This Week in Linux

326: FFmpeg 8.0, Google Bans Android Sideloading, SuperTuxKart Forked, Bazaar Store, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/P7AwobSLSyM Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we've got new releases from some under the hood projects like FFmpeg and QEMU. There's a new software store for Linux that is exclusively focused on Flatpaks. CachyOS is back on the show again with a brand new release and we've also got a bit of drama to cover this week. There's some drama going on with the SuperTuxKart project and Google has decided that sideloading on Android has to go. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now, let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:30 FFmpeg 8.0 03:58 Google Banning Android Side Loading 2026 07:19 CachyOS August 2025 Update 10:26 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 13:01 Bazaar software store now on Flathub 16:47 SuperTuxKart Drama and Evolution 19:02 KDE's New Initial System Setup Wizard 20:31 QEMU 10.1 Released 21:47 Outro Links: FFmpeg 8.0 https://ffmpeg.org/index.html#pr8.0 Google Banning Android Side Loading 2026 https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/08/elevating-android-security.html https://www.androidauthority.com/android-developer-verification-requirements-3590911/ CachyOS August 2025 Update https://cachyos.org/blog/2508-august-release/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Bazaar software store now on Flathub https://flathub.org/apps/io.github.kolunmi.Bazaar SuperTuxKart Drama and Evolution https://blog.supertuxkart-evolution.com/2025/08/announcing-supertuxkart-evolution.html KDE's New Initial System Setup Wizard https://blogs.kde.org/2025/08/23/this-week-in-plasma-kde-initial-system-setup/ QEMU 10.1 Released https://www.qemu.org/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/QEMU-10.1-Released https://9to5linux.com/qemu-10-1-released-with-tdx-support-many-risc-v-and-arm-improvements Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

325: LibreOffice 25.8, 7 Years of Proton, CachyOS gets #1 on DistroWatch, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/vSfDyg8OxsI Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we've got a bunch of new releases from the super popular open source office suite LibreOffice to a couple releases from Mozilla and one of the best open source video editors has a new release with Kdenlive. We're also going to take a look back at seven years of Proton as we celebrate the current state of Linux gaming. Plus, CachyOS is currently on the rise as they just took the number one spot on DistroWatch. We'll talk about what that means and what it doesn't. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what's going on in the Linux and open source world. And we are so close to 100,000 subscribers for the channel. If you haven't subscribed yet, please do. Now, let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:06 LibreOffice 25.8 03:45 7 Years of Proton 06:24 CachyOS becomes #1 on DistroWatch 09:34 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 12:01 Firefox 142 14:03 Thunderbird 142 17:24 LibreELEC 12.2 18:51 OSMC August 2025 Update 20:49 Kdenlive 25.08 22:49 Humble Bundle Summer Sale 24:06 Arch’s AUR Battles DDoS Attacks and Malware 27:08 Outro Links: LibreOffice 25.8 https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/08/20/libreoffice-25-8/ https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/25.8 7 Years of Proton https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/7-years-later-valves-proton-has-been-an-incredible-game-changer-for-linux/ CachyOS becomes #1 on DistroWatch https://distrowatch.com/ https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=popularity https://cachyos.org/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Firefox 142 https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/142.0/releasenotes/ Thunderbird 142 https://blog.thunderbird.net/2025/08/tbpro-august-2025-update/ https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/142.0/releasenotes/ LibreELEC 12.2 https://libreelec.tv/2025/08/15/libreelec-omega-12-2-0/ OSMC August 2025 Update https://osmc.tv/2025/08/osmcs-august-update-is-here-4/ Kdenlive 25.08 https://kdenlive.org/news/releases/25.08.0/ Humble Bundle Summer Sale https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/19353m Arch’s AUR Battles DDoS Attacks and Malware https://fossforce.com/2025/08/archs-aur-battles-ddos-attacks-and-persistent-malware-all-summer-so-far Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

324: Secure Boot Linux issues, EU's Chat Control law, Linux Mint 22.2, Ubuntu Touch, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/5T1Frk70LTQ Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a lot of news to cover. We have some good news and some bad news. Well, people like to start with bad news first, I guess. So there is a fiasco happening with Secure Boot and how it may be affecting Linux users. Also, the EU is proposing a law that is pretty close to being passed that is very scary and a step towards mass surveillance. We'll talk about that. Then also we have some good news and that the Pebble watches are back and we have some beta releases from Linux Mint and Ubuntu Touch as well as SyncThing is back, which is a really cool tool to sync your files across multiple devices. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what's going on in the Linux and open source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:23 Secure Boot Fiasco coming for Linux Users? 03:43 EU Chat Control law is a step towards mass surveillance 06:15 KDE Gear 25.08 Released 08:19 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 10:38 Pebble Time 2 is coming 12:13 Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Released 13:43 Ubuntu Touch 24.04 1.0 Beta 15:05 Syncthing 2.0.0 released 17:28 SparkyLinux 8.0 released 18:39 LVFS Sustainability Plan 20:31 HandBrake 1.10 Released 21:55 Outro Links: Secure Boot Fiasco coming for Linux Users? https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/72892.html https://lwn.net/Articles/1029767/ https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/linux-users-are-about-to-face-another-major-microsoft-secure-boot-issue EU Chat Control law is a step towards mass surveillance https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ https://mullvad.net/en/chatcontrol https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-chat-control-plan-gains-support-threatens-encryption KDE Gear 25.08 Released https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.08.0/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Pebble Time 2 is coming https://ericmigi.com/blog/pebble-time-2-design-reveal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcPzmDePH3E https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/pebbles-smartwatch-is-back-pebble-time-2-specs-revealed/ Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Released https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4876 Ubuntu Touch 24.04 1.0 Beta https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-1-0-and-20-04-ota-10-call-for-testing-3963 Syncthing 2.0.0 released https://syncthing.net/ https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/tag/v2.0.0 SparkyLinux 8.0 released https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-0/ LVFS Sustainability Plan https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2025/08/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan-vendor-funding HandBrake 1.10 Released https://handbrake.fr/ https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/releases/tag/1.10.0 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/handbrake-1-10-released-new-features Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

323: Debian 13, NVIDIA says NO! to Backdoors, OpenSUSE Leap 16 & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/xbAxLonf9iQ Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, there's some big distro news because we got a brand new version of Debian, probably, and openSUSE Leap 16 just hit release candidate status. We've also got some cool news from Nvidia including their stance against adding backdoors to their hardware. Plus, we've got new app releases from the Mastodon client Tuba and the awesome screenshot tool Flameshot. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:06 Debian 13 Trixie Released (maybe) 04:12 NVIDIA says NO! to Backdoors and Kill Switches 07:49 OpenSUSE Leap 16.0 reaches RC status 10:32 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 12:57 Automotive Industry wants Open Source Collaboration 15:38 Flameshot 13 released 18:43 Tuba v0.10.0 released 20:46 Humble Bundles 22:37 Outro Links: Debian 13 Trixie Released (maybe) https://www.debian.org https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes.en.pdf https://www.phoronix.com/review/debian-13-benchmarks NVIDIA says NO! to Backdoors and Kill Switches https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/no-backdoors-no-kill-switches-no-spyware/ https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-toolkit-release-notes/index.html https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nvidia-are-working-on-a-general-optimization-for-vkd3d-directx12-games-on-linux/ OpenSUSE Leap 16.0 reaches RC status https://news.opensuse.org/2025/08/04/leap-16-rc/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/opensuse-leap-16-0-will-need-steam-gamers-to-install-some-extras-due-to-no-32-bit/ https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/opensuse_leap_16_reaches_rc/ Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly Automotive Industry wants Open Source Collaboration https://www.electrive.com/2025/06/25/automotive-industry-launches-alliance-for-software-development/ https://www.sovereign.tech/tech https://www.opendesk.eu/en https://opencode.de/en https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44370494 https://www.vda.de/en/press/press-releases/2025/250624_PM_Automotive_industry_signs_Memorandum_of_Understanding Flameshot 13 released https://flameshot.org/ https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/releases/tag/v13.0.0 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/flameshot-13 Tuba v0.10.0 released https://tuba.geopjr.dev/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/tuba-0-10-mastodon-client-linux-new-features Humble Bundles WB Games = https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/09K6DE Co-Op = https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/3J0K3k Other Bundles = https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/4Gn7Yr

322: Linux 6.16, KDE's new distro, 10 Years of Feren OS, UK's Online Safety Act & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/H_fo3yHANII Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a jam packed show for you with a brand new version of the Linux kernel with Linux 6.16. Then we have some new distros to talk about with KDE Linux and Helium OS. Plus feren OS is back on the show this week to celebrate a big milestone of their 10 year anniversary. Then we'll talk about some bummer news, with a new UK law that is wreaking havoc on the internet. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:28 Linux Kernel 6.16 Released 04:12 KDE Linux: KDE's own Linux distro 08:39 10 Year Anniversary of Feren OS 10:57 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 13:03 UK's Online Safety Act is wreaking havoc online 19:21 Kapitano Anti-Virus Abandons Ship 22:35 Helium OS 10 Released 25:00 libinput 1.29 Released 26:07 Outro Links: Linux Kernel 6.16 Released https://kernel.org/ https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.16 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.16-Features-Reminder https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.16-Released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/linux-6-16-released-openvpn-speed-boost-5-level-paging https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-16-officially-released-this-is-whats-new KDE Linux https://kde.org/linux/ https://www.omglinux.com/kde-linux-immutable-os/ 10 Years of Feren OS https://medium.com/feren-os/celebrating-10-years-of-feren-os-what-to-look-out-for-in-the-future-58d3d0768350 UK tries to ruin the internet (lol not real title) https://news.sky.com/story/new-internet-rules-come-into-force-this-week-heres-what-will-change-13400034 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1k81lj8nvpo https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4ep1znk4zo https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/age-assurance https://www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-uk-users-verify-age-access-content/ https://www.wired.com/story/vpn-use-spike-age-verification-laws-uk/ https://www.404media.co/id-verification-service-for-tiktok-uber-x-exposed-driver-licenses-au10tix/ https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/european-digital-identity_en https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/23/new-rules-will-radically-change-the-way-we-use-the-internet-in-australia-and-not-just-social-media https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-age-checks-3582141/ Kapitano Abandons Ship https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/kapitano-linux-antivirus-abandoned-by-dev https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1mc7re9/kapitano_linux_antivirus_scanner_developer/ https://codeberg.org/zynequ/Kapitano/issues/12 https://codeberg.org/zynequ/Kapitano/issues/13 https://codeberg.org/zynequ/Kapitano/issues/14 https://github.com/ivangabriele/clamav-desktop Helium OS 10 https://www.heliumos.org/ https://www.heliumos.org/blog/post/heliumos-10-released/ libinput 1.29 https://lore.freedesktop.org/wayland-devel/20250731092534.GA4100432@quokka/T/#u https://www.phoronix.com/news/libinput-1.29 Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/