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324: Secure Boot Linux issues, EU's Chat Control law, Linux Mint 22.2, Ubuntu Touch, & more Linux news

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This week in Linux, we have a lot of news to cover. We have some good news and some bad news. Well, people like to start with bad news first, I guess. So there is a fiasco happening with Secure Boot and how it may be affecting Linux users. Also, the EU is proposing a law that is pretty close to being passed that is very scary and a step towards mass surveillance. We'll talk about that. Then also we have some good news and that the Pebble watches are back and we have some beta releases from Linux Mint and Ubuntu Touch as well as SyncThing is back, which is a really cool tool to sync your files across multiple devices. 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.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:23 Secure Boot Fiasco coming for Linux Users?
03:43 EU Chat Control law is a step towards mass surveillance
06:15 KDE Gear 25.08 Released
08:19 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
10:38 Pebble Time 2 is coming
12:13 Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Released
13:43 Ubuntu Touch 24.04 1.0 Beta
15:05 Syncthing 2.0.0 released
17:28 SparkyLinux 8.0 released
18:39 LVFS Sustainability Plan
20:31 HandBrake 1.10 Released
21:55 Outro

Links:
  • Secure Boot Fiasco coming for Linux Users?
    • https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/72892.html
    • https://lwn.net/Articles/1029767/
    • https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/linux-users-are-about-to-face-another-major-microsoft-secure-boot-issue
    • EU Chat Control law is a step towards mass surveillance
      • https://fightchatcontrol.eu/
      • https://mullvad.net/en/chatcontrol
      • https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-chat-control-plan-gains-support-threatens-encryption
      • KDE Gear 25.08 Released
        • https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.08.0/
        • Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
          • https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
          • Pebble Time 2 is coming
            • https://ericmigi.com/blog/pebble-time-2-design-reveal
            • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcPzmDePH3E
            • https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/pebbles-smartwatch-is-back-pebble-time-2-specs-revealed/
            • Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Released
              • https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4876
              • Ubuntu Touch 24.04 1.0 Beta
                • https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-1-0-and-20-04-ota-10-call-for-testing-3963
                • Syncthing 2.0.0 released
                  • https://syncthing.net/
                  • https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/tag/v2.0.0
                  • SparkyLinux 8.0 released
                    • https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-0/
                    • LVFS Sustainability Plan
                      • https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2025/08/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan/
                      • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan-vendor-funding
                      • HandBrake 1.10 Released
                        • https://handbrake.fr/
                        • https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/releases/tag/1.10.0
                        • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/handbrake-1-10-released-new-features
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