s3ntube i11l · 30 Years of KDE, Epic Games brings Fortnite & Anti-Cheat on Linux, What’s New in Linux Kernel 7.3

Christian Spaan 10.11.2026 Linux

This episode is going to be so packed full of great stuff that it’s kind of ridiculous! KDE is celebrating 30 years of the project, with Plasma 6.8, bringing some exciting improvements and a major change to the Linux desktop. Meanwhile, Fortnite is finally coming to Linux, and some distributions are already making preparations to get it working.

Linux 7.3 is here with improvements for gaming, hardware, and performance, plus a few unexpected additions. And Ubuntu 26.10 has arrived, but Canonical has even bigger plans that could change the future of Ubuntu Desktop. All of that and more! So let's jump into Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux.

Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:30 KDE Plasma 6.8 Released and 30 Years of KDE 05:34 Fortnite is Coming to Linux!? Kernel Level Anti Cheat for Linux!? 10:50 Linux 7.3 Released 13:23 Bitwarden Password Manager [ad] 15:10 Ubuntu 26.10 Released and Ubuntu Core Desktop 19:51 Linux Mint 27 News 23:43 Compressed RAM for Linux from Meta 26:27 Enlightenment 0.28 Released 29:35 Flathub Revokes Their Ban on AI-Generated Apps 32:43 Toolpak, Flatpak for Developer Tools 33:26 GNOME OS Preview Moves Toward an Everyday OS 34:23 Support the show 35:11 Outro