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💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: 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 01:35 LibreOffice questions the sovereignty of Euro office https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/05/05/thank-you-on-behalf-of-odf 04:17 Plasma 6.7 will come with its new style engine https://9to5linux.com/kdes-new-css-based-style-engine-union-is-coming-to-kde-plasma-6-7 06:27 Plasma 6.7 fixes big performance issues https://zamundaaa.github.io/wayland/2026/05/06/making-wl-shm-fast.html 08:27 Google Chrome installs a model on device without consent https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/ 11:20 Linux kernel guidelines for adding new filesystems https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/vfs/vfs.git/commit/?h=vfs-7.2.misc&id=b34d597faae60a4c89235205478497b975e86bc5 14:13 Pilot project for open, Linux based workspaces in the Netherlands https://vng.nl/artikelen/digitale-werkplek-geen-memo-maar-demo-werkplekken-in-open-source 15:40 Someone remade Unity Desktop with Wayfire and libadwaita https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/ubuntu-unity-desktop-wayfire-recreation 18:04 Dell and Lenovo now sponsor LVFS https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dell-Lenovo-Sponsoring-LVFS 19:17 Ubuntu’s Twitter account compromised https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-twitter-compromised/ 20:38 Valve opens reservation queue for Steam Controllers https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/valve-announce-a-reservation-system-for-the-new-steam-controller/ 21:37 Valve publishes Steam Controller CAD files https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/05/valve-releases-steam-controller-cad-files-under-creative-commons-license
Here is our weekly #Linux and #OpenSource news video!
In this one, we have more Office Suite beef between the Document Foundation and Euro Office, we have some really nice Plasma 6.7 features coming, and Chrome downloading a 4 gigs local A.I. model in the background without any consent:
As a #Linux user, you sort of need to be a bit careful with the tech (hardware or software) you go with, and I've made a few mistakes in the past years, so I felt it would be cool to look at my worst tech purchases as a Linux user, but also in general:
💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: 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 01:40 Ubuntu’s infrastructure is under attack https://thecybersecguru.com/news/massive-attack-ubuntu-canonical-313-team-extortion/ 03:30 New nasty vulnerability for all Linux distros https://nerds.xyz/2026/04/copy-fail-linux-root-exploit/ https://xint.io/blog/copy-fail-linux-distributions 05:20 Framework Pro’s Linux version outsells the Windows one https://www.pcworld.com/article/3123900/framework-new-linux-laptop-is-selling-faster-than-its-windows-one.html 06:33 Ubuntu LTS beats Windows 11 in benchmarks, again https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2604-windows-11/7 08:07 Ubuntu will add AI features in the future https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/the-future-of-ai-in-ubuntu/81130 10:16 Ubuntu clarifies their inclusion of AI features https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/the-future-of-ai-in-ubuntu/81130/41 12:30 FSF doesn’t like the Responsible AI licenses https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/rail-are-nonfree-and-unethical https://www.licenses.ai/ai-licenses 15:28 EU app for age verification is structurally flawed https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/the-eus-age-verification-app-has-a-privacy-problem-and-it-may-be-more-than-just-a-bug-in-an-app 18:07 Steam Controller announced at 99USD https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller https://www.techradar.com/computing/peripherals-accessories/valve-steam-controller-2026 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/valve-have-plans-for-the-steam-deck-2-plus-a-brief-steam-machine-steam-frame-update/ 20:25 Anthropic now funds Blender https://www.blender.org/press/anthropic-joins-the-blender-development-fund-as-corporate-patron/ https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-for-creative-work https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/blender-change-the-anthropic-ai-funding-deal-with-discussions-planned-for-ai-policies/ 23:59 Fedora 44 released https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-44/ https://fedoramagazine.org/whats-new-in-fedora-kde-plasma-desktop-44/ https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-asahi-remix-44-is-now-available/ 25:43 PS5 can run Linux now https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ps5-linux-steam https://github.com/ps5-linux/ps5-linux-loader 28:07 New campaign fighting back against Android lockdown https://keepandroidopen.org/en/
Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!
in this one, #Ubuntu suffers a coordinated attack on their infrastructure, there's a nasty flaw that affects most, if not all Linux distros, and Linux beats Windows twice, in performance, and for some sales!
Ok, after a few occurrences of the podcast server going down, due to a config problem that led Castopod to not clean up session files, which crashed Castopod entirely, I finally updated it to a version that fixes the issue.
The podcast server SHOULD be much more robust now, but do let me know if you still experience it going down!
And for those wondering: what podcast?! it's here: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast
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!
And here is the audio podcast: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/fsf-settles-the-office-suite-debacle-good-news-on-age-verification-mozilla-and-debian-unwarranted-drama
As always, you can follow it @tlenewspodcast or subscribe to it from any good podcast client!
💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: 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 01:45 FSF weighs in on the OnlyOffice vs EuroOffice debate https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/agpl-is-not-a-tool-for-taking-freedom-away 03:55 More age verification news https://9to5linux.com/colorado-age-attestation-bill-may-exclude-open-source-oses-and-apps https://almalinux.org/blog/2026-04-21-california-age-verification-law/ 06:35 Proton’s CEO talks age verification https://proton.me/blog/keep-age-verification-from-killing-anonymity-online 08:50 People lose their minds over Mozilla’s new mascot https://itsfoss.com/news/mozillas-firefox-mascot-gender-controversy/ 10:08 Debian elects new project lead https://linuxiac.com/debian-names-a-new-leader-for-the-project/ 11:35 Ubuntu 26.04 released https://itsfoss.com/news/kubuntu-26-04-lts/ https://youtu.be/4MYxtL0AW2g 14:37 Ubuntu’s audit of the Rust Core Utilities https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/an-update-on-rust-coreutils/80773 16:05 New Linux powered console https://playnix.io/ 17:41 Firefox talks more about their Smart Window feature https://www.firefox.com/en-US/smart-window/?view=waitlist https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/smart-window-models 19:36 Mozilla found 271 flaws using Anthropic Mythos https://blog.mozilla.org/en/firefox/ai-security-zero-day-vulnerabilities/ 21:46 Valve gives devs more info on how their game runs on Deck https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/valve-make-steps-to-improve-steam-deck-verification-giving-developers-more-performance-data/
Time for out #Linux and #OpenSource news video of the week!
#Ubuntu 26.04 should release today, so here is my look at all the major changes in there, and there are many!
Since 26.04 is an LTS, it will also be the base for a lot of popular distros in the future, and some changes here will likely affect these distros too, so even if you don't use Ubuntu specifically, it's worth a look!
Matt 
