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A show for tech enthusiasts, developers, and Linux-loving miscreants who want a mix of serious updates and banter, delivered with pragmatism and positivity.

  1. 5d ago

    Qualcomm ❤️ Linux, F-Droid 2.0, VST3 Plugins In OBS!

    This week, we're getting VST3 plugins running directly in OBS and leveling audio aromatically. SteamOS 3.8.28 has landed in the stable channel with a big pile of Mesa, kernel, VRAM, controller, and handheld compatibility updates. F-Droid 2.0 gets a ground-up rebuild, a much nicer UI, better search, and automatic app updates. And Qualcomm is bringing the Snapdragon X2 series to Linux, with upstream support for the Adreno GPU and Hexagon NPU and official Debian and Ubuntu support on the way. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:30 Witcher 3 Remaster on Linux 09:21 F-Droid 2.0 17:58 Automatically fix volume levels in OBS 27:51 Big update for SteamOS 36:59 Snapdragon X2 supports Linux Topics: F-Droid 2.0 https://f-droid.org/2026/09/24/f-droid-2.0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom.html Audio leveling in OBS https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxaudiosofware/automatic-audio-levelling-for-livestreams-podcasts-vst3-obs-linux/ SteamOS Update https://steamdeckhq.com/news/new-steamos-update-performance-improvements/ Qualcomm hearts Linux  https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2026/09/snapdragon-summit-agentic-ai-pcs-linux

    Qualcomm ❤️ Linux, F-Droid 2.0, VST3 Plugins In OBS!

  2. Sep 23

    Raspberry Pi Blocks RAM Upgrades

    Testing out the unofficially official Steam ARM client on Linux, Asahi officially supports M3 Macs, Raspberry Pi blocks RAM upgrades, and bottling Office 365 for Linux. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:40 Revisiting DOOM Eternal 06:57 Asahi Linux for the Apple M3 15:31 Office 365 on Linux with Bottles 20:26 Raspberry Pi block RAM upgrades 30:37 Steam's native Linux client for ARM Topics: Asahi on M3 https://asahilinux.org/2026/09/m2-episode-1/ 365 on Linux https://itsfoss.com/news/bottles-microsoft-365-early-look/ RasPi Blocks RAM Upgrades https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1wkxjwg/raspberry_pi_5_eeprom_update_now_blocks_manual Steam’s ARM client is FAST! https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/09/20/steams-unofficially-official-arm-client-for-linux/

  3. Sep 16

    Valve's new VR Headset Is NEAT!

    Valve announces their latest VR headset, how SteamOS handles Intel Battlemage GPUs, controlling blinkies with OpenRGB, and a PC port for Space Channel 5 for Linux. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Topics:Steam Frame is here! https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steamframe Battlemage in a box: SteamOS on Intel  https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/09/12/battlemage-in-a-box-steamos-on-intel-arc-130v/ OpenRGB RC 1.0rc3 https://codeberg.org/OpenRGB/OpenRGB/releases/tag/release_candidate_1.0rc3 Space channel 5 on Linux https://github.com/ZoomiesZaggy/Space-Channel-5/releases/tag/v0.1.0-preview.1

    Valve's new VR Headset Is NEAT!

  4. Sep 9

    Audacity 4.0 and Intel NPUs on Linux

    SteamOS passes thirty thousand verified and playable titles, and the Linux gaming library just keeps getting bigger. A new homebrew tool called ButterAndJelly lets you stream your media library to retro hardware like the Wii U and original Xbox 360. Audacity 4.0 has also landed with a rebuilt Qt interface and some much-needed improvements to non-destructive clip editing. Plus adventures in Intel documentation featuring the Hexagon NPU. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes & Topics: ⁠⁠https://interfacinglinux.com/community/lwdw/⁠⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:03 Happy-fun holiday weekend 03:04 An oddball Steam Machine 04:22 30,000 games for SteamOS 10:54 Jellyfin for the Wii U and XBOX 360 14:16 New paint and problems for Audacity 4.0 25:56 Building a low-power thinky box

    Audacity 4.0 and Intel NPUs on Linux

  5. Sep 2

    Linux Age Checks Overturned and Debian OKs AI

    This week, California exempts Linux and other open-source operating systems from upcoming age-verification rules, while Debian votes to allow responsible use of generative AI contributions. Tether lets Linux users take advantage of iMessage, notifications, clipboard syncing, file sharing, and 2FA codes on their iDevices without needing a Mac. Blue Dragon Recompilation brings the XBOX 360 RPG to Linux natively, with 4K, unlocked FPS, widescreen, rebindable controls, and other modern updates. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes & Topics: ⁠https://interfacinglinux.com/community/lwdw/⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro01:54 Bayonetta on Linux with CEMU09:40 Mild Disney Lands and gotcha maps 12:20 Linux exempted from the age-verification law 17:03 It's not real age verification 24:34 Debian allows generative AI contributions 31:20 Connecting iDevices to Linux in 2026 made easy 36:17 Running Blue Dragon (XBOX 360) natively on Linux

    Linux Age Checks Overturned and Debian OKs AI

  6. Aug 26

    30 Years of Steam and UEFI For Raspberry Pi!

    Happy 35th Birthday to Linux! We put on our old people hats and look back at the early days of wrestling with Slackware installs, and surviving CRT-killing configs. We also cover 30 years of Valve and how Proton, SteamOS, and handheld hardware are driving desktop Linux forward. Plus, we test the native Linux recompilation port of Soulcalibur II (GameCube edition with Link!) and spend an afternoon running generic ARM Linux installers on a Raspberry Pi 4 using UEFI firmware. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ Show Notes & Topics: https://interfacinglinux.com/community/lwdw/ Timestamps: 05:49 Linux celebrates 35 years of old 16:47 Soulcalibur II Linux port 22:37 Happy 30th Valve! 35:29 UEFI on the Raspberry Pi 4

    30 Years of Steam and UEFI For Raspberry Pi!

  7. Aug 19

    EPIC Launcher Headed Linux & Proxmox on ARM!

    Ploopy announces their slickest DIY trackball to date, EPIC threatens to release their client on Linux, Kernel 7.2 learns how to Apple M3, and Proxmox makes ARM an official platform. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠ Show Notes & Topics: You can find links to everything we discussed, along with the show notes, ⁠⁠in the forums.⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:38 Playing the new Quake 04:39 Jill's Vegas trip 11:15 The Ploopy A+ DIY trackball 16:08 Epic Launcher headed to Linux 27:11 Proxmox officially released on ARM 33:03 Pine64 stops production due to RAM and storage prices

    EPIC Launcher Headed Linux & Proxmox on ARM!

  8. Aug 5

    Linux Cracks 10% Desktop Usage!

    NVIDIA joins the LVFS, bringing easy firmware updates to Linux! Blick launches their video editor built entirely in Odin, Linux desktop usage reaches an all-time high of 10%, and what happens when you stick CUDA and ARM on something the size of a credit card? Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Show Notes & Topics: You can find links to everything we discussed, along with the show notes, ⁠in the forums. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 06:05 Linux driver for MOTU Microbook! 09:06 Linux desktop usage tops 10% 19:46 Blick video editor announces Linux support 27:30 NVIDIA joins the LVFS firmware service 34:13 Learning about NVIDIA single board computers Topics: Linux at 10%!  https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america#monthly-202506-202607 New NLE for Linux  https://blickeditor.com/ NVIDIA joins LVFS! https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-joins-dell-and-hp-in-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs Slice of Pi Team Green SBCs https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/08/04/recomputer-super-j4012-setup-and-quickstart/

    Linux Cracks 10% Desktop Usage!
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