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The Linux Experiment

Weekly roundup of everything new in the Linux and Open Source world! May contain gaming and privacy related topics. This is a longer counterpart to the Linux and Open Source news videos available on The Linux Experiment Youtube Channel. I’m Nick, I’ve been making Linux and Open Source related videos on YouTube since 2018, with a sizeable following of more than 300 000 subscribers. I’ve been using Linux since 2006, starting with Ubuntu (like most people), and I have 12 years of experience in project management and UX, and that’s the lens I use to view the progress of our Linux desktops...

Episodes · 25

Ubuntu beta looking good, F-Droid & Firefox Redesign, Flatpak for dev and CLI tools

Oct 3, 2026 · 28m

Google is closing down Android more and more, and launching a new Linux-based OS

Sep 26, 2026 · 25m

Microsoft Office 365 on Linux, Mint develops their own apps, Steam Frame is here

Sep 19, 2026 · 28m

Switzerland ditches Windows, Omarchy now raised $18.5M

Sep 12, 2026 · 26m

KDE is firing on all cylinders, Brave says they're the best browser, CERN moves to Debian

Sep 5, 2026 · 29m

Flatpak gets 500K€, Omarchy gets 8M€ and Nintendo nukes emulation again

Aug 29, 2026 · 25m

Linux saves potato gaming PCs, WSL beats native installs, more malicious compliance

Aug 22, 2026 · 27m

Big changes coming to KDE & GNOME, tons of apps & services getting Linux clients

Aug 15, 2026 · 30m

Linux didn't pass 10% market share? AI optimization is the new SEO

Aug 8, 2026 · 28m

Valve wants FOSS AMD drivers on Windows, Framework laptop 13 Pro looks good for Linux, GoG on Linux

Aug 1, 2026 · 31m

Egos ruining Open Source projects, distros vs software conflicts

Jul 25, 2026 · 32m

Torvalds says kernel will use AI tools, Wayland beats X11 for gaming, Age verification is getting worse

Jul 17, 2026 · 27m

Germany says no to Microsoft, Windows 11 in freefall, Linux distro sabotaged

Jul 11, 2026 · 28m

Linux has a giant opportunity thanks to Sony, New Linux Tablet, Google fined 4 Billion

Jul 4, 2026 · 28m

Steam machine disappointment, Epic made a Git competitor

Jun 27, 2026 · 28m

GNOME Foundation issues, AUR under attack, Firefox's big plans

Jun 20, 2026 · 33m

EU's ditches Google Search, Brave's Paid browser, Ubuntu makes big moves

Jun 6, 2026 · 29m

No Age verification for Linux, New KDE theme, Flatpak redesign with systemD

Jun 1, 2026 · 26m

Linus Torvalds speaks on AI, More Adobe on Linux, big browser redesigns

May 23, 2026 · 29m

KDE gets €1M, 3 big vulnerabilities for Linux, EU privacy disaster brewing

May 16, 2026 · 26m

More Office Suite drama, chrome installs AI model without consent, Cool Plasma 6.7 things

May 9, 2026 · 24m

Ubuntu's servers attacked, Linux beats Windows again, Ubuntu will add AI to the distro

May 2, 2026 · 32m

FSF settles the Office Suite debacle, good news on age verification, Mozilla & Debian unwarranted drama

Apr 25, 2026 · 24m

Germany's plan for Open Source, Age verification gets worse,

Apr 18, 2026 · 26m

France is moving the country to Linux and FOSS, KDE gets more themes

Apr 11, 2026 · 26m