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June 28, 2025317: Steam Summer Sale, Fedora 32-Bit Controversy, Fairphone 6, KDE Korner, & more Linux news
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This week in Linux is packed! It's an extra long episode. So if you were wanting more and more TWIL, then you're going to get it this week because Steam Summer Sale is here and it is torching bank accounts. Fedora developers are talking about getting rid of 32-bit support and there's a little bit of controversy around that. We're going to break all of that down. Also, Fairphone 6 has been announced and it comes with kernel patches, an upstream Linux kernel on day one. Firefox 140 has arrived as the new ESR, and there's also some exciting news coming in the next release of Firefox as well. And later in the show, KDE's Wayland wave is continuing to grow to about 70% of users these days. Kubuntu drops X11 by default, and KDE is working on a slick first run wizard. 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
01:06 Steam Summer Sale 2025, here's some Steam Deck ready bargains
03:12 Fedora’s Controversial 32-Bit Proposal (Could this kill Bazzite?)
09:23 Fairphone 6 Announced: Modular, Repairable, Linux-Ready
14:54 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
16:40 Firefox 140 ESR lands with Tab Unloading & Vertical Pinned Zone
19:41 KDE Korner: Wayland Surges in Usage, Kubuntu Dropping X11, New Initial Setup Wizard
25:27 Flathub Hits 3 Billion Downloads
27:36 Destination Linux podcast for more great content
28:38 2K Classics Humble Bundle with BioShock & Mafia (90% Discount!)
31:24 ONLYOFFICE 9.0 Released: AI Tools, Visio Viewer & Fresh UI!
34:15 Lyon Goes Open Source (France’s Third-Largest City)
36:31 Outro
Links:
Steam Summer Sale 2025, here's some Steam Deck ready bargains
https://store.steampowered.com/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-summer-sale-2025-is-live-heres-some-top-picks-all-under-20/
Fedora’s Controversial 32-Bit Proposal (Could this kill Bazzite?)
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f44-change-proposal-drop-i686-support-system-wide/156324
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/bazzite-would-shut-down-if-fedora-goes-ahead-with-removing-32-bit/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/fedora-linux-devs-discuss-dropping-32-bit-packages-potentially-bad-news-for-steam-gamers/
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1lj9e00/fedora_43_change_proposal_drop_i686_support/
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1ljo24p/bazzite_founder_might_shutdown_whole_project_if/
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1lj9oqw/fedora_linux_devs_discuss_dropping_32bit_packages/
Fairphone 6 Announced: Modular, Repairable, Linux-Ready
https://www.fairphone.com/
https://www.fairphone.com/en/2025/06/25/switch-to-the-new-fairphone-gen-6/
https://murena.com/murena-fairphone-gen-6-is-here-the-most-ethical-smartphone-unveiled/
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
Firefox 140 ESR lands with Tab Unloading & Vertical Pinned Zone
Firefox 140:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/140.0/releasenotes/
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/firefox_140_esr/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/firefox-140-new-features-update
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-140
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-140-esr-web-browser-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new
Firefox 141
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-141-promises-to-use-less-memory-on-linux-systems-beta-out-now
https://www.phoronix.com/review/firefox-141-linux-ram
Mozilla discontinues DeepSpeech
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/mozilla-deepfake-ai-detector-closing-down
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-DeepSpeech-Discontinued
https://github.com/mozilla/DeepSpeech
KDE Korner: Wayland Surges in Usage, Kubuntu Dropping X11, New Initial Setup Wizard
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kde-initial-setup-tool-kiss-development-progress
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-1-released-with-various-improvements-and-bug-fixes
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1lipt42/kde_plasma_will_continue_having_an_x11_session_as/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/kde-plasma-will-continue-having-an-x11-session-as-kubuntu-switches-to-wayland-by-default/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kubuntu-25-10-drops-x11-session
https://lwn.net/Articles/1026552/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Wayland-Is-The-Future
Flathub Hits 3 Billion Downloads
https://flathub.org/statistics
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1lgaz5z/flathub_has_passed_3_billion_downloads/
Destination Linux podcast for more great content
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Latest Interviews
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2K Classics Humble Bundle with BioShock & Mafia (90% Discount!)
https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/09zAMM
ONLYOFFICE 9.0 Released: AI Tools, Visio Viewer & Fresh UI!
https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2025/06/meet-onlyoffice-desktop-editors-v9-0
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/onlyoffice-9-0-desktop-new-features-ai
Lyon Goes Open Source (France’s Third-Largest City)
https://www.lyon.fr/actualite/action-municipale/la-ville-de-lyon-renforce-sa-souverainete-numerique
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/lyon_leaving_microsoft/
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38 min
June 21, 2025316: KDE Plasma 6.4, Arch Linux Wine, Kali Linux, Valve flips the Proton switch, & more Linux news
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This week in Linux, we have a jam packed episode for you. The KDE team have released a brand new version of the Plasma desktop. We're also going to talk about some big changes coming to Arch Linux and the pentesting distro, Kali Linux. Plus we got a trifecta of great news from Valve this week related to Steam & Proton that is bound to be exciting for Linux gamers. Then we're going to check out a major update to the OpenMoonRay renderer from DreamWorks Animation... yea that DreamWorks. 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 KDE Plasma 6.4 Desktop Released
07:56 Arch Linux switches to WoW64 Wine
10:51 Kali Linux 2025.2 Released
14:40 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
16:37 Valve hits 20,000 playable Steam Deck games and flips Proton on by default
19:36 DreamWorks Animation's OpenMoonRay adds NUMA Support
22:26 20 Years of the Open Invention Network
24:19 SDL Implements the Pointer Warp Protocol
29:31 Outro
Links:
KDE Plasma 6.4 Desktop Released
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.0/
Arch Linux switches to WoW64 Wine
https://archlinux.org/news/transition-to-the-new-wow64-wine-and-wine-staging/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-WoW64-Wine
https://ostechnix.com/arch-linux-wine-wow64-transition/
Kali Linux 2025.2 Released
https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-2-release/
GNOME 48 on TWIL 303 - https://thisweekinlinux.com/303
My GNOME 48 video - https://tuxdigital.com/videos/gnome-48-released/
Plasma 6.3 on TWIL 298 - https://thisweekinlinux.com/298
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
Valve hits 20,000 playable Steam Deck games and flips Proton on by default
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-deck-and-steamos-hit-20000-playable-games/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-beta-finally-enables-proton-on-linux-fully-making-linux-gaming-simpler/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-gets-a-new-steam-deck-like-performance-monitor-now-in-beta-replacing-the-fps-counter/
DreamWorks Animation's OpenMoonRay adds NUMA Support
https://openmoonray.org/
https://github.com/dreamworksanimation/openmoonray/releases/tag/openmoonray-2.15.0.1
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenMoonRay-Goes-NUMA
https://www.cgchannel.com/2025/06/dreamworks-animation-releases-moonray-2-15/
20 Years of the Open Invention Network
https://openinventionnetwork.com/open-invention-network-celebrates-20-years/
SDL Implements the Pointer Warp Protocol
https://www.libsdl.org/
https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pull/10922
SDL 3 on TWIL 295 - https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/this-week-in-linux/twil-295/
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31 min
June 15, 2025315: Ubuntu / GNOME drop X11, macOS Linux Containers, Fingerprints in Linux Mint & more Linux news
video: https://youtu.be/c-PWqlJCB9M
This week in Linux, there's a lot of news to talk about from new desktop updates to new apps and even a bit of drama. We'll start things off this week with the news that Ubuntu 25.10 is dropping X11 on GNOME sessions. There's a lot of chatter around this one and even some yelling about it... we're going to go over what's really happening, why it matters, who's really behind it, touch on a new fork of X11 and more. That's just the first topic... we also got some crazy news from Apple about running Linux Containers on Macs. Then we'll take a look at a new release of the Sway tiling window manager and then we have news from Linux Mint about their next release and some infrastructure changes happening at GNOME. 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
01:02 Ubuntu 25.10 drops X11 on GNOME
08:50 Apple Release New Tools for Running Linux Containers on Mac
13:42 Sway 1.11 Tiling Wayland Compositor
16:21 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
18:26 Linux Mint 22.2 Adds Native Fingerprint Login Support
23:07 2025 AlmaLinux Community Survey
26:25 GNOME Has a New Infrastructure Partner: Welcome AWS!
30:27 Kapitano is a New GTK ClamAV Frontend
33:55 ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds Announced
38:00 Outro
Links:
Community Feedback
https://destinationlinux.net/comments
https://destinationlinux.net/forum
Ubuntu 25.10 drops Gnome on X11
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-25-10-drops-support-for-gnome-on-xorg/62538
Murena announces /e/OS 3.0 for Smartphones
https://murena.com/introducing-e-os-3-0/
https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/releases/-/releases
Apple Release New Tools for Running Linux Containers on Mac
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/06/apple-supercharges-its-tools-and-technologies-for-developers/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/apple-linux-container-tool-mac-developers
Software Spotlight: Bouncer
https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.justinrdonnelly.bouncer
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39 min
June 07, 2025314: /e/OS 3.0, GNOME Dropping X11, Alpine Linux, Ubuntu wants a Rusty Sudo, & more Linux news
video: https://youtu.be/-BWzypViJVQ
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This week in Linux, we have a lot of cool things to talk about. Murena has announced the latest release of the /e/OS mobile operating system for smartphones with each /e/OS 3.0. We also have Alpine Linux releasing a new version of their distro. And we're going to go to the Canonical Corner to talk about a bunch of stuff that is happening with Ubuntu. All of this and more on this week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to day 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
00:40 Murena announces /e/OS 3.0 for Smartphones
07:25 Alpine Linux 3.22 Released
11:05 Canonical Corner
11:28 Ubuntu 25.10 Switches to Rust-based Sudo
16:45 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
18:39 GNOME Dropping X11 Could Complicate Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
23:06 Canonical Phasing Out Bazaar Code Hosting
25:47 Linux Format Magazine Shutting Down After 25 Years
29:34 GeForce NOW on the Steam Deck (SteamOS)
30:48 Support the show
Links:
Murena announces /e/OS 3.0 for Smartphones
https://murena.com/introducing-e-os-3-0/
https://gitlab.e.foundation/e/os/releases/-/releases
Alpine Linux 3.22 Released
https://alpinelinux.org/posts/Alpine-3.22.0-released.html
https://fossforce.com/2025/06/alpine-linux-3-22-0-not-just-for-servers-containers-and-iot/
Ubuntu 25.10 Switches to Rust-based Sudo
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/adopting-sudo-rs-by-default-in-ubuntu-25-10/60583
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
GNOME Dropping X11 Could Complicate Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-dropping-x11-support-ubuntu-impact
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-session/-/merge_requests/99#note_2427404
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdm/-/issues/989
Canonical Phasing Out Bazaar Code Hosting
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/phasing-out-bazaar-code-hosting/62189
Linux Format Magazine Shutting Down After 25 Years
https://www.linuxformat.com/
https://www.magazinesdirect.com/az-single-issues/6937009/linux-format-magazine-single-issue.thtml
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/linux-format-magazine-closes#493285f2-f1a7-4e96-b930-b3b08d26133e-link
GeForce NOW on the Steam Deck (SteamOS)
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-get-geforce-now-on-steam-deck-steamos/
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32 min
May 31, 2025313: Linux 6.15, NixOS, AlmaLinux OS 10, Is Ubuntu going Rolling? & more Linux news
video: https://youtu.be/N47e3wcQYJ4
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This week in Linux, we have a brand new release of the Linux kernel itself. We have some new distro releases from AlmaLinux, NixOS, and more. Plus there's some interesting news from Ubuntu that has people asking whether or not Ubuntu is switching to a rolling release model. We'll answer that question here on this episode of TWIL and we'll also check out some awesome news about how SteamOS absolutely crushes Windows on the Legion Go S. 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
00:42 Linux 6.15 Released
05:46 Ubuntu Gets Monthly Snapshot Testing Releases
09:28 NixOS 25.05 Released
12:25 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
14:14 AlmaLinux OS 10 Released
17:10 SteamOS Massively Beats Windows on the Legion Go S
21:31 NVIDIA Stable Driver 575.57.08 Released for Linux
24:46 Armbian 25.5 Released
26:54 Outro
Links:
Linux 6.15 Released
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiLRW8DN8-4jmeCZH0OpO8skXOC5e6FwMfsPwGMpQYmVQ@mail.gmail.com/T/#u
https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.15
Ubuntu Gets Monthly Snapshot Testing Releases
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/supercharging-ubuntu-releases-monthly-snapshots-automation/61876
NixOS 25.05 Released
https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2025/nixos-2505/
https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/release-notes#sec-release-25.05
https://nixos.org/manual/nixpkgs/stable/release-notes#sec-nixpkgs-release-25.05
AlmaLinux OS 10 Released
https://almalinux.org/blog/2025-05-27-welcoming-almalinux-10/
SteamOS Massively Beats Windows on the Legion Go S
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJXp3UYj50Q
https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-gaming/in-an-embarrassment-for-microsoft-steamos-seems-to-destroy-windows-11-on-gaming-performance-and-battery-life-as-well-as-usability
NVIDIA Stable Driver 575.57.08 Released for Linux
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/245548/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-575.57.08-Linux
https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-575-linux-graphics-driver-released-with-support-for-nvidia-smooth-motion
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/nvidia-stable-driver-575-57-08-released-for-linux/
Armbian 25.5 Released
https://www.armbian.com/newsflash/armbian-25-5/
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28 min
May 24, 2025312: RHEL 10 is Here! Microsoft WSL Open Sourced? Sidescrolling Tiling Window Manager & more Linux news
video: https://youtu.be/F_imR-7E9ps
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This week in Linux, was just crazy... I just got back from the Red Hat Summit last night, now I'm making a jam packed episode of TWIL with stuff from the Red Hat Summit like them announcing RHEL 10. While I was out of time, we entered into the Twilight Zone because Microsoft apparently open sourced WSL, kind of. Mozilla announced they are shutting down some services. And the giant guitar company Fender, announced a new music creation tool that, yep, it supports Linux. With the walking through airports, a convention center, and the streets of Boston...my feet hurt but you want TWIL right so I'm powering through to bring you 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
01:03 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Released
06:19 Endof10.org
12:59 Niri 25.05 Window Manager Released
17:28 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
19:22 Microsoft Open Sources Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
22:45 Mozilla Is Shutting Down Pocket
27:15 Bluefin and Aurora Updates
30:05 Fender Studio Released with Linux Support
34:11 Outro
Links:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Released
https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-introduces-rhel-10
https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-optimizes-red-hat-ai-speed-enterprise-ai-deployments-across-models-ai-accelerators-and-clouds
https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-partners-turbocharge-hybrid-cloud-and-ai-innovation-red-hat-enterprise-linux-10
https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-unlocks-generative-ai-any-model-and-any-accelerator-across-hybrid-cloud-red-hat-ai-inference-server
End of 10.org
https://endof10.org/
Niri 25.05 Window Manager Released
https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/releases/tag/v25.05
Sandfly Security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
Microsoft Open Sources Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/the-windows-subsystem-for-linux-is-now-open-source/
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/microsoft-open-sources-windows-subsystem-for-linux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/windows-subsystem-for-linux-wsl-is-now-open-source/
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Microsoft-Edit-Open-Source
Mozilla Is Shutting Down Pocket
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/future-of-pocket
Fender Studio Released with Linux Support
https://www.fender.com/pages/fender-studio
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/fender-studio-linux-audio-recording-app
Bluefin & Aurora
https://projectbluefin.io/
https://getaurora.dev/en
https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/live-iso-testing-for-bluefin-round-2/8559
https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/live-iso-testing-for-aurora/8588
36 min
May 17, 2025311: Nobara 42 released, Steam Data Breach?, openSUSE drops Deepin, KDE Plasma 6.4 Beta & more Linux news
video: https://youtu.be/BPO50JSnLCU
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This week in Linux, we have a ton of news. In fact, sometimes I have to push stuff off a week, but we're going to do something a little different. We're going to do a bunch of extra topics. We're going to start off with Nobara 42 release. We also have a beta release of KDE Plasma's next version with Plasma 6.4. Then we have some stuff to talk about related to the Deepin desktop and OpenSUSE. And also we have some news for the installer for Arch Linux, as well as a bunch of other things, including whether or not Steam had a data breach. 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. So let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:58 Nobara 42 Released
03:56 Housekeeping
05:38 KDE Plasma 6.4 Beta
12:15 Removal of Deepin Desktop from openSUSE
16:15 Arch Linux Installer Adds Labwc & Niri Wayland Compositor Options
19:13 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
21:52 Steam Data Breach and Valve's Response
26:03 Steam Deck gets a Battery Charge Limit control in the in the latest Beta
28:19 SteamOS Compatibility Rating System
31:42 Podman 5.5 Released
35:42 10 Years of the Rust Language
38:12 Kdenlive 25.04 Video Editor Released
41:40 Shotcut 25.05 Video Editor Released
45:06 Outro
Links:
Nobara 42
https://nobaraproject.org/2025/05/13/may-132025/
KDE Plasma 6.4 Beta
https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.3.90/
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/plasma/6/6.3.5-6.3.90
Removal of Deepin Desktop from openSUSE
https://security.opensuse.org/2025/05/07/deepin-desktop-removal.html
Arch Linux Installer Adds Labwc & Niri Wayland Compositor Options
https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/releases/tag/3.0.5
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Archinstall-3.0.5-Released
Sandfly Security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
Steam Data Breach and Valve's Response
https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/533224478739530146
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/heres-a-statement-from-valve-on-the-reported-steam-data-breach/
Steam Deck Beta gets a Battery Charge Limit control
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/529845510803030569
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/steam-deck-gets-a-battery-charge-limit-control-in-the-latest-beta/
SteamOS Compatibility Rating System
https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamworks/announcements/detail/532097310616717411
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/valve-announce-steamos-compatibility-ratings-an-extension-of-steam-deck-verified-for-more-devices/
Podman 5.5
https://podman.io/
https://github.com/containers/podman/releases/tag/v5.5.0
10 Years of the Rust Language
https://blog.rust-lang.org/2025/05/15/Rust-1.87.0/
Kdenlive 25.04
https://kdenlive.org/news/releases/25.04.0/
Shotcut 25.05
https://www.shotcut.org/blog/new-release-250511/
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47 min
May 10, 2025310: GNOME's New Director, Mesa 25.1, Linux Mint's Theme, Hyprland 0.49, & more Linux news
video: https://youtu.be/cKIYIkUEBm4
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This week in Linux, we have a ton to talk about. Linux Mint is modernizing their default theme. Then we have a new release of Hyperland, the tiling window manager. We've also got three new distros to talk about. And there's a new release from the Home Assistant project, as well as the Mesa drivers. And GNOME announced their new Executive Director this week. And that's not all. We've got all of that 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
00:45 Linux Mint Modernizing Their Default Theme
04:51 Hyprland 0.49 Released
08:04 GNOME's New Executive Director
10:59 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
12:47 Mesa 25.1 Released
17:32 Raspberry Pi OS New Release
20:51 Home Assistant 2025.5 Released
26:19 Kurchu for CentOS SIG Content Collections
29:14 PikaOS IV 2025 5 Released
32:51 Plamo Linux 8.2 Released
35:30 AnduinOS 1.3 Released
39:59 Support the show
Links:
Linux Mint Modernizing Their Default Theme
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4840
Hyprland 0.49 Released
https://hyprland.org/news/update49/
GNOME's New Executive Director
https://foundation.gnome.org/2025/05/09/gnome-foundation-welcomes-steven-deobald-as-executive-director/
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
Mesa 25.1 Released
https://mesa3d.org/
https://mesa3d.org/news/releases/mesa-25-1-0-is-released/
https://docs.mesa3d.org/relnotes/25.1.0.html
Raspberry Pi OS New Release
https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-raspberry-pi-os-release/
Home Assistant 2025.5 Released
https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2025/05/07/release-20255/
Kurchu for CentOS SIG Content Collections
https://blog.centos.org/2025/05/introducing-kurchu-for-centos-sig-content-collections/
https://velocitylimitless.com/blog/2025-05-introducing-kurchu
https://blog.centos.org/2025/05/release-the-quokka/
PikaOS IV 2025 5 Released
https://wiki.pika-os.com/en/home
Plamo Linux 8.2 Released
https://plamolinux.org/
https://plamolinux.org/posts/2025-05-07-plamo-8.2-released/
AnduinOS 1.3 Released
https://news.anduinos.com/post/2025/5/6/story-behind-anduinos-a-letter-from-anduin
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1khy5nl/meet_anduinos_a_custom_ubuntubased_windows_11like/
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May 03, 2025309: KDE Plasma's Future, openSUSE Leap 16, Trinity Desktop, Open Source Lab issues & more Linux news
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This week in Linux, we have a lot of cool stuff to talk about. First, we're going to talk about the future of KDE Plasma. Then we're going to go into the future of OpenSUSE because Leap 16 beta has been released and the final version will be coming out this year. Then we'll also have a new version of Mozilla Firefox. And also we have some interesting news from the Oregon State University because there's some potential risk of closure of their Open Source Lab, which would be a shame. And then we're also going to talk about Redis because they're back in the news this week because they want to redo with Open Source. 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
00:52 Future of KDE Plasma: LTS, Telementry, & more
07:45 openSUSE Leap 16 Beta Released
13:49 Trinity Desktop R14.1.4 Released
17:17 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
19:15 Mozilla Firefox 138 Released
27:09 OSU Open Source Lab At Risk Of Closure
31:46 Redis wants a Redo with Open Source
37:28 Red Hat Summit 2025
39:47 Support the show
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Future of KDE Plasma: LTS, Telementry, & more
https://pointieststick.com/2025/05/01/notes-from-the-graz-plasma-sprint/
openSUSE Leap 16 Beta Released
https://news.opensuse.org/2025/04/30/leap-16-enters-beta/
https://news.opensuse.org/2025/05/02/tw-monthly-update-april/
Trinity Desktop R14.1.4 Released
https://www.trinitydesktop.org/
https://www.trinitydesktop.org/newsentry.php?entry=2025.04.27
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
https://destinationlinux.net/409
Mozilla Firefox 138 Released
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/138.0/releasenotes/
https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/tab-groups-community/
https://www.howtogeek.com/235670/organize-manage-your-firefox-tabs-like-a-pro-with-the-tab-groups-add-on/
OSU Open Source Lab At Risk Of Closure
https://osuosl.org/blog/osl-future/
Redis wants a Redo with Open Source
https://redis.io/blog/agplv3/
https://antirez.com/news/151
https://youtu.be/r67MRruNhow
Red Hat Summit 2025
https://www.redhat.com/en/summit
https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/red-hat-summit-ansiblefest-2025-ansible-sessions-you-dont-want-miss
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42 min
April 26, 2025308: COSMIC Alpha 7, OpenMandriva 6.0, CRUX 3.8, A Modern-Retro OS & more Linux news
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This week in Linux, COSMIC Alpha 7 has been released. We also have some new releases for some distributions. We have Open Mandriva, also Crux, and even something for the retro computer enthusiasts out there. Humble Bundle has a lot of DOOM games available in the id & Friends bundle. All of this and so much 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
00:45 COSMIC Desktop Alpha 7 Released
09:49 OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Released
14:54 CRUX 3.8 Released
19:19 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
21:02 Commodore OS Vision 3.0 Released
24:42 QEMU 10.0 Released
28:36 NVIDIA Security Flaw in Linux GPU Drivers
31:30 Discord CEO Steps Down
36:24 DOOM Games Bundle from Humble Bundle
37:42 Support the show
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COSMIC Desktop Alpha 7 Released
https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-7-never-been-beta
https://destinationlinux.net/416
OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 Released
https://www.openmandriva.org/en/news/article/openmandriva-lx-6-0-rock-the-spring-release
https://wiki.openmandriva.org/en/distribution/releases/omlx60/new
CRUX 3.8 Released
https://crux.nu/Main/ReleaseNotes3-8
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
https://destinationlinux.net/409
Commodore OS Vision 3.0 Released
https://www.commodoreos.net/CommodoreOS.aspx
https://forum.commodoreos.net/viewtopic.php?p=2865&sid=0ee27f7ca5fe4ba7fa436e7f0e421668#p2865
QEMU 10.0 Released
https://www.qemu.org/
https://wiki.qemu.org/ChangeLog/10.0
NVIDIA Security Flaw in Linux GPU Drivers
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5630/~/security-bulletin%3A-nvidia-gpu-display-driver---april-2025
Discord CEO Steps Down
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/discord-ceo-steps-down-replaced-with-former-activision-blizzard-cso-as-they-work-towards-being-a-public-company/
https://discord.com/blog/passing-the-torch
https://discord.com/blog/discord-appoints-new-ceo-humam-sakhnini
DOOM Games Bundle from Humble Bundle
https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/DyRXmd
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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”