Linux Weekly Daily Wednesday

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.

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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

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.

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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/

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.

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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

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.

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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

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.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
01:54 Bayonetta on Linux with CEMU
09:40 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

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.

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Show Notes & Topics:

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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

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.

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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

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?

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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/

Possible price increases for the VR Head Toaster, Google Chrome for ARM Linux desktops, a new 10-inch touchscreen for Raspberry Pi, and NVIDIA doubling the price of Jetson SoCs.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro

07:22 AMD 4GB GPUs

16:57 Steam Frame VR headset price increases

25:36 Google Chrome for ARM Linux

33:52 10" Raspberry Pi touchscreen

37:48 NVIDIA Jetson price increases

New 4GB GPUs from AMD

https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-confirms-radeon-rx-9050-4gb-exists-but-it-is-oem-only

Steam Frame $$$

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/more-bad-news-for-valve-and-its-still-unreleased-steam-frame-as-qualcomm-is-set-to-raise-the-price-of-its-chips-like-everyone-else/

Chrome on ARM

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/chrome-arm64-linux-available

RasPi 10” Touchscreen

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-10-raspberry-pi-touch-display-2-available-now-at-80/

Jetson Price increase

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-raises-jetson-prices-by-up-to-101-agx-thor-now-costs-5499

Official native Linux Jagex Launcher for Old School RuneScape, revenue estimates for Valve's Steam Machine, a static recompilation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and FreeBSD 16 removing all GPL code from its base system.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Welcome to the Show & Weekly Catchup

01:11 Testing NVENC, OBS, and NVIDIA Jetson Hardware

04:35 Weekend Outing at the Park & Outdoor Fun

06:12 Old School RuneScape Launches Official Linux Bet

14:51 Steam Machine sales data

22:05 Castlevania Syphyony of the Night on Linux

30:48 BSD is GPL free

TOPICS

Old school penguins 

https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/jagex-launcher-for-linux-beta-out-now?oldschool=1

Steam Machine Sales Up

https://www.techspot.com/news/113169-valve-steam-machine-may-selling-between-12000-15000.html

Symphony of the Night recomp

https://github.com/birabittoh/NocturneRecomp

FreeBSD - GPL

https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-16-Goes-GPL-Free