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Sep 2, 2023 β€’ 41min

Accent colors standard & kernel performance boosts

This episode is sponsored by Thunderbird: https://mzla.link/tb-flatpak πŸ‘ Support the show here: πŸ‘ https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ πŸ‘• Buy TLE Merch: πŸ‘• https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ πŸ“Ή Watch Linux videos: πŸ“Ή https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment πŸŽ™οΈ Leave your feedback here: πŸŽ™οΈ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 00:00 Intro 00:53 Accent colors are added to the XDG desktop portal https://www.phoronix.com/news/XDG-Desktop-Portal-1.17.1 https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/pull/815 06:23 Linux Kernel 6.5 was released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/08/linux-kernel-6-5-features https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux65-ryzen-7950x 10:41 Kernel 6.6 will have big performance boosts https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.6-Sysctl-Cleaning https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.6-IOmap-Improvements https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.6-EEVDF-Merged https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.6-Early-Features https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-New-OverDrive-Linux 16:22 Sponsor: Thunderbird https://mzla.link/tb-flatpak 17:52 GNOME will get more UI updates https://www.omglinux.com/nautilus-split-pane-gnome-45/ https://feborg.es/gnome-settings-update-2023-2/ 22:11 France pushes another censorship law https://www.techradar.com/computing/cyber-security/france-plans-to-boost-internet-censorship-to-combat-online-fraud https://foundation.mozilla.org/fr/campaigns/sign-our-petition-to-stop-france-from-forcing-browsers-like-mozillas-firefox-to-censor-websites-en/ 26:53 Intel announces chips with 240% better efficiency https://www.reuters.com/technology/intel-says-new-sierra-forest-chip-more-than-double-power-efficiency-2023-08-28/ 30:37 Flatpak implements Wayland security features https://www.phoronix.com/news/Flatpak-Wayland-Security-Ctx 32:02 Alma Linux adds 2 new repos https://linuxiac.com/almalinux-goes-its-way-adds-two-new-repositories/ 36:22 Gaming News: Starfield on Steam Deck, Wine + Wayland https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/roblox-support-returns-to-linux-with-wine/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/09/steam-deck-os-349-released-with-gpu-fix-for-starfield/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-Wayland-Part-6 40:59 Outro πŸ’» Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, TuxedoπŸ’» https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# πŸ‘ Support the show here: πŸ‘ Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ πŸ‘• Buy TLE Merch: πŸ‘• https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ πŸ“Ή Watch Linux videos: πŸ“Ή https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment πŸŽ™οΈ Leave your feedback here: πŸŽ™οΈ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com
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Aug 27, 2023 β€’ 41min

Ubuntu desktop plans, NVIDIA BIOS lock broken, Budgie gets updates

πŸ‘ Support the show here: πŸ‘ https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ πŸ‘• Buy TLE Merch: πŸ‘• https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ πŸ“Ή Watch Linux videos: πŸ“Ή https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment πŸŽ™οΈ Leave your feedback here: πŸŽ™οΈ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 00:00 Intro 00:59 Ubuntu shared their plans for the desktop https://ubuntu.com//blog/ubuntu-desktop-charting-a-course-for-the-future 07:31 Budgie received a big update https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/budgie-10.8-released https://linuxiac.com/budgie-desktop-10-8-released/ 12:51 KDE & GNOME updates https://kde.org/announcements/gear/23.08.0/ https://pointieststick.com/2023/08/25/this-week-in-kde-tap-to-click-by-default/ https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2023/08/twig-110/ 19:25 NVIDIA Bios lock has been broken https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Lock-Broken https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/nvidia-posts-nvapi-core-software-development-kit-on-github/ 22:49 Asahi Linux has an OpenGL conformant driver https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-GLES-3.1-AGX-M1-M2 25:15 Firefox lets you import extensions from Chrome https://www.ghacks.net/2023/08/23/firefox-users-may-import-chrome-extensions-now/ 27:35 Ubuntu Deepin 23.04 is finally out https://linuxiac.com/ubuntudde-remix-23-04-released/ https://ubuntudde.com/blog/ubuntudde-remix-23-04-lunar-release-note/ 30:02 Alma Linux is doing better than ever https://siliconangle.com/2023/08/18/almalinux-leader-says-red-hat-code-crackdown-isnt-threat/ 32:59 LibreOffice 7.6 is a big update https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-7.6 36:20 Gaming News: Apex bans players, Roblox Linux support… https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/linux-players-getting-banned-on-apex-legends-again/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/steamos-35-for-steam-deck-gets-a-screen-colour-temperature-setting/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/ge-proton-8-13-and-8-12-released-fsr-no-longer-default-and-many-game-fixes/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/roblox-support-is-coming-back-to-wine-on-linux/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/over-11000-games-now-rated-steam-deck-playable/ 41:05 Outro πŸ’» Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, TuxedoπŸ’» https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# πŸ‘ Support the show here: πŸ‘ Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ πŸ‘• Buy TLE Merch: πŸ‘• https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ πŸ“Ή Watch Linux videos: πŸ“Ή https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment πŸŽ™οΈ Leave your feedback here: πŸŽ™οΈ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com
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Aug 20, 2023 β€’ 44min

New Linux tablet, SUSE goes private, GNOME 45 beta

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Aug 12, 2023 β€’ 42min

New CPU flaws will lower performance, Linux enterprise shakeup, KDE Wayland support

CPU flaws affecting AMD and Intel processors will lead to decreased performance. SUSE and Oracle form a foundation to provide RHEL compatible code. Red Hat hires engineers to work on bootloaders. Wayland support on Plasma 6 looks promising. GNOME 45 may include native screencasting support.
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Aug 6, 2023 β€’ 42min

ChromeOS becomes a Linux distro, GNOME Activities changes, Mint 21.3

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Jul 29, 2023 β€’ 40min

Google's new nightmare plan for the web, GNOME's new windowing system, Plasma 6 removes features

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Jul 22, 2023 β€’ 45min

EU's new law will hurt FOSS, Intel performance boost, repairable laptops

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Jul 15, 2023 β€’ 43min

SUSE takes on Red Hat, Mint 21.2 released & Thunderbird Supernova

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Jul 8, 2023 β€’ 40min

New Ubuntu Store promotes snap only, GNOME 45 alpha and France privacy breaches

πŸ‘ Support the show here: πŸ‘ https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ πŸ‘• Buy TLE Merch: πŸ‘• https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ πŸ“Ή Watch Linux videos: πŸ“Ή https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment πŸŽ™οΈ Leave your feedback here: πŸŽ™οΈ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 00:00 Intro 00:48 Ubuntu’s new app store favors snaps over debs https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/07/ubuntu-23-10-new-app-store-deb-support 06:22 GNOME 45 alpha is out https://9to5linux.com/gnome-45-alpha-is-now-available-for-public-testing-heres-whats-new 11:00 Canonical takes control of the Linux Container Daemon https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/07/canonical-takes-full-control-of-lxd https://linuxiac.com/lxd-containers-project-goes-under-canonical-wing/ 14:24 Ubuntu will let you pick the apps you want at install https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/07/ubuntu-new-unified-install-plans-sound-meh https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/rethinking-ubuntu-desktop-a-more-thoughtful-default-installation/36736 19:24 BlendOS 3 supports all Linux packaging formats https://9to5linux.com/immutable-distro-blendos-3-now-officially-available-based-on-arch-linux https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOm_zATjgqU 23:21 Alma and Rocky answer to Red Hat https://rockylinux.org/news/keeping-open-source-open/ https://almalinux.org/blog/our-value-is-our-values/ 27:06 France just voted for surveillance https://gizmodo.com/france-bill-allows-police-access-phones-camera-gps-1850609772 31:42 Meta’s Threads app is a privacy nightmare https://techcrunch.com/2023/07/05/threads-passes-2-million-downloads-in-2-hours/ https://play.google.com/store/apps/datasafety?id=com.instagram.barcelona&gl=it https://www.semafor.com/article/07/06/2023/twitter-is-threatening-to-sue-meta-over-threads 35:45 Gaming News: Steam Deck wins Linux gaming, Steam beta https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/07/steam-beta-improves-openbox-support-and-fixes-focus-issues-with-amd-intel/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/07/nearly-40-of-linux-gamers-on-steam-are-on-steam-deck/ https://blogs.gnome.org/wjjt/2023/07/05/endless-oss-privacy-preserving-metrics-system/ 39:14 Outro πŸ’» Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, TuxedoπŸ’» https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# πŸ‘ Support the show here: πŸ‘ Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ πŸ‘• Buy TLE Merch: πŸ‘• https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ πŸ“Ή Watch Linux videos: πŸ“Ή https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment πŸŽ™οΈ Leave your feedback here: πŸŽ™οΈ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com
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Jul 2, 2023 β€’ 44min

Kernel 6.4 boosts AMD, FOSS Nvidia Driver, GNOME gaming improvements

πŸ‘ Support the show here: πŸ‘ https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ πŸ‘• Buy TLE Merch: πŸ‘• https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ πŸ“Ή Watch Linux videos: πŸ“Ή https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment πŸŽ™οΈ Leave your feedback here: πŸŽ™οΈ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 00:00 Intro 00:39 Linux Kernel 6.4 brings big AMD improvements https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Guided-Auto https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-6-4/ 05:08 FOSS NVK driver makes good progress https://9to5linux.com/open-source-nvidia-vulkan-driver-nvk-now-supports-older-gpus-new-extensions https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/nvk-update-enabling-new-extensions-conformance-status-more.html 10:56 GNOME fixes Wayland gaming https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mutter-Wayland-Gaming-No-Block
 https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/3080 https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2023/06/twig-102/ 15:08 KDE weekly updates https://pointieststick.com/2023/06/30/this-week-in-kde-plasma-6-development-continues/ 17:41 New Installer might debut in Fedora 39 https://9to5linux.com/fedora-linux-39-workstation-to-ship-with-a-more-modern-installer 20:48 ReactOS isn’t dead and is super interesting https://reactos.org/blogs/newsletter-102/ 23:41 Canonical redesigns the snap store https://ubuntu.com//blog/snapcraft-io-reloaded-check-out-the-new-look-and-feel 26:46 Zorin OS brings an in place updater tool https://blog.zorin.com/2023/06/28/the-zorin-os-upgrader-has-arrived/ 30:06 System76 releases their Thelio cases as a standalone https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/06/system76-reveal-the-nebula-a-new-pc-case-for-everyone/ https://system76.com/components 32:57 Irish Data Protection Commission legal shenanigans https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/data-security/2023/06/26/last-minute-law-change-bid-to-muzzle-critics-of-data-protection-commission-iccl/ 36:57 Gaming News: AMD driver improvements, Valve hiring, and more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/06/amd-radv-gets-feature-to-help-emulation-and-translation-layers/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/06/valve-pulls-in-another-graphics-driver-developer-for-linux-gaming/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/06/steam-deck-hits-over-10000-verified-and-playable-games/ https://www.winehq.org/announce/8.11 https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/vkd3d/-/blob/771e442af16228a977eebba82224f06f6d0202fe/ANNOUNCE https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/06/part-4-of-the-wine-work-for-wayland-is-now-merged/ 43:30 Outro πŸ’» Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, TuxedoπŸ’» https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# πŸ‘ Support the show here: πŸ‘ Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ πŸ‘• Buy TLE Merch: πŸ‘• https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ πŸ“Ή Watch Linux videos: πŸ“Ή https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment πŸŽ™οΈ Leave your feedback here: πŸŽ™οΈ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com

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