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Weekly roundup of everything new in the Linux and Open Source world! May contain gaming and privacy related topics. This is a longer counterpart to the Linux and Open Source news videos available on The Linux Experiment Youtube Channel. I’m Nick, I’ve been making Linux and Open Source related videos on YouTube since 2018, with a sizeable following of more than 300 000 subscribers. I’ve been using Linux since 2006, starting with Ubuntu (like most people), and I have 12 years of experience in project management and UX, and that’s the lens I use to view the progress of our Linux desktops and open source applications!

Episode Date
The end for BcacheFS, X11 compatibility layer, Flathub is massive
Jul 05, 2025
Big X.org code reverts, giant 16B entries data breach, KDE 6.4
Jun 21, 2025
X11 fork, Denmark moves to Linux, Android gets more locked down
Jun 14, 2025
Microsoft could fix USB C, GNOME OS is coming for your PC, AMD ditches proprietary drivers
Jun 07, 2025
SteamOS "destroys" Windows, kernel 6.15, Nice Firefox changes
May 31, 2025
Fedora and GNOME remove X.org, Microsoft open sources WSL
May 24, 2025
Plasma 6.4 beta, BIG Web Search changes, AI isn't fair use
May 17, 2025
GNOME's new leadership, Mint themes libadwaita, OpenSUSE ditches Deepin
May 10, 2025
KDE planning big changes, Wikipedia adopts AI, OpenSUSE leaps into the future
May 03, 2025
OpenAI wants to buy Chrome, final COSMIC alpha, Fedora could drop X11 entirely
Apr 26, 2025
Fedora 42, Manjaro Immutable, Arco Linux shuts down
Apr 19, 2025
Firefox's AI summary, Wayland restores windows, Framework 12 preorders open
Apr 12, 2025
Thunderbird's paid service, open source DNA database deleted, EU takes aim at encryption
Apr 05, 2025
AI harms Open Source projects, Android goes private
Mar 29, 2025
EU push for open source, GIMP3 is out, Firefox gets webapps back
Mar 22, 2025
New Webkit browser for Linux, NVK becomes default, KDE splits X11 code
Mar 15, 2025
AMD wins at open source, GNOME makes drastic Wayland progress
Mar 08, 2025
Torvalds says Yes to Rust, Fedora doesn't get Flathub
Feb 22, 2025
OBS could sue Fedora, GNOME's new site & branding
Feb 15, 2025
Fedora looks at adding AI, kernel maintainer resigns over Rust issues, GNOME 48 changes
Feb 08, 2025
Mesa, Wayland & X.org in trouble, Debian leaves X, GNOME 48 alpha
Feb 01, 2025
Intel rediscovers Modular PCs, Arch Survey results, Kernel 6.13
Jan 25, 2025
Facebook bans Fediverse Links, big Valve interview on SteamOS, Apple pulls their AI
Jan 18, 2025
Linux Foundation endorses Chromium, SteamOS ISO is coming
Jan 11, 2025
Github's fake stars, Nvidia's $700M open source bet, KDE looks healthy
Jan 04, 2025
Open Source worth $7B, no Apple search, custom kernels no longer useful
Dec 28, 2024
Lenovo will use SteamOS, EU investigates TikTok, Mozilla focuses on Ads and AI
Dec 21, 2024
Flathub separates from GNOME, Arch gets 500K€, Firefox drops Do Not track
Dec 14, 2024
KDE gets big donations, Discord supports Wayland, SteamOS devices coming
Dec 07, 2024
Steam Controller 2 design leak, bcacheFS ban, Wayland in Wine
Nov 30, 2024
Google breakup, bcacheFS acts like ReiserFS, Steam Controller 2
Nov 23, 2024
Nvidia roadmap for Linux, Tuxedo Driver issue, Ubuntu 25.04
Nov 16, 2024
KDE and GNOME OS, Manjaro telemetry & Mozilla layoffs
Nov 09, 2024
AI isn't Open Source, Fedora 41, Apex blocks Linux
Nov 02, 2024
Linux drops Russian maintainers, CoreBoot nonsense & Snap drivers
Oct 26, 2024
Adblockers are dead, Valve talks Steam Deck 2, Nvidia wants better drivers
Oct 19, 2024
GNOME has money issues, Linux malware & Nvidia driver progress
Oct 12, 2024
Valve & Arch partnership, Nintendo kills Switch emulator, Thunderbird for Android is here
Oct 05, 2024
9.9 out of 10 severity flaw on Linux, ARM64 & Android support in proton, Valve devs want faster Wayland progress
Sep 28, 2024
Torvalds dismisses Rust haters, Mozilla kills their Mastodon instance, GNOME 47 is out
Sep 21, 2024
KDE's 3 main goals, Plasma 6.2 beta, Square Enix invests in a Linux OS
Sep 14, 2024
Linux grows again, KDE overspends (but it's fine), Ubuntu has upgrade problems
Sep 07, 2024
New Linux Console, Rust and BcacheFS drama, KDE donations
Aug 31, 2024
Microsoft broke Linux dual boots, Google coerces reviewers, GNOME 47 beta
Aug 24, 2024
Could the US break up Google? Deepin 23, SteamOS for other devices
Aug 17, 2024
Cosmic Alpha is out, elementary OS 8 in September, Nvidia scraped videos for its AI
Aug 10, 2024
A few nice Cosmic reveals, Linux market share gains, macOS more vulnerable than Windows
Aug 03, 2024
Firefox's Opt-out ad setting, AI tool pirated movies, SecureBoot broken
Jul 27, 2024
3rd party Bug killed Windows PCs across the world, openSUSE needs to change its name
Jul 20, 2024
Fedora 41 drops X11, Copilot lawsuit dismissed, GNOME 47 looks great
Jul 13, 2024
Fedora Telemetry, Deepin AI, ChromeOS Flex is dead?
Jul 06, 2024
Mozilla sued for discrimination, GNOME without X11, Performance boosts everywhere
Jun 29, 2024
GNOME accent colors, the end of ad blockers and Plasma 6.1
Jun 22, 2024
Mint disables unverified apps, Recall hacked already, KDE as ks for feedback
Jun 08, 2024
GNOME has plans, EU investigates OpenAI for GDPR violations, Ubuntu Real Time
Jun 01, 2024
GNOME's 5 year plan, Windows Recall is a nightmare, Qualcomm beats Apple?
May 25, 2024
Firefox data collection, France bans TikTok (sort of), Google AI is scary
May 18, 2024
Cosmic update, new attack bypasses VPNs, ClearLinux beats everything else?
May 11, 2024
No, NixOS isn't dying. GNOME icon & funding issues, everyone hates Windows 11
May 04, 2024
Why Google sucks now, US bans TikTok, Ubuntu 24.04 & Fedora 40
Apr 27, 2024
Flatpak vulnerability, Gentoo refuses AI, Cosmic will theme apps
Apr 20, 2024
Fedora wants AI, Nvidia + Wayland is fixed, US gains privacy
Apr 13, 2024
Proposal for Fedora to use Plasma, XZ backdoor repercussions, German state moves to Linux
Apr 06, 2024
Redis renounces FOSS, the future of Linux is bright, Fedora 40 beta
Mar 30, 2024
USA sues Apple, Plasma themes can wipe your drive, GNOME 46
Mar 23, 2024
Cosmic is delayed, French suffers massive data breach, EU won't regulate FOSS
Mar 16, 2024
Linux at 4%, Fedora drops X11, Apple makes a mess of the EU's DMA
Mar 09, 2024
Nintendo sues emulator, Nvidia thinks coding is dead, Plasma 6 is out
Mar 02, 2024
Snap scam problem, Warp on Linux, an API for RGB
Feb 24, 2024
Mozilla layoffs, Cosmic DE alpha, India bans ProtonMail
Feb 17, 2024
Mozilla blunders and then gets a new CEO, Ubuntu makes some moves
Feb 10, 2024
VSCode & MS Edge troubles, Fedora KDE might keep X11
Feb 03, 2024
Apple really sucks, Mint's EDGE ISO, Wayland protocol drama
Jan 27, 2024
OpenSUSE is going immutable, Snap creates problems, Fuchsia won't be Google's future
Jan 20, 2024
Cosmic Alpha, Linux 6.7, more SteamOS devices & the Wayland saga continues
Jan 13, 2024
Fedora & RHEL optimizing packages, Linux is at 4%, GNOME develops an extension
Jan 06, 2024
X11 is a bad platform, More AI regulation, FOSS licenses aren't enough
Dec 30, 2023
Open Source Nvidia drivers are good, Microsoft installs Linux for AI work, HDR support
Dec 23, 2023
The CEO of Proton (Andy Yen) answers all your questions!
Dec 19, 2023
Torvalds on Linux's future, Linux gaming beats windows, Ubuntu might drop older CPUs
Dec 16, 2023
Zorin OS 17, huge flaw on all Linux system & Linux gets BSOD
Dec 09, 2023
Red Hat drops X11, KDE Plasma 6 Beta, big Linux desktop plans
Dec 02, 2023
Big Plasma 6, GNOME & COSMIC updates, Youtube's anti user moves
Nov 26, 2023
Windows will be more open, AMD doubles down on FOSS, Big Peertube improvements
Nov 19, 2023
GNOME gets €1 million, Amazon wants its own Linux, Steam Deck OLED, Immutable Ubuntu
Nov 12, 2023
Fedora KDE drops X11, Huge Nvidia Wayland fixes, Web DRM is dead, Linux kernel 6.6
Nov 06, 2023
Wayland on Mint, is Youtube's adblock blocker legal? Fedora 39 delayed
Oct 29, 2023
Ubuntu broke deb installs, new GNOME director controversy, OpenSUSE new installer
Oct 21, 2023
Will GNOME drop X11? Ubuntu 23.10, Mastodon is more popular than we thought
Oct 14, 2023
elementary OS 7.1, Snap malware, France wants to ban VPNs
Oct 08, 2023
Photoshop on the web, Mint + Debian, & COSMIC updates
Sep 30, 2023
Nouveau maintainer resigns, Fedora might drop X11 entirely, LTS now 2 years only
Sep 24, 2023
Another Linux tablet, HDR gaming & Linux malware
Sep 17, 2023
Plasma 6 not before 2024, new Ubuntu App Store, GNOME breaks extensions
Sep 09, 2023
Accent colors standard & kernel performance boosts
Sep 02, 2023
Ubuntu desktop plans, NVIDIA BIOS lock broken, Budgie gets updates
Aug 27, 2023
New Linux tablet, SUSE goes private, GNOME 45 beta
Aug 20, 2023
New CPU flaws will lower performance, Linux enterprise shakeup, KDE Wayland support
Aug 12, 2023
ChromeOS becomes a Linux distro, GNOME Activities changes, Mint 21.3
Aug 06, 2023
Google's new nightmare plan for the web, GNOME's new windowing system, Plasma 6 removes features
Jul 29, 2023
EU's new law will hurt FOSS, Intel performance boost, repairable laptops
Jul 22, 2023
SUSE takes on Red Hat, Mint 21.2 released & Thunderbird Supernova
Jul 15, 2023
New Ubuntu Store promotes snap only, GNOME 45 alpha and France privacy breaches
Jul 08, 2023
Kernel 6.4 boosts AMD, FOSS Nvidia Driver, GNOME gaming improvements
Jul 02, 2023
Special: Interview with Tuxedo
Jun 29, 2023
Red Hat vs open source, Mint Beta, Plasma 6 progress report
Jun 25, 2023
Big Nextcloud improvements, PopOS Cosmic tiling changes, and Steam redesign
Jun 18, 2023
France arrested people for using Linux, Windows 11 loses users, better FOSS firmware
Jun 10, 2023
Ubuntu goes immutable, big GNOME updates, Touchpad gestures on Mint
Jun 03, 2023
Fedora KDE abandons X11, Android's giant security flaw, Meta gets EU'd again
May 27, 2023
More HDR work for Linux, Ubuntu revamps PPAs, KeePass security breach
May 20, 2023
AMD moves to FOSS firmware, COSMIC panel customization, & Plasma 6 changes
May 13, 2023
HDR & VRR Linux support, AMD challenges Apple Silicon, Microsoft Edge abuse
May 06, 2023
Flathub redesign, Linux 6.3 + Intel performance boost, EU vs big platforms
Apr 29, 2023
Fedora 38, Ubuntu 23.04, Solus survives & big KDE app updates
Apr 22, 2023
Solus is dying, OpenAI defamation suit, EU builds its own Google
Apr 16, 2023
Linux Mint theme changes, System76 in house laptop, Google Drive backtracks
Apr 08, 2023
Ubuntu 23.04 beta, Mobile Linux improvements, Italy blocks chatGPT
Apr 02, 2023
Giant Nextcloud update, Twitter goes Open Source, Wayland screen sharing fixed
Mar 26, 2023
Docker vs Open Source, Ubuntu wants less Python issues, Fedora 38 beta
Mar 18, 2023
Meta in the Fediverse, Duck Duck Go works on AI, Flathub Roadmap
Mar 12, 2023
HP gives up, Flathub & paid apps, companies are using FOSS wrong
Mar 05, 2023
Ubuntu hates flatpak, Microsoft's anti consumer practices, GNOME 44 beta
Feb 25, 2023
FOSS funding is broken, Mycroft shuts down, KDE Plasma 5.27
Feb 18, 2023
Windows is spyware, Fedora adds Flathub, AI tool violates FOSS
Feb 12, 2023
A peek at Cosmic DE's design, Mint + Wayland, elementary OS 7 released
Feb 04, 2023
New EU law hurts FOSS, GNOME 44 alpha, Chrome beats Firefox
Jan 28, 2023
Linux Foundation's metaverse, Stable Diffusion sued, KDE 5.27 Beta
Jan 21, 2023
Apple isn't private, Mastodon loses users, Mozilla joins the fediverse
Jan 14, 2023
Arch isn't N°1, X.org dying, Meta fined €390M: Linux & Open Source News
Jan 07, 2023