Linux Weekly Daily Wednesday

Opera GX is finally headed to Linux, Valve is fixing its AI disclosure rules, someone patched Wine to make Adobe Creative Cloud installers actually work, and there is a cursed Windows 8 tile interface for Wayland that you should definitely install on your friend’s PC.Get a bonus hour of LWDW plus a video version of the podcast by supporting LWDW on a Patreon.LWDW Patreon:⁠...

Bose is walking back its SoundTouch shutdown by opening APIs and removing cloud dependencies, keeping the hardware alive for the used market. Kagi’s Orion browser is bringing a fast, WebKit-based alternative to Linux, while Linus Torvalds is embracing "vibe coding" by using Gemini to build the visualizer for his new AudioNoise guitar project. Finally, leaked retail listings for the Steam Machine...

This week we're checking out Brow6el, a Sixel-capable terminal browser that brings full graphics and mouse support to the command line. We also highlight keyRGB, a bloat-free GUI that brings RGB control to WootBooks, Clevo, and System76 Linux laptops. For hardware enthusiasts, Box64 now supports Steam and Proton on the LoongArch architecture, and the new Armbian Imager simplifies the setup for...

Pop!_OS 24.04 is out with the rust-powered COSMIC desktop! Building a Steam Machine with the Ryzen 9 HX370, securing Snaps with Snapscope, and a DIY cyberdeck with an ultrawide monitor.Come say hi in Discord! https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ⁠Video and extended podcast:https://www.patreon.com/lwdwTimestamps:00:00 Intro12:59 Pop!_OS 24.0419:21 Steam hOS: Homebrew Steam Machine II28:27 Checking Snap...

Firefox 146 scales in fractions, AMD revives an old chipset, Ubuntu is shipping ROCm, and a beefy ARM board for Framework 13" laptops.Bonus show plus Video: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/lwdw⁠Come say hi in Discord! ⁠https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ⁠⁠Topic links AMI & Canonical: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-boot-in-uefi-announcementAMD Chipsets:...

This week we talk about KDE wanting to push Plasma 6.8 into Wayland only territory. We also look at the rough edges that will probably still poke users and how long X11 might hang on before it finally gets kicked out. Venn checked out the ZimaBlade 7700 DIY NAS kit with its swappable RAM and actual PCIe slot. There is a quick bit on Linux Kernel 6.18 and its updates for gaming storage and...

After almost a decade we finally have a dedicated Patreon and Discord! LibrePods bring full AirPod functionality to Linux, Ubuntu puts an extra L in long term support, and a slick open-source one handed keyboard that anyone can use.LWDW is completely listener funded. If you enjoy the show, please consider supporting us on Patreon.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lwdwDiscord:...

Huawei joins the Linux PC race, Orange Pi 6 hands-on, retro Pentium builds, and the OmniOne pocket PC revives the keyboard!SUPPORTPatreon ► https://www.patreon.com/lwdwTipJar ► https://streamlabs.com/linwdw/tipSOCIALVenn ► https://mast.interfacinglinux.com/@VennJill ► https://mast.linuxgamecast.com/@Jill_linuxgirlTIMESTAMPS00:00 Intro02:30 Quote-toots for Mastodon 04:14 Valve announces a new...

This week we look at Amarok’s massive 3.3 update, Creative’s modular Sound Blaster reboot, Linux running in a web browser through WebAssembly, and the endlessly expandable Intel-powered LattePanda IOTA project board.SUPPORTPatreon ► https://www.patreon.com/lwdwTipJar ► https://streamlabs.com/linwdw/tipSOCIALVenn ► https://mast.interfacinglinux.com/@VennJill ►...