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  • Budgie & GNOME drop X11, Wikipedia signs deal with AI companies - Linux weekly News

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      Timestamps:

      00:00 Intro
      00:36 Sponsor: SquareSpace
      01:52 Budgie 10.10 released, Budgie 11 based on Qt
      04:43 GNOME 50 alpha drops X11
      07:26 KDE 6.6 beta released
      09:36 New GNOME based desktop being researched
      11:49 Wikipedia signs deals with AI companies
      13:20 Mint 22.3 released
      15:08 Orion Browser gets first alpha
      16:56 Firefox 147 brings a lot of good stuff
      19:12 Nexus mods Linux app discontinued
      21:25 Even more AMD performance boosts
      23:39 Wine 11 released
      25:44 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

      #linuxdesktop #linuxdistro #linux

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    • Linux Mint 22.3: making the terminal even more optional!

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        Timestamps:

        00:00 Intro
        00:25 Sponsor: Proton Mail
        01:30 New Menu
        03:38 File Manager changes
        05:06 Keyboard layouts
        06:53 System Information tool
        09:33 System Administration tool
        10:39 Other Desktop Changes
        15:18 App changes

        #linux #linuxdesktop #linuxmint

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      • Torvalds on AI in the kernel, EU prepares for FOSS, Goodbye Middle click to paste? Linux Weekly News

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          Timestamps:

          00:00 Intro
          00:37 Sponsor: SquareSpace
          01:53 Torvalds chimes in on AI code in the Linux kernel
          05:09 EU consultation on making FOSS a priority
          07:21 GNOME & Firefox propose disabling middle click to paste
          09:33 Google locks down Android development even more
          11:21 loss32 wants to make a full Windows DE for Linux
          14:04 AMD drivers get big performance boost
          16:02 Rockchip's repo closed after FFMPEg's DMCS takedown
          17:48 Fedora moves to the new Plasma Login manager
          19:35 Linux reaches another high in gaming marketshare
          21:25 Geforce Now gets a Linux client

          Links:

          Torvalds chimes in on AI code in the Linux kernel

          https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wg0sdh_OF8zgFD-f6o9yFRK=tDOXhB1JAxfs11W9bX--Q@mail.gmail.com/

          EU consultation on making FOSS a priority

          https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/16213-European-Open-Digital-Ecosystems_en

          GNOME & Firefox propose disabling middle click to paste

          https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Firefox-MiddleClick-Paste

          Google locks down Android development even more

          https://www.androidauthority.com/aosp-source-code-schedule-3630018/

          loss32 wants to make a full Windows DE for Linux

          https://loss32.org/

          AMD drivers get big performance boost

          https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-RADV-RT-RDNA2-Faster
          https://www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-More-RT-Performance-2026

          Rockchip's repo closed after FFMPEg's DMCS takedown

          https://linuxiac.com/github-takes-down-rockchip-mpp-repository-after-ffmpeg-copyright-claim/

          Fedora moves to the new Plasma Login manager

          https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/3523

          Linux reaches another high in gaming marketshare

          https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam

          Geforce Now gets a Linux client

          https://linuxiac.com/nvidia-geforce-now-gains-native-linux-support/

          #linuxdesktop #linuxdistro #linux

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        • New X11 server, New portable package manager, no more Steam Deck LCD - Linux Weekly News

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            Timestamps:

            00:00 Intro
            00:51 Sponsor: Proton Mail
            01:40 Brand new X11 server in the works
            04:36 New packaging solution for portable apps
            08:10 Steam Deck LCD is discontinued
            10:11 Linux Foundation publishes annual report
            12:58 elementary OS 8.1 released
            15:57 Older AMD GPUs get 30% performance boost
            17:41 CachyOS looks at the server now
            20:09 Italy fines Apple for their privacy framework
            23:24 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

            Links:

            Brand new X11 server in the works

            https://git.dec05eba.com/phoenix/tree/README.md
            https://linuxiac.com/phoenix-emerges-as-a-modern-x-server-written-from-scratch-in-zig/

            New packaging solution for portable apps

            https://itsfoss.com/pkgforge/

            Steam Deck LCD is discontinued

            https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valve-discontinuing-the-last-steam-deck-lcd-model/

            Linux Foundation publishes annual report

            https://linuxiac.com/the-linux-foundation-spent-8-4-million-on-the-linux-kernel-project-in-2025/

            elementary OS 8.1 released

            https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-available-now/

            Older AMD GPUs get 30% performance boost

            https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-619-amdgpu-radeon/5

            CachyOS looks at the server now

            https://cachyos.org/blog/2025-christmas-new-year/

            Italy fines Apple for their privacy framework

            https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/italy-fines-apple-116-million-over-app-store-tracking-privacy-practices/

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          • elementary OS 8.1 is amazing, but still not for everyone

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              Timestamps:

              00:00 Intro
              00:33 Sponsor: TuxCare
              02:03 Wayland by default
              07:46 AppCenter
              11:55 Visual Updates
              13:47 New Apps & updates
              18:47 Settings
              21:22 Accessibility
              22:54 Parting Thoughts

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            • Firefox turns into AI browser, more Wayland work - Linux Weekly News

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                Timestamps

                00:00 Intro

                00:30 Sponsor: TuxCare
                01:53 Firefox will become an AI browser & makes all the mistakes
                07:01 Servo making progress
                08:19 Plasma 6.6 will fix some big Wayland issues
                09:48 Wayland protocols updated for better HDR
                10:51 GNOME bans AI from extensions
                13:00 Rust no longer experimental in Linux kernel
                14:21 Mint 22.3 beta released
                15:59 Website lets you scan Snaps for vulnerabilities
                18:19 Danish admin plans move to Linux
                20:17 NVK gets a huge performance boost

                Links:

                Firefox will become an AI browser

                https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/
                https://9to5linux.com/firefox-will-ship-with-an-ai-kill-switch-to-completely-disable-all-ai-features
                https://www.theverge.com/tech/845216/mozilla-ceo-anthony-enzor-demeo

                Servo making progress

                https://servo.org/blog/2025/12/15/november-in-servo/

                Plasma 6.6 will fix some big Wayland issues

                https://blogs.kde.org/2025/12/13/this-week-in-plasma-wayland-screen-mirroring-and-custom-modes/

                Wayland protocols updated for better HDR

                https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Protocols-1.47

                GNOME bans AI from extensions

                https://blogs.gnome.org/jrahmatzadeh/2025/12/06/ai-and-gnome-shell-extensions/
                https://gjs.guide/extensions/review-guidelines/review-guidelines.html

                Rust no longer experimental in Linux kernel

                https://thenewstack.io/rust-goes-mainstream-in-the-linux-kernel/

                Mint 22.3 beta released

                https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-22-3-zena-enters-public-beta/

                Website lets you scan Snaps for vulnerabilities

                https://snapscope.popey.com/

                Danish admin plans move to Linux

                https://thedanishdream.com/news/denmark-ditches-microsoft-in-bold-tech-shift/
                https://www.semaphor.dk/opensource/linuxpc

                NVK gets a huge performance boost

                https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/36450

                #linuxdesktop #linuxdistro #technews

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              • EU keeps moving to Open Source, New Linux smartphone, KDE fundraising - Linux Weekly news

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                  Timestamps:

                  00:00 Intro
                  00:33 Sponsor: SquareSpace
                  01:50 France starts adopting Nextcloud on a big scale
                  03:53 German state saves 15M€ per year moving to LibreOffice
                  06:04 Jolla launches new Linux smartphone
                  08:16 Cosmic and PopOS 24.04 released
                  11:26 KDE reaches 275K euros in funding this year
                  12:54 Proton launches Proton Sheets
                  14:31 Ubuntu adopts vanilla GNOME shell style with a few tweaks
                  16:18 Ubuntu MATE and Unity won't be LTS
                  18:22 Major library goes unmaintained
                  20:01 HDMI 2.1 still not possible on AMD on Linux
                  22:14 D7VK released for older, DX7 games
                  24:33 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

                  Links:

                  France starts adopting Nextcloud on a big scale

                  https://nextcloud.com/blog/digital-sovereignty-momentum-france/

                  German state saves 15M€ per year moving to LibreOffice

                  https://itsfoss.com/news/german-state-ditch-microsoft/

                  Jolla launches new Linux smartphone

                  https://www.gizmochina.com/2025/12/06/jolla-phone-launch-specs-price-sailfish-linux-os/
                  https://commerce.jolla.com/products/jolla-phone-preorder

                  Cosmic and PopOS 24.04 released

                  https://system76.com/pop/

                  KDE reaches 275K euros in funding this year

                  https://kde.org/fundraisers/yearend2025/

                  Proton launches Proton Sheets

                  https://proton.me/blog/sheets-proton-drive

                  Ubuntu adopts vanilla GNOME shell style with a few tweaks

                  https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-26-04-yaru-theme-gnome-shell-changes

                  Ubuntu MATE and Unity won't be LTS

                  https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-unity-mate-26-04-lts-status

                  Major library goes unmaintained

                  https://linuxiac.com/libxml2-becomes-officially-unmaintained/

                  HDMI 2.1 still not possible on AMD on Linux

                  https://www.heise.de/en/news/Valve-HDMI-Forum-Continues-to-Block-HDMI-2-1-for-Linux-11107440.html

                  D7VK released for older, DX7 games

                  https://www.phoronix.com/news/D7VK-1.0-Released

                  #linuxdesktop #linuxdistro #technews

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                • Cosmic a great Linux desktop, but still limited

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                    Timestamps:

                    00:00 Intro
                    00:38 Sponsor: ProtonVPN
                    01:31 Install & First Run
                    03:31 Cosmic Desktop: it's fine
                    08:10 Design and app integration
                    13:15 Desktop Tweaking
                    16:49 Tiling
                    20:59 X11 & Wayland
                    22:45 Default Apps
                    16:42 PopOS 24.04: Old, but up to date
                    28:47 Parting Thoughts

                    #linuxdesktop #cosmic #linuxdistro #popos

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                  • Is Linux at 11%? Valve's Android translation layer - Linux Weekly News

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                      Timestamps:

                      00:00 Intro
                      00:30 Sponsor: SquareSpace
                      01:46 Valve prepares their own Waydroid version
                      05:02 Valve was behind FEX all along
                      07:31 ZDNet thinks Linux desktop is at 11%
                      10:52 Linux kernel 6.18 released
                      13:03 Linux Kernel 6.19 will be packed with GPU improvements
                      15:02 NVK + Nouveau improving quickly
                      16:54 AlmaLinux wants to be the standard for Media production
                      18:38 Fedora replaces the kernel console
                      21:04 OpenDocument Format gets an update
                      22:57 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

                      Links:

                      Valve prepares their own Waydroid version
                      https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valves-version-of-android-on-linux-based-on-waydroid-is-now-called-lepton/
                      https://steamdb.info/app/3043620/info/
                      https://www.theverge.com/news/818672/valve-android-apps-steam-frame

                      Valve was behind FEX all along

                      https://www.theverge.com/report/820656/valve-interview-arm-gaming-steamos-pierre-loup-griffais

                      ZDNet thinks Linux desktop is at 11%

                      https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-people-keep-flocking-to-linux-in-2025-and-its-not-just-to-escape-windows/

                      Linux kernel 6.18 released

                      https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/linux-kernel-6-18-new-features

                      Linux Kernel 6.19 will be packed with GPU improvements

                      https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Graphics-Drivers
                      https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-HWMON

                      NVK + Nouveau improving quickly

                      https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-nvk-linux-618-mesa-26/10

                      AlmaLinux wants to be the standard for Media production

                      https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-12-02-almalinux-media-entertainment-sig/

                      Fedora replaces the kernel console

                      https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/UseKmsconVTConsole

                      OpenDocument Format gets an update

                      https://www.oasis-open.org/2025/12/03/oasis-approves-open-document-format-odf-v1-4-standard-marking-20-years-of-interoperable-document-innovation/

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                    • KDE drops X11 too, New Office Suite, Arduino turns to crap - Linux Weekly News

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                        Timestamps:

                        00:00 Intro
                        00:28 Sponsor: Proton Pass
                        01:38 KDE will drop X11 in 2027
                        05:04 Collabora launches a new desktop office suite
                        07:10 Arduino's takeover by Qualcomm yields worrying changes
                        09:07 Chrome OS will transform into AluminiumOS
                        11:27 Igalia details their work for the Steam Frame and Steam Machine
                        13:51 Tuxedo gives up on Snapdragon laptops
                        16:40 Tuxedo sends multiple patches to upstream their drivers
                        19:08 The Color pipeline API is merged
                        20:45 Microsoft admits Windows 11 is riddled with bugs
                        23:04 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers

                        Links:

                        KDE will drop X11 in 2027

                        https://blogs.kde.org/2025/11/26/going-all-in-on-a-wayland-future/
                        https://community.kde.org/Plasma/Wayland_Known_Significant_Issues

                        Collabora launches a new desktop office suite

                        https://www.collaboraonline.com/blog/press-release-bringing-collabora-online-to-the-desktop/

                        Arduino's takeover by Qualcomm yields worrying changes

                        https://itsfoss.com/news/enshittification-of-arduino-begins/

                        Chrome OS will transform into AluminiumOS

                        https://www.androidauthority.com/aluminium-os-android-for-pcs-3619092/

                        Igalia details their work for the Steam Frame and Steam Machine

                        https://www.igalia.com/2025/11/helpingvalve.html
                        https://www.techradar.com/gaming/pc-gaming/valve-engineer-confirms-the-steam-machine-wont-be-subsidized-heres-why-im-fearing-the-worst-for-the-price

                        Tuxedo gives up on Snapdragon laptops

                        https://www.phoronix.com/news/TUXEDO-Drops-X1E-Laptop-Plans
                        https://www.phoronix.com/news/TUXEDO-X1E-Cancelled-DT

                        Tuxedo sends multiple patches to upstream their drivers

                        https://www.phoronix.com/news/Uniwill-TUXEDO-Add-On-Patches

                        Ubuntu partners with AMI to have Ubuntu netinstall from UEFI

                        https://linuxiac.com/canonical-and-ami-partner-to-bring-native-ubuntu-netbooting-to-aptio-v-firmware/

                        The Color pipeline API is merged

                        https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Color-Pipeline-API-Ready

                        Microsoft admits Windows 11 is riddled with bugs

                        https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-finally-admits-almost-all-major-windows-11-core-features-are-broken/

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