Linux saves potato gaming PCs, WSL beats native installs, more malicious compliance
About this episode
This episode discusses improvements in Linux gaming, the growth of WSL, and various updates in the Linux ecosystem.
💻 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 01:55 Linux 7.3 could improve gaming on low VRAM systems https://pixelcluster.dev/VRAM-Overcommit/ 04:20 Ubuntu WSL grows faster than native Ubuntu installs https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/16/ubuntu-is-growing-faster-on-windows-11-than-on-native-linux-pcs-says-canonical/ 07:24 Google and Apple maliciously complying on their app stores https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/13/app-store-fees-apple-link-outs/ https://www.theverge.com/policy/979852/that-is-not-acceptable-judge-orders-google-to-make-rival-app-store-installs-easier 10:45 GNOME 51 beta released https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-51-Beta 12:09 Linux networking…
People in this episode
Host: The Linux Experiment
Topics covered
- Linux gaming
- WSL vs native installs
- malicious compliance
- GNOME updates
- AI in Linux networking
- Linux device production
- GIMP updates
Keywords
- Linux
- gaming
- WSL
- Ubuntu
- GNOME
- GIMP
- malicious compliance
- AI
- Pine64
Sponsors
Tuxedo
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Canonical, Google, Apple, GNOME, Pine64, GIMP
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