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Secure your passwords and logins with Proton Pass: https://proton.me/pass/TheLinuxEXP 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: Proton Pass 01:40 Nvidia & Intel hire Linux devs 04:25 KDE Connect plans full redesign 07:03 New open standard aims to unify digital services 09:25 Ubuntu adds password feedback for sudo 11:08 Firefox 148 out with AI killswitch 14:06 LibreOffice Online resumes efforts 16:10 ARM & Linaro create CoreCollective for ARM 18:02 SystemD removes support for SysV Init 20:06 Microsoft improves compatibility between DX and Vulkan 21:30 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers Links: Nvidia &Intel hire Linux devs https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/nvidia-hiring-linux-driver-engineers-to-help-with-vulkan-proton-and-more/ https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Linux-Jobs-February-2026 KDE Connect plans full redesign https://tintotint.eu/programming/kde-connect/ New open standard aims to unify digital services https://goodtech.info/openburo-standard-europeen-orchestration-alternative-microsoft-365-dinum-linagora/ https://open-buro.eu/#news Ubuntu adds password feedback for sudo https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-26-04-sudo-password-asterisks Firefox 148 out with AI killswitch https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/firefox-148-released-ai-kill-switch LibreOffice Online resumes efforts https://linuxiac.com/libreoffice-online-project-reopened-with-new-community-focus/ https://en.ubunlog.com/LibreOffice-Online-Resurrection-Conflict-Collabora-Document-Foundation/ ARM & Linaro create CoreCollective for ARM https://www.phoronix.com/news/CoreCollective SystemD removes support for SysV Init https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases/tag/v260-rc1 Microsoft improves compatibility between DX and Vulkan https://www.phoronix.com/news/DX-Shader-Compiler-Better-VLK #linuxdistro #linuxdesktop #technews