https://youtu.be/DsQfPv8GqBg Forum Discussion Thread (https://forum.tuxdigital.com/t/260-lxqt-desktop-nouveau-lead-joins-nvidia-almalinux-making-waves-new-linux-tablet-more-linux-news/6210) We have some very interesting news this week, we've got a brand new major release of the LXQt desktop environment, there's a strange but potentially good twist in the ongoing saga of Nvidia and open source drivers, Red Hat drops the hardware ball and AlmaLinux catches it. Plus there's a new Linux Tablet trying to get kickstarted. All of this and more on this episode of This Week in Linux, Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/aa848458-f48e-48f5-8a66-ba5aaafce1f1.mp3) Sponsored by: Kolide - thisweekinlinux.com/kolide (https://thisweekinlinux.com/kolide) Want to Support the Show? Become a Patron = https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = https://tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:34 LXQt 2.0 Released 02:52 Former Nouveau Lead Developer Joins NVIDIA 05:51 AlmaLinux 9.4 Beta Released 09:04 Sponsored by Kolide 10:26 Mozilla Firefox 125 Released 11:59 Volla Tablet on Kickstarter supports Ubuntu Touch 13:39 Bazzite 2.5.0 Released 15:16 XZ Backdoor Gets the All-Clear 15:44 Outro Links: LXQt 2.0 Released https://lxqt-project.org/release/2024/04/15/release-lxqt-2-0-0/ (https://lxqt-project.org/release/2024/04/15/release-lxqt-2-0-0/) https://lxqt-project.org/ (https://lxqt-project.org/) https://9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-0-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new (https://9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-0-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new) https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXQt-2.0-Released (https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXQt-2.0-Released) https://linuxiac.com/lxqt-2-0-desktop-environment/ (https://linuxiac.com/lxqt-2-0-desktop-environment/) Former Nouveau Lead Developer Joins NVIDIA https://lore.kernel.org/nouveau/20240416234002.19509-1-bskeggs@nvidia.com/ (https://lore.kernel.org/nouveau/20240416234002.19509-1-bskeggs@nvidia.com/) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ben-Skeggs-Joins-NVIDIA (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ben-Skeggs-Joins-NVIDIA) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/former-nouveau-driver-lead-joins-nvidia-and-sent-a-massive-patch-set/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/former-nouveau-driver-lead-joins-nvidia-and-sent-a-massive-patch-set/) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nouveau-Maintainer-Resigns (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nouveau-Maintainer-Resigns) AlmaLinux 9.4 Beta Released https://almalinux.org/blog/2024-04-15-announcing-94-beta/ (https://almalinux.org/blog/2024-04-15-announcing-94-beta/) https://almalinux.discourse.group/t/re-adding-support-for-older-hardware/3851 (https://almalinux.discourse.group/t/re-adding-support-for-older-hardware/3851) https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1086 (https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1086) https://jonathanspw.com/posts/2024-03-31-dealing-with-cve-2024-1086/ (https://jonathanspw.com/posts/2024-03-31-dealing-with-cve-2024-1086/) https://lwn.net/Articles/968299/ (https://lwn.net/Articles/968299/) https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-9.4-Beta (https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-9.4-Beta) Mozilla Firefox 125 Released https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/125.0.1/releasenotes/ (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/125.0.1/releasenotes/) https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-125-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new (https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-125-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/mozilla-firefox-125-released (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/mozilla-firefox-125-released) https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-125-AV1-EME-And-More (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-125-AV1-EME-And-More) Volla Tablet on Kickstarter supports Ubuntu Touch https://9to5linux.com/volla-tablet-launches-on-kickstarter-with-support-for-ubuntu-touch (https://9to5linux.com/volla-tablet-launches-on-kickstarter-with-support-for-ubuntu-touch) https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/dailyuse/libertine.html (https://docs.ubports.com/en/latest/userguide/dailyuse/libertine.html) https://ubports.com/en/ (https://ubports.com/en/) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/volla/volla-tablet-simplify-your-digital-life (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/volla/volla-tablet-simplify-your-digital-life) https://ubuntu-touch.io/ (https://ubuntu-touch.io/) Bazzite 2.5.0 Released https://bazzite.gg/ (https://bazzite.gg/) https://universal-blue.org/ (https://universal-blue.org/) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/bazzite-v25-has-fixes-for-lenovo-legion-go-and-asus-rog-ally-plus-smoother-installs/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/bazzite-v25-has-fixes-for-lenovo-legion-go-and-asus-rog-ally-plus-smoother-installs/) https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-2-5-0-update-released/1108 (https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bazzite-2-5-0-update-released/1108) https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/releases/tag/v2.5.0 (https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/releases/tag/v2.5.0) XZ Backdoor Gets the All-Clear https://fedoramagazine.org/cve-2024-3094-all-clear/ (https://fedoramagazine.org/cve-2024-3094-all-clear/) https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/XZ-Gets-the-All-Clear (https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/XZ-Gets-the-All-Clear)