Linux 6.18, New Valve Hardware, COSMIC 1.0, NixOS, LXQt, Raspberry Pi, & more Linux news
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### SHOW NOTES ►► https://thisweekinlinux.com/329
### Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:56 Linux Kernel 6.18
03:48 Valve announces the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS
09:02 Framework becomes first OEM to sponsor Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS)
10:31 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
12:05 COSMIC Desktop 1.0 & Pop!_OS 24.04
14:25 LXQt Desktop 2.3 Released
16:21 Raspberry Pi Announced 1GB and Price Increase due to RAM Market
19:30 NixOS 25.11 Released
22:31 Solus 4.8 Released
23:42 FreeBSD 15.0 Released
25:43 Outro
SHOW NOTES ►► https://thisweekinlinux.com/329
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### Links:
- Linux Kernel 6.18
- https://lwn.net/Articles/1048703/
- https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_6.18
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-Released
- Valve announces the new Steam Frame, Steam Controller and Steam Machine with SteamOS
- https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steammachine
- https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamcontroller
- https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamframe
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Machines-Frame-2026
- https://9to5linux.com/valve-announces-steam-machines-steam-controller-and-steam-frame-vr-headset
- https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/valve-reveal-the-new-steam-frame-steam-controller-and-steam-machine-with-steamos/
- https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/of-course-dbrand-is-doing-a-steam-machine-companion-cube/
- Framework becomes first OEM to sponsor Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS)
- https://mastodon.social/@hughsie/115628170779065489
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-Sponsoring-LVFS
- https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1p9xcs1/framework_becomes_first_oem_to_sponsor_linux/
- Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
- https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly
- COSMIC Desktop 1.0 & Pop!_OS 24.04
- https://blog.system76.com/post/pop-os-letter-from-our-founder
- https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/pop_os-24-04-lts-stable-release
- LXQt Desktop 2.3
- https://lxqt-project.org/release/2025/11/05/release-lxqt-2-3-0/
- https://lwn.net/Articles/1045140/
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXQt-2.3-Released
- https://9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-3-desktop-environment-released-with-new-features-and-enhancements
- Raspberry Pi Announced 1GB and Price Increase due to RAM Market
- https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/1gb-raspberry-pi-5-now-available-at-45-and-memory-driven-price-rises/
- NixOS 25.11
- https://nixos.org/blog/announcements/2025/nixos-2511/
- https://9to5linux.com/nixos-25-11-released-with-gnome-49-cosmic-beta-and-firewalld-support
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/NixOS-25.11-Released
- Solus 4.8
- https://getsol.us/2025/11/29/solus-4-8-released/
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/Solus-4.8-Released
- https://9to5linux.com/solus-4-8-released-with-linux-kernel-6-17-gnome-49-kde-plasma-6-5-and-more
- FreeBSD 15.0
- https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/announce/
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE
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