Late Night Linux – Episode 401
Summary
Late Night Linux episode 401 covers Kubuntu 26.04’s new three-year KDE support initiative, the imminent Steam Frame release, and Epic Games’ potential Linux store support. The hosts discuss Nintendo’s crackdown on Switch emulators, progress on Fairphone 6 with postmarketOS, and the August 17 GitHub outage. They debate the risks of centralized code hosting, with some advocating for self-hosted alternatives while others acknowledge GitHub’s utility despite reliability issues.
Topics discussed
Intro and Patreon support announcement
Kubuntu 26.04 LTS and KDE Plasma support initiative
Why hosts use Arch Linux and Vim
Steam Frame setup videos and release rumors
Epic Games Store coming to Linux via Proton
Nintendo shuts down Switch emulator repos on GitHub
Fairphone 6 and postmarketOS Linux phone progress
August 17 GitHub outage and centralization concerns
Outro and host injuries
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