Episodes

  • 336: Linux 7.0, Discord Age Verification, KDE Linux, Linux Mint Changes, & more Linux news

    336: Linux 7.0, Discord Age Verification, KDE Linux, Linux Mint Changes, & more Linux news
    Feb 15 2026
    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 Linux security 19:17 Linux Mint Changes to Release Cadence 21:44 GRUB 2.14 Released 24:43 Mesa 26.0 Released 27:01 Tiny Core 17 Released 29:04 Outro Links: Linux Kernel 7.0 Released https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Best-Feature-Changeshttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-6-19-kernel-features-amd-performancehttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/linux-kernel-6-19-arrives-and-the-next-will-be-7-0/https://itsfoss.com/news/kernel-6-19-release/https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/linux_6_19_7_named/https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-19-officially-released-this-is-whats-newhttps://lwn.net/Articles/1057417/https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1qzn6y1/linux_kernel_619_has_been_released/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Releasedhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Is-NextDiscord Age Verification: "Wait. What? Nope!" https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globallyhttps://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally#age-assurance-clarificationhttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-is-about-to-require-age-verification-for-everyone/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-attempt-to-put-out-the-fires-with-a-clarification-over-new-age-verification/https://www.polygon.com/discord-face-id-requirement-backlash/https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/theres-no-reason-for-discord-to-comply-in-advance-with-social-media-age-verification-laws-instead-of-fighting-for-their-users-says-eff-expert/https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/social-media/the-vast-majority-of-people-can-continue-using-discord-exactly-as-they-do-today-discord-addresses-backlash-over-controversial-age-verificationhttps://www.gamespot.com/articles/discord-attempts-to-clarify-its-new-age-verification-rules/1100-6538091/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/discord-faces-backlash-over-age-checks-after-data-breach-exposed-70000-ids/Updates on KDE Linux https://pointieststick.com/2026/02/06/busy-months-in-kde-linux/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/kde-linux-gets-performance-improvements-new-default-apps-and-goes-all-in-on-flatpak/https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Linux-Performance-Hardwarehttps://9to5linux.com/kde-linux-gears-up-for-beta-release-with-plasma-login-manager-kde-initial-setupSandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandflyLinux Mint Changes to Release Cadence https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4991https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-mint-plans-longer-development-cyclehttps://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-longer-release-cycle/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/linux-mint-may-slow-down-releases-to-have-more-development-time/GRUB 2.14 Released https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2026-01/msg00029.htmlhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/GRUB-2.14-Releasedhttps://9to5linux.com/grub-2-14-released-with-erofs-argon2-kdf-and-shim-loader-protocol-supportMesa 26.0 Released https://mesa3d.org/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-Releasedhttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/mesa-26-0-is-out-bringing-ray-tracing-performance-improvements-for-amd-radv/https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-0-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-newTiny Core 17 Released https://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,28008.0.htmlhttp://www.tinycorelinux.net/Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membershiphttps://store.tuxdigital.com/
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    30 mins
  • 335: Ubuntu LTS, LibreOffice, Debian takes AIm at LLMs, NVIDIA GeForce NOW & more Linux news

    335: Ubuntu LTS, LibreOffice, Debian takes AIm at LLMs, NVIDIA GeForce NOW & more Linux news
    Feb 8 2026
    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/75827https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-LTS-Linux-Commithttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-24-04-4-lts-hwe-now-availablehttps://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-users-get-linux-6-17-and-mesa-25-2-ahead-of-ubuntu-24-04-4-ltsLibreOffice 26.2 Released https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/04/libreoffice-26-2-is-here/https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/26.2https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/libreoffice-26-2-new-featureshttps://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-26.2-Releasedhttps://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2-open-source-office-suite-officially-released-this-is-whats-newhttps://itsfoss.com/news/libreoffice-26-2-release/https://lwn.net/Articles/1057256/Debian AI Bot & LLM Scraping Issues https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2026/02/msg00001.htmlhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-CI-LLM-RestrictionsSandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandflyNVIDIA GeForce NOW Is Now Available Natively On Linux In Flatpak Form https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-linux/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-geforce-now-linuxhttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-native-linux-app-for-nvidia-geforce-now-is-now-in-beta/Systemd Founder Lennart Poettering Announces Amutable Company https://amutable.com/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Amutablehttps://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/29/lennart_poettering_quits_microsoft/https://www.zdnet.com/article/linux-and-open-source-2026-predictions/Origami Linux February 2026 Update https://origami.wf/https://www.zdnet.com/article/origami-linux-cosmic-desktop-immutable-fedora-base/MocaccinoOS 26.02 Released https://www.mocaccino.org/https://www.mocaccino.org/blog/2026/02/02/mocaccinoos-v26.02/Potential openSUSE Governance Changes https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/project@lists.opensuse.org/thread/YKI5QVMT66WMZLOPTCQOEQZPTEWPDIBV/https://linuxiac.com/suse-vp-jeff-mahoney-publishes-draft-governance-proposal-for-opensuse/https://lwn.net/ml/all/570f67b7-bd58-41cb-8027-3eec220752b5@suse.com/Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membershiphttps://store.tuxdigital.com/
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    25 mins
  • 334: What if Linus leaves Linux?, Open Gaming Collective, Xfce + Wayland, GOG.com & more Linux news

    334: What if Linus leaves Linux?, Open Gaming Collective, Xfce + Wayland, GOG.com & more Linux news
    Feb 2 2026
    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/649What Happens If Linus Torvalds Leaves Linux? Kernel Continuity Document https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=102606402f4f5943266160e263c450fdfe4dd981https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-Continuity-Dochttps://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-continuity-plan/https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Kernel-Project-Releases-Project-Continuity-Documenthttps://www.theregister.com/2026/01/27/linux_continuity_plan/Open Gaming Collective for Linux gaming developers https://opengamingcollective.org/https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/a-brighter-future-for-bazzite/11575https://blog.fyralabs.com/open-gaming-collective-announcement/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/open-gaming-collective-ogc-formed-to-push-linux-gaming-even-further/https://itsfoss.com/news/open-gaming-collective-launch/https://videocardz.com/newz/bazzite-and-asus-linux-shadowblip-pikaos-fyra-labs-launch-open-gaming-collectiveXfce is making a new Wayland compositor called Xfwl4 https://alexxcons.github.io/blogpost_15.htmlhttps://lwn.net/Articles/1056159/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Xfce-Xfwl4-Waylandhttps://9to5linux.com/xfce-desktop-environment-is-getting-a-rust-based-wayland-compositorhttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/xfce-is-getting-a-brand-new-wayland-compositor-called-xfwl4/Linux Events for the first half of 2026 https://www.linux-magazine.com/Resources/Event-Calendarhttps://foss.eventshttps://fosdem.org/2026/https://www.developerweek.com/https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23xhttps://eventyay.com/e/88882f3ehttps://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/https://cloudfest.com/https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-summit-north-america/https://www.oggcamp.org/Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandflyAerynOS 2026.01 Released https://aerynos.com/blog/2026/31/january-2026-project-update/https://9to5linux.com/aerynos-2026-01-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-gnome-49-3-and-morehttps://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-2026.01GParted Live 1.8 Released https://gparted.org/https://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-stable/1.8.0-2/https://gparted.org/news.php?item=261https://9to5linux.com/gparted-1-8-open-source-partition-editor-released-with-many-enhancementsLinux is GOG's Next Major Frontier https://www.gog.com/blog/gog-is-getting-acquired-by-its-original-co-founder-what-it-means-for-you/https://af.gog.com/en/work/senior-software-engineer-c-gog-galaxy?as=1636858786https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-job-listing-for-a-senior-software-engineer-notes-linux-is-the-next-major-frontier/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-plan-to-look-a-bit-closer-at-linux-through-2026/https://www.xda-developers.com/gog-calls-linux-the-next-major-frontier-for-gaming-as-it-works-on-a-native-client/Stop Killing Games to get European Parliament Public Hearing https://www.stopkillinggames.com/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stop-destroying-videogames-initiative-to-get-a-public-hearing-organised-by-the-european-parliament/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stop-killing-games-final-verified-vote-count-for-the-eu-petition-is-just-under-1-3-million/Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membershiphttps://store.tuxdigital.com/
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    27 mins
  • 333: Photoshop on Linux?, CachyOS, MX Linux, ReactOS, PikaOS, NexPhone, & more Linux news

    333: Photoshop on Linux?, CachyOS, MX Linux, ReactOS, PikaOS, NexPhone, & more Linux news
    Jan 26 2026

    video: https://youtu.be/OvlUdZAEg1U

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    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
      • https://wiki.pika-os.com/en/changelogs-wiki/24-01-2026
      • https://wiki.pika-os.com/en/changelogs-wiki/03-01-2026
    • Zorin OS 18 Crosses 2 Million Downloads
      • https://x.com/ZorinOS/status/2010395940532736159
      • https://blog.zorin.com/2025/11/18/test-the-upgrade-from-zorin-os-17-to-18-and-celebrating-1-million-downloads-of-zorin-os-18/
      • https://blog.zorin.com/2025/10/14/zorin-os-18-has-arrived/
    • 30 Years of ReactOS
      • https://reactos.org/blogs/30yrs-of-ros/
      • https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-30-Years-Old
      • https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Async-Net-Connect
    • NexPhone: Android Smartphone that also runs Linux and Windows
      • https://nexphone.com/
      • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/nexphone-2026-convergence-android-debian
      • https://itsfoss.com/news/nexphone-returns/
    • 25,000 games rated Playable on Steam Deck
      • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-deck-hits-25000-games-valve-have-rated-playable-or-verified/
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    23 mins
  • 332: Linux Mint 22.3, Wine 11, Gentoo, Budgie Desktop, & more Linux news

    332: Linux Mint 22.3, Wine 11, Gentoo, Budgie Desktop, & more Linux news
    Jan 18 2026
    video: https://youtu.be/yPy16yHeO4g Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:38 Linux Mint 22.3 Released 02:53 Wine 11 Released 05:56 EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo 08:01 Sandfly Security 09:26 Budgie Desktop 10.10 Released 12:07 Hytale Released with Day 1 Linux Support 14:28 Middle Click Paste to be Removed 17:39 Gentoo 2025 Review 19:29 Outro Links: Linux Mint 22.3 Released https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_zena_whatsnew.phphttps://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-3-zena-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-newhttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/linux-mint-22-3-releasedhttps://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-22-3-release/Wine 11 Released https://www.winehq.org/news/2026011301https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-11.0https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/wine-11-0-releasedhttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/windows-compatibility-layer-wine-11-arrives-bringing-masses-of-improvements-to-linux/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.0-TomorrowEndeavourOS Ganymede Neo https://endeavouros.com/news/ganymede-neo-is-out-with-core-updates-and-upstream-nvidia-changes/https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-ganymede-neo-rolls-out-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-and-kde-plasma-6-5-4https://www.phoronix.com/news/EndeavourOS-2026.01.12Sandfly Security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandflyBudgie Desktop 10.10 Released https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/budgie-10-10-releasedhttps://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/state-of-the-budgie-2025https://www.phoronix.com/news/Budgie-10.10-Releasedhttps://9to5linux.com/budgie-10-10-desktop-environment-released-as-the-first-wayland-only-versionhttps://github.com/BuddiesOfBudgie/budgie-desktopHytale Released with Day 1 Linux Support https://hytale.com/https://hytale.com/news/2026/1/hytale-is-finally-herehttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/hytale-has-arrived-with-linux-support/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/hytale-pre-orders-have-been-so-strong-development-is-secured-for-two-years/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/native-linux-support-for-hytale-will-be-launched-as-experimental/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/hytale-will-run-on-linux-pcs-via-flatpak-but-steam-deck-will-require-more-work/Middle Click Paste to be Removed https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Firefox-MiddleClick-Pastehttps://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-firefox-middle-click-paste-removal/Gentoo 2025 Review https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/01/05/new-year.htmlhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-2025-AccomplishmentsSupport the show https://tuxdigital.com/membershiphttps://store.tuxdigital.com/
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    20 mins
  • 331: Manjaro 26, Nitrux 5.1, Linux Voice Control, CachyOS, NVIDIA GeForce Now & more Linux news

    331: Manjaro 26, Nitrux 5.1, Linux Voice Control, CachyOS, NVIDIA GeForce Now & more Linux news
    Jan 11 2026
    video: https://youtu.be/_vUODgEtsvk Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:39 Manjaro 26 Released 03:16 EasySpeak Voice Control for Your Linux Desktop 05:33 Nitrux 5.1 Released 08:24 Sandfly Security 09:59 NVIDIA GeForce Now App for Linux 11:32 IceWM 4.0 Released 12:55 Revised Steam Survey For December 2025 14:38 CachyOS Server Edition 16:44 Outro Links: Manjaro 26 Released https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-26-0-anh-linh-released/184526https://www.phoronix.com/news/Manjaro-Linux-26.0https://9to5linux.com/manjaro-26-0-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-xfce-4-20-kde-plasma-6-5-and-gnome-49EasySpeak Voice Control for Your Linux Desktop https://fosstodon.org/@matthartley/115848408200131097https://www.howtogeek.com/this-new-linux-app-lets-you-control-your-pc-with-your-voice-and-its-free/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl5m2Zo1oIEhttps://github.com/ctsdownloads/easyspeak/tree/dev?tab=readme-ov-file#easyspeakNitrux 5.1 Released https://nxos.org/https://nxos.org/changelog/release-announcement-nitrux-5-0-0/https://nxos.org/changelog/release-announcement-nitrux-5-1-0/https://linuxiac.com/nitrux-5-1-drops-virtual-machine-support-and-shifts-fully-to-bare-metal/https://9to5linux.com/immutable-distro-nitrux-5-1-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-new-toolsSandfly Security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandflyNVIDIA GeForce Now App for Linux https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-ces-2026/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-announce-a-native-linux-app-for-geforce-now/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-announce-dlss-4-5-with-dynamic-multi-frame-generation-plus-dlss-updater-gets-linux-support/IceWM 4.0 Released https://ice-wm.org/https://github.com/ice-wm/icewm/releases/tag/4.0.0https://9to5linux.com/icewm-4-0-lightweight-window-manager-released-with-an-improved-alttab-switchhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/IceWM-4.0-ReleasedRevised Steam Survey For December 2025 https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steamhttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-amended-the-steam-survey-for-december-2025-linux-actually-hit-another-all-time-high/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-December-2025-Revisedhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-OS-Beta-NTSYNCCachyOS Server Edition https://cachyos.org/blog/2025-christmas-new-year/https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-Server-Edition-Cominghttps://itsfoss.com/news/cachyos-server-edition-plans/Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membershiphttps://store.tuxdigital.com/
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    18 mins
  • 330: Arch, Bazzite, elementary, Mint, Kali, Parrot OS, Qubes OS, & more 2026 Linux news

    330: Arch, Bazzite, elementary, Mint, Kali, Parrot OS, Qubes OS, & more 2026 Linux news
    Jan 5 2026
    video: https://youtu.be/wFDzItN6Ags Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:55 Arch Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New Release 02:59 Universal Blue Year in Review 03:39 Bazzite End of Year Update 04:49 Aurora Year in Review 05:46 Project Bluefin Year in Review 07:57 elementary OS 8.1 Released 10:03 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 11:37 Linux Mint 22.3 Beta Released 13:42 Vojtux - Accessible Linux distro 16:08 pearOS Is Back and Now Based on Arch Linux 19:37 Qubes OS 4.3.0 released 22:11 Kali Linux 2025.4 Released 24:49 Parrot OS 7.0 Released 27:36 Outro Links: Arch Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New Release https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall/releases/tag/3.0.15https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-kicks-off-2026-with-new-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-18-ltshttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-Archinstall-3.0.15Universal Blue Year in Review https://universal-blue.org/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6-GMTq2T7sBazzite End of Year Update https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-spring-cleaning-in-december-update/11408Aurora Year in Review https://docs.getaurora.dev/blog/aurora-2025/Project Bluefin Year in Review https://docs.projectbluefin.io/blog/bluefin-2025elementary OS 8.1 Released https://blog.elementary.io/os-8-1-available-now/Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandflyLinux Mint 22.3 Beta Released https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4973https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-beta-releasedhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Mint-22.3-Betahttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-gets-a-beta-release-with-lots-of-new-features/Vojtux - Accessible Linux distro https://github.com/vojtapolasek/vojtuxhttps://www.freelists.org/post/orca/Announcing-Vojtux-Accessible-Linux-distro-which-is-almost-pure-Fedorahttps://lwn.net/Articles/1050539/pearOS Is Back and Now Based on Arch Linux https://pearos.xyz/https://pearos.xyz/installhttps://9to5linux.com/pearos-is-back-now-based-on-arch-linux-and-featuring-the-kde-plasma-desktophttps://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/pearos/Qubes OS 4.3.0 released https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2025/12/21/qubes-os-4-3-0-has-been-released/https://lwn.net/Articles/1051650/Kali Linux 2025.4 Released https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-4-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-6-5-gnome-49Parrot OS 7.0 Released https://parrotsec.org/blog/2025-12-24-parrot-7.0-release-notes/https://9to5linux.com/parrot-7-0-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-risc-v-supporthttps://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Parrot-OS-Switches-to-KDE-Plasma-DesktopSupport the show https://tuxdigital.com/membershiphttps://store.tuxdigital.com/
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  • 329: Linux 6.18, New Valve Hardware, COSMIC 1.0, NixOS, LXQt, Raspberry Pi, & more Linux news

    329: Linux 6.18, New Valve Hardware, COSMIC 1.0, NixOS, LXQt, Raspberry Pi, & more Linux news
    Dec 22 2025
    video: https://youtu.be/cKQEl5Jho8Y This week in Linux, I'm Back! and this time, I mean I'm back and TWIL is back. This episode is going to have some stuff that happened between now and the last episode from a month ago but starting next week, the show is back on a weekly basis. On this week's show, we've got a new release of the Linux kernel with 6.18. We've also got some new distro releases to look at from NixOS, Solus, and more. Then we've got some news from the Raspberry Pi Foundation and also some really cool news that Framework is the first sponsor of LVFS. 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! Sponsored by Sandfly Security: the revolutionary agentless platform designed for Linux. Visit https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly to experience security that's not just effective but gives you peace of mind. No agents. No downtime. Just cutting-edge protection. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:56 Linux Kernel 6.18 03:48 Valve announces the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS 09:02 Framework becomes first OEM to sponsor Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) 10:31 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 12:05 COSMIC Desktop 1.0 & Pop!_OS 24.04 14:25 LXQt Desktop 2.3 Released 16:21 Raspberry Pi Announced 1GB and Price Increase due to RAM Market 19:30 NixOS 25.11 Released 22:31 Solus 4.8 Released 23:42 FreeBSD 15.0 Released 25:43 Outro Links: Linux Kernel 6.18 https://lwn.net/Articles/1048703/https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.18https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-ReleasedValve announces the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachinehttps://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontrollerhttps://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamframehttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Machines-Frame-2026https://9to5linux.com/valve-announces-steam-machines-steam-controller-and-steam-frame-vr-headsethttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/valve-reveal-the-new-steam-frame-steam-controller-and-steam-machine-with-steamos/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/of-course-dbrand-is-doing-a-steam-machine-companion-cube/Framework becomes first OEM to sponsor Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) https://mastodon.social/@hughsie/115628170779065489https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-Sponsoring-LVFShttps://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1p9xcs1/framework_becomes_first_oem_to_sponsor_linux/Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandflyCOSMIC Desktop 1.0 & Pop!_OS 24.04 https://blog.system76.com/post/pop-os-letter-from-our-founderhttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/pop_os-24-04-lts-stable-releaseLXQt Desktop 2.3 https://lxqt-project.org/release/2025/11/05/release-lxqt-2-3-0/https://lwn.net/Articles/1045140/https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXQt-2.3-Releasedhttps://9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-3-desktop-environment-released-with-new-features-and-enhancementsRaspberry Pi Announced 1GB and Price Increase due to RAM Market https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/1gb-raspberry-pi-5-now-available-at-45-and-memory-driven-price-rises/NixOS 25.11 https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2025/nixos-2511/https://9to5linux.com/nixos-25-11-released-with-gnome-49-cosmic-beta-and-firewalld-supporthttps://www.phoronix.com/news/NixOS-25.11-ReleasedSolus 4.8 https://getsol.us/2025/11/29/solus-4-8-released/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Solus-4.8-Releasedhttps://9to5linux.com/solus-4-8-released-with-linux-kernel-6-17-gnome-49-kde-plasma-6-5-and-moreFreeBSD 15.0 https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/announce/https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASESupport the show https://tuxdigital.com/membershiphttps://store.tuxdigital.com/
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