# Linux Action News 197

URL: /show/linux-action-news/197/
> Open Source's best hope for alternatives to Microsoft and Google gets a significant update this week, and we cover a plethora of new goodies coming to a Linux near you soon.

- Show: [Linux Action News](/show/linux-action-news/)
- Episode: 197
- Date: 2021-07-11
- Hosts: chris, wes
- Duration: 00:18:39
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/dec90738-e640-45e5-b375-4573052f4bf4/a8a814a5-1ad5-4ad4-8285-cbc4fa2e9160.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/THeRJcP3jn0



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### Episode Links

  * [Nextcloud Hub 22 Released](https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-hub-22-introduces-approval-workflows-integrated-knowledge-management-and-decentralized-group-administration/ "Nextcloud Hub 22 Released") — At a virtual presentation streamed worldwide, the Nextcloud team introduced the availability of Nextcloud Hub 22, the second major product launch this year.
  * [Audacity fork maintainer quits after alleged harassment by 4chan losers who took issue with ‘Tenacity’ name • The Register](https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/07/tenacity_maintainer_quits_4chan_harassment/ "Audacity fork maintainer quits after alleged harassment by 4chan losers who took issue with ‘Tenacity’ name • The Register") — A disagreement over the project's name. Being unable to use the Audacity trademark, now owned by Muse Group, cookiengineer ran a poll to find a new name for the fork. 
  * [will you switch to temporary-audacity/audacity after the new audacity drama · Issue #72 · flathub/org.audacityteam.Audacity · GitHub](https://github.com/flathub/org.audacityteam.Audacity/issues/72 "will you switch to temporary-audacity/audacity after the new audacity drama · Issue #72 · flathub/org.audacityteam.Audacity · GitHub")
  * [Stepdown as Maintainer of this Fork · Issue #99 · tenacityteam/tenacity · GitHub](https://github.com/tenacityteam/tenacity/issues/99 "Stepdown as Maintainer of this Fork · Issue #99 · tenacityteam/tenacity · GitHub")
  * [Breakdown of All Data Collected By Audacity : linux](https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/of0by2/breakdown_of_all_data_collected_by_audacity/ "Breakdown of All Data Collected By Audacity : linux")
  * [ocenaudio](https://www.ocenaudio.com/ "ocenaudio") — Easy, fast and powerful audio editor
  * [ardour](https://ardour.org/whatsnew.html#older-news "ardour") — Any number of tracks and busses. Non-linear editing. Non-destructive (and destructive!) recording. Any bit depth, any sample rate. Dozens of file formats.
  * [REAPER](https://www.reaper.fm/download.php "REAPER") — REAPER is a complete digital audio production application for computers, offering a full multitrack audio and MIDI recording, editing, processing, mixing and mastering toolset.
  * [Microsoft Edge Beats Firefox To Become the Third-Most Popular Browser](https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-edge-just-left-a-serious-rival-in-its-dust "Microsoft Edge Beats Firefox To Become the Third-Most Popular Browser") — Microsoft Edge puts daylight between itself and Mozilla Firefox
  * [Contribute to Fedora Linux Kernel 5.13 Test Week](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Test_Day:2021-07-11_Kernel_5.13_Test_Week "Contribute to Fedora Linux Kernel 5.13 Test Week") — Fedora kernel and QA teams have organized a test week from Sunday, July 11, 2021 through Sunday, July 18, 2021
  * [USB Low Latency Audio Support Re-Submitted For Linux 5.14](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=USB-Low-Latency-5.14-Try-2 "USB Low Latency Audio Support Re-Submitted For Linux 5.14") — Submitted on Friday as part of sound fixes was that work to reduce the latency at playback start with the usb-audio driver.
  * [Experimental Rust Support Patches Submitted to Linux Kernel Mailing List](https://linux.slashdot.org/story/21/07/10/0447253/experimental-rust-support-patches-submitted-to-linux-kernel-mailing-list "Experimental Rust Support Patches Submitted to Linux Kernel Mailing List")
  * [[PATCH 00/17] Rust support - ojeda](https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210704202756.29107-1-ojeda@kernel.org/ "\[PATCH 00/17\] Rust support - ojeda")
  * [Samsung Posts Newest “KSMBD” Linux Patches For In-Kernel SMB3 Server](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=KSMBD-In-Kernel-SMB3-v5 "Samsung Posts Newest “KSMBD” Linux Patches For In-Kernel SMB3 Server") — The focus remains on being able to deliver optimal performance and supporting more features like RDMA integration compared to what can be implemented efficiently in user-space with the likes of Samba.
  * [Chromium OS Integrates CloudReady Installer](https://chromeunboxed.com/chromium-os-integrates-cloudready-installer "Chromium OS Integrates CloudReady Installer") — Ever wanted to have a Chrome OS experience on a device that isn’t a Chromebook or a Chromebox?
  * [[CrOS] Add install cloudready shelf button · Gerrit Code Review](https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/2982698 "\[CrOS\] Add install cloudready shelf button · Gerrit Code Review")
  * [CloudReady Home Edition USB Installation | Neverware Install Guide](https://guide.neverware.com/install-and-setup/home-edition/ "CloudReady Home Edition USB Installation | Neverware Install Guide")
  * [Google bought CloudReady, the largest ChromiumOS distribution | Ars Technica](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/12/google-acquired-neverware-makers-of-cloudready-chromeos-variant/ "Google bought CloudReady, the largest ChromiumOS distribution | Ars Technica")