This Week in Linux

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This Week in Linux (TWIL) is the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. “Your Source for Linux GNews”

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Aug 6, 2018 · 42 min
Episode 34: Linus WireGuard Comments, Lubuntu New Direction, LineageOS, OpenWRT, SteamOS | This Week in Linux 34
On this episode of This Week in Linux: Linus Torvalds gave his opinion on Wireguard, Lubuntu Takes a New Direction, LineageOS launches their annual Summer Survey, and Hiri’s Experience with Selling on Linux.
Jul 23, 2018 · 34 min
Episode 33: 25 Years of Slackware, PowerShell Snap, REAPER on Linux, Linux Geek Bundle | This Week in Linux 33
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Slackware, Humble Bundle is running a “Linux Geek Bundle”, Microsoft makes PowerShell Available as a Snap, and we get a sneak peak at System76 Manufacturing Facility.
Jul 16, 2018 · 30 min
Episode 32: Red Hat & WINE Turn 25, Python's BDFL Steps Down, Browsh, PacVim and more | This Week in Linux 32
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we celebrate an awesome milestone for both Red Hat and the WINE Project, both reaching their 25th Anniversary. Ubuntu shares a some news about a new Minimal ISO for Containers and the Cloud.
Jul 9, 2018 · 34 min
Episode 31: Linux Mint 19, ElementaryOS Juno, GIMP 2.10.4, Redcore Linux, SUSE Acquired | This Week in Linux 31
Linux Mint 19 “Tara” was Released. Elementary releases a Developer Preview for their new version called “Juno”. Kdenlive issues a request to the community for beta testing of the next generation of Kdenlive.
Jun 25, 2018 · 1 hr
Episode 30: Peppermint 9, Plasma 5.13, Ubuntu Report, Linux Mint 19, Devuan, GeckoLinux | This Week in Linux 30
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we take a look at some Distro News with Peppermint 9, Devuan 2.0, GeckoLinux which is based on openSUSE Leap 15 and then we take a closer look at Linux Mint 19 which should release soon.
Jun 5, 2018 · 47 min
Episode 29: openSUSE Leap 15, LXQt, Linux Mint 19 Beta, Bodhi, Atari VCS, CRUX, Knoppix | This Week in Linux 29
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we got some big distro releases from openSUSE, Linux Lite, CRUX and Knoppix as well as some beta releases for Linux Mint and Bodhi Linux. The new Atari VCS is now available for Pre-Order on Indiegogo.
May 14, 2018 · 46 min
Episode 28: Fedora 28, Firefox 60, GNOME, Lubuntu, Valve, Linux Apps on ChromeOS & more! | This Week in Linux 28
On this episode of This Week in Linux, check out some big distro release news from Fedora, CentOS, CoreOS, KaOS and more. There’s new versions of Firefox, Kdenlive, GNOME and Cinnamon available. Lubuntu announces their switch to LXQt by default.
Apr 30, 2018 · 37 min
Episode 27: Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu Flavours, GIMP 2.10, FFmpeg 4.0, neofetch, Clonezilla | This Week in Linux 27
On this jam packed episode of This Week in Linux, we’ll check out the BIG 18.04 releases from Ubuntu and the Ubuntu Flavors like Kubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, and more. Then we’ll take a look at some application news for GIMP, FFmpeg, MenuLibre,
Apr 1, 2018 · 33 min
Episode 26: Linux Kernel 4.16, GIMP 2.10 RC, Firefox Facebook Container, Qubes OS & more | This Week in Linux 26
Facebook is still under fire for privacy violations but Mozilla is trying to help users mitigate these issues with their new Facebook Container Extension for Firefox. There was some very exciting news from the GIMP team regarding the long awaited next ...
Mar 26, 2018 · 35 min
Episode 25: Krita 4.0, LG Open Sources webOS, Mintbox Mini 2, AMD Radeon-Rays, Wayfire | This Week in Linux 25
Krita 4.0 was released bringing a lot of great performance improvements and features. LG open sourced the Linux-based webOS. We’ll talk about a new Wayland compositor, called Wayfire and BitKey, a cool crypto-currency distro based on Debian.
Mar 18, 2018 · 34 min
Episode 24: GNOME 3.28, Raspberry Pi 3B+, Firefox 59, Private Internet Access VPN & more | This Week in Linux 24
We’ll check out the release notes for GNOME 3.28, Firefox 59, HexChat, MX Linux, Netrunner, LibreELEC, Sparky Linux and more. There’s a new Raspberry Pi that was released this week and we’ll dive into that.
Mar 11, 2018 · 30 min
Episode 23: Bleachbit, Falkon, Ubuntu 18.04 Flavour Betas, Albert, Linux From Scratch | This Week in Linux 23
We’ve got some new releases from Bleachbit, KDE Falkon, Albert (the keyboard launcher), Caprine (desktop app for Facebook messenger), and more. We’ll follow up with projects we’ve covered in previous episodes like Museeks, Tizonia, WINE,
Feb 27, 2018 · 41 min
Episode 22: Signal Gets $50M, Sway Fundraiser, Unity 8, Ubuntu Minimal, Psion Gemini | This Week in Linux 22
Signal got a massive donation from the Co-Founder of WhatsApp, Flameshot: a new screenshot tool is pretty slick. We take a look at an Open Source and Self-Hosted CRM solution for those interested in using Linux in their business.
Feb 18, 2018 · 42 min
Episode 21: Canonical Data Collection, Netflix 1080p on Linux, Wine Staging & more | This Week in Linux 21
We’ve got a lot of distro news from Ubuntu, Solus, Fedora, Linux Lite and more. We’ll take a look at some updates for Linux 4.16 development and have you ever wanted to use Linux as your bootloader, well that might be possible in the future.
Feb 12, 2018 · 49 min
Episode 20: Linux 4.15, MATE 1.20, Plasma 5.12, LibreOffice, VLC, Nextcloud, & Mycroft | This Week in Linux 20
We got a new Linux kernel, new updates from LibreOffice, Nextcloud, VLC and more. We also saw some hardware announcements from the KDE and Mycroft teams. Huge desktop environment releases from MATE and KDE Plasma. All that and much more!
Jan 31, 2018 · 34 min
Episode 19: Thunderbird New Design, UBports, NVIDIA Code Drop, Ubuntu 17.10 ISO Issue | This Week in Linux 19
Ubuntu disabled downloads for the 17.10 ISO. We’ll talk about why and what is being done to solve it. We’ll check out some Good News from Thunderbird, UBPorts, Solus, Amazon, and more. Then we’ll take a look at some interesting command-line tools that ...
Dec 17, 2017 · 34 min
Episode 18: MX Linux 17, Mozilla's Mistake, AMD Open-Sourcing Driver, & Net Neutrality | This Week in Linux 18
On this episode of This Week in Linux, we talk about the recent FCC decision to rollback Net Neutrality Rules. We check out some application news for GIMP, Firejail, mutt email client and more. Distro news from MX Linux, Kubuntu and Q4OS.
Dec 10, 2017 · 29 min
Episode 17: TeamViewer 13, CrossOver 17, Distros: Puppy, Peppermint, Bodhi, Uruk & more | This Week in Linux 17
TeamViewer 13 was announced and they’re bringing Native Linux support to their remote desktop software. We saw many Distro releases this week and in fact, we’ll be taking a look at 6 of them. We talk about how to get Microsoft Office 2016 on Linux.
Dec 3, 2017 · 38 min
Episode 16: Linux Journal, Linux Mint 18.3, DuckDuckGo CLI, Unity Update, & Lots of Swag | This Week in Linux 16
We say goodbye to Linux Journal. We’ll revisit the idea of using search engines on the command line. For Desktop Environments, Unity received a long awaited maintenance update and KDE issued their future goals for the project. In Linux Gaming,
Nov 26, 2017 · 36 min
Episode 15: Lacking Super Productivity Signals From Munich | This Week in Linux 15
We check out a few useful command-line tools and productivity apps. We discuss Canonical’s recent outreach to the greater community with the future of Mir and the potential of Ubuntu Unity for 18.04. The City of Munich is back on the docket this week,

This Week in Linux

Episode 34: Linus WireGuard Comments, Lubuntu New Direction, LineageOS, OpenWRT, SteamOS | This Week in Linux 34

Episode 33: 25 Years of Slackware, PowerShell Snap, REAPER on Linux, Linux Geek Bundle | This Week in Linux 33

Episode 32: Red Hat & WINE Turn 25, Python's BDFL Steps Down, Browsh, PacVim and more | This Week in Linux 32

Episode 31: Linux Mint 19, ElementaryOS Juno, GIMP 2.10.4, Redcore Linux, SUSE Acquired | This Week in Linux 31

Episode 30: Peppermint 9, Plasma 5.13, Ubuntu Report, Linux Mint 19, Devuan, GeckoLinux | This Week in Linux 30

Episode 29: openSUSE Leap 15, LXQt, Linux Mint 19 Beta, Bodhi, Atari VCS, CRUX, Knoppix | This Week in Linux 29

Episode 28: Fedora 28, Firefox 60, GNOME, Lubuntu, Valve, Linux Apps on ChromeOS & more! | This Week in Linux 28

Episode 27: Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu Flavours, GIMP 2.10, FFmpeg 4.0, neofetch, Clonezilla | This Week in Linux 27

Episode 26: Linux Kernel 4.16, GIMP 2.10 RC, Firefox Facebook Container, Qubes OS & more | This Week in Linux 26

Episode 25: Krita 4.0, LG Open Sources webOS, Mintbox Mini 2, AMD Radeon-Rays, Wayfire | This Week in Linux 25

Episode 24: GNOME 3.28, Raspberry Pi 3B+, Firefox 59, Private Internet Access VPN & more | This Week in Linux 24

Episode 23: Bleachbit, Falkon, Ubuntu 18.04 Flavour Betas, Albert, Linux From Scratch | This Week in Linux 23

Episode 22: Signal Gets $50M, Sway Fundraiser, Unity 8, Ubuntu Minimal, Psion Gemini | This Week in Linux 22

Episode 21: Canonical Data Collection, Netflix 1080p on Linux, Wine Staging & more | This Week in Linux 21

Episode 20: Linux 4.15, MATE 1.20, Plasma 5.12, LibreOffice, VLC, Nextcloud, & Mycroft | This Week in Linux 20

Episode 19: Thunderbird New Design, UBports, NVIDIA Code Drop, Ubuntu 17.10 ISO Issue | This Week in Linux 19

Episode 18: MX Linux 17, Mozilla's Mistake, AMD Open-Sourcing Driver, & Net Neutrality | This Week in Linux 18

Episode 17: TeamViewer 13, CrossOver 17, Distros: Puppy, Peppermint, Bodhi, Uruk & more | This Week in Linux 17

Episode 16: Linux Journal, Linux Mint 18.3, DuckDuckGo CLI, Unity Update, & Lots of Swag | This Week in Linux 16

Episode 15: Lacking Super Productivity Signals From Munich | This Week in Linux 15