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This Week in Linux (TWIL) is the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. “Your Source for Linux GNews”
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Oct 17, 2021 • 38min
172: PinePhone Pro, Ubuntu 21.10, KDE Plasma 5.23, NVIDIA + Wayland | This Week in Linux
On this episode of This Week in Linux, PinePhone Pro Announced, Ubuntu 21.10 Released, KDE Plasma 5.23 Released, NVIDIA 495 Beta Driver Released, Ventoy 1.0.54 Released (Multiboot USB), Devuan 4.0 Released, AppSupport for Linux Platforms (Android), Heroic Games Launcher 1.10.2 Released, Lutris 0.5.9 Released, Are We Anti-Cheat Yet? All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!
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00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 172
00:48 = PinePhone Pro Announced
04:29 = Ubuntu 21.10 Released
08:47 = KDE Plasma 5.23 Released
13:00 = DigitalOcean: App Platform ( https://do.co/dln )
14:22 = NVIDIA 495 Beta Driver Released
16:33 = Ventoy 1.0.54 Released (Multiboot USB)
18:44 = Devuan 4.0 Released
21:04 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
23:16 = AppSupport for Linux Platforms (Android)
26:38 = Heroic Games Launcher 1.10.2 Released
29:39 = Lutris 0.5.9 Released
32:40 = Are We Anti-Cheat Yet?
36:14 = Outro
Other Videos:
7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw
17 KDE Plasma Features That You Didn't Know About: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhPIwFC4qFs
How To Use Firefox's Best Feature, Multi-Account Containers: https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo
5 Reasons Why I Use KDE Plasma: https://youtu.be/b0KA6IsO1M8
Thanks For Watching!
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Oct 9, 2021 • 41min
171: Android 12, Linux on Apple M1, RHEL, Twitch Leak, Sony, Fairphone 4 | This Week in Linux
Android 12's release and interface changes get attention alongside progress bringing Linux to Apple M1 hardware. Enterprise Linux moves and governance news from RHEL, CentOS Stream and AlmaLinux are highlighted. A major Twitch data leak and Google's open source security funding appear in the security segment. Hardware updates include the modular Fairphone 4 and Sony's ramped up Linux contributions.

Oct 3, 2021 • 44min
170: Steam Deck, Fedora 35, OBS Studio, Flatpaks, 25 Years of KDE | This Week in Linux
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we've got news for the Steam Deck, Steam Next Fest, Steam Proton. Then we've got KDE news for KDE Plasma 5.23, Plasma 5.24, Kdenlive, Kalendar & more. Then we'll take a look at some Distro news with Alma Linux, Q4OS 4.6 and a bunch of Fedora news such as Fedora 35 Beta, Fedora Kinoite & Nest with Fedora. Later in the show, we'll talk about PipeWire and why it's awesome as well as the latest release of OBS Studio and some updates for Flatpak. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!
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SHOW NOTES ►► https://tuxdigital.com/twil170
00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 170
01:04 = Steam Beta Update
02:51 = Steam Next Fest
04:03 = Steam Play Proton 6.3-7
04:32 = Early Benchmarks on Valve's Steam Deck Dev Kit
06:35 = Virtual Reality on KDE Plasma on the Steam Deck
07:31 = 25th Anniversary of KDE
08:31 = KDE Plasma 5.23 Beta
10:11 = Coming in KDE Plasma 5.24
10:39 = Kalendar: KDE Calendar App
12:18 = Kdenlive added to ASWF List
12:50 = ASWF: Open Source in Motion Picture Industry
14:07 = AlmaLinux - Full RHEL UBI Compatibility
16:50 = DigitalOcean: App Platform ( https://do.co/dln )
18:11 = PipeWire 0.3.38 Released
18:34 = PipeWire Explained: What Is PipeWire
20:02 = PipeWire Roadmap: Future of Audio & Video on Linux
23:59 = Fedora Linux 35 Beta
25:50 = Fedora Kinoite
26:52 = Nest With Fedora 2021 Videos Available
27:01 = Fedora Podcast Talk at Nest With Fedora
27:39 = Fedora Workstation: Vision for Linux Desktop
28:03 = OBS Studio 27.1 Released
31:18 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
33:14 = Flatpaks Adds KVantum Support
34:06 = Donate to Flatpak in their new OpenCollective
35:03 = GNU Wget2 2.0 Released
37:11 = Q4OS 4.6 Released
39:14 = Destination Linux 245 = What Linux Needs for Desktop Domination
39:47 = DasGeek's Best VPN video
40:14 = Visuex.com
41:07 = Outro
Other Videos:
7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw
17 KDE Plasma Features That You Didn't Know About: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhPIwFC4qFs
How To Use Firefox's Best Feature, Multi-Account Containers: https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo
5 Reasons Why I Use KDE Plasma: https://youtu.be/b0KA6IsO1M8
Thanks For Watching!
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Sep 25, 2021 • 41min
169: GNOME 41, Ubuntu 21.10, Easy Anti-Cheat for Linux, Android | This Week in Linux
On this episode of This Week in Linux, GNOME 41, Epic Games Announce Easy Anti-Cheat Support For Linux, BattlEye Confirms Linux Support for Steam Deck, Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" Beta, Canonical Extends Support For Ubuntu 14.04 & 16.04, Ubuntu Touch OTA-19, Fedora Linux Recognized As Digital Public Good, Google's Android Finally Shifting To "Upstream First", Valve Publishes New Steam Deck FAQ. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!
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SHOW NOTES ►► https://tuxdigital.com/twil169
00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 169
00:39 = GNOME 41 Released
05:04 = Epic Games Announce Easy Anti-Cheat Support For Linux
09:10 = BattlEye Confirms Linux Support for Steam Deck
11:12 = DigitalOcean: Managed MongoDB ( https://do.co/dln-mongo )
12:25 = Ubuntu 21.10 "Impish Indri" Beta Released
18:41 = Canonical Extends Support For Ubuntu 14.04 & 16.04
22:13 = Ubuntu Touch OTA 19 Released
24:56 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
26:45 = Fedora Linux Recognized As Digital Public Good
29:52 = Google's Android Finally Shifting To "Upstream First"
33:42 = Valve Publishes New Steam Deck FAQ
36:11 = Housekeeping: Destination Linux 244 Software MegaList & Visuex.com
38:57 = Outro
Other Videos:
7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw
17 KDE Plasma Features That You Didn't Know About: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhPIwFC4qFs
How To Use Firefox's Best Feature, Multi-Account Containers: https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo
5 Reasons Why I Use KDE Plasma: https://youtu.be/b0KA6IsO1M8
Thanks For Watching!
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Sep 19, 2021 • 58min
168: Solus Dropping GTK, Purism 🤦🏻♂️, Kali Linux, Linux Mint | This Week in Linux 168
On this episode of This Week in Linux, Solus Dropping GTK For Budgie 11, Purism Increases Price of Librem 5 Again, Ubuntu to Make Firefox Snap Default in 21.10, Linux Mint Gets A New Website, Kali Linux 2021.3, xrdesktop: Your Linux Desktop In VR, Revolt Chat: Discord Alternative, Pika Backup and RetroArch Is Now On Steam. All that and more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!
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00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 168
00:34 = Linux Mint's New Website
03:28 = Kali Linux 2021.3 Released
07:30 = xrdesktop: Your Linux Desktop In VR
09:43 = DigitalOcean: Managed MongoDB ( https://do.co/dln-mongo )
11:02 = Solus Dropping GTK For Budgie 11
24:49 = Ubuntu to Make Firefox Snap Default in 21.10
31:52 = Purism Increases Price of Librem 5 Again
43:59 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
46:13 = Revolt Chat: Discord Alternative
50:27 = Pika Backup
52:09 = RetroArch Is Now On Steam
55:59 = Outro
Other Videos:
7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw
17 KDE Plasma Features That You Didn't Know About: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhPIwFC4qFs
How To Use Firefox's Best Feature, Multi-Account Containers: https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo
5 Reasons Why I Use KDE Plasma: https://youtu.be/b0KA6IsO1M8
Thanks For Watching!
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Sep 12, 2021 • 44min
167: NVIDIA for Wayland, Steam Update, Red Hat, PS4 Emulator, OpenShot | This Week in Linux
On this episode of This Week in Linux, NVIDIA Confirms Sway Wayland Support, OpenShot 2.6.1, Vivaldi Now Default on Manjaro Cinnamon, Valve Releases Major Steam Update, Spine: PS4 Emulator Coming to Linux, Red Hat To Officially Support EPEL, Whonix 16, Tails 4.22, OpenWrt 21.02 Router Firmware, OpenSSL 3.0, OpenSSH 8.7, SPDX Becomes Software Bill of Materials Standard. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!
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00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 167
00:31 = Ulauncher 5.13.0 Released
06:28 = NVIDIA Confirms Sway Wayland Support
04:36 = OpenShot 2.6.1 Released
02:03 = Vivaldi Now Default on Manjaro Cinnamon
08:12 = DigitalOcean: Managed MongoDB ( https://do.co/dln-mongo )
09:26 = Valve Releases Major Steam Update
11:47 = Spine: PS4 Emulator Coming to Linux
14:41 = Red Hat To Officially Support EPEL
16:48 = Whonix 16 Released
18:15 = Tails 4.22 Released
20:11 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
22:53 = OpenWrt 21.02 Router Firmware Released
27:36 = OpenSSL 3.0 Released
30:50 = OpenSSH 8.7 Released
35:19 = SPDX Becomes Software Bill of Materials Standard
38:07 = Humble Bundles: Games Books Software
42:05 = Outro
Other Videos:
7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw
How To Use Firefox's Best Feature, Multi-Account Containers: https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo
5 Reasons Why I Use KDE Plasma: https://youtu.be/b0KA6IsO1M8
6 Cool Things You Didn't Know About Linux's History: https://youtu.be/u9ZY41mNB9I
Thanks For Watching!
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Sep 5, 2021 • 43min
166: Linux 5.14, CentOS Lifeline, Naomi Wu / UMIDIGI, GNOME, KDE Plasma | This Week in Linux 166
On this episode of This Week in Linux, Linux 5.14, What's Coming in KDE Plasma 5.23, GNOME 41 Beta & New GNOME Apps Website, CentOS Support Lifeline from CloudLinux, CentOS SIG Repositories in AlmaLinux, Asahi Linux Progess on M1 Mac, Naomi Wu Gets GPL Compliance from UMIDIGI, CuteFish OS Beta, EndeavourOS, Linux From Scratch 11, LibreOffice 7.2, and LibreELEC. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!
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00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 166
00:57 = Linux 5.14 Released
04:27 = What's Coming in KDE Plasma 5.23
08:20 = GNOME 41 Beta & New GNOME Apps Website
11:46 = DigitalOcean: Managed MongoDB ( https://do.co/dln-mongo )
13:01 = CentOS Support Lifeline from CloudLinux
15:21 = CentOS SIG Repositories in AlmaLinux
16:15 = Asahi Linux Progess on M1 Mac
20:06 = Naomi Wu & GPL Compliance from UMIDIGI
22:56 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
25:11 = CuteFish OS Beta Released
27:23 = EndeavourOS ISO-Next Released
32:27 = Linux From Scratch 11.0 Released
35:28 = LibreOffice 7.2 Community Released
37:47 = LibreELEC (Matrix) 10.0 Released
40:56 = Outro
Other Videos:
7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw
How To Use Firefox's Best Feature, Multi-Account Containers: https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo
5 Reasons Why I Use KDE Plasma: https://youtu.be/b0KA6IsO1M8
6 Cool Things You Didn't Know About Linux's History: https://youtu.be/u9ZY41mNB9I
Thanks For Watching!
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Aug 22, 2021 • 39min
165: PineNote E-Ink Tablet, MATE 1.26, Manjaro 21.1, Zorin OS 16, Slackware | This Week in Linux 165
A rundown of a new PineNote E‑Ink tablet and its hardware quirks. Coverage of MATE 1.26's Wayland work and Pluma updates. Highlights from multiple distro releases including Manjaro 21.1, Zorin OS 16, Sparky Linux and KaOS. Kdenlive 21.08 and Krita 5.0 beta updates. Element chat adds voice messages and there is talk of Slackware 15.0 release candidate and Humble Bundles.

Aug 15, 2021 • 37min
164: elementary OS 6, Debian 11, SDL, Thunderbird 91, KDE Gear, DXVK Native | This Week in Linux
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we check out the latest releases of elementary OS 6, Debian 11, SDL 2.0.16, DXVK Native, KDE Gear 21.08, Thunderbird 91, Mozilla Common Voice Technology, Polychromatic, Ardour 6.9, ExpressVPN Opens Up Lightway VPN Protocol. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!
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00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 164
01:32 = Pine64 Interview on DL & DLN MEGAFest!
04:09 = Elementary OS 6 Released
11:26 = Debian 11 Bullseye Released
12:55 = DigitalOcean: Managed MongoDB ( https://do.co/dln-mongo )
14:06 = SDL 2.0.16 Released
17:16 = DXVK Native Gets Official Release
21:07 = KDE Gear 21.08 Released
25:10 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
26:41 = Mozilla Thunderbird 91 Released
28:21 = Mozilla's Common Voice Technology
30:04 = Polychromatic: Razer Hardware App
32:23 = Ardour 6.9 Released
33:43 = ExpressVPN Opens Up Lightway VPN Protocol
35:31 = Outro
Other Videos:
7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw
How To Use Firefox's Best Feature, Multi-Account Containers: https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo
5 Reasons Why I Use KDE Plasma: https://youtu.be/b0KA6IsO1M8
6 Cool Things You Didn't Know About Linux's History: https://youtu.be/u9ZY41mNB9I
Thanks For Watching!
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Aug 8, 2021 • 31min
163: Steam Linux Marketshare, PulseAudio, CodeWeavers, Paragon NTFS, Latte Dock | This Week in Linux
On this episode of This Week in Linux, Linux Marketshare Hits 1% on Steam Hardware Survey. CodeWeavers announce the latest release of CrossOver 21.0. PulseAudio 15.0 has been released. We check out a new Desktop Environment with UnityX 10. There's some Linux Kernel this week with Paragon's NTFS Driver might make it into the kernel. In App News, we check out Latte Dock 0.10, Gerbera Media Server, and Cozy Audiobook Player. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews!
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SHOW NOTES ►► https://tuxdigital.com/twil163
00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 163
01:12 = Linux Marketshare At 1.0% on Steam Survey
05:31 = CodeWeavers' CrossOver 21.0 Released
07:51 = PulseAudio 15.0 Released
10:52 = DigitalOcean: Managed MongoDB ( https://do.co/dln-mongo )
12:01 = UnityX 10 Desktop Environment
15:05 = My Firefox Bookmarks Video
15:35 = Paragon's NTFS Driver + Linux Kernel
18:35 = Nest With Fedora Conference
19:36 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln )
21:34 = Latte Dock 0.10 Released
24:08 = Gerbera Media Server 1.9
26:04 = Cozy Audiobook Player App
27:15 = Linux Foundation Effort For Firefighter Safety
28:57 = Outro
Other Videos:
7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw
How To Use Firefox's Best Feature, Multi-Account Containers: https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo
5 Reasons Why I Use KDE Plasma: https://youtu.be/b0KA6IsO1M8
6 Cool Things You Didn't Know About Linux's History: https://youtu.be/u9ZY41mNB9I
Thanks For Watching!
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