324: Secure Boot Linux issues, EU's Chat Control law, Linux Mint 22.2, Ubuntu Touch, & more Linux news

video: https://youtu.be/5T1Frk70LTQ Comment on the TWIL Forum (https://thisweekinlinux.com/forum) This week in Linux, we have a lot of news to cover. We have some good news and some bad news. Well, people like to start with bad news first, I guess. So there is a fiasco happening with Secure Boot and how it may be affecting Linux users. Also, the EU is proposing a law that is pretty close to being passed that is very scary and a step towards mass surveillance. We'll talk about that. Then also we have some good news and that the Pebble watches are back and we have some beta releases from Linux Mint and Ubuntu Touch as well as SyncThing is back, which is a really cool tool to sync your files across multiple devices. 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-3a5b2cebb006/2e5d6a20-b358-4ee3-8837-8986dff684ee.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 01:23 Secure Boot Fiasco coming for Linux Users? 03:43 EU Chat Control law is a step towards mass surveillance 06:15 KDE Gear 25.08 Released 08:19 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] 10:38 Pebble Time 2 is coming 12:13 Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Released 13:43 Ubuntu Touch 24.04 1.0 Beta 15:05 Syncthing 2.0.0 released 17:28 SparkyLinux 8.0 released 18:39 LVFS Sustainability Plan 20:31 HandBrake 1.10 Released 21:55 Outro Links: Secure Boot Fiasco coming for Linux Users? https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/72892.html (https://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/72892.html) https://lwn.net/Articles/1029767/ (https://lwn.net/Articles/1029767/) https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/linux-users-are-about-to-face-another-major-microsoft-secure-boot-issue (https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/linux-users-are-about-to-face-another-major-microsoft-secure-boot-issue) EU Chat Control law is a step towards mass surveillance https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ (https://fightchatcontrol.eu/) https://mullvad.net/en/chatcontrol (https://mullvad.net/en/chatcontrol) https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-chat-control-plan-gains-support-threatens-encryption (https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-chat-control-plan-gains-support-threatens-encryption) KDE Gear 25.08 Released https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.08.0/ (https://kde.org/announcements/gear/25.08.0/) Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly (https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly) Pebble Time 2 is coming https://ericmigi.com/blog/pebble-time-2-design-reveal (https://ericmigi.com/blog/pebble-time-2-design-reveal) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcPzmDePH3E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcPzmDePH3E) https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/pebbles-smartwatch-is-back-pebble-time-2-specs-revealed/ (https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/13/pebbles-smartwatch-is-back-pebble-time-2-specs-revealed/) Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Released https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4876 (https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4876) Ubuntu Touch 24.04 1.0 Beta https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-1-0-and-20-04-ota-10-call-for-testing-3963 (https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-1-0-and-20-04-ota-10-call-for-testing-3963) Syncthing 2.0.0 released https://syncthing.net/ (https://syncthing.net/) https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/tag/v2.0.0 (https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing/releases/tag/v2.0.0) SparkyLinux 8.0 released https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-0/ (https://sparkylinux.org/sparky-8-0/) LVFS Sustainability Plan https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2025/08/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan/ (https://blogs.gnome.org/hughsie/2025/08/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan/) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan-vendor-funding (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan-vendor-funding) HandBrake 1.10 Released https://handbrake.fr/ (https://handbrake.fr/) https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/releases/tag/1.10.0 (https://github.com/HandBrake/HandBrake/releases/tag/1.10.0) https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/handbrake-1-10-released-new-features (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/handbrake-1-10-released-new-features) Support the show https://tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership) https://store.tuxdigital.com/ (https://store.tuxdigital.com/)