This Week In Linux (mp3)

https://youtu.be/VrAzEHPodrs Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/266-future-of-kde-kali-linux-kaspersky-virus-removal-more-linux-news/6257) This Week in Linux, we've got some exciting updates to share with you, from the growth of Linux in the gaming world to many new distro releases. We'll take a look at how you can shape the future of KDE and there's a new virus removal tool for Linux from the folks at Kaspersky. All of this and more on this episode so let's dive into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/cce7f00b-a186-4af4-ad72-06ff7cf593cf.mp3) Sponsored by: LINBIT - thisweekinlinux.com/linbit (https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Linux Over 2% on Steam Survey 02:14 You can help shape the Future of

https://youtu.be/uEUpjXfonXA Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/265-kde-plasma-6-1-beta-e-os-15-000-games-for-steam-deck-linux-laptops-more-linux-news/6254) This week in Linux was jam packed so we have news from distros, desktop environments and even some brand new Linux laptops hitting the market. KDE fans, get ready for Plasma 6.1, the Beta release is here bringing a preview of various improvements. On the mobile front, we have news from Murena for /e/OS 2.0 update with a fresh look and supercharged privacy tools. The Steam Deck just hit a major milestone, over 15,000 playable games. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/5998d841-1b45-48f2-a1af-3e2956373ac1.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.c

https://youtu.be/z5afusnv-3M Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/264-ubuntu-going-wayland-for-nvidia-firefoxs-future-gnome-5-year-strat-more-linux-news/6237) This week's episode, we're going to be taking a look into the crystal ball of Linux, and we're going to be seeing into the future for the roadmaps that were given to us by various projects, like Ubuntu, GNOME, Mozilla Firefox, and others. Plus, we have some new releases like Alpine Linux and MX Linux, and a lot more to check out. So let's jump into the episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews. Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/d1f28b5f-0106-46ca-8ae2-4f28362f318c.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:29

https://youtu.be/pjseaH7eX44 Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/263-linux-6-9-red-hat-ai-telegram-vs-signal-manjaro-24-more-linux-news/6225) I'm back from the Red Hat Summit, and there is a lot to talk about this week. We have a new kernel release with Linux 6.9, which sees a lot of performance perks. There's also some new cool AI stuff from Red Hat that was announced. We're going to unpack some messy drama related to Telegram and Signal. And we have many distro releases to talk about like EndlessOS, Manjaro, and more. So let's dive right into the episode with This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews. Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/d1f28b5f-0106-46ca-8ae2-4f28362f318c.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdi

https://youtu.be/V-tcH_ol29g Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/262-flavours-of-ubuntu-24-04-proton-9-0-nvidia-steam-deck-more-linux-news/6218) 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! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/e13d46ec-342c-4ce1-8e80-4d80847d97f8.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Ubuntu Flavours of 24.04 LTS 07:37 Proton 9.0 Released 09:01 NVI

https://youtu.be/4jr0_g-JTW8 Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/261-fedora-40-ubuntu-24-04-lts-flathub-redesign-nextcloud-more-linux-news/6214) 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! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/6957bc04-cc78-4b70-89d3-df6681803eb1.mp3)

https://youtu.be/DsQfPv8GqBg Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/260-lxqt-desktop-nouveau-lead-joins-nvidia-almalinux-making-waves-new-linux-tablet-more-linux-news/6210) 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! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/aa848458-f48e-48f5-8a66-ba5aaafce1f1.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters:

https://youtu.be/w-F1Exi4o0U Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/259-ubuntu-24-04-beta-gentoo-becomes-spi-ware-solution-to-nvidia-amp-wayland-amp-more-linux-news/6208) 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 GNew

https://youtu.be/u0475LDXlDg Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/258-xz-backdoor-attack-linux-mint-22-fedora-switch-to-kde-flathub-unverified-amp-more-linux-news/6203) 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 GNew

https://youtu.be/P9LJkwlah2g Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/257-gnome-46-linux-6-8-kde-security-warning-fedora-40-beta-amp-more-linux-news/6200) 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! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/719d30df-4bc3-4564-93ac-aee0c4968eb5.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:37 Linux 6.8 Released - [link (https:

https://youtu.be/0cCBn-iMOUY Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/256-linux-desktop-growth-fedora-dropping-xorg-nintendo-vs-yuzu-lawsuit-amp-more-linux-news/6185) 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! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006

https://youtu.be/lBhgKsPp0GY Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/255-kde-plasma-6-megarelease-cover-your-tails-ciqs-rocky-credibility-amp-more-linux-news/6177) 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! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/e257892c-c208-4530-814f-17884910db86.mp3) Sponsored by: Kasm - thisweekinlinux.com/kasm (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kasm) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = http

https://youtu.be/kUPp8Ieg8d0 Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/254-linux-laptops-fedora-dreamworks-open-source-lxqt-desktop-more-linux-news/6171) 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! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/e285f654-4d84

https://youtu.be/1h1WnfnonI4 Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/253-fedora-goes-atomic-cosmic-is-coming-linux-kernel-security-mozilla-refocusing-more-linux-news/6160) 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! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/f9c0c792-6add-428b-abeb-466ea22638fd.mp3) Sponsored by: LINBIT - thisweekinlinux.com/linbit (https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.

https://youtu.be/nl2viCr92TU Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/252-mesa-24-kubuntu-24-04-elementary-os-dam-small-linux-ai-news-more-linux-news/6157) 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! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/6e8ddba8-e1a4-4778-bbb2-5c105e3ab6f1.mp3) Supported by: Kolide = https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00

https://youtu.be/x2VeEOd5fTs Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/251-budgie-desktop-ubuntu-24-04-lts-flathub-opensuse-purism-more-linux-news/6148) 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! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/024cfc7a-cd93-41f2-839d-11791281e324.mp3) Supported by: LINBIT = https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit (https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (

https://youtu.be/5KqAHwlxDpE Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/250-gentoo-linux-firefox-122-parrot-os-valve-proton-more-linux-news/6135) On this episode of TWIL (250), Gentoo Linux has some made some major changes to their distro. Mozilla has released a new version of Firefox including DEB packages for those non-snap users out there. Ethical hacking distro Parrot OS has a new version out. Plus we've got news from Valve, Lutris and many more for some gaming news. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/e9845689-3446-4ca9-9609-743aa67453f6.mp3) Supported by: Kolide = https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:36

https://youtu.be/GIcFyq5CRRc Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/249-linux-mint-wine-cosmic-pulseaudio-opensuse-kde-amp-more-linux-news/6129) On this episode of TWIL (249), Linux Mint has released a new version of their distro. KDE & GNOME have announced updates to the next version of their desktop environments. A new version of Wine is out. openSUSE released a roadmap to the next iteration of Leap and System76 released a roadmap to an Alpha release of their new COSMIC desktop. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/71809159-9de0-405e-9598-b9157a46c680.mp3) Supported by: LINBIT = https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit (https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intr

https://youtu.be/plfGctyEcy4 Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/248-linuz-6-7-solus-4-5-snaps-flatpaks-ai-news-amp-more-linux-news/6126) On this episode of TWIL (248), there is a new version of the Linux kernel bringing a ton of improvements. Solus has released a new version of their distro. We’ve got news about the universal app formats Snaps and Flatpaks. Then we’ll dive into a variety of AI related topics from Audacity to Volkswagen. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/62b237b2-907a-44ec-b391-df424ef978dc.mp3) Supported by: Kolide = https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Linux Kernel 6.7 Released - [ lin

https://youtu.be/y62JeJtX0MU Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/247-manjaro-23-1-cosmic-desktop-fedora-asahi-zorin-17-almalinux-amp-more-linux-news/6108) On this episode of TWIL (247), we've got new distro releases to stuff your Christmas stockings with from Manjaro, Zorin 17 and AlmaLinux. Fedora has announced the release of their new Asahi remix with Fedora Asahi. Then we'll take a look at the latest news for System76's COSMIC Desktop. Plus Debian might be doing something very rare for the project. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/f039d27c-4e89-461f-b851-e9b963ed77ad.mp3) Supported by: LINBIT = https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit (https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/sto