ChromeOS becomes a Linux distro, GNOME Activities changes, Mint 21.3

👏 Support the show here: 👏 https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 00:00 Intro 01:02 Chrome OS becomes a real Linux distro https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/08/google-is-finally-separating-chrome-from-chromeos-for-easier-updates/ 07:12 GNOME is working on a replacement for the Activities button https://www.omglinux.com/gnome-test-activities-button-replacement/ 11:57 Mint outlines their plans for 21.3 and Debian Edition https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/08/linux-mint-21-3-plans 16:45 Fedora Asahi Linux brings Fedora to Apple Silicon https://asahilinux.org/2023/08/fedora-asahi-remix/ 19:39 Plasma 6 progress report https://pointieststick.com/2023/08/03/august-plasma-6-progress-update/ https://blog.neon.kde.org/2023/08/04/announcing-kde-neon-experimental/ 22:23 Red Hat continues their anti community behavior https://www.zdnet.com/article/almalinux-discovers-working-with-red-hat-isnt-easy/ 25:55 Battery life focused driver updates https://9to5linux.com/mesa-23-2-brings-opengl-3-1-opengl-es-3-0-support-on-asahi-new-radv-features https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.6-cpupower 28:18 Thunderbird Sync features are delayed https://blog.thunderbird.net/2023/07/an-update-on-thunderbird-sync/ 31:31 Meta caves to the EU, Apple locks their APIs down https://tech.slashdot.org/story/23/08/01/1452226/meta-to-seek-user-consent-for-targeted-ads-in-the-eu https://www.techradar.com/pro/apple-is-bringing-in-new-app-store-rules-to-stop-user-fingerprinting 35:43 Gaming News: Linux passes macOS in Steam market share https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Stats-July-2023 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/08/ubisoft-connect-broke-again-but-valve-fixed-it-in-proton-experimental/ 41:11 Outro