Linux 7.2, Linux Hits 10% Market Share, AUR Update, Fedora on Framework, KDE LTS, & more Linux news
Support the show by becoming a patron at https://tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at https://store.tuxdigital.com/Linux 7.2 is here with a ton of new kernel improvements. Desktop Linux has crossed a major milestone for usage with more than 10% in North America and 7% globally. Arch Linux has announced some changes they are making to the way the AUR works because of the latest Malware attacks. Plus there's some big KDE news this week. KDE is bringing back LTS support with a much bigger "Bullet-Proof KDE" approach, and Framework has announced the next edition of the Framework Laptop 12 and it's coming with a preinstalled option of Fedora KDE.
There is a LOT happening in the Linux world right now, and some of these stories get pretty wild. So here's Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux.
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### Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:52 Support the show (Become a Member)
01:43 Linux 7.2 Released
04:50 Linux crosses 10% in Desktop Market Share
10:53 Arch Linux changes how AUR Adoptions work after Malware waves
13:06 "Bullet-Proof KDE" brings LTS Support back to KDE
16:29 Framework Laptop 12 with Fedora Linux Preinstalled
19:39 NVIDIA, GOG, & Epic Games to compete with Valve on Linux Gaming Ecosystem
23:01 Steam Deck 1% lows improve by as much as 32%
25:27 Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released
27:28 NVIDIA Becomes a Premier Sponsor of LVFS/Fwupd
28:48 FFmpeg 9.0 Released
29:56 Support the show
31:21 Outro
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### Links:
- Linux 7.2 Released
- https://lwn.net/Articles/1089033/
- https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_7.2
- https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-72-features
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Released
- Linux crosses 10% in Desktop Market Share
- https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america#monthly-202505-202606
- https://radar.cloudflare.com/explorer?dataSet=http&groupBy=os&dt=2026-07-01_2026-07-31&loc=north-america&filters=deviceType%253DDESKTOP%252CbotClass%253DLIKELY_AUTOMATED
- https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/
- https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Linux-Surpasses-Double-Digit-Market-Share
- Arch Linux changes how AUR Adoptions work after Malware waves
- https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/thread/DRDEU3JUSC72CB265XHXPFA3DFSLXPBP/
- https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/thread/P5C7GZ4C3OJIH4EXJ62JAF6X6PY2BCQ4/
- https://archlinux.org/news/active-aur-malicious-packages-incident/
- https://lists.archlinux.org/hyperkitty/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/latest?count=200
- https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/aur-general%40lists.archlinux.org/message/NNNGQYXYGBYGESV35AEQV2PLAVMMLW64/
- "Bullet-Proof KDE" brings LTS Support back to KDE
- https://www.kubuntu.org/news/plasma-6.6-lts/
- https://pointieststick.com/2026/08/
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Bullet-Proof-Software
- Framework Laptop 12 with Fedora Linux Preinstalled
- https://frame.work/blog/framework-laptop-12-now-with-core-series-3
- https://frame.work/laptop12
- https://youtu.be/459a7YBmBOE
- https://youtu.be/yE48_MN8Ng4
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/Framework-Laptop-12-WCL
- NVIDIA, GOG, & Epic Games to compete with Valve on Linux Gaming Ecosystem
- https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/geforce-now-thursday-linux-native-app/
- https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-native-linux-app-for-nvidia-geforce-now-is-now-in-beta/
- https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-geforce-now-linux
- https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/gog-confirm-they-are-working-towards-gog-galaxy-on-linux/
- https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/epic-games-store-will-get-a-linux-version-sometime-soon/
- https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/the-epic-games-launcher-will-be-available-on-linux-soon-says-dev-after-its-had-a-bit-of-work
- Steam Deck 1% lows improve by as much as 32%
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Better-1p-Lows
- https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/linux-kernel-patch-can-boost-the-steam-decks-1-percent-low-frame-rate-by-as-much-as-31-percent-in-early-testing/
- Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released
- https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-2-0-and-24-04-1-4-release-4007
- NVIDIA Becomes a Premier Sponsor of LVFS/Fwupd
https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-foundation-announces-key-industry-support-for-linux-vendor-firmware-service
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Premier-Sponsor-LVFS
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-now-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs-as-a-premier-sponsor/
https://www.fwupd.org/
- FFmpeg 9.0 Released
- https://www.ffmpeg.org/
- https://ffmpeg.org/releases/
- https://www.phoronix.com/news/FFmpeg-9.0-Released
- Support the show
- https://tuxdigital.com/membership
- https://store.tuxdigital.com/
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