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      Timestamps:

      00:00 Intro
      00:39 Sponsor: TuxCare
      01:54 What is this?
      04:14 Barebones for now
      08:05 Mac os apps
      11:39 What does it run?
      17:40 License troubles
      18:16 Why would you want that?
      19:55 A call to open source it
      22:18 Conclusion
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      #linuxdesktop #macos #macapps

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    • Proton goes A.I. crazy, Ubuntu goes all SNAP, Vibe-coded Linux compatible kernel - Linux Weekly News

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        Timestamps:

        00:00 Intro
        00:54 Sponsor: TuxCare
        02:14 Proton makes worrying move stowards AI
        07:30 Ubuntu pushes Core Desktop again
        11:16 Firefox 159, 160, and ad campaign
        14:02 X.org dev praises the design of Wayland
        16:10 SystemD adds Rust support for new modules
        17:34 Rocky Linux creator wrote his own kernel using AI
        20:27 Bottles dev talks vibe cloned software, AI and other projects
        23:59 Fedora 45 delayed again
        25:12 Spotify Client for GNOME
        26:27 Flathub shuts down their Forums
        28:15 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

        Links

        Proton makes worrying move stowards AI
        https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-services/proton-is-re-interviewing-staff-about-how-they-use-ai-and-their-jobs-could-depend-on-the-answers
        https://www.404media.co/manifestos-fear-and-loser-thinking-inside-protons-ai-reckoning/

        Ubuntu pushes Core Desktop again

        https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/accelerating-ubuntu-core-desktop/90547

        Firefox 159, 160, and ad campaign

        https://linuxiac.com/mozilla-firefox-159-improves-linux-wayland-support-adds-new-tab-search/
        https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-160-enters-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect
        https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/come-back-to-firefox/

        X.org dev praises the design of Wayland

        https://www.phoronix.com/news/Jamey-Sharp-Praises-Wayland

        SystemD adds Rust support for new modules

        https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/44324

        Rocky Linux creator wrote his own kernel using AI

        https://itsfoss.com/news/ginux/

        Bottles dev talks vibe cloned software, AI and other projects

        https://itsfoss.com/interview/mirko-brombin-raven/
        https://useraven.org

        Fedora 45 delayed again

        https://linuxiac.com/fedora-linux-45-delayed-again-new-release-date-set-for-november-3/
        https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/EWDOYT6TOMFY4XPL5MJC2QWCDJBOR6MU/

        Spotify Client for GNOME

        https://linuxiac.com/meet-riff-an-open-source-spotify-client-built-for-gnome/

        Flathub shuts down their Forums

        https://docs.flathub.org/blog/discourse-deprecation

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      • The end of proprietary software & user lock-in, and the biggest opportunity for Linux

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          Timestamps:

          00:00 Intro
          00:51 Sponsor: Joplin
          02:16 Disclaimer
          03:50 What was actually released ?
          06:30 Reality check
          13:20 Impacts for linux?
          18:22 Negative impacts
          21:05 The legal issue
          25:32 Is it ethical?
          26:57 More potential issues
          29:24 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

          #linux #vibecoding #aiclone

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        • What is happening to the Linux kernel, Bitwarden and Epic Games? - Linux Weekly News

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            #linux #linuxnews #technews

            Timestamps:

            00:00 Intro
            00:50 Sponsor: Internxt
            02:24 Kernel devs agree to remove AI disclosure, Torvalds goes off on A.I.
            04:54 Kernel 7.3 released
            06:24 Big influx of Rust code in Kernel 7.4
            07:40 Bitwarden moves to a commercial license, mostly
            10:06 KeePassXC supports auto-type on Wayland now
            11:12 Mint shows more of their new apps
            13:01 LibreOffice is getting record download numbers
            14:49 Proposed AI assistant prototype for Ubuntu
            17:43 OpenBSD gets Wine and runs Windows games
            19:13 Cutefish desktop revived as a vibe coded MacOS Clone
            21:06 Epic Game Stores new preview looks pretty bad
            22:55 Big Tech funds study to warn against digital sovereignty
            25:18 Massive PHP flaw discovered, and patched
            27:47 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

            Links

            Kernel devs agree to remove AI disclosure, Torvalds goes off on A.I.
            https://www.xda-developers.com/linus-calls-banning-ai-generated-code-utterly-stupid-as-linux-submissions-no-longer-need-llm-disclosure/

            Kernel 7.3 released

            https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-7-3-release/

            Big influx of Rust code in Kernel 7.4

            https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Rust

            Bitwarden moves to a commercial license, mostly

            https://community.bitwarden.com/t/published-version-update-in-app-stores/102750

            KeePassXC supports auto-type on Wayland now

            https://keepassxc.org/blog/2026-10-21-2.8.0-released/

            Mint shows more of their new apps

            https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-mint-new-system-monitor

            LibreOffice is getting record download numbers

            https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/10/21/8-weeks-9-4-million-downloads/
            https://linuxiac.com/libreoffice-hits-9-4-million-downloads-in-just-eight-weeks/

            Proposed AI assistant prototype for Ubuntu

            https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-ai-launcher-prototype

            OpenBSD gets Wine and runs Windows games

            https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-ports&m=179236125692175
            https://linuxiac.com/wine-on-openbsd-yes-and-it-can-already-run-the-witcher-3/

            Cutefish desktop revived as a vibe coded MacOS Clone

            https://itsfoss.com/news/cutefishos-vibe-coded-desktop/

            Epic Game Stores new preview looks pretty bad

            https://www.techdirt.com/2026/10/21/epic-rolls-out-vibe-coded-launcher-update-its-absolute-trash/
            https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-is-slowly-becoming-actually-usable-on-linux/

            Big Tech funds study to warn against digital sovereignty

            https://itsfoss.com/news/eu-cloud-sovereignty-cada-cost-study/

            Massive PHP flaw discovered, and patched

            https://www.wiz.io/blog/php2shell-php-rce
            https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw98z6qlyvg3o

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          • GNOME OS Preview, Epic supports Linux, Linux kernel set to go all in on AI - Linux Weekly News

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              Timestamps:

              00:00 Intro
              00:49 Sponsor: Hostinger
              02:02 GNOME OS released in Preview
              06:03 Epic Games Store has a Linux client, EAC will support Linux too
              10:01 Torvalds builds branch for kernel using AI
              13:42 Kernel devs ponder removing mandatory AI use disclosure
              15:32 KDE Plasma 6.8 is released
              17:13 Ubuntu 26.10 released
              19:16 Mint 27 looks like a big release
              21:27 Steam Client is finally moving to 64bit
              22:27 Netherlands backs away from MS365 rollout
              24:16 Dev behind vibe coded Adobe suite bashes FOSS projects
              25:57 Framework triples their funding for CachyOS
              27:11 Firefox releases a commercial Enterprise version
              28:57 New EuroOffice fork that looks like MS Office
              30:54 Valve releases CAD files for Steam Frame
              32:32 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

              Links:

              GNOME OS released in Preview

              https://os.gnome.org/

              Epic Games Store has a Linux client, EAC will support Linux too

              https://onlineservices.epicgames.com/news/introducing-easy-anti-cheat-linux-v2
              https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-arrives-native-linux-support-fortnite-for-linux-is-coming-and-upgraded-easy-anti-cheat/
              https://codon.org.uk/~mjg59/blog/p/epics-eac2-v2-seems-fairly-easily-bypassable/

              Torvalds' AI generated kernel patches & talks more about AI

              https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Claude-Code

              https://www.techradar.com/pro/linux-founder-linus-torvalds-says-ai-is-a-gateway-drug-into-programming-but-cautions-about-using-ai-for-serious-work

              Kernel devs ponder removing mandatory AI use disclosure

              https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Dropping-Assisted-By-Req

              KDE Plasma 6.8 is released

              https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.8.0/

              Ubuntu 26.10 released

              https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray

              Mint 27 looks like a big release

              https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5086

              Steam Client is finally moving to 64bit

              https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/703282384630448403

              Netherlands backs away from MS365 rollout

              https://www.zdnet.com/business/dutch-tax-authorities-cancel-microsoft-365-cloud-rollout/

              Dev behind vibe coded Adobe suite bashes FOSS projects

              https://www.techradar.com/computing/office-suites/developer-who-vibe-coded-free-adobe-clones-reveals-apps-to-take-down-microsoft-office-next-and-says-there-is-no-reason-to-save-broken-software

              Framework triples their funding for CachyOS

              https://discuss.cachyos.org/t/announcement-framework-is-tripling-its-support-for-cachyos/37042

              Firefox releases a commercial Enterprise version

              https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/introducing-firefox-enterprise/

              New EuroOffice fork that looks like MS Office

              https://itsfoss.com/news/elixiroffice-euro-office-fork/
              https://github.com/leag1234/elixiroffice

              Valve releases CAD files for Steam Frame

              https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-frame-cad-files-released-plus-an-update-on-reservation-waiting-times/

              #linux #linuxnews #technews

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            • Ubuntu 26.10: small upgrade, but some interesting things!

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                Timestamps:

                00:00 Intro
                01:10 Internals and hardware support
                02:40 Desktop changes
                07:42 Ai speech to text
                09:52 App center changes
                11:38 Installer changes
                13:15 Rustification
                14:32 Gnome 51 changes
                20:32 Conclusion
                21:53 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

                #ubuntu #linux #linuxdesktop

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              • KDE Plasma 6.8: No More X11, Union theming, and a TON of changes!

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                  Timestamps:

                  00:00 Intro
                  01:32 Wayland-only
                  02:59 Kde theming
                  09:33 Plasma-desktop
                  12:42 Window management
                  15:09 Performance improvements & wayland
                  17:28 Misc. changes to the desktop
                  18:27 Settings
                  20:58 Application changes
                  25:13 Conclusion
                  27:55 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

                  #kdeplasma #linux #linuxdesktop

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                • Framework Laptop 12 (2026) Review: The Linux MacBook Neo alternative?

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                    Timestamps:

                    00:00 Intro
                    00:53 What changed
                    02:35 What's in the box
                    04:27 Design & build quality
                    06:52 Slap a Linux on it
                    07:52 Display & touchscreen
                    09:25 The good touch
                    12:33 Keyboard & touchpad
                    14:57 Webcam & mic
                    16:25 Performance
                    18:25 Conclusion

                    Links

                    https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Display+Replacement+on+Framework+Laptop+12/428?lang=en

                    https://www.figma.com/proto/BCDFqAEpP77tfkZyvHa9Mg/Review-guides?node-id=6191-2182&p=f&t=nLcQuvmdjojURlRP-0&scaling=contain&content-scaling=fixed&page-id=6191%3A1959

                    https://guides.frame.work/Guide/Fedora+KDE+Plasma+Desktop+Installation+on+the+Framework+Laptop+12+Intel®+Core™+Series+3/856#s4394
                    https://frame.work/fr/en/blog/framework-laptop-12-now-with-core-series-3
                    https://frame.work/fr/en/products/laptop12-diy-intel-series3/configuration/new

                    #framework #linuxdesktop #linux

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                  • Adobe suite on Linux (twice), Flathub says yes to AI - Linux Weekly News

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                      Timestamps:

                      00:00 Intro
                      00:38 Sponsor: Internxt
                      02:12 Entire Adobe Suite supported with custom Wine now
                      03:53 Open source clean room implementations of the entire Adobe Suite
                      07:35 Flathub now accepts apps that used AI, with disclosure
                      10:18 Cosmic will reject LLM generated submissions
                      11:35 Steam Frame now has 200 verified games
                      13:03 More Kernel and AMD performance improvements
                      15:43 Digital Ocean stops hosting credits for FOSS as they donate to Omacom
                      17:50 Gentoo asking for help for hosting after sponsors dried up
                      19:14 Orion stops development of its Linux browser
                      20:45 EU Commission doesn't seem pleased with their Teams replacement
                      22:31 Googlebooks don't look like they'll help Linux much
                      24:23 Mesa looking at a more formal governance model
                      26:53 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

                      Links

                      Entire Adobe Suite supported with custom Wine now
                      https://neutronproject.org/

                      Open source clean room implementations of the entire Adobe Suite

                      https://github.com/storytold/photocraft

                      Flathub now accepts apps that used AI, with disclosure

                      https://linuxiac.com/flathub-reverses-ai-generated-app-ban-now-requires-disclosure/

                      Cosmic will reject LLM generated submissions

                      https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-stops-accepting-llm-generated-content-in-pull-requests/
                      https://github.com/pop-os/cosmic-epoch/blob/master/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

                      Steam Frame now has 200 verified games

                      https://store.steampowered.com/greatonframe?tab=1
                      https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/theres-now-over-200-steam-frame-verified-games/

                      More Kernel and AMD performance improvements

                      https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Better-Zswap-Performance
                      https://www.phoronix.com/news/Boost-Recently-Busy-CPUs

                      Digital Ocean stops hosting credits for FOSS as they donate to Omacom

                      https://itsfoss.com/news/digitalocean-open-source-credits-end/

                      Gentoo asking for help for hosting after sponsors dried up

                      https://itsfoss.com/news/gentoo-infrastructure-sponsors-call/

                      Orion stops development of its Linux browser

                      https://blog.kagi.com/update-orion-linux-windows

                      EU Commission doesn't seem pleased with their Teams replacement

                      https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-microsoft-teams-alternative-bad-reviews-element-pro/

                      Googlebooks don't look like they'll help Linux much

                      https://www.androidauthority.com/linux-apps-on-googlebook-3719936/

                      Mesa looking at a more formal governance model

                      https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-Governance-Model

                      #linuxnews #linuxdesktop #linux

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                    • Ranking Web Browsers for 2026!

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                        Timestamps:

                        00:00 Intro
                        00:48 Sponsor: Proton VPN
                        01:59 Criteria for ranking
                        03:42 Chrome
                        05:56 Ungoogled Chromium
                        07:17 Microsoft Edge
                        08:26 Brave
                        10:17 Vivaldi
                        11:50 Opera
                        12:31 Firefox
                        15:22 Floorp
                        16:29 Librewolf and Waterfox
                        18:05 Zen Browser
                        19:43 GNOME Web
                        21:03 Orion
                        21:36 Falkon
                        22:29 Conclusion
                        23:44 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

                        Links:

                        Report on Opera and their owner: https://hindenburgresearch.com/opera-phantom-of-the-turnaround/
                        Opera bought by Chinese consortium: https://www.engadget.com/2016-07-18-opera-browser-sold-to-a-chinese-consortium-for-600-million.html
                        Brave's attempt at replacing ads: https://www.computerworld.com/article/1694797/brave-browser-begins-controversial-ad-repeal-and-replace-tests.html
                        Brave replacing affiliate links: https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/brave-ceo-apologises-for-adding-affiliate-links-to-urls

                        #linux #webbrowsers #tierlist

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                      I'm Nick, and I like to tinker with Linux stuff. I'll bumble through distro reviews, tutorials, and general helpful tidbits and impressions on Linux desktop environments, applications, and news. You…