video: https://youtu.be/8bNh2cciDOEThis week in Linux, the Dutch government is building its own Linux desktop using NixOS, and it could have some major implications for digital independence! NVIDIA has revealed ambitious plans for its new open-source Rust driver, while Qualcomm is making a serious push to bring Linux to Snapdragon laptops! And one developer has used AI to build a bunch of open-source alternatives to Adobe's biggest applications, and they're exploding in popularity! Plus, Valve is making Windows gaming on Linux even easier! All of this and more so let's jump into Your Source for Linux GNews and see what's happened This Week in Linux.Download as MP3Support the ShowBecome a Patron = tuxdigital.com/membershipStore = tuxdigital.com/storeChapters:Links:Dutch Government Is Building Its Own NixOS-Based Distrohttps://code.overheid.nl/MinBZK/DAWOhttps://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/28/dutch-government-turns-to-nixos-for-a-sovereign-desktop/5299501https://thenextweb.com/news/dutch-government-dawo-nixos-linux-desktophttps://www.tomshardware.com/software/the-netherlands-is-rolling-alternative-nixos-based-software-ecosystem-after-u-s-sanctions-on-icc-took-microsoft-off-the-table-trial-programs-running-now-first-release-expected-at-end-of-2027NVIDIA Wants to Push The Open-Source Rust Nova Driver to Replace Upstream Driverhttps://lpc.events/event/20/contributions/2346/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nova-Driver-LPC-2026Qualcomm Wants First-Class Linux Support for Snapdragon X2https://www.qualcomm.com/developer/blog/2026/09/announcing-linux-on-snapdragon-x2-series-early-developer-previewhttps://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-coming-soon-to-qualcomm-snapdragon-x2-series-platformshttps://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2026/09/snapdragon-summit-agentic-ai-pcs-linuxhttps://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Talks-Up-X2-Linuxhttps://itsfoss.com/news/snapdragon-x2-linux-developer-preview/https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-snapdragon-x2ArtCraft is Coming After the Entire Adobe Suite with AIhttps://github.com/storytoldhttps://github.com/storytold/photocrafthttps://github.com/storytold/filmcrafthttps://github.com/storytold/vectorcrafthttps://www.tomshardware.com/software/video-editing-graphic-design/solo-developer-rebuilds-adobe-creative-suite-in-rust-using-claude-releases-it-free-to-all-targets-100-percent-parity-in-one-month-despite-piracy-claims-and-safety-warningshttps://www.techradar.com/pro/one-dev-is-recreating-7-adobe-apps-in-rust-for-free-so-i-tested-it-outSteam Now Defaults Non-Steam Windows Games to Proton on Linuxhttps://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/announcements/detail/719044258722480809https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/windows-apps-and-games-added-to-steam-on-steamos-linux-now-use-proton-by-default/https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Beta-Use-Proton-DefaultFirefox 157 Gets Its Biggest Visual Refresh in Yearshttps://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/157.0/releasenotes/https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2026/09/29/nova-is-here-what-changes-for-your-firefox-theme/https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/30/firefox-157-could-bold-new-look-be-just-what-mozilla-needs/5300059https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/firefox-157-released-nova-themehttps://itsfoss.com/firefox-nova-redesign/KDE Announces Its 3 Big Goals for the Next 2 Yearshttps://discuss.kde.org/t/the-new-kde-goals-for-the-2026-2028-cycle-have-been-announced-at-akademy/50305https://blogs.kde.org/2026/08/07/kde-goals-last-call-for-submissions/https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Goals-To-2028F-Droid 2.0 Is Its Biggest App Update in a Decadehttps://f-droid.org/2026/09/24/f-droid-2.0-a-new-chapter-for-android-freedom.htmlhttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/f-droid-gets-its-biggest-update-in-a-decade-with-new-ui-and-smoother-app-installs/https://www.androidauthority.com/f-droid-app-store-massive-update-3715335/postmarketOS Becomes Nurahttps://nura.eco/blog/2026/09/27/nura-rename/https://nura.eco/https://itsfoss.com/news/postmarketos-nura-rebranding/https://linuxiac.com/postmarketos-is-now-nura-after-major-project-rebrand/Ubuntu Is Moving to Weekly Kernel Releases Because the CVE Floodhttps://canonical.com/blog/accelerating-delivery-of-cve-fixes-with-a-new-kernel-release-strategyhttps://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/24/cve-flood-pushes-ubuntu-onto-weekly-kernel-release-cycle/5298912https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-kernel-security-updates-fasterSupport the showhttps://tuxdigital.com/membershiphttps://store.tuxdigital.com/