Manjaro On Strike

About this episode

The episode discusses the Manjaro volunteers' call for a strike, Google's Chrome for ARM Linux, PS5 Linux kernel contributions, and updating audio firmware on Linux.

19 Manjaro volunteers call for a clean break, Google is bringing Chrome to the ARM Linux desktop, a PlayStation 5 hacker submits fixes to the Linux kernel, and updating audio interface firmware from the comfort of Linux. Patreon: ⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/lwdw⁠⁠⁠ Discord: ⁠⁠ ⁠https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Topic links Manjaro on Strike https://itsfoss.com/news/manjaro-team-strike/ Chrome on ARM https://blog.chromium.org/2026/03/bringing-chrome-to-arm64-linux-devices.html PS5 Linux patches https://videocardz.com/newz/ps5-linux-hack-leads-to-first-mesa-update-for-sony-gpu Audio firmware on Linux https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/03/12/updating-focusrite-scarlett-firmware-on-linux/ Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:30 Power and internet wombo-combo 01:01 Getting out the Bat signal 02:38 Routing around a new IntPOD 04:03 LTT vs Linux incoming 04:42 PS5 fixes for Linux 06:43 Updating Focusrite firmware on Linux 09:18 Manjaro on Strike 12:37 Chrome finally comes to ARM Linux 14:08 Who even has an ARM desktop? 16:20 Mystery traffic from Kagi 20:33 Dangers of forgetting forums

Topics covered

• Manjaro
• Chrome on ARM
• PS5 Linux patches
• audio firmware on Linux
• Linux news

Keywords

• Manjaro
• Chrome
• ARM Linux
• PlayStation 5
• Linux kernel
• audio firmware
• Linux news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Manjaro, Google, Linux, PlayStation 5, Linux kernel, Patreon, Discord

Products: Chrome, Focusrite Scarlett

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