:24 Sandfly Security 09:59 NVIDIA GeForce Now App for Linux 11:32 IceWM 4.0 Released 12:55 Revised Steam Survey For December 2025 14:38 CachyOS Server Edition 16:44 Outro Links: Manjaro 26 Released https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-26-0-anh-linh-released/184526 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Manjaro-Linux-26.0 https://9to5linux.com/manjaro-26-0-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-xfce-4-20-kde-plasma-6-5-and-gnome-49 EasySpeak Voice Control for Your Linux Desktop https://fosstodon.org/@matthartley/115848408200131097 https://www.howtogeek.com/this-new-linux-app-lets-you-control-your-pc-with-your-voice-and-its-free/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl5m2Zo1oIE https://github.com/ctsdownloads/easyspeak/tree/dev?tab=readme-ov-file#easyspeak Nitrux 5.1 Released https://nxos.org/ https://nxos.org/changelog/release-announcement-nitrux-5-0-0/ https://nxos.org/changelog/release-announcement-nitrux-5-1-0/ https://linuxiac.com/nitrux-5-1-drops-virtual-machine-support-and-shifts-fully-to-bare-metal/ https://9to5linux.com/immutable-distro-nitrux-5-1-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-new-tools Sandfly Security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly NVIDIA GeForce Now App for Linux https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-ces-2026/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-announce-a-native-linux-app-for-geforce-now/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-announce-dlss-4-5-with-dynamic-multi-frame-generation-plus-dlss-updater-gets-linux-support/ IceWM 4.0 Released https://ice-wm.org/ https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm/releases/tag/4.0.0 https://9to5linux.com/icewm-4-0-lightweight-window-manager-released-with-an-improved-alttab-switch https://www.phoronix.com/news/IceWM-4.0-Released Revised Steam S...

330: Arch, Bazzite, elementary, Mint, Kali, Parrot OS, Qubes OS, & more 2026 Linux news

Jan 5, 2026 ·28 min

video: https://youtu.be/wFDzItN6Ags Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:55 Arch Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New Release 02:59 Universal Blue Year in Review 03:39 Bazzite End of Year Update 04:49 Aurora Year in Review 05:46 Project Bluefin Year in Review 07:57 elementary OS 8.1 Released 10:03 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 11:37 Linux Mint 22.3 Beta Released 13:42 Vojtux - Accessible Linux distro 16:08 pearOS Is Back and Now Based on Arch Linux 19:37 Qubes OS 4.3.0 released 22:11 Kali Linux 2025.4 Released 24:49 Parrot OS 7.0 Released 27:36 Outro Links: Arch Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New Release https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/releases/tag/3.0.15 https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-kicks-off-2026-with-new-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-18-lts https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-Archinstall-3.0.15 Universal Blue Year in Review https://universal-blue.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6-GMTq2T7s Bazzite End of Year Update https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-spring-cleaning-in-december-update/11408 Aurora Year in Review https://docs.getaurora.dev/blog/aurora-2025/ Project Bluefin Year in Review https://docs.projectbluefin.io/blog/bluefin-2025 elementary OS 8.1 Released https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-available-now/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Linux Mint 22.3 Beta Released https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4973 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-beta-released https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Mint-22.3-Beta https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-gets-a-beta-release-with-lots-of-new-features/ Vojtux - Accessible Linux distro https://github.com/vojtapolasek/vojtux https://www.freelists.org/post/orca/Announcing-Vojtux-Accessible-Linux-distro-which-is-almost-pure-Fedora https://lwn.net/Articles/1050539/ pearOS Is Back and Now Based on Arch...

329: Linux 6.18, New Valve Hardware, COSMIC 1.0, NixOS, LXQt, Raspberry Pi, & more Linux news

Dec 22, 2025 ·27 min

video: https://youtu.be/cKQEl5Jho8Y This week in Linux, I'm Back! and this time, I mean I'm back and TWIL is back. This episode is going to have some stuff that happened between now and the last episode from a month ago but starting next week, the show is back on a weekly basis. On this week's show, we've got a new release of the Linux kernel with 6.18. We've also got some new distro releases to look at from NixOS, Solus, and more. Then we've got some news from the Raspberry Pi Foundation and also some really cool news that Framework is the first sponsor of LVFS. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Sponsored by Sandfly Security: the revolutionary agentless platform designed for Linux. Visit https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly to experience security that's not just effective but gives you peace of mind. No agents. No downtime. Just cutting-edge protection. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:56 Linux Kernel 6.18 03:48 Valve announces the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS 09:02 Framework becomes first OEM to sponsor Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) 10:31 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 12:05 COSMIC Desktop 1.0 & Pop!_OS 24.04 14:25 LXQt Desktop 2.3 Released 16:21 Raspberry Pi Announced 1GB and Price Increase due to RAM Market 19:30 NixOS 25.11 Released 22:31 Solus 4.8 Released 23:42 FreeBSD 15.0 Released 25:43 Outro Links: Linux Kernel 6.18 https://lwn.net/Articles/1048703/ https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.18 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-Released Valve announces the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller https://stor...

328: This MONTH in Linux with Linux 6.17, End of Windows 10, KDE Plasma 6.5, GNOME 49, COSMIC Beta, Fedora 43, Ubuntu 25.10, & more Linux news

Nov 7, 2025 ·35 min

video: https://youtu.be/9sSoZ89qwpU Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:42 Linux 6.17 Released 04:28 The End of Windows 10 Has Arrived 09:23 KDE Plasma 6.5 Released 11:39 GNOME 49 Released 15:30 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 17:40 Fedora Linux 43 Released 20:21 Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka Released 24:09 openSUSE Leap 16 Released 26:10 Zorin OS 18 Released 29:08 COSMIC Desktop Beta in PopOS 24.04 32:31 Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 (LMDE) 34:28 Outro Links: Linux 6.17 Released https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.17 https://lwn.net/Articles/1038266/ The End of Windows 10 Has Arrived https://endof10.org/ https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-10-is-no-longer-safe-to-run-heres-whos-affected-and-what-you-need-to-do https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-pc-cant-be-upgraded-you-have-5-options-and-must-act-now/ https://www.tomsguide.com/news/live/windows-10-end-of-support-2025 https://lifehacker.com/tech/what-to-do-now-that-microsoft-no-longer-supports-windows-10?test_uuid=02DN02BmbRCcASIX6xMQtY9&test_variant=B KDE Plasma 6.5 Released https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.0/ GNOME 49 Released https://release.gnome.org/49/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Fedora Linux 43 Released https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-43/ https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-workstation-43/ https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-in-fedora-kde-plasma-desktop-43/ Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka Released https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka openSUSE Leap 16 Released https://news.opensuse.org/2025/10/01/next-chapter-opens-with-leap-release/ Zorin OS 18 Released https://blog.zorin.com/2025/10/14/zorin-os-18-has-arrived/ COSMIC Desktop Beta in PopOS 24.04 https://system76.com/pop/pop-beta/ Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 (LMDE) https://blog.linuxmint.c...

327: Linux Mint 22.2, Linux from Scratch, WinBoat: Windows Apps on Linux & more Linux news

Sep 8, 2025 ·27 min

video: https://youtu.be/FK81IHWIPPE Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we've got some new distro releases from Linux Mint with Linux Mint 22.2, AerynOS, and the Linux from Scratch project. Also, I am going to introduce you to a brand new tool called WinBoat, their goal is to make it easy to run Windows apps on Linux. Then we got an update related Mozilla's deal with Google for the default search engine in Firefox and it looks like the GNOME team have re-enabled X11 Support by default in GDM for GNOME 49. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Sponsored by Sandfly Security: the revolutionary agentless platform designed for Linux. Visit https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly to experience security that's not just effective but gives you peace of mind. No agents. No downtime. Just cutting-edge protection. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Linux Mint 22.2 05:39 Linux from Scratch 12.4 09:38 WinBoat: Run Windows Apps on Linux 13:21 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 15:44 GNOME 49 Release Candidate Re-Enables X11 Support by Default in GDM 18:05 AerynOS August 2025 Update 20:15 Kazeta: Old Console OS in the Modern Era 22:42 Firefox to keep Google Search Deal 25:02 Valve "STEAM FRAME", is it New Hardware? 26:51 Outro Links: Linux Mint 22.2 https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4881 https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_zara_whatsnew.php Linux from Scratch 12.4 https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/12.4/ https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/12.4/ WinBoat: Run Windows Apps on Linux https://www.winboat.app/ https://github.com/TibixDev/winboat https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/winboat-is-a-new-linux-app-to-run-windows-apps-with-seamless-integration/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux secur...

326: FFmpeg 8.0, Google Bans Android Sideloading, SuperTuxKart Forked, Bazaar Store, & more Linux news

Sep 1, 2025 ·22 min

video: https://youtu.be/P7AwobSLSyM Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we've got new releases from some under the hood projects like FFmpeg and QEMU. There's a new software store for Linux that is exclusively focused on Flatpaks. CachyOS is back on the show again with a brand new release and we've also got a bit of drama to cover this week. There's some drama going on with the SuperTuxKart project and Google has decided that sideloading on Android has to go. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:30 FFmpeg 8.0 03:58 Google Banning Android Side Loading 2026 07:19 CachyOS August 2025 Update 10:26 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 13:01 Bazaar software store now on Flathub 16:47 SuperTuxKart Drama and Evolution 19:02 KDE's New Initial System Setup Wizard 20:31 QEMU 10.1 Released 21:47 Outro Links: FFmpeg 8.0 https://ffmpeg.org/index.html#pr8.0 Google Banning Android Side Loading 2026 https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/elevating-android-security.html https://www.androidauthority.com/android-developer-verification-requirements-3590911/ CachyOS August 2025 Update https://cachyos.org/blog/2508-august-release/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Bazaar software store now on Flathub https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.kolunmi.Bazaar SuperTuxKart Drama and Evolution https://blog.supertuxkart-evolution.com/2025/08/announcing-supertuxkart-evolution.html KDE's New Initial System Setup Wizard https://blogs.kde.org/2025/08/23/this-week-in-plasma-kde-initial-system-setup/ QEMU 10.1 Released https://www.qemu.org/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/QEMU-10.1-Released https://9to5linux.com/qemu-10-1-...

325: LibreOffice 25.8, 7 Years of Proton, CachyOS gets #1 on DistroWatch, & more Linux news

Aug 23, 2025 ·27 min

video: https://youtu.be/vSfDyg8OxsI Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we've got a bunch of new releases from the super popular open source office suite LibreOffice to a couple releases from Mozilla and one of the best open source video editors has a new release with Kdenlive. We're also going to take a look back at seven years of Proton as we celebrate the current state of Linux gaming. Plus, CachyOS is currently on the rise as they just took the number one spot on DistroWatch. We'll talk about what that means and what it doesn't. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what's going on in the Linux and open source world. And we are so close to 100,000 subscribers for the channel. If you haven't subscribed yet, please do. Now, let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:06 LibreOffice 25.8 03:45 7 Years of Proton 06:24 CachyOS becomes #1 on DistroWatch 09:34 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 12:01 Firefox 142 14:03 Thunderbird 142 17:24 LibreELEC 12.2 18:51 OSMC August 2025 Update 20:49 Kdenlive 25.08 22:49 Humble Bundle Summer Sale 24:06 Arch’s AUR Battles DDoS Attacks and Malware 27:08 Outro Links: LibreOffice 25.8 https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/20/libreoffice-25-8/ https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/25.8 7 Years of Proton https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/7-years-later-valves-proton-has-been-an-incredible-game-changer-for-linux/ CachyOS becomes #1 on DistroWatch https://distrowatch.com/ https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity https://cachyos.org/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Firefox 142 https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/142.0/releasenotes/ Thunderbird 142 https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/tbpro-august-2025-update/ https://www.th...

324: Secure Boot Linux issues, EU's Chat Control law, Linux Mint 22.2, Ubuntu Touch, & more Linux news

Aug 17, 2025 ·22 min

video: https://youtu.be/5T1Frk70LTQ Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a lot of news to cover. We have some good news and some bad news. Well, people like to start with bad news first, I guess. So there is a fiasco happening with Secure Boot and how it may be affecting Linux users. Also, the EU is proposing a law that is pretty close to being passed that is very scary and a step towards mass surveillance. We'll talk about that. Then also we have some good news and that the Pebble watches are back and we have some beta releases from Linux Mint and Ubuntu Touch as well as SyncThing is back, which is a really cool tool to sync your files across multiple devices. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:23 Secure Boot Fiasco coming for Linux Users? 03:43 EU Chat Control law is a step towards mass surveillance 06:15 KDE Gear 25.08 Released 08:19 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 10:38 Pebble Time 2 is coming 12:13 Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Released 13:43 Ubuntu Touch 24.04 1.0 Beta 15:05 Syncthing 2.0.0 released 17:28 SparkyLinux 8.0 released 18:39 LVFS Sustainability Plan 20:31 HandBrake 1.10 Released 21:55 Outro Links: Secure Boot Fiasco coming for Linux Users? https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/72892.html https://lwn.net/Articles/1029767/ https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/linux-users-are-about-to-face-another-major-microsoft-secure-boot-issue EU Chat Control law is a step towards mass surveillance https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ https://mullvad.net/en/chatcontrol https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-chat-control-plan-gains-support-threatens-encryption KDE Gear 25.08 Released https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.08.0/ Sandfly Security, agentless...

323: Debian 13, NVIDIA says NO! to Backdoors, OpenSUSE Leap 16 & more Linux news

Aug 9, 2025 ·23 min

video: https://youtu.be/xbAxLonf9iQ Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, there's some big distro news because we got a brand new version of Debian, probably, and openSUSE Leap 16 just hit release candidate status. We've also got some cool news from Nvidia including their stance against adding backdoors to their hardware. Plus, we've got new app releases from the Mastodon client Tuba and the awesome screenshot tool Flameshot. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:06 Debian 13 Trixie Released (maybe) 04:12 NVIDIA says NO! to Backdoors and Kill Switches 07:49 OpenSUSE Leap 16.0 reaches RC status 10:32 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 12:57 Automotive Industry wants Open Source Collaboration 15:38 Flameshot 13 released 18:43 Tuba v0.10.0 released 20:46 Humble Bundles 22:37 Outro Links: Debian 13 Trixie Released (maybe) https://www.debian.org https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes.en.pdf https://www.phoronix.com/review/debian-13-benchmarks NVIDIA says NO! to Backdoors and Kill Switches https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/no-backdoors-no-kill-switches-no-spyware/ https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-toolkit-release-notes/index.html https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nvidia-are-working-on-a-general-optimization-for-vkd3d-directx12-games-on-linux/ OpenSUSE Leap 16.0 reaches RC status https://news.opensuse.org/2025/08/04/leap-16-rc/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/opensuse-leap-16-0-will-need-steam-gamers-to-install-some-extras-due-to-no-32-bit/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/opensuse_leap_16_reaches_rc/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Automotive Industry wants Open Sour...

322: Linux 6.16, KDE's new distro, 10 Years of Feren OS, UK's Online Safety Act & more Linux news

Aug 2, 2025 ·26 min

video: https://youtu.be/H_fo3yHANII Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a jam packed show for you with a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 6.16. Then we have some new distros to talk about with KDE Linux and Helium OS. Plus feren OS is back on the show this week to celebrate a big milestone of their 10 year anniversary. Then we'll talk about some bummer news, with a new UK law that is wreaking havoc on the internet. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:28 Linux Kernel 6.16 Released 04:12 KDE Linux: KDE's own Linux distro 08:39 10 Year Anniversary of Feren OS 10:57 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 13:03 UK's Online Safety Act is wreaking havoc online 19:21 Kapitano Anti-Virus Abandons Ship 22:35 Helium OS 10 Released 25:00 libinput 1.29 Released 26:07 Outro Links: Linux Kernel 6.16 Released https://kernel.org/ https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.16 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.16-Features-Reminder https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.16-Released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/linux-6-16-released-openvpn-speed-boost-5-level-paging https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-16-officially-released-this-is-whats-new KDE Linux https://kde.org/linux/ https://www.omglinux.com/kde-linux-immutable-os/ 10 Years of Feren OS https://medium.com/feren-os/celebrating-10-years-of-feren-os-what-to-look-out-for-in-the-future-58d3d0768350 UK tries to ruin the internet (lol not real title) https://news.sky.com/story/new-internet-rules-come-into-force-this-week-heres-what-will-change-13400034 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1k81lj8nvpo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/a...

321: Intel nixes Clear Linux, 6% Market Share, Arch Malware, EU FOSS Funding & more Linux news

Jul 26, 2025 ·24 min

video: https://youtu.be/ucGrNLdsql0 Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we've got a bit of bad news from Intel as they abruptly ended Clear Linux out of no where and Arch Linux warned users that malware was found in the AUR. It's not all bad this week though because Wayback is back on the show with the first preview release for keeping X11 desktops alive in our future Wayland powered world. Plus according to one source, Linux usage is even higher than we already thought it was. A couple of episodes ago I reported that we broke the 5% threshold on the US desktop market based on StatCounter data but according to one source it's already climbed passed 6%. What source you ask? The analytics of U.S. federal government websites. Speaking of governments, GitHub is trying to get EU lawmakers to scale Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund into a EU wide program to fund critical open‑source projects. Also for some more good news, we're so close to hitting 100,000 subscribers on the channel, if you want to help please consider subscribing. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:56 Intel is Shutting Down Clear Linux 05:44 Linux hits 6% U.S. Government Website Analytics 08:29 GitHub Wants the EU to Fund Open Source 13:56 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 16:02 Arch Linux finds Malware in the AUR 18:34 Wayback 0.1 Released 21:10 NVIDIA Bringing CUDA To RISC-V 22:06 Unofficial GUI for Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation on Linux 23:08 Outro Links: Intel is Shutting Down Clear Linux https://community.clearlinux.org/t/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-shutting-down-clear-linux-os/10716 https://www.omglinux.com/intel-clear-linux-os-discontinued-2025/ Linux hits 6% U.S. G...

320: CachyOS, Hyprland, Chrome OS & Android Merging?, Lossless Scaling for Linux & more Linux news

Jul 19, 2025 ·18 min

video: https://youtu.be/yGQ_w0LL4Xs Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have some interesting distro news from CachyOS & Chrome OS. We've also got new releases from the open source 3d rendering powerhouse Blender & the popular dynamic tiling wayland compositor Hyprland. Then, Plasma Bigscreen is back on the air from KDE. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:43 CachyOS July 2025 Release 03:41 Hyprland 0.50 Released 05:50 Blender 4.5 LTS Released 08:31 Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation for Linux 10:42 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 12:42 OCCT for Linux 13:38 Chrome OS is Apparently Merging with Android 15:11 Plasma Bigscreen is Back on Air 17:08 Outro Links: CachyOS July 2025 Release https://cachyos.org/blog/2507-july-release/ Hyprland 0.50 Released https://hypr.land/news/update50/ Blender 4.5 LTS Released https://www.blender.org/download/releases/4-5/ https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/4.5/eevee/#vulkan https://www.blender.org/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/blender-4-5-lts-vulkan-support Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation for Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lsfg-vk-aims-to-bring-lossless-scalings-frame-generation-to-linux/ https://www.pcguide.com/news/lossless-scaling-frame-gen-on-linux-gets-some-help-from-the-original-dev-next-3-steps-outlined-by-creator/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lossless-scalings-frame-generation-for-linux-gets-upgraded-to-the-latest-v3-1/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lossless-scaling-frame-gen-gets-a-decky-loader-steam-deck-plugin-but-theres-drama/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly OCCT for Linux https...

319: Red Hat's No-Cost RHEL, Bazzite gets Bazaar, Thunderbird 140, OBS Studio & more Linux news

Jul 12, 2025 ·23 min

video: https://youtu.be/aig4jdVoL6o Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have another jam packed episode of TWIL. Red Hat announced No-Cost RHEL for business developers, MIPS has been acquired, the Bazzite team have a brand new app store, and we have new releases from Thunderbird, OBS Studio, Bash and more! All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:36 Red Hat Announces No-Cost RHEL For Business Developers 03:42 GlobalFoundries acquires MIPS 05:33 Bazzite gets new app-store & devices 09:34 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 11:38 OBS Studio 31.1 Released 14:30 Mozilla VPN Linux App is Now Available on Flathub 18:04 Thunderbird 140 Released 21:06 Bash 5.3 Released 22:03 Outro Links: Red Hat Announces No-Cost RHEL For Business Developers https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-introduces-red-hat-enterprise-linux-business-developers-aligning-application-development-production-consistency GlobalFoundries acquires MIPS https://mips.com/blog/mips-and-globalfoundries-powering-the-next-wave-of-physical-ai/ https://gf.com/gf-press-release/globalfoundries-to-acquire-mips-to-accelerate-ai-and-compute-capabilities/ Bazzite gets new app-store & devices https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-july-2025-update-bazaar-z13-kernel-6-15-steam-hardware-survey/9501 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly OBS Studio 31.1 Released https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/31.1.0 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/obs-studio-31-1-whats-new Mozilla VPN Linux App is Now Available on Flathub https://flathub.org/apps/org.mozilla.vpn https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/mozilla-vpn-linux-app-avai...

318: Linux desktop hits 5%, Wayback: X11 Desktops on Wayland, & more Linux news

Jul 6, 2025 ·27 min

video: https://youtu.be/h-qXWfz_yew Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a huge milestone to celebrate with Linux hitting the coveted 5% market share for desktops in the US market. Then we got a few gaming topics to cover including one about game preservation and anti-cheats. Then we are going to take a look at a project to keep X11 window managers around for good. Later in the show we'll check out some new releases including a lightweight window manager called IceWM. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:48 Linux Hits 5% US Desktop Market Share 04:14 Stop Killing Games Initiative 11:11 Wayback: Experimental Layer for X11 Desktops on Wayland 15:39 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 17:34 IceWM 3.8 Window Manager Released 19:05 Anti-Cheat on Linux: THE FINALS & Broken Arrow 22:26 digiKam 8.7 Released 24:05 ProtonPlus to manage Proton layers for Gaming 25:53 Outro Links: Linux Hits 5% US Desktop Market Share https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/ Stop Killing Games Initiative https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stop-killing-games-consumer-movement-hits-some-major-milestones/ Wayback: Experimental Layer for X11 Desktops on Wayland https://github.com/kaniini/wayback https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-X11-Wayland https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-2026-Plans https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/wayback_wayland_display_server/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly IceWM 3.8 Window Manager Released https://ice-wm.org/ https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm...

317: Steam Summer Sale, Fedora 32-Bit Controversy, Fairphone 6, KDE Korner, & more Linux news

Jun 28, 2025 ·37 min

video: https://youtu.be/GH18mp-2d90 Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux is packed! It's an extra long episode. So if you were wanting more and more TWIL, then you're going to get it this week because Steam Summer Sale is here and it is torching bank accounts. Fedora developers are talking about getting rid of 32-bit support and there's a little bit of controversy around that. We're going to break all of that down. Also, Fairphone 6 has been announced and it comes with kernel patches, an upstream Linux kernel on day one. Firefox 140 has arrived as the new ESR, and there's also some exciting news coming in the next release of Firefox as well. And later in the show, KDE's Wayland wave is continuing to grow to about 70% of users these days. Kubuntu drops X11 by default, and KDE is working on a slick first run wizard. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:06 Steam Summer Sale 2025, here's some Steam Deck ready bargains 03:12 Fedora’s Controversial 32-Bit Proposal (Could this kill Bazzite?) 09:23 Fairphone 6 Announced: Modular, Repairable, Linux-Ready 14:54 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 16:40 Firefox 140 ESR lands with Tab Unloading & Vertical Pinned Zone 19:41 KDE Korner: Wayland Surges in Usage, Kubuntu Dropping X11, New Initial Setup Wizard 25:27 Flathub Hits 3 Billion Downloads 27:36 Destination Linux podcast for more great content 28:38 2K Classics Humble Bundle with BioShock & Mafia (90% Discount!) 31:24 ONLYOFFICE 9.0 Released: AI Tools, Visio Viewer & Fresh UI! 34:15 Lyon Goes Open Source (France’s Third-Largest City) 36:31 Outro Links: Steam Summer Sale 2025, here's some Steam Deck ready bargains https://store.steampowered.com/ https://...

316: KDE Plasma 6.4, Arch Linux Wine, Kali Linux, Valve flips the Proton switch, & more Linux news

Jun 21, 2025 ·30 min

video: https://youtu.be/XZXpfvmlo9g Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a jam packed episode for you. The KDE team have released a brand new version of the Plasma desktop. We're also going to talk about some big changes coming to Arch Linux and the pentesting distro, Kali Linux. Plus we got a trifecta of great news from Valve this week related to Steam & Proton that is bound to be exciting for Linux gamers. Then we're going to check out a major update to the OpenMoonRay renderer from DreamWorks Animation... yea that DreamWorks. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:50 KDE Plasma 6.4 Desktop Released 07:56 Arch Linux switches to WoW64 Wine 10:51 Kali Linux 2025.2 Released 14:40 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 16:37 Valve hits 20,000 playable Steam Deck games and flips Proton on by default 19:36 DreamWorks Animation's OpenMoonRay adds NUMA Support 22:26 20 Years of the Open Invention Network 24:19 SDL Implements the Pointer Warp Protocol 29:31 Outro Links: KDE Plasma 6.4 Desktop Released https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.0/ Arch Linux switches to WoW64 Wine https://archlinux.org/news/transition-to-the-new-wow64-wine-and-wine-staging/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-WoW64-Wine https://ostechnix.com/arch-linux-wine-wow64-transition/ Kali Linux 2025.2 Released https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-2-release/ GNOME 48 on TWIL 303 - https://thisweekinlinux.com/303 My GNOME 48 video - https://tuxdigital.com/videos/gnome-48-released/ Plasma 6.3 on TWIL 298 - https://thisweekinlinux.com/298 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Valve hits 20,000 playable Steam Deck gam...

315: Ubuntu / GNOME drop X11, macOS Linux Containers, Fingerprints in Linux Mint & more Linux news

Jun 15, 2025 ·38 min

video: https://youtu.be/c-PWqlJCB9M This week in Linux, there's a lot of news to talk about from new desktop updates to new apps and even a bit of drama. We'll start things off this week with the news that Ubuntu 25.10 is dropping X11 on GNOME sessions. There's a lot of chatter around this one and even some yelling about it... we're going to go over what's really happening, why it matters, who's really behind it, touch on a new fork of X11 and more. That's just the first topic... we also got some crazy news from Apple about running Linux Containers on Macs. Then we'll take a look at a new release of the Sway tiling window manager and then we have news from Linux Mint about their next release and some infrastructure changes happening at GNOME. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Forum Discussion Thread Download as MP3 Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:02 Ubuntu 25.10 drops X11 on GNOME 08:50 Apple Release New Tools for Running Linux Containers on Mac 13:42 Sway 1.11 Tiling Wayland Compositor 16:21 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 18:26 Linux Mint 22.2 Adds Native Fingerprint Login Support 23:07 2025 AlmaLinux Community Survey 26:25 GNOME Has a New Infrastructure Partner: Welcome AWS! 30:27 Kapitano is a New GTK ClamAV Frontend 33:55 ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds Announced 38:00 Outro Links: Community Feedback https://destinationlinux.net/comments https://destinationlinux.net/forum Ubuntu 25.10 drops Gnome on X11 https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-25-10-drops-support-for-gnome-on-xorg/62538 Murena announces /e/OS 3.0 for Smartphones https://murena.com/introducing-e-os-3-0/...

314: /e/OS 3.0, GNOME Dropping X11, Alpine Linux, Ubuntu wants a Rusty Sudo, & more Linux news

Jun 7, 2025 ·31 min

video: https://youtu.be/-BWzypViJVQ Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a lot of cool things to talk about. Murena has announced the latest release of the /e/OS mobile operating system for smartphones with each /e/OS 3.0. We also have Alpine Linux releasing a new version of their distro. And we're going to go to the Canonical Corner to talk about a bunch of stuff that is happening with Ubuntu. All of this and more on this week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to day with what's going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews. Sponsored by Sandfly Security: the revolutionary agentless platform designed for Linux. Visit https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly to experience security that's not just effective but gives you peace of mind. No agents. No downtime. Just cutting-edge protection. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Murena announces /e/OS 3.0 for Smartphones 07:25 Alpine Linux 3.22 Released 11:05 Canonical Corner 11:28 Ubuntu 25.10 Switches to Rust-based Sudo 16:45 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 18:39 GNOME Dropping X11 Could Complicate Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 23:06 Canonical Phasing Out Bazaar Code Hosting 25:47 Linux Format Magazine Shutting Down After 25 Years 29:34 GeForce NOW on the Steam Deck (SteamOS) 30:48 Support the show Links: Murena announces /e/OS 3.0 for Smartphones https://murena.com/introducing-e-os-3-0/ https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/releases/-/releases Alpine Linux 3.22 Released https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.22.0-released.html https://fossforce.com/2025/06/alpine-linux-3-22-0-not-just-for-servers-containers-and-iot/ Ubuntu 25.10 Switches to Rust-based Sudo https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/adopting-sudo-rs-by-default-in-ubuntu-25-10/60583 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly GNOME Drop...

313: Linux 6.15, NixOS, AlmaLinux OS 10, Is Ubuntu going Rolling? & more Linux news

May 31, 2025 ·27 min

video: https://youtu.be/N47e3wcQYJ4 Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a brand new release of the Linux kernel itself. We have some new distro releases from AlmaLinux, NixOS, and more. Plus there's some interesting news from Ubuntu that has people asking whether or not Ubuntu is switching to a rolling release model. We'll answer that question here on this episode of TWIL and we'll also check out some awesome news about how SteamOS absolutely crushes Windows on the Legion Go S. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:42 Linux 6.15 Released 05:46 Ubuntu Gets Monthly Snapshot Testing Releases 09:28 NixOS 25.05 Released 12:25 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 14:14 AlmaLinux OS 10 Released 17:10 SteamOS Massively Beats Windows on the Legion Go S 21:31 NVIDIA Stable Driver 575.57.08 Released for Linux 24:46 Armbian 25.5 Released 26:54 Outro Links: Linux 6.15 Released https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiLRW8DN8-4jmeCZH0OpO8skXOC5e6FwMfsPwGMpQYmVQ@mail.gmail.com/T/#u https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.15 Ubuntu Gets Monthly Snapshot Testing Releases https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/supercharging-ubuntu-releases-monthly-snapshots-automation/61876 NixOS 25.05 Released https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2025/nixos-2505/ https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/release-notes#sec-release-25.05 https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/release-notes#sec-nixpkgs-release-25.05 AlmaLinux OS 10 Released https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-05-27-welcoming-almalinux-10/ SteamOS Massively Beats Windows on the Legion Go S https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJXp3UYj50Q https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/in-an-embarrassment-for-microsoft-steamos-see...

312: RHEL 10 is Here! Microsoft WSL Open Sourced? Sidescrolling Tiling Window Manager & more Linux news

May 24, 2025 ·35 min

video: https://youtu.be/F_imR-7E9ps Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, was just crazy... I just got back from the Red Hat Summit last night, now I'm making a jam packed episode of TWIL with stuff from the Red Hat Summit like them announcing RHEL 10. While I was out of time, we entered into the Twilight Zone because Microsoft apparently open sourced WSL, kind of. Mozilla announced they are shutting down some services. And the giant guitar company Fender, announced a new music creation tool that, yep, it supports Linux. With the walking through airports, a convention center, and the streets of Boston...my feet hurt but you want TWIL right so I'm powering through to bring you all of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:03 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Released 06:19 Endof10.org 12:59 Niri 25.05 Window Manager Released 17:28 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 19:22 Microsoft Open Sources Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) 22:45 Mozilla Is Shutting Down Pocket 27:15 Bluefin and Aurora Updates 30:05 Fender Studio Released with Linux Support 34:11 Outro Links: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Released https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-introduces-rhel-10 https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-optimizes-red-hat-ai-speed-enterprise-ai-deployments-across-models-ai-accelerators-and-clouds https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-partners-turbocharge-hybrid-cloud-and-ai-innovation-red-hat-enterprise-linux-10 https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-unlocks-generative-ai-any-model-and-any-accelerator-across-hybrid-cloud-red-hat-ai-inference-server End of 10.org https://endof10.org/ Niri 25.05 Window Manager...

311: Nobara 42 released, Steam Data Breach?, openSUSE drops Deepin, KDE Plasma 6.4 Beta & more Linux news

May 17, 2025 ·46 min

video: https://youtu.be/BPO50JSnLCU Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a ton of news. In fact, sometimes I have to push stuff off a week, but we're going to do something a little different. We're going to do a bunch of extra topics. We're going to start off with Nobara 42 release. We also have a beta release of KDE Plasma's next version with Plasma 6.4. Then we have some stuff to talk about related to the Deepin desktop and OpenSUSE. And also we have some news for the installer for Arch Linux, as well as a bunch of other things, including whether or not Steam had a data breach. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what's going on in the Linux and Open Source world. So let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:58 Nobara 42 Released 03:56 Housekeeping 05:38 KDE Plasma 6.4 Beta 12:15 Removal of Deepin Desktop from openSUSE 16:15 Arch Linux Installer Adds Labwc & Niri Wayland Compositor Options 19:13 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 21:52 Steam Data Breach and Valve's Response 26:03 Steam Deck gets a Battery Charge Limit control in the in the latest Beta 28:19 SteamOS Compatibility Rating System 31:42 Podman 5.5 Released 35:42 10 Years of the Rust Language 38:12 Kdenlive 25.04 Video Editor Released 41:40 Shotcut 25.05 Video Editor Released 45:06 Outro Links: Nobara 42 https://nobaraproject.org/2025/05/13/may-132025/ KDE Plasma 6.4 Beta https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.3.90/ https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/plasma/6/6.3.5-6.3.90 Removal of Deepin Desktop from openSUSE https://security.opensuse.org/2025/05/07/deepin-desktop-removal.html Arch Linux Installer Adds Labwc & Niri Wayland Compositor Options https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/releases/tag/3.0.5 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Archinstall-3.0.5-Released...