Destination Linux - Episodes Tagged with “Linux News”

453: Leveling Up: Lutris Creator Mathieu Comandon & Finding Zen in the Browser Wars

Deviant Airwaves — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500

This week on Destination Linux, we are joined by a true legend of the open-source world: Mathieu Comandon, the creator and lead developer of Lutris. We dive deep into how Lutris became the "One Launcher to Rule Them All," managing everything from GOG and Epic Games to your retro console emulators.

Check out Lutris here: https://lutris.net

Mathieu gives us the inside scoop on the new Playtron partnership, the UMU (Unified Media Updater) initiative and we even discuss how Lutris helps non-gamers install apps.

Plus, we tackle the Discord Debacle, are chat apps losing their way?

Whether you're a distro-hopper, a Steam Deck user, or just here for the "shenanigans," this episode is your ultimate guide to the Linux-verse.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro: Welcome to the Lutris Playground
00:01:28 Community Feedback: Gaming the Linux Way
00:11:01 Sponsored by YOU, the Awesome Penguins
00:11:22 Interview: Leveling Up with Mathieu from Lutris
00:13:30 What Is Lutris? One Launcher to Rule Them All
00:15:53 Lutris + Playtron
00:20:31 Jill’s Humble Brag
00:22:26 What Is UMU? Proton’s Fancy Cousin
00:28:33 Why Every Gamer Should Care About Lutris
00:29:47 Beyond Games: Installing “Real Work” in Lutris
00:30:35 Lutris Flatpak: One Click to Game City
00:36:39 Rootkits & Kernel Anti-Cheat: Boss Fight Mode
00:40:11 Headless Docker: Ghost Servers for Your Games
00:41:25 Wish List: “Send To” Magic Button
00:43:28 How Lutris Helps Non-Gamers (Yes, Really)
00:47:04 Tech YouTubers Jumping on the Linux Hype Train
00:48:51 Do Devs Even Have Time to Game?
00:50:37 Will AI Actually Help with Game Support?
00:58:55 How You Can Help Lutris Level Up
01:01:04 Lightning Round: Quick‑Fire Gaming Questions
01:06:27 Discord Debacle: Chat Apps Behaving Badly
01:15:56 Teaser for Next Week’s Linux Shenanigans
01:16:20 Outro: Keep Your Penguins Gaming

449: The Future of Open Computing: Inside RISC-V with DeepComputing CEO

Deviant Airwaves — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Is RISC-V the hardware revolution we've been waiting for? On Destination Linux Episode 449, we sit down for an exclusive interview with DeepComputing CEO Yuning Liang. We dive deep into his personal origin story, the challenges of building open hardware, and the roadmap for the DC-ROMA and the future of RISC-V. Whether you are a developer, a hardware enthusiast, or a Linux lover, you won't want to miss this conversation about the next frontier of open computing!

00:00:00 Intro: Rebel Alliance Linux
00:01:44 Interview Begins: Yuning & RISC-V
00:02:46 Origin Story: From Nokia & Samsung to RISC-V
00:07:24 From Drones to Laptops: Early Projects that Shaped RISC-V
00:11:38 What Makes RISC-V Truly Different
00:16:43 Hard Mode Enabled: Challenges & Dark Moments
00:22:39 Big Wins: RISC-V Milestones & Supply Chain Reality
00:25:43 Chasing Full Linux Kernel Support
00:28:22 RISC-V History Lesson: From Idea to Ecosystem
00:36:17 Philosophy of Openness & Hardware Sovereignty
00:42:40 Can We Stop AI from Gobbling All the Hardware?
00:51:07 Why Now Is the Time to Challenge x86
00:56:21 RVA-23: Setting the Bar for RISC-V Laptops
01:00:11 Modular Dreams: Framework & RISC-V
01:02:33 Building a Sustainable Open-Hardware Future
01:11:03 Big Dreams: One-Third of CPUs on RISC-V?
01:14:06 How People Can Get Involved
01:17:45 Lightning Round: Fun with Yuning
01:21:44 Interview Wrap-Up
01:25:15 Thanks to Till & the RISC-V Tattoo Origin
01:26:00 Show Outro

448: The Return of the King: Zebedee Boss is Back! + GeForce NOW Hits Linux

Deviant Airwaves — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500

The OG is back! This week on Destination Linux, we celebrate the new year with a legendary reunion as Zeb returns to the host desk as a guest alongside Ryan and Jill. We’re kicking off 2026 with a packed show full of cloud chaos, gaming breakthroughs, and some serious questions for Intel.

In This Episode:
The Return of Zeb: We welcome back as a guest the an OG of the show to talk about the current state of the Linux desktop.

Nextcloud Chaos: Ryan and the crew discuss the journey of moving back to open-source tools and whether the self-hosting struggle is worth the reward.

Wayland Check-in: Is it finally ready for primetime? We look at the progress and the remaining hurdles for the year ahead.

GeForce NOW on Linux: It’s finally (almost) official! We dive into what this means for the future of AAA gaming on the Linux desktop.

Intel’s Open Source Cred: From firmware changes to driver shifts, is Intel losing its status as the "Gold Standard" for Linux users?

Zeb’s Gaming Gauntlet: We wrap up with game reviews specifically chosen to "welcome" Zeb back in the most chaotic way possible.

Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro: New Year, New Linux, Same Zeb

00:02:38 Going Back to Open Source Tools (Nextcloud Chaos)

00:06:50 Community Feedback: AI vs. Human Creativity

00:29:44 Sponsor: Sandfly – Agentless Linux Bodyguard

00:32:31 GeForce NOW on Linux: Official at Last (Almost)

00:44:41 Is Intel Losing Its Open Source Street Cred?

00:58:55 Game Reviews Crafted to Torture Zeb

01:07:37 Thanks Zeb: OG Captain Back on Deck

01:09:01 Outro: Happy New Year!

444: Cloudy Crashes, Linux Gaming's Victory Lap, & The Censorship Debate

Deviant Airwaves — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:00:00 -0500

Matt from Linux Out Loud guest hosts with Jill and Ryan to dive into major internet events and Linux news! We tackle Ryan's "disappointing" take according to a listerner on EU censorship and free speech, discuss the massive Cloudflare outage that took half the internet down, debate if antivirus is necessary on Linux, and look at ProtonDB and the Steam Survey to see if Linux gaming has already won. Plus, we highlight Rclone as the Software Pick.

00:00:00 Intro
00:01:54 Community Feedback: “Disappointed in Ryan” (EU Censorship & Free Speech)
00:31:10 Sandfly Security – Agentless Defense for Linux
00:33:48 Cloudflare Falls Over: When Half the Internet Trips
00:34:38 Game Preservation: Keeping Delisted Classics Alive
00:47:03 Kaspersky on Linux: Do We Even Need Antivirus?
00:54:28 ProtonDB & Steam Survey: Has Linux Gaming Already Won?
01:04:15 Software Pick: Rclone – RSync for All Your Clouds
01:06:29 Outro

Hosted by:
Ryan (DasGeek) = dasgeek.net
Jill Bryant = jilllinuxgirl.com
Special Guest = Matt (Linux Out Loud)