This Week in Linux

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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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Aug 9, 2020 • 44min

Episode 112: This Week in Linux 112: LibreOffice 7.0, Ubuntu 20.04.1, elementary OS 6, Kdenlive, Mageia 8 & More

Aug 5, 2020 • 45min

Episode 111: This Week in Linux 111: Linux 5.8, BootHole & GRUB2 Flaws, Firefox 79, JellyFin, Nitrux, & More

This Week in Linux is a Proud Member of the Destination Linux Network! https://destinationlinux.network On this episode of This Week in Linux, we've got a jam packed episode, in fact, so much I might even need break out one of the topics into a separate video so it can be more thoroughly covered, we'll see though. We're going to be covering new releases including the Linux kernel itself with version 5.8. In App News we got releases from Firefox, Jellyfin and Nano. In Distro News we got new releases from Nitrux, BunsenLabs Linux and Gecko Linux. Then we'll tackle the big Security News for GRUB2 called BootHole that came out this week. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews! Sponsored by: Digital Ocean - https://do.co/dln Bitwarden - https://bitwarden.com/dln Show Notes: https://tuxdigital.com/twinl111 Become a Patron: https://tuxdigital.com/patreon https://tuxdigital.com/sponsus https://tuxdigital.com/contribute Other Links: https://destinationlinux.network/store https://frontpagelinux.com https://michaeltunnell.com Segment Index: Show Notes - https://tuxdigital.com/twinl111 00:00:00.000 Intro 00:02:23.000 Linux 5.8 Kernel Released 00:06:12.000 Firefox 79 Released 00:09:05.000 Jellyfin 10.6 Released 00:13:18.000 Digital Ocean 00:14:16.000 BootHole & GRUB2 Vulnerabilities Patched 00:20:48.000 Red Hat System Booting Issues Due to BootHole 00:25:32.000 GNU/Nano 5.0 Released 00:28:45.000 Bitwarden 00:31:32.000 Nitrux 1.3.1 Released 00:35:19.000 BunsenLabs Linux - Lithium Release 00:38:20.000 GeckoLinux Leap & Tumbleweed Releases 00:42:47.000 Outro Linux #OpenSource #GNews

Jul 28, 2020 • 45min

Episode 110: This Week in Linux 110: AMD Ryzen Linux Laptops, Thunderbird 78, Cooler Master Raspberry Pi Case

This Week in Linux is a Proud Member of the Destination Linux Network! https://destinationlinux.network On this episode of This Week in Linux, we've got some really cool hardware news, we've finally got some Linux laptops equipped with an AMD Ryzen 4000H series processor. These laptops are thanks to Tuxedo Computers and KDE Slimbook. Cooler Master has launched a kickstarter campaign to make a pretty slick Case for the Raspberry Pi 4. We've also got a LOT of App News this week with the latest release of the most popular open source email client, Thunderbird 78 from Mozilla. KDE has released version 7.0.0 of digiKam. If you've been wanting an open source way to control your RGB lights on your devices then OpenRGB may be the tool for you. And finally, PeerTube has announced the 2.3.0 release that comes with the much anticipated Global Search feature! All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews! Sponsored by: Digital Ocean - https://do.co/dln Bitwarden - https://bitwarden.com/dln Become a Patron: https://tuxdigital.com/patreon https://tuxdigital.com/sponsus https://tuxdigital.com/contribute Other Links: https://destinationlinux.network/store https://frontpagelinux.com https://michaeltunnell.com Segment Index: Show Notes - https://tuxdigital.com/twinl110 00:00 Intro 01:01 What is This Week in Linux 01:41 Linux Laptops with AMD Ryzen 4000H - KDE Slimbook and Tuxedo Pulse 15 12:10 Cooler Master Case for Raspberry Pi 4 21:48 Mozilla Thunderbird 78 Released 29:13 digiKam 7.0.0 Released 32:41 Become a Patron of TuxDigital & TWinL 34:10 FrontPageLinux.com 35:55 OpenRGB - Open Source RGB Control 40:12 PeerTube 2.3.0 Released (with Global Search) 42:43 Outro Linux #OpenSource #GNews

Jul 21, 2020 • 55min

Episode 109: This Week in Linux 109: Flutter Apps to Linux, 3GB RAM PinePhone, Mobian, Stop Using BountySource!

This Week in Linux is a Proud Member of the Destination Linux Network! https://destinationlinux.network On this episode of This Week in Linux, we've got some big Distro News from Linux Mint, openSUSE and there may be a way to have a Rolling Release of Ubuntu now. We've also got some Linux Mobile news thats to the team at XDA Developers making it possible to put Ubuntu Touch from UBports on a lot of Android based devices. We're going to talk about a new Kickstarter that is going on right now to develop a Raspberry Pi based Tablet called the CutiePi. In App News, were going to talk about a new Task Manager app called Planner and there's some changes coming to the Matrix Client, Riot.im which is much needed so I am excited for that. We've also got some odd news from Microsoft as they have decided to release an Antivirus for Linux called Microsoft Defender ATP. Apple recently announced they are dropping Intel for their own processor platform and we'll discuss how that will relate to people wanting to run Linux on that hardware. Then we'll round out the show with some awesome Humble Bundles that are live right now. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews! Sponsored by: Digital Ocean - https://do.co/dln Bitwarden - https://bitwarden.com/dln Become a Patron: https://tuxdigital.com/patreon https://tuxdigital.com/sponsus https://tuxdigital.com/contribute Other Links: https://destinationlinux.network/store https://frontpagelinux.com https://michaeltunnell.com Segment Index: Show Notes - https://tuxdigital.com/twinl109 00:00 Intro 01:28 Sponsored by Digital Ocean & Bitwarden 01:34 Google & Ubuntu: Flutter Apps to Linux 07:27 New PinePhone: 3GB RAM & USB Dock 14:05 Mobian: Mobile OS based on Debian 16:45 EndeavourOS 1st Anniversary Release 21:56 MX Linux's KDE Plasma Edition (BETA) 24:33 Stop Using BountySource! 28:16 TuxDigital YouTube Channel 29:55 Become a Patron of TuxDigital & TWinL 30:53 Destination Linux Network 33:06 FrontPageLinux.com 35:26 LibreOffice 7.0's Personal Edition 39:18 Riot.im Renamed to Element 45:16 Gentoo on Android 47:03 A Bunch of Humble Bundles 52:40 Outro Linux #OpenSource #GNews

Jul 5, 2020 • 55min

Episode 108: This Week in Linux 108: Linux Mint 20, openSUSE 15.2, CutiePi Raspberry Pi Tablet, and more!

This Week in Linux is a Proud Member of the Destination Linux Network! https://destinationlinux.network On this episode of This Week in Linux, we've got some big Distro News from Linux Mint, openSUSE and there may be a way to have a Rolling Release of Ubuntu now. We've also got some Linux Mobile news thats to the team at XDA Developers making it possible to put Ubuntu Touch from UBports on a lot of Android based devices. We're going to talk about a new Kickstarter that is going on right now to develop a Raspberry Pi based Tablet called the CutiePi. In App News, were going to talk about a new Task Manager app called Planner and there's some changes coming to the Matrix Client, Riot.im which is much needed so I am excited for that. We've also got some odd news from Microsoft as they have decided to release an Antivirus for Linux called Microsoft Defender ATP. Apple recently announced they are dropping Intel for their own processor platform and we'll discuss how that will relate to people wanting to run Linux on that hardware. Then we'll round out the show with some awesome Humble Bundles that are live right now. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews! Sponsored by Digital Ocean - https://do.co/dln Become a Patron: https://tuxdigital.com/patreon https://tuxdigital.com/sponsus https://tuxdigital.com/contribute Other Links: https://destinationlinux.network/store https://frontpagelinux.com https://michaeltunnell.com Segment Index: Show Notes - https://tuxdigital.com/twinl108 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:21 Linux Mint 20 “Ulyana” Released 00:08:46 openSUSE Leap 15.2 Released 00:14:16 CutiePi - Raspberry Pi Tablet 00:18:31 Ubuntu Touch to any Project Treble-supported device 00:22:35 ‘Rolling Rhino’: Create Ubuntu Rolling Release 00:29:23 TuxDigital YouTube Channel 00:30:44 Become a Patron of TuxDigital & TWinL 00:31:44 New DLN Podcast: The Sudo Show 00:32:46 FrontPageLinux.com 00:34:17 Riot.im Name Change Coming Soon 00:40:36 Planner: Task Manager (Todoist Sync) 00:42:32 Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux, apparently 00:46:23 Apple Silicon Will Not Boot Other OS's 00:49:15 Humble Bundles 00:53:09 Outro Linux #OpenSource #GNews

Jun 23, 2020 • 47min

Episode 107: This Week in Linux 107: Krita 4.3, FFmpeg 4.3, FreeNAS on Linux, postmarketOS PinePhone

This Week in Linux is a Proud Member of the Destination Linux Network! https://destinationlinux.network On this episode of This Week in Linux, we've got a lot of great news with a bunch of App releases. We've got new releases from Krita, FFMpeg, Strawberry music layer, nativefier which is a really cool desktop app creator for webapps, and more. We've also got some news from Pine64 about a new community edition of the PinePhone for the postmarketOS project. Later in the show, we'll check out some Distro news from TrueNAS aka FreeNAS and elementaryOS. Then we'll round out the show with some looks at the latest Humble Bundles available. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews! Sponsored by Digital Ocean - https://do.co/dln Become a Patron: https://tuxdigital.com/patreon https://tuxdigital.com/sponsus https://tuxdigital.com/contribute Other Links: https://destinationlinux.network/store https://frontpagelinux.com https://michaeltunnell.com Segment Index: Show Notes - https://tuxdigital.com/twinl107 00:00 = Intro 00:50 = Sponsored by Digital Ocean ( https://do.co/dln ) 03:18 = Krita 4.3.0 Released 08:03 = FFmpeg 4.3 Released 11:02 = TrueNAS (FreeNAS) is Coming to Linux 15:51 = PinePhone: postmarketOS Community Edition 21:18 = FrontPageLinux.com 23:19 = Destination Linux Podcast 25:40 = Become a Patron of TuxDigital & TWinL 27:59 = Laptops Shipping with elementary OS 31:52 = nativefier: Make Any Webpage Into A Desktop App 34:49 = Strawberry 0.6.12 Released 39:40 = A Bunch of Humble Bundles (6) 39:59 = Humble Codemasters Bundle 2020 40:47 = Book Bundle: Technology Essentials for Business by Manning Publications 41:12 = Book Bundle: Secure Your Stuff By Apress 41:54 = Book Bundle: Boredom Busters By Abrams & Chronicle Books 42:27 = Book Bundle: Digital & Wireless Networks By Taylor & Francis 42:45 = Book Bundle: Geek Today Boss Tomorrow By Mango Publishing 44:31 = Outro Linux #OpenSource #GNews

Jun 16, 2020 • 55min

Episode 106: This Week in Linux 106: Linux 5.7, SpaceX, Plasma 5.19, Mint vs Snaps, PineTab, Lenovo, System76

This Week in Linux is a Proud Member of the Destination Linux Network! https://destinationlinux.network On this episode of This Week in Linux, we've got so much news it's kind of ridiculous! We've got a new kernel release with Linux 5.7. SpaceX Used Linux to send NASA Astronauts into Orbit. KDE released the latest version of their Plasma desktop environment with Plasma 5.19. We've got a lot of hardware news this week because Pine64 announced that the PineTab is now available for PreOrder. Lenovo announced that they will certify their full ThinkPad line for Linux. System76 announced their New 12-Core AMD Ryzen powered laptop, the Serval. Linux Mint has been in the news with a controversial topic related to Snaps and Chromium. Destination Linux, a podcast that I co-host, had a livestream this week at the SouthEast LinuxFest conference. Peertube announced the release of version 2.2.0 which brings some much needed improvements to this YouTube alternative software. I found some really interesting projects that we're going to talk about. The first being a project called Weylus, which lets you use a touchscreen tablet as a drawing tablet in Linux. The other being a Linux Distro with a python userland called Snakeware. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews! Sponsored by Digital Ocean - https://do.co/dln Become a Patron: https://tuxdigital.com/patreon https://tuxdigital.com/sponsus https://tuxdigital.com/contribute Other Links: https://destinationlinux.network/store https://frontpagelinux.com https://michaeltunnell.com Segment Index: Show Notes - https://tuxdigital.com/twinl106 01:38 = Linux 5.7 Released 05:29 = SpaceX Used Linux Sending NASA Astronauts Into Orbit 09:41 = Sponsored by Digital Ocean ( https://do.co/dln ) 11:38 = Plasma 5.19 Released 16:35 = Pinetab Now Available For PreOrder 22:45 = Lenovo to Certify Their Full ThinkPad Line for Linux 27:23 = System76's New 12-Core AMD Ryzen Laptop (Serval) 30:43 = NVMe vs M.2 on Hardware Addicts 11 31:36 = Linux Mint vs Chromium Snap 33:26 = Destination Linux 35:31 = Become a Patron of TuxDigital & TWinL 36:44 = Peertube v2.2.0 Released 46:00 = Weylus: Use Tablet for Drawing in Linux 50:49 = Snakeware: Linux Distro with Python Userland 52:42 = Outro Linux #OpenSource #GNews

Jun 2, 2020 • 1h 7min

Episode 105: This Week in Linux 105: 8GB RAM Raspberry Pi, Ardour 6.0, Audacity, Kali Linux, DirectX on Linux?

This Week in Linux is a Proud Member of the Destination Linux Network! https://destinationlinux.network On this episode of This Week in Linux, the Raspberry Pi Foundation announces a new 8GB RAM version of the Raspberry Pi and there's a new release of Kali Linux. We've also got some big updates for two audio editors in Ardour 6.0 and Audacity 2.4.1. We've got a new version of the Enlightenment window manager with 0.24 and a new tool for making Bootable USBs called Ventoy. We've got an update on the GNOME "Patent Troll" Case, it's been resolved. EA is releasing Source Code for 2 Command & Conquer Games. Microsoft is back in the news with 2 new items this week . . . one shows they may be really changing announcing DirectX for Linux . . . yea not really, of course there is a catch, it's Microsoft. Also Microsoft figured that pretending they are doing something good for Linux wasn't enough so they created a name collision with the Maui Project. All that and much more on Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews! Sponsored by Digital Ocean - https://do.co/dln Become a Patron: https://tuxdigital.com/patreon https://tuxdigital.com/sponsus https://tuxdigital.com/contribute Other Links: https://destinationlinux.network/store https://frontpagelinux.com https://michaeltunnell.com Segment Index: Show Notes - https://tuxdigital.com/twinl105 00:01:22 = New TuxDigital & TWinL Merch in the DLN Store 00:02:48 = Raspberry Pi 4 Now With 8GB of RAM 00:07:28 = Ardour 6.0 Released 00:13:27 = Audacity 2.4.1 Released 00:18:12 = Sponsored by Digital Ocean ( https://do.co/dln ) 00:19:56 = Enlightenment 0.24 Released 00:23:26 = Kali Linux 2020.2 Released 00:26:44 = Ventoy 1.0.12 - Make Bootable USBs 00:33:05 = Destination Linux 00:34:11 = Become a Patron of TuxDigital & TWinL 00:35:46 = GNOME Patent Troll Case Resolved 00:46:34 = EA Releasing Some Source Code 00:49:50 = Windows: DirectX & Linux Apps on WSL 00:57:57 = Microsoft's Name Collision with MauiKit 01:05:08 = Outro Linux #OpenSource #GNews

May 19, 2020 • 59min

Episode 104: This Week in Linux 104: UBports Ubuntu Touch, Pine64, PineTab, KDE Plasma 5.19, Pi-hole 5.0, Zabbix

May 12, 2020 • 59min

Episode 103: This Week in Linux 103: XRdesktop, 700% Increase to Linux Marketshare, Firefox, MNT Reform

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