162: Framework Laptop, Pop!_OS Rolling Release, Linux Mint, WayDroid | This Week in Linux

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On this episode of This Week in Linux, we'll cover the modular laptop that respects your Right to Repair called the Framework laptop. In the Distro News, we've got updates from Linux Mint and a very interesting potential plan for a Rolling Release edition of Pop!_OS from System76. We're going to jump into an enterprise grade tool with Apache Cassandra 4.0. Then in the Linux Mobile News, we've got an interview with Rudi Timmermans of the WayDroid project which is looking to make it possible to run Android Apps on Linux Phones like Ubuntu Touch. We've also got news from NVIDIA, they've released new Drivers with a lot of great features and they've even Open Sourced some content. All that and so much more on episode 162 of This Week in Linux, recorded live on July 31, 2021. Your Weekly Source for Linux GNews! SPONSORED BY: Digital Ocean ►► https://do.co/dln-mongo Bitwarden ►► https://bitwarden.com/dln TWITTER ►► https://twitter.com/michaeltunnell MASTODON ►► https://mastodon.social/@MichaelTunnell DLN COMMUNITY ►► https://destinationlinux.network/contact FRONT PAGE LINUX ►► https://frontpagelinux.com MERCH ►► https://dlnstore.com BECOME A PATRON ►► https://tuxdigital.com/contribute This Week in Linux is produced by the Destination Linux Network: https://destinationlinux.network SHOW NOTES ►► https://tuxdigital.com/twil162 00:00 = Welcome to TWIL 162 01:24 = Framework Modular Laptop Respects Your Right to Repair 09:37 = Element Raises $30 Million 13:50 = Linux Mint Getting New Website 16:59 = Digital Ocean: Managed MongoDB ( https://do.co/dln-mongo ) 18:16 = Pop!_OS Rolling Release? 22:16 = Apache Cassandra 4.0 Released 25:08 = WayDroid: Android Apps On Linux Phones 32:00 = Bitwarden Password Manager ( https://bitwarden.com/dln ) 33:59 = NVIDIA Drivers Security Bugs & Open Source 37:47 = K-9 Mail 5.800 Released 40:27 = Humble Bundles: Programming Games & More 42:58 = Outro Other Videos: 7 Reasons Why Firefox Is My Favorite Web Browser: https://youtu.be/bGTBH9yr8uw How To Use Firefox's Best Feature, Multi-Account Containers: https://youtu.be/FfN5L5zAJUo 5 Reasons Why I Use KDE Plasma: https://youtu.be/b0KA6IsO1M8 6 Cool Things You Didn't Know About Linux's History: https://youtu.be/u9ZY41mNB9I Thanks For Watching! Linux #TechNews #Podcast

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