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  • 145: RHEL Rebuild AlmaLinux, Ubuntu 21.04, Lineage OS, NVidia, ARMv9, Linux Mint

    On this episode of This Week in Linux, CloudLinux has released the stable version of their rebuil of RHEL or CentOS Alternative, AlmaLinux OS. We've got some exciting media streaming news for the Raspberry Pi. OBS Studio announced some great news for those running Wayland. Vidia Support for Wayland may be coming and Nvidia also announced support for GPU Passthrough. In other hardware news, ARM has announce the ARMv9 Architecture. In Distro News, we've got Ubuntu 21.04 Beta & Ubuntu Testing Week. Plus we'll also check out some news from, Arch Linux, Nitrux Linux and Parrot Security. Then in Mobile News, Lineage OS has announce the release of version 18.1. That's not all, back by popular demand we're going to jump into everyone's favorite Legal News with SEC vs LBRY and How It Affects Crypto. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!

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    00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 145

    01:36 = AlmaLinux OS Gets Stable Release (CentOS Alternative)
    04:34 = Ubuntu 21.04 Beta (+ Flavours) & Testing Week
    09:57 = NVidia GeForce GPU Passthrough & Wayland
    13:22 = ARMv9 Architecture Announced
    15:21 = Digital Ocean: VPS / App Platform ( https://do.co/dln )
    16:46 = Lineage OS 18.1 Released
    20:00 = OBS Studio 27.0 RC1 & Wayland
    25:56 = Raspberry Pi Now Officially Supports Netflix Hulu & More
    27:37 = Linux Mint's New Update Notifications System
    32:35 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
    35:01 = Arch Linux Installer
    37:49 = Nitrux 1.3.9 Released
    43:09 = Parrot 4.11 Security OS Released
    46:33 = SEC vs LBRY: How It Affects Crypto
    51:08 = GIMP 2.10.24 Released
    53:17 = Outro

    Other Videos:

    7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw
    How To Use Firefox's Best Feature, Multi-Account Containers: https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo
    5 Reasons Why I Use KDE Plasma: https://youtu.be/b0KA6IsO1M8
    6 Cool Things You Didn't Know About Linux's History: https://youtu.be/u9ZY41mNB9I

    Thanks For Watching!

    Linux #TechNews #Podcast
    56 min
  • 144: GNOME 40 Released, Fedora 34, openSUSE MicroOS, Pinebook Pro, System76

    On this episode of This Week in Linux, we've got some big releases to talk about such as GNOME releasing of the anticipated GNOME 40. We've also got some distro news with Fedora 34 Beta, we're going to talk about openSUSE's MicroOS distro, and we'll also check out the latest release of KaOS Linux. In hardware news, Pine64 has announces that pre-orders for the Pinebook Pro are coming soon. System76 has announced their new Pangolin laptop which is a high anticipated AMD-Powered Laptop. We'll also check out the latest release of OpenRazer which is a project to make Razer products work with Linux based systems. Then later in the show, we'll check out some news that might make Linux Get A Bit RUSTy and we'll check out the latest release of the man-pages project with 5.11. There's also some big news related to Richard Stallman being back on FSF Board of Directors, so I guess we'll talk about that. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!

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    00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 144

    01:54 = GNOME 40 Released
    10:28 = Fedora Linux 34 Beta Released
    14:56 = openSUSE MicroOS Desktop with GNOME Reaches Beta
    19:45 = Digital Ocean: VPS / App Platform ( https://do.co/dln )
    21:21 = Pinebook Pro Pre-Orders in April
    25:16 = System76 Pangolin AMD-Powered Laptop
    29:24 = OpenRazer 3.0 Released
    31:35 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
    34:01 = KDE Plasma 5.22 Getting \Quick Settings\
    36:16 = KaOS Linux 2021.03 Released
    40:21 = Linux Might Get A Bit RUSTy?
    44:38 = man-pages 5.11 Released
    46:49 = Microsoft Edge Sync Features on Linux
    48:51 = Microsoft To Acquire Discord? (Rumor)
    51:32 = Richard Stallman Back on FSF Board of Directors
    57:05 = Outro

    Other Videos:

    7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw
    How To Use Firefox's Best Feature, Multi-Account Containers: https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo
    5 Reasons Why I Use KDE Plasma: https://youtu.be/b0KA6IsO1M8
    6 Cool Things You Didn't Know About Linux's History: https://youtu.be/u9ZY41mNB9I

    Thanks For Watching!

    Linux #TechNews #Podcast
    59 min
  • 142: SUSE IPO, New System76 Desktop, New Tuxedo Laptops, Mesa 21, 7-Zip & More

    On this episode of This Week in Linux, we've got some core news to discuss the latest Mesa graphics driver. We've also got a lot of distro news related to SUSE, MakuluLinux, Sparky Linux, and Salient OS. In Hardware news, Tuxedo Computers and System76 have announced some new Linux powered computers. We've also got everyone's favorite, Legal News, with patent trolls and IPOs. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!

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    SHOW NOTES ►► https://tuxdigital.com/twil142

    00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 142

    01:00 = DLN LUG Fest (Linux User Group) on March 21st!
    02:11 = Mesa 21.0 Released
    06:53 = SUSE To Have Initial Public Offering (IPO)?
    11:59 = 7-Zip For Linux Released
    15:43 = Digital Ocean: VPS / App Platform ( https://do.co/dln )
    17:05 = Tuxedo Announce NVIDIA Ampere Laptops
    20:42 = System76 Announce Thelio Mira Linux Desktop
    23:52 = Top Banks Join Open Invention Network (OIN)
    30:33 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
    33:19 = MauiKit & Maui Apps 1.2.1 Released
    38:07 = MakuluLinux LinDoz 2021 Released
    40:42 = Sparky Linux 2021.03 Released
    44:57 = Salient OS 2021.3 Released
    47:52 = Flatpak 1.10.2 Security Update
    50:44 = Outro

    Other Videos:

    7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw
    How To Use Firefox's Best Feature, Multi-Account Containers: https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo
    5 Reasons Why I Use KDE Plasma: https://youtu.be/b0KA6IsO1M8
    6 Cool Things You Didn't Know About Linux's History: https://youtu.be/u9ZY41mNB9I

    Thanks For Watching!

    Linux #TechNews #Podcast
    53 min
  • 141: GRUB 2 Security Flaw, Linux Mint to Force Updates?, Valve's Steam Link

    On this episode of This Week in Linux, we're going to try something different with the show. Let me know what you think of the changes. This episode is completely stacked with exciting news, we've got a ton of Distro News from Ubuntu, openSUSE, Linux Mint, SystemRescue, IPFire, and even Linux From Scratch. A vulnerability was found in GRUB 2 that lets someone bypass Secure Boot so we'll talk about that and just how bad is it? The EU announced some great news related to Right to Repair. Valve has announced that Steam Link is now available on Linux and it's a real game changer. We've also got some media production news to check out this week from Blender, Ardour and a new synthesizer called Vital. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!

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    SHOW NOTES ►► https://tuxdigital.com/twil141

    00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 141

    00:08 = Let's Try Something Different
    02:25 = Announcement: DLN LUG Fest (Linux User Group)
    03:46 = GRUB 2 / Secure Boot Vulnerability
    07:06 = EU Rules on Right to Repair
    12:36 = Steam Link now available on Linux
    16:07 = Ubuntu Makes Flutter ‘Default Choice’ for Future Desktop Apps
    19:16 = Electron 12 Released With Wayland Support
    21:26 = Digital Ocean: VPS / App Platform ( https://do.co/dln )
    23:06 = openSUSE 15.3 Beta Released
    25:09 = Linux Mint To Insist Users Install Updates?
    32:27 = SystemRescue 8.00 Released
    34:28 = IPFire Firewall Distro Gets WPA3 Support
    36:55 = Linux From Scratch 10.1 Released
    38:33 = Konsave: Export/Import KDE Plasma Configurations
    42:02 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
    45:21 = Blender 2.92 Released
    48:09 = Vital Synthesizer Goes Open Source
    52:01 = Ardour 6.6 Released
    54:48 = Humble Bundles: Books & Games
    56:50 = Outro

    Other Videos:

    7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw
    How To Use Firefox's Best Feature, Multi-Account Containers: https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo
    5 Reasons Why I Use KDE Plasma: https://youtu.be/b0KA6IsO1M8
    6 Cool Things You Didn't Know About Linux's History: https://youtu.be/u9ZY41mNB9I

    Thanks For Watching!

    Linux #TechNews #Podcast
    1 hr
  • 140: Red Hat RHEL For FREE, Kali Linux, GNOME 40, Modular Laptops, DIY N64 ROMs | This Week in Linux

    On this episode of This Week in Linux, we've got some updates for Red Hat's CentOS and RHEL topic that is still making waves. We've also got a lot of distro releases this week from Mageia, Kali Linux, and one of the smallest distros around, Tiny Core Linux. GNOME has announced the beta release of GNOME 40 so there's a lot to talk about there. Then we'll check out a new exciting modular laptop that has been announced. Later in the show, we're going to check out the latest release of Mozilla's Firefox and a really cool hardware project from the RetroArch team. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!

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    00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 140

    01:07 = Tune In To DLNLive.com For A Special Announcement Today (Feb 28th) at 1PM Eastern / 18:00 UTC
    01:57 = Red Hat Announces Free RHEL For Open-Source Infrastructure
    10:22 = Mageia 8 Released
    12:35 = Kali Linux 2021.1 Released
    15:54 = Digital Ocean: VPS / App Platform ( https://do.co/dln )
    17:14 = Framework Modular Laptop
    22:22 = GNOME 40 Beta Released
    26:43 = Collabora's Progress For WINE On Wayland
    29:42 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
    32:14 = RetroArch: Open Hardware Project & Fantasy Console
    36:46 = Firefox 86 Released
    39:22 = Tiny Core Linux 12.0 Released
    40:52 = Outro

    Other Videos:

    Is GNOME 40 Inspired By WebOS? GNOME Might Be Palm Readers: https://youtu.be/q1oUaik9SHM
    7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw
    6 Cool Things You Didn't Know About Linux's History: https://youtu.be/u9ZY41mNB9I

    Thanks For Watching!

    Linux #TechNews #Podcast
    43 min

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