320: CachyOS, Hyprland, Chrome OS & Android Merging?, Lossless Scaling for Linux & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/yGQ_w0LL4Xs Comment on the TWIL Forum (https://thisweekinlinux.com/forum) This week in Linux, we have some interesting distro news from CachyOS & Chrome OS. We've also got new releases from the open source 3d rendering powerhouse Blender & the popular dynamic tiling wayland compositor Hyprland. Then, Plasma Bigscreen is back on the air from KDE. All of this and more on This Week in Linux, the weekly news show that keeps you up to date with what’s going on in the Linux and Open Source world. Now let's jump right into Your Source for Linux GNews! Download as MP3 (https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/2389be04-5c79-485e-b1ca-3a5b2cebb006/8d43bb4a-54c9-4d0c-877c-5301d369f1a5.mp3) Support the Show Become a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) Store = tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store) Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:43 CachyOS July 2025 Release 03:41 Hyprland 0.50 Released 05:50 Blender 4.5 LTS Released 08:31 Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation for Linux 10:42 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 12:42 OCCT for Linux 13:38 Chrome OS is Apparently Merging with Android 15:11 Plasma Bigscreen is Back on Air 17:08 Outro Links: CachyOS July 2025 Release https://cachyos.org/blog/2507-july-release/ (https://cachyos.org/blog/2507-july-release/) Hyprland 0.50 Released https://hypr.land/news/update50/ (https://hypr.land/news/update50/) Blender 4.5 LTS Released https://www.blender.org/download/releases/4-5/ (https://www.blender.org/download/releases/4-5/) https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/4.5/eevee/#vulkan (https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/4.5/eevee/#vulkan) https://www.blender.org/ (https://www.blender.org/) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/blender-4-5-lts-vulkan-support (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/blender-4-5-lts-vulkan-support) Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation for Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lsfg-vk-aims-to-bring-lossless-scalings-frame-generation-to-linux/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lsfg-vk-aims-to-bring-lossless-scalings-frame-generation-to-linux/) https://www.pcguide.com/news/lossless-scaling-frame-gen-on-linux-gets-some-help-from-the-original-dev-next-3-steps-outlined-by-creator/ (https://www.pcguide.com/news/lossless-scaling-frame-gen-on-linux-gets-some-help-from-the-original-dev-next-3-steps-outlined-by-creator/) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lossless-scalings-frame-generation-for-linux-gets-upgraded-to-the-latest-v3-1/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lossless-scalings-frame-generation-for-linux-gets-upgraded-to-the-latest-v3-1/) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lossless-scaling-frame-gen-gets-a-decky-loader-steam-deck-plugin-but-theres-drama/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/lossless-scaling-frame-gen-gets-a-decky-loader-steam-deck-plugin-but-theres-drama/) Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly (https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly) OCCT for Linux https://www.ocbase.com/ (https://www.ocbase.com/) https://www.ocbase.com/news/occt-available-on-steam (https://www.ocbase.com/news/occt-available-on-steam) https://www.ocbase.com/news/occt-v14-vulkan (https://www.ocbase.com/news/occt-v14-vulkan) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/stress-testing-toolkit-occt-arrives-on-steam-with-linux-and-steam-deck-support/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/stress-testing-toolkit-occt-arrives-on-steam-with-linux-and-steam-deck-support/) https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stress-testing-app-occt-switches-to-vulkan-by-default-dropping-directx/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stress-testing-app-occt-switches-to-vulkan-by-default-dropping-directx/) Chrome OS is Apparently Merging with Android https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/i-think-you-see-the-future-first-on-android-googles-android-leader-sameer-samat (https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/i-think-you-see-the-future-first-on-android-googles-android-leader-sameer-samat) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/is-chrome-os-merging-with-android (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/is-chrome-os-merging-with-android) https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/googles-android-head-confirms-chrome-os-and-android-are-merging/ (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/googles-android-head-confirms-chrome-os-and-android-are-merging/) Plasma Bigscreen is Back on Air https://plasma-bigscreen.org/ (https://plasma-bigscreen.org/) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/plasma-bigscreen-revival-kde-tv (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/plasma-bigscreen-revival-kde-tv) Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) https://store.tuxdigital.com/ (https://store.tuxdigital.com/)