Linux & Open Source News

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!

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Last Notes

2026-07-02 17:17:44 GMT

Linux has a giant opportunity thanks to Sony, New Linux Tablet, Google fined 4 Billion

2026-06-26 09:04:03 GMT

Steam machine disappointment, Epic made a Git competitor

2026-06-20 00:24:57 GMT

GNOME Foundation issues, AUR under attack, Firefox's big plans

2026-06-02 21:59:01 GMT

EU's ditches Google Search, Brave's Paid browser, Ubuntu makes big moves

2026-05-26 19:28:21 GMT

No Age verification for Linux, New KDE theme, Flatpak redesign with systemD

2026-05-20 13:13:27 GMT

Linus Torvalds speaks on AI, More Adobe on Linux, big browser redesigns
Time for this week's episode!

2026-05-05 00:14:54 GMT

More Office Suite drama, chrome installs AI model without consent, Cool Plasma 6.7 things
Here is this week's episode, a bit later than usual!

2026-04-24 05:29:48 GMT

FSF settles the Office Suite debacle, good news on age verification, Mozilla & Debian unwarranted drama

2026-04-24 05:29:48 GMT

Ubuntu's servers attacked, Linux beats Windows again, Ubuntu will add AI to the distro
New episode is out!

2026-04-15 22:35:10 GMT

Germany's plan for Open Source, Age verification gets worse,

2026-04-05 08:56:43 GMT

France is moving the country to Linux and FOSS, KDE gets more themes

2026-04-02 21:08:59 GMT

What is happening to our Office Suites?! Wayland fixes 2 major features
Here is this week's episode!

2026-03-21 22:30:28 GMT

The Linux Age verification situation is escalating & Other Linux Weekly News

2026-03-19 10:57:26 GMT

Manjaro is in trouble, Germany mandates open formats, Google destroys sideloading

2026-02-27 12:23:12 GMT

Nvidia & Intel focus on Linux, KDE Connect redesign, New standard for digital ecosystems

2026-02-19 06:16:22 GMT

GNOME 50 and GNOME OS progress, KDE debunks systemD FUD

2026-02-06 17:48:33 GMT

Is Vibe coding killing open source? Big Cosmic desktop roadmap

2026-01-29 20:51:31 GMT

France moves to open source, modular Linux handheld PC, big Linux gaming progress
Here is this week's episode, with the right chapter names (as opposed to last week where I messed up and the replacement chapters didn't seem to register :/)

2026-01-23 11:28:13 GMT

New Linux + Android phone, Photoshop on Linux, Cosmic updates

2026-01-10 05:37:30 GMT

Torvalds talks AI in the kernel, EU prepares for FOSS, Goodbye Middle click to paste?

2025-10-10 06:30:47 GMT

Intel reconsiders Open Source, LibrePhone project, Ubuntu 25.10
Here is this week's episode !

2025-09-29 22:27:23 GMT

The end of F-Droid? Red Hat hacked, new Linux Kernel
Here is this week's episode, that I'll dub the "incredibly nasal one" since I've been sick the entire week. Enjoy a cracking voice and even more badly mangled English than usual!

2025-09-06 01:24:39 GMT

Cosmic isn't dead, more SteamOS devices, GNOME keeps X11 after all
Here is this week's Linux and open source news podcast !
in this one, we have a date for the Cosmic Beta, GNOME deciding to keep X11 sessions a bit longer, plenty of SteamOS related news, and more:

2025-08-22 11:05:36 GMT

Will Ablockers be banned? DoS on the AUR, Steam Console rumors
Here is this week's Linux and Open Source news podcast!

2025-07-23 18:29:37 GMT

Flathub's issues, Steam Console, Malware in the AUR, Clear Linux is gone
Here is your weekly Linux news podcast, with Clear Linux being discontinued, some malware found and removed in the AUR, leaks pointing to a Steam OS Console, and a lot more !

2025-07-23 18:29:37 GMT

Official KDE distro, AUR and third party package problems

2025-07-23 18:29:37 GMT

Windows 12 sounds like a nightmare, Mint 22.2 beta: Linux Weekly News
Here is this week's podcast, not 3 days late, this time, because I actually set a reminder :D

2025-07-07 23:37:38 GMT

Google merges Android & Chrome OS, AI slop invades FOSS
Time for this week's episode !

2025-06-27 20:04:40 GMT

The end for BcacheFS, X11 compatibility layer, Flathub is massive

2025-06-06 09:52:51 GMT

Microsoft could fix USB C, GNOME OS is coming for your PC, AMD ditches proprietary drivers

2025-06-06 09:52:51 GMT

X11 fork, Denmark moves to Linux, Android gets more locked down
In this episode, there's an X.org fork surrounded by some pretty weird controversies, we have Denmark beginning the switch to Linux and Open Source, and Google making changes to Android source code's release that will definitely make custom ROMs a lot harder to build

2025-05-23 22:49:18 GMT

SteamOS "destroys" Windows, kernel 6.15, Nice Firefox changes
In this episode, we have SteamOS soundly beating Windows in all metrics on the same hardware, we have cool changes coming to Firefox, a new Kernel version, and a lot more!

2025-05-23 22:49:18 GMT

Fedora and GNOME remove X.org, Microsoft open sources WSL

2025-05-06 01:52:00 GMT

Plasma 6.4 beta, BIG Web Search changes, AI isn't fair use
In this week's episode, we have the beta for KDE Plasma 6.4, with a lot of cool stuff coming, the US copyright office saying that Generative A.I. pushes the boundaries of fair use, and some big stuff happening around web search engines !

2025-05-06 01:52:00 GMT

GNOME's new leadership, Mint themes libadwaita, OpenSUSE ditches Deepin
Here is this week's episode ! The title says it all :)

2025-04-29 17:08:52 GMT

KDE planning big changes, Wikipedia adopts AI, OpenSUSE leaps into the future

2025-04-24 02:06:33 GMT

OpenAI wants to buy Chrome, final COSMIC alpha, Fedora could drop X11 entirely
Time for this week's episode!

2025-04-04 19:07:52 GMT

Thunderbird's paid service, open source DNA database deleted, EU takes aim at encryption
Here is this wee'ks fresh episode!

2025-04-04 19:07:52 GMT

Fedora 42, Manjaro Immutable, Arco Linux shuts down
Here is this week's News show!

2025-03-14 22:46:28 GMT

AI harms Open Source projects, Android goes private

2025-03-14 22:46:28 GMT

New Webkit browser for Linux, NVK becomes default, KDE splits X11 code

2025-03-14 22:46:28 GMT

EU push for open source, GIMP3 is out, Firefox gets webapps back

2025-03-07 15:05:51 GMT

AMD wins at open source, GNOME makes drastic Wayland progress

2025-02-17 04:22:04 GMT

Torvalds says Yes to Rust, Fedora doesn't get Flathub

2025-02-06 02:00:30 GMT

OBS could sue Fedora, GNOME's new site & branding
Here is this week's episode!

2024-09-28 15:44:30 GMT

9.9 out of 10 severity flaw on Linux, ARM64 & Android support in proton, Valve devs want faster Wayland progress
A new big (9/10 severity) flaw in CUPS that should affect most Linux based systems, Valve tests Android and ARM64 support through Proton, some changes are proposed to Wayland's governance and development model to speed things up...

2024-09-07 14:30:03 GMT

Linux grows again, KDE overspends (but it's fine), Ubuntu has upgrade problems
This week, it's the right episode, I promise

2024-08-24 14:30:02 GMT

Microsoft broke Linux dual boots, Google coerces reviewers, GNOME 47 beta
This week, Microsoft's bad handling of updates starts to affect Linux users as well, but Linux distros might also be at fault here...

2024-08-17 15:30:02 GMT

Could the US break up Google? Deepin 23, SteamOS for other devices
Time for this week’s episode!

2024-08-10 15:30:02 GMT

Cosmic Alpha is out, elementary OS 8 in September, Nvidia scraped videos for its AI
Here is this week's episode!

2024-08-10 14:30:02 GMT

Cosmic Alpha is out, elementary OS 8 in September, Nvidia scraped videos for its AI
Here is this week's episode!

2024-07-27 14:30:02 GMT

Firefox's Opt-out ad setting, AI tool pirated movies, SecureBoot broken
Here is this week's episode!

2024-07-20 14:30:02 GMT

3rd party Bug killed Windows PCs across the world, openSUSE needs to change its name
Time for your fresh episode!

2024-07-13 13:30:02 GMT

Fedora 41 drops X11, Copilot lawsuit dismissed, GNOME 47 looks great
Here is this week's episode!

2024-07-13 12:30:03 GMT

Fedora 41 drops X11, Copilot lawsuit dismissed, GNOME 47 looks great
Here is this week's episode!

2024-07-06 15:30:03 GMT

Fedora Telemetry, Deepin AI, ChromeOS Flex is dead?
Here is this week's episode!

2024-06-29 15:30:02 GMT

Mozilla sued for discrimination, GNOME without X11, Performance boosts everywhere
Here is this week's episode! It's all in the title :)

2024-06-22 15:30:03 GMT

GNOME accent colors, the end of ad blockers and Plasma 6.1
In this one, we have Google pulling the trigger on Manifest v3 despite a lot of concerns for ad and tracker blockers, GNOME adding accent color support, some interesting ARM and RISC V devices running Linux, and Mozilla buying an ad focused company:

2024-05-25 15:30:02 GMT

GNOME's 5 year plan, Windows Recall is a nightmare, Qualcomm beats Apple?
Time for this week's episode!

2024-05-11 15:30:03 GMT

Cosmic update, new attack bypasses VPNs, ClearLinux beats everything else?
Here is your fresh episode! We talk bout Valve contributing to NVK, the Cosmic desktop, a new attack that bypasses VPN, good performance benchmarks for Clear Linux, and more!

2024-05-04 15:30:02 GMT

No, NixOS isn't dying. GNOME icon & funding issues, everyone hates Windows 11
here is this week's episode!

2024-04-27 15:30:02 GMT

Why Google sucks now, US bans TikTok, Ubuntu 24.04 & Fedora 40
Fresh new episode, with the US banning TikTok (or forcing them to sell), Google search getting worse, and an explanation of the reasons, Fedora 40 and Ubuntu 24.04 being released, and Nvidia contributing to open source drivers!

2024-04-13 15:30:03 GMT

Fedora wants AI, Nvidia + Wayland is fixed, US gains privacy
Time for this week's episode!

2024-03-30 16:30:03 GMT

Redis renounces FOSS, the future of Linux is bright, Fedora 40 beta
Here is this week's episode!

2024-03-02 08:51:30 GMT

Nintendo sues emulator, Nvidia thinks coding is dead, Plasma 6 is out
Here is your fresh weekly episode!

2024-02-23 06:00:04 GMT

Snap scam problem, Warp on Linux, an API for RGB
In this week's episode, we have a pretty bad scam app making its way onto the Snap Store, and the steps Canonical and Ubuntu will take to avoid this situation in the future, we have the Warp terminal coming to Linux, but still not open source, unfortunately, and we have a proposed API for RGB on Linux, and a lot more stuff, including some good news for Linux gaming!

2024-02-10 16:52:25 GMT

Mozilla blunders and then gets a new CEO, Ubuntu makes some moves
Here is this week's brand new episode, with Apple breaking support for PWAs, Mozilla switching CEOs after launching an overpriced service, the elementary OS 8 early access is here, Wine and DXVK are coming to Android in closed source format, and more!

2024-01-27 16:50:45 GMT

Apple really sucks, Mint's EDGE ISO, Wayland protocol drama
This week, we have Apple implementing the necessary changes to their platforms in the EU, but in the most "foot dragging" way possible, we have some Wayland related drama, some good, and some bad news for Linux gaming, Linux Mint's Edge ISO, and a lot more!

2024-01-27 16:34:20 GMT