Late Night Linux

A true legend of computer science leaves us, Fortnite is coming to Linux, Steam is finally moving away from 32-bit, Microsoft Defender comes to the Linux Desktop, Adobe’s flagship apps are cloned by AI as open source, and a quick KDE Korner.



News

Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90

The new Epic Games Launcher is finally here in Preview (Fortnite is coming to Linux)

Steam preemptively killed the only advantage Epic Games’ vibe-coded store would have had

Today’s Steam Beta Makes The Linux Client A 64-bit App

Secure Linux desktops with Microsoft Defender

“Software is over”: Bold AI developer takes aim at Adobe with open source clones



KDE Korner

KDE: The Documentary

Plasma 6.8















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New Snapdragon SoCs will officially support Linux, Firefox’s redesign confuses us, the Dutch government is embracing NixOS, F-Droid has a new modern look, and Ubuntu starts shipping new kernels more regularly. Plus with the iPhone Duo about to come out, Graham is still enjoying his Pixel 9 Pro Fold but Joe’s 10 Pro Fold is in a drawer.



News

Inside Snapdragon Summit 2026: Agentic AI PCs, Googlebooks and Linux

The new Firefox design: More modern, more flexible, still Firefox

Dutch government turns to NixOS for a sovereign desktop

F-Droid 2.0: A New Chapter for Android Freedom

Google’s assault on F-Droid has begun

Ryanair Boarding Pass Liberation

Getting Ryanair tickets

Accelerating delivery of CVE fixes with a new Kernel release strategy

Kernel Recipes 2026

















Tailscale

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Joe gives his first impressions of the Steam Frame – a Linux PC that you wear on your face. It’s great for VR games, but it also has a KDE desktop.

















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What Linux and open source will look like in 10 years, the aspects of Linux that got us hooked all those years ago, our happiest and most miserable experiences of converting people, and how we teach kids about privacy and security.













Tailscale

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The Steam Frame is finally here and it’s not quite as expensive as we feared. Graham was selected in the lottery but will he actually buy one? We finally talk about Omarchy, its huge fundraising effort, and why we are disappointed in companies who are contributing. Plus LibreOffice’s enviable download numbers. With guest hosts Andy from Linux Dev Time, and Shane from Hybrid Cloud Show.



News

Steam Frame

Not just Proton: Getting to know Valve’s new SteamOS compatibility layers

Power grab

DigitalOcean has $3 million for DHH and nothing for CSS-Tricks

CSS-Tricks could be a co-op

One week of LibreOffice 26.8 – The stats!

Yes, no AI is now a feature

Development/AI policy – The Document Foundation Wiki













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