Linux News - Ubuntu is making big desktop moves

Head to https://squarespace.com/thelinuxexper... to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code THELINUXEXPERIMENT 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:    / @thelinuxexp   Patreon:   / thelinuxexperiment   Or, you can donate whatever you want: https://paypal.me/thelinuxexp Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperim... 👕 GET TLE MERCH Support the channel AND get cool new gear: https://the-linux-experiment.creator-... Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:45 Sponsor: SquareSpace 02:21 EU parliament ditches Google for Qwant 03:47 EU unveils their plan to ditch Big Tech 07:12 Brave launches debloated version for $60USD 09:33 Canonical takes over the maintenance of Flutter on Desktop 11:08 Ubuntu has a big desktop roadmap 16:00 X11 disappears in 5 months on Plasma 17:56 Acer launches Debian based handheld 19:16 Microsoft adds the Linux core utilities to Windows 20:34 Microsoft will de-activate older Office suites people bought 22:09 Steam machine and Frame planned for summer release 23:26 Proton Drive gets faster + Linux client in the works 24:49 UK orders Google to have attribution and opt-outs for AI summaries 28:03 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers Links: EU parliament ditches Google for Qwant https://www.politico.eu/article/europ... EU unveils their plan to ditch Big Tech https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-pl... Brave launches debloated version for $60USD https://brave.com/blog/brave-origin/ Canonical takes over the maintenance of Flutter on Desktop https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/f... Ubuntu has a big desktop roadmap https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/u... https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu... X11 disappears in 5 months on Plasma https://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blo... Acer launches Debian based handheld https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/acer... https://www.pcmag.com/news/acer-launc... Microsoft adds the Linux core utilities to Windows https://itsfoss.com/news/windows-core... Microsoft will de-activate older Office suites people bought https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Microso... Steam machine and Frame planned for summer release https://steamcommunity.com/groups/ste... Proton Drive gets faster + Linux client in the works https://proton.me/blog/drive-sdk-june... UK orders Google to have attribution and opt-outs for AI summaries https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2... #technews #linuxnews #linuxdesktop