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325: LibreOffice 25.8, 7 Years of Proton, CachyOS gets #1 on DistroWatch, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/vSfDyg8OxsI Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we've got a bunch of new releases from the super popular open source office suite LibreOffice to a couple releases from Mozilla and one of the best open source video editors has a new release with Kdenlive. We're also going to take a look back at seven years of Proton as we celebrate the current state of Linux gaming. Plus, CachyOS is currently on the rise as they just took the number one spot on DistroWatch. We'll...

Aug 23, 202528 min

324: Secure Boot Linux issues, EU's Chat Control law, Linux Mint 22.2, Ubuntu Touch, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/5T1Frk70LTQ Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a lot of news to cover. We have some good news and some bad news. Well, people like to start with bad news first, I guess. So there is a fiasco happening with Secure Boot and how it may be affecting Linux users. Also, the EU is proposing a law that is pretty close to being passed that is very scary and a step towards mass surveillance. We'll talk about that. Then also we have some good news and that the Peb...

Aug 17, 202523 min

323: Debian 13, NVIDIA says NO! to Backdoors, OpenSUSE Leap 16 & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/xbAxLonf9iQ Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, there's some big distro news because we got a brand new version of Debian, probably, and openSUSE Leap 16 just hit release candidate status. We've also got some cool news from Nvidia including their stance against adding backdoors to their hardware. Plus, we've got new app releases from the Mastodon client Tuba and the awesome screenshot tool Flameshot. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news sh...

Aug 09, 202524 min

322: Linux 6.16, KDE's new distro, 10 Years of Feren OS, UK's Online Safety Act & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/H_fo3yHANII Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a jam packed show for you with a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 6.16. Then we have some new distros to talk about with KDE Linux and Helium OS. Plus feren OS is back on the show this week to celebrate a big milestone of their 10 year anniversary. Then we'll talk about some bummer news, with a new UK law that is wreaking havoc on the internet. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the...

Aug 02, 202527 min

321: Intel nixes Clear Linux, 6% Market Share, Arch Malware, EU FOSS Funding & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/ucGrNLdsql0 Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we've got a bit of bad news from Intel as they abruptly ended Clear Linux out of no where and Arch Linux warned users that malware was found in the AUR. It's not all bad this week though because Wayback is back on the show with the first preview release for keeping X11 desktops alive in our future Wayland powered world. Plus according to one source, Linux usage is even higher than we already thought it was. A coupl...

Jul 26, 202524 min

320: CachyOS, Hyprland, Chrome OS & Android Merging?, Lossless Scaling for Linux & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/yGQ_w0LL4Xs Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have some interesting distro news from CachyOS & Chrome OS. We've also got new releases from the open source 3d rendering powerhouse Blender & the popular dynamic tiling wayland compositor Hyprland. Then, Plasma Bigscreen is back on the air from KDE. 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'...

Jul 19, 202518 min

319: Red Hat's No-Cost RHEL, Bazzite gets Bazaar, Thunderbird 140, OBS Studio & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/aig4jdVoL6o Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have another jam packed episode of TWIL. Red Hat announced No-Cost RHEL for business developers, MIPS has been acquired, the Bazzite team have a brand new app store, and we have new releases from Thunderbird, OBS Studio, Bash and more! 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 ...

Jul 12, 202523 min

318: Linux desktop hits 5%, Wayback: X11 Desktops on Wayland, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/h-qXWfz_yew Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a huge milestone to celebrate with Linux hitting the coveted 5% market share for desktops in the US market. Then we got a few gaming topics to cover including one about game preservation and anti-cheats. Then we are going to take a look at a project to keep X11 window managers around for good. Later in the show we'll check out some new releases including a lightweight window manager called IceWM. All of thi...

Jul 06, 202527 min

317: Steam Summer Sale, Fedora 32-Bit Controversy, Fairphone 6, KDE Korner, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/GH18mp-2d90 Comment on the TWIL Forum 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...

Jun 28, 202538 min

316: KDE Plasma 6.4, Arch Linux Wine, Kali Linux, Valve flips the Proton switch, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/XZXpfvmlo9g Comment on the TWIL Forum 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 ren...

Jun 21, 202530 min

315: 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 som...

Jun 15, 202539 min

314: /e/OS 3.0, GNOME Dropping X11, Alpine Linux, Ubuntu wants a Rusty Sudo, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/-BWzypViJVQ Comment on the TWIL Forum 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...

Jun 07, 202532 min

313: Linux 6.15, NixOS, AlmaLinux OS 10, Is Ubuntu going Rolling? & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/N47e3wcQYJ4 Comment on the TWIL Forum 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....

May 31, 202528 min

312: RHEL 10 is Here! Microsoft WSL Open Sourced? Sidescrolling Tiling Window Manager & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/F_imR-7E9ps Comment on the TWIL Forum 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 ...

May 24, 202535 min

311: Nobara 42 released, Steam Data Breach?, openSUSE drops Deepin, KDE Plasma 6.4 Beta & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/BPO50JSnLCU Comment on the TWIL Forum 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 installe...

May 17, 202547 min

310: GNOME's New Director, Mesa 25.1, Linux Mint's Theme, Hyprland 0.49, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/cKIYIkUEBm4 Comment on the TWIL Forum 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 ...

May 10, 202541 min

309: KDE Plasma's Future, openSUSE Leap 16, Trinity Desktop, Open Source Lab issues & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/PtP_jOlAIHE Comment on the TWIL Forum 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 ...

May 03, 202541 min

308: COSMIC Alpha 7, OpenMandriva 6.0, CRUX 3.8, A Modern-Retro OS & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/vRZkuFBhaAg Comment on the TWIL Forum 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 w...

Apr 26, 202539 min

307: Ubuntu 25.04, Fedora 42, Manjaro 25, LXQt desktop & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/Uxo3F2eVjBs Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux is one of the most packed episodes we've had all year. It's kind of ridiculous even. We have huge distro releases from Ubuntu with Ubuntu 25.04, Fedora 42, and Manjaro 25. If that wasn't enough for a stacked episode, LXQt desktop has released version 2.2 and the KDE team have released new versions of all their apps in the KDE Gears app suite. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keep...

Apr 21, 202535 min

306: Debian levels up APT, Sony serious about Steam Deck, Quantum Cryptography & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/ua-RPOtdcF8 Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, App 3.0 drops, bringing big changes under the hood. Amiga OS, yes, that Amiga OS, is still alive and getting updates, apparently. Open SSL 3.5 and Open SSH 10.0 both rolled out new features this week with also some future-proofing involved. And Sony, yes, that Sony, has released The Last of Us Part II on PC and it's Steam Deck verified. All that and much more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps y...

Apr 12, 202523 min

305: Thunderbird to compete with Gmail, GoboLinux is back, Firefox 137 gets good, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/MGKUyzSei_4 Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a lot of great news to talk about. First, Thunderbird is launching their own email service. KDE is working on making their own Plasma Login Manager. CachyOS has a new release out. We also have another release out for the Mozilla Firefox browser, which has a lot of cool stuff in there I can't wait to tell you about. And also the Dash to Panel extension. There was a little bit of drama that happened with it. ...

Apr 06, 202539 min

304: Linux 6.14 is here, HP considers SteamOS, plus new Zorin OS & EndeavourOS and more Linux news!

video: https://youtu.be/LvEB5lGUqaw Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a brand new version of the Linux kernel, including a boost for gaming performance and GPU workload protection in the Linux 6.14 release. There are some new distro releases to talk about with Zorin OS and EndeavourOS, as well as some beta releases from Fedora and Ubuntu. Plus, openSUSE is adding a long-requested feature to their Zypper Package Manager, and so much more on this episode of This Week in Linux. ...

Mar 29, 202528 min

303: GNOME 48, GIMP 3.0, Kali Linux, New Pebble Watches, SteamOS Preview released & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/DVABDjehaWM Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, there is just so much to talk about that we couldn't fit it all in the show. It is just a stacked week. And we're going to be starting things off with GNOME 48. That was released this week. Also, GIMP 3.0 was released. There's a new version of Kali Linux that's out. SteamOS 3.7.0 Preview has been released from Valve. And Pebble Watches are back. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that ...

Mar 23, 202533 min

302: KDE Devs launch a company, CrossOver 25, Garuda Linux, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/YP0wfUNC7D4 Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have so much to talk about. First of all, KDE developers have launched their own company called TechPaladin Software. Also, the CodeWeavers team has released the latest version of their crossover software with Crossover 25. The Garuda Linux team have the latest release of their distribution called Broadwing. And also the EFF, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, has released a new open source tool for detecting C...

Mar 16, 202527 min

301: Linux from Scratch, Firefox 136, Linux Mint, Xen Hypervisor, Skype & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/Anw68ThdGcs Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a ton to talk about. First, we're gonna be talking about building Linux from Scratch. I mean, not walking through that or anything. It's the project called that. Also, the Xen project has a new version of their hypervisor out, and Mozilla is back in the news this week with the latest release of Firefox with 136. Plus, Linux Mint is talking about redesigning their Cinnamon app menu, and so much more, includi...

Mar 08, 202531 min

300: TWIL 300, Fish Shell, Gentoo, NVIDIA, Mozilla mess, COSMIC Alpha 6 & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/9-KlMwQA2v4 Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we are celebrating the 300th episode of the show, and we're going to do a giveaway! Also this week we're going to go fishing well not exactly we will talk about the Fish Shell's latest release then we'll also take a look at the new drivers from NVIDIA and are they being good to Linux now we'll see mozilla is also in the news this week with uh well they've made a new terms of use and some people are not too happy ab...

Mar 02, 202538 min

299: Mesa 25, Pi-hole v6, openSUSE, Serpent OS, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/7MiImqaw6k8 Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a jam packed episode. We have the new version of the Mesa graphics drivers. There's some changes happening with Serpent OS project. There's a new release of the Rust programming language and that perfectly flows into some updates we have for Rust for Linux. 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 ...

Feb 22, 202530 min

298: KDE Plasma 6.3, GIMP 3.0, OBS Studio Threatens Legal Actions on Fedora? & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/EkFtY_K3sxA Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a ton of stuff to talk about. There's so much I couldn't fit at all on the show. And even one of the things I wanted to fit in the show, it's by itself too big to be in the show. So I'm going to split that off into a separate video. And there's also a new release of KDE Plasma 6.3. There's a new website for the GNOME project. GIMP 3.0 has another release candidate with RC3. And so much more, including some ...

Feb 16, 202534 min

297: Linux / Rust saga continues, Void Linux, Firefox 135, FOSS funding needs & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/v7ZLEAxoW14 Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a lot to talk about with the Linux kernel getting, or maybe not getting, Rusty. There's a little bit of drama there. Also, the Void Linux project has a new release of their distribution. EA has provided an update regarding Apex Legends and Linux. It's not great news, but we're gonna talk about it. There's also a tiny Linux kernel tweak that could save 30% on power use for data centers. And all of this and s...

Feb 08, 202531 min

296: DeepSeek AI, Steam Brick, Google Open-Sources PebbleOS, Hyprland, Thunderbird & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/_sW55AvLlkA Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, there's a new AI chatbot called DeepSeek making waves and terrifying tech investors. Google has open sourced PebbleOS, the operating system for the old Pebble Watches. The Thunderbird email team announced a new version and a new release strategy. Then we'll take a look at a brand new desktop environment for Linux users. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with ...

Feb 01, 202529 min
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