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Weekly Linux news and analysis by Chris and Wes. The show every week we hope you’ll go to when you want to hear an informed discussion about what’s happening.

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2 February 2023

A lot happened in the free desktop world this week, we cover the impressive releases, changes, and surprises.

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25 January 2023

An Ubuntu expiration date approaches, openSUSE has a new handy solution, and the container security issue that remains unfixed.

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19 January 2023

A high-profile Linux kernel network flaw, we put JFS on a death watch, and break down the controversial Firefox update this week.

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12 January 2023

OpenZFS has performance gains inbound, the end of a Linux era, and the achievement unlocked by the open-source NVIDIA driver.

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5 January 2023

Android is getting RISC-Y, the handy new Google tool going open source, the next nail in the coffin for ZFS on Ubuntu, and why you were right about smart speakers all along.

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29 December 2022

There are some stories so big they need a little more air time.

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22 December 2022

Why we won't see a new Raspberry Pi until 2025, the first steps to Plasma 6 are being taken, and PipeWire gets a major Bluetooth upgrade.

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15 December 2022

Why the next kernel will be "the merge window from hell," a holiday gift for Wayland users, and how the open source community could do more to take on YouTube.

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8 December 2022

The Linux kernel has some exciting updates this week, including a significant Asahi milestone and some good news for Android. Then we take openSUSE's new web-based installer for a spin.

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1 December 2022

Old school Ubuntu has a new cool, Google calls out Google, and some IoT news you can use.

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24 November 2022

The contested subsystem coming soon, a sobering assessment of wireless support in Linux, and a triumph for free software.

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17 November 2022

We tried Fedora 37 on the Pi 4, the Google surprise this week, and our thoughts on the WSL 1.0 release.