This Week In Linux (mp3)

video: https://youtu.be/YRLHrUNgJ3w Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/272-linux-6-10-windows-global-outage-opensuse-brand-drama-gnome-director-leaves-more-linux-news/6344) This week in Linux, there was a brand new version of the Linux kernel. Windows users have suffered a massive outage that continues to cause problem for a of people. There’s some drama brewing related to the openSUSE brand and SUSE asking the project to rename. The Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation announced they are stepping down. 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-3a5b2cebb006/9b4e152d-0b58-4733-bf06-a75da250c095.mp3) Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/

video: https://youtu.be/bfXXS5Z1JMc Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/271-fedora-metrics-wayland-zed-ide-gnome-finally-revamping-extensions-site-more-linux-news/6334) This week in Linux, Fedora announced some plans for future releases that may be controversial. There's a new IDE available for Linux that might turn some heads. GNOME's Extensions Website is getting a redesign but is it any good? 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/c1fc47ca-d7d4-496e-ad49-befaaa8b7686.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 00:33 Ubuntu App Center Can Now Install DEBs 02:10 Fedora Workstation: Opt-In Metrics &

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https://youtu.be/AKDqaBlmZzo Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/269-cosmic-desktop-release-date-record-your-game-in-steam-suse-19-years-support-more-linux-news/6291) This week in Linux, we've got desktop environment news for COSMIC & Budgie. We've got some distro news from the SUSE side of things. Then Valve announced a new killer feature for Steam so you can now record gameplay. 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-3a5b2cebb006/5de4dd59-b5fa-4769-8baf-67e3fb8fa501.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:

https://youtu.be/G4xIgbfiYiU Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/268-kde-plasma-6-1-cinnamon-desktop-risc-v-framework-laptop-more-linux-news/6286) This week in Linux we have a lot of new releases to talk about like desktop environments with KDE Plasma & Cinnamon. We also have some distro news from Ubuntu and postmarketOS. Plus there was an exciting announcement from Framework Computers about a potential new RISC-V motherboard option. 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-3a5b2cebb006/4bc805e6-ed35-48fd-99c5-7b493c370f12.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.

https://youtu.be/4uNJpbe4eSk Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/267-raspberry-pi-ipo-tuxedo-snapdragon-laptop-valve-lawsuit-opensuse-leap-more-linux-news/6268) This week in Linux we saw some big releases from openSUSE, Mozilla, and more. We're also going to take a look at a new prototype laptop from TUXEDO Computers that I am very excited about. Then we'll jump into everyone's favorite segment, Legal News, because Valve is being sued for apparently overcharging gamers even though its much cheaper than buying games on console . . . hmm. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/518b0de2-780e-4d90-a34f-b8be1eb92f07.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store

https://youtu.be/VrAzEHPodrs Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/266-future-of-kde-kali-linux-kaspersky-virus-removal-more-linux-news/6257) This Week in Linux, we've got some exciting updates to share with you, from the growth of Linux in the gaming world to many new distro releases. We'll take a look at how you can shape the future of KDE and there's a new virus removal tool for Linux from the folks at Kaspersky. All of this and more on this episode so let's dive into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/cce7f00b-a186-4af4-ad72-06ff7cf593cf.mp3) Sponsored by: LINBIT - thisweekinlinux.com/linbit (https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Linux Over 2% on Steam Survey 02:14 You can help shape the Future of

https://youtu.be/uEUpjXfonXA Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/265-kde-plasma-6-1-beta-e-os-15-000-games-for-steam-deck-linux-laptops-more-linux-news/6254) This week in Linux was jam packed so we have news from distros, desktop environments and even some brand new Linux laptops hitting the market. KDE fans, get ready for Plasma 6.1, the Beta release is here bringing a preview of various improvements. On the mobile front, we have news from Murena for /e/OS 2.0 update with a fresh look and supercharged privacy tools. The Steam Deck just hit a major milestone, over 15,000 playable games. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/5998d841-1b45-48f2-a1af-3e2956373ac1.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.c

https://youtu.be/z5afusnv-3M Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/264-ubuntu-going-wayland-for-nvidia-firefoxs-future-gnome-5-year-strat-more-linux-news/6237) This week's episode, we're going to be taking a look into the crystal ball of Linux, and we're going to be seeing into the future for the roadmaps that were given to us by various projects, like Ubuntu, GNOME, Mozilla Firefox, and others. Plus, we have some new releases like Alpine Linux and MX Linux, and a lot more to check out. So let's jump into the episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews. Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/d1f28b5f-0106-46ca-8ae2-4f28362f318c.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:29

https://youtu.be/pjseaH7eX44 Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/263-linux-6-9-red-hat-ai-telegram-vs-signal-manjaro-24-more-linux-news/6225) I'm back from the Red Hat Summit, and there is a lot to talk about this week. We have a new kernel release with Linux 6.9, which sees a lot of performance perks. There's also some new cool AI stuff from Red Hat that was announced. We're going to unpack some messy drama related to Telegram and Signal. And we have many distro releases to talk about like EndlessOS, Manjaro, and more. So let's dive right into the episode with This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews. Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/d1f28b5f-0106-46ca-8ae2-4f28362f318c.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdi

https://youtu.be/V-tcH_ol29g Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/262-flavours-of-ubuntu-24-04-proton-9-0-nvidia-steam-deck-more-linux-news/6218) We have a very flavorful episode this week with all the flavors of Ubuntu 24.04. Proton 9.0 was released this week to make gaming on Linux even better. Then Nvidia is back on the show with some more positive news, this time about supporting GeForce Now on the Steam Deck. All of this and so much more coming up on This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/e13d46ec-342c-4ce1-8e80-4d80847d97f8.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Ubuntu Flavours of 24.04 LTS 07:37 Proton 9.0 Released 09:01 NVI

https://youtu.be/4jr0_g-JTW8 Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/261-fedora-40-ubuntu-24-04-lts-flathub-redesign-nextcloud-more-linux-news/6214) This week's episode is so jam packed that it is kind of ridiculous. Let's rapid fire this intro and you'll see what I mean. Fedora Linux 40 is out, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is out, Nextcloud has a new release of Nextcloud Hub and the release notes feel like they never end, the Flathub has released a new design refresh making it even better to use Flatpaks, and we recently had an awesome interview on the Destination Linux podcast that I gotta tell you about and all of this in one episode. I mean there's so much just in the Ubuntu topic that I didn't have time to cover the flavours, I'll tell you about those next week. Yea, this is going to be one of those episodes. Welcome to This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/6957bc04-cc78-4b70-89d3-df6681803eb1.mp3)

https://youtu.be/DsQfPv8GqBg Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/260-lxqt-desktop-nouveau-lead-joins-nvidia-almalinux-making-waves-new-linux-tablet-more-linux-news/6210) We have some very interesting news this week, we've got a brand new major release of the LXQt desktop environment, there's a strange but potentially good twist in the ongoing saga of Nvidia and open source drivers, Red Hat drops the hardware ball and AlmaLinux catches it. Plus there's a new Linux Tablet trying to get kickstarted. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/aa848458-f48e-48f5-8a66-ba5aaafce1f1.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters:

https://youtu.be/w-F1Exi4o0U Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/259-ubuntu-24-04-beta-gentoo-becomes-spi-ware-solution-to-nvidia-amp-wayland-amp-more-linux-news/6208) This week's news is exciting with cool new stuff and pretty bonkers because we narrowly avoided a security nightmare! A backdoor was discovered hidden in a common Linux utility, and it could have infected millions of devices. We'll break down how this almost happened, and what it means for you. Then, we'll switch gears and talk about some exciting upcoming features in Linux Mint 22. Fedora Linux might be getting a whole new look – we'll discuss a proposal to switch the default desktop environment. Flathub is making some changes to make it easier to indentify whether or not a Flatpak is official. Plus there is a new campaign for video game preservation that targets companies effectively breaking their games after an arbitary amount of time. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNew

https://youtu.be/u0475LDXlDg Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/258-xz-backdoor-attack-linux-mint-22-fedora-switch-to-kde-flathub-unverified-amp-more-linux-news/6203) This week's news is exciting with cool new stuff and pretty bonkers because we narrowly avoided a security nightmare! A backdoor was discovered hidden in a common Linux utility, and it could have infected millions of devices. We'll break down how this almost happened, and what it means for you. Then, we'll switch gears and talk about some exciting upcoming features in Linux Mint 22. Fedora Linux might be getting a whole new look – we'll discuss a proposal to switch the default desktop environment. Flathub is making some changes to make it easier to indentify whether or not a Flatpak is official. Plus there is a new campaign for video game preservation that targets companies effectively breaking their games after an arbitary amount of time. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNew

https://youtu.be/P9LJkwlah2g Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/257-gnome-46-linux-6-8-kde-security-warning-fedora-40-beta-amp-more-linux-news/6200) On this episode of TWIL, we've got a brand new kernel to talk about with Linux 6.8. GNOME 46 has been released bringing a ton of desktop related goodies. Fedora and openSUSE have released some betas for us all to try out and test. Red Hat announced a new driver project for NVIDIA support on Linux. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/719d30df-4bc3-4564-93ac-aee0c4968eb5.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:37 Linux 6.8 Released - [link (https:

https://youtu.be/0cCBn-iMOUY Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/256-linux-desktop-growth-fedora-dropping-xorg-nintendo-vs-yuzu-lawsuit-amp-more-linux-news/6185) We've got a lot of big news for Linux users this week! We've got everything from marketshare growth to the latest updates for your favorite distros. Desktop Linux hits 4% market share! That's the highest ever by the way. Linux From Scratch just released a new version for those of you who dream of building your own OS. Fedora is considering dropping XOrg entirely on Fedora 41 Workstation. Arch Linux users are getting a pretty big update to their package manager, Pacman. Plus we are so close to 30,000 subscribers on my YouTube channel, if you enjoy this show and aren't subscribe to my channel then I'd appreciate it if you help me reach that milestone. That would be awesome. Now let's jump into This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006

https://youtu.be/lBhgKsPp0GY Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/255-kde-plasma-6-megarelease-cover-your-tails-ciqs-rocky-credibility-amp-more-linux-news/6177) KDE has finally blessed us with the latest release of KDE Plasma and this isnt just any release but a massive megarelease as they call it. That's right, KDE Plasma 6 is here! We also got some new distro releases from the privacy focused distro Tails, Tiny Core Linux and apparently one project is trying to see just how accessible coconuts can be. CIQ is in the news this week by making some controversial moves. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/e257892c-c208-4530-814f-17884910db86.mp3) Sponsored by: Kasm - thisweekinlinux.com/kasm (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kasm) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = http

https://youtu.be/kUPp8Ieg8d0 Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/254-linux-laptops-fedora-dreamworks-open-source-lxqt-desktop-more-linux-news/6171) February seems to be a really big month for desktop environment news because KDE Plasma is almost upon us with the release next week. GNOME has announced the beta release of GNOME 46. LXQt has dropped some big news that LXQt 2.0 is on its way. and there may be another distro already interested in System76's COSMIC desktop. We're also going to take a look at a few laptops coming on the marketing in a new Linux Hardware News segment. Valve is releasing more of their software as Open Source proving once again Valve is a great member of the community. Plus we got some news from the movie animation studio DreamWorks and what they are doing with Open Source. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/e285f654-4d84

https://youtu.be/1h1WnfnonI4 Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/253-fedora-goes-atomic-cosmic-is-coming-linux-kernel-security-mozilla-refocusing-more-linux-news/6160) On this episode of TWIL (253), Fedora has announced a new branch of their distro for immutable operating systems, called Fedora Atomic Desktops. System76 says we are getting close to an Alpha version of the COSMIC desktop. Then we're going to talk about Linux kernel security. Mozilla is refocusing on the Firefox browser while also doing some weird stuff too. Plus we have some potentially good news regarding AI and Patents. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/f9c0c792-6add-428b-abeb-466ea22638fd.mp3) Sponsored by: LINBIT - thisweekinlinux.com/linbit (https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.