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Big changes coming to KDE & GNOME, tons of apps & services getting Linux clients
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- Aug 15, 2026
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💻 Get a Linux computer from our sponsor, Tuxedo💻 https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 Support the show here: 👏 Patreon supporters get the daily Linux & Open Source audio show! https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or you can support me with a one time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thelinuxexp https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 Buy TLE Merch: 👕 https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ 📹 Watch Linux videos: 📹 https://www.youtube.com/thelinuxexperiment 🎙️ Leave your feedback here: 🎙️ https://podcast.thelinuxexp.com 02:01 GNOME Shell might evolve quite a bit https://blogs.gnome.org/shell-dev/2026/08/11/gnome-shell-design-dreams/ 06:42 New KDE Goals look interesting https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/07/kde-goals-last-call-for-submissions/ 09:57 Epic Games Store will get a Linux client soon https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/epic-games-store-will-get-a-linux-version-sometime-soon/ 11:16 ChatGPT official app is on Linux now https://linuxiac.com/openai-launches-official-chatgpt-desktop-app-for-linux-in-preview/ 12:18 Geforce Now is stable on Linux, available as Flatpak https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/nvidia-geforce-now-linux-stable 13:48 Playstation Game Streaming and PC Game pass on Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/asobi-remote-play-is-a-new-way-to-play-playstation-games-on-steamos-linux/ https://itsfoss.com/news/xodus-xbox-gamepass-linux/ 16:12 KDE 6.6 will become an LTS version https://pointieststick.com/2026/08/13/what-a-real-lts-looks-like-kubuntu-26-04/ 18:19 GPU acceleration coming to Windows VMs and Winboat https://blog.getutm.app/2026/introducing-triton-directx-11-driver-for-qemu/ https://github.com/winboat-org/winboat/tree/gpu-accel 21:37 Mint adds even more GUI system tools https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5050 24:20…