Pop!_OS 24.04 is out with the rust-powered COSMIC desktop! Building a Steam Machine with the Ryzen 9 HX370, securing Snaps with Snapscope, and a DIY cyberdeck with an ultrawide monitor.

Come say hi in Discord!

https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ⁠

Video and extended podcast:

https://www.patreon.com/lwdw

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

12:59 Pop!_OS 24.04

19:21 Steam hOS: Homebrew Steam Machine II

28:27 Checking Snap security

32:42 Cyberdeck Pi goes ultra and WIDE

Story links:

COSMIC POP

https://blog.system76.com/post/pop-os-letter-from-our-founder

Homebrew Steam Machine

https://interfacinglinux.com/2025/12/15/steam-hos-picking-the-os-for-my-diy-steam-machine/

Popey Snapscope

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/snapscope-snap-security-vulnerability-checker

Ultrawide Pi

https://www.typeframe.net/