This Week in Linux

video: https://youtu.be/_Dz2e21tSzI This week in Linux, we're going to be talking about GNOMEs latest release with GNOME 50. There's also new releases from Blender and GIMP as well as Samba and many more. Plus, we're also going to be talking about a new effort from the Linux Foundation related to ai slop in terms of pull requests for various different open source projects. And we're also going to be talking about Manjaro and they have a little bit of a potential turmoil or drama that's happening right now because of the Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto. We're going to talk about that and much more because we have so much to cover 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 00:54 Thank You Patrons! 01:10 GNOME 50 Released 10:02 Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto Drama 17:41 Blender 5.1 Relesaed 20:27 Linux Foundation effort to shield FOSS projects from AI Slop Bug Reports 24:40 Samba 4.24 Released 26:26 GIMP 3.2 Released 30:00 Germany’s Deutschland-Stack Mandates Open Document Format (ODF) 31:42 Fedora Asahi Remix 43 Released 34:46 Outro Links: GNOME 50 Released https://release.gnome.org/50/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/gnome-50-released Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto https://forum.manjaro.org/t/manjaro-2-0-manifesto/186171 Blender 5.1 Relesaed https://www.blender.org/download/releases/5-1/ Linux Foundation effort to shield FOSS projects from AI Slop Bug Reports https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-12.5-million-in-grant-funding-from-leading-organizations-to-advance-open-source-security?ref=itsfoss.com https://alpha-omega.dev/blog/linux-foundation-announces-12-5-million-in-grant-funding-from-leading-organizations-to-advance-open-source-security/ https://itsfoss.com/news/ai-companies-fund-open-source-security/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/18/linux_foundation_ai_slop_defense/ Samba 4.24 Released https://www.samba.org/ https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-4.24.0.html https://www.phoronix.com/news/Samba-4.24-Released GIMP 3.2 Released https://www.gimp.org/release-notes/gimp-3.2.html https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/gimp-3-2-release-new-features Germany’s Deutschland-Stack Mandates Open Document Format (ODF) https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/03/19/germanys-sovereign-digital-stack-mandates-odf/ Fedora Asahi Remix 43 Released https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-asahi-remix-43-is-now-available/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

video: https://youtu.be/wgqR6bt58-k This week in Linux, we've got some new distro releases from EndeavourOS, CachyOS, and AlmaLinux. Then we will cover some really impressive investigative work related to the age verification law nonsense that is happening and we've got a bit of drama to cover this episode with the Lutris game manager and what some are calling AI Slop. 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 00:38 Help Support TWIL & Housekeeping 01:02 Lutris "AI Slop" Drama on Generative AI 05:39 Age Verification Research 12:40 AlmaLinux and NVIDIA Streamline Driver and CUDA Updates 14:31 CachyOS 260308 Released 19:03 EndeavourOS Titan Released 23:54 Ageless Linux Released 28:29 Firefox Redesign Coming 31:10 Outro Links: Help Support TWIL & Housekeeping https://patreon.com/tuxdigital React to LTT: https://youtu.be/3yR_bOMQt9s Lutris "AI Slop" Drama on Generative AI https://github.com/lutris/lutris/issues/6506 https://github.com/lutris/lutris/issues/6506#issuecomment-3976118573 https://github.com/lutris/lutris/discussions/6530#discussioncomment-16107836 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/lutris-now-being-built-with-claude-ai-developer-decides-to-hide-it-after-backlash/ Age Verification Research https://tboteproject.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1rshc1f/comment/oac26yg/?context=1 https://github.com/upper-up/meta-lobbying-and-other-findings AlmaLinux and NVIDIA Streamline Driver and CUDA Updates https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-03-09-almalinux-and-nvidia-streamline-driver-and-cuda-updates/ CachyOS 260308 Released https://cachyos.org/blog/2603-march-release/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/cachyos-update-brings-improvements-for-pc-gaming-handhelds-the-installer-and-more/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-March-2026 https://boilingsteam.com/cachy-os-is-now-the-most-popular-distro-on-proton-db/ EndeavourOS Titan Released https://endeavouros.com/news/whats-new-in-endeavouros-titan-release/ https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-titan-released-with-linux-kernel-6-19-and-kde-plasma-6-6 https://linuxiac.com/endeavouros-titan-launches-with-linux-6-19/ Ageless Linux Released https://agelesslinux.org/index.html Firefox Redesign Coming https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-nova-redesign https://itsfoss.com/news/firefox-nova-leak/ https://www.neowin.net/news/mozilla-is-working-on-a-big-firefox-redesign-here-is-what-it-looks-like/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

video: https://youtu.be/MQuXK2JavzY This week in Linux, Motorola announced something really cool, they are partnering with the Android fork GrapheneOS. Bazzite is in the news this week with an update. We also saw new releases from Linux From Scratch, Bunsenlabs and more. Then we are going to cover a topic that is on the minds of practically everyone right now ... those annoying age verifications laws popping up all of the sudden. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS 03:45 Age Verification is getting out of hand 13:04 Bazzite Updates 15:24 Sandfly Security 16:52 Linux From Scratch 13.0 Released 22:28 Hyprland 0.54 Released 24:20 Bunsenlabs Linux Carbon 27:04 Clonezilla 3.3.1 Released 29:06 Outro Links: Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/ https://itsfoss.com/news/motorola-grapheneos-team-up/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/motorola-to-preinstall-grapheneos-on-2027-phones-mwc-2026/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/02/motorola_grapheneos/ https://9to5google.com/2026/03/01/motorola-confirms-grapheneos-partnership-for-a-future-smartphone-porting-features/ Age Verification is getting out of hand https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/many-more-us-states-are-planning-or-already-have-operating-system-age-verification-laws/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/california-law-to-require-operating-systems-to-check-your-age/ https://itsfoss.com/news/our-take-on-age-verification/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Digital-Age-Assurance https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ubuntu-and-fedora-devs-comment-on-californias-new-digital-age-assurance-act/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/System76-Age-Verification-Laws https://itsfoss.com/news/age-verification-pandemic/ Bazzite Updates https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-march-2nd-2026-update/11773 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/bazzite-gets-a-big-update-with-kde-plasma-6-6-mesa-26-0-1-and-more/ Sandfly Security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Linux From Scratch 13.0 Released https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/news.html https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12750 https://linuxiac.com/linux-from-scratch-13-0-released-as-first-systemd-only-version/ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-From-Scratch-13-0-now-out-with-the-6-18-10-kernel.1244146.0.html Hyprland 0.54 Released https://hypr.land/news/update54/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.54-Released https://linuxiac.com/hyprland-0-54-brings-per-workspace-layouts/ Bunsenlabs Linux Carbon https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=9711 https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=9675 https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/bunsenlabs_carbon/ https://9to5linux.com/bunsenlabs-carbon-is-here-with-support-for-wayland-sessions-based-on-debian-13 Clonezilla 3.3.1 Released https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/news/2026/02/stable-clonezilla-live-331-35-released/ https://9to5linux.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-1-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-improved-bitlocker-support https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12739 Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

video: https://youtu.be/9P4ki0yBVb0 This week in Linux, we’ve got a solid mix of kernel news, desktop progress, application releases, and even a little bit drama thrown in for good measure. Several Linux LTS kernels are getting extended support, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 has landed with more polish, Firefox 148 is out with some notable changes, and the Ladybird browser project is making a big move by adding Rust to its development strategy. On top of that, Discord has officially delayed its global age verification rollout after significant backlash, so we’ll break down what happened there and what it means going forward. 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 00:57 Linux LTS Kernels Get Extended 03:02 COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 Released 05:25 Discord Age Verification Delayed 11:23 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 12:53 Firefox 148 Released 19:25 ONLYOFFICE 9.3 Released 21:26 Ladybird Browser Project Shifts to Rust 24:48 NVIDIA GeForce News 28:08 Outro Links: Linux LTS Kernels Get Extended https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-LTS-6.12-6.6-Extend https://9to5linux.com/linux-6-18-and-several-lts-kernels-are-getting-extended-long-term-support https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/kernel/website.git/commit/?id=d04587da86a3464881e0c97aabddd2c271105698 COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 Released https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-1-0-8-released https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-1-updates https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-2-and-3-roadmap Discord Age verify delayed https://discord.com/blog/getting-global-age-assurance-right-what-we-got-wrong-and-whats-changing https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-delay-global-rollout-of-age-verification-to-improve-transparency-and-add-more-options/ https://www.polygon.com/discord-delays-age-id-verification/ https://www.ign.com/articles/were-listening-well-get-this-right-discord-delays-global-age-verification-check-rollout-admitting-it-missed-the-mark https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-we-failed-at-our-most-basic-job-discord-delays-age-verification-rollout Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Firefox 148 Released https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/148.0/releasenotes/ https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w_install-firefox-deb-package-for-debian-based-distributions-recommended https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/firefox-148-released-ai-kill-switch https://9to5linux.com/firefox-148-is-now-available-for-download-with-ai-kill-switch-and-other-changes https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-148 ONLYOFFICE 9.3 Released https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2026/02/onlyoffice-docs-9-3 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/onlyoffice-9-3-desktop-editors-released https://itsfoss.com/news/onlyoffice-docs-9-3-release/ Ladybird Browser Project Shifts to Rust https://ladybird.org/posts/adopting-rust/ https://itsfoss.com/news/ladybird-web-browser-rustification/ https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/ladybird_goes_rusty/ NVIDIA GeForce News https://jobs.nvidia.com/careers/job/893393165007 https://jobs.nvidia.com/careers/job/893393264012 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/nvidia-hiring-linux-driver-engineers-to-help-with-vulkan-proton-and-more/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

video: https://youtu.be/2188McQBnHg This week in Linux, was a HUGE week for Linux news and it was also a HUGE week for me because today marks the 10th anniversary of TuxDigital. That's right I started TuxDigital back in 2016 so it's just crazy to think I've been making content for 10 years. Also KDE has a brand new version of their desktop with Plasma 6.6. We've also got a new version of Linux game manager, Lutris. Then we've got an update from the Asahi Linux project for their work on getting Linux on Apple hardware. Later in the show, we've got everyone's favorite with Legal News, although seriously this is good news about Valve winning a lawsuit against a Patent Troll. 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 02:01 KDE Plasma 6.6 Released 09:25 Lutris 0.5.20 Linux Game Manager Released 11:11 NuTyX 26.02.2 Released 13:44 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 15:06 PipeWire 1.6 Released 18:52 Asahi Linux progress on Apple M3 Support 22:59 KaOS 2026.02 Released 26:45 Valve Wins Patent Lawsuit vs Rothschild 32:17 Outro Links: KDE Plasma 6.6 Released https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.0/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/kde-plasma-6-6-released https://itsfoss.com/news/kde-plasma-6-6-release/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/kde-plasma-6-6-released-with-improved-accessibility-new-on-screen-keyboard-and-lots-more/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.6 https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new https://9to5linux.com/kde-says-plasma-desktop-will-never-force-users-to-use-systemd https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/26/plasma_6_6_systemd_login/ Lutris 0.5.20 Linux Game Manager Released https://lutris.net/ https://github.com/lutris/lutris/releases/tag/v0.5.20 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/game-manager-lutris-v0-5-20-released-with-proton-upgrades-store-updates-and-much-more/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lutris-0.5.20-Released https://9to5linux.com/lutris-0-5-20-game-manager-adds-support-for-importing-commodore-64-roms NuTyX 26.02.2 Released https://nutyx.org/en/news Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly PipeWire 1.6 Released https://pipewire.org/ https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/releases/1.6.0 https://www.phoronix.com/news/PipeWire-1.6 https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-released-with-support-for-audio-channel-layouts-ldac-decoder https://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-6-released-with-ldac-decoder-and-128-channel-audio-support/ Asahi Linux progress on Apple M3 Support https://asahilinux.org/2026/02/progress-report-6-19/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-M3-Asahi-Linux-2026 https://lwn.net/Articles/1059339/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-M3-Linux-Boot-To-KDE KaOS 2026.02 Released https://kaosx.us/news/2026/systemd_kaos/ https://kaosx.us/news/2026/kaos02/ https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-drops-kde-plasma-after-12-years-for-niri-noctalia-to-escape-systemd https://linuxiac.com/kaos-2026-02-debuts-niri-wayland-desktop/ Valve Wins Patent Lawsuit vs Rothschild https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/valve-wins-legal-battle-against-patent-troll-rothschild-and-associated-companies/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/05/gnome-and-rothschild-patent-imaging-settle/ https://www.theregister.com/2020/05/21/gnome_foundation_settles_patent_troll_lawsuit/ https://patents.justia.com/inventor/leigh-m-rothschild https://dockets.justia.com/docket/washington/wawdce/2:2023cv01016/323951 https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67569388/252/valve-corporation-v-rothschild/ https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.323951/gov.uscourts.wawd.323951.256.0.pdf Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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-Changes https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-6-19-kernel-features-amd-performance https://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-new https://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-Released https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Is-Next Discord Age Verification: "Wait. What? Nope!" https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally https://discord.com/press-releases/discord-launches-teen-by-default-settings-globally#age-assurance-clarification https://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-verification https://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-Hardware https://9to5linux.com/kde-linux-gears-up-for-beta-release-with-plasma-login-manager-kde-initial-setup Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Linux Mint Changes to Release Cadence https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4991 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/linux-mint-plans-longer-development-cycle https://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.html https://www.phoronix.com/news/GRUB-2.14-Released https://9to5linux.com/grub-2-14-released-with-erofs-argon2-kdf-and-shim-loader-protocol-support Mesa 26.0 Released https://mesa3d.org/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-Released https://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-new Tiny Core 17 Released https://forum.tinycorelinux.net/index.php/topic,28008.0.html http://www.tinycorelinux.net/ Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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/75827 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-LTS-Linux-Commit https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-24-04-4-lts-hwe-now-available https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-users-get-linux-6-17-and-mesa-25-2-ahead-of-ubuntu-24-04-4-lts LibreOffice 26.2 Released https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/02/04/libreoffice-26-2-is-here/ https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/26.2 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/libreoffice-26-2-new-features https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-26.2-Released https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2-open-source-office-suite-officially-released-this-is-whats-new https://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.html https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-CI-LLM-Restrictions Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly NVIDIA GeForce NOW Is Now Available Natively On Linux In Flatpak Form https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-linux/?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-geforce-now-linux https://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/Amutable https://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/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

They debate what happens if Linus Torvalds exits and a kernel continuity plan. A new Open Gaming Collective aims to coordinate Linux game devs. Xfce is building a Rust Wayland compositor called Xfwl4. GParted Live and AerynOS updates get coverage. GOG appears to be moving toward native Linux support. A campaign forces an EU hearing on video game preservation.

Talks about Wine patches enabling Adobe Photoshop to run on Linux. Covers new releases and refreshes from MX Linux, CachyOS, and PikaOS. Celebrates Zorin OS hitting two million downloads and 30 years of ReactOS. Highlights the NexPhone convergence phone and Steam Deck reaching 25,000 playable games.

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.php https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-3-zena-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/linux-mint-22-3-released https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-22-3-release/ Wine 11 Released https://www.winehq.org/news/2026011301 https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/wine/-/releases/wine-11.0 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/wine-11-0-released https://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-Tomorrow EndeavourOS 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-6-5-4 https://www.phoronix.com/news/EndeavourOS-2026.01.12 Sandfly Security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Budgie Desktop 10.10 Released https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/budgie-10-10-released https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/state-of-the-budgie-2025 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Budgie-10.10-Released https://9to5linux.com/budgie-10-10-desktop-environment-released-as-the-first-wayland-only-version https://github.com/BuddiesOfBudgie/budgie-desktop Hytale Released with Day 1 Linux Support https://hytale.com/ https://hytale.com/news/2026/1/hytale-is-finally-here https://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-Paste https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-firefox-middle-click-paste-removal/ Gentoo 2025 Review https://www.gentoo.org/news/2026/01/05/new-year.html https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-2025-Accomplishments Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/