Ubuntu goes immutable, big GNOME updates, Touchpad gestures on Mint

🎙️ Leave your feedback here: https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 👏 Support the show here: https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 00:00 Intro 00:53 Ubuntu plans an immutable desktop distro https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/cups-snap-ubuntu-23-10#comment-6196766355 06:14 GNOME will get a flatpak syncing tool and a revamped System panel https://blog.timfb.dev/posts/2023/05/31/biweekly-gsoc-update-reaching-flatsyncs-mvp.html https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Design/settings-mockups/-/blob/master/system/system-panel.png https://medium.com/@gautamy672/gsoc-2023-week-1-report-create-a-new-system-panel-in-gnome-settings-cf6401463c13 11:19 GNOME could get a full light theme, and official fractional scaling support https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-shell/-/merge_requests/2324 https://www.omglinux.com/gnome-fractional-scaling-settings-design/ 17:43 Linux Mint 21.2 will bring touchpad gestures https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-21-2-with-cinnamon-5-8-is-getting-support-for-gestures 23:05 Portals will now work better with all DEs or tiling WMs https://www.bassi.io/articles/2023/05/29/configuring-portals/ 26:59 The Linux Foundation pushes RISC-V hard https://linuxfoundation.eu/newsroom/rise-project-launches-to-accelerate-development-of-risc-v 31:38 Reddit prices everyone out of their API https://www.techradar.com/news/reddit-follows-twitter-in-killing-off-good-apps-with-monstrous-fees 35:11 The Windows XP product key algorithm has been cracked https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/26/windows_xp_activation_keygen/ 37:29 Gaming News: Nvidia Wayland support, Heroic, Wine… https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Changelog https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/05/heroic-games-launcher-280-adds-a-dlc-manager-for-epic-games-side-loading-browser-apps/ https://www.winehq.org/announce/8.9 41:45 Outro 💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com