317: Steam Summer Sale, Fedora 32-Bit Controversy, Fairphone 6, KDE Korner, & more Linux news
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This week in Linux is packed! It's an extra long episode. So if you were wanting more and more TWIL, then you're going to get it this week because Steam Summer Sale is here and it is torching bank accounts. Fedora developers are talking about getting rid of 32-bit support and there's a little bit of controversy around that. We're going to break all of that down. Also, Fairphone 6 has been announced and it comes with kernel patches, an upstream Linux kernel on day one. Firefox 140 has arrived as the new ESR, and there's also some exciting news coming in the next release of Firefox as well. And later in the show, KDE's Wayland wave is continuing to grow to about 70% of users these days. Kubuntu drops X11 by default, and KDE is working on a slick first run wizard. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what's going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:06 Steam Summer Sale 2025, here's some Steam Deck ready bargains
03:12 Fedora’s Controversial 32-Bit Proposal (Could this kill Bazzite?)
09:23 Fairphone 6 Announced: Modular, Repairable, Linux-Ready
14:54 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
16:40 Firefox 140 ESR lands with Tab Unloading & Vertical Pinned Zone
19:41 KDE Korner: Wayland Surges in Usage, Kubuntu Dropping X11, New Initial Setup Wizard
25:27 Flathub Hits 3 Billion Downloads
27:36 Destination Linux podcast for more great content
28:38 2K Classics Humble Bundle with BioShock & Mafia (90% Discount!)
31:24 ONLYOFFICE 9.0 Released: AI Tools, Visio Viewer & Fresh UI!
34:15 Lyon Goes Open Source (France’s Third-Largest City)
36:31 Outro
Links:
Steam Summer Sale 2025, here's some Steam Deck ready bargains
https://store.steampowered.com/ (https://store.steampowered.com/)
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-summer-sale-2025-is-live-heres-some-top-picks-all-under-20/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/steam-summer-sale-2025-is-live-heres-some-top-picks-all-under-20/)
Fedora’s Controversial 32-Bit Proposal (Could this kill Bazzite?)
https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f44-change-proposal-drop-i686-support-system-wide/156324 (https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f44-change-proposal-drop-i686-support-system-wide/156324)
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/bazzite-would-shut-down-if-fedora-goes-ahead-with-removing-32-bit/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/bazzite-would-shut-down-if-fedora-goes-ahead-with-removing-32-bit/)
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/fedora-linux-devs-discuss-dropping-32-bit-packages-potentially-bad-news-for-steam-gamers/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/fedora-linux-devs-discuss-dropping-32-bit-packages-potentially-bad-news-for-steam-gamers/)
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1lj9e00/fedora43changeproposaldropi686support/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1lj9e00/fedora_43_change_proposal_drop_i686_support/)
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxgaming/comments/1ljo24p/bazzitefoundermightshutdownwholeproject_if/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1ljo24p/bazzite_founder_might_shutdown_whole_project_if/)
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxgaming/comments/1lj9oqw/fedoralinuxdevsdiscussdropping32bit_packages/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1lj9oqw/fedora_linux_devs_discuss_dropping_32bit_packages/)
Fairphone 6 Announced: Modular, Repairable, Linux-Ready
https://www.fairphone.com/ (https://www.fairphone.com/)
https://www.fairphone.com/en/2025/06/25/switch-to-the-new-fairphone-gen-6/ (https://www.fairphone.com/en/2025/06/25/switch-to-the-new-fairphone-gen-6/)
https://murena.com/murena-fairphone-gen-6-is-here-the-most-ethical-smartphone-unveiled/ (https://murena.com/murena-fairphone-gen-6-is-here-the-most-ethical-smartphone-unveiled/)
Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]
https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly (https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly)
Firefox 140 ESR lands with Tab Unloading & Vertical Pinned Zone
Firefox 140:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/140.0/releasenotes/ (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/140.0/releasenotes/)
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/firefox140esr/ (https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/24/firefox_140_esr/)
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/firefox-140-new-features-update (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/firefox-140-new-features-update)
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-140 (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-140)
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-140-esr-web-browser-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new (https://9to5linux.com/firefox-140-esr-web-browser-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new)
Firefox 141
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-141-promises-to-use-less-memory-on-linux-systems-beta-out-now (https://9to5linux.com/firefox-141-promises-to-use-less-memory-on-linux-systems-beta-out-now)
https://www.phoronix.com/review/firefox-141-linux-ram (https://www.phoronix.com/review/firefox-141-linux-ram)
Mozilla discontinues DeepSpeech
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/mozilla-deepfake-ai-detector-closing-down (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/mozilla-deepfake-ai-detector-closing-down)
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-DeepSpeech-Discontinued (https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mozilla-DeepSpeech-Discontinued)
https://github.com/mozilla/DeepSpeech (https://github.com/mozilla/DeepSpeech)
KDE Korner: Wayland Surges in Usage, Kubuntu Dropping X11, New Initial Setup Wizard
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kde-initial-setup-tool-kiss-development-progress (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kde-initial-setup-tool-kiss-development-progress)
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-1-released-with-various-improvements-and-bug-fixes (https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-1-released-with-various-improvements-and-bug-fixes)
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxgaming/comments/1lipt42/kdeplasmawillcontinuehavinganx11session_as/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1lipt42/kde_plasma_will_continue_having_an_x11_session_as/)
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/kde-plasma-will-continue-having-an-x11-session-as-kubuntu-switches-to-wayland-by-default/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/kde-plasma-will-continue-having-an-x11-session-as-kubuntu-switches-to-wayland-by-default/)
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kubuntu-25-10-drops-x11-session (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kubuntu-25-10-drops-x11-session)
https://lwn.net/Articles/1026552/ (https://lwn.net/Articles/1026552/)
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Wayland-Is-The-Future (https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Wayland-Is-The-Future)
Flathub Hits 3 Billion Downloads
https://flathub.org/statistics (https://flathub.org/statistics)
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1lgaz5z/flathubhaspassed3billion_downloads/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1lgaz5z/flathub_has_passed_3_billion_downloads/)
Destination Linux podcast for more great content
https://destinationlinux.net/ (https://destinationlinux.net/)
Latest Interviews
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2K Classics Humble Bundle with BioShock & Mafia (90% Discount!)
https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/09zAMM (https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/09zAMM)
ONLYOFFICE 9.0 Released: AI Tools, Visio Viewer & Fresh UI!
https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2025/06/meet-onlyoffice-desktop-editors-v9-0 (https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2025/06/meet-onlyoffice-desktop-editors-v9-0)
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/onlyoffice-9-0-desktop-new-features-ai (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/onlyoffice-9-0-desktop-new-features-ai)
Lyon Goes Open Source (France’s Third-Largest City)
https://www.lyon.fr/actualite/action-municipale/la-ville-de-lyon-renforce-sa-souverainete-numerique (https://www.lyon.fr/actualite/action-municipale/la-ville-de-lyon-renforce-sa-souverainete-numerique)
https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/lyonleavingmicrosoft/ (https://www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/lyon_leaving_microsoft/)
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