474: You Don't Own That! Sony's Digital Trap, SteamOS 3.8 Goes Mainstream & Linux is Punk Rock | Destination Linux 474

Deviant Airwaves — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Linux is Punk Rock! This week, listener Isaac proves it. He's recording local bands at a friend's record shop using a near $0 Linux setup: a thrifted mixer, a 2008 M-Audio interface that Windows 11 abandoned, Ardour, Audacity, OBS, and Kdenlive. That's open source closing the digital divide, and it's the most punk thing we've heard all year.

Then we tackle the big story everyone's talking about: Sony is going full digital-only, no more physical game discs. But the scarier headline is that Sony has already started removing movies people purchased from their libraries with no refund and no warning. Ryan breaks down what this means for digital ownership, why DRM is a trap, and why platforms like GOG and Itch.io are the real answer.

Jill brings the good news: SteamOS 3.8 is now officially available for installation on standard home PCs with AMD GPUs. With 132 million monthly Steam users, this might be the biggest mainstream moment Linux gaming has ever had. The year of the Linux desktop might just be the year SteamOS goes everywhere.

Zeb covers ClamAV 1.5.3 and why it still matters (and when it doesn't), KDE Plasma 6.8's long-overdue multi-monitor improvements, and why that headline claiming Windows dropped below 60% market share deserves a serious side-eye.

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463: Resistance is NOT Futile: RESIST the Digital Lockdown: Episode 463

Deviant Airwaves — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:00:00 -0400

Welcome to episode 463 of Destination Linux! This week, we explore the growing movement to RESIST the limitations of modern streaming services as users rediscover the reliability of physical media and self-hosted solutions.

We also take a deep dive into the technical side of things with the release of Proton 11 for ARM, discussing what this means for the future of Linux gaming on non-x86 hardware. In the news roundup, we look at the latest modular innovations from Framework, including their new laptop and keyboard designs. Finally, we tackle a heavy dose of privacy news, from the controversial expansion of live facial recognition in the UK to a significant national ID data breach in France.

Show Note References

https://sandflysecurity.com/

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton

https://frame.work/

https://www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/

https://www.cnil.fr/en

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Time Stamps

00:00:00 Welcome to Destination Linux

00:02:30 Community Feedback

00:15:52 Sponsored by Sandfly Security

00:18:38 Shout Out to Our Supporters

00:22:37 Proton 11 on ARM

00:45:47 The Streaming Services Dilemma

00:51:30 A Resurgence of Physical Media

01:06:55 News Roundup: Framework's New Laptop

01:11:55 Framework's New Keyboard

01:18:19 Live Facial Recognition in the UK

01:25:41 France ID Data Breach

01:29:44 Closing Thoughts

Destination Linux - Episodes Tagged with “Physical Media”

474: You Don't Own That! Sony's Digital Trap, SteamOS 3.8 Goes Mainstream & Linux is Punk Rock | Destination Linux 474

463: Resistance is NOT Futile: RESIST the Digital Lockdown: Episode 463