This Week in Linux

https://youtu.be/w-F1Exi4o0U Forum Discussion Thread This week's news is exciting with cool new stuff and pretty bonkers because we narrowly avoided a security nightmare! A backdoor was discovered hidden in a common Linux utility, and it could have infected millions of devices. We'll break down how this almost happened, and what it means for you. Then, we'll switch gears and talk about some exciti...

https://youtu.be/u0475LDXlDg Forum Discussion Thread This week's news is exciting with cool new stuff and pretty bonkers because we narrowly avoided a security nightmare! A backdoor was discovered hidden in a common Linux utility, and it could have infected millions of devices. We'll break down how this almost happened, and what it means for you. Then, we'll switch gears and talk about some exciti...

https://youtu.be/P9LJkwlah2g Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL, we've got a brand new kernel to talk about with Linux 6.8. GNOME 46 has been released bringing a ton of desktop related goodies. Fedora and openSUSE have released some betas for us all to try out and test. Red Hat announced a new driver project for NVIDIA support on Linux. All of this and more on this episode of This Wee...

https://youtu.be/0cCBn-iMOUY Forum Discussion Thread We've got a lot of big news for Linux users this week! We've got everything from marketshare growth to the latest updates for your favorite distros. Desktop Linux hits 4% market share! That's the highest ever by the way. Linux From Scratch just released a new version for those of you who dream of building your own OS. Fedora is considering dropp...

https://youtu.be/lBhgKsPp0GY Forum Discussion Thread KDE has finally blessed us with the latest release of KDE Plasma and this isnt just any release but a massive megarelease as they call it. That's right, KDE Plasma 6 is here! We also got some new distro releases from the privacy focused distro Tails, Tiny Core Linux and apparently one project is trying to see just how accessible coconuts can be....

https://youtu.be/kUPp8Ieg8d0 Forum Discussion Thread February seems to be a really big month for desktop environment news because KDE Plasma is almost upon us with the release next week. GNOME has announced the beta release of GNOME 46. LXQt has dropped some big news that LXQt 2.0 is on its way. and there may be another distro already interested in System76's COSMIC desktop. We're also going to ta...

https://youtu.be/1h1WnfnonI4 Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL (253), Fedora has announced a new branch of their distro for immutable operating systems, called Fedora Atomic Desktops. System76 says we are getting close to an Alpha version of the COSMIC desktop. Then we're going to talk about Linux kernel security. Mozilla is refocusing on the Firefox browser while also doing some wei...

https://youtu.be/nl2viCr92TU Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL (252), we have a new version of the core graphics stack project Mesa. A very small yet phoenix-like distro is rising from the ashes of deprecation. Kubuntu has released their plans for Kubuntu 24.04 and the roadmap for implementing KDE Plasma 6. elementary has released a preview of the next edition of their OS. All of thi...

https://youtu.be/x2VeEOd5fTs Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL, the Buddies of Budgie have released a new version of the Budgie Desktop, Ubuntu has announced some ambitious goals for the next release of the distro. The Flathub has hit a major milestone. openSUSE is getting geared up for the openSUSE Conference. Plus Purism is making some waves with the announcement of their first pub...

https://youtu.be/5KqAHwlxDpE Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL (250), Gentoo Linux has some made some major changes to their distro. Mozilla has released a new version of Firefox including DEB packages for those non-snap users out there. Ethical hacking distro Parrot OS has a new version out. Plus we've got news from Valve, Lutris and many more for some gaming news. All of this and m...

https://youtu.be/GIcFyq5CRRc Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL (249), Linux Mint has released a new version of their distro. KDE & GNOME have announced updates to the next version of their desktop environments. A new version of Wine is out. openSUSE released a roadmap to the next iteration of Leap and System76 released a roadmap to an Alpha release of their new COSMIC desktop. Al...

https://youtu.be/plfGctyEcy4 Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL (248), there is a new version of the Linux kernel bringing a ton of improvements. Solus has released a new version of their distro. We’ve got news about the universal app formats Snaps and Flatpaks. Then we’ll dive into a variety of AI related topics from Audacity to Volkswagen. All of this and more on this episode of Thi...

https://youtu.be/y62JeJtX0MU Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL (247), we've got new distro releases to stuff your Christmas stockings with from Manjaro, Zorin 17 and AlmaLinux. Fedora has announced the release of their new Asahi remix with Fedora Asahi. Then we'll take a look at the latest news for System76's COSMIC Desktop. Plus Debian might be doing something very rare for the proj...

https://youtu.be/CYZte822pzE Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL (246), we've got new releases from Linux Mint, systemd, Debian and more. We've also got some new security stories to talk about from bluetooth flaws and firmware attacks to 23AndMe being back in the news in a less than ideal way. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Down...

https://youtu.be/smYYJoiBe9s Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL (245), there is a new version of the Cinnamon desktop. KDE have announced the first Beta release of Plasma 6. Kali Linux has their end of the year release out. There is a new organization to further the development of AI in an open way. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNew...

https://youtu.be/A7fXwNGVctk Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL (244), Red Hat has announced that Xorg is no more for RHEL. PipeWire 1.0 has been released to the world. Nextcloud has revealed they are joining forces with Roundcube to improve the Webmail option of Nextcloud. openSUSE is currently running a contest to change some logos for various projects. All of this and more on this...

https://youtu.be/EzJpm9YCL4c Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL (243), Inkscape is celebrating 20 years of the project. The Linux Kernel has confirmed which version will be the next LTS. EndeavourOS just release a brand new version. Lock up your wallets because the 2023 Steam Autumn Sale just launched. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux G...

https://youtu.be/uErL83xFw5M Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL (242), we’ll find out if it will blend with Blender 4.0. OBS project has released OBS Studio 30. AlmaLinux has a new release with 9.3. GNOME is getting funding of 1 Million euros. The Linux Foundation is creating a new foundation for High Performance Software. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Yo...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYgfx5RYN90 Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL (241), Fedora announces the latest release with Fedora Linux 39. Valve shocked the gaming world with a new updated Steam Deck. UBPorts has released a new update for Ubuntu Touch. Speaking of Ubuntu, Ubuntu has announced a technical preview of the Ubuntu Core Desktop edition. All of this and more on this epi...

https://youtu.be/9dUDO6YhYpw Forum Discussion Thread On this episode of TWIL (240), the Linux kernel has released the latest version with 6.6 and there are a lot of exciting updates in this release. Mozilla has announced they are finally beginning to package DEB files of the Firefox browser. Linux Mint’s Cinnamon is getting Wayland support. Apple has announced their new M3 chips and we’ll talk abo...

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