About this episode

This episode covers the latest developments in the Linux world, including the release of Linux 7.2 and significant market share milestones.

video: https://youtu.be/lBJDyzkJbCI Linux 7.2 is here with a ton of new kernel improvements. Desktop Linux has crossed a major milestone for usage with more than 10% in North America and 7% globally. Arch Linux has announced some changes they are making to the way the AUR works because of the latest Malware attacks. Plus there's some big KDE news this week. KDE is bringing back LTS support with a much bigger "Bullet-Proof KDE" approach, and Framework has announced the next edition of the Framework Laptop 12 and it's coming with a preinstalled option of Fedora KDE. There is a LOT happening in the Linux world right now, and some of these stories get pretty wild. So here's 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 00:52 Support the show (Become a Member) 01:43 Linux 7.2 Released 04:50 Linux crosses 10% in Desktop Market Share 10:53 Arch Linux changes how AUR Adoptions work after Malware waves 13:06 "Bullet-Proof KDE" brings LTS Support back to KDE 16:29 Framework Laptop 12 with Fedora Linux Preinstalled 19:39 NVIDIA, GOG, &amp…

Topics covered

• Linux news
• Desktop market share
• AUR updates
• KDE LTS support
• Framework Laptop
• Gaming on Linux

Keywords

• Linux 7.2
• market share
• Arch Linux
• KDE
• Framework Laptop
• Fedora
• gaming
• Ubuntu Touch
• FFmpeg

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TuxDigital Network, Arch Linux, KDE, NVIDIA, GOG, Epic Games, Valve, LVFS/Fwupd

Products: Linux 7.2, Framework Laptop 12, Fedora KDE, Steam Deck, Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0, FFmpeg 9.0

Places: North America, globally

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