# Linux Action News 228

URL: /show/linux-action-news/228/
> Canonical has a big week, why bcachefs looks like it's taking another step forward, and ChromeOS Flex for PCs is released.

- Show: [Linux Action News](/show/linux-action-news/)
- Episode: 228
- Date: 2022-02-17
- Hosts: chris, wes
- Duration: 00:16:09
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/dec90738-e640-45e5-b375-4573052f4bf4/6a528482-09bb-4c8a-a255-2e80c4b527f8.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/jC50PhJdqIU



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### Episode Links

  * [Proton 7.0 out with Easy Anti-Cheat improvements](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/02/proton-7-easy-anti-cheat-improvements-more-games-for-linux-a-steam-deck/ "Proton 7.0 out with Easy Anti-Cheat improvements") — Proton 7.0 pulls in Wine 7.0 which it's based upon along with: upgrades to DXVK 1.9.4 for DirectX 9 / 10 / 11, newer VKD3D-Proton for DirectX 12 to Vulkan
  * [Pierre-Loup Griffais on Twitter](https://twitter.com/Plagman2/status/1493854504290119682 "Pierre-Loup Griffais on Twitter")
  * [Proton 7.0-1: A Major Milestone for Linux Gaming](https://boilingsteam.com/proton-7-0-1-a-major-milestone-for-linux-gaming/ "Proton 7.0-1: A Major Milestone for Linux Gaming")
  * [Canonical Will Begin Certifying Gigabyte Servers For Ubuntu Linux](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Gigabyte-Certified-SRV "Canonical Will Begin Certifying Gigabyte Servers For Ubuntu Linux") — Moving forward Gigabyte's server platforms are expected to obtain Ubuntu Server certification. 
  * [GIGABYTE Partners with Canonical to Certify Servers for Ubuntu](https://global-test.gigabyte.com/Press/News/1971 "GIGABYTE Partners with Canonical to Certify Servers for Ubuntu")
  * [Canonical at MWC 2022](https://ubuntu.com//blog/canonical-at-mwc-2022 "Canonical at MWC 2022")
  * [Bcachefs Might Be Ready For Upstreaming In Linux This Year](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Bcachefs-2022-Hopes "Bcachefs Might Be Ready For Upstreaming In Linux This Year") — The Bcachefs file-system that was born out of the Linux kernel's block cache code has over the past few years matured greatly. Now in 2022 the core fundamentals of the file-system are "pretty close to done" and will hopefully be mainlined this calendar year into the Linux kernel. 
  * [Linux On The Apple M1 Preparing Better Performance With In-Development CPUFreq Driver](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=CPUFreq-Apple-M1-WIP "Linux On The Apple M1 Preparing Better Performance With In-Development CPUFreq Driver") — Fortunately, a proper CPUFreq driver for the Apple M1 is in development for Linux and is allowing for a combination of enticing performance and good battery life for this community-driven, open-source support around the Apple Silicon.
  * [Get Chrome OS Flex for PC or Mac](https://chromeenterprise.google/os/chromeosflex/ "Get Chrome OS Flex for PC or Mac") — Chrome OS Flex is a free and sustainable way to modernize devices you already own. It’s easy to deploy across your fleet or simply try it to see what a cloud-first OS has to offer.
  * [Google announces Chrome OS Flex for ordinary PCs, Macs • The Register](https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/16/google_chrome_os/ "Google announces Chrome OS Flex for ordinary PCs, Macs • The Register")
  * [Chrome OS Flex is an ideal off-ramp for millions of PCs that can’t run Windows 11](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/02/chromeos-flex-is-an-ideal-off-ramp-for-millions-of-pcs-that-cant-run-windows-11/ "Chrome OS Flex is an ideal off-ramp for millions of PCs that can’t run Windows 11")
  * [Google’s free Chrome OS Flex could breathe new life into old PCs and Macs](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/02/15/google-chrome-os-flex-old-computers/ "Google’s free Chrome OS Flex could breathe new life into old PCs and Macs")