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Today on LWDW, we’re talking about Linux Mint’s move to an annual release cycle, with Mint 27 ‘Adrien’ bringing a host of new features and applications later this year. We’ll look at the eth68, an unusual Linux audio interface that uses Ethernet to deliver low-latency audio, and discuss the possibility of getting one into the studio for testing. Steam has hit a new record of 43.5 million concurrent users, and I’ve been checking out the free-to-play AION 2. Finally, in Slice of Pi, we’ll take a look at Axera’s AX8860 AI chip, a 128GB Arm-based system that aims to challenge NVIDIA’s DGX Spark. A video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 EPIC Game Store Linux beta 21:30 Linux Mint 27 Adrien 27:44 ETH-88 Linux-first ethernet audio interface 39:40 43.5 million Steam users 48:22 Axera AZ8860 takes on the DGX Spark Topics: EPIC Game Launcher for Linuxhttps://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxgaming/installing-official-epic-game-launcher-beta-on-linux/#post-1327 Linux Mint updatehttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/linux-mint-27-adrien-due-at-christmas/amp ETH-68 Network Interfacehttps://naturalsystems.io/eth68 Steam 43.5 Million concurrent usershttps://www.techpowerup.com/353605/steam-tops-43-5-million-concurrent-players-new-all-time-high Axera AX8860 DGX Killer https://wccftech.com/axera-ax8860-ai-chip-beat-dgx-spark-ai-llms-128-gb-memory-40w-less-cost/

This week, we look at the experimental native Linux port of Bloodborne and check out DroidDeck, an open source app that brings Valve’s official Steam client and Proton to Qualcomm Snapdragon Android handhelds. We also cover the recent price increases for the 2GB variants of the Raspberry Pi 4 and 5, and take a look at OpenPaper L, a new open source 13.3-inch colour E-Ink picture frame. A video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:41 My first Bioshock 07:01 Witching the Spire 09:22 Fixing the Firefox Nova theme 14:24 Installing native-ish Bloodborne on Linux 24:37 Steam on Android with DroidDeck 33:58 2Gb Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 price increases 40:04 13" of E-ink Show Topics: Native Linux port of Bloodborne for PC https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxgaming/installing-bbport-native-linux-port-of-bloodborne-for-pc/ Android Steam Deck https://droiddeck.app/ 2GB Pi goes up in price https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/price-increases-for-2gb-raspberry-pi-4-and-raspberry-pi-5/ OpenPaper L https://linuxiac.com/openpaper-l-launches-as-a-13-3-inch-open-source-color-e-ink-frame/

This week, we're getting VST3 plugins running directly in OBS and leveling audio aromatically. SteamOS 3.8.28 has landed in the stable channel with a big pile of Mesa, kernel, VRAM, controller, and handheld compatibility updates. F-Droid 2.0 gets a ground-up rebuild, a much nicer UI, better search, and automatic app updates. And Qualcomm is bringing the Snapdragon X2 series to Linux, with upstream support for the Adreno GPU and Hexagon NPU and official Debian and Ubuntu support on the way. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:30 Witcher 3 Remaster on Linux 09:21 F-Droid 2.0 17:58 Automatically fix volume levels in OBS 27:51 Big update for SteamOS 36:59 Snapdragon X2 supports Linux Topics: F-Droid 2.0 https://f-droid.org/2026/09/24/f-droid-2.0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom.html Audio leveling in OBS https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxaudiosofware/automatic-audio-levelling-for-livestreams-podcasts-vst3-obs-linux/ SteamOS Update https://steamdeckhq.com/news/new-steamos-update-performance-improvements/ Qualcomm hearts Linux  https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2026/09/snapdragon-summit-agentic-ai-pcs-linux

Testing out the unofficially official Steam ARM client on Linux, Asahi officially supports M3 Macs, Raspberry Pi blocks RAM upgrades, and bottling Office 365 for Linux. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 04:40 Revisiting DOOM Eternal 06:57 Asahi Linux for the Apple M3 15:31 Office 365 on Linux with Bottles 20:26 Raspberry Pi block RAM upgrades 30:37 Steam's native Linux client for ARM Topics: Asahi on M3 https://asahilinux.org/2026/09/m2-episode-1/ 365 on Linux https://itsfoss.com/news/bottles-microsoft-365-early-look/ RasPi Blocks RAM Upgrades https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1wkxjwg/raspberry_pi_5_eeprom_update_now_blocks_manual Steam’s ARM client is FAST! https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/09/20/steams-unofficially-official-arm-client-for-linux/

Valve announces their latest VR headset, how SteamOS handles Intel Battlemage GPUs, controlling blinkies with OpenRGB, and a PC port for Space Channel 5 for Linux. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Topics:Steam Frame is here! https://store.steampowered.com/hardware/steamframe Battlemage in a box: SteamOS on Intel  https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/09/12/battlemage-in-a-box-steamos-on-intel-arc-130v/ OpenRGB RC 1.0rc3 https://codeberg.org/OpenRGB/OpenRGB/releases/tag/release_candidate_1.0rc3 Space channel 5 on Linux https://github.com/ZoomiesZaggy/Space-Channel-5/releases/tag/v0.1.0-preview.1

SteamOS passes thirty thousand verified and playable titles, and the Linux gaming library just keeps getting bigger. A new homebrew tool called ButterAndJelly lets you stream your media library to retro hardware like the Wii U and original Xbox 360. Audacity 4.0 has also landed with a rebuilt Qt interface and some much-needed improvements to non-destructive clip editing. Plus adventures in Intel documentation featuring the Hexagon NPU. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes & Topics: ⁠⁠https://interfacinglinux.com/community/lwdw/⁠⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:03 Happy-fun holiday weekend 03:04 An oddball Steam Machine 04:22 30,000 games for SteamOS 10:54 Jellyfin for the Wii U and XBOX 360 14:16 New paint and problems for Audacity 4.0 25:56 Building a low-power thinky box

This week, California exempts Linux and other open-source operating systems from upcoming age-verification rules, while Debian votes to allow responsible use of generative AI contributions. Tether lets Linux users take advantage of iMessage, notifications, clipboard syncing, file sharing, and 2FA codes on their iDevices without needing a Mac. Blue Dragon Recompilation brings the XBOX 360 RPG to Linux natively, with 4K, unlocked FPS, widescreen, rebindable controls, and other modern updates. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ Show Notes & Topics: ⁠https://interfacinglinux.com/community/lwdw/⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro01:54 Bayonetta on Linux with CEMU09:40 Mild Disney Lands and gotcha maps 12:20 Linux exempted from the age-verification law 17:03 It's not real age verification 24:34 Debian allows generative AI contributions 31:20 Connecting iDevices to Linux in 2026 made easy 36:17 Running Blue Dragon (XBOX 360) natively on Linux

Happy 35th Birthday to Linux! We put on our old people hats and look back at the early days of wrestling with Slackware installs, and surviving CRT-killing configs. We also cover 30 years of Valve and how Proton, SteamOS, and handheld hardware are driving desktop Linux forward. Plus, we test the native Linux recompilation port of Soulcalibur II (GameCube edition with Link!) and spend an afternoon running generic ARM Linux installers on a Raspberry Pi 4 using UEFI firmware. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ Show Notes & Topics: https://interfacinglinux.com/community/lwdw/ Timestamps: 05:49 Linux celebrates 35 years of old 16:47 Soulcalibur II Linux port 22:37 Happy 30th Valve! 35:29 UEFI on the Raspberry Pi 4

Ploopy announces their slickest DIY trackball to date, EPIC threatens to release their client on Linux, Kernel 7.2 learns how to Apple M3, and Proxmox makes ARM an official platform. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠ Show Notes & Topics: You can find links to everything we discussed, along with the show notes, ⁠⁠in the forums.⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:38 Playing the new Quake 04:39 Jill's Vegas trip 11:15 The Ploopy A+ DIY trackball 16:08 Epic Launcher headed to Linux 27:11 Proxmox officially released on ARM 33:03 Pine64 stops production due to RAM and storage prices

NVIDIA joins the LVFS, bringing easy firmware updates to Linux! Blick launches their video editor built entirely in Odin, Linux desktop usage reaches an all-time high of 10%, and what happens when you stick CUDA and ARM on something the size of a credit card? Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube Show Notes & Topics: You can find links to everything we discussed, along with the show notes, ⁠in the forums. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 06:05 Linux driver for MOTU Microbook! 09:06 Linux desktop usage tops 10% 19:46 Blick video editor announces Linux support 27:30 NVIDIA joins the LVFS firmware service 34:13 Learning about NVIDIA single board computers Topics: Linux at 10%!  https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share/desktop/north-america#monthly-202506-202607 New NLE for Linux  https://blickeditor.com/ NVIDIA joins LVFS! https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-joins-dell-and-hp-in-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs Slice of Pi Team Green SBCs https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/08/04/recomputer-super-j4012-setup-and-quickstart/

Possible price increases for the VR Head Toaster, Google Chrome for ARM Linux desktops, a new 10-inch touchscreen for Raspberry Pi, and NVIDIA doubling the price of Jetson SoCs. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 07:22 AMD 4GB GPUs 16:57 Steam Frame VR headset price increases 25:36 Google Chrome for ARM Linux 33:52 10" Raspberry Pi touchscreen 37:48 NVIDIA Jetson price increases New 4GB GPUs from AMD https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-confirms-radeon-rx-9050-4gb-exists-but-it-is-oem-only Steam Frame $$$ https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/more-bad-news-for-valve-and-its-still-unreleased-steam-frame-as-qualcomm-is-set-to-raise-the-price-of-its-chips-like-everyone-else/ Chrome on ARM https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/chrome-arm64-linux-available RasPi 10” Touchscreen https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/a-new-10-raspberry-pi-touch-display-2-available-now-at-80/ Jetson Price increase https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-raises-jetson-prices-by-up-to-101-agx-thor-now-costs-5499

Official native Linux Jagex Launcher for Old School RuneScape, revenue estimates for Valve's Steam Machine, a static recompilation of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and FreeBSD 16 removing all GPL code from its base system. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Welcome to the Show & Weekly Catchup 01:11 Testing NVENC, OBS, and NVIDIA Jetson Hardware 04:35 Weekend Outing at the Park & Outdoor Fun 06:12 Old School RuneScape Launches Official Linux Bet 14:51 Steam Machine sales data 22:05 Castlevania Syphyony of the Night on Linux 30:48 BSD is GPL free TOPICS Old school penguins  https://secure.runescape.com/m=news/jagex-launcher-for-linux-beta-out-now?oldschool=1 Steam Machine Sales Up https://www.techspot.com/news/113169-valve-steam-machine-may-selling-between-12000-15000.html Symphony of the Night recomp https://github.com/birabittoh/NocturneRecomp FreeBSD - GPL https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-16-Goes-GPL-Free

Building a Raspberry Pi powered Stream Deck, Redhat offers forever support, playing Silent Hill natively on Linux, and Cinnamon learned how-to Wayland? Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 09:55 DIY Stream Decks 20:38 Rent a Redhat 26:43 Silent Hill running on Linux 33:57 Cinnamon learns to Wayland TOPICS Pro Not Stream Deck  https://interfacinglinux.com/2026/07/13/diy-raspberry-pi-powered-stream-deck-server/ RHEL For Life (RTheren) https://www.heise.de/en/news/If-14-years-of-support-aren-t-enough-RHEL-for-eternity-11360882.html Fog Simulator 1999 https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxgaming/building-the-silent-hill-pc-port-on-linux/ Cinnamon Wayland https://9to5linux.com/linux-mints-cinnamon-6-8-desktop-environment-will-fully-support-wayland

Valve wants you to install SteamOS 3.8 on all the things! Tuxedo Computers snaps at Snaps, Acon Digital is preparing a Linux beta for its audio editor Acoustica, and Hannah Montana Linux gets a remaster. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 02:36 Reviewing Nvidia SBCs 07:09 Windows Drops under 60% market share 10:31 SteamOS 3.8 is ready for normies 17:14 Tuxedo drops Ubuntu for Debian 26:48 Hannah Montana Linux is won't die 37:46 Acoustica headed to Linux TOPICS SteamOS 3.8 https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/steam-machines/valve-greenlights-steamos-installs-on-normal-pcs-with-amd-gpus-so-you-can-go-make-your-own-steam-machine-if-you-dont-wanna-fork-over-usd1-049/ Debian Tuxedos https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/A-new-foundation-for-TUXEDO-OS-Switching-to-Debian.tuxedo Hannah Montana Linux is back! https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/hannah-montana-linux-gets-modern-remaster-after-nearly-two-decades-sweet-niblets-new-v26-is-built-on-debian-with-a-re-skin-of-kde-plasma Acoustica for Linux  https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxaudiosofware/digital-audio-editor-acoustica-headed-to-linux/

GIMP like it's 1996! Goverlay gets super GPU benchmark powers, Pine64 announces a smart speaker, and Monix is a new driver + mixer for Audient audio interfaces on Linux. Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week. ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:52 Linux box art 09:35 Running a 30-year old GIMP 17:06 New GPU benchmark in Goverlay 28:07 New drivers and GUI for Audient ID interfaces 31:15 Pine Voice home assistant TOPICS GIMP in 1996 https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/gimp-1996-flatpak Goverlay Bench  https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxgaming/testing-goverlays-built-in-pascube-gpu-benchmark/ Monix for Audient interfaces https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxaudiosofware/monix-control-app-for-audient-id-interfaces/ Pine64 Smart Speaker https://pine64.org/documentation/PineVoice/