Exploring Flatpaks and Flathub

video: https://youtu.be/5xKRqsWp46M

On this episode of Destination Linux, we celebrate Flathub’s stunning climb to 3 billion app downloads, explore how the new Kali Linux 2025.2 release can turn your Raspberry Pi into a powerhouse for ethical hacking, and unpack Fedora’s controversial proposal to drop 32-bit support in Fedora 44. All of this and much more on Destination Linux!

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Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net
Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com
Michael Tunnell = michaeltunnell.com

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:39 Community Feedback
00:11:38 Sandfly Security
00:14:35 3 Billion Reasons Flathub Matters
00:37:02 Is i686 Support on the Fedora Chopping Block?
00:46:58 Meet Jasmine: The Launcher You Didn’t Know You Needed
00:50:20 Michael’s Secret Talent: Raptor LARPing
00:52:05 USB Wi-Fi Dongles: Choose Wisely
00:57:17 Ryan Recruits His Boss for Linux
00:58:38 Ubuntu’s Problem: It Looks Amazing
01:00:19 Support the Show
01:02:13 Outro
01:02:32 Post Show

Links:

• Community Feedback
  • Ladybird video = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YM7pDMLvr4
  • https://destinationlinux.net/comments
  • https://destinationlinux.net/forum
• Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
  • https://destinationlinux.net/sandfly
• 3 Billion Reasons Flathub Matters
  • https://flathub.org/statistics
  • https://ostechnix.com/flathub-3-billion-downloads/
• Kali Linux for Raspberry Pi
  • https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-2-release/
  • https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/kali-linux-gets-a-major-upgrade-with-more-than-10-new-hacking-tools-plus-vpn-ip-extension-great-for-ethical-hackers-and-pentest-pros
• Is i686 Support on the Fedora Chopping Block?
  • https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f44-change-proposal-drop-i686-support-system-wide/156324
• Meet Jasmine: The Launcher You Didn’t Know You Needed
  • https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.alamahant.Jasmine
• USB Wi-Fi Dongles: Choose Wisely
  • https://amzn.to/3ZZozSG
• Support the Show
  • https://tuxdigital.com/membership
  • https://store.tuxdigital.com/