Linux Action News

Our weekly take on the free and open source world.

About the show

Weekly Linux news and analysis by Chris and Wes. The show every week we hope you'll go to when you want to hear an informed discussion about what’s happening.

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Episodes

  • Linux Action News 235

    April 7th, 2022  |  19 mins 13 secs
    android, bain capital, chromeos, containerization, desktop linux, docker, fingerprint reader, flatpak, fwupd, gaming on linux, gui-based linux recovery environment, lenovo, linux action news, linux news podcast, live migration, logitech, lutris, lxd 5, mathieu comandon, new anaconda, packaging, pci device passthrough, steam deck, virtualization, vtpm, wacom, wizard

    Docker surprises everyone, new Fedora tools in the works, and an old debate with a fresh take.

  • Linux Action News 234

    March 31st, 2022  |  15 mins 18 secs
    aarch64, alibaba, amd, apt, arm, arm64, async, battery life, bluetooth, canonical, compute express link, cxl, darrick wong, dave chinner, debian, deprecation, design review, entropy, filesystems, gcc, google, hardware feedback interface, hfi, high performance computing, hpc, idle, intel, jack, kernel maintenance, kernel shutdown time, linus jitter dance, linus torvalds, linux, linux 5.18, linux action news, linux audio, linux gaming, linux news podcast, llvm, lwn, martin wimpress, mrbeebenson, nvme, p-state, phoronix, pipewire, power management, power state, power usage, pulseaudio, random number generator, reiserfs, rng, rolling release, rolling rhino remix, security, shadow call stack, shadowcallstack, stack buffer overflow, thermal subsystem, ubuntu, urandom, wireplumber 0.4.9, xfs, xfs online repair, zoom

    A new rolling remix of Ubuntu is grabbing attention, AMD has big Linux plans, and why Linux 5.18 looks like another barn burner release.

  • Linux Action News 233

    March 23rd, 2022  |  18 mins 43 secs
    5.18, apfs resizer, asahi alpha, color.js, corruption, faker.js, gbm, generic buffer manager, hypocrite commits, kernel research, linux action news, linux kernel, linux news podcast, m1, m1 performance on linux, mit, ngo, node.ipc, pandora's box, protestware, risc-v, russian ip, series f, sifive, technical advisory board, ubuntu 22.04, ukraine, umn, university of minnesota, upstream, wayland on nvidia

    A significant follow-up to one of the biggest Linux stories, the Pandora's box the MIT Technology Review claims open-source devs just opened, and Linux on the M1 finally ships.

  • Linux Action News 232

    March 17th, 2022  |  19 mins 7 secs
    arch, arch linux, chromeos, ci/cd, containers, crux, dark mode, fedora 36, gaming on linux, gedit, gentoo, gnome 42, gtk4, homer, libadwaita, linux action news, linux desktop, linux device drivers, linux kernel, linux news podcast, lutris, python, roadtest, rolling release, steam, steam deck, steam on chromeos, steam survey, tdd, testing, ubuntu 22.04, ui, unit test, ux, valve

    Steam comes to ChromeOS, our thoughts on Arch turning 20, and our first look at GNOME 42.

  • Linux Action News 231

    March 10th, 2022  |  18 mins 23 secs
    ai, amd, android, austin, bios, blake kostner, cassidy james blaede, cm4all, cpu, cve-2022-0847, danielle fore, dirty pipe, element, element call, elementary os, end-to-end encryption, hangouts, hardware, kvm, linux 5.8, linux action news, linux news podcast, linux security, matrix, max kellermann, mcu, ml, openbmc, peer-to-peer, pipelines, pixel 6, qemu, samsung galaxy s22, sfu, silicon, sip, synapse, texas, uefi, unix pipe, virtualization, voip, webrtc, zero-copy, zoom

    Why Dirty Pipe is a dirty dog, the explosive adoption of Linux at AMD, and an important update on elementary OS.

  • Linux Action News 230

    March 3rd, 2022  |  23 mins 7 secs
    anti-cheat, automative linux, autosd, bungie, centos sig, centos stream, collabora, coreboot, david chinner, destiny 2, filesystems, firmware support package, fsp 3.0, gaming on linux, jupiter broadcasting, linux action news, linux news podcast, matthew wilcox, philipp deppenwiese, proton, reiserfs, rhel, risc-v, software maintenance, software-defined silicon, stadia, steam deck, usf, valve, xfs, y2038k

    Why it might be time to lower your RISC-V expectations, Intel's moves to close up CPU firmware, and a quick state of the Deck.

  • Linux Action News 229

    February 24th, 2022  |  21 mins 58 secs
    borealis, containers, docker, docker desktop, docker-compose, freebsd, freenas, gluster, gnome, gnome 40, gnome 42, godot, gtk4, helm charts, hyperconverged, intel, ixsystem, jails, kubernetes, linutronix, linux action news, linux news podcast, linux vr, macos, neil mcgovern, nixos, oodman, openzfs, podman machine, preempt_rt, real-time kernel, red hat, security, simula, simula one, simulavr, steam on chromeos, thomas gleixner, truenas scale, wayland, wlroots, wsl2, zfs

    The Linux secret behind the new TrueNAS release, Intel acquires a major Kernel contributor and our thoughts on Podman 4.0.

  • Linux Action News 228

    February 17th, 2022  |  16 mins 9 secs
    android, apple m1, bcache, bcachefs, canonical, chrome os flex, chromebook, cloudready, copy-on-write, cpufreq, desktop linux, direct x, dxvk, easy anti-cheat, filesystems, gigabyte, google, hardware, io_uring, jens axboe, kent overstreet, linux action news, linux news podcast, macbook, mobile world congress, mwc 2022, neverware, proton 7.0, server, snapshots, steam, ubuntu, valve, vkd3d-proton, vulkan, wine, wine 7.0

    Canonical has a big week, why bcachefs looks like it's taking another step forward, and ChromeOS Flex for PCs is released.

  • Linux Action News 227

    February 10th, 2022  |  18 mins 49 secs
    ahrens, arm, freecad, greg roh, intel, intel foundry services, kde, linux action news, linux news podcast, nvidia, open-source firmware foundation, osff, plasma 5.24, raid-z expansion, risc-v, semiconductor, softbank, steam deck, steamdeck, steamos, valve, vlv0100

    A last-minute kernel patch for the Steam Deck, why Intel is supporting RISC-V development, and we go hands-on with Plasma 5.24.

  • Linux Action News 226

    February 3rd, 2022  |  21 mins 50 secs
    angel pond holdings, autodefrag, btrfs, cfs service, completely fair scheduler, defragmentation, docker desktop for linux, florian gilcher, framework, linux 5.16.5, linux action news, linux news podcast, low latency scheduling, mariadb, multiple global roots, pietro albini, pop-shell, rancher desktop, raspberry pi os 64bit, redis, rust, series a, spac, spark capital, steve klabnik, system76-scheduler

    System76 reveals a new tool to make Pop's desktop faster than the rest, and we break down that recent Btrfs defrag infinite loop bug.

  • Linux Action News 225

    January 27th, 2022  |  16 mins 24 secs
    ads, advertisement, anti-cheat, arm, cpu, cve-2021-4034, dynamic cloud sync, gaming on linux, gpu, hifive unmatched, iot, kde, linux action news, linux news podcast, marketing, mobile, nvidia, plasma, policykit, polkit, proton, pwnkit, qt, qt digital advertising platform, risc-v, sifive, silicon, softbank, steam, steam deck, valve

    The big disruption that looks like a bust, a security issue you need to pay attention to, and some great news for the Steam Deck.

  • Linux Action News 224

    January 20th, 2022  |  23 mins 41 secs
    arch, fwupd, gnome 42, heap-based buffer, linux action news, linux news podcast, lvfs, overflow flaw, protondb, suse liberty linux, ubuntu 22.04, wine 7.0, wow64

    We explain SUSE Liberty Linux and contemplate why the community seems to be selecting distributions with newer kernels.

  • Linux Action News 223

    January 13th, 2022  |  21 mins 12 secs
    amazon, anaconda, bing, bitcoin legal fund, breach of copyright, breach of fiduciary duty, cockpit, desktop linux, dorsey, duckduckgo, fedora, gnome 42, google, gtk, lightning network, linux action news, linux news podcast, mt. gox, mutter, rhel, tulip trading, wayland, web console, window manager, x11

    Fedora and Red Hat users are getting a web-based installer, and a new legal situation for Bitcoin smells like retro SCO FUD.

  • Linux Action News 222

    January 6th, 2022  |  18 mins 25 secs
    dendrite, fimage, fuchsia, fuchsiaos, gnupg, gtk 4, libadwaita, linux action news, linux driver, linux news podcast, matrix, matrix-rust-sdk, synapse, threads, x86 android tablets

    GnuPG has some great news, Libadwaita 1.0 has arrived and we share our thoughts, plus a big batch of updates from the Matrix project.

  • Linux Action News 221

    December 27th, 2021  |  34 mins 22 secs
    asahilinux, bcachefs, bitcoin, centos, etherium, liberty linux, linux 2022 predictions, linux action news, linux news podcast, m1 linux, plasma, red hat, steamdeck, suse, systemd-homed, ubuntu

    We kick off our annual predictions episode with what we got right and wrong this year and then attempt to predict what will happen in 2022.

  • Linux Action News 220

    December 19th, 2021  |  19 mins 56 secs
    airplay, alibaba cloud security team, apache, arm smmu, asahi, check point, christian brauner, cisa, crowdstrike, cve-2021-45046, cybersecurity, dave jones, echo-cancel module, ext4, hector martin, icloud, jack, java, jen easterly, linux 5.17, linux action news, linux news podcast, log4j, log4shell, m1, macos 12.1, mandiant, mount api, obs, pipewire, podcast index, podcasting 2.0, raw image mode, steam, wireplumber

    The nasty Log4Shell vulnerability isn't solved yet, this week saw a new round of attacks and patches.