Ubuntu 24.04.3 brings a new kernel, updated graphics, and better support for old GPUs. Debian 13 improves real-time performance and hardware compatibility. HandBrake adds a Discord-friendly preset, and Firefox’s local AI causes CPU spikes.

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00:00 Intro
00:54 Wednesday II: Wedn Harder
01:39 Swimming Impact
02:58 Installing UEFI on ARM
05:03 Plugs for DAYS!
06:17 Ubuntu LTS point release
10:12 Debian 13 is out!
24:15 Handbrake gets an update
29:51 Firefox AI rollout makes PCs go brr

PixiEditor 2.0 is an all-in-one 2D editor with raster, vector, animation, and FX on a single canvas. Greentea OS hits alpha with its own stack built to run Windows apps. Modos shows off a high-refresh e-paper monitor that works with Linux. And yes, there’s a Pi-powered robot arm that throws candy.

Kernel 6.16 brings major hardware support upgrades, Ubuntu changes how it handles kernels, Snapdragon X Elite Linux support advances, and an ARM SBC embarrasses x86 in Jellyfin transcoding.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
01:23 New drivers for the TASCAM 144 MKII
03:07 Emergency ethernet cable breaks
05:32 UEFI on ARM
06:55 OC Fair adventures
13:06 Pixie Editor 2.0
18:52 Modos 60 Hz e-paper display kit
25:07 Green Tea OS
29:43 RasPi candy launching robot

Kernel 6.16 brings major hardware support upgrades, Ubuntu changes how it handles kernels, Snapdragon X Elite Linux support advances, and an ARM SBC embarrasses x86 in Jellyfin transcoding.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
05:15 New hardware support in Kernel 6.16
08:39 New Kernel strategy at Ubuntu
11:46 Snapdragon X Elite Linux progress
19:31 Building an ARM Jellyfin server

Intel pulls the plug on Clear Linux, Mozilla crams more AI into Firefox, ESWIN Computing partners with Ubuntu for a new RISC-V SBC, and finally something worth shoving into the PCIe slot on a Raspberry Pi 5.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
05:03 Intel axes Clear OS Linux
09:58 This is a bad sign for Intel
12:41 Firefox 141
17:18 Problems with AI assisted tab grouping
20:53 Ubuntu RISC-V partner ESWIN
25:48 MicroSD Express for the Raspberry Pi 5

An open-source MX Master 3S mod for left-handers, System76 updates a laptop, OBS adds multitrack video support on Linux, and Milk-V announces a RISC-V board with upgradeable memory RAM

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
01:28 Testing the open-source NVIDIA driver
05:01 Turning down paid reviews
10:18 Wuthering Waves on Linux
12:08 System76 ADDER refresh
16:51 $155 chargers
19:39 Multi track video for OBS on Linux
30:00 Milk-V Titan MINI-ITX RISC-V board

For the first time, Linux hits 5 percent desktop market share. Wayback aims to bridge the gulf between X11 and Wayland, Ubuntu 25.10 raises the bar for RISC V support, and hardware accelerated HDR to SDR tone mapping on ARM for fun and entertainment.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
01:55 JayzTwoCents vs Bazzite
04:28 Ubisoft connect on Linux
07:48 Linux hits 5% on the desktop
14:53 Experimental X11 compatibility layer for Wayland
21:12 Ubuntu raises RISC-V requirements
26:14 ARM Jellyfin server with hardware accelerated encoding

Ploopy releases a high-resolution Knob, advanced profile management for GPUs on Linux, a new Wi-Fi and Bluetooth module from RasPi, and a glimpse at the future of gaming on ARM.

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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
01:05 It's raining MICs
05:12 Real fake hands
10:10 LACT performance profiles
17:00 USB hockey pucks
23:08 The future of ARM gaming
31:59 $4 RasPi radios

Fedora proposes dropping support for i686, Apple finally kills off FireWire, installing Linux on a $1600 mixing console, and Flathub reaches 3 billion downloads.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
01:01 I made a Steam Deck
05:53 Can you find the Interfacing Linux Discord?
09:23 Apple is finally removing support for FireWire
12:57 Fedora proposal to drop 32-bit support
18:46 Flathub reaches 3 billion downloads!
24:15 Linux on a $1600 audio mixing console

Apple makes running Linux containers iEasy, KiCad explains its (lack of) Wayland support, Denmark isn't switching to Linux, and Killed by Mozilla catalogs discontinued products and services.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
00:50 Dangers of recording videogames
01:42 Problems with curl
05:30 Apple releases Linux containers
09:35 KiCad and Wayland support
14:20 Denmark switches to LibreOffice, kinda
19:28 Killed by Mozilla
21:52 Firefox is dead to me