Linux & Open Source News Fedora KDE drops X11, Huge Nvidia Wayland fixes, Web DRM is dead, Linux kernel 6.6
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00:00 Intro
00:50 Fedora KDE drops X11
https://linuxiac.com/fedora-40-to-offer-plasma-6-drops-x11-entirely/
04:18 Kwin gets HDR support
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Initial-HDR-Gaming-MR
07:34 Nvidia drivers get huge wayland improvements
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-545.29.02-Linux-Driver
12:35 Sponsor: Thunderbird
14:14 GNOME improves Wayland support
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-shell-and-mutter-45-1-released-with-xwayland-and-wayland-improvements
https://www.phoronix.com/news/XWayland-GLAMOR-GL-GLES
16:43 Google abandons Web DRM API
https://9to5google.com/2023/11/02/google-chrome-web-integrity-api/
19:57 Linux kernel 6.6 has massive performance improvements
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/linux-kernel-6-6-new-features
24:14 Discord flatpak is now official
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/10/discord-for-linux-gets-flathub-verified/
27:57 Steam snap brings improvements to all snaps
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/steam-snap-status-improvements/39796
30:25 SystemD gets target storage mode
https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-storagetm
33:24 Youtube doubles down on adblock blocking
https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/31/23940583/youtube-ad-blocker-crackdown-broadening
38:01 Gaming: Wine, War Thunder open sources engine
https://www.winehq.org/announce/8.19
41:5 Outro