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May 05, 2024262: Flavours of Ubuntu 24.04, Proton 9.0, NVIDIA + Steam Deck & more Linux news
https://youtu.be/V-tcH_ol29g
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We have a very flavorful episode this week with all the flavors of Ubuntu 24.04. Proton 9.0 was released this week to make gaming on Linux even better. Then Nvidia is back on the show with some more positive news, this time about supporting GeForce Now on the Steam Deck. All of this and so much more coming up on This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Ubuntu Flavours of 24.04 LTS
07:37 Proton 9.0 Released
09:01 NVIDIA to support GeForce NOW on Steam Deck
10:11 Sponsored by Kolide
11:21 Golf With Your Friends' Speed Golf mode
12:31 EndeavourOS Gemini Released
13:56 systemd's "run0" is a sudo alternative
15:56 nano 8.0 Released
16:56 LibreELEC 12 Released
18:27 Amarok 3.0 Released
19:25 Announcement for TWIL next week
20:00 Outro
Links:
Destination Linux
https://destinationlinux.net
Ubuntu Flavours of 24.04 LTS
https://ubuntu.com/desktop/flavours
https://kubuntu.org/news/kubuntu-24-04-lts
https://lubuntu.me/noble-released/
https://ubuntubudgie.org/2024/04/ubuntu-budgie
https://xubuntu.org/news/xubuntu-24-04-released/
https://ubuntustudio.org/2024/04/ubuntu-studio
https://ubuntucinnamon.org/?p=1310
https://ubuntu-mate.org/blog/ubuntu-mate
https://ubuntuunity.org/posts/ubuntu-unity-2404
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/edubuntu-24-04
https://www.ubuntukylin.com/news/ubuntukylin2404
Proton 9.0 Released
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/proton-9
NVIDIA to support GeForce NOW on Steam Deck
https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce-now/download/
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5337
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/nvidia-make-it-easier
Golf With Your Friends' Speed Golf mode
https://store.steampowered.com/app/431240/Golf_With_Your_Friends/
https://www.humblebundle.com/games/team17-from-golf-greens
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/golf-with-your-friends
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/05/pick-up-golf-with-your
EndeavourOS Gemini Released
https://endeavouros.com/news/plasma-6-with-wayland-or-x11-option
systemd's "run0" is a sudo alternative
https://mastodon.social/@pid_eins/112353324518585654
https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-run0
https://lwn.net/Articles/971745/
https://outpost.fosspost.org/d/19-systemd-wants-to-expand-to-include
Nano 8.0 Released
https://www.nano-editor.org/news.php
https://lwn.net/Articles/971980/
LibreELEC 12 Released
https://libreelec.tv/2024/05/01/libreelec-nexus-12-0-0/
https://kodi.tv/article/kodi-21-0-omega-release/
https://9to5linux.com/libreelec-12-adds-raspberry-pi-5-support
Amarok 3.0 Released
https://apps.kde.org/amarok/
https://blogs.kde.org/2024/04/29/amarok-3.0-castaway-released/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/amarok-3-0-released
[https://9to5linux.com/amarok-3-0-open-source-music-player]https://9to5linux.com/amarok-3-0-open-source-music-player-officially-released-heres-whats-new()
21 min
April 29, 2024261: Fedora 40, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Flathub Redesign, Nextcloud & more Linux news
https://youtu.be/4jr0_g-JTW8
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This week's episode is so jam packed that it is kind of ridiculous. Let's rapid fire this intro and you'll see what I mean. Fedora Linux 40 is out, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is out, Nextcloud has a new release of Nextcloud Hub and the release notes feel like they never end, the Flathub has released a new design refresh making it even better to use Flatpaks, and we recently had an awesome interview on the Destination Linux podcast that I gotta tell you about and all of this in one episode. I mean there's so much just in the Ubuntu topic that I didn't have time to cover the flavours, I'll tell you about those next week. Yea, this is going to be one of those episodes. Welcome to This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:16 Fedora Linux 40 Released
10:01 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Released
14:32 Sponsored by LINBIT
15:56 Flathub Design Refresh
17:43 Red Hat Summit and AnsibleFest
18:28 Nextcloud Hub 8 Released
23:35 Destination Linux interview of Jon "maddog" Hall
24:43 Bazzite 3.0 Released
27:13 Tails 6.2 Released
28:17 Outro
Links:
Fedora 40 Released
https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-40/
https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-fedora-workstation-40/
https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-in-fedora-kde-40/
https://fedoramagazine.org/slimbook-fedora-2-new-ultrabooks-for-fedora-linux-40/
https://sourceforge.net/projects/rebeccablackos/
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Released
https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-24-04-noble-numbat
https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-desktop-24-04-noble-numbat-deep-dive
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-released
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-now-supports-heif-images
Flathub Design Refresh
https://flathub.org/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/flathub-website-new-look
Red Hat Summit
https://www.redhat.com/en/summit
https://destinationlinux.net
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmBj2sJnzLc
Nextcloud Hub 8 Released
https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-hub8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl2BQu2dWZY
Destination Linux interview of Jon "maddog" Hall
https://destinationlinux.net
https://destinationlinux.net/366
Bazzite 3.0 Released
https://bazzite.gg/
https://universal-blue.org/
https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/announcing-bazzite-3-0/1218
Tails 6.2 Released
https://tails.net/news/version_6.2/index.en.html
Other TWIL episodes I mentioned
https://thisweekinlinux.com/258
https://thisweekinlinux.com/257
https://thisweekinlinux.com/256
https://thisweekinlinux.com/255
https://thisweekinlinux.com/253
https://thisweekinlinux.com/246
30 min
April 21, 2024 260: LXQt Desktop, Nouveau Lead Joins NVIDIA, AlmaLinux making waves, New Linux Tablet & more Linux news
We have some very interesting news this week, we’ve got a brand new major release of the LXQt desktop environment, there’s a strange but potentially good twist in the ongoing saga of Nvidia and open source drivers, Red Hat drops the hardware ball and AlmaLinux catches it. Plus there’s a new Linux Tablet trying to […]
17 min
April 21, 2024260: LXQt Desktop, Nouveau Lead Joins NVIDIA, AlmaLinux making waves, New Linux Tablet & more Linux news
https://youtu.be/DsQfPv8GqBg
Forum Discussion Thread
We have some very interesting news this week, we've got a brand new major release of the LXQt desktop environment, there's a strange but potentially good twist in the ongoing saga of Nvidia and open source drivers, Red Hat drops the hardware ball and AlmaLinux catches it. Plus there's a new Linux Tablet trying to get kickstarted. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:34 LXQt 2.0 Released
02:52 Former Nouveau Lead Developer Joins NVIDIA
05:51 AlmaLinux 9.4 Beta Released
09:04 Sponsored by Kolide
10:26 Mozilla Firefox 125 Released
11:59 Volla Tablet on Kickstarter supports Ubuntu Touch
13:39 Bazzite 2.5.0 Released
15:16 XZ Backdoor Gets the All-Clear
15:44 Outro
Links:
LXQt 2.0 Released
https://lxqt-project.org/release/2024/04/15/release-lxqt-2-0-0/
https://lxqt-project.org/
https://9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-0-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXQt-2.0-Released
https://linuxiac.com/lxqt-2-0-desktop-environment/
Former Nouveau Lead Developer Joins NVIDIA
https://lore.kernel.org/nouveau/[email protected]/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ben-Skeggs-Joins-NVIDIA
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/former-nouveau-driver-lead-joins-nvidia-and-sent-a-massive-patch-set/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nouveau-Maintainer-Resigns
AlmaLinux 9.4 Beta Released
https://almalinux.org/blog/2024-04-15-announcing-94-beta/
https://almalinux.discourse.group/t/re-adding-support-for-older-hardware/3851
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1086
https://jonathanspw.com/posts/2024-03-31-dealing-with-cve-2024-1086/
https://lwn.net/Articles/968299/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-9.4-Beta
Mozilla Firefox 125 Released
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/125.0.1/releasenotes/
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-125-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/mozilla-firefox-125-released
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-125-AV1-EME-And-More
Volla Tablet on Kickstarter supports Ubuntu Touch
https://9to5linux.com/volla-tablet-launches-on-kickstarter-with-support-for-ubuntu-touch
https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/dailyuse/libertine.html
https://ubports.com/en/
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/volla/volla-tablet-simplify-your-digital-life
https://ubuntu-touch.io/
Bazzite 2.5.0 Released
https://bazzite.gg/
https://universal-blue.org/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/bazzite-v25-has-fixes-for-lenovo-legion-go-and-asus-rog-ally-plus-smoother-installs/
https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-2-5-0-update-released/1108
https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/releases/tag/v2.5.0
XZ Backdoor Gets the All-Clear
https://fedoramagazine.org/cve-2024-3094-all-clear/
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/XZ-Gets-the-All-Clear
17 min
April 15, 2024 259: Ubuntu 24.04 Beta, Gentoo becomes SPI-ware, Solution to NVidia & Wayland & more Linux news
This week’s news is exciting with cool new stuff and pretty bonkers because we narrowly avoided a security nightmare! A backdoor was discovered hidden in a common Linux utility, and it could have infected millions of devices. We’ll break down how this almost happened, and what it means for you. Then, we’ll switch gears and […]
25 min
April 14, 2024259: Ubuntu 24.04 Beta, Gentoo becomes SPI-ware, Solution to NVidia & Wayland & more Linux news
https://youtu.be/w-F1Exi4o0U
Forum Discussion Thread
This week's news is exciting with cool new stuff and pretty bonkers because we narrowly avoided a security nightmare! A backdoor was discovered hidden in a common Linux utility, and it could have infected millions of devices. We'll break down how this almost happened, and what it means for you. Then, we'll switch gears and talk about some exciting upcoming features in Linux Mint 22. Fedora Linux might be getting a whole new look – we'll discuss a proposal to switch the default desktop environment. Flathub is making some changes to make it easier to indentify whether or not a Flatpak is official. Plus there is a new campaign for video game preservation that targets companies effectively breaking their games after an arbitary amount of time. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews!
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LINBIT - thisweekinlinux.com/linbit
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:29 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Beta Released
05:40 Gentoo Linux has become SPI-ware
09:18 Explicit Sync Will Finally Solve the NVIDIA/Wayland Issues
11:56 Sponsored by LINBIT
13:21 Riot Games and their lame anti-cheat
17:25 Lutris 0.5.17 Released
19:12 Kodi 21.0 "Omega" Released
21:25 FFmpeg 7.0 Released
23:27 Outro
Links:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Beta Released
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-24-04-beta-testing/44040
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-beta-is-now-available...
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/ubuntu-24-04-beta-released
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-24.04-Beta-Test
Gentoo Linux has become SPI-ware
https://www.gentoo.org/news/2024/04/10/SPI-associated-...
https://www.spi-inc.org/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-Linux-SPI-Project
https://lwn.net/Articles/969373/
Explicit Sync Will Finally Solve the NVIDIA/Wayland Issues
https://zamundaaa.github.io/wayland/2024/04/05/explicit-sync...
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/kdes-xaver-hugl-on-why...
https://9to5linux.com/developer-explains-why-explicit-sync...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Lands-Explicit-Sync
https://www.phoronix.com/news/XWayland-24.1-Release-Plan
Riot Games and their lame anti-cheat
https://www.leagueoflegends.com/en-us/news/dev/dev-vanguard...
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/riot-games-talk-vanguard...
https://lutris.net/games/league-of-legends/
Lutris 0.5.17 Released
https://lutris.net/
https://github.com/lutris/lutris/releases/tag/v0.5.17
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lutris-0.5.17-Released
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/lutris-v0517-brings-...
Kodi 21.0 "Omega" Released
https://kodi.tv/article/kodi-21-0-omega-release/
https://9to5linux.com/kodi-21-0-omega-open-source-media-center...
FFmpeg 7.0 Released
https://ffmpeg.org/
https://ffmpeg.org//index.html#pr7.0
https://lwn.net/Articles/968565/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FFmpeg-7.0-Released
https://9to5linux.com/ffmpeg-7-0-dijkstra-released-with-...
25 min
April 07, 2024 258: XZ Backdoor Attack, Linux Mint 22, Fedora Switch to KDE?, Flathub Unverified & more Linux news
https://youtu.be/u0475LDXlDg
Forum Discussion Thread
This week's news is exciting with cool new stuff and pretty bonkers because we narrowly avoided a security nightmare! A backdoor was discovered hidden in a common Linux utility, and it could have infected millions of devices. We'll break down how this almost happened, and what it means for you. Then, we'll switch gears and talk about some exciting upcoming features in Linux Mint 22. Fedora Linux might be getting a whole new look – we'll discuss a proposal to switch the default desktop environment. Flathub is making some changes to make it easier to indentify whether or not a Flatpak is official. Plus there is a new campaign for video game preservation that targets companies effectively breaking their games after an arbitary amount of time. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:06 XZ backdoor found in widespread Linux utility - [link, link]
10:26 Flathub adds Unverified Badge to Flatpaks - [link]
14:42 Sponsored by Kolide - [link]
16:05 Stop Killing Games.com - [link, video]
20:28 Linux Mint 22 Update, Future of Linux Mint - [link]
23:23 Fedora Change Proposal for KDE Plasma Default - [link]
25:24 Redis Changes Their Licensing Model - [link]
28:23 Serpent OS Hopes To Ship Pre-Alpha ISOs Soon - [link]
30:42 Flowblade 2.14 Video Editor Released - [link]
32:57 Outro
34 min
March 31, 2024 257: GNOME 46, Linux 6.8, KDE Security Warning, Fedora 40 Beta & more Linux news
On this episode of TWIL, we’ve got a brand new kernel to talk about with Linux 6.8. GNOME 46 has been released bringing a ton of desktop related goodies. Fedora and openSUSE have released some betas for us all to try out and test. Red Hat announced a new driver project for NVIDIA support on […]
24 min
March 31, 2024 257: GNOME 46, Linux 6.8, KDE Security Warning, Fedora 40 Beta & more Linux news
https://youtu.be/P9LJkwlah2g
Forum Discussion Thread
On this episode of TWIL, we've got a brand new kernel to talk about with Linux 6.8. GNOME 46 has been released bringing a ton of desktop related goodies. Fedora and openSUSE have released some betas for us all to try out and test. Red Hat announced a new driver project for NVIDIA support on Linux. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews!
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Sponsored by:
Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Linux 6.8 Released - [link]
03:08 GNOME 46 Released - [link]
06:49 Fedora 40 Beta Released - [link]
10:21 Sponsored by Kolide - [link]
11:44 openSUSE Leap Beta & Tumbleweed Updates - [link]
13:37 Nova: Rust-based Linux driver for NVIDIA GPUs - [link]
15:32 KDE Issues Warning After Theme Wipes User Data - [link]
18:45 Inkscape switching to GTK4 - [link]
20:37 Canonical Extends Ubuntu LTS Support To 12 Years - [link]
22:15 Samba 4.20.0 Released - [link]
22:56 Outro
24 min
March 10, 2024 256: Linux Desktop Growth, Fedora Dropping Xorg, Nintendo vs Yuzu lawsuit & more Linux news
We’ve got a lot of big news for Linux users this week! We’ve got everything from marketshare growth to the latest updates for your favorite distros. Desktop Linux hits 4% market share! That’s the highest ever by the way. Linux From Scratch just released a new version for those of you who dream of building […]
35 min

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