Nick @ The Linux Experiment

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YouTube content creator and Linux user living in Brest, Brittany. Might post gaming related stuff, especially if it runs on Linux, natively or not !โ€จโ€ฉ #linux #opensource #tech #gaming
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And here is the audio podcast: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/kde-gets-1m-3-big-vulnerabilities-for-linux-eu-privacy-disaster-brewing

As usual, follow it from here @tlenewspodcast , or from any good podcast client!

KDE gets โ‚ฌ1M, 3 big vulnerabilities for Linux, EU privacy disaster brewing

๐Ÿ’ป Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo๐Ÿ’ป https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# ๐Ÿ‘ Support the show here: ๐Ÿ‘ 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/ ๐Ÿ‘• Buy TLE Merch: ๐Ÿ‘• https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ ๐Ÿ“น Watch Linux videos: ๐Ÿ“น https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Leave your feedback here: ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 02:00 KDE gets 1.2M euros from STF https://kde.org/announcements/sovereign-tech-fund-invests-kde/ 04:49 DirtyFrag vulnerability & Killswitch proposed https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/05/08/active-attack-dirty-frag-linux-vulnerability-expands-post-compromise-risk/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0.6-Released https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-killswitch-proposal/ 06:55 Yet another vulnerability for Linux https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fragnesia-linux-flaw-lets-attackers-gain-root-privileges/ 07:51 And another Linux flaw discovered https://github.com/0xdeadbeefnetwork/ssh-keysign-pwn 09:33 Plasma 6.7 beta released https://community.kde.org/Plasma/Plasma_6#Plasma_6.7 12:22 EU wants Google to share anonymized user data with other engines https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/google-is-not-collaborative-and-not-in-the-spirit-of-complying-with-this-regulation-can-the-eu-commission-strong-arm-google-into-levelling-the-playing-field-of-the-search-engine-market-and-is-this-really-in-the-interest-of-your-privacy 16:39 Fedora discusses making an โ€œAI desktop spinโ€โ€œ https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-ai-developer-desktop-objective/184941 https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/fedora-ai-developer-desktop-objective/184941/54 https://www.techradar.com/pro/i-have-zero-evidence-in-front-of-me-that-users-are-being-driven-away-from-fedora-because-of-ai-ubuntu-and-fedora-confirmed-to-both-get-ai-support-soon https://linuxiac.com/fedora-ai-desktop-initiative-blocked-after-council-vote-reversal/ 20:38 Abstract brings some of their software to Linux https://abstract3d.com/2026/05/01/abstract-rolls-out-native-linux-support-built-for-the-pipelines-that-power-production/ 22:43 CEMU infected with malware https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/cemu-linux-malware https://rentry.org/cemu-security-psa 24:06 Wine improves Wayland driver https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-Wayland-Pointer-Warp

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KDE gets โ‚ฌ1M, 3 big vulnerabilities for Linux, EU privacy disaster brewing - Linux Weekly News

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@Siucraym All major companies that never got involved in crypto, if they start pushing it, it's 10ยฐ0% a scam :)

All AI tools are unethically built, hence all AI tools are inherently flawed, and I'd argue, bad :)

It's been about 5 years since I've looked at Ubuntu Touch (or UBPorts?), so it was time I revisited this alternative OS.

And now with Waydroid in a really usable state, it is really close to being fully usable for me.

Let's take a look!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LzTow_X5b4

UBUNTU TOUCH in 2026: it's really close!

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And here is the audio podcast: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com/@tlenewspodcast/episodes/more-office-suite-drama-chrome-installs-ai-model-without-consent-cool-plasma-67-things

As usual, you can follow it from @tlenewspodcast or subscribe to it from any good podcast client!

More Office Suite drama, chrome installs AI model without consent, Cool Plasma 6.7 things

๐Ÿ’ป Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo๐Ÿ’ป https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# ๐Ÿ‘ Support the show here: ๐Ÿ‘ 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/ ๐Ÿ‘• Buy TLE Merch: ๐Ÿ‘• https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ ๐Ÿ“น Watch Linux videos: ๐Ÿ“น https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Leave your feedback here: ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ 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 Ubuntuโ€™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

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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:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC_d-65yMxY

More Office Suite drama, Chrome downloads AI model without consent, Plasma 6.7 things - Linux News

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@drypaphmrbro Not a fan of symmetrical sticks on top, or in the middle :) I prefer the Xbox controller layout personally, on the Deck it's not an issue, since the device is so big, and I'd assume the Steam Controller is pretty sizeable too, but for example on a DualSense 5, the sticks are too close together for me, and I regularly bump my thumbs

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:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CT7Fp2Zv5fY

My Worst tech purchases as a Linux user (and in general): hardware & software !

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Ubuntu's servers attacked, Linux beats Windows again, Ubuntu will add AI to the distro

๐Ÿ’ป Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo๐Ÿ’ป https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# ๐Ÿ‘ Support the show here: ๐Ÿ‘ 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/ ๐Ÿ‘• Buy TLE Merch: ๐Ÿ‘• https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ ๐Ÿ“น Watch Linux videos: ๐Ÿ“น https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Leave your feedback here: ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 01:40 Ubuntuโ€™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 Proโ€™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 doesnโ€™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/

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@projetslibres_podcast Excellent, j'รฉcoute รงa !