This Week in Linux, we’ve got some exciting updates to share with you, from the growth of Linux in the gaming world to many new distro releases. We’ll take a look at how you can shape the future of KDE and there’s a new virus removal tool for Linux from the folks at Kaspersky. All of this and more on this episode so let’s dive into Your Source for Linux GNews!

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:30 Linux Over 2% on Steam Survey
02:14 You can help shape the Future of KDE
05:26 Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool for Linux
06:47 blendOS 4 Released
10:03 Kali Linux 2024.2 Released
11:58 Parrot OS 6.1 Released
13:36 Linux Mint will hide Unverified Flatpaks
17:20 NixOS 24.05 Released
19:22 Purism is “Profitable” . . . somehow 🤷‍♂️
25:24 Happy Birthday to Krita & Phoronix
27:05 Outro

Links:

• Linux Over 2% on Steam Survey
  • https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=combined
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/linux-user-share-on-steam-breaks-2pc…
• You can help shape the Future of KDE
  • https://blog.lydiapintscher.de/2024/06/05/what-should-kde-focus-on-for-the…
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Goals-2024-Request
  • https://phabricator.kde.org/T15613
• Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool for Linux
  • https://destinationlinux.net/374 (releases Monday June 10th)
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/kaspersky-release-a-free-virus-removal…
  • https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/kaspersky-releases-free-tool…
• blendOS 4 Released
  • https://blendos.co/blog/2024/06/05/blendos-v4-released-arch-linux-made…
  • https://9to5linux.com/immutable-distro-blendos-4-officially-released…
• Kali Linux 2024.2 Released
  • https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-2-release/
  • https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2024-2-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with…
  • https://lwn.net/Articles/977303/
• Parrot OS 6.1 Released
  • https://parrotsec.org/blog/2024-06-05-parrot-6.1-release-notes/
  • https://9to5linux.com/security-oriented-distro-parrot-os-6-1-improves-raspberry…
• Linux Mint will hide Unverified Flatpaks
  • https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4719
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/06/linux-mint-will-hide-unverified-flatpaks
• NixOS 24.05 Released
  • https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2024/nixos-2405/
  • https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/NixOS-24.05-is-Ready-for-Prime-Time
• Purism is “Profitable” . . . somehow 🤷‍♂️
  • https://puri.sm/posts/2023-finance-report-profitable-more-assets-than-liabilities…
  • https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1d8n2ib/purism_creator_of_foss_friendly…
• Happy Birthday to Krita & Phoronix
  • https://krita.org/en/posts/2024/krita-25-years/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Phoronix-20th-Birthday
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/20-Year-Popular-News
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Hardware-Reviews-20