GNOME drops X11, Debian adds Rust dependency, Ubuntu plans

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Nov 08, 2025•26 min•Season 3Ep. 43

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01:44 GNOME removes X11 code from Mutter entirely https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-Drops-X11 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-kiosk/-/merge_requests/104/diffs?commit_id=ad69bc952837c45f1107c76d9a8bfde04659ca6f#d5a814ffc49d64c9d0308d6dda46c5ea6f869602

03:54 Debian adds hard dependency on Rust to APT https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/debian_apt_to_require_rust/

05:59 Ubuntu lays out plans for the future https://www.zdnet.com/article/inside-canonicals-plan-to-make-ubuntu-26-04-the-linux-desktop-that-finally-goes-mainstream/

09:17 Another interview on Ubuntu’s vision for the desktop https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/canonical_jon_seager_qa/

12:38 Linux passes 3% on Steam https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/linux-gamers-on-steam-finally-cross-over-the-3-mark/

14:17 Mozilla’s AI bot harms community translations https://linuxiac.com/ai-controversy-forces-end-of-mozilla-japanese-sumo-community/ https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/forums/contributors/717446

17:05 Mint adds new System Information tools https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4936

18:47 Flatpak is making progress again https://blog.sebastianwick.net/posts/flatpak-happenings/

20:48 Rust launches fund to support the language’s development https://rustfoundation.org/media/announcing-the-rust-foundation-maintainers-fund/

22:29 elementary OS drops more updates https://blog.elementary.io/updates-for-november-2025/