video: https://youtu.be/xbAxLonf9iQComment on the TWIL Forum (https://thisweekinlinux.com/forum)This week in Linux, there's some big distro news because we got a brand new version of Debian, probably, and openSUSE Leap 16 just hit release candidate status. We've also got some cool news from Nvidia including their stance against adding backdoors to their hardware. Plus, we've got new app releases from the Mastodon client Tuba and the awesome screenshot tool Flameshot. 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/c097383d-e87d-43d4-92f5-31d64b7afb00.mp3)Support the ShowBecome a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membership (https://tuxdigital.com/membership)Store = tuxdigital.com/store (https://tuxdigital.com/store)Chapters:00:00 Intro01:06 Debian 13 Trixie Released (maybe)04:12 NVIDIA says NO! to Backdoors and Kill Switches07:49 OpenSUSE Leap 16.0 reaches RC status10:32 Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad]12:57 Automotive Industry wants Open Source Collaboration15:38 Flameshot 13 released18:43 Tuba v0.10.0 released20:46 Humble Bundles22:37 OutroLinks:Debian 13 Trixie Released (maybe)https://www.debian.org (https://www.debian.org)https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes.en.pdf (https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes.en.pdf)https://www.phoronix.com/review/debian-13-benchmarks (https://www.phoronix.com/review/debian-13-benchmarks)NVIDIA says NO! to Backdoors and Kill Switcheshttps://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/no-backdoors-no-kill-switches-no-spyware/ (https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/no-backdoors-no-kill-switches-no-spyware/)https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-toolkit-release-notes/index.html (https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-toolkit-release-notes/index.html)https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nvidia-are-working-on-a-general-optimization-for-vkd3d-directx12-games-on-linux/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/nvidia-are-working-on-a-general-optimization-for-vkd3d-directx12-games-on-linux/)OpenSUSE Leap 16.0 reaches RC statushttps://news.opensuse.org/2025/08/04/leap-16-rc/ (https://news.opensuse.org/2025/08/04/leap-16-rc/)https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/opensuse-leap-16-0-will-need-steam-gamers-to-install-some-extras-due-to-no-32-bit/ (https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/opensuse-leap-16-0-will-need-steam-gamers-to-install-some-extras-due-to-no-32-bit/)https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/opensuseleap16reachesrc/ (https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/07/opensuse_leap_16_reaches_rc/)Sandfly Security, agentless Linux security [ad] https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly (https://thisweekinlinux.com/sandfly)Automotive Industry wants Open Source Collaborationhttps://www.electrive.com/2025/06/25/automotive-industry-launches-alliance-for-software-development/ (https://www.electrive.com/2025/06/25/automotive-industry-launches-alliance-for-software-development/)https://www.sovereign.tech/tech (https://www.sovereign.tech/tech)https://www.opendesk.eu/en (https://www.opendesk.eu/en)https://opencode.de/en (https://opencode.de/en)https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44370494 (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44370494)https://www.vda.de/en/press/press-releases/2025/250624PMAutomotiveindustrysignsMemorandumof_Understanding (https://www.vda.de/en/press/press-releases/2025/250624_PM_Automotive_industry_signs_Memorandum_of_Understanding)Flameshot 13 releasedhttps://flameshot.org/ (https://flameshot.org/)https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/releases/tag/v13.0.0 (https://github.com/flameshot-org/flameshot/releases/tag/v13.0.0)https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/flameshot-13 (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/flameshot-13)Tuba v0.10.0 releasedhttps://tuba.geopjr.dev/ (https://tuba.geopjr.dev/)https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/tuba-0-10-mastodon-client-linux-new-features (https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/tuba-0-10-mastodon-client-linux-new-features)Humble BundlesWB Games = https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/09K6DE (https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/09K6DE)Co-Op = https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/3J0K3k (https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/3J0K3k)Other Bundles = https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/4Gn7Yr (https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/4Gn7Yr)