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Weekly roundup of everything new in the Linux and Open Source world! May contain gaming and privacy related topics. This is a longer counterpart to the Linux and Open Source news videos available on The Linux Experiment Youtube Channel. I’m Nick, I’ve been making Linux and Open Source related videos on YouTube since 2018, with a sizeable following of more than 300 000 subscribers. I’ve been using Linux since 2006, starting with Ubuntu (like most people), and I have 12 years of experience in project management and UX, and that’s the lens I use to view the progress of our Linux desktops and open source applications!

  1. 1D AGO

    Will Ablockers be banned? DoS on the AUR, Steam Console rumors

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    27 min
  2. AUG 16

    Windows 12 sounds like a nightmare, Mint 22.2 beta: Linux Weekly News

    💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 02:17 Windows 12 sounds like an absolute nightmare https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/microsoft-execs-vision-of-windows-12-and-beyond-could-terrify-some-of-you 04:53 Debian 13 is out https://www.debian.org/News/2025/20250809 https://www.debian.org/releases/11/08/2025youtubetrixie/release-notes/whats-new.en.html#http-boot-support 06:12 Mint 22.2 has its beta https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-22-2-zara-enters-public-beta/ 07:47 Firefox’s AI features apparently drain resources https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/firefox-high-cpu-usage-inference-disable 09:10 Google ends Steam on Chrome OS https://9to5google.com/2025/08/07/steam-chromebook-2026/ 10:49 elementary OS gets some cool updates https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-august-2025/ 13:30 Orion browser makes progress https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/orion-browser-linux-milestone-2-webkit-alternative-chromium 15:35 Github absorbed into Microsoft’s structure https://www.techradar.com/pro/github-ceo-resigns-is-this-the-latest-sign-of-its-microsoft-absorption 17:17 LVFS asks for vendors to help fund it https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan-vendor-funding 20:17 Nvidia drivers improve Wayland support https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/252613/ 21:33 KDE Gear 25.08 update https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.08.0/ 23:42 AI companies could be doomed by recent class action https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/ai-industry-horrified-to-face-largest-copyright-class-action-ever-certified/ 💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com

    27 min
  3. AUG 12

    GNOME changes things, Linux at 6%, Android loses to Epic

    💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 01:41 GNOME’s governance structure is changing a lot https://www.bassi.io/articles/2025/08/03/governance-in-gnome/ 04:48 Linux desktop reaches 6% market share https://www.zdnet.com/article/think-linux-desktop-market-share-isnt-over-6-this-15-million-system-scan-says-otherwise/ 07:25 Linux’s Steam marketshare rises close to 3% https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/steam-survey-for-july-2025-shows-linux-approaching-3/ 09:05 Android has to crack open the Google Play Store https://www.theverge.com/news/717440/google-epic-open-play-store-emergency-stay 10:58 Chrome uses Wayland backend by default when possible https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/chrome-140-wayland-auto-detection-linux 12:34 MX Linux moves to systemD & Wayland by default https://mxlinux.org/blog/changes-coming-with-mx-25/ 15:17 Nvidia working on performance improvements for gaming https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nvidia-are-working-on-a-general-optimization-for-vkd3d-directx12-games-on-linux/ 16:51 OpenSUSE Leap 16 brings massive changes https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/opensuse-leap-16-0-will-need-steam-gamers-to-install-some-extras-due-to-no-32-bit/ https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-leap-16-0-enters-rc-phase-with-selinux-by-default/ 19:07 Microsoft to open source WinUI library https://github.com/microsoft/microsoft-ui-xaml/discussions/10700 21:21 Mesa 25.2 brings a lot of good updates https://linuxiac.com/mesa-25-2-lands-with-vulkan-1-4-on-panvk-drops-x11-dri2-support/ 23:09 Nextcloud shows digital sovereignty is merely a dream right now https://linuxiac.com/finland-tops-nextcloud-first-digital-sovereignty-index/ https://dsi.nextcloud.com/ 💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com

    26 min
  4. AUG 2

    Official KDE distro, AUR and third party package problems

    💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 01:56 Official KDE Linux distro has a testing version https://kde.org/linux/ 04:21 Third party packages cause problems again https://linuxiac.com/duckstation-ps1-emulator-dev-may-drop-linux-support-after-aur-frustrations/ 07:49 Malware makes its way to the AUR again https://linuxiac.com/arch-aur-under-fire-once-more-as-malware-resurfaces/ 09:51 Linux kernel 6.16 released https://linuxiac.com/linux-kernel-6-16-released-this-is-whats-new/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/linux-6-16-released-openvpn-speed-boost-5-level-paging 11:32 Android runs Linux graphical apps now https://www.androidauthority.com/linux-terminal-graphical-apps-3580905/ 13:48 Hyprland launches paid subscription https://hypr.land/news/hyprperks/ 15:25 Samsung disables bootloader unlocking https://www.sammobile.com/news/say-goodbye-to-your-custom-roms-as-one-ui-8-kills-bootloader-unlock/ 16:50 Opera files complaint against Microsoft Edge https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/microsoft-hit-with-opera-complaint-brazilian-antitrust-regulator-2025-07-29/ 18:44 Ai tools fail catastrophically https://mashable.com/article/google-gemini-deletes-users-code 20:06 AI code is extremely insecure https://nerds.xyz/2025/07/ai-security-flaws-veracode-2025/ https://www.techradar.com/pro/developers-are-finding-it-hard-to-trust-ai-and-not-just-because-it-could-steal-their-jobs 22:23 EU turns to Google for age verification https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/thematic-roadmap-open-source-and-inputs-common-trust-principles 24:48 EU roadmap for open source adoption https://www.talkandroid.com/512861-eu-age-verification-app-google/ 💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com

    29 min
  5. JUL 26

    Flathub's issues, Steam Console, Malware in the AUR, Clear Linux is gone

    💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 01:45 Interesting post about Flathub’s remaining problems https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2025/07/21/fedora-must-carefully-embrace-flathub/ 05:59 Steam Deck 2 and Steam home Console could be coming https://www.techradar.com/gaming/steam-deck/the-steam-deck-2-and-a-home-console-are-reportedly-in-the-works-and-sony-may-be-helping-to-turn-the-handheld-into-the-portable-playstation-game-device-i-really-want 08:21 Malware found in the AUR https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general@lists.archlinux.org/thread/7EZTJXLIAQLARQNTMEW2HBWZYE626IFJ/ 10:02 Clear Linux shuts down without warning https://community.clearlinux.org/t/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-shutting-down-clear-linux-os/10716 https://linuxiac.com/intel-shuts-down-clear-linux-os/ 12:36 KDE 6.5 adds rounded bottom corners https://blogs.kde.org/2025/07/19/this-week-in-plasma-rounded-bottom-corners/ https://blogs.kde.org/2025/07/12/this-week-in-plasma-tablet-dials-and-day/night-cycles/ 14:05 Firefox 141 improves performance and features https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/firefox-141-release-ai-tabs-linux-memory 15:57 ARM laptop support is still shaky https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Struggles-WoA-Laptops https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Concept-Linux-6.16-X1E 18:35 Another SecureBoot disaster could happen soon https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/linux-users-are-about-to-face-another-major-microsoft-secure-boot-issue 20:58 Proton launches their own AI tool https://proton.me/blog/lumo-ai 24:04 Github pushes for EU Sovereign tech fund https://github.blog/open-source/maintainers/we-need-a-european-sovereign-tech-fund/ 27:35 Another nasty cyberattack against France https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/french-government-agency-breach-may-have-exposed-data-on-340k-jobseekers 30:02 TikTok might still be shut down in the US https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/tiktok-will-shut-down-soon-if-china-wont-agree-to-trumps-deal-official-says/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/trumps-shaky-plan-to-save-tiktok-may-push-users-to-buggy-version-of-app/ 💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com

    33 min
  6. JUL 19

    Google merges Android & Chrome OS, AI slop invades FOSS

    💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 02:00 Google says Android and ChromeOS will merge 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 05:48 AI slop invades Curl’s bug reports https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/15/curl_creator_mulls_nixing_bug/ 08:53 GNOME Foundation firing on all cylinders https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/07/12/2025-07-12-foundation-update/ 10:24 GNOME will get better parental controls https://blogs.gnome.org/ignapk/2025/07/11/digital-wellbeing-contract/ 11:58 PHP proposes license change https://wiki.php.net/rfc/php_license_update 13:57 Haiku gets a nice update https://www.haiku-os.org/blog/waddlesplash/2025-07-12-haiku_activity_contract_report_june_2025/ 15:39 NVK driver isn’t quite ready yet https://www.phoronix.com/review/mesa-252-nvk-nvidia/2 17:37 Mint 22.2 is close https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4860 19:56 Google wants Linux support for haptic touchpads https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20250714-support-forcepads-v1-0-71c7c05748c9@google.com/T/ 22:03 Firefox adds WebGPU https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2025/07/15/shipping-webgpu-on-windows-in-firefox-141/ 23:51 Authors can start class action against AI company https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-authors-suing-anthropic-can-band-together-copyright-class-action-judge-rules-2025-07-17/ 25:44 x86 emulator for RISC V can now play games https://felix86.com/AAA-Games/ 💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com

    28 min
  7. JUL 12

    Browser extensions sell what you view to AI companies, GNOME funding, Wayback progresses

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    27 min
  8. JUL 5

    The end for BcacheFS, X11 compatibility layer, Flathub is massive

    💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 01:44 Torvalds kicks BcacheFS out of the kernel https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-bcachefs-drop/ 03:37 Wayback is an X11 on Wayland compatibility layer https://linuxiac.com/meet-wayback-a-bridge-between-x-desktops-and-wayland/ 05:37 Flathub reaches 3 billion downloads https://flathub.org/statistics 07:49 Nvidia developer joins the NOVA driver project https://www.phoronix.com/news/NOVA-Core-Co-Maintainer 09:16 Nvidia abandons GTX700,900 and 1000 series https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/unix-graphics-feature-deprecation-schedule/60588 https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-580-Linux-Driver-Last-HW 10:59 Fedora drops proposal to ditch 32 bit architecture 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.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-44-To-Keep-x86-32-bit 12:51 Meta wins a court case related to AI and copyright https://news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-ops-and-tech/meta-beats-copyright-suit-from-authors-over-ai-training-on-books 14:24 French City ditches Microsoft as well https://www.lyon.fr/actualite/action-municipale/la-ville-de-lyon-renforce-sa-souverainete-numerique 15:58 Interesting GNOME collaborative app prototype https://blogs.gnome.org/tbernard/2025/06/30/aardvark-summer-2025-update/ 17:42 GNOME 49 replaces a few default apps https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/papers-pdf-viewer-gnome-49 19:26 Stop Killing Games petition gets to 1M signatures https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stop-killing-games-consumer-movement-hits-some-major-milestones/ 21:52 New Copyleft Next license is launched https://next.copyleft.org/pages/license-text.html https://next.copyleft.org/ 💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com

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Weekly roundup of everything new in the Linux and Open Source world! May contain gaming and privacy related topics. This is a longer counterpart to the Linux and Open Source news videos available on The Linux Experiment Youtube Channel. I’m Nick, I’ve been making Linux and Open Source related videos on YouTube since 2018, with a sizeable following of more than 300 000 subscribers. I’ve been using Linux since 2006, starting with Ubuntu (like most people), and I have 12 years of experience in project management and UX, and that’s the lens I use to view the progress of our Linux desktops and open source applications!

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