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  • 339: Motorola + GrapheneOS, Bazzite, Bunsenlabs, Age Verify is getting WORSE & more Linux news

    339: Motorola + GrapheneOS, Bazzite, Bunsenlabs, Age Verify is getting WORSE & more Linux news
    Mar 7 2026
    video: https://youtu.be/MQuXK2JavzY This week in Linux, Motorola announced something really cool, they are partnering with the Android fork GrapheneOS. Bazzite is in the news this week with an update. We also saw new releases from Linux From Scratch, Bunsenlabs and more. Then we are going to cover a topic that is on the minds of practically everyone right now ... those annoying age verifications laws popping up all of the sudden. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:46 Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS 03:45 Age Verification is getting out of hand 13:04 Bazzite Updates 15:24 Sandfly Security 16:52 Linux From Scratch 13.0 Released 22:28 Hyprland 0.54 Released 24:20 Bunsenlabs Linux Carbon 27:04 Clonezilla 3.3.1 Released 29:06 Outro Links: Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS https://motorolanews.com/motorola-three-new-b2b-solutions-at-mwc-2026/https://itsfoss.com/news/motorola-grapheneos-team-up/https://www.zdnet.com/article/motorola-to-preinstall-grapheneos-on-2027-phones-mwc-2026/https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/02/motorola_grapheneos/https://9to5google.com/2026/03/01/motorola-confirms-grapheneos-partnership-for-a-future-smartphone-porting-features/Age Verification is getting out of hand https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/many-more-us-states-are-planning-or-already-have-operating-system-age-verification-laws/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/california-law-to-require-operating-systems-to-check-your-age/https://itsfoss.com/news/our-take-on-age-verification/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Digital-Age-Assurancehttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ubuntu-and-fedora-devs-comment-on-californias-new-digital-age-assurance-act/https://www.phoronix.com/news/System76-Age-Verification-Lawshttps://itsfoss.com/news/age-verification-pandemic/Bazzite Updates https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-march-2nd-2026-update/11773https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/bazzite-gets-a-big-update-with-kde-plasma-6-6-mesa-26-0-1-and-more/Sandfly Security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandflyLinux From Scratch 13.0 Released https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/news.html https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12750https://linuxiac.com/linux-from-scratch-13-0-released-as-first-systemd-only-version/https://www.notebookcheck.net/Linux-From-Scratch-13-0-now-out-with-the-6-18-10-kernel.1244146.0.htmlHyprland 0.54 Released https://hypr.land/news/update54/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.54-Releasedhttps://linuxiac.com/hyprland-0-54-brings-per-workspace-layouts/Bunsenlabs Linux Carbon https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=9711https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?id=9675https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/bunsenlabs_carbon/https://9to5linux.com/bunsenlabs-carbon-is-here-with-support-for-wayland-sessions-based-on-debian-13Clonezilla 3.3.1 Released https://sourceforge.net/p/clonezilla/news/2026/02/stable-clonezilla-live-331-35-released/https://9to5linux.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-1-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-improved-bitlocker-supporthttps://distrowatch.com/?newsid=12739Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membershiphttps://store.tuxdigital.com/
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  • 338: Linux LTS, COSMIC, Discord delays age verify, Firefox 148, Ladybird Browser & more Linux news

    338: Linux LTS, COSMIC, Discord delays age verify, Firefox 148, Ladybird Browser & more Linux news
    Mar 2 2026
    video: https://youtu.be/9P4ki0yBVb0 This week in Linux, we’ve got a solid mix of kernel news, desktop progress, application releases, and even a little bit drama thrown in for good measure. Several Linux LTS kernels are getting extended support, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 has landed with more polish, Firefox 148 is out with some notable changes, and the Ladybird browser project is making a big move by adding Rust to its development strategy. On top of that, Discord has officially delayed its global age verification rollout after significant backlash, so we’ll break down what happened there and what it means going forward. 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 00:57 Linux LTS Kernels Get Extended 03:02 COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 Released 05:25 Discord Age Verification Delayed 11:23 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 12:53 Firefox 148 Released 19:25 ONLYOFFICE 9.3 Released 21:26 Ladybird Browser Project Shifts to Rust 24:48 NVIDIA GeForce News 28:08 Outro Links: Linux LTS Kernels Get Extended https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-LTS-6.12-6.6-Extendhttps://9to5linux.com/linux-6-18-and-several-lts-kernels-are-getting-extended-long-term-supporthttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/kernel/website.git/commit/?id=d04587da86a3464881e0c97aabddd2c271105698COSMIC Desktop 1.0.8 Released https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-1-0-8-releasedhttps://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-1-updateshttps://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-epoch-2-and-3-roadmapDiscord Age verify delayed https://discord.com/blog/getting-global-age-assurance-right-what-we-got-wrong-and-whats-changinghttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/discord-delay-global-rollout-of-age-verification-to-improve-transparency-and-add-more-options/https://www.polygon.com/discord-delays-age-id-verification/https://www.ign.com/articles/were-listening-well-get-this-right-discord-delays-global-age-verification-check-rollout-admitting-it-missed-the-markhttps://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-we-failed-at-our-most-basic-job-discord-delays-age-verification-rolloutSandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandflyFirefox 148 Released https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/148.0/releasenotes/https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/install-firefox-linux#w_install-firefox-deb-package-for-debian-based-distributions-recommendedhttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/firefox-148-released-ai-kill-switchhttps://9to5linux.com/firefox-148-is-now-available-for-download-with-ai-kill-switch-and-other-changeshttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-148ONLYOFFICE 9.3 Released https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2026/02/onlyoffice-docs-9-3https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/onlyoffice-9-3-desktop-editors-releasedhttps://itsfoss.com/news/onlyoffice-docs-9-3-release/Ladybird Browser Project Shifts to Rust https://ladybird.org/posts/adopting-rust/https://itsfoss.com/news/ladybird-web-browser-rustification/https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/ladybird_goes_rusty/NVIDIA GeForce News https://jobs.nvidia.com/careers/job/893393165007https://jobs.nvidia.com/careers/job/893393264012https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/nvidia-hiring-linux-driver-engineers-to-help-with-vulkan-proton-and-more/Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membershiphttps://store.tuxdigital.com/
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  • 337: KDE Plasma 6.6, Lutris Update, Asahi Linux, NuTyX, Valve vs Patent Troll & more Linux news

    337: KDE Plasma 6.6, Lutris Update, Asahi Linux, NuTyX, Valve vs Patent Troll & more Linux news
    Feb 22 2026
    video: https://youtu.be/2188McQBnHg This week in Linux, was a HUGE week for Linux news and it was also a HUGE week for me because today marks the 10th anniversary of TuxDigital. That's right I started TuxDigital back in 2016 so it's just crazy to think I've been making content for 10 years. Also KDE has a brand new version of their desktop with Plasma 6.6. We've also got a new version of Linux game manager, Lutris. Then we've got an update from the Asahi Linux project for their work on getting Linux on Apple hardware. Later in the show, we've got everyone's favorite with Legal News, although seriously this is good news about Valve winning a lawsuit against a Patent Troll. 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 02:01 KDE Plasma 6.6 Released 09:25 Lutris 0.5.20 Linux Game Manager Released 11:11 NuTyX 26.02.2 Released 13:44 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 15:06 PipeWire 1.6 Released 18:52 Asahi Linux progress on Apple M3 Support 22:59 KaOS 2026.02 Released 26:45 Valve Wins Patent Lawsuit vs Rothschild 32:17 Outro Links: KDE Plasma 6.6 Released https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.6.0/https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/kde-plasma-6-6-releasedhttps://itsfoss.com/news/kde-plasma-6-6-release/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/kde-plasma-6-6-released-with-improved-accessibility-new-on-screen-keyboard-and-lots-more/https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.6https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-newhttps://9to5linux.com/kde-says-plasma-desktop-will-never-force-users-to-use-systemdhttps://www.theregister.com/2026/01/26/plasma_6_6_systemd_login/Lutris 0.5.20 Linux Game Manager Released https://lutris.net/https://github.com/lutris/lutris/releases/tag/v0.5.20https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/game-manager-lutris-v0-5-20-released-with-proton-upgrades-store-updates-and-much-more/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lutris-0.5.20-Releasedhttps://9to5linux.com/lutris-0-5-20-game-manager-adds-support-for-importing-commodore-64-romsNuTyX 26.02.2 Released https://nutyx.org/en/newsSandfly Security, agentless Linux security https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandflyPipeWire 1.6 Released https://pipewire.org/https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/releases/1.6.0https://www.phoronix.com/news/PipeWire-1.6https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-released-with-support-for-audio-channel-layouts-ldac-decoderhttps://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-6-released-with-ldac-decoder-and-128-channel-audio-support/Asahi Linux progress on Apple M3 Support https://asahilinux.org/2026/02/progress-report-6-19/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-M3-Asahi-Linux-2026https://lwn.net/Articles/1059339/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-M3-Linux-Boot-To-KDEKaOS 2026.02 Released https://kaosx.us/news/2026/systemd_kaos/https://kaosx.us/news/2026/kaos02/https://9to5linux.com/kaos-linux-drops-kde-plasma-after-12-years-for-niri-noctalia-to-escape-systemdhttps://linuxiac.com/kaos-2026-02-debuts-niri-wayland-desktop/Valve Wins Patent Lawsuit vs Rothschild https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/valve-wins-legal-battle-against-patent-troll-rothschild-and-associated-companies/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/05/gnome-and-rothschild-patent-imaging-settle/https://www.theregister.com/2020/05/21/gnome_foundation_settles_patent_troll_lawsuit/https://patents.justia.com/inventor/leigh-m-rothschildhttps://dockets.justia.com/docket/washington/wawdce/2:2023cv01016/323951https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67569388/252/valve-corporation-v-rothschild/https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.323951/gov.uscourts.wawd.323951.256.0.pdfSupport the show https://tuxdigital.com/membershiphttps://store.tuxdigital.com/
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