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- 35 years of Linux: keep winning, Tux!
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00:00 Intro00:40 Sponsor: Joplin02:08 A few milestones06:13 Linux desktop: winning16:46 Gaming: also winning19:55 Server: we won20:57 Smartphones: difficult22:30 Linux is growing faster than ever26:27 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers#linux #linuxdesktop #linuxdistro
0 min - China moves to Linux, WSL beats native installs, Potato gaming PCs are fixed - Linux Weekly News
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00:00 Intro01:22 China dumps Windows for Linux04:22 Linux 7.3 could improve gaming on low VRAM systems06:46 Ubuntu WSL grows faster than native Ubuntu installs09:52 Google and Apple maliciously complying on their app stores13:13 GNOME 51 beta released14:37 Linux networking is overwhelmed with AI submissions16:29 Pine64 will stop Linux device production17:59 GIMP 3.4 plans better PSD support and new file format20:30 Ubuntu funds project to translate massive C projects into Rust23:06 Orion browser now in beta24:52 XWayland and X.org get new release candidates27:21 Sponsor: Tuxedo ComputersLinks:
China dumps Windows for Linux
https://www.zdnet.com/article/china-drops-windows-for-linux/Linux 7.3 could improve gaming on low VRAM systems
https://pixelcluster.dev/VRAM-Overcommit/Ubuntu WSL grows faster than native Ubuntu installs
https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/16/ubuntu-is-growing-faster-on-windows-11-than-on-native-linux-pcs-says-canonical/Google and Apple maliciously complying on their app stores
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/13/app-store-fees-apple-link-outs/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/08/google-ordered-to-make-it-easier-to-download-alternative-android-app-stores/GNOME 51 beta released
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-51-BetaLinux networking is overwhelmed with AI submissions
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-NetworkingPine64 will stop Linux device production
https://t.me/s/PINE64_NewsGIMP 3.4 plans better PSD support and new file format
https://www.gimp.org/news/2026/08/16/dev-update-august-2026/Ubuntu funds project to translate massive C projects into Rust
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/investing-in-automated-c-to-rust-translation/86369Orion browser now in beta
https://linuxiac.com/orion-browser-for-linux-officially-enters-beta/XWayland and X.org get new release candidates
https://www.phoronix.com/news/XWayland-26.1-RC1https://hwbusters.com/news/x-org-server-26-1-rc1-lands-the-first-x-feature-release-since-2021-with-byte-swapped-clients-now-off/0 min - My new (& old) FAVORITE DISTRO: Tuxedo OS - Debian Beta
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00:00 Intro00:38 Sponsor: ProtonVPN01:35 Tuxedo OS04:23 Debian Testing as a base06:08 Main benefit07:04 Packages and repos11:03 brtfs & snapshots13:39 First Impressions19:20 Who is it good for?#linux #linuxdistro #linuxdesktop
0 min - Big changes coming to KDE & GNOME, tons of apps & services getting Linux clients - Linux Weekly News
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00:00 Intro00:44 Sponsor: SuareSpace02:07 GNOME Shell might evolve quite a bit06:47 New KDE Goals look interesting10:03 Epic Games Store will get a Linux client soon11:22 ChatGPT official app is on Linux now12:24 Geforce Now is stable on Linux, available as Flatpak13:54 Playstation Game Streaming and PC Game pass on Linux16:18 KDE 6.6 will become an LTS version18:25 GPU acceleration coming to Windows VMs and Winboat21:43 Mint adds even more GUI system tools24:25 Proton might work on a web browser28:07 Sponsor: Tuxedo ComputersLinks:
GNOME Shell might evolve quite a bit
https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2026/08/11/gnome-shell-design-dreams/New KDE Goals look interesting
https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/07/kde-goals-last-call-for-submissions/Epic Games Store will get a Linux client soon
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/epic-games-store-will-get-a-linux-version-sometime-soon/ChatGPT official app is on Linux now
https://linuxiac.com/openai-launches-official-chatgpt-desktop-app-for-linux-in-preview/Geforce Now is stable on Linux, available as Flatpak
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-stablePlaystation Game Streaming and PC Game pass on Linux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/asobi-remote-play-is-a-new-way-to-play-playstation-games-on-steamos-linux/https://itsfoss.com/news/xodus-xbox-gamepass-linux/KDE 6.6 will become an LTS version
https://pointieststick.com/2026/08/13/what-a-real-lts-looks-like-kubuntu-26-04/GPU acceleration coming to Windows VMs and Winboat
https://blog.getutm.app/2026/introducing-triton-directx-11-driver-for-qemu/https://github.com/winboat-org/winboat/tree/gpu-accelMint adds even more GUI system tools
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5050Proton might work on a web browser
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/privacy-giant-proton-may-be-building-a-web-browser-but-its-community-turns-cold0 min - 12 Awesome Linux apps you've likely never tried!
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00:00 Intro00:39 Sponsor: Proton Mail01:35 Espanso: Text Expander04:12 LocalSend: Cross Platform AirDrop05:45 SuperFile: TUI file manager08:22 LACT: GPU graphical overclocking10:40 GPU Screen Recorder12:58 KDE Drawy: Easy editable Whiteboard14:59 Easy Effects: audio effects in real time16:30 BetterBird: Thunderbird+20:15 Ferdium: workspaces for your online services22:34 SpeechNote: voice transcripts & translations25:15 BlueFerry: iMessages on Linux26:46 F*CK: terminal command autocorrect29:14 Sponsor: Tuxedo ComputersLinks:
Espanso: https://espanso.org/LocalSend: https://localsend.org/
SuperFile: https://superfile.dev/
LACT: https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT
GPU Screen Recorder: https://git.dec05eba.com/gpu-screen-recorder/about/
Drawy: https://apps.kde.org/drawy/
EasyEffects: https://github.com/wwmm/easyeffects
BetterBird: https://www.betterbird.eu/
Melia: https://melia.buxjr.com/
Ferdium: https://ferdium.org/
SpeechNote: https://github.com/mkiol/dsnote
BlueFerry: https://github.com/erikwb/blueferry
TheF*ck: https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck
0 min - Linux passes 10% market share? AI hijacking is the new SEO - Linux Weekly News
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00:00 Intro00:55 Sponsor: SquareSpace02:26 Did Linux pass 10% market share in North America?06:09 AI models being fed ads and poisoned content10:09 Hybrid GPU systems will get much better with Plasma 6.813:28 KDE now has a tool to change gamma and RGB on Wayland15:27 Valve prepares Lepton and FEX for the Steam Frame16:50 Linux kernel rejects LLM generated patches for staging area19:16 Nvidia now sponsors LVFS20:45 Bottles gets massive update23:11 Union KDE theming engine makes good progress25:53 New nasty Linux vulnerability27:47 Sponsor: Tuxedo ComputersLinks:
Linux passes 10% market share in North America
https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america#monthly-202506-202607https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/03/linux-didnt-just-eat-10-of-windows-market-share-ai-bots-are-inflating-the-numbers/https://www.usa.gov/website-analytics/AI models being fed ads and poisoned content
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/05/time-magazine-has-a-separate-version-of-its-website-with-ads-only-ai-can-see/5283640https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/the-poison-ai-movement-wants-to-corrupt-chatgpt-and-gemini-to-make-them-useless-but-it-comes-with-a-huge-risk-of-collateral-damageHybrid GPU systems will get much better with Plasma 6.8
https://zamundaaa.github.io/wayland/2026/07/31/fixing-multi-gpu.htmlKDE now has a tool to change gamma and RGB on Wayland
https://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/wayland-and-kgamma/Valve prepares Lepton and FEX for the Steam Frame
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/lepton-and-fex-get-prepared-for-the-steam-frame-release/Linux kernel rejects LLM generated patches for staging area
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Staging-Reject-LLMsNvidia now sponsors LVFS
https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2026/08/04/nvidia-is-now-supporting-the-lvfs/Bottles gets massive update
https://linuxiac.com/bottles-65-released-with-over-100-changes-for-windows-apps-on-linux/Union KDE theming engine makes good progress
https://quantumproductions.info/articles/2026-08/union-summer-2026-updateNew nasty Linux vulnerability
https://github.com/V4bel/Zapscape#linuxdesktop #linuxdistro #linuxnews
0 min - Arch under attack, Framework laptop 13 Pro looks good for Linux, GoG on Linux - Linux Weekly News
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00:00 Intro00:51 Sponsor: Joplin03:04 ARCH under attack06:34 Valve sponsors work to bring FOSS AMD Drivers to Windows09:31 Framework laptop 13 Pro looks solid for Linux13:12 GoG working on a Linux client15:09 GNOME's session restore won't land in GNOME 5116:52 Fedora working on a conflict of interest policy19:35 New full desktop environment written with AI22:00 New patches improve gaming performance on AMD25:05 Debian now has 5 proposals to handle AI contributions27:39 Keychron builds open source mouse firmware29:17 Sponsor: Tuxedo ComputersLinks:
ARCH under attack
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/arch-linux-disables-aur-package-adoption-to-stop-malware-flood/https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/DRDEU3JUSC72CB265XHXPFA3DFSLXPBP/Valve sponsors work to bring FOSS AMD Drivers to Windows
https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/cracking-windows-open-porting-radv-to-win32.htmlhttps://github.com/pal1000/mesa-dist-win?tab=readme-ov-file#vulkan-driversFramework Laptop 13 pro looks solid on Linux
https://www.phoronix.com/review/framework-laptop-13-pro/11https://frame.work/products/laptop13pro-amd-ai300/configuration/newhttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/framework-laptop-13-pro-review-much-better-battery-much-worse-price/GoG working on a Linux client
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/gog-confirm-they-are-working-towards-gog-galaxy-on-linux/GNOME's session restore won't land in GNOME 51
https://linuxiac.com/gnome-is-building-session-save-and-restore-but-it-wont-make-gnome-51/Fedora working on a conflict of interest policy
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/conflict-of-interest-guidelines-policy-draft-feedback-please/197508New full desktop environment written with AI
https://starling.build/New patches improve gaming performance on AMD
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Better-1p-LowsDebian now has 5 proposals to handle AI contributions
https://www.debian.org/vote/2026/vote_002Keychron builds open source mouse firmware
https://itsfoss.com/news/keychron-zgm-mouse-firmware/0 min - Egos ruining Open Source projects, distros vs software conflicts - Linux Weekly News
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00:00 Intro00:41 Sponsor: Proton Mail01:43 Upstream vs distros debate kicks off again05:16 432 CVEs published in 2 days by the Linux kernel team08:20 Flathub reviewers leaving11:18 Flathub's AI slop ban was probably the right call13:11 Collabora talks about their work on the Steam Frame OS14:51 GNOME changes how they handle CVEs17:22 Firefox 153 released with containers19:18 LibreOffice explains why MSOffice formats aren't really open22:00 JellyFin loses multiple contributors23:11 Libx11-compat trying to keep legacy apps alive on systems without x1125:04 How AI is changing open source29:44 Sponsor: Tuxedo ComputersLinks:
Upstream vs distros debate kicks off again
https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-and-gnome-calendar-clash-resurfaces-months-later/https://gitlab.com/linuxmint/pins/mint/gnome-calendar/-/work_items/1https://tesk.page/2026/07/18/how-far-would-hostile-distributions-go-to-hurt-upstream/432 CVEs published in 2 days by the Linux kernel team
https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/22/linux-kernel-team-publishes-432-cves-in-two-days/5276497Flathub reviewers leaving
https://bbhtt.in/posts/flathub-leave/https://bbhtt.in/posts/taking-a-pause/Flathub's AI slop ban was probably the right call
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/flathub-ai-slop-ban-dataCollabora talks about their work on the Steam Frame OS
https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/building-an-arch-linux-aarch64-port-for-holo-core.htmlGNOME changes how they handle CVEs
https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2026/07/20/some-changes-to-gnome-security-tracking/Firefox 153 released with containers
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/firefox-153-new-containers-featureLibreOffice explains why MSOffice formats aren't really open
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/07/17/microsofts-main-tool-for-lock-in/JellyFin loses multiple contributors
https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-project-leadership-changeshttps://linuxiac.com/jellyfin-loses-project-leader-and-core-team-member-in-major-shake-up/Libx11-compat trying to keep legacy apps alive on systems without x11
https://www.phoronix.com/news/libx11-compatHow AI is changing open source
https://enblog.eischmann.cz/2026/07/23/how-ai-is-changing-open-source/#linuxnews #technews #linux
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00:00 Intro00:51 Sponsor: TuxCare02:00 Mint vs Apps: the problem09:28 It is allowed12:21 Older versions done right14:49 Users are harmed by this18:39 Devs are harmed by this21:25 Distros do this already, selectively23:06 Distros need to evolve now25:31 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers#linux #linuxdistro #linuxdesktop
0 min - Torvalds talks A.I. and Linux, Wayland beats X11, Age verification getting worse - Linux Weekly News
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00:00 Intro
00:56 Sponsor: SquareSpace02:18 Torvalds talks Kernel and AI04:19 Torvalds says AI is here to stay on the kernel07:34 Wayland gives better gaming performance than x1109:25 Proton warns against Age verification11:03 Cosmic gets its frosted glass UI & good updates13:46 X11 server alternative vibe coded in Assembly16:14 GNOME working on a TestFlight-like interface18:46 Linux does run on anything21:10 AppManager makes AppImages much better22:27 Firefox will release new versions every 2 weeks24:55 Mozilla study points all the dark patterns around Edge27:07 Sponsor: Tuxedo ComputersLinks:
Torvalds talks Kernel and AIhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/open-source-summit-linus-torvalds/Torvalds says AI is here to stay on the kernel
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Is-Not-Anti-AIhttps://sfconservancy.org/llm-gen-ai/llm-backed-generative-ai-recommendations.htmlWayland gives better gaming performance than x11
https://www.phoronix.com/review/plasma-67-wayland-cachyos/3Proton warns against Age verification
https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/the-death-of-privacy-online-proton-launches-interactive-map-to-show-age-verification-laws-are-spreading-fasthttps://proton.me/age-verificationCosmic gets its frosted glass UI & good updates
https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-cosmic-desktop-environments-frosted-glass-effecthttps://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-1-3-shines-with-its-new-frosted-glass-design/X11 server alternative vibe coded in Assembly
https://isene.org/2026/07/Frame.htmlGNOME working on a TestFlight-like interface
https://modal.cx/blog/image-based-for-developers/Linux does run on anything
https://cakehonolulu.github.io/linux-on-32x/Firefox will release new versions every 2 weeks
https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-platform/c/qlaQ1YSlOP8?pli=1Mozilla study points all the dark patterns around Edge
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/browser-choice-windows-report-over-the-edge-2/AppManager makes AppImages much better
https://github.com/kem-a/AppManagerhttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/appmanager-appimage-installer-linux0 min
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