This Week in Linux

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357: Linux on M3 Macs, GNOME 51, Steam Frame, Jellyfin 12, Microsoft 365 on Linux, & more Linux news Sep 21, 2026

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This week in Linux, GNOME 51 is here with a faster, more polished desktop and a long list of upgrades across the environment. Asahi Linux pulled off another major Apple Silicon milestone with M3 Macs. Valve is building one of the wildest compatibility stacks we've seen yet for the Steam Frame. And Open Source projects are now setting traps for AI coding agents that can make lazy submissions snitch on themselves. Plus, Jellyfin 12 is a huge upgrade for self-hosted media. All of this and more on this week's episode, so let's jump into Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux.

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00:00 Intro
00:47 GNOME 51 Released
04:34 Asahi Linux for M3 Macs
10:52 Valve's Steam Frame Compatibility Stack for Linux Gaming
13:45 Microsoft 365 might come to Linux (unofficially)
17:21 Jellyfin 12 Released
20:55 Open Source Projects Setting Traps for Lazy Ai Submissions
24:20 Raspberry Pi OS Desktop Refresh
26:07 Ubuntu 26.10 completes migration to Rust-based coreutils
27:08 Google is Replacing C-based Android Binder with Rust
28:13 RustFS 1.0 Released
29:04 Support the show
29:58 Outro

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GNOME 51 Released
Asahi Linux for M3 Macs
Valve's Steam Frame Compatibility Stack for Linux Gaming
Microsoft 365 might come to Linux (unofficially)
Jellyfin 12 Released
Open Source Projects Setting Traps for Lazy Ai Submissions
Raspberry Pi OS Desktop Refresh
- https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/an-updated-look-for-the-raspberry-pi-desktop/
- https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/category/os/raspberry-pi-os/
Ubuntu 26.10 completes migration to Rust-based coreutils
Google is Replacing C-based Android Binder with Rust
RustFS 1.0 Released
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356: CERN to Debian, Audacity 4, OpenShot 4, 30,000 Steam Games, Age Verify Exemption & more Linux news Sep 07, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/A_1UeqFux-Q

This week in Linux, CERN makes some Linux news revolving around Debian, lawmakers are giving open source a way out of OS-level age verification ... well in California, and Ubisoft found away to make Linux gaming news frustrating right at the same time as we hit a huge milestone for Linux gaming.

Plus, Audacity gets one of its biggest updates in years, OpenShot levels up in a big way, and Linux From Scratch has a brand new release for everyone who thinks installing Linux should require just a little more suffering.

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!

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00:00 Intro
00:55 CERN is moving some systems to Debian
05:26 California Legislature Passes Open-Source Exemption From OS Age Verification
09:56 30,000 Games Playable on Linux but Ubisoft Is Intentionally Blocking For Honor
16:46 Audacity 4.0 Released With a Completely Rebuilt Interface
20:31 OpenShot 4.0 Brings Major Upgrades
22:47 The Ur Project - A Clear Linux Architect Is Building a New Linux Distro
26:20 Linux From Scratch 13.1 Released
29:57 Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Released
32:16 Update: NVIDIA confirmed they are buying Hugging Face
34:24 Support the show
35:39 Outro

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CERN is moving some systems to Debian
California Legislature Passes Open-Source Exemption From OS Age Verification
30,000 Games Playable on Linux but Ubisoft Is Intentionally Blocking For Honor
Audacity 4.0 Released With a Completely Rebuilt Interface
OpenShot 4.0 Brings Major Upgrades
The Ur Project - A Clear Linux Architect Is Building a New Linux Distro
Linux From Scratch 13.1 Released
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Released
- https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-26041-lts-point-release-download
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04.1-LTS-Released
Update: NVIDIA confirmed they are buying Hugging Face
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355: 35 Years of Linux, NVIDIA buying Hugging Face, €500K for Flatpak, Ai in Debian, & more Linux news Aug 31, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/tksoVnYTz1c

This week in Linux, we learned that NVIDIA might be buying Hugging Face and this AI community platform reportedly rejected extra investment from NVIDIA because they didn't want one company having too much influence. Now NVIDIA may be buying the entire company. Someone dumped more than 125 bug reports into QEMU in under ten minutes, leading one maintainer to call it an effective denial-of-service attack. Debian finished their debate on what to do with AI contributions and their decision was surprising. LibreOffice has a new release where they made it very clear they aren't interested in adding Ai tools to summarize the document you just wrote. Plus Flatpak is getting more than half a million euros to improve Linux app security and sandboxing, so that's awesome. And all of this is happening while Linux celebrates 35 years of the kernel. This is Your Source for Linux GNews so let's see what happened This Week in Linux.

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00:00 Intro
01:09 Happy 35th Birthday Linux
03:54 NVIDIA Reportedly Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for .9 Billion
07:16 Announcing €500K Sovereign Tech Agency Investment in Flatpak
09:38 Debian's AI Decision
12:07 AI Bug Reports Become a “Denial of Service” Against Open Source Maintainers
14:45 LibreOffice 26.8 Makes “No AI” a Feature
17:25 Support the show
18:40 Outro

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Happy 35th Birthday Linux
NVIDIA Reportedly Agrees to Buy Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion
Announcing €500K Sovereign Tech Agency Investment in Flatpak
Debian's AI Decision
AI Bug Reports Become a “Denial of Service” Against Open Source Maintainers
LibreOffice 26.8 Makes “No AI” a Feature
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354: Linux 7.2, Linux Hits 10% Market Share, AUR Update, Fedora on Framework, KDE LTS, & more Linux news Aug 23, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/lBJDyzkJbCI

Linux 7.2 is here with a ton of new kernel improvements. Desktop Linux has crossed a major milestone for usage with more than 10% in North America and 7% globally. Arch Linux has announced some changes they are making to the way the AUR works because of the latest Malware attacks. Plus there's some big KDE news this week. KDE is bringing back LTS support with a much bigger "Bullet-Proof KDE" approach, and Framework has announced the next edition of the Framework Laptop 12 and it's coming with a preinstalled option of Fedora KDE.

There is a LOT happening in the Linux world right now, and some of these stories get pretty wild. So here's Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:52 Support the show (Become a Member)
01:43 Linux 7.2 Released
04:50 Linux crosses 10% in Desktop Market Share
10:53 Arch Linux changes how AUR Adoptions work after Malware waves
13:06 "Bullet-Proof KDE" brings LTS Support back to KDE
16:29 Framework Laptop 12 with Fedora Linux Preinstalled
19:39 NVIDIA, GOG, & Epic Games to compete with Valve on Linux Gaming Ecosystem
23:01 Steam Deck 1% lows improve by as much as 32%
25:27 Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released
27:28 NVIDIA Becomes a Premier Sponsor of LVFS/Fwupd
28:48 FFmpeg 9.0 Released
29:56 Support the show
31:21 Outro

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Linux 7.2 Released
Linux crosses 10% in Desktop Market Share
Arch Linux changes how AUR Adoptions work after Malware waves
"Bullet-Proof KDE" brings LTS Support back to KDE
Framework Laptop 12 with Fedora Linux Preinstalled
NVIDIA, GOG, & Epic Games to compete with Valve on Linux Gaming Ecosystem
Steam Deck 1% lows improve by as much as 32%
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Better-1p-Lows
- https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/linux-kernel-patch-can-boost-the-steam-decks-1-percent-low-frame-rate-by-as-much-as-31-percent-in-early-testing/
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released
- https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-2-0-and-24-04-1-4-release-4007
NVIDIA Becomes a Premier Sponsor of LVFS/Fwupd
FFmpeg 9.0 Released
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353: Codeberg Bans AI, 432 Linux CVEs, Valve wants Arch on ARM, Jellyfin Leaders Left & more Linux news Jul 27, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/mytY-cyk76U

This week in Linux, hundreds of Linux security alerts landed but the headlines leave out the most important part. Codeberg, a major open-source code hosting platform, is drawing a new line around AI-generated code, Valve is stretching out their ARM for a new Frame of mind for running Linux, and Jellyfin is entering a major new chapter behind the scenes. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:30 Become a Member of the channel by July 31st
01:39 Codeberg bans mostly AI-generated projects
05:31 Valve and Collabora develop Arch Linux for ARM64
08:08 Jellyfin Leadership Departures
11:57 Linux publishes 432 kernel CVEs in 2 days
14:53 Canonical fixes 3 Snap vulnerabilities
17:26 Firefox 153 adds Containers and Vulkan Video
21:11 TWIL Speedrun or Linux Lightning Round
21:37 AMD’s open-source AI and robotics announcements
22:34 Final MPEG-4 Visual patent expiration
23:31 OBS Studio 32.2 Released
24:05 Raspberry Pi launches a 10-inch Touch Display 2
25:18 Outro

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Codeberg bans mostly AI-generated projects
Valve and Collabora develop Arch Linux for ARM64
Jellyfin Leadership Departures
Linux publishes 432 kernel CVEs in 2 days
Canonical fixes 3 Snap vulnerabilities
Firefox 153 adds Containers and Vulkan Video
TWIL Speedrun or Linux Lightning Round
- which do you prefer of those names?
AMD’s open-source AI and robotics announcements
Final MPEG-4 Visual patent expiration
OBS Studio 32.2 Released
Raspberry Pi launches a 10-inch Touch Display 2
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352: Linus Torvalds talks AI in kernel, COSMIC Frosted Glass, AppManager for AppImages & more Linux news Jul 19, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/CVkZvrh7qpw

Ubuntu is shipping a kernel that can make certain AMD workloads up to 42 times slower. Linus Torvalds is drawing clearer boundaries around AI-generated code in the kernel. Secure Boot just passed a major certificate expiration deadline. COSMIC Desktop 1.3 brings a polished new Frosted Glass design. And one developer decided to add another place and that's a Sega Genesis from 1994.

All of this and more on This Week in Linux. Now let’s jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:44 Ubuntu publishes Update that introduces regression for AMD users
03:52 Linus Torvalds talks on AI Code in Linux
07:12 Secure Boot Linux Certificates Expired?
09:27 COSMIC 1.3 with Frosted Glass
11:33 AppManager for AppImages
14:51 FreeBSD Removes All GPL Code
17:16 Rapid Fire Lightning Round
17:40 stillOS 10.2 Released
18:32 Blender 5.2 LTS Released
19:00 Clonezilla Live 3.3.3 Released
19:31 Linux on Sega Genesis and 32X Addon
20:26 Outro

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Ubuntu publishes Update that introduces regression for AMD users
- https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/amdgpu-performance-regression-in-kernel-7-0-0-28-28/85237
Linus Torvalds talks on AI Code in Linux
Secure Boot Linux Certificates Expired?
COSMIC 1.3 with Frosted Glass
- https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-3-desktop-environment-released-with-frosted-glass-effect
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.3
AppManager for AppImages
FreeBSD Removes All GPL Code
stillOS 10.2 Released
- https://stillhq.io/stillos-gets-gnome-49-a-better-first-boot-and-major-swai-improvements/
Blender 5.2 LTS Released
- https://www.blender.org/download/releases/5-2/
Clonezilla Live 3.3.3 Released
- https://clonezilla.org/downloads/stable/release-notes.php
Linux on Sega Genesis and 32X Addon
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351: Proton 11, Sabotage in OpenMandriva, Hannah Montana Linux, Cinnamon Wayland Ready & more Linux news Jul 12, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/_CXz9L6n0WU

This week in Linux, we have a really jam-packed episode for you. Linux Mint says that Cinnamon is ready for Wayland. We also have some drama news that's happening with OpenMandriva. So we're going to talk about that later. Also, we have some gaming news as well as two new distros that I want to show you. And also, Hannah Montana Linux is back, apparently.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:37 TuxDigital Memberships, support the show
01:35 Linux Mint says Cinnamon is Wayland Ready
03:19 Proton 11 Released
04:55 Sabotage in OpenMandriva?
08:49 RakuOS Linux 44 2026.07.05
11:56 Hannah Montana Linux Is Back
16:52 Galactic Mandate Linux 99
19:17 Sony Kills Physical Media for Games
24:33 Stop Killing Games Update
29:05 Outro

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350: Mageia 10, Kali Linux, Ultramarine 44, KDE Plasma Vulnerability & more Linux news Jul 05, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/n36KHHUw31A

The Linux news this week was jam packed with distro news, developer releases, and some security topics. We'll take look at new releases from Mageia Linux with Mageia 10, then Fyra Labs has announced Ultramarine Linux 44 and the offensive security distro Kali Linux has a brand new version this week. Plus there was a report of Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability affecting KDE Plasma. Then we'll take a look at the latest version of Git.

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00:00 Intro
00:43 Mageia 10 Released
03:36 Ultramarine Linux 44 Released
06:18 Kali Linux 2026.2 Released
09:29 KDE Plasma Affected by Arbitrary Code Execution
11:59 Git 2.55 Released
14:24 Wine 11.12 Released with Wayland Fractional Scaling
15:58 Microsoft Announces Linux Containers on WSL
18:14 Outro

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349: Steam Machine Prices Revealed, Akrites for FOSS Security, GIMP from 1996, & more Linux news Jun 27, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/eb8Evj5nw40

This week's Linux news is packed with all kinds of stuff to talk about from new hardware devices, desktop environments, and a blast from the past. Valve has some exciting news about their new Steam Machine, their latest SteamOS update and also hide your wallets because the Steam Summer Sale is happening right now. Then PINE64 announced a new Home Assistant powered Smart Speaker as a local alternative to Amazon Echos and all those. We've got some desktop news from Xfce as their new Wayland Compositor has Preview Release ready for testing and tinkerers. The COSMIC desktop also has a new release with new features and lots of polish but is it ready to go. Then later we've got a blast from the past because for some reason someone made a Flatpak of GIMP 0.54 the version from 1996.

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 Sourcewe are for Linux GNews!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
01:19 Steam Machine, SteamOS, and Steam Summer Sale
08:14 Akrites from Linux Foundation
11:49 PINE64 Smart Speaker with Home Assistant
14:41 Home Assistant OS 18.0 Released
17:37 GIMP 0.54 as a Flatpak
22:23 COSMIC 1.1 Released
26:46 Xfce’s Wayland Compositor Preview Release
29:08 Outro

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348: Linux 7.1, KDE Plasma 6.7, Antergos Returns?, Commodore Callback, AUR Update & more Linux news Jun 21, 2026

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video: https://youtu.be/RCmZKZB-Mf8

The Linux News this week was jam packed. Linus Torvalds announced a new release of the Linux kernel. KDE announced a new release of the Plasma desktop. We've got an update on the AUR Malware from last week, it got better and then worse. Commodore revealed their next product, the Commodore Callback a Smart dumb phone. Yea I know. Plus there's some rumbles going on about the Return of Antergos Linux, we'll talk about that

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00:00 Intro
00:50 Linux 7.1 Released
03:36 KDE Plasma 6.7 Released
08:40 Antergos Linux Returns?!
16:08 AUR Malware Update for Arch Linux Users
19:39 Commodore Callback, a Smart Dumbphone
25:48 Epic Games Launches Lore Version Control System
28:24 DistroWatch Goes Down, Backups Save the Day
29:59 Outro

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