KDE Plasma 6.8, Fortnite on Linux, Ubuntu 26.10, Linux 7.3, Mint 27, & more Linux news

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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.

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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

Links:

• KDE Plasma 6.8 Released and 30 Years of KDE
  • https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.8.0/
  • https://discuss.kde.org/t/plasma-6-8-is-out-its-kdes-30th-birthday-and-were-kicking-off-our-fundraiser/50936
  • https://youtu.be/1Vyzla9mx4g (documentary)
  • https://youtu.be/qBAsX0SRhqI (my interview)
• Fortnite is Coming to Linux!? Kernel Level Anti Cheat for Linux!?
  • https://store.epicgames.com/news/epic-games-launcher-preview
  • https://onlineservices.epicgames.com/news/introducing-easy-anti-cheat-linux-v2
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-is-slowly-becoming-actually-usable-on-linux/
• Linux 7.3 Released
  • https://lwn.net/Articles/1101170/
  • https://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_7.3
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Released
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-7-3-features
• Bitwarden Password Manager [ad]
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• Ubuntu 26.10 Released and Ubuntu Core Desktop
  • https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-26-10-stonking-stingray
  • https://documentation.ubuntu.com/release-notes/26.10/
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-2610-new-features
  • https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/accelerating-ubuntu-core-desktop/90547
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-core-desktop-2704
• Linux Mint 27 News
  • https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5093
  • https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=5086
  • https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-mint-27-announced/
• Compressed RAM for Linux from Meta
  • https://lpc.events/event/20/contributions/2424/
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r6PNOopV44
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-CRAM-Compressed-RAM
  • https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/new-linux-tech-compresses-memory-in-ram-as-ram-for-452x-speedup-new-cram-method-offers-giant-boost-to-compressed-memory-reads
• Enlightenment 0.28 Released
  • https://www.enlightenment.org/news/2026-10-31-enlightenment-0.28.0
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Enlightenment-0.28
  • https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/11/enlightenment-0-28-features
• Flathub Revokes Their Ban on AI-Generated Apps
  • https://docs.flathub.org/docs/for-app-authors/requirements
  • https://discourse.flathub.org/t/concerns-around-vibe-coding-on-flathub-and-free-software/12923
  • https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/flathub-walked-back-their-generative-ai-ban-replaced-with-a-disclosure-policy/
• Toolpak, Flatpak for Developer Tools
  • https://blogs.gnome.org/alatiera/2026/09/26/introducing-toolpak/
  • https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2026/10/twig-268/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/Toolpak
• GNOME OS Preview Moves Toward an Everyday OS
  • https://blogs.gnome.org/adrianvovk/2026/10/16/gnome-os-preview/
  • https://os.gnome.org/
  • https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-OS-Preview
  • https://lwn.net/Articles/1101057/
• Support the show
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  • https://store.tuxdigital.com/