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This week in Linux, we have a ton to talk about. First, we're gonna be talking about building Linux from Scratch. I mean, not walking through that or anything. It's the project called that. Also, the Xen project has a new version of their hypervisor out, and Mozilla is back in the news this week with the latest release of Firefox with 136. Plus, Linux Mint is talking about redesigning their Cinnamon app menu, and so much more, including, Microsoft is hanging up on Skype forever. 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. So let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:45 What's new at TuxDigital
00:59 Interview with Craig Rowland on DL
01:25 3 new videos on the channel
02:30 TWIL 300 Giveaway
03:14 Linux From Scratch 12.3 Released
06:58 Xen Project 4.20 Released
09:35 Mozilla Firefox 136 Released
12:49 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security
14:55 Linux Mint to Redesign Cinnamon App Menu
19:07 Thunderbird 136 Released
21:25 PipeWire 1.4 Released
25:11 Skype is being shutdown
29:37 Support the show

Links:

• Interview with Craig Rowland on DL
  • https://destinationlinux.net/409
• 3 new videos on the channel
  • Flatpaks, Snaps, & AppImages: "Do we really need these Universal App Formats?": https://youtu.be/so_f6OtRWRo
  • How to Rename Files like a Pro in Linux (+ my formula for organizing & declutter): https://youtu.be/zTaRHI4j7Sg
  • Reacting to PewDiePie, one of the biggest YouTubers switches to Linux: https://youtu.be/avMQYgadLFc
• TWIL 300 Giveaway
  • https://thisweekinlinux.com/300giveaway
• Linux From Scratch 12.3 Released
  • https://linuxfromscratch.org/
• Xen Project 4.20 Released
  • https://www.linuxfoundation.org/press/xen-project-announces-xen-420-release
  • https://wiki.xenproject.org/wiki/Xen_Project_4.20_Release_Notes
• Mozilla Firefox 136 Released
  • https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/136.0/releasenotes/
• Linux Mint to Redesign Cinnamon App Menu
  • https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4811
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/cinnamon-desktop-app-menu-redesign
• Thunderbird 136 Released
  • https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/136.0/releasenotes/
• PipeWire 1.4 Released
  • https://pipewire.org/
  • https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/commit/df1c36aec2aaf9e2eb1596b6b55e72c15fb2088a
• Skype is being shutdown
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/skype-hangs-up-for-good-on-may-5
  • https://www.theverge.com/news/621353/microsoft-skype-shutting-down-retirement-may-2025
• Support the show
  • https://tuxdigital.com/membership
  • https://store.tuxdigital.com/