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.

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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-open-source-security/
  • https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/18/linux_foundation_ai_slop_defense/
• Samba 4.24 Released
  • https://www.samba.org/
  • https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.24.0.html
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Samba-4.24-Released
• GIMP 3.2 Released
  • https://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-3.2.html
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/gimp-3-2-release-new-features
• Germany’s Deutschland-Stack Mandates Open Document Format (ODF)
  • https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/19/germanys-sovereign-digital-stack-mandates-odf/
• Fedora Asahi Remix 43 Released
  • https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-asahi-remix-43-is-now-available/
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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!

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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-handhelds-the-installer-and-more/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-March-2026
  • https://boilingsteam.com/cachy-os-is-now-the-most-popular-distro-on-proton-db/
• EndeavourOS Titan Released
  • https://endeavouros.com/news/whats-new-in-endeavouros-titan-release/
  • https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-titan-released-with-linux-kernel-6-19-and-kde-plasma-6-6
  • https://linuxiac.com/endeavouros-titan-launches-with-linux-6-19/
• Ageless Linux Released
  • https://agelesslinux.org/index.html
• Firefox Redesign Coming
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-nova-redesign
  • https://itsfoss.com/news/firefox-nova-leak/
  • https://www.neowin.net/news/mozilla-is-working-on-a-big-firefox-redesign-here-is-what-it-looks-like/
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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.

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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-update/11773
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/bazzite-gets-a-big-update-with-kde-plasma-6-6-mesa-26-0-1-and-more/
• Sandfly Security
  • https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
• Linux From Scratch 13.0 Released
  • https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/news.html
  • https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12750
  • https://linuxiac.com/linux-from-scratch-13-0-released-as-first-systemd-only-version/
  • https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-From-Scratch-13-0-now-out-with-the-6-18-10-kernel.1244146.0.html
• Hyprland 0.54 Released
  • https://hypr.land/news/update54/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.54-Released
  • https://linuxiac.com/hyprland-0-54-brings-per-workspace-layouts/
• Bunsenlabs Linux Carbon
  • https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=9711
  • https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=9675
  • https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/bunsenlabs_carbon/
  • https://9to5linux.com/bunsenlabs-carbon-is-here-with-support-for-wayland-sessions-based-on-debian-13
• Clonezilla 3.3.1 Released
  • https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/news/2026/02/stable-clonezilla-live-331-35-released/
  • https://9to5linux.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-1-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-improved-bitlocker-support
  • https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12739
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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!

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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-transparency-and-add-more-options/
  • https://www.polygon.com/discord-delays-age-id-verification/
  • https://www.ign.com/articles/were-listening-well-get-this-right-discord-delays-global-age-verification-check-rollout-admitting-it-missed-the-mark
  • https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-we-failed-at-our-most-basic-job-discord-delays-age-verification-rollout
• Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
  • https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
• Firefox 148 Released
  • https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/148.0/releasenotes/
  • https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w_install-firefox-deb-package-for-debian-based-distributions-recommended
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/firefox-148-released-ai-kill-switch
  • https://9to5linux.com/firefox-148-is-now-available-for-download-with-ai-kill-switch-and-other-changes
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-148
• ONLYOFFICE 9.3 Released
  • https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2026/02/onlyoffice-docs-9-3
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/onlyoffice-9-3-desktop-editors-released
  • https://itsfoss.com/news/onlyoffice-docs-9-3-release/
• Ladybird Browser Project Shifts to Rust
  • https://ladybird.org/posts/adopting-rust/
  • https://itsfoss.com/news/ladybird-web-browser-rustification/
  • https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/ladybird_goes_rusty/
• NVIDIA GeForce News
  • https://jobs.nvidia.com/careers/job/893393165007
  • https://jobs.nvidia.com/careers/job/893393264012
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/nvidia-hiring-linux-driver-engineers-to-help-with-vulkan-proton-and-more/
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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!

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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.net/
  • https://github.com/lutris/lutris/releases/tag/v0.5.20
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/game-manager-lutris-v0-5-20-released-with-proton-upgrades-store-updates-and-much-more/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lutris-0.5.20-Released
  • https://9to5linux.com/lutris-0-5-20-game-manager-adds-support-for-importing-commodore-64-roms
• NuTyX 26.02.2 Released
  • https://nutyx.org/en/news
• Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
  • https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
• PipeWire 1.6 Released
  • https://pipewire.org/
  • https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/releases/1.6.0
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/PipeWire-1.6
  • https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-released-with-support-for-audio-channel-layouts-ldac-decoder
  • https://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-6-released-with-ldac-decoder-and-128-channel-audio-support/
• Asahi Linux progress on Apple M3 Support
  • https://asahilinux.org/2026/02/progress-report-6-19/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-M3-Asahi-Linux-2026
  • https://lwn.net/Articles/1059339/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-M3-Linux-Boot-To-KDE
• KaOS 2026.02 Released
  • https://kaosx.us/news/2026/systemd_kaos/
  • https://kaosx.us/news/2026/kaos02/
  • https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-drops-kde-plasma-after-12-years-for-niri-noctalia-to-escape-systemd
  • https://linuxiac.com/kaos-2026-02-debuts-niri-wayland-desktop/
• Valve Wins Patent Lawsuit vs Rothschild
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/valve-wins-legal-battle-against-patent-troll-rothschild-and-associated-companies/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/05/gnome-and-rothschild-patent-imaging-settle/
  • https://www.theregister.com/2020/05/21/gnome_foundation_settles_patent_troll_lawsuit/
  • https://patents.justia.com/inventor/leigh-m-rothschild
  • https://dockets.justia.com/docket/washington/wawdce/2:2023cv01016/323951
  • https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67569388/252/valve-corporation-v-rothschild/
  • https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.323951/gov.uscourts.wawd.323951.256.0.pdf
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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!

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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-teen-by-default-settings-globally#age-assurance-clarification
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-is-about-to-require-age-verification-for-everyone/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-attempt-to-put-out-the-fires-with-a-clarification-over-new-age-verification/
  • https://www.polygon.com/discord-face-id-requirement-backlash/
  • https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/theres-no-reason-for-discord-to-comply-in-advance-with-social-media-age-verification-laws-instead-of-fighting-for-their-users-says-eff-expert/
  • https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/social-media/the-vast-majority-of-people-can-continue-using-discord-exactly-as-they-do-today-discord-addresses-backlash-over-controversial-age-verification
  • https://www.gamespot.com/articles/discord-attempts-to-clarify-its-new-age-verification-rules/1100-6538091/
  • https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-checks-after-data-breach-exposed-70000-ids/
• Updates on KDE Linux
  • https://pointieststick.com/2026/02/06/busy-months-in-kde-linux/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/kde-linux-gets-performance-improvements-new-default-apps-and-goes-all-in-on-flatpak/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Linux-Performance-Hardware
  • https://9to5linux.com/kde-linux-gears-up-for-beta-release-with-plasma-login-manager-kde-initial-setup
• Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
  • https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
• Linux Mint Changes to Release Cadence
  • https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4991
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-mint-plans-longer-development-cycle
  • https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-longer-release-cycle/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/linux-mint-may-slow-down-releases-to-have-more-development-time/
• GRUB 2.14 Released
  • https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2026-01/msg00029.html
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/GRUB-2.14-Released
  • https://9to5linux.com/grub-2-14-released-with-erofs-argon2-kdf-and-shim-loader-protocol-support
• Mesa 26.0 Released
  • https://mesa3d.org/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-Released
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/mesa-26-0-is-out-bringing-ray-tracing-performance-improvements-for-amd-radv/
  • https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-0-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-new
• Tiny Core 17 Released
  • https://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,28008.0.html
  • http://www.tinycorelinux.net/
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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 Lennart Poettering Announces Amutable Company
  • https://amutable.com/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Amutable
  • https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/
  • https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/lennart_poettering_quits_microsoft/
  • https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-and-open-source-2026-predictions/
• Origami Linux February 2026 Update
  • https://origami.wf/
  • https://www.zdnet.com/article/origami-linux-cosmic-desktop-immutable-fedora-base/
• MocaccinoOS 26.02 Released
  • https://www.mocaccino.org/
  • https://www.mocaccino.org/blog/2026/02/02/mocaccinoos-v26.02/
• Potential openSUSE Governance Changes
  • https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/project@lists.opensuse.org/thread/YKI5QVMT66WMZLOPTCQOEQZPTEWPDIBV/
  • https://linuxiac.com/suse-vp-jeff-mahoney-publishes-draft-governance-proposal-for-opensuse/
  • https://lwn.net/ml/all/570f67b7-bd58-41cb-8027-3eec220752b5@suse.com/
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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-compositor
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/xfce-is-getting-a-brand-new-wayland-compositor-called-xfwl4/
• Linux Events for the first half of 2026
  • https://www.linux-magazine.com/Resources/Event-Calendar
  • https://foss.events
  • https://fosdem.org/2026/
  • https://www.developerweek.com/
  • https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x
  • https://eventyay.com/e/88882f3e
  • https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/
  • https://cloudfest.com/
  • https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-north-america/
  • https://www.oggcamp.org/
• Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
  • https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
• AerynOS 2026.01 Released
  • https://aerynos.com/blog/2026/31/january-2026-project-update/
  • https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2026-01-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gnome-49-3-and-more
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-2026.01
• GParted Live 1.8 Released
  • https://gparted.org/
  • https://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-stable/1.8.0-2/
  • https://gparted.org/news.php?item=261
  • https://9to5linux.com/gparted-1-8-open-source-partition-editor-released-with-many-enhancements
• Linux is GOG's Next Major Frontier
  • https://www.gog.com/blog/gog-is-getting-acquired-by-its-original-co-founder-what-it-means-for-you/
  • https://af.gog.com/en/work/senior-software-engineer-c-gog-galaxy?as=1636858786
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-job-listing-for-a-senior-software-engineer-notes-linux-is-the-next-major-frontier/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-plan-to-look-a-bit-closer-at-linux-through-2026/
  • https://www.xda-developers.com/gog-calls-linux-the-next-major-frontier-for-gaming-as-it-works-on-a-native-client/
• Stop Killing Games to get European Parliament Public Hearing
  • https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stop-destroying-videogames-initiative-to-get-a-public-hearing-organised-by-the-european-parliament/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stop-killing-games-final-verified-vote-count-for-the-eu-petition-is-just-under-1-3-million/
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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/
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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-been-so-strong-development-is-secured-for-two-years/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/native-linux-support-for-hytale-will-be-launched-as-experimental/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/hytale-will-run-on-linux-pcs-via-flatpak-but-steam-deck-will-require-more-work/
• Middle Click Paste to be Removed
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Firefox-MiddleClick-Paste
  • https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-firefox-middle-click-paste-removal/
• Gentoo 2025 Review
  • https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/01/05/new-year.html
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-2025-Accomplishments
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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 Survey For December 2025
  • https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-amended-the-steam-survey-for-december-2025-linux-actually-hit-another-all-time-high/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-December-2025-Revised
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-OS-Beta-NTSYNC
• CachyOS Server Edition
  • https://cachyos.org/blog/2025-christmas-new-year/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-Server-Edition-Coming
  • https://itsfoss.com/news/cachyos-server-edition-plans/
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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 Linux
  • https://pearos.xyz/
  • https://pearos.xyz/install
  • https://9to5linux.com/pearos-is-back-now-based-on-arch-linux-and-featuring-the-kde-plasma-desktop
  • https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/pearos/
• Qubes OS 4.3.0 released
  • https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/12/21/qubes-os-4-3-0-has-been-released/
  • https://lwn.net/Articles/1051650/
• Kali Linux 2025.4 Released
  • https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/
  • https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-4-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-6-5-gnome-49
• Parrot OS 7.0 Released
  • https://parrotsec.org/blog/2025-12-24-parrot-7.0-release-notes/
  • https://9to5linux.com/parrot-7-0-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-risc-v-support
  • https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Parrot-OS-Switches-to-KDE-Plasma-Desktop
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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!

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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://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamframe
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Machines-Frame-2026
  • https://9to5linux.com/valve-announces-steam-machines-steam-controller-and-steam-frame-vr-headset
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/valve-reveal-the-new-steam-frame-steam-controller-and-steam-machine-with-steamos/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/of-course-dbrand-is-doing-a-steam-machine-companion-cube/
• Framework becomes first OEM to sponsor Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS)
  • https://mastodon.social/@hughsie/115628170779065489
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-Sponsoring-LVFS
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1p9xcs1/framework_becomes_first_oem_to_sponsor_linux/
• Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
  • https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
• COSMIC Desktop 1.0 & Pop!_OS 24.04
  • https://blog.system76.com/post/pop-os-letter-from-our-founder
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/pop_os-24-04-lts-stable-release
• LXQt Desktop 2.3
  • https://lxqt-project.org/release/2025/11/05/release-lxqt-2-3-0/
  • https://lwn.net/Articles/1045140/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXQt-2.3-Released
  • https://9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-3-desktop-environment-released-with-new-features-and-enhancements
• Raspberry Pi Announced 1GB and Price Increase due to RAM Market
  • https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/1gb-raspberry-pi-5-now-available-at-45-and-memory-driven-price-rises/
• NixOS 25.11
  • https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2025/nixos-2511/
  • https://9to5linux.com/nixos-25-11-released-with-gnome-49-cosmic-beta-and-firewalld-support
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/NixOS-25.11-Released
• Solus 4.8
  • https://getsol.us/2025/11/29/solus-4-8-released/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Solus-4.8-Released
  • https://9to5linux.com/solus-4-8-released-with-linux-kernel-6-17-gnome-49-kde-plasma-6-5-and-more
• FreeBSD 15.0
  • https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/announce/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE
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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.com/?p=4924
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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!

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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 security
  • https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
  • https://destinationlinux.net/
• GNOME 49 Release Candidate Re-Enables X11 Support by Default in GDM
  • https://discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-49-rc-released/31234
  • https://download.gnome.org/teams/releng/49.rc/NEWS
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/gnome-49-reenables-x11-session-support-in-gdm
• AerynOS August 2025 Update
  • https://aerynos.com/blog/2025/08/31/august-2025-project-update/
• Kazeta: Old Console OS in the Modern Era
  • https://kazeta.org/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/chimeraos-dev-announced-kazeta-a-new-linux-os-aimed-at-recreating-a-classic-console-experience/
• Firefox to keep Google Search Deal
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/google-antitrust-ruling-firefox-search-deal
• Valve "STEAM FRAME", is it New Hardware?
  • https://uspto.report/TM/99370857
  • https://uspto.report/TM/99370861
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/new-valve-trademark-for-steam-frame-looks-like-were-getting-new-hardware/
  • https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/valve-applies-to-use-steam-frame-as-a-trademark-for-a-new-console-as-speculation-over-a-mythical-next-gen-half-life-game-continues/
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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!

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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-released-with-tdx-support-many-risc-v-and-arm-improvements
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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.

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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.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/142.0/releasenotes/
• LibreELEC 12.2
  • https://libreelec.tv/2025/08/15/libreelec-omega-12-2-0/
• OSMC August 2025 Update
  • https://osmc.tv/2025/08/osmcs-august-update-is-here-4/
• Kdenlive 25.08
  • https://kdenlive.org/news/releases/25.08.0/
• Humble Bundle Summer Sale
  • https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/19353m
• Arch’s AUR Battles DDoS Attacks and Malware
  • https://fossforce.com/2025/08/archs-aur-battles-ddos-attacks-and-persistent-malware-all-summer-so-far
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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.

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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 Linux security [ad]
  • https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
• Pebble Time 2 is coming
  • https://ericmigi.com/blog/pebble-time-2-design-reveal
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcPzmDePH3E
  • https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/pebbles-smartwatch-is-back-pebble-time-2-specs-revealed/
• Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Released
  • https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4876
• Ubuntu Touch 24.04 1.0 Beta
  • https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-1-0-and-20-04-ota-10-call-for-testing-3963
• Syncthing 2.0.0 released
  • https://syncthing.net/
  • https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/tag/v2.0.0
• SparkyLinux 8.0 released
  • https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-0/
• LVFS Sustainability Plan
  • https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2025/08/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan/
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan-vendor-funding
• HandBrake 1.10 Released
  • https://handbrake.fr/
  • https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/releases/tag/1.10.0
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/handbrake-1-10-released-new-features
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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!

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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 Source Collaboration
  • https://www.electrive.com/2025/06/25/automotive-industry-launches-alliance-for-software-development/
  • https://www.sovereign.tech/tech
  • https://www.opendesk.eu/en
  • https://opencode.de/en
  • https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44370494
  • https://www.vda.de/en/press/press-releases/2025/250624_PM_Automotive_industry_signs_Memorandum_of_Understanding
• Flameshot 13 released
  • https://flameshot.org/
  • https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/releases/tag/v13.0.0
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/flameshot-13
• Tuba v0.10.0 released
  • https://tuba.geopjr.dev/
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/tuba-0-10-mastodon-client-linux-new-features
• Humble Bundles
  • WB Games = https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/09K6DE
  • Co-Op = https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/3J0K3k
  • Other Bundles = https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/4Gn7Yr

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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!

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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/age-assurance
  • https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-uk-users-verify-age-access-content/
  • https://www.wired.com/story/vpn-use-spike-age-verification-laws-uk/
  • https://www.404media.co/id-verification-service-for-tiktok-uber-x-exposed-driver-licenses-au10tix/
  • https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/european-digital-identity_en
  • https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/23/new-rules-will-radically-change-the-way-we-use-the-internet-in-australia-and-not-just-social-media
  • https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-age-checks-3582141/
• Kapitano Abandons Ship
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/kapitano-linux-antivirus-abandoned-by-dev
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1mc7re9/kapitano_linux_antivirus_scanner_developer/
  • https://codeberg.org/zynequ/Kapitano/issues/12
  • https://codeberg.org/zynequ/Kapitano/issues/13
  • https://codeberg.org/zynequ/Kapitano/issues/14
  • https://github.com/ivangabriele/clamav-desktop
• Helium OS 10
  • https://www.heliumos.org/
  • https://www.heliumos.org/blog/post/heliumos-10-released/
• libinput 1.29
  • https://lore.freedesktop.org/wayland-devel/20250731092534.GA4100432@quokka/T/#u
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/libinput-1.29
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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!

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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. Government Website Analytics
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/according-to-one-source-linux-hits-over-6-desktop-user-share/
  • https://analytics.usa.gov/
• GitHub Wants the EU to Fund Open Source
  • https://github.blog/open-source/maintainers/we-need-a-european-sovereign-tech-fund/
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/github-eu-open-source-funding
  • https://www.sovereign.tech/news/celebrating-two-years-of-empowering-public-digital-infrastructure
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sovereign_Tech_Agency
  • https://github.com/ossf/wg-securing-critical-projects/tree/main/Initiatives/Identifying-Critical-Projects/Version-1.1
• Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
  • https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
• Arch Linux finds Malware in the AUR
  • https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general@lists.archlinux.org/thread/7EZTJXLIAQLARQNTMEW2HBWZYE626IFJ/
• Wayback 0.1 Released
  • https://wayback.freedesktop.org/news/2025/07/23/wayback-0.1-released/
  • https://wayback.freedesktop.org/
• NVIDIA Bringing CUDA To RISC-V
  • https://riscv.org/ecosystem-news/2025/07/nvidia-to-bring-cuda-platform-support-to-the-risc-v/
  • https://dataconomy.com/2025/07/21/nvidias-cuda-platform-now-officially-supports-risc-v-cpus/
• Unofficial GUI for Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation on Linux
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/theres-now-an-unofficial-gui-for-lossless-scalings-frame-generation-on-linux/
  • https://github.com/Caliel666/lsfg-vk-ui
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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!

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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://www.ocbase.com/
  • https://www.ocbase.com/news/occt-available-on-steam
  • https://www.ocbase.com/news/occt-v14-vulkan
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/stress-testing-toolkit-occt-arrives-on-steam-with-linux-and-steam-deck-support/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stress-testing-app-occt-switches-to-vulkan-by-default-dropping-directx/
• Chrome OS is Apparently Merging with Android
  • https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/i-think-you-see-the-future-first-on-android-googles-android-leader-sameer-samat
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/is-chrome-os-merging-with-android
  • https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/googles-android-head-confirms-chrome-os-and-android-are-merging/
• Plasma Bigscreen is Back on Air
  • https://plasma-bigscreen.org/
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/plasma-bigscreen-revival-kde-tv
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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!

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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-available-flathub
• Thunderbird 140 Released
  • https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/07/welcome-to-thunderbird-140-eclipse/
  • https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/140.0esr/releasenotes/
• Bash 5.3 Released
  • https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/bash-5-3-new-features
  • https://lwn.net/Articles/1029079/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Bash-5.3
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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!

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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
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/IceWM-3.8-Released
• Anti-Cheat on Linux: THE FINALS & Broken Arrow
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/the-finals-is-getting-new-kernel-based-anti-cheat-likely-to-break-it-on-linux-steamos-steam-deck/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/broken-arrow-devs-confirm-their-anti-cheat-will-not-block-linux-steamos/
• digiKam 8.7 Released
  • https://www.digikam.org/
  • https://www.digikam.org/news/2025-06-30-8.7.0_release_announcement/
• ProtonPlus to manage Proton layers for Gaming
  • https://github.com/Vysp3r/ProtonPlus
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/protonplus-makes-managing-proton-versions-on-linux-steamos-and-steam-deck-simple/
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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.

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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://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-summer-sale-2025-is-live-heres-some-top-picks-all-under-20/
• Fedora’s Controversial 32-Bit Proposal (Could this kill Bazzite?)
  • https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f44-change-proposal-drop-i686-support-system-wide/156324
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/bazzite-would-shut-down-if-fedora-goes-ahead-with-removing-32-bit/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/fedora-linux-devs-discuss-dropping-32-bit-packages-potentially-bad-news-for-steam-gamers/
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1lj9e00/fedora_43_change_proposal_drop_i686_support/
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1ljo24p/bazzite_founder_might_shutdown_whole_project_if/
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1lj9oqw/fedora_linux_devs_discuss_dropping_32bit_packages/
• Fairphone 6 Announced: Modular, Repairable, Linux-Ready
  • https://www.fairphone.com/
  • https://www.fairphone.com/en/2025/06/25/switch-to-the-new-fairphone-gen-6/
  • https://murena.com/murena-fairphone-gen-6-is-here-the-most-ethical-smartphone-unveiled/
• Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
  • https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
• Firefox 140 ESR lands with Tab Unloading & Vertical Pinned Zone
  • Firefox 140:
    • https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/140.0/releasenotes/
    • https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/firefox_140_esr/
    • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/firefox-140-new-features-update
    • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-140
    • https://9to5linux.com/firefox-140-esr-web-browser-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new
  • Firefox 141
    • https://9to5linux.com/firefox-141-promises-to-use-less-memory-on-linux-systems-beta-out-now
    • https://www.phoronix.com/review/firefox-141-linux-ram
  • Mozilla discontinues DeepSpeech
    • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/mozilla-deepfake-ai-detector-closing-down
    • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-DeepSpeech-Discontinued
    • https://github.com/mozilla/DeepSpeech
• KDE Korner: Wayland Surges in Usage, Kubuntu Dropping X11, New Initial Setup Wizard
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kde-initial-setup-tool-kiss-development-progress
  • https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-1-released-with-various-improvements-and-bug-fixes
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1lipt42/kde_plasma_will_continue_having_an_x11_session_as/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/kde-plasma-will-continue-having-an-x11-session-as-kubuntu-switches-to-wayland-by-default/
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kubuntu-25-10-drops-x11-session
  • https://lwn.net/Articles/1026552/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Wayland-Is-The-Future
• Flathub Hits 3 Billion Downloads
  • https://flathub.org/statistics
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1lgaz5z/flathub_has_passed_3_billion_downloads/
• Destination Linux podcast for more great content
  • https://destinationlinux.net/
  • Latest Interviews
    • Carl Richell of System76 = https://destinationlinux.net/416
    • Craig Rowland of Sandfly Security = https://destinationlinux.net/409
    • Artyom Zorin of Zorin OS = https://destinationlinux.net/395
• 2K Classics Humble Bundle with BioShock & Mafia (90% Discount!)
  • https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/09zAMM
• ONLYOFFICE 9.0 Released: AI Tools, Visio Viewer & Fresh UI!
  • https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2025/06/meet-onlyoffice-desktop-editors-v9-0
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/onlyoffice-9-0-desktop-new-features-ai
• Lyon Goes Open Source (France’s Third-Largest City)
  • https://www.lyon.fr/actualite/action-municipale/la-ville-de-lyon-renforce-sa-souverainete-numerique
  • https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/lyon_leaving_microsoft/
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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!

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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 games and flips Proton on by default
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-deck-and-steamos-hit-20000-playable-games/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-beta-finally-enables-proton-on-linux-fully-making-linux-gaming-simpler/
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-gets-a-new-steam-deck-like-performance-monitor-now-in-beta-replacing-the-fps-counter/
• DreamWorks Animation's OpenMoonRay adds NUMA Support
  • https://openmoonray.org/
  • https://github.com/dreamworksanimation/openmoonray/releases/tag/openmoonray-2.15.0.1
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenMoonRay-Goes-NUMA
  • https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/06/dreamworks-animation-releases-moonray-2-15/
• 20 Years of the Open Invention Network
  • https://openinventionnetwork.com/open-invention-network-celebrates-20-years/
• SDL Implements the Pointer Warp Protocol
  • https://www.libsdl.org/
  • https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/10922
  • SDL 3 on TWIL 295 - https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-295/
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