video: https://youtu.be/7UWLmx7vpKQ Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/287-linux-6-12-arch-linux-blender-4-3-security-flaw-found-more-linux-news/6504) This week in Linux, we saw the release of the latest version of the Linux Kernel with Linux 6.12. Plus Qualys announced that they found some security vulnerabilities in the needrestart package used by Ubuntu. I'll break it down for you and let you know whether you should panic or not. Then we've got a bunch of releases to talk...
Nov 23, 2024•20 min
video: https://youtu.be/ffIUXuC4qiM This week in Linux, we've got a response from Valve on the recent Anti Cheat issues. Red Hat has announced the release of RHEL 9.5 & and the beta release of RHEL 10. We've also got some exciting news from Fedora as they will be promoting the KDE Spin to a full Edition with Fedora 42. Then we'll talk aboue Mozilla and how they are continuing the drop the ball. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with wh...
Nov 16, 2024•20 min
video: https://youtu.be/k1abyzx5QkE This week in Linux, we've got a lot of good news with a new release of the LXQt desktop environment, a new accessory from Raspberry Pi. Valve has announced the official launch for the Steam game recording feature and GIMP 3.0 is finally at a point where we can just might have it at some point soon. We also have a bit of controversial news with Manjaro announcing a new data collection plan. We're gonna talk about all this and so much more on this week in Linux,...
Nov 11, 2024•31 min
video: https://youtu.be/GjvxiT7W0uM Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/284-fedora-41-released-tuxedo-os-4-thunderbird-for-android-more-linux-news/6477) This week in Linux, we have new distro releases from Fedora Linux, TUXEDO Computers, and the Raspberry Pi crew. Then we're going to take a look at the latest Alpha for the COSMIC Desktop and there's an exciting interview coming up on my podcast Destination Linux with one of the founders of Zorin OS. All of this and more on Th...
Nov 03, 2024•33 min
video: https://youtu.be/XcfttIaxPKQ This week in Linux, the Linux kernel has some more drama to talk about this time related to International Sanctions of all things. We've also got some new hardware announcements from System76 and Raspberry Pi. Plus we've got a new Libre Software fund that was launched to help financially assist some open source projects. 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 ...
Oct 26, 2024•30 min
video: https://youtu.be/RbRO0083v0Q Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/282-ubuntu-flavours-android-running-linux-apps-inkscape-rocky-linux-from-ciq-more-linux-news/6468) This week in Linux, we're going to talk about the 24.10 release of all of the Ubuntu Flavours. Google seems to be doing some work to get Linux apps to work on Android devices. Asahi Linux is doing some great work with getting Linux support on Apple Silicon even Gaming on Linux on Macs. We also have a brand n...
Oct 19, 2024•38 min
video: https://youtu.be/onTWvyFkHzY Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/281-ubuntu-24-10-released-kde-plasma-6-2-linux-drama-more-linux-news/6458) This week in Linux, we saw a lot of good news this week because we have the latest release of Ubuntu 24.10. We also have a new release of KDE Plasma with 6.2. And there's also some news with KDE Neon as well as Kubuntu. And we even have some drama news with the Linux kernel. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly ne...
Oct 12, 2024•28 min
video: https://youtu.be/hgSiToyxHHw Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/280-xfces-next-release-umu-for-proton-e-ink-tablet-mozilla-drama-more-linux-news/6447) This week in Linux, we have a lot of cool news to talk about. We have stuff that's upcoming, we have stuff that was released this week, and so much. So I am super excited about one thing. It's not coming out till December, but I just had to tell you about it, and that is the next release of the XFCE desktop with XFCE 4....
Oct 05, 2024•21 min
video: https://youtu.be/Oh9D8KVjMcA This week in Linux, we have a lot of great news and a little bit of some unfortunate news regarding a vulnerability with the CUPS printing system. Now, it's not as bad as people are claiming, but we'll get to that in a bit. We also have the merger of the Tor project and the Tails OS project, which is really cool, and Ubuntu 24.10 beta is now available, as well as the Cosmic Desktop has reached an alpha 2 that is now available for download and testing. All of t...
Sep 28, 2024•23 min
video: https://youtu.be/CNETMkgDNUs Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/278-linux-6-11-gnome-47-microsoft-kernel-mode-changes-zorin-os-more-linux-news/6405) This week in Linux, we have a lot of news, just a crazy amount and some big stuff like the Linux kernel 6.11 is out. GNOME 47 has been released. Microsoft is making kernel mode changes and we're gonna talk about what that means for Linux and Linux gaming. Zorin OS 17.2 is out. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, t...
Sep 21, 2024•37 min
video: https://youtu.be/_ZlIPhB-Fws Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/277-gnome-looks-for-leader-ubuntu-adds-snap-permissions-kali-linux-new-release-more-linux-news/6398) This week in Linux, we have a lot of cool news from the Ubuntu team announcing that they're going to have new Snap Permissions for users in 24.10. Also, the GNOME Foundation is doing a open search for their new Executive Director. And we have a lot of new releases, as well as some Linux gaming news with th...
Sep 14, 2024•48 min
video: https://youtu.be/KxFzi84B8dw Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/276-ubuntu-making-big-changes-kde-needs-donations-linux-continues-to-grow-more-linux-news/6390) This week in Linux, Canonical announced a new major kernel change that is coming for Ubuntu. KDE is now asking for donations in the next version of KDE Plasma desktop. Linux continues to grow on the desktop with the market share and Linux From Scratch has a new release. If you're not familiar with that, well, i...
Sep 07, 2024•29 min
video: https://youtu.be/R4xG6z-jDtI Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/275-cosmic-alpha-launched-manjaro-going-immutable-gnome-tray-icons-more-linux-news/6365) This week in Linux, the much anticipated COSMIC desktop is HERE! well, kind of. GNOME have finally added back a feature that people have been asking about for years or did they? Manjaro is working on an immutable version of their distro. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you u...
Aug 11, 2024•20 min
video: https://youtu.be/Ay6uAbUYgjI Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/274-new-cosmic-details-leaked-vanilla-os-2-0-serpent-os-more-linux-news/6355) This week in Linux, we've got a lot of GNews. Vanilla OS 2.0 has finally shipped after more than a year of development and it's got my attention. Serpent OS have also released a PreAlpha release of this new independent distro from the creator of Solus. Then we've got some more updates about the COSMIC desktop since it's less tha...
Aug 04, 2024•18 min
video: https://youtu.be/AASVfVeQR-A Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/273-linux-mint-22-cosmic-desktop-on-pop-os-gaming-distros-more-linux-news/6351) This week in Linux we got a ton of distro releases to talk about. Linux Mint 22 is now available as well as a new release from OpenMandriva, ChimeraOS, and Bazzite. Plus we got some exciting news for the release date of the COSMIC desktop. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to da...
Jul 29, 2024•22 min
video: https://youtu.be/YRLHrUNgJ3w Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/272-linux-6-10-windows-global-outage-opensuse-brand-drama-gnome-director-leaves-more-linux-news/6344) This week in Linux, there was a brand new version of the Linux kernel. Windows users have suffered a massive outage that continues to cause problem for a of people. There’s some drama brewing related to the openSUSE brand and SUSE asking the project to rename. The Executive Director of the GNOME Foundatio...
Jul 22, 2024•23 min
video: https://youtu.be/bfXXS5Z1JMc Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/271-fedora-metrics-wayland-zed-ide-gnome-finally-revamping-extensions-site-more-linux-news/6334) This week in Linux, Fedora announced some plans for future releases that may be controversial. There's a new IDE available for Linux that might turn some heads. GNOME's Extensions Website is getting a redesign but is it any good? All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you u...
Jul 15, 2024•25 min
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Jul 06, 2024•24 min
https://youtu.be/AKDqaBlmZzo Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/269-cosmic-desktop-release-date-record-your-game-in-steam-suse-19-years-support-more-linux-news/6291) This week in Linux, we've got desktop environment news for COSMIC & Budgie. We've got some distro news from the SUSE side of things. Then Valve announced a new killer feature for Steam so you can now record gameplay. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date w...
Jun 29, 2024•22 min
https://youtu.be/G4xIgbfiYiU Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/268-kde-plasma-6-1-cinnamon-desktop-risc-v-framework-laptop-more-linux-news/6286) This week in Linux we have a lot of new releases to talk about like desktop environments with KDE Plasma & Cinnamon. We also have some distro news from Ubuntu and postmarketOS. Plus there was an exciting announcement from Framework Computers about a potential new RISC-V motherboard option. All of this and more on This Week in L...
Jun 23, 2024•27 min
https://youtu.be/4uNJpbe4eSk Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/267-raspberry-pi-ipo-tuxedo-snapdragon-laptop-valve-lawsuit-opensuse-leap-more-linux-news/6268) This week in Linux we saw some big releases from openSUSE, Mozilla, and more. We're also going to take a look at a new prototype laptop from TUXEDO Computers that I am very excited about. Then we'll jump into everyone's favorite segment, Legal News, because Valve is being sued for apparently overcharging gamers even t...
Jun 16, 2024•38 min
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 S...
Jun 10, 2024•28 min
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 ...
Jun 01, 2024•29 min
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 c...
May 26, 2024•22 min
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 ...
May 18, 2024•27 min
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, Y...
May 05, 2024•21 min
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 t...
Apr 29, 2024•29 min
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 tryin...
Apr 21, 2024•17 min
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 swit...
Apr 14, 2024•24 min
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 swit...
Apr 07, 2024•34 min
