video: https://youtu.be/eb8Evj5nw40This week's Linux news is packed with all kinds of stuff to talk about from new hardware devices, desktop environments, and a blast from the past. Valve has some exciting news about their new Steam Machine, their latest SteamOS update and also hide your wallets because the Steam Summer Sale is happening right now. Then PINE64 announced a new Home Assistant powered Smart Speaker as a local alternative to Amazon Echos and all those. We've got some desktop news from Xfce as their new Wayland Compositor has Preview Release ready for testing and tinkerers. The COSMIC desktop also has a new release with new features and lots of polish but is it ready to go. Then later we've got a blast from the past because for some reason someone made a Flatpak of GIMP 0.54 the version from 1996.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 Sourcewe are for Linux GNews!Download as MP3Support the ShowBecome a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membershipStore = tuxdigital.com/storeChapters:Links:Steam Machine, SteamOS, and Steam Summer Salehttps://store.steampowered.com/news/group/45479024/view/685257114654870245https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steam-summer-sale-2026-is-live-heres-our-budget-recommendations/https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steam-machine-pricing-and-launch-announced-and-yes-its-pricey/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Machine-1049https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/valve-upgraded-the-steamos-installation-image-to-the-big-steamos-3-8-release/Akrites from Linux Foundationhttps://akrites.org/https://akrites.org/linux-foundation-and-industry-leaders-launch-akrites-to-defend-critical-open-source-software-against-ai-enabled-cyber-threats/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Akriteshttps://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/linux-foundation-and-leading-orgs-launch-akrites-to-protect-open-source-from-ai-threats/https://lwn.net/Articles/1079657/PINE64 Smart Speaker with Home Assistanthttps://pine64.org/documentation/PineVoice/https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/pine64-pinevoice-riscv-smart-speaker-launchhttps://itsfoss.com/news/pinevoice-smart-speaker/Home Assistant OS 18.0 Releasedhttps://www.home-assistant.io/https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2026/06/23/the-matter-upgrade-youve-been-waiting-for/https://github.com/home-assistant/operating-system/releases/tag/18.0GIMP 0.54 as a Flatpakhttps://gimp-0-54-410d78.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/https://fossforce.com/2026/06/its-1996-all-over-again-on-the-new-gimp-0-54-flatpak/https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-0.54-Flatpakhttps://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1ub8xae/gimp_v054_from_1996_with_motif_toolkit_now/COSMIC 1.1 Releasedhttps://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/cosmic-desktop-update-system-monitorhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.1https://9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-1-desktop-environment-released-with-cosmic-monitor-more-improvementsXfce’s Wayland Compositor Preview Releasehttps://www.spurint.org/journal/2026/06/xfwl4s-first-preview-releasehttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Xfwl4-First-Releasehttps://linuxiac.com/xfce-wayland-compositor-gets-its-first-preview-release/Support the showhttps://tuxdigital.com/membershiphttps://store.tuxdigital.com/