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301: Linux from Scratch, Firefox 136, Linux Mint, Xen Hypervisor, Skype & more Linux news

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video: https://youtu.be/Anw68ThdGcs Comment on the TWIL Forum This week in Linux, we have a ton to talk about. First, we're gonna be talking about building Linux from Scratch. I mean, not walking through that or anything. It's the project called that. Also, the Xen project has a new version of their hypervisor out, and Mozilla is back in the news this week with the latest release of Firefox with 136. Plus, Linux Mint is talking about redesigning their Cinnamon app menu, and so much more, including, Microsoft is hanging up on Skype forever. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what's going on in the Linux and Open Source world. So let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:45 What's new at TuxDigital 00:59 Interview with Craig Rowland on DL 01:25 3 new videos on the channel 02:30 TWIL 300 Giveaway 03:14 Linux From Scratch 12.3 Released 06:58 Xen Project 4.20 Released 09:35 Mozilla Firefox 136 Released 12:49 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security 14:55 Linux Mint to Redesign Cinnamon App Menu 19:07 Thunderbird 136 Released 21:25 PipeWire 1.4 Released 25:11 Skype is being shutdown 29:37 Support the show Links: Interview with Craig Rowland on DL https://destinationlinux.net/409 3 new videos on the channel Flatpaks, Snaps, & AppImages: "Do we really need these Universal App Formats?": https://youtu.be/so_f6OtRWRo How to Rename Files like a Pro in Linux (+ my formula for organizing & declutter): https://youtu.be/zTaRHI4j7Sg Reacting to PewDiePie, one of the biggest YouTubers switches to Linux: https://youtu.be/avMQYgadLFc TWIL 300 Giveaway https://thisweekinlinux.com/300giveaway Linux From Scratch 12.3 Released https://linuxfromscratch.org/ Xen Project 4.20 Released https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/xen-project-announces-xen-420-release https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Xen_Project_4.20_Release_Notes Mozilla Firefox 136 Released https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/136.0/releasenotes/ Linux Mint to Redesign Cinnamon App Menu https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4811 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/cinnamon-desktop-app-menu-redesign Thunderbird 136 Released https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/136.0/releasenotes/ PipeWire 1.4 Released https://pipewire.org/ https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/commit/df1c36aec2aaf9e2eb1596b6b55e72c15fb2088a Skype is being shutdown https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/skype-hangs-up-for-good-on-may-5 https://www.theverge.com/news/621353/microsoft-skype-shutting-down-retirement-may-2025 Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/

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