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Linux Action News 262

October 13th, 2022  |  20 mins 46 secs

Canonical, Lenovo, Linux Action News, Linux News podcast, Privacy, Wayland, activities, android, apple, asrock, aura, captive portal, chrome os, chromebooks, cloud gaming, compliance, data leak, desktop linux, discrete graphics, dns, enterprise, firefox, google, gpu, grapheneos, gunnir, intel arc graphics, ios, kate, kde, kwin, kwrite, mesa, mullvad vpn, neon, open-source graphics, pixel, plank, plasma 5.26, plasma big screen, plasmoids, security, software upgrades, stadia, system settings, thunderbolt, ubuntu pro, vlc, vpn, widgets, wifi, x11

Plasma 5.26's standout features, Canonical flips the script on Red Hat, and why Android is leaking traffic outside VPNs.

Linux Action News 252

August 4th, 2022  |  19 mins 59 secs

AMD, Flatpak, Lenovo, Linux Action News, Linux News podcast, MacBook Air, Meta, apple m1 nvme, apple soc, arm64, asahi linux, bluetooth, cm4, comet lake, compute module, docker, dxvk, fedora 37, fedora workstation, fesco, gaming on linux, git, github, halo infinite, hardware, intel, io_uring, kde, linaro, linus torvalds, linux, linux 5.19, linux 6.0, linux gaming, linux laptop, m2, malware, mark pearson, mesa, need for speed 3, ninja blade, nvidia, oem, pi 400, plasma, preempt_rt, proton, raspberry pi 4, risc-v, rust, security, shared fences, skylake, steam, steam deck, steam market share, stephen lacy, supply chain attack, valve, virtual keyboard, vulkan, wifi, xfs, zstd

The real story behind the "Massive GitHub Malware attack," significant updates for the Steam Deck, and the inside scoop on Lenovo's big Linux ambitions.

Linux Action News 246

June 23rd, 2022  |  19 mins 29 secs

Canonical, Linux Action News, Linux News podcast, Ubuntu, akamai, api, bob scheifler, borrow-checker, botnet, breaking changes, browser wars, crypto-mining, cryptocurrency mining, dirk hohndel, firefox, git, go, golang, gpu rendering, graphics toolkit, htop, kde, keynote, language pack, lars knoll, linus torvalds, linux, linux foundation, malware, memory management, mit, network infiltration, oliver smith, open source summit, panchan, performance, plasma, qt, raspberry pi, rust, safety, sandboxed apps, security, snap, snap packages, snapcraft, software development, ssh, systemd-worker, the qt company, top, trolltech, unix, volker hilsheimer, x window system, x11

Some highlights from Linus' recent fireside chat, Qt gets a new leader and a Linux botnet we should probably take seriously.

Linux Action News 245

June 16th, 2022  |  17 mins 28 secs

Adobe, CPU, Canonical, KVM, Linux Action News, Linux News podcast, OpenStack, Ryan Sipes, USB, Ubuntu, accent color, android, aws, christian ketterer, creative suite, david duncan, deep learning, desktop linux, electron, email, f-droid, fedora, fedora 37, fedora cloud edition, fesco, foss, gestures, google cloud, graphics, k-9 mail, kde, kwin, mozilla, mzla, native apps, neural network, open-source, overview, photo editing, photopea, photoshop, plasma 5.25, risc-v, secure boot, starfive visionfive, thunderbird, touch, uefi, ventoy, virtualization, web apps

We get the details behind Thunderbird acquiring K-9 Mail, share the best new features of Plasma 5.25, check-in on Ubuntu's RISC-V development status, and discuss Photoshop coming to Linux via the web.

Linux Action News 242

May 26th, 2022  |  16 mins 10 secs

5.19, Btrfs, Dell, Gnome, Linux Action News, Linux News podcast, Stretch, android, automation, broadcom, calyx institute, calyxos, copy-on-write, cuda, david box, david sterba, debian, eightwave, emc, f-droid, ffmpeg, foss, gimp, google summer of code, gpl, gsoc 2022, hans-christoph steiner, kde, libreoffice, linus torvalds, linux 5.18, linux foundation, pat gelsinger, pipewire, plasma, pulseaudio, sdsi, software defined silicon, suse, tor, ubuntu 22.10, vlc, vmware

Linux Action News 237

April 21st, 2022  |  18 mins 15 secs

Linux Action News, Linux News podcast, Wayland, chrome qt, drm, efi, exfat, fedora 36, fedora sig, gnome 42, kde, legacy bios, nvdla, nvidia, nvidia's linux strategy, open-source graphics, plasma wayland, sony patch, ubuntu 22.04, uefi

Our take on why Fedora's Legacy BIOS plans have stirred up such a strong debate, how NVIDIA's Linux strategy seems to be changing, and a surprising kernel patch from Sony.

Linux Action News 227

February 10th, 2022  |  18 mins 49 secs

Linux Action News, Linux News podcast, ahrens, arm, freecad, greg roh, intel, intel foundry services, kde, 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 225

January 27th, 2022  |  16 mins 24 secs

CPU, Linux Action News, Linux News podcast, ads, advertisement, anti-cheat, arm, cve-2021-4034, dynamic cloud sync, gaming on linux, gpu, hifive unmatched, iot, kde, 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 211

October 17th, 2021  |  19 mins 10 secs

25th anniversary edition, Centos, Linux Action News, Linux News podcast, WSL, Wayland, almalinux foundation, apple, apple supports blender, arch, breeze blue ocean theme, cloudlinux ceo, code reviews, deck, igor seletskiy, kde, kickoff, macos, matthias ettrich, metal, multi-screen layouts, plasma, rhel, steamos, ubuntu 21.10 review, valve, xwayland

We cover what's special about Plasma's 25th-anniversary edition, chat with CloudLinux's CEO, and detail why Apple supporting Blender is good for all of us.

Linux Action News 176

February 14th, 2021  |  27 mins

AMD, Azure, Btrfs, Canonical, Fuchsia, Lenovo, Linux Action News, Linux News podcast, Microsoft, Ryzen, System76, Ubuntu, Wayland, Wine, android, azure marketplace, breeze twilight, cloud, custom keyboard, drm, epyc, fosdem 2021, google, intel xe graphics, kate, kde, kickoff menu, launch, launch configurable keyboard, linux 5.11, linux gaming, open hardware, plasma 5.21, rsync, rust, ryzen 5000, skroutz, ssh tunnels, starnix, syscall emulation, syscall user dispatch, tcp, wifi 6e, zircon

Microsoft and Ubuntu's relationship is under a new spotlight this week.