About this episode

This episode discusses significant upcoming changes in KDE and GNOME, along with new Linux clients for various applications and services.

💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 02:01 GNOME Shell might evolve quite a bit https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2026/08/11/gnome-shell-design-dreams/ 06:42 New KDE Goals look interesting https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/07/kde-goals-last-call-for-submissions/ 09:57 Epic Games Store will get a Linux client soon https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/epic-games-store-will-get-a-linux-version-sometime-soon/ 11:16 ChatGPT official app is on Linux now https://linuxiac.com/openai-launches-official-chatgpt-desktop-app-for-linux-in-preview/ 12:18 Geforce Now is stable on Linux, available as Flatpak https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-stable…

People in this episode

Host: The Linux Experiment

Topics covered

• KDE updates
• GNOME updates
• Linux applications
• gaming on Linux
• Linux clients

Keywords

• KDE
• GNOME
• Linux clients
• Epic Games Store
• ChatGPT
• Geforce Now
• Playstation streaming
• PC Game Pass

Sponsors

Tuxedo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GNOME, KDE, Epic Games Store, ChatGPT, Geforce Now, Playstation, PC Game Pass, SteamOS, Nvidia, Linux

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