This Week in Linux

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February 02, 2026334: What if Linus leaves Linux?, Open Gaming Collective, Xfce + Wayland, GOG.com & more Linux news
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:48 Michael on Linux Unplugged
01:35 What Happens If Linus Torvalds Leaves Linux? Kernel Continuity Document
03:31 Open Gaming Collective for Linux gaming developers
06:28 Xfce is making a new Wayland compositor called Xfwl4
09:08 Linux Events for the first half of 2026
12:01 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
13:31 AerynOS 2026.01 Released
15:58 GParted Live 1.8 Released
18:01 Linux is GOG's Next Major Frontier
22:00 Stop Killing Games to get European Parliament Public Hearing
25:46 Outro
Links:
Michael on Linux Unplugged
https://linuxunplugged.com/649
What Happens If Linus Torvalds Leaves Linux? Kernel Continuity Document
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=102606402f4f5943266160e263c450fdfe4dd981
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-Continuity-Doc
https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-continuity-plan/
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Kernel-Project-Releases-Project-Continuity-Document
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/linux_continuity_plan/
Open Gaming Collective for Linux gaming developers
https://opengamingcollective.org/
https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/a-brighter-future-for-bazzite/11575
https://blog.fyralabs.com/open-gaming-collective-announcement/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/
https://itsfoss.com/news/open-gaming-collective-launch/
https://videocardz.com/newz/bazzite-and-asus-linux-shadowblip-pikaos-fyra-labs-launch-open-gaming-collective
Xfce is making a new Wayland compositor called Xfwl4
https://alexxcons.github.io/blogpost_15.html
https://lwn.net/Articles/1056159/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Xfce-Xfwl4-Wayland
https://9to5linux.com/xfce-desktop-environment-is-getting-a-rust-based-wayland-compositor
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/xfce-is-getting-a-brand-new-wayland-compositor-called-xfwl4/
Linux Events for the first half of 2026
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Resources/Event-Calendar
https://foss.events
https://fosdem.org/2026/
https://www.developerweek.com/
https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x
https://eventyay.com/e/88882f3e
https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/
https://cloudfest.com/
https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-north-america/
https://www.oggcamp.org/
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
AerynOS 2026.01 Released
https://aerynos.com/blog/2026/31/january-2026-project-update/
https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2026-01-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gnome-49-3-and-more
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-2026.01
GParted Live 1.8 Released
https://gparted.org/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-stable/1.8.0-2/
https://gparted.org/news.php?item=261
https://9to5linux.com/gparted-1-8-open-source-partition-editor-released-with-many-enhancements
Linux is GOG's Next Major Frontier
https://www.gog.com/blog/gog-is-getting-acquired-by-its-original-co-founder-what-it-means-for-you/
https://af.gog.com/en/work/senior-software-engineer-c-gog-galaxy?as=1636858786
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-job-listing-for-a-senior-software-engineer-notes-linux-is-the-next-major-frontier/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-plan-to-look-a-bit-closer-at-linux-through-2026/
https://www.xda-developers.com/gog-calls-linux-the-next-major-frontier-for-gaming-as-it-works-on-a-native-client/
Stop Killing Games to get European Parliament Public Hearing
https://www.stopkillinggames.com/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stop-destroying-videogames-initiative-to-get-a-public-hearing-organised-by-the-european-parliament/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stop-killing-games-final-verified-vote-count-for-the-eu-petition-is-just-under-1-3-million/
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January 26, 2026333: Photoshop on Linux?, CachyOS, MX Linux, ReactOS, PikaOS, NexPhone, & more Linux news
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:54 Wine Patches Brings Adobe Photoshop to Linux
05:21 MX Linux 25.1 Released
07:31 CachyOS Jan 2026 Release
09:41 Sandfly Security, agentless LInux security
11:13 PikaOS 2026-01-24 Released
12:45 Zorin OS 18 Crosses 2 Million Downloads
14:23 30 Years of ReactOS
15:38 NexPhone: Android Smartphone that also runs Linux and Windows
17:46 25,000 games rated Playable+ on Steam Deck
21:45 Outro
Links:
Wine Patches Brings Adobe Photoshop to Linux
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1qdgd73/i_made_adobe_cc_installers_work_on_linux_pr_in/
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/wine/pull/310
MX Linux 25.1 Released
https://mxlinux.org/blog/mx-25-infinity-isos-now-available/
https://mxlinux.org/blog/mx-25-1-infinity-isos-now-available/
CachyOS Jan 2026 Release
https://cachyos.org/blog/2601-january-release/
PikaOS 2026-01-24 Released
https://wiki.pika-os.com/en/changelogs-wiki/24-01-2026
https://wiki.pika-os.com/en/changelogs-wiki/03-01-2026
Zorin OS 18 Crosses 2 Million Downloads
https://x.com/ZorinOS/status/2010395940532736159
https://blog.zorin.com/2025/11/18/test-the-upgrade-from-zorin-os-17-to-18-and-celebrating-1-million-downloads-of-zorin-os-18/
https://blog.zorin.com/2025/10/14/zorin-os-18-has-arrived/
30 Years of ReactOS
https://reactos.org/blogs/30yrs-of-ros/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-30-Years-Old
https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Async-Net-Connect
NexPhone: Android Smartphone that also runs Linux and Windows
https://nexphone.com/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/nexphone-2026-convergence-android-debian
https://itsfoss.com/news/nexphone-returns/
25,000 games rated Playable on Steam Deck
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-deck-hits-25000-games-valve-have-rated-playable-or-verified/
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23min
January 18, 2026332: Linux Mint 22.3, Wine 11, Gentoo, Budgie Desktop, & more Linux news
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:38 Linux Mint 22.3 Released
02:53 Wine 11 Released
05:56 EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo
08:01 Sandfly Security
09:26 Budgie Desktop 10.10 Released
12:07 Hytale Released with Day 1 Linux Support
14:28 Middle Click Paste to be Removed
17:39 Gentoo 2025 Review
19:29 Outro
Links:
Linux Mint 22.3 Released
https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_zena_whatsnew.php
https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-3-zena-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/linux-mint-22-3-released
https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-22-3-release/
Wine 11 Released
https://www.winehq.org/news/2026011301
https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-11.0
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/wine-11-0-released
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/windows-compatibility-layer-wine-11-arrives-bringing-masses-of-improvements-to-linux/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.0-Tomorrow
EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo
https://endeavouros.com/news/ganymede-neo-is-out-with-core-updates-and-upstream-nvidia-changes/
https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-ganymede-neo-rolls-out-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-and-kde-plasma-6-5-4
https://www.phoronix.com/news/EndeavourOS-2026.01.12
Sandfly Security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
Budgie Desktop 10.10 Released
https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/budgie-10-10-released
https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/state-of-the-budgie-2025
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Budgie-10.10-Released
https://9to5linux.com/budgie-10-10-desktop-environment-released-as-the-first-wayland-only-version
https://github.com/BuddiesOfBudgie/budgie-desktop
Hytale Released with Day 1 Linux Support
https://hytale.com/
https://hytale.com/news/2026/1/hytale-is-finally-here
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/hytale-has-arrived-with-linux-support/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/hytale-pre-orders-have-been-so-strong-development-is-secured-for-two-years/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/native-linux-support-for-hytale-will-be-launched-as-experimental/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/hytale-will-run-on-linux-pcs-via-flatpak-but-steam-deck-will-require-more-work/
Middle Click Paste to be Removed
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Firefox-MiddleClick-Paste
https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-firefox-middle-click-paste-removal/
Gentoo 2025 Review
https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/01/05/new-year.html
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-2025-Accomplishments
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January 11, 2026331: Manjaro 26, Nitrux 5.1, Linux Voice Control, CachyOS, NVIDIA GeForce Now & more Linux news
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:39 Manjaro 26 Released
03:16 EasySpeak Voice Control for Your Linux Desktop
05:33 Nitrux 5.1 Released
08:24 Sandfly Security
09:59 NVIDIA GeForce Now App for Linux
11:32 IceWM 4.0 Released
12:55 Revised Steam Survey For December 2025
14:38 CachyOS Server Edition
16:44 Outro
Links:
Manjaro 26 Released
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-26-0-anh-linh-released/184526
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Manjaro-Linux-26.0
https://9to5linux.com/manjaro-26-0-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-xfce-4-20-kde-plasma-6-5-and-gnome-49
EasySpeak Voice Control for Your Linux Desktop
https://fosstodon.org/@matthartley/115848408200131097
https://www.howtogeek.com/this-new-linux-app-lets-you-control-your-pc-with-your-voice-and-its-free/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl5m2Zo1oIE
https://github.com/ctsdownloads/easyspeak/tree/dev?tab=readme-ov-file#easyspeak
Nitrux 5.1 Released
https://nxos.org/
https://nxos.org/changelog/release-announcement-nitrux-5-0-0/
https://nxos.org/changelog/release-announcement-nitrux-5-1-0/
https://linuxiac.com/nitrux-5-1-drops-virtual-machine-support-and-shifts-fully-to-bare-metal/
https://9to5linux.com/immutable-distro-nitrux-5-1-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-new-tools
Sandfly Security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
NVIDIA GeForce Now App for Linux
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-ces-2026/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-announce-a-native-linux-app-for-geforce-now/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-announce-dlss-4-5-with-dynamic-multi-frame-generation-plus-dlss-updater-gets-linux-support/
IceWM 4.0 Released
https://ice-wm.org/
https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm/releases/tag/4.0.0
https://9to5linux.com/icewm-4-0-lightweight-window-manager-released-with-an-improved-alttab-switch
https://www.phoronix.com/news/IceWM-4.0-Released
Revised Steam Survey For December 2025
https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-amended-the-steam-survey-for-december-2025-linux-actually-hit-another-all-time-high/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-December-2025-Revised
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-OS-Beta-NTSYNC
CachyOS Server Edition
https://cachyos.org/blog/2025-christmas-new-year/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-Server-Edition-Coming
https://itsfoss.com/news/cachyos-server-edition-plans/
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January 05, 2026330: Arch, Bazzite, elementary, Mint, Kali, Parrot OS, Qubes OS, & more 2026 Linux news
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:55 Arch Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New Release
02:59 Universal Blue Year in Review
03:39 Bazzite End of Year Update
04:49 Aurora Year in Review
05:46 Project Bluefin Year in Review
07:57 elementary OS 8.1 Released
10:03 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
11:37 Linux Mint 22.3 Beta Released
13:42 Vojtux - Accessible Linux distro
16:08 pearOS Is Back and Now Based on Arch Linux
19:37 Qubes OS 4.3.0 released
22:11 Kali Linux 2025.4 Released
24:49 Parrot OS 7.0 Released
27:36 Outro
Links:
Arch Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New Release
https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/releases/tag/3.0.15
https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-kicks-off-2026-with-new-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-18-lts
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-Archinstall-3.0.15
Universal Blue Year in Review
https://universal-blue.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6-GMTq2T7s
Bazzite End of Year Update
https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-spring-cleaning-in-december-update/11408
Aurora Year in Review
https://docs.getaurora.dev/blog/aurora-2025/
Project Bluefin Year in Review
https://docs.projectbluefin.io/blog/bluefin-2025
elementary OS 8.1 Released
https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-available-now/
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
Linux Mint 22.3 Beta Released
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4973
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-beta-released
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Mint-22.3-Beta
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-gets-a-beta-release-with-lots-of-new-features/
Vojtux - Accessible Linux distro
https://github.com/vojtapolasek/vojtux
https://www.freelists.org/post/orca/Announcing-Vojtux-Accessible-Linux-distro-which-is-almost-pure-Fedora
https://lwn.net/Articles/1050539/
pearOS Is Back and Now Based on Arch Linux
https://pearos.xyz/
https://pearos.xyz/install
https://9to5linux.com/pearos-is-back-now-based-on-arch-linux-and-featuring-the-kde-plasma-desktop
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/pearos/
Qubes OS 4.3.0 released
https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/12/21/qubes-os-4-3-0-has-been-released/
https://lwn.net/Articles/1051650/
Kali Linux 2025.4 Released
https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/
https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-4-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-6-5-gnome-49
Parrot OS 7.0 Released
https://parrotsec.org/blog/2025-12-24-parrot-7.0-release-notes/
https://9to5linux.com/parrot-7-0-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-risc-v-support
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Parrot-OS-Switches-to-KDE-Plasma-Desktop
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December 22, 2025329: Linux 6.18, New Valve Hardware, COSMIC 1.0, NixOS, LXQt, Raspberry Pi, & more Linux news
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This week in Linux, I'm Back! and this time, I mean I'm back and TWIL is back. This episode is going to have some stuff that happened between now and the last episode from a month ago but starting next week, the show is back on a weekly basis. On this week's show, we've got a new release of the Linux kernel with 6.18. We've also got some new distro releases to look at from NixOS, Solus, and more. Then we've got some news from the Raspberry Pi Foundation and also some really cool news that Framework is the first sponsor of LVFS. 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!
Sponsored by Sandfly Security: the revolutionary agentless platform designed for Linux. Visit https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly to experience security that's not just effective but gives you peace of mind. No agents. No downtime. Just cutting-edge protection.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:56 Linux Kernel 6.18
03:48 Valve announces the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS
09:02 Framework becomes first OEM to sponsor Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS)
10:31 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
12:05 COSMIC Desktop 1.0 & Pop!_OS 24.04
14:25 LXQt Desktop 2.3 Released
16:21 Raspberry Pi Announced 1GB and Price Increase due to RAM Market
19:30 NixOS 25.11 Released
22:31 Solus 4.8 Released
23:42 FreeBSD 15.0 Released
25:43 Outro
Links:
Linux Kernel 6.18
https://lwn.net/Articles/1048703/
https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.18
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-Released
Valve announces the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller
https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamframe
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Machines-Frame-2026
https://9to5linux.com/valve-announces-steam-machines-steam-controller-and-steam-frame-vr-headset
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/valve-reveal-the-new-steam-frame-steam-controller-and-steam-machine-with-steamos/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/of-course-dbrand-is-doing-a-steam-machine-companion-cube/
Framework becomes first OEM to sponsor Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS)
https://mastodon.social/@hughsie/115628170779065489
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-Sponsoring-LVFS
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1p9xcs1/framework_becomes_first_oem_to_sponsor_linux/
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
COSMIC Desktop 1.0 & Pop!_OS 24.04
https://blog.system76.com/post/pop-os-letter-from-our-founder
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/pop_os-24-04-lts-stable-release
LXQt Desktop 2.3
https://lxqt-project.org/release/2025/11/05/release-lxqt-2-3-0/
https://lwn.net/Articles/1045140/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXQt-2.3-Released
https://9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-3-desktop-environment-released-with-new-features-and-enhancements
Raspberry Pi Announced 1GB and Price Increase due to RAM Market
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/1gb-raspberry-pi-5-now-available-at-45-and-memory-driven-price-rises/
NixOS 25.11
https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2025/nixos-2511/
https://9to5linux.com/nixos-25-11-released-with-gnome-49-cosmic-beta-and-firewalld-support
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NixOS-25.11-Released
Solus 4.8
https://getsol.us/2025/11/29/solus-4-8-released/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Solus-4.8-Released
https://9to5linux.com/solus-4-8-released-with-linux-kernel-6-17-gnome-49-kde-plasma-6-5-and-more
FreeBSD 15.0
https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/announce/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE
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November 07, 2025328: This MONTH in Linux with Linux 6.17, End of Windows 10, KDE Plasma 6.5, GNOME 49, COSMIC Beta, Fedora 43, Ubuntu 25.10, & more Linux news
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:42 Linux 6.17 Released
04:28 The End of Windows 10 Has Arrived
09:23 KDE Plasma 6.5 Released
11:39 GNOME 49 Released
15:30 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
17:40 Fedora Linux 43 Released
20:21 Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka Released
24:09 openSUSE Leap 16 Released
26:10 Zorin OS 18 Released
29:08 COSMIC Desktop Beta in PopOS 24.04
32:31 Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 (LMDE)
34:28 Outro
Links:
Linux 6.17 Released
https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.17
https://lwn.net/Articles/1038266/
The End of Windows 10 Has Arrived
https://endof10.org/
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-10-is-no-longer-safe-to-run-heres-whos-affected-and-what-you-need-to-do
https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-pc-cant-be-upgraded-you-have-5-options-and-must-act-now/
https://www.tomsguide.com/news/live/windows-10-end-of-support-2025
https://lifehacker.com/tech/what-to-do-now-that-microsoft-no-longer-supports-windows-10?test_uuid=02DN02BmbRCcASIX6xMQtY9&test_variant=B
KDE Plasma 6.5 Released
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.5.0/
GNOME 49 Released
https://release.gnome.org/49/
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
Fedora Linux 43 Released
https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-43/
https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-workstation-43/
https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-in-fedora-kde-plasma-desktop-43/
Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka Released
https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka
openSUSE Leap 16 Released
https://news.opensuse.org/2025/10/01/next-chapter-opens-with-leap-release/
Zorin OS 18 Released
https://blog.zorin.com/2025/10/14/zorin-os-18-has-arrived/
COSMIC Desktop Beta in PopOS 24.04
https://system76.com/pop/pop-beta/
Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 (LMDE)
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4924
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September 08, 2025327: Linux Mint 22.2, Linux from Scratch, WinBoat: Windows Apps on Linux & more Linux news
video: https://youtu.be/FK81IHWIPPE
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This week in Linux, we've got some new distro releases from Linux Mint with Linux Mint 22.2, AerynOS, and the Linux from Scratch project. Also, I am going to introduce you to a brand new tool called WinBoat, their goal is to make it easy to run Windows apps on Linux. Then we got an update related Mozilla's deal with Google for the default search engine in Firefox and it looks like the GNOME team have re-enabled X11 Support by default in GDM for GNOME 49. 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
00:50 Linux Mint 22.2
05:39 Linux from Scratch 12.4
09:38 WinBoat: Run Windows Apps on Linux
13:21 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
15:44 GNOME 49 Release Candidate Re-Enables X11 Support by Default in GDM
18:05 AerynOS August 2025 Update
20:15 Kazeta: Old Console OS in the Modern Era
22:42 Firefox to keep Google Search Deal
25:02 Valve "STEAM FRAME", is it New Hardware?
26:51 Outro
Links:
Linux Mint 22.2
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4881
https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_zara_whatsnew.php
Linux from Scratch 12.4
https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/12.4/
https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/12.4/
WinBoat: Run Windows Apps on Linux
https://www.winboat.app/
https://github.com/TibixDev/winboat
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/winboat-is-a-new-linux-app-to-run-windows-apps-with-seamless-integration/
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
https://destinationlinux.net/
GNOME 49 Release Candidate Re-Enables X11 Support by Default in GDM
https://discourse.gnome.org/t/gnome-49-rc-released/31234
https://download.gnome.org/teams/releng/49.rc/NEWS
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/gnome-49-reenables-x11-session-support-in-gdm
AerynOS August 2025 Update
https://aerynos.com/blog/2025/08/31/august-2025-project-update/
Kazeta: Old Console OS in the Modern Era
https://kazeta.org/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/chimeraos-dev-announced-kazeta-a-new-linux-os-aimed-at-recreating-a-classic-console-experience/
Firefox to keep Google Search Deal
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/google-antitrust-ruling-firefox-search-deal
Valve "STEAM FRAME", is it New Hardware?
https://uspto.report/TM/99370857
https://uspto.report/TM/99370861
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/new-valve-trademark-for-steam-frame-looks-like-were-getting-new-hardware/
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/gaming-pcs/valve-applies-to-use-steam-frame-as-a-trademark-for-a-new-console-as-speculation-over-a-mythical-next-gen-half-life-game-continues/
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September 01, 2025326: FFmpeg 8.0, Google Bans Android Sideloading, SuperTuxKart Forked, Bazaar Store, & more Linux news
video: https://youtu.be/P7AwobSLSyM
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This week in Linux, we've got new releases from some under the hood projects like FFmpeg and QEMU. There's a new software store for Linux that is exclusively focused on Flatpaks. CachyOS is back on the show again with a brand new release and we've also got a bit of drama to cover this week. There's some drama going on with the SuperTuxKart project and Google has decided that sideloading on Android has to go. 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
01:30 FFmpeg 8.0
03:58 Google Banning Android Side Loading 2026
07:19 CachyOS August 2025 Update
10:26 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
13:01 Bazaar software store now on Flathub
16:47 SuperTuxKart Drama and Evolution
19:02 KDE's New Initial System Setup Wizard
20:31 QEMU 10.1 Released
21:47 Outro
Links:
FFmpeg 8.0
https://ffmpeg.org/index.html#pr8.0
Google Banning Android Side Loading 2026
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/elevating-android-security.html
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-developer-verification-requirements-3590911/
CachyOS August 2025 Update
https://cachyos.org/blog/2508-august-release/
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
Bazaar software store now on Flathub
https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.kolunmi.Bazaar
SuperTuxKart Drama and Evolution
https://blog.supertuxkart-evolution.com/2025/08/announcing-supertuxkart-evolution.html
KDE's New Initial System Setup Wizard
https://blogs.kde.org/2025/08/23/this-week-in-plasma-kde-initial-system-setup/
QEMU 10.1 Released
https://www.qemu.org/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/QEMU-10.1-Released
https://9to5linux.com/qemu-10-1-released-with-tdx-support-many-risc-v-and-arm-improvements
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August 23, 2025325: LibreOffice 25.8, 7 Years of Proton, CachyOS gets #1 on DistroWatch, & more Linux news
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This week in Linux, we've got a bunch of new releases from the super popular open source office suite LibreOffice to a couple releases from Mozilla and one of the best open source video editors has a new release with Kdenlive. We're also going to take a look back at seven years of Proton as we celebrate the current state of Linux gaming. Plus, CachyOS is currently on the rise as they just took the number one spot on DistroWatch. We'll talk about what that means and what it doesn't. 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. And we are so close to 100,000 subscribers for the channel. If you haven't subscribed yet, please do. Now, let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:06 LibreOffice 25.8
03:45 7 Years of Proton
06:24 CachyOS becomes #1 on DistroWatch
09:34 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
12:01 Firefox 142
14:03 Thunderbird 142
17:24 LibreELEC 12.2
18:51 OSMC August 2025 Update
20:49 Kdenlive 25.08
22:49 Humble Bundle Summer Sale
24:06 Arch’s AUR Battles DDoS Attacks and Malware
27:08 Outro
Links:
LibreOffice 25.8
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/20/libreoffice-25-8/
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/25.8
7 Years of Proton
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/7-years-later-valves-proton-has-been-an-incredible-game-changer-for-linux/
CachyOS becomes #1 on DistroWatch
https://distrowatch.com/
https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity
https://cachyos.org/
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
Firefox 142
https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/142.0/releasenotes/
Thunderbird 142
https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/tbpro-august-2025-update/
https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/142.0/releasenotes/
LibreELEC 12.2
https://libreelec.tv/2025/08/15/libreelec-omega-12-2-0/
OSMC August 2025 Update
https://osmc.tv/2025/08/osmcs-august-update-is-here-4/
Kdenlive 25.08
https://kdenlive.org/news/releases/25.08.0/
Humble Bundle Summer Sale
https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/19353m
Arch’s AUR Battles DDoS Attacks and Malware
https://fossforce.com/2025/08/archs-aur-battles-ddos-attacks-and-persistent-malware-all-summer-so-far
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