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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

    KDE Turns 30! Windows Defender For Linux, WINE On OpenBSD???

    KDE is 30, and Plasma 6.8 is going all-in on Wayland! Someone's got WINE running on OpenBSD, and it's playing Hollow Knight and The Witcher 3 Enhanced Edition. Linux 7.3 has some goodies for gamers, including better VRAM management for AMD GPUs, new controller support, and a bunch of other kernel tinkering. And Microsoft Defender is coming to Linux desktops, because nothing says freedom like enterprise compliance. Patreon: https://patreon.com/lwdw/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 03:56 Steam Next Fest  13:13 30 years of KDE 22:00 WINE gaming on OpenBSD 31:47 Linux Kernel 7.3 38:28 Windows Defender for Linux desktop Topics: Happy 30th KDE! https://9to5linux.com/happy-30th-birthday-kde WINE 4 BSD https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=179236125692175&w=2#5 Linux Kernel 7.3 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-7-3-features Linux Defendor  https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefenderatpblog/secure-linux-desktops-with-microsoft-defender/4560822

    KDE Turns 30! Windows Defender For Linux, WINE On OpenBSD???

  2. Oct 14

    Epic Games Launcher Linux BETA, Ethernet Audio Interfaces, 16-Core ARM!

    Today on LWDW, we’re talking about Linux Mint’s move to an annual release cycle, with Mint 27 ‘Adrien’ bringing a host of new features and applications later this year. We’ll look at the eth68, an unusual Linux audio interface that uses Ethernet to deliver low-latency audio, and discuss the possibility of getting one into the studio for testing. Steam has hit a new record of 43.5 million concurrent users, and I’ve been checking out the free-to-play AION 2. Finally, in Slice of Pi, we’ll take a look at Axera’s AX8860 AI chip, a 128GB Arm-based system that aims to challenge NVIDIA’s DGX Spark. A 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 EPIC Game Store Linux beta 21:30 Linux Mint 27 Adrien 27:44 ETH-88 Linux-first ethernet audio interface 39:40 43.5 million Steam users 48:22 Axera AZ8860 takes on the DGX Spark Topics: EPIC Game Launcher for Linuxhttps://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxgaming/installing-official-epic-game-launcher-beta-on-linux/#post-1327 Linux Mint updatehttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-mint-27-adrien-due-at-christmas/amp ETH-68 Network Interfacehttps://naturalsystems.io/eth68 Steam 43.5 Million concurrent usershttps://www.techpowerup.com/353605/steam-tops-43-5-million-concurrent-players-new-all-time-high Axera AX8860 DGX Killer https://wccftech.com/axera-ax8860-ai-chip-beat-dgx-spark-ai-llms-128-gb-memory-40w-less-cost/

    Epic Games Launcher Linux BETA, Ethernet Audio Interfaces, 16-Core ARM!

  3. Oct 7

    Bloodborne On Linux, 2GB Pi Increases, and Snappy Steam Dragons

    This week, we look at the experimental native Linux port of Bloodborne and check out DroidDeck, an open source app that brings Valve’s official Steam client and Proton to Qualcomm Snapdragon Android handhelds. We also cover the recent price increases for the 2GB variants of the Raspberry Pi 4 and 5, and take a look at OpenPaper L, a new open source 13.3-inch colour E-Ink picture frame. A 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 04:41 My first Bioshock 07:01 Witching the Spire 09:22 Fixing the Firefox Nova theme 14:24 Installing native-ish Bloodborne on Linux 24:37 Steam on Android with DroidDeck 33:58 2Gb Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 price increases 40:04 13" of E-ink Show Topics: Native Linux port of Bloodborne for PC https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxgaming/installing-bbport-native-linux-port-of-bloodborne-for-pc/ Android Steam Deck https://droiddeck.app/ 2GB Pi goes up in price https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/price-increases-for-2gb-raspberry-pi-4-and-raspberry-pi-5/ OpenPaper L https://linuxiac.com/openpaper-l-launches-as-a-13-3-inch-open-source-color-e-ink-frame/

    Bloodborne On Linux, 2GB Pi Increases, and Snappy Steam Dragons

  4. Sep 30

    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!

  5. 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/

  6. 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!

  7. 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

  8. 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
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