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A show for tech enthusiasts, developers, and Linux-loving miscreants who want a mix of serious updates and banter, delivered with pragmatism and positivity.
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This week, California exempts Linux and other open-source operating systems from upcoming age-verification rules, while Debian votes to allow responsible use of generative AI contributions. Tether lets Linux users take advantage of iMessage, notifications, clipboard syncing, file sharing, and 2FA codes on their iDevices without needing a Mac. Blue Dragon Recompilation brings the XBOX 360 RPG to Linux natively, with 4K, unlocked FPS, widescreen, rebindable controls, and other modern updates. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube Show Notes & Topics: https://interfacinglinux.com/community/lwdw/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:54 Bayonetta on Linux with CEMU 09:40 Mild Disney Lands and gotcha maps 12:20 Linux exempted from the age-verification law 17:03 It's not real age verification 24:34 Debian allows generative AI contributions 31:20 Connecting iDevices to Linux in 2026 made easy 36:17 Running Blue Dragon (XBOX 360) natively on Linux
Happy 35th Birthday to Linux! We put on our old people hats and look back at the early days of wrestling with Slackware installs, and surviving CRT-killing configs. We also cover 30 years of Valve and how Proton, SteamOS, and handheld hardware are driving desktop Linux forward. Plus, we test the native Linux recompilation port of Soulcalibur II (GameCube edition with Link!) and spend an afternoon running generic ARM Linux installers on a Raspberry Pi 4 using UEFI firmware. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube Show Notes & Topics: https://interfacinglinux.com/community/lwdw/ Timestamps: 05:49 Linux celebrates 35 years of old 16:47 Soulcalibur II Linux port 22:37 Happy 30th Valve! 35:29 UEFI on the Raspberry Pi 4
Ploopy announces their slickest DIY trackball to date, EPIC threatens to release their client on Linux, Kernel 7.2 learns how to Apple M3, and Proxmox makes ARM an official platform. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube Show Notes & Topics: You can find links to everything we discussed, along with the show notes, in the forums . Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:38 Playing the new Quake 04:39 Jill's Vegas trip 11:15 The Ploopy A+ DIY trackball 16:08 Epic Launcher headed to Linux 27:11 Proxmox officially released on ARM 33:03 Pine64 stops production due to RAM and storage prices
NVIDIA joins the LVFS, bringing easy firmware updates to Linux! Blick launches their video editor built entirely in Odin, Linux desktop usage reaches an all-time high of 10%, and what happens when you stick CUDA and ARM on something the size of a credit card? Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube Show Notes & Topics: You can find links to everything we discussed, along with the show notes, in the forums. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 06:05 Linux driver for MOTU Microbook! 09:06 Linux desktop usage tops 10% 19:46 Blick video editor announces Linux support 27:30 NVIDIA joins the LVFS firmware service 34:13 Learning about NVIDIA single board computers Topics: Linux at 10%! https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america#monthly-202506-202607 New NLE for Linux https://blickeditor.com/ NVIDIA joins LVFS! https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-joins-dell-and-hp-in-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs Slice of Pi Team Green SBCs https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/08/04/recomputer-super-j4012-setup-and-quickstart/
Possible price increases for the VR Head Toaster, Google Chrome for ARM Linux desktops, a new 10-inch touchscreen for Raspberry Pi, and NVIDIA doubling the price of Jetson SoCs. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 07:22 AMD 4GB GPUs 16:57 Steam Frame VR headset price increases 25:36 Google Chrome for ARM Linux 33:52 10" Raspberry Pi touchscreen 37:48 NVIDIA Jetson price increases New 4GB GPUs from AMD https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-confirms-radeon-rx-9050-4gb-exists-but-it-is-oem-only Steam Frame $$$ https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/more-bad-news-for-valve-and-its-still-unreleased-steam-frame-as-qualcomm-is-set-to-raise-the-price-of-its-chips-like-everyone-else/ Chrome on ARM https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/chrome-arm64-linux-available RasPi 10” Touchscreen https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-10-raspberry-pi-touch-display-2-available-now-at-80/ Jetson Price increase https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-raises-jetson-prices-by-up-to-101-agx-thor-now-costs-5499
Official native Linux Jagex Launcher for Old School RuneScape, revenue estimates for Valve's Steam Machine, a static recompilation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and FreeBSD 16 removing all GPL code from its base system. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome to the Show & Weekly Catchup 01:11 Testing NVENC, OBS, and NVIDIA Jetson Hardware 04:35 Weekend Outing at the Park & Outdoor Fun 06:12 Old School RuneScape Launches Official Linux Bet 14:51 Steam Machine sales data 22:05 Castlevania Syphyony of the Night on Linux 30:48 BSD is GPL free TOPICS Old school penguins https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/jagex-launcher-for-linux-beta-out-now?oldschool=1 Steam Machine Sales Up https://www.techspot.com/news/113169-valve-steam-machine-may-selling-between-12000-15000.html Symphony of the Night recomp https://github.com/birabittoh/NocturneRecomp FreeBSD - GPL https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-16-Goes-GPL-Free
Building a Raspberry Pi powered Stream Deck, Redhat offers forever support, playing Silent Hill natively on Linux, and Cinnamon learned how-to Wayland? Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 09:55 DIY Stream Decks 20:38 Rent a Redhat 26:43 Silent Hill running on Linux 33:57 Cinnamon learns to Wayland TOPICS Pro Not Stream Deck https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/07/13/diy-raspberry-pi-powered-stream-deck-server/ RHEL For Life (RTheren) https://www.heise.de/en/news/If-14-years-of-support-aren-t-enough-RHEL-for-eternity-11360882.html Fog Simulator 1999 https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxgaming/building-the-silent-hill-pc-port-on-linux/ Cinnamon Wayland https://9to5linux.com/linux-mints-cinnamon-6-8-desktop-environment-will-fully-support-wayland
Valve wants you to install SteamOS 3.8 on all the things! Tuxedo Computers snaps at Snaps, Acon Digital is preparing a Linux beta for its audio editor Acoustica, and Hannah Montana Linux gets a remaster. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 02:36 Reviewing Nvidia SBCs 07:09 Windows Drops under 60% market share 10:31 SteamOS 3.8 is ready for normies 17:14 Tuxedo drops Ubuntu for Debian 26:48 Hannah Montana Linux is won't die 37:46 Acoustica headed to Linux TOPICS SteamOS 3.8 https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/steam-machines/valve-greenlights-steamos-installs-on-normal-pcs-with-amd-gpus-so-you-can-go-make-your-own-steam-machine-if-you-dont-wanna-fork-over-usd1-049/ Debian Tuxedos https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/A-new-foundation-for-TUXEDO-OS-Switching-to-Debian.tuxedo Hannah Montana Linux is back! https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/hannah-montana-linux-gets-modern-remaster-after-nearly-two-decades-sweet-niblets-new-v26-is-built-on-debian-with-a-re-skin-of-kde-plasma Acoustica for Linux https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxaudiosofware/digital-audio-editor-acoustica-headed-to-linux/
GIMP like it's 1996! Goverlay gets super GPU benchmark powers, Pine64 announces a smart speaker, and Monix is a new driver + mixer for Audient audio interfaces on Linux. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:52 Linux box art 09:35 Running a 30-year old GIMP 17:06 New GPU benchmark in Goverlay 28:07 New drivers and GUI for Audient ID interfaces 31:15 Pine Voice home assistant TOPICS GIMP in 1996 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/gimp-1996-flatpak Goverlay Bench https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxgaming/testing-goverlays-built-in-pascube-gpu-benchmark/ Monix for Audient interfaces https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxaudiosofware/monix-control-app-for-audient-id-interfaces/ Pine64 Smart Speaker https://pine64.org/documentation/PineVoice/
Steam machines get a price tag! XFCE is one step closer to Wayland, DLSS for open-source NVIDIA drivers, and TEMU Cortana is headed to Ubuntu. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:22 Looking for knockout testers! 06:58 Steam Machines get a price 24:20 DLSS for open-source NVIDIA drivers 28:37 Ubuntu AI voice input tool 34:41 Wayland 4 XFCE TOPICS TM2C Knockout test server https://interfacinglinux.com/community/tm2crew/botn-cotd-for-trackmania-2-stadium-testing/ Steam Machine Launch $$$$ https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steammachine Open-Source DLSS https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-dlss-support-lands-in-open-source-nvk-vulkan-driver-for-linux Talk to Ubuntu https://itsfoss.com/news/myna-ai-speech-to-text-tool/ XFCE 4 Wayland https://www.spurint.org/journal/2026/06/xfwl4s-first-preview-release
Ladybird slams the door on AI pull requests, Kernel 7.1 brings a healthy performance boots for the Intel B580, emulating analog TV and VHS artifacts on Linux, and an official Proton drive for penguins. The video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube Show Notes Timestamps 00:00 Intro 06:12 Replacing X11 and Wayland 13:38 Linux 7.1 is out 20:07 Goldeneye 007 XBOX 360 remaster on Linux 27:12 Distrowatch tuns 25 Topics Why Server https://github.com/joske/yserver Linux 7.1 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/linux-7-1-kernel-features GoldenEye 007 XBLA Recomp https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxgaming/goldeneye-007-xbla-recomp-on-linux-native/ Distrowatch turns 25! https://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20260601#sitenews
Ladybird slams the door on AI pull requests, Kernel 7.1 brings a healthy performance boots for the Intel B580, emulating analog TV and VHS artifacts on Linux, and an official Proton drive for penguins. The video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube Show Notes Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:29 Forcing Webview in Firefox 09:12 Ladybird browser closes outside contributions 18:20 Proton Dive native Linux client 25:46 Adding analog damage on Linux 34:18 Intel B580 performance gains with kernel 7.1
Adventures with Thunderbolt eGPU docks on Linux, NVIDIA announces ARM PCs and laptops, new plugins for Audacious 4.6, and a craptop so bad it's kind of adorable. The video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon Discord YouTube AMD @ Computex 2026 https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-confirms-am5-support-through-2029-zen-4-and-5-platform-will-likely-see-two-more-generations-at-least AMD @ Computex 2026 https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/nvidia-unveils-rtx-spark-superchip-at-computex-2026-new-platform-promises-to-turn-windows-into-an-agentic-ai-os-with-arm-cpu-blackwell-gpu-and-128gb-unified-memory eGPU Docking Adventures On Linux https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/06/01/peladn-link-s-3-egpu-docking-adventures-on-linux/ Audacious 4.6 https://9to5linux.com/audacious-4-6-media-player-released-with-file-browser-plugin-many-improvements Chewy Book https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2026/05/28/chuwi-minibook-x/
Ploopy is back with a bean-powered pointing device, Germany invests in KDE, Firefox gain 6 million new users, and taking a look at the DIY router from Banana Pi. The video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lwdw Discord: https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 05:52 Steam Deck restock and new price 09:36 HP joins LVFS 14:09 3D Movie Maker On Linux 19:04 USB4 stream protocol 22:35 Rockchip-powered Flipper One Topics More LVFS Support :-D https://itsfoss.com/news/hp-supports-lvfs/ 3D Movie Maker On Linux https://benstoneonline.com/posts/porting-3d-movie-maker-to-linux/ USB4STREAM (Mir_ppc) https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-usb4stream-protocol/ Flippy Rocks https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/collabora-flipper-opening-up-the-rk3576.html
Ploopy is back with a bean-powered pointing device, Germany invests in KDE, Firefox gain 6 million new users, and taking a look at the DIY router from Banana Pi. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lwdw Discord: https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:03 Thunderbolt GPU docks on Linux 06:46 Ploopy BEAN decktop nub mouse 11:07 Germany invests in KDE 16:20 Firefox gains 6 million users 26:29 Banana Pi BPI-R4 hands-on Topics: Pointy Beans https://blog.ploopy.co/the-bean-is-here-435 KDE $$$$ (RTheren) https://9to5linux.com/kde-receives-over-e1m-from-sovereign-tech-fund-for-software-development Firefox > $6 Million New Users https://www.ghacks.net/2026/05/17/firefox-gains-6-million-users-since-eu-browser-choice-screen-rules-took-effect/ Banana Pi Pro https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/05/18/banana-pi-bpi-r4-pro-build-guide-and-setup-ft-forbidden-openwrt/
Tux turns 30! Kernel devs continue their war against old hardware, and somebody made a 3D terminal with a spinning rat cursor because reasons. Also, Twilight Princess running natively on Linux might feel deeply incorrect, but don't let that stop you. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lwdw Discord: https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:23 New Qualcomm SBC from Radxa 08:11 Linux Tux mascot turns 30 13:10 3D in the terminal with rats 19:41 AMD K6 removed from the Linux kernel 26:53 Zelda Twilight Princess decompiled for Linux Topics Tux the Penguin turns 30! https://www.xda-developers.com/linuxs-tux-the-penguin-mascot-turns-30-today/ Ratty Term https://blog.orhun.dev/introducing-ratty/ K5 gone https://shorturl.at/T7J7y Dusky Zelda https://github.com/TwilitRealm/dusk
The LVFS is ending the free ride for hardware vendors by requiring contributions to keep the service sustainable and high quality. AMD finally pushed HDMI 2.1 patches to the kernel, likely a move to prepare for upcoming Steam Machines. There is a new ~/Projects directory standard arriving in xdg-user-dirs to help organize code and hardware designs. Finally, Focusrite is working with Linux developers to ensure day one support for the ISA C8X audio interface. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lwdw Discord: https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:17 Discord finally auto updates on Linux! 09:13 LVFS restricts vendor access. 17:40 HDMI 2.1 for AMD GPUs 24:02 A new folder for you home directory 34:19 Focusrite ISA C8X Linux support before launch TOPICS LVFS Update https://mobaxterm.it.com/a/8588.html HDMI 4 AMD https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111415/hdmi-2-1-support-coming-to-linux-and-valves-steam-machine-courtesy-of-amd/index.html Linux new Projects directory https://itsfoss.com/news/new-projects-directory-linux/ Focusrite ISA C8X https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxaudiohardware/linux-support-for-the-focusrite-isa-c8x/
Linux preinstalled version of the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro is outselling Windows, Ubuntu 26.04 ships with GNOME 50, kernel 7.0 arrives on the Orion O6 and O6N SBCs, and what if WSL existed in the 90s? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lwdw Discord: https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ TOPICS WSL 9X https://codeberg.org/hails/wsl9x Ubuntu 26.04 LTS https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-04-lts-resolute-raccoon Framework Ubuntu > Windows https://www.pcmag.com/news/framework-our-linux-laptop-13-pro-is-outselling-the-windows-model MASSIVE update for the Orion O6 https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/04/27/orion-o6-o6n-debian-13-update-with-kernel-7-0-and-npu-vpu-support/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:06 Debian senior moment 09:24 WSL for Windows 95 11:59 New Ubuntu LTS 20:43 Framework sells more Linux vs Windows 28:51 BIG updates for the Orion O6
Steam releases Proton for ARM plus a native Linux client, Davinci Resolve bring professional photo editing to Linux, running NVIDIA GPUs on Rockchip SBCs, and Firefox get a native GTK emoji picker. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lwdw Discord: https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ TOPICS Resolve 21 Editor https://petapixel.com/2026/04/16/the-davinci-resolve-21-photo-editing-tools-show-promise-but-are-imperfect/ ARMing Steam Proton https://www.techpowerup.com/348297/steams-proton-gets-wine-11-gaming-performance-improvements-valve-launches-arm64-compatibility-layer Firefox 150 😂 🐧 💖 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/firefox-150-features NVIDIA Rocks https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/04/20/nvidia-gpus-on-rockchip-3588-sbcs/ 00:00 Intro 06:18 A Lightroom competitor for Linux 13:56 Steam releases Proton 11 20:08 Native Steam ARM client for Linux 26:25 Firefox Emoji super fest 33:07 Nvidia GPUs on a not Raspberry Pi
Rock Band 4 fixes land in Kernel 7.0! Installing (and playing DOOM) on a router, France installs Linux, and Oberon System 3 on Raspberry Pi. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lwdw Discord: https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ TOPICS DOOMing a router https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/04/09/doom-on-the-banana-pi-r4-pro/ France to Linux https://www.zdnet.com/article/france-leaves-windows-for-linux-desktop/ Linux Kernel 7 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-7-0-kernel-features Oberon System 3 on Raspberry Pi 3 https://github.com/rochus-keller/OberonSystem3Native/releases/tag/2026-04-10 00:00 Intro 03:48 RPG adventures with cars 08:56 Playing DOOM on a router 18:46 France install Linux 26:28 Kernel 7.0 ROCKS 37:41 Oberon System 3 on Raspberry Pi 3
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