This Week In Linux (mp3)

video: https://youtu.be/eb8Evj5nw40 This week's Linux news is packed with all kinds of stuff to talk about from new hardware devices, desktop environments, and a blast from the past. Valve has some exciting news about their new Steam Machine, their latest SteamOS update and also hide your wallets because the Steam Summer Sale is happening right now. Then PINE64 announced a new Home Assistant powered Smart Speaker as a local alternative to Amazon Echos and all those. We've got some desktop news from Xfce as their new Wayland Compositor has Preview Release ready for testing and tinkerers. The COSMIC desktop also has a new release with new features and lots of polish but is it ready to go. Then later we've got a blast from the past because for some reason someone made a Flatpak of GIMP 0.54 the version from 1996. 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 Sourcewe are for Linu

video: https://youtu.be/RCmZKZB-Mf8 The Linux News this week was jam packed. Linus Torvalds announced a new release of the Linux kernel. KDE announced a new release of the Plasma desktop. We've got an update on the AUR Malware from last week, it got better and then worse. Commodore revealed their next product, the Commodore Callback a Smart dumb phone. Yea I know. Plus there's some rumbles going on about the Return of Antergos Linux, we'll talk about that 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:50 Linux 7.1 Released 03:36 KDE Plasma 6.7 Released 08:40 Antergos Linux Returns?! 16:08 AUR Malware Update for Arch Linux Users 19:39 Commodore Callback, a Smart Dumbphone 25:48 Epic Games Launches Lore Version Control Sys

video: https://youtu.be/86dRcm8BKI0 This week in Linux, we have some distro news like a new release of NixOS and some unfortunate security news for Arch users. Plus we'll check out the new RTX Spark Superchip that Nvidia announced and it's time to celebrate 25 years of DistroWatch as they reached this massive milestone this week! 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:47 DistroWatch.com Celebrates 25 Years 09:56 NVIDIA RTX Spark "Superchip" 16:31 NixOS 26.05 Released 18:50 Arch Linux's AUR Compromised with Malware 27:06 T2 Linux 26.6 Released 29:51 Homebrew 6.0 Released 33:30 Microsoft Coreutils, Wait! What? 37:23 Outro Links: DistroWatch.com Celebrates 25 Years https://distrowatch.com/ https://distrowatch.c

video: https://youtu.be/bdyl-BXlV9s This week in Linux, we got yet another vulnerability in the Linux kernel to talk about. Is it something to be scared of or is it being blown out of proportion? Stay tuned to find out. Plus we have some great news from the KDE team about a new release of Plasma and new funding to the project. Then we'll talk about some interesting work done over on the Fedora side with Fedora Hummingbird and what that can mean for the future of Linux systems. And two years ago, on episode 256 of TWIL, I talked about how the HDMI Forum was actively getting in the way of Open Source but apparently, it seems things might have changed and they might be finally getting it. 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapt

video: https://youtu.be/zRqYZ7iiU7o This week in Linux, we've got a new release from Bazzite 44 based on the new Fedora 44. Then we've got some Arch Linux related releases with a new CachyOS and a new ISO from Arch itself. Plus we're going to take a look at an upcoming event called the Linux App Summit as well as the recent vulnerability news that is making waves with Copy Fail & Dirty Frag. 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:41 Bazzite 44 Released 04:49 CachyOS April 2026 Release 08:21 Arch Linux with 7.0 11:46 Copy Fail & Dirty Frag Vulnerabilities 20:51 Linux App Summit from GNOME & KDE 23:42 Mesa 26.1 Released 26:49 GhostBSD 26.1 Released 29:41 Outro Links: Bazzite 44 Release

video: https://youtu.be/by87gJcTTzA This week in Linux, we have a TON of distro news to talk about with release from Ubuntu and Fedora. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora Linux 44 were released recently. That's not all, we also have releases Zorin OS and more. We also have some exciting hardware news from Valve and Framework. Valve revealed the date and price for their new Steam Controller. Framework recently had their [Next Gen] event where they revealed a bunch of cool stuff including the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro which they described it as the Macbook Pro for Linux users. 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:51 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Released 08:33 Ubuntu's AI Future 12:29 Fedora Linux 44 Released 16:15 Fram

video: https://youtu.be/27aBvj1sf50 This week in Linux, we have a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 7.0. We also have some distro news to cover with an update to Bazzite and Gentoo as well as a new distro that hit my radar called stillOS. Plus we have some drama news to talk about with various office suites and AI tools are back in the news this week with Anthropic making some waves. 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Housekeeping 02:15 Linux 7.0 Released 09:28 AI Tools vs the Security Landscape with Anthropic's Mythos and Project Glasswing 16:46 Linux is now at 5% marketshare on Steam 20:19 stillOS, a new Linux distro 25:47 Bazzite April 2026 Update 27:52 France is Switching to Linu

video: https://youtu.be/_Dz2e21tSzI This week in Linux, we're going to be talking about GNOMEs latest release with GNOME 50. There's also new releases from Blender and GIMP as well as Samba and many more. Plus, we're also going to be talking about a new effort from the Linux Foundation related to ai slop in terms of pull requests for various different open source projects. And we're also going to be talking about Manjaro and they have a little bit of a potential turmoil or drama that's happening right now because of the Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto. We're going to talk about that and much more because we have so much to cover 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. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:54 Thank You Patrons! 01:10 GNOME 50 Released

video: https://youtu.be/wgqR6bt58-k This week in Linux, we've got some new distro releases from EndeavourOS, CachyOS, and AlmaLinux. Then we will cover some really impressive investigative work related to the age verification law nonsense that is happening and we've got a bit of drama to cover this episode with the Lutris game manager and what some are calling AI Slop. 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Help Support TWIL & Housekeeping 01:02 Lutris "AI Slop" Drama on Generative AI 05:39 Age Verification Research 12:40 AlmaLinux and NVIDIA Streamline Driver and CUDA Updates 14:31 CachyOS 260308 Released 19:03 EndeavourOS Titan Released 23:54 Ageless Linux Released 28:29 Firefox Rede

video: https://youtu.be/MQuXK2JavzY This week in Linux, Motorola announced something really cool, they are partnering with the Android fork GrapheneOS. Bazzite is in the news this week with an update. We also saw new releases from Linux From Scratch, Bunsenlabs and more. Then we are going to cover a topic that is on the minds of practically everyone right now ... those annoying age verifications laws popping up all of the sudden. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS 03:45 Age Verification is getting out of hand 13:04 Bazzite Updates 15:24 Sandfly Security 16:52 Linux From Scratch 13.0 Released 22:28 Hyprland 0.54 Released 24:20 Bunsenlabs Linux Carbon 27:04 Clonezilla 3.3.1 Released 29:06 Outro Links: Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/ https://itsfoss.com/news/motorola-gr

video: https://youtu.be/9P4ki0yBVb0 This week in Linux, we’ve got a solid mix of kernel news, desktop progress, application releases, and even a little bit drama thrown in for good measure. Several Linux LTS kernels are getting extended support, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 has landed with more polish, Firefox 148 is out with some notable changes, and the Ladybird browser project is making a big move by adding Rust to its development strategy. On top of that, Discord has officially delayed its global age verification rollout after significant backlash, so we’ll break down what happened there and what it means going forward. 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:57 Linux LTS Kernels Get Extended 03:02 COSMIC Desktop 1

video: https://youtu.be/2188McQBnHg This week in Linux, was a HUGE week for Linux news and it was also a HUGE week for me because today marks the 10th anniversary of TuxDigital. That's right I started TuxDigital back in 2016 so it's just crazy to think I've been making content for 10 years. Also KDE has a brand new version of their desktop with Plasma 6.6. We've also got a new version of Linux game manager, Lutris. Then we've got an update from the Asahi Linux project for their work on getting Linux on Apple hardware. Later in the show, we've got everyone's favorite with Legal News, although seriously this is good news about Valve winning a lawsuit against a Patent Troll. 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/stor

video: https://youtu.be/qMIdMJnqNkE This week in Linux, we have a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 6.19. Discord is in the news this week because they decided to roll out age verification to the entire world and received a lot of backlash for it... which is very much deserved. Linux Mint is talking about changing how they do releases of their distros and how they might do fewer of them. Then we'll take a look at the upcoming KDE Linux distro and what they've got cooking in their immutable oven. 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! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:57 Linux Kernel 7.0 Released 07:44 Discord Age Verification: "Wait. What? Nope!" 13:46 Updates on KDE Linux 17:53 Sandfly Security, agentless Linu

video: https://youtu.be/kV1QcpVhQqE Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:37 Ubuntu 26.04 & 24.04.4 Updates 05:10 LibreOffice 26.2 Released 07:06 Debian AI Bot & LLM Scraping Issues 09:40 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 11:07 NVIDIA GeForce NOW Is Now Available Natively On Linux In Flatpak Form 13:45 Systemd Founder Lennart Poettering Announces Amutable Company 16:00 Origami Linux February 2026 Update 18:45 MocaccinoOS 26.02 Released 22:00 Potential openSUSE Governance Changes 23:53 Outro Links: Ubuntu 26.04 & 24.04.4 Updates https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/26-04-resolute-raccoon-kernel-schedule/75827 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-LTS-Linux-Commit https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-24-04-4-lts-hwe-now-available https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-users-get-linux-6-17-and-mesa-25-2-ahead-of-ubuntu-24-04-4-lts LibreOffice 26.2 Released https://blog.documentfound

video: https://youtu.be/2Ix1povKZrU 3v33itdS6PF74MLF3970 Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store 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 ht

video: https://youtu.be/OvlUdZAEg1U Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store 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 h

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