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357: Linux on M3 Macs, GNOME 51, Steam Frame, Jellyfin 12, Microsoft 365 on Linux, & more Linux news

Sep 21, 2026 · 30m

Summary

This episode covers the release of GNOME 51, highlighting smoother performance, new accessibility features, and updated apps. It also details a major milestone for Asahi Linux with official M3 Max support, achieved through complex cleanroom reverse engineering. The show explores Valve's Steam Frame compatibility stack, which uses Proton and FEX to run Windows and Android games on ARM Linux. Additionally, it discusses Jellyfin 12's major media library upgrades, new traps open source projects use to detect lazy AI code submissions, and Ubuntu's completion of its migration to Rust-based core u…

Topics discussed

Episode introduction and weekly highlights GNOME 51 release: performance, features, and new apps Asahi Linux adds M3 Max support and cleanroom reverse engineering Valve Steam Frame compatibility stack for ARM and Android Microsoft 365 Word running on Linux via Bottles and Wine Jellyfin 12: major versioning change and media library upgrades Open source projects setting traps for lazy AI coding agents Raspberry Pi OS desktop refresh with new dock and Wayland Ubuntu completes migration to Rust-based uutils core utilities Linux kernel replaces Android Binder C code with Rust driver RustFS v1.0: new open source S3-compatible object storage Outro, subscription links, and support options
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