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This Week in Linux (TWIL) is the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. “Your Source for Linux GNews”

  1. 5 HR AGO

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

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

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  2. 6 DAYS AGO

    336: Linux 7.0, Discord Age Verification, KDE Linux, Linux Mint Changes, & more Linux news

    video: https://youtu.be/qMIdMJnqNkE This week in Linux, we have a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 6.19. Discord is in the news this week because they decided to roll out age verification to the entire world and received a lot of backlash for it... which is very much deserved. Linux Mint is talking about changing how they do releases of their distros and how they might do fewer of them. Then we'll take a look at the upcoming KDE Linux distro and what they've got cooking in their immutable oven. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:57 Linux Kernel 7.0 Released 07:44 Discord Age Verification: "Wait. What? Nope!" 13:46 Updates on KDE Linux 17:53 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 19:17 Linux Mint Changes to Release Cadence 21:44 GRUB 2.14 Released 24:43 Mesa 26.0 Released 27:01 Tiny Core 17 Released 29:04 Outro Links: Linux Kernel 7.0 Released https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Best-Feature-Changes https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-6-19-kernel-features-amd-performance https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/linux-kernel-6-19-arrives-and-the-next-will-be-7-0/ https://itsfoss.com/news/kernel-6-19-release/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/linux_6_19_7_named/ https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-19-officially-released-this-is-whats-new https://lwn.net/Articles/1057417/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1qzn6y1/linux_kernel_619_has_been_released/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Released https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Is-Next Discord Age Verification: "Wait. What? Nope!" https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-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/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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  3. 8 FEB

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

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

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  4. 2 FEB

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

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

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  5. 26 JAN

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

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

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  6. 18 JAN

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

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

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  7. 11 JAN

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

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

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  8. 5 JAN

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

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

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