Elon to open source Twitter, PopOS 22.04, and Ubuntu says no to Flatpak - Linux and open source news
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00:00 Intro
00:39 Sponsor: 100$ off your own Server with Linode
01:29 Elon Musk wants to open source Twitter's algorithm
02:38 Ubuntu defaults back to Xorg on Nvidia
03:38 Mark Shuttleworth says Ubuntu won't support Flatpak
04:45 GNOME apps updates
05:50 Plasma Mobile updates
06:45 More KDE updates
07:50 KDE gets wallpaper accent colors
08:37 PopOS 22.04 is out
09:51 MAUI apps look amazing
10:37 Tuxedo announces the new Stellaris 15
11:48 Halo might work better with AMD on Linux
12:50 The biggest Steam Deck update ever
13:51 Wine 7.7 released
14:26 Sponsor: get a laptop or desktop with Linux preinstalled
15:05 Support the channel
Elon Musk wants to make the Twitter algorithm open source
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/elon-musk-to-acquire-twitter-301532245.html
Ubuntu did a U turn, and decided not to use Wayland for nvidia drivers after all.
https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-22-04-switched-back-to-x-org-when-using-the-nvidia-driver/
Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu explained why Flatpak won't be supported on Ubuntu any time soon, or at all.
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/ubuntu-wont-support-flatpak-anytime-soon
Another week with a bunch of updates for GNOME applications.
https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2022/04/twig-40/
Plasma mobile keeps getting better, with the release of Plasma Mobile Gear 22.04
https://plasma-mobile.org/2022/04/26/plasma-mobile-gear-22-04/
KDE developers aren't just focused on mobile, though, as we have another round of weekly updates
https://pointieststick.com/2022/04/22/this-week-in-kde-major-accent-color-and-global-theme-improvements/
Plasma will support an auto accent color, based on the wallpaper's main color, just like what Android does with its material You
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/04/kde-plasma-desktop-auto-accent-color-feature
After the release of Ubuntu 22.04, there's PopOS 22.04, the distribution made by System76 that they ship on all their devices
https://blog.system76.com/post/682519660741148672/popos-2204-lts-has-landed
There's a new progress report on the MAUI framework, which you might have heard about through the relatively recent Maui Shell release.
https://mauikit.org/blog/maui-report-18/
Tuxedo announced a refresh to their Stellaris 15 laptop.
https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Linux-Hardware/Linux-Notebooks/15-16-inch/TUXEDO-Stellaris-15-Gen3.tuxedo
Like Halo? Wish it ran better on Linux? There's good news! A developer is working on the radv AMD GPU driver to help Halo infinite run better, or at all, on Linux.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/amd-driver-work-ongoing-to-help-halo-infinite-on-linux-and-steam-deck/
The Steam Deck got a brand new update, probably the biggest it got since it launched.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/04/steam-deck-gets-a-lock-screen-window-switcher-and-more/
Wine 7.7 was released
https://www.winehq.org/announce/7.7