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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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Linux Action News 194

20 June 2021

Linux's résumé got a nice boost this week; why Google is paying for more kernel development, and how CloudLinux might be pulling ahead of the CentOS pack.

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13 June 2021

The premier Linux desktops get some futuristic new features, and we break down the seven-year-old vulnerability in your Linux box revealed this week.

Linux Action News 192

6 June 2021

An old Linux distro gets a new trick, and all Linux users get a few excellent quality of life updates.

Linux Action News 191

31 May 2021

Our reaction to the new Freenode developments, and Audacity's latest shock to the community.

Linux Action News 190

22 May 2021

Our take on the Freenode exodus, Linux Apps going public in Chrome OS, and Red Hat's desktop hiring spree.

Linux Action News 189

15 May 2021

Our reaction to System76's Launch keyboard, Google's new Fuchsia contributor that's a big name, and the repairable Linux Laptop with a few new tricks.

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9 May 2021

We start you off with the headlines that matter this week, then share our thoughts on Audacity's new owners proposing user tracking.

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2 May 2021

A spicy mix of distro news, including Rocky Linux's first milestone release, and our follow-up on the University of Minnesota’s kernel ban.

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25 April 2021

The University of Minnesota has been banned from the Linux kernel. We'll share the history, the context, and where things stand now around the controversial research that led to the ban.

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18 April 2021

The major shift in the Linux landscape this week that was hardly noticed, and our thoughts on COSMIC from System76.

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11 April 2021

Don't buy that M1-powered Apple machine just yet, solving Wayland-driven fragmentation, and why Firefox is about to get an upgrade on Linux.

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4 April 2021

The first CentOS clone is out, but it's the second part of their announcement that might be the most important. Plus our reaction to SCO reigniting their decades-long fight with IBM and Red Hat, and the big news in GTK-land you might have missed.