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March 09, 2024 256: Linux Desktop Growth, Fedora Dropping Xorg, Nintendo vs Yuzu lawsuit & more Linux news
https://youtu.be/0cCBn-iMOUY
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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 your own OS. Fedora is considering dropping XOrg entirely on Fedora 41 Workstation. Arch Linux users are getting a pretty big update to their package manager, Pacman. Plus we are so close to 30,000 subscribers on my YouTube channel, if you enjoy this show and aren't subscribe to my channel then I'd appreciate it if you help me reach that milestone. That would be awesome. Now let's jump into This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:08 I'm going to SCALE - [link]
03:31 4% Marketshare for Linux on StatCounter! - [link]
06:28 Nintendo says Game Over to Yuzu Emulator with $2.4 Million lawsuit - [link]
11:40 Open Collective Foundation is shutting down - [OCF, OSC comment]
15:04 Sponsored by Kolide - [link]
16:26 Fedora Project Considering Dropping XOrg from Workstation - [link]
20:56 Flock to Fedora Conference - [link]
23:28 HDMI Forum 'blocks AMD open sourcing its 2.1 drivers' - [link]
24:37 Zorin OS 17.1 Released - [link]
26:37 OpenMediaVault 7.0 Released - [link]
28:40 Arch Linux's Pacman 6.1 Released - [link]
30:10 Linux From Scratch 12.1 Released - [link]
33:34 Outro
35 min
March 02, 2024 255: KDE Plasma 6 MegaRelease, cover your Tails, CIQ’s Rocky credibility & more Linux news
KDE has finally blessed us with the latest release of KDE Plasma and this isnt just any release but a massive megarelease as they call it. That’s right, KDE Plasma 6 is here! We also got some new distro releases from the privacy focused distro Tails, Tiny Core Linux and apparently one project is trying […]
31 min
March 02, 2024 255: KDE Plasma 6 MegaRelease, cover your Tails, CIQ's Rocky credibility & more Linux news
https://youtu.be/lBhgKsPp0GY
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KDE has finally blessed us with the latest release of KDE Plasma and this isnt just any release but a massive megarelease as they call it. That's right, KDE Plasma 6 is here! We also got some new distro releases from the privacy focused distro Tails, Tiny Core Linux and apparently one project is trying to see just how accessible coconuts can be. CIQ is in the news this week by making some controversial moves. 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
00:50 KDE Plasma 6 Released - [link]
07:03 Tails 6.0 Released - [link]
09:14 Will CIQs Paid-Only Programs Hurt Rocky Linux? - [ciq blog, messmer blog, resf.org, resf faq, rockylinux.org]
18:57 Sponsored by Kasm - [link]
20:25 Tiny Core Linux 15 Released - [link]
21:50 Sway 1.9 Released - [link]
22:51 Accessible-Coconut 22.04.3 Released - [link]
24:42 HexChat 2.16.2 is the Latest & Final Release - [link]
26:32 Ardour 8.4 Open-Source DAW Released - [link]
28:26 Giada Loop Machine 1.0 Released - [link]
29:49 Outro
31 min
February 26, 2024 254: Linux Laptops, Fedora, DreamWorks Open Source, LXQt Desktop & more Linux news
February seems to be a really big month for desktop environment news because KDE Plasma is almost upon us with the release next week. GNOME has announced the beta release of GNOME 46. LXQt has dropped some big news that LXQt 2.0 is on its way. and there may be another distro already interested in […]
34 min
February 26, 2024 254: Linux Laptops, Fedora, DreamWorks Open Source, LXQt Desktop & more Linux news
https://youtu.be/kUPp8Ieg8d0
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February seems to be a really big month for desktop environment news because KDE Plasma is almost upon us with the release next week. GNOME has announced the beta release of GNOME 46. LXQt has dropped some big news that LXQt 2.0 is on its way. and there may be another distro already interested in System76's COSMIC desktop. We're also going to take a look at a few laptops coming on the marketing in a new Linux Hardware News segment. Valve is releasing more of their software as Open Source proving once again Valve is a great member of the community. Plus we got some news from the movie animation studio DreamWorks and what they are doing with Open Source. 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
01:08 CrossOver 24 Released - [link]
03:05 DreamWorks OpenMoonRay 1.5 Released - [link]
06:30 Linux Hardware News Roundup - [KDE Slimbook, System76, Juno Saturn, Manjaro Slimbook]
12:05 Sponsored by Kolide - [link]
13:27 Valve Releases Steam Audio as Open Source - [link]
14:31 GNOME 46 Beta Released - [link]
16:13 Fedora COSMIC Desktop Spin Being Considered - [link]
18:42 Miracle-WM: Tiling WM for Wayland Compositor - [link]
23:25 Last Development Release before GIMP 3.0 - [link]
29:05 LXQt 2.0 Desktop Coming in April - [link]
32:30 Outro
34 min
February 18, 2024 253: Fedora goes Atomic, COSMIC is Coming, Linux Kernel Security, Mozilla Refocusing & more Linux news
https://youtu.be/1h1WnfnonI4
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On this episode of TWIL (253), Fedora has announced a new branch of their distro for immutable operating systems, called Fedora Atomic Desktops. System76 says we are getting close to an Alpha version of the COSMIC desktop. Then we're going to talk about Linux kernel security. Mozilla is refocusing on the Firefox browser while also doing some weird stuff too. Plus we have some potentially good news regarding AI and Patents. 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
00:48 Fedora Atomic Desktops - [link]
03:41 Mozilla's New CEO, Refocusing on Firefox & more - [new ceo, layoffs]
09:51 Getting Close to COSMIC Alpha - [link, Destination Linux 270]
11:40 Sponsored by LINBIT - [link]
13:04 CVEs & CNAs for Linux Kernel - [link]
15:49 ONLYOFFICE 8 Released - [link]
17:13 LibreOffice 24.2 Released - [link]
19:21 Ubuntu Touch to change their Release Model - [link]
21:29 LineageOS 21 Released - [link]
22:56 "SandBox Mode" Proposed For The Linux Kernel - [link]
24:11 USPTO says AI models can’t hold patents - [link]
26:33 Outro
28 min
February 10, 2024 252: Kubuntu LTS Says No to Plasma 6, a new Damn Small distro, FCC vs AI calls & more Linux news
On this episode of TWIL (252), we have a new version of the core graphics stack project Mesa. A very small yet phoenix-like distro is rising from the ashes of deprecation. Kubuntu has released their plans for Kubuntu 24.04 and the roadmap for implementing KDE Plasma 6. elementary has released a preview of the next […]
29 min
February 10, 2024 252: Kubuntu Says No to KDE Plasma 6, a new Damn Small distro, FCC vs AI calls & more Linux news
https://youtu.be/nl2viCr92TU
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On this episode of TWIL (252), we have a new version of the core graphics stack project Mesa. A very small yet phoenix-like distro is rising from the ashes of deprecation. Kubuntu has released their plans for Kubuntu 24.04 and the roadmap for implementing KDE Plasma 6. elementary has released a preview of the next edition of their OS. 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
00:37 Mesa 24.0 Released - [link]
01:52 Damn Small Linux 2024 Released - [link]
04:51 Kubuntu 24.04 LTS Won’t Use KDE Plasma 6.0 - [link]
07:33 elementary OS 8 Available in Early Access - [link]
10:10 Kolide - [link]
11:33 KaOS Linux 2024.01 Released - [link]
13:56 Mozilla's Monitor Plus - [link]
16:26 FCC to declare AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal - [link]
20:18 Bluesky Social Network Opens to Everyone - [link, TWIL on Bluesky]
22:37 New Edition for SKATE coming to Steam - [link]
24:05 Niri 0.1.1 Wayland Compositor - [link]
25:28 Greenfield In-Browser Wayland Compositor - [link]
26:51 Clonezilla Live 3.1.2 Released - [link]
27:58 Outro
29 min
February 05, 2024 251: Budgie Desktop, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Flathub, openSUSE, Purism & more Linux news
On this episode of TWIL, the Buddies of Budgie have released a new version of the Budgie Desktop, Ubuntu has announced some ambitious goals for the next release of the distro. The Flathub has hit a major milestone. openSUSE is getting geared up for the openSUSE Conference. Plus Purism is making some waves with the […]
34 min
February 04, 2024 251: Budgie Desktop, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Flathub, openSUSE, Purism & more Linux news
https://youtu.be/x2VeEOd5fTs
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On this episode of TWIL, the Buddies of Budgie have released a new version of the Budgie Desktop, Ubuntu has announced some ambitious goals for the next release of the distro. The Flathub has hit a major milestone. openSUSE is getting geared up for the openSUSE Conference. Plus Purism is making some waves with the announcement of their first public offering for stock in the company. 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
00:37 Budgie 10.9 Desktop Released - [link]
03:46 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS News - [links: 6.8, low-latency, DL 356]
05:23 openSUSE Conference & Tumbleweed Update - [links: conference, tumbleweed]
07:38 Flathub Has Reached 1 Million Active Users - [link]
10:08 SystemRescue 11 Released - [link]
11:05 Redcore Linux 2401 Released - [link]
12:45 LINBIT - [link]
14:09 EndeavourOS Galileo Neo Released - [link]
14:53 Locally Exploitable glibc Vulnerability - [link]
16:26 Purism Values Itself at $75 Million USD - [links: puri.sm, sec filing]
25:32 SDL 3.0 Released - [link]
26:50 Ubuntu Touch OTA-4 Released - [link]
27:49 Shotcut 24.01 Released - [link]
28:45 FTC finds Intuit violating US law over TurboTax advertising - [links: ftc, arstechnica]
33:08 Outro
34 min

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This Week in Linux (TWIL) is the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. “Your Source for Linux GNews”