This Week in Linux

Your weekly Linux and Open Source news podcast keeping you up to date about all the coolest and most interesting news in the Linux and Open Source world.

260: LXQt Desktop, Nouveau Lead Joins NVIDIA, AlmaLinux making waves, New Linux Tablet & more Linux news

We have some very interesting news this week, we’ve got a brand new major release of the LXQt desktop environment, there’s a strange but potentially good twist in the ongoing saga of Nvidia and open source drivers, Red Hat drops the hardware ball and AlmaLinux catches it. Plus there’s a new Linux Tablet trying to […]

04-21
16:40

259: Ubuntu 24.04 Beta, Gentoo becomes SPI-ware, Solution to NVidia & Wayland & more Linux news

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 […]

04-15
24:20

258: XZ Backdoor Attack, Linux Mint 22, Fedora Switch to KDE?, Flathub Unverified & more Linux news

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 […]

04-07
23:47

257: GNOME 46, Linux 6.8, KDE Security Warning, Fedora 40 Beta & more Linux news

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 […]

03-31
23:47

256: Linux Desktop Growth, Fedora Dropping Xorg, Nintendo vs Yuzu lawsuit & more Linux news

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 […]

03-10
34:52

255: KDE Plasma 6 MegaRelease, cover your Tails, CIQ’s Rocky credibility & more Linux news

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 […]

03-02
30:39

254: Linux Laptops, Fedora, DreamWorks Open Source, LXQt Desktop & more Linux news

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 […]

02-26
33:49

253: Fedora goes Atomic, COSMIC is Coming, Linux Kernel Security, Mozilla Refocusing & more Linux news

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 […]

02-18
27:21

252: Kubuntu LTS Says No to Plasma 6, a new Damn Small distro, FCC vs AI calls & more Linux news

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 […]

02-10
28:45

251: Budgie Desktop, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Flathub, openSUSE, Purism & more Linux news

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 […]

02-05
33:58

250: Gentoo Linux, Firefox 122, Parrot OS, Valve Proton & more Linux news

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 […]

01-27
29:51

249: Linux Mint, Wine, COSMIC, PulseAudio, OpenSUSE, KDE & more Linux news

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 […]

01-20
25:17

248: Linux 6.7, Solus 4.5, Snaps, Flatpaks, AI News & more Linux news

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 […]

01-13
17:47

247: Manjaro 23.1, COSMIC Desktop, Fedora Asahi, Zorin 17, AlmaLinux, & more Linux news

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 […]

12-23
27:06

246: Linux Mint, Debian, Security Flaws, Linux Blue Screen of Death, Nextcloud & more Linux news

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 […]

12-17
21:13

245: Cinnamon Desktop, KDE Plasma 6, Kali Linux, AI Alliance, 23AndMe Hacked & more Linux news

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 […]

12-10
21:14

244: PipeWire 1.0, Red Hat Dropping Xorg, openSUSE, Nextcloud & more Linux news

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 […]

12-03
26:28

243: Inkscape, LTS Kernels, EndeavourOS, Firefox 120, Steam Sale & more Linux news

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 […]

11-26
18:28

242: Blender 4, OBS 30, Red Hat, AlmaLinux, €1Million to GNOME & more Linux news

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 […]

11-19
23:56

241: Fedora 39, OLED Steam Deck, UBports, LXQt, Immutable Ubuntu & more Linux news

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 […]

11-13
29:56

mahdi h

are there another platform to get your wonderful podcasts? I'm on castbox and this is shit

03-25 Reply

elrey741

since you do a recap of the previous week of linux, and DLN's forum will be first discussion about linux. Would you mind possibly doing a section about summarizing interesting posts/discussions from the previous week on the forums? (like how you talked about the Microsoft thing, but do a recap every week? )

09-29 Reply

elrey741

10:46: That is am amazing feature! How have I never known about that! (move windows around with Alt button) thank you so much for these DE tips/ tricks.

09-29 Reply

elrey741

44:20: how do you do the segment index? is it manual or are you automatically generate it somehow?

09-24 Reply

elrey741

36:55: I would be intrested in how you all are handling tutorials. Also, I would love to be able to contribute as well.

09-24 Reply

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