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 Sponsored by: Kolide –...

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...

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...

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 Sponsored by: Kolide – thisweekinlinux.com/kolide Want to Support...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 Supported by: Kolide =...

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...

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 Supported by: Kolide =...

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 Supported by: LINBIT =...

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 Supported by: Kolide =...

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 Supported...

On this episode of TWIL (246), we’ve got new releases from Linux Mint, systemd, Debian and more. We’ve also got some new security stories to talk about from bluetooth flaws and firmware attacks to 23AndMe being back in the news in a less than ideal way. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Supported by: LINBIT = https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron =...

On this episode of TWIL (245), there is a new version of the Cinnamon desktop. KDE have announced the first Beta release of Plasma 6. Kali Linux has their end of the year release out. There is a new organization to further the development of AI in an open way. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Supported by: LINBIT = https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit Want to Support the...

On this episode of TWIL (244), Red Hat has announced that Xorg is no more for RHEL. PipeWire 1.0 has been released to the world. Nextcloud has revealed they are joining forces with Roundcube to improve the Webmail option of Nextcloud. openSUSE is currently running a contest to change some logos for various projects. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Supported by: LINBIT =...

On this episode of TWIL (243), Inkscape is celebrating 20 years of the project. The Linux Kernel has confirmed which version will be the next LTS. EndeavourOS just release a brand new version. Lock up your wallets because the 2023 Steam Autumn Sale just launched. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Supported by: LINBIT = https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit Want to Support the Show? Become a...

On this episode of TWIL (242), we’ll find out if it will blend with Blender 4.0. OBS project has released OBS Studio 30. AlmaLinux has a new release with 9.3. GNOME is getting funding of 1 Million euros. The Linux Foundation is creating a new foundation for High Performance Software. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Supported by: LINBIT = https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit Want...

On this episode of TWIL (241), Fedora announces the latest release with Fedora Linux 39. Valve shocked the gaming world with a new updated Steam Deck. UBPorts has released a new update for Ubuntu Touch. Speaking of Ubuntu, Ubuntu has announced a technical preview of the Ubuntu Core Desktop edition. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Supported by: LINBIT = https://thisweekinlinux.com/linbit Want...

On this episode of TWIL (240), the Linux kernel has released the latest version with 6.6 and there are a lot of exciting updates in this release. Mozilla has announced they are finally beginning to package DEB files of the Firefox browser. Linux Mint’s Cinnamon is getting Wayland support. Apple has announced their new M3 chips and we’ll talk about what that matters to Linux. All of this and much more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as...

On this episode of TWIL (239), the KDE community has announced the expected release date for Plasma 6. Raspberry Pi’s are starting to hit the roads. The Ubuntu Summit is next week and I’ll be there so this week I’ll let you know what I have planned to do while I’m there. Plus we have a ton of software updates to check out from /e/OS to the Lutris gaming tool. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Supported...

Welcome to This Week in Linux, episode 238. This episode is quite flavorful because we’ll talk about whats new with all the various flavors of Ubuntu 23.10. GNOME announced a new executive director for the GNOME Foundation. A vulnerability was found that might curl your toes a bit. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Chapters: * 00:00 Intro * 00:29 Ubuntu 23.10 Downloads Are Back – [ link...

In this episode of This Week in Linux (237), Ubuntu is making waves with the release of Ubuntu 23.10, System76 announced a new version of their Thelio to their lineup, GNOME might be on the verge of removing Xorg and Microsoft made a tutorial for installing Linux? All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Chapters:00:00 TWIL 237 Intro00:38 Ubuntu 23.10 Released – [ release | tweet | summit ]05:34 GNOME Merge Request...