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Aug 2, 2025 28 min

Official KDE distro, AUR and third party package problems

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Official KDE distro, AUR and third party package problems

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  1. 0:00 Intro
  2. 1:56 Official KDE LInux distro has a testing version
  3. 4:21 Third party packages cause problems again
  4. 7:49 Malware makes its way to the AUR again
  5. 9:51 Linux kernel 6.16 released
  6. 11:32 Android runs Linux graphical apps now
  7. 13:48 Hyprland launches paid subscription
  8. 15:25 Samsung disables bootloader unlocking
  9. 16:50 Opera files complaint against Microsoft Edge
  10. 18:44 Ai tools fail catastrophically
  11. 20:06 AI code is extremely insecure
  12. 22:23 EU turns to Google for age verification
  13. 26:48 EU roadmap for open source adoption

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