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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Feb 11, 2020 • 49min
Episode 92: Episode 92 | This Week in Linux
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we have a jam packed episode! Linux Kernel 5.5 was released and we have a ton of Distro News from Solus, elementaryOS, Tails, Kali Linux, and Red Hat. A nasty Sudo Bug was found and fixed, we’ll discuss this and let you know if you might be… Read more
Jan 1, 2020 • 55min
Episode 91: Linux Mint, Peppermint, EndeavourOS, Feren OS, Parted Magic, Alpine, Purism | This Week in Linux 91
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we have a ton of Distro News to cover with new releases from Linux Mint, Peppermin, Endeavour OS, Feren OS, Parted Magic and Alpine Linux. We’ll also cover some interesting hardware news for a new Kubuntu branded laptop and a really cool project someone made with having… Read more
Dec 18, 2019 • 43min
Episode 90: Zorin OS, ArcoLinux, Mesa, DXVK, QEMU, Microsoft Teams, RISC-V, Disney+ | This Week in Linux 90
Distro updates from Zorin OS and ArcoLinux, including installer and privacy notes. Graphics stack movement with Mesa, DXVK, and D9VK developments. QEMU and platform feature additions for virtualization. RISC-V headquarters relocation and what that means geopolitically. Microsoft Teams packaged for Linux and native Disney+ compatibility without workarounds.
Dec 10, 2019 • 47min
Episode 89: elementary OS, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Tails, Kali Linux, Lutris, Parental Controls | This Week in Linux 89
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we have a jam packed episode for you. In Distro News, elementary OS 5.1 was released, Ubuntu announce their 20.04 LTS pre-release survey, introducing you to Ubuntu Cinnamon distro, Tails 4.1, Kali Linux 2019.4, and CAINE 11.0 were released. In App News, we check out Firefox 71… Read more
Nov 26, 2019 • 1h
Episode 88: Linux 5.4, FTC vs YouTube, Android, System76, Half-Life, Kodi, Brave, MPV | This Week in Linux 88
On this episode of This Week in Linux, Linux Kernel 5.4 was released and Google says they want the .Android kernel closer to the mainline Linux kernel. We’ll also take a look at some Legal News with the United States’ FTC vs YouTube regarding content For Kids vs Family-Friendly content. Bytecode Alliance was formed to… Read more
Nov 13, 2019 • 52min
Episode 87: PinePhone Pre-Orders, AMD, openSUSE, Ubuntu, elementary, Steam, Edge, Stadia | This Week in Linux 87
On this episode of This Week in Linux, Pine64 announces the pre-orders for the PinePhone are coming this week! AMD Announces Latest Threadripper & Ryzen 9 CPUs. We’ve got the results from the openSUSE Name Change vote. In Distro News, Ubuntu pledges support for Raspberry Pis, elementary OS Adds Flatpak Support, and we got new… Read more
Nov 6, 2019 • 50min
Episode 86: Fedora 31, Tails 4, Pinebook Pro, Ubuntu Touch, NordVPN Hacked, Valve, MX | This Week in Linux 86
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we take a look a few distros that were released with Fedora 31, MX Linux 19, and Tails 4.0. GNOME files a counter-claim against the patent troll that is suing Shotwell and we’ll take a look at the NordVPN hack. Mozilla released Firefox 70 and UBports released… Read more
Oct 23, 2019 • 43min
Episode 85: Ubuntu 19.10, KDE Plasma 5.17, Sudo Vulnerability, Project Trident, antiX | This Week in Linux 85
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we have a jam packed episode with BIG releases from Ubuntu, KDE Plasma, antiX 19, RPM and more. We’ve also got some really interesting news from a BSD based project that is migrating to Linux. We’ll also cover an interesting security topic regarding SUDO that has been… Read more
Oct 15, 2019 • 52min
Episode 84: Fedora Removes 32bit, System76 Coreboot, Flatpak, Valve, Atari VCS, Docker | This Week in Linux 84
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we talk about Fedora Removing 32-bit, well sort of. System76’s announced two laptops using Coreboot firmware. There is some interesing news regarding Docker and its future. Then we’ll check out some Linux Gaming news with some really exciting news from Valve! Have you ever wanted to use… Read more
Oct 2, 2019 • 56min
Episode 83: Linux Lockdown, CentOS Stream, Patent Trolls, Ubuntu, Lakka, KDE Plasma | This Week in Linux 83
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we’ll talk about the new Lockdon feature in the Linux Kernel that is coming. We’ve got a lot of Distro News this week with Red Hat announcing CentOS Stream, SolydXK 10, Lakka 2.3.1. Ubuntu has revealed their plans for the 32-Bit Support in Ubuntu going forward. Later… Read more
