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This Week in Linux

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  1. 3 DAYS AGO

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

    video: https://youtu.be/aig4jdVoL6o Comment on the TWIL Forum (https://thisweekinlinux.com/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 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/d91f1a56-0ece-4e0b-ac35-7747be11678d.mp3) Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = tuxdigital.com/store (https://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 (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://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/ (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 (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 (https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly) OBS Studio 31.1 Released https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/31.1.0 (https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/releases/tag/31.1.0) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/obs-studio-31-1-whats-new (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://flathub.org/apps/org.mozilla.vpn) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/mozilla-vpn-linux-app-available-flathub (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://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/07/welcome-to-thunderbird-140-eclipse/) https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/140.0esr/releasenotes/ (https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/140.0esr/releasenotes/) Bash 5.3 Released https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html (https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/bash-5-3-new-features (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/bash-5-3-new-features) https://lwn.net/Articles/1029079/ (https://lwn.net/Articles/1029079/) https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Bash-5.3 (https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Bash-5.3) Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) https://store.tuxdigital.com/ (https://store.tuxdigital.com/)

    23 min

  2. 6 JULY

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

    video: https://youtu.be/h-qXWfz_yew Comment on the TWIL Forum (https://thisweekinlinux.com/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 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/3e45f62c-2fae-4e68-8fc6-7ad7ec5e6f7a.mp3) Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = tuxdigital.com/store (https://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://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/united-states-of-america) https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/ (https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/) Stop Killing Games Initiative https://www.stopkillinggames.com/ (https://www.stopkillinggames.com/) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stop-killing-games-consumer-movement-hits-some-major-milestones/ (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://github.com/kaniini/wayback) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-X11-Wayland (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-X11-Wayland) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-2026-Plans (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-2026-Plans) https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/waybackwaylanddisplay_server/ (https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/03/wayback_wayland_display_server/) Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly (https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly) IceWM 3.8 Window Manager Released https://ice-wm.org/ (https://ice-wm.org/) https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm (https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm) https://www.phoronix.com/news/IceWM-3.8-Released (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/2025/07/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/ (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/) https://www.digikam.org/news/2025-06-30-8.7.0releaseannouncement/ (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://github.com/Vysp3r/ProtonPlus) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/protonplus-makes-managing-proton-versions-on-linux-steamos-and-steam-deck-simple/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/protonplus-makes-managing-proton-versions-on-linux-steamos-and-steam-deck-simple/) Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) https://store.tuxdigital.com/ (https://store.tuxdigital.com/)

    27 min

  3. 28 JUNE

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

    video: https://youtu.be/GH18mp-2d90 Comment on the TWIL Forum (https://thisweekinlinux.com/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 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/9cb2b795-4602-45c2-aae3-941686eed60c.mp3) Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = tuxdigital.com/store (https://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://store.steampowered.com/) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-summer-sale-2025-is-live-heres-some-top-picks-all-under-20/ (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://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/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.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/fedora43changeproposaldropi686support/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1lj9e00/fedora_43_change_proposal_drop_i686_support/) https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxgaming/comments/1ljo24p/bazzitefoundermightshutdownwholeproject_if/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1ljo24p/bazzite_founder_might_shutdown_whole_project_if/) https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxgaming/comments/1lj9oqw/fedoralinuxdevsdiscussdropping32bit_packages/ (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/) https://www.fairphone.com/en/2025/06/25/switch-to-the-new-fairphone-gen-6/ (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/ (https://murena.com/murena-fairphone-gen-6-is-here-the-most-ethical-smartphone-unveiled/) Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly (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.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/140.0/releasenotes/) https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/firefox140esr/ (https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/firefox_140_esr/) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/firefox-140-new-features-update (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/firefox-140-new-features-update) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-140 (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-140) https://9to5linux.com/firefox-140-esr-web-browser-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new (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://9to5linux.com/firefox-141-promises-to-use-less-memory-on-linux-systems-beta-out-now) https://www.phoronix.com/review/firefox-141-linux-ram (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.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/mozilla-deepfake-ai-detector-closing-down) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-DeepSpeech-Discontinued (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-DeepSpeech-Discontinued) https://github.com/mozilla/DeepSpeech (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://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://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-1-released-with-various-improvements-and-bug-fixes) https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxgaming/comments/1lipt42/kdeplasmawillcontinuehavinganx11session_as/ (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.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://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kubuntu-25-10-drops-x11-session) https://lwn.net/Articles/1026552/ (https://lwn.net/Articles/1026552/) https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Wayland-Is-The-Future (https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Wayland-Is-The-Future) Flathub Hits 3 Billion Downloads https://flathub.org/statistics (https://flathub.org/statistics) https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1lgaz5z/flathubhaspassed3billion_downloads/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1lgaz5z/flathub_has_passed_3_billion_downloads/) Destination Linux podcast for more great content https://destinationlinux.net/ (https://destinationlinux.net/) Latest Interviews Carl Richell of System76 = https://destinationlinux.net/416 (https://destinationlinux.net/416) Craig Rowland of Sandfly Security = https://destinationlinux.net/409 (https://destinationlinux.net/409) Artyom Zorin of Zorin OS = https://destinationlinux.net/395 (https://destinationlinux.net/395) 2K Classics Humble Bundle with BioShock & Mafia (90% Discount!) https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/09zAMM (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.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 (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.lyon.fr/actualite/action-municipale/la-ville-de-lyon-renforce-sa-souverainete-numerique) https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/lyonleavingmicrosoft/ (https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/lyon_leaving_microsoft/) Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) https://store.tuxdigital.com/ (https://store.tuxdigital.com/)

    38 min

  4. 21 JUNE

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

    video: https://youtu.be/XZXpfvmlo9g Comment on the TWIL Forum (https://thisweekinlinux.com/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 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/534de706-33b5-4fa3-81fb-04a076e6e899.mp3) Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = tuxdigital.com/store (https://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/ (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://archlinux.org/news/transition-to-the-new-wow64-wine-and-wine-staging/) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-WoW64-Wine (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-WoW64-Wine) https://ostechnix.com/arch-linux-wine-wow64-transition/ (https://ostechnix.com/arch-linux-wine-wow64-transition/) Kali Linux 2025.2 Released https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-2-release/ (https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-2-release/) GNOME 48 on TWIL 303 - https://thisweekinlinux.com/303 (https://thisweekinlinux.com/303) My GNOME 48 video - https://tuxdigital.com/videos/gnome-48-released/ (https://tuxdigital.com/videos/gnome-48-released/) Plasma 6.3 on TWIL 298 - https://thisweekinlinux.com/298 (https://thisweekinlinux.com/298) Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly (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-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-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/ (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://openmoonray.org/) https://github.com/dreamworksanimation/openmoonray/releases/tag/openmoonray-2.15.0.1 (https://github.com/dreamworksanimation/openmoonray/releases/tag/openmoonray-2.15.0.1) https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenMoonRay-Goes-NUMA (https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenMoonRay-Goes-NUMA) https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/06/dreamworks-animation-releases-moonray-2-15/ (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/ (https://openinventionnetwork.com/open-invention-network-celebrates-20-years/) SDL Implements the Pointer Warp Protocol https://www.libsdl.org/ (https://www.libsdl.org/) https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/10922 (https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/10922) SDL 3 on TWIL 295 - https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-295/ (https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-295/) Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) https://store.tuxdigital.com/ (https://store.tuxdigital.com/)

    30 min

  5. 15 JUNE

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

    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 (https://destinationlinux.net/forum) Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/711e5ee7-6df7-4bf6-bdc9-31d0d248e39e.mp3) Support the show by becoming a patron at tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) or get some swag at tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Hosted by: Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net (https://dasgeek.net) Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com (https://jilllinuxgirl.com) Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com (https://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/comments) https://destinationlinux.net/forum (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 (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/ (https://murena.com/introducing-e-os-3-0/) https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/releases/-/releases (https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/releases/-/releases) Apple Release New Tools for Running Linux Containers on Mac https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/06/apple-supercharges-its-tools-and-technologies-for-developers/ (https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/06/apple-supercharges-its-tools-and-technologies-for-developers/) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/apple-linux-container-tool-mac-developers (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/apple-linux-container-tool-mac-developers) Software Spotlight: Bouncer https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.justinrdonnelly.bouncer (https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.justinrdonnelly.bouncer) Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) https://store.tuxdigital.com/ (https://store.tuxdigital.com/)

    39 min

  6. 7 JUNE

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

    video: https://youtu.be/-BWzypViJVQ Comment on the TWIL Forum (https://thisweekinlinux.com/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 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/f8ee27a2-fbad-41b1-bc8f-5f06990bfc21.mp3) Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = tuxdigital.com/store (https://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://murena.com/introducing-e-os-3-0/) https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/releases/-/releases (https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/releases/-/releases) Alpine Linux 3.22 Released https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.22.0-released.html (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/ (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 (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 (https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly) GNOME Dropping X11 Could Complicate Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-dropping-x11-support-ubuntu-impact (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-dropping-x11-support-ubuntu-impact) https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-session/-/mergerequests/99#note2427404 (https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-session/-/merge_requests/99#note_2427404) https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/-/issues/989 (https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/-/issues/989) Canonical Phasing Out Bazaar Code Hosting https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/phasing-out-bazaar-code-hosting/62189 (https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/phasing-out-bazaar-code-hosting/62189) Linux Format Magazine Shutting Down After 25 Years https://www.linuxformat.com/ (https://www.linuxformat.com/) https://www.magazinesdirect.com/az-single-issues/6937009/linux-format-magazine-single-issue.thtml (https://www.magazinesdirect.com/az-single-issues/6937009/linux-format-magazine-single-issue.thtml) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/linux-format-magazine-closes#493285f2-f1a7-4e96-b930-b3b08d26133e-link (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/linux-format-magazine-closes#493285f2-f1a7-4e96-b930-b3b08d26133e-link) GeForce NOW on the Steam Deck (SteamOS) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-get-geforce-now-on-steam-deck-steamos/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-get-geforce-now-on-steam-deck-steamos/) Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) https://store.tuxdigital.com/ (https://store.tuxdigital.com/)

    32 min

  7. 31 MAY

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

    video: https://youtu.be/N47e3wcQYJ4 Comment on the TWIL Forum (https://thisweekinlinux.com/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 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/efa5cdd3-3793-47dd-9f6c-96e050a3d877.mp3) Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = tuxdigital.com/store (https://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://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiLRW8DN8-4jmeCZH0OpO8skXOC5e6FwMfsPwGMpQYmVQ@mail.gmail.com/T/#u) https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.15 (https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.15) Ubuntu Gets Monthly Snapshot Testing Releases https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/supercharging-ubuntu-releases-monthly-snapshots-automation/61876 (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/blog/announcements/2025/nixos-2505/) https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/release-notes#sec-release-25.05 (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 (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/ (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.youtube.com/watch?v=CJXp3UYj50Q) https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/in-an-embarrassment-for-microsoft-steamos-seems-to-destroy-windows-11-on-gaming-performance-and-battery-life-as-well-as-usability (https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/in-an-embarrassment-for-microsoft-steamos-seems-to-destroy-windows-11-on-gaming-performance-and-battery-life-as-well-as-usability) NVIDIA Stable Driver 575.57.08 Released for Linux https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/245548/ (https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/245548/) https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-575.57.08-Linux (https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-575.57.08-Linux) https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-575-linux-graphics-driver-released-with-support-for-nvidia-smooth-motion (https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-575-linux-graphics-driver-released-with-support-for-nvidia-smooth-motion) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/nvidia-stable-driver-575-57-08-released-for-linux/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/nvidia-stable-driver-575-57-08-released-for-linux/) Armbian 25.5 Released https://www.armbian.com/newsflash/armbian-25-5/ (https://www.armbian.com/newsflash/armbian-25-5/) Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) https://store.tuxdigital.com/ (https://store.tuxdigital.com/)

    28 min

  8. 24 MAY

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

    video: https://youtu.be/F_imR-7E9ps Comment on the TWIL Forum (https://thisweekinlinux.com/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 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/3565a684-135c-4f9d-bb16-dac5159a9270.mp3) Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = tuxdigital.com/store (https://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-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-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-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 (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/ (https://endof10.org/) Niri 25.05 Window Manager Released https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/releases/tag/v25.05 (https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/releases/tag/v25.05) Sandfly Security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly (https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly) Microsoft Open Sources Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-is-now-open-source/ (https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-is-now-open-source/) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/microsoft-open-sources-windows-subsystem-for-linux (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/microsoft-open-sources-windows-subsystem-for-linux) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-is-now-open-source/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-is-now-open-source/) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Microsoft-Edit-Open-Source (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Microsoft-Edit-Open-Source) Mozilla Is Shutting Down Pocket https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/future-of-pocket (https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/future-of-pocket) Fender Studio Released with Linux Support https://www.fender.com/pages/fender-studio (https://www.fender.com/pages/fender-studio) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/fender-studio-linux-audio-recording-app (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/fender-studio-linux-audio-recording-app) Bluefin & Aurora https://projectbluefin.io/ (https://projectbluefin.io/) https://getaurora.dev/en (https://getaurora.dev/en) https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/live-iso-testing-for-bluefin-round-2/8559 (https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/live-iso-testing-for-bluefin-round-2/8559) https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/live-iso-testing-for-aurora/8588 (https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/live-iso-testing-for-aurora/8588)

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