354: Linux 7.2, Linux Hits 10% Market Share, AUR Update, Fedora on Framework, KDE LTS, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/lBJDyzkJbCI Linux 7.2 is here with a ton of new kernel improvements. Desktop Linux has crossed a major milestone for usage with more than 10% in North America and 7% globally. Arch Linux has announced some changes they are making to the way the AUR works because of the latest Malware attacks. Plus there's some big KDE news this week. KDE is bringing back LTS support with a much bigger "Bullet-Proof KDE" approach, and Framework has announced the next edition of the Framework Laptop 12 and it's coming with a preinstalled option of Fedora KDE. There is a LOT happening in the Linux world right now, and some of these stories get pretty wild. So here's Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux. Download as MP3 Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership Store = tuxdigital.com/store Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:52 Support the show (Become a Member) 01:43 Linux 7.2 Released 04:50 Linux crosses 10% in Desktop Market Share 10:53 Arch Linux changes how AUR Adoptions work after Malware waves 13:06 "Bullet-Proof KDE" brings LTS Support back to KDE 16:29 Framework Laptop 12 with Fedora Linux Preinstalled 19:39 NVIDIA, GOG, & Epic Games to compete with Valve on Linux Gaming Ecosystem 23:01 Steam Deck 1% lows improve by as much as 32% 25:27 Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released 27:28 NVIDIA Becomes a Premier Sponsor of LVFS/Fwupd 28:48 FFmpeg 9.0 Released 29:56 Support the show 31:21 Outro Links: Linux 7.2 Released https://lwn.net/Articles/1089033/ https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_7.2 https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-72-features https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Released Linux crosses 10% in Desktop Market Share https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america#monthly-202505-202606 https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=2026-07-01_2026-07-31&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP%252CbotClass%253DLIKELY_AUTOMATED https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/ https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Surpasses-Double-Digit-Market-Share Arch Linux changes how AUR Adoptions work after Malware waves https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/thread/DRDEU3JUSC72CB265XHXPFA3DFSLXPBP/ https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/thread/P5C7GZ4C3OJIH4EXJ62JAF6X6PY2BCQ4/ https://archlinux.org/news/active-aur-malicious-packages-incident/ https://lists.archlinux.org/hyperkitty/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/latest?count=200 https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/message/NNNGQYXYGBYGESV35AEQV2PLAVMMLW64/ "Bullet-Proof KDE" brings LTS Support back to KDE https://www.kubuntu.org/news/plasma-6.6-lts/ https://pointieststick.com/2026/08/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Bullet-Proof-Software Framework Laptop 12 with Fedora Linux Preinstalled https://frame.work/blog/framework-laptop-12-now-with-core-series-3 https://frame.work/laptop12 https://youtu.be/459a7YBmBOE https://youtu.be/yE48_MN8Ng4 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-Laptop-12-WCL NVIDIA, GOG, & Epic Games to compete with Valve on Linux Gaming Ecosystem https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-linux-native-app/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-native-linux-app-for-nvidia-geforce-now-is-now-in-beta/ https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-geforce-now-linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/gog-confirm-they-are-working-towards-gog-galaxy-on-linux/ https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/epic-games-store-will-get-a-linux-version-sometime-soon/ https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the-epic-games-launcher-will-be-available-on-linux-soon-says-dev-after-its-had-a-bit-of-work Steam Deck 1% lows improve by as much as 32% https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Better-1p-Lows https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/linux-kernel-patch-can-boost-the-steam-decks-1-percent-low-frame-rate-by-as-much-as-31-percent-in-early-testing/ Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-2-0-and-24-04-1-4-release-4007 NVIDIA Becomes a Premier Sponsor of LVFS/Fwupd https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-key-industry-support-for-linux-vendor-firmware-service https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Premier-Sponsor-LVFS https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-now-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs-as-a-premier-sponsor/ https://www.fwupd.org/ FFmpeg 9.0 Released https://www.ffmpeg.org/ https://ffmpeg.org/releases/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/FFmpeg-9.0-Released Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/