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Try TuxCare's Endless Lifecycle Support for Debian 10: https://tuxcare.com/endless-lifecycle-support/debian-eol-support/?utm_campaign=The%20Linux%20Experiment&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social Grab a brand new laptop or desktop running Linux: https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Get access to: - a Daily Linux News show - a weekly patroncast for more thoughts - your name in the credits YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLinuxEXP/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or, you can donate whatever you want: https://paypal.me/thelinuxexp Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 GET TLE MERCH Support the channel AND get cool new gear: https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ Timestamps 00:00 Intro 00:30 Sponsor: TuxCare 01:53 Firefox will become an AI browser & makes all the mistakes 07:01 Servo making progress 08:19 Plasma 6.6 will fix some big Wayland issues 09:48 Wayland protocols updated for better HDR 10:51 GNOME bans AI from extensions 13:00 Rust no longer experimental in Linux kernel 14:21 Mint 22.3 beta released 15:59 Website lets you scan Snaps for vulnerabilities 18:19 Danish admin plans move to Linux 20:17 NVK gets a huge performance boost Links: Firefox will become an AI browser https://blog.mozilla.org/en/mozilla/leadership/mozillas-next-chapter-anthony-enzor-demeo-new-ceo/ https://9to5linux.com/firefox-will-ship-with-an-ai-kill-switch-to-completely-disable-all-ai-features https://www.theverge.com/tech/845216/mozilla-ceo-anthony-enzor-demeo Servo making progress https://servo.org/blog/2025/12/15/november-in-servo/ Plasma 6.6 will fix some big Wayland issues https://blogs.kde.org/2025/12/13/this-week-in-plasma-wayland-screen-mirroring-and-custom-modes/ Wayland protocols updated for better HDR https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Protocols-1.47 GNOME bans AI from extensions https://blogs.gnome.org/jrahmatzadeh/2025/12/06/ai-and-gnome-shell-extensions/ https://gjs.guide/extensions/review-guidelines/review-guidelines.html Rust no longer experimental in Linux kernel https://thenewstack.io/rust-goes-mainstream-in-the-linux-kernel/ Mint 22.3 beta released https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-22-3-zena-enters-public-beta/ Website lets you scan Snaps for vulnerabilities https://snapscope.popey.com/ Danish admin plans move to Linux https://thedanishdream.com/news/denmark-ditches-microsoft-in-bold-tech-shift/ https://www.semaphor.dk/opensource/linuxpc NVK gets a huge performance boost https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/merge_requests/36450 #linuxdesktop #linuxdistro #technews