This Week in Linux

video: https://youtu.be/8bNh2cciDOE This week in Linux, the Dutch government is building its own Linux desktop using NixOS, and it could have some major implications for digital independence! NVIDIA has revealed ambitious plans for its new open-source Rust driver, while Qualcomm is making a serious push to bring Linux to Snapdragon laptops! And one developer has used AI to build a bunch of open-source alternatives to Adobe's biggest applications, and they're exploding in popularity! Plus, Valve is making Windows gaming on Linux even easier! All of this and more so let's jump into Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:49 Dutch Government Is Building Its Own NixOS-Based Distro 04:05 NVIDIA Wants to Push The Open-Source Rust Nova Driver to Replace Upstream Driver 06:56 Qualcomm Wants First-Class Linux Support for Snapdragon X2 11:01 ArtCraft is Coming After the Entire Adobe Suite with AI 18:29 Steam Now Defaults Non-Steam Windows Games to Proton on Linux 20:46 Firefox 157 Gets Its Biggest Visual Refresh in Years 24:07 KDE Announces Its 3 Big Goals for the Next 2 Years 25:48 F-Droid 2.0 Is Its Biggest App Update in a Decade 26:57 postmarketOS Becomes Nura 28:20 Ubuntu Is Moving to Weekly Kernel Releases Because the CVE Flood 29:29 Support the show 30:26 Outro Links: Dutch Government Is Building Its Own NixOS-Based Distro https://code.overheid.nl/MinBZK/DAWO https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/28/dutch-government-turns-to-nixos-for-a-sovereign-desktop/5299501 https://thenextweb.com/news/dutch-government-dawo-nixos-linux-desktop https://www.tomshardware.com/software/the-netherlands-is-rolling-alternative-nixos-based-software-ecosystem-after-u-s-sanctions-on-icc-took-microsoft-off-the-table-trial-programs-running-now-first-release-expected-at-end-of-2027 NVIDIA Wants to Push The Open-Source Rust Nova Driver to Replace Upstream Driver https://lpc.events/event/20/contributions/2346/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nova-Driver-LPC-2026 Qualcomm Wants First-Class Linux Support for Snapdragon X2 https://www.qualcomm.com/developer/blog/2026/09/announcing-linux-on-snapdragon-x2-series-early-developer-preview https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-coming-soon-to-qualcomm-snapdragon-x2-series-platforms https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2026/09/snapdragon-summit-agentic-ai-pcs-linux https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Talks-Up-X2-Linux https://itsfoss.com/news/snapdragon-x2-linux-developer-preview/ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-snapdragon-x2 ArtCraft is Coming After the Entire Adobe Suite with AI https://github.com/storytold https://github.com/storytold/photocraft https://github.com/storytold/filmcraft https://github.com/storytold/vectorcraft https://www.tomshardware.com/software/video-editing-graphic-design/solo-developer-rebuilds-adobe-creative-suite-in-rust-using-claude-releases-it-free-to-all-targets-100-percent-parity-in-one-month-despite-piracy-claims-and-safety-warnings https://www.techradar.com/pro/one-dev-is-recreating-7-adobe-apps-in-rust-for-free-so-i-tested-it-out Steam Now Defaults Non-Steam Windows Games to Proton on Linux https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/719044258722480809 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/windows-apps-and-games-added-to-steam-on-steamos-linux-now-use-proton-by-default/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Beta-Use-Proton-Default Firefox 157 Gets Its Biggest Visual Refresh in Years https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/157.0/releasenotes/ https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2026/09/29/nova-is-here-what-changes-for-your-firefox-theme/ https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/30/firefox-157-could-bold-new-look-be-just-what-mozilla-needs/5300059 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/firefox-157-released-nova-theme https://itsfoss.com/firefox-nova-redesign/ KDE Announces Its 3 Big Goals for the Next 2 Years https://discuss.kde.org/t/the-new-kde-goals-for-the-2026-2028-cycle-have-been-announced-at-akademy/50305 https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/07/kde-goals-last-call-for-submissions/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Goals-To-2028 F-Droid 2.0 Is Its Biggest App Update in a Decade https://f-droid.org/2026/09/24/f-droid-2.0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom.html https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/f-droid-gets-its-biggest-update-in-a-decade-with-new-ui-and-smoother-app-installs/ https://www.androidauthority.com/f-droid-app-store-massive-update-3715335/ postmarketOS Becomes Nura https://nura.eco/blog/2026/09/27/nura-rename/ https://nura.eco/ https://itsfoss.com/news/postmarketos-nura-rebranding/ https://linuxiac.com/postmarketos-is-now-nura-after-major-project-rebrand/ Ubuntu Is Moving to Weekly Kernel Releases Because the CVE Flood https://canonical.com/blog/accelerating-delivery-of-cve-fixes-with-a-new-kernel-release-strategy https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/24/cve-flood-pushes-ubuntu-onto-weekly-kernel-release-cycle/5298912 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-kernel-security-updates-faster Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/