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📰 Armbian 25.8.1 Brings Expanded Board Support, Linux 6.16 Option For Many Boards
Armbian 25.8.1 is now available as a significant update over the Armbian 25.5 release for this Debian-based Linux distribution focused on offering broad support for ARM64 and RISC-V single board computers as well as other devices...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Armbian-25.8.1-Released
📰 China’s KylinOS Linux takes a great leap forward to v11 and kernel 6.6
Supports several Chinese chips and GPUs – and of course it has AI inside China’s KylinSoft has delivered a major update to its flagship Linux, which Beijing hailed as a great leap forward for the nation’s ambition to develop operating systems that match and exceed the capabilities of western products.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/kylinos_11/
📰 Wireshark 4.4.9 Protocol Analyzer Released with Updated Protocols and Bug Fixes
Wireshark 4.4.9 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available to download with various bug fixes and updated protocols. Here's what's changed!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-4-9-protocol-analyzer-released-with-updated-protocols-and-bug-fixes
📰 Icepi Zero is an open source FPGA board in a Raspberry Pi Zero-sized form factor (crowdfunding)
Nearly a decade ago, Raspberry Pi showed that it’s possible to cram a fully functional computer into a tiny package that’s about the size of a stick of chewing gum or about the size of a USB flash drive. In time since the first Raspberry Pi Zero launched we’ve seen a bunch of updates as .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/icepi-zero-is-an-open-source-fpga-board-in-a-raspberry-pi-zero-sized-form-factor/
📰 TrueNAS 25.10 Beta Brings Installation Improvements, NVIDIA Blackwell Support
The engineers over at iXsystems announced today the beta release of TrueNAS 25.10 "Goldeneye" as the latest iteration of this formerly BSD-based OS that has transitioned to making use of the Linux kernel while unifying both the TrueNAS CORE and SCALE offerings...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrueNAS-25.10-Beta
Vivaldi Pushes Back Against AI Browsing Trend
https://linuxiac.com/vivaldi-pushes-back-against-ai-browsing-trend/
📰 RCORE V2 is a 2nd-gen RK3588 module for MNT Reform laptops
The MNT Reform line of laptops are hacker-friendly computers that are designed to be modular, repairable, upgradeable, and customizable. At launch the MNT Reform and MNT Pocket Reform both shipped with NXP i.MX8M series processors, but since the processor is part of a removable module, MNT has also offered other options including modules with Allwinner .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/rcore-v2-is-a-2nd-gen-rk3588-module-for-mnt-reform-laptops/
📰 First Look at KDE’s Initial System Setup (KISS) Tool in KDE Plasma 6.5
Meet KDE's Initial System Setup (KISS) tool as part of the KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop environment, designed for OEM installations to provide an out-of-the-box user experience when buying a new computer.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-kdes-initial-system-setup-kiss-tool-in-kde-plasma-6-5
📰 Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is Steam Deck Verified but requires internet even for single-player
Valve have now rated Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds as Steam Deck Verified ahead of release, but we also now know you need to always be online to play it..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/sonic-racing-crossworlds-is-steam-deck-verified-but-requires-internet-even-for-single-player/
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📰 Wayfire 0.10 3D Wayland Compositor Brings Vulkan Support
Compiz-inspired Wayfire 0.10 3D Wayland compositor is out with Vulkan and Pixman rendering, per-device input settings, and new animations.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/wayfire-0-10-3d-wayland-compositor-brings-vulkan-support/
Bazaar is a Slick New Desktop Flathub Frontend - OMG! Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/bazaar-new-flatpak-app-store-gnome-linux
Atari acquires the rights to five classic Ubisoft titles | GamingOnLinux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/atari-acquires-the-rights-to-five-classic-ubisoft-titles/
📰 Mesa 25.1.9 Released To End Out The Mesa 25.1 Series
With Mesa 25.2.1 recently having been released, the prior quarter's Mesa 25.1 series is now drawing to a close. Excellent Mesa release manager Eric Engestrom released Mesa 25.1.9 as one last point release for Mesa 25.1 before ending this branch...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-25.1.9-Released
📰 The new Framework Laptop 16 brings AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series and modular GPU upgrades
Framework just revealed the new Framework Laptop 16, which brings CPU and GPU upgrades to their popular modular laptop..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-new-framework-laptop-16-brings-amd-ryzen-ai-300-series-and-modular-gpu-upgrades/
📰 Fwupd 2.0.14 Brings New Framework & SteelSeries Hardware Support
Fwupd 2.0.14 is out today as the newest version of this open-source firmware updating utility that is widely-used on Linux systems for BIOS/system firmware updates as well as an ever increasing array of different peripheral devices...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fwupd-2.0.14-Released
📰 OBS Studio 32 Beta Introduces A Plugin Manager, Hybrid MOV Support
Released overnight in beta form is OBS Studio 32.0, the next feature release for this widely-used, open-source and cross-platform application for desktop streaming/recording...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OBS-Studio-32.0-Beta
How To Search Inside Files In Linux Using Grep, Find And Ripgrep
—> https://ostechnix.com/search-inside-files-linux-grep-find-ripgrep/
Containers in 2025: Docker vs. Podman for Modern Developers
—> https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/containers-2025-docker-vs-podman-modern-developers
Python is Changing – Here’s What’s Coming
—> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv8IbOnaUPM
📰 SuperTuxKart’s Stable Release Pitstop Opens Up potential
Fans of iconic open-source racing game SuperTuxKart will have noticed that the upcoming 1.5 release is taking its sweet time to reach the finish line, having hit beta in late 2024 and release candidate status in spring 2025 – with no progress since. Now, in an update on the official development blog, we know why: inter-team turbulence.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/supertuxkarts-stable-release-pitstop-opens-up-potential
📰 Passwordstate dev urges users to patch auth bypass vulnerability
Click Studios, the company behind the Passwordstate enterprise-grade password manager, has warned customers to patch a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability as soon as possible.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/passwordstate-dev-urges-users-to-patch-auth-bypass-vulnerability-as-soon-as-possible/
📰 AMD ISP4 Driver Updated As It Nears The Mainline Linux Kernel
Posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list was the patch series for introducing the AMD ISP4 driver to the mainline kernel. This supports the image signal processor IP that to date is found with HP's Strix Halo powered ZBook Ultra G1a laptop. With time, future AMD Ryzen laptops will also likely be leveraging this ISP technology for offloading more webcamera work from the CPU, but for now the HP ZBook Ultra G1a is the main beneficiary of this...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-ISP4-Linux-Driver-v3
Microsoft's DocumentDB Finds New Home with Linux Foundation
DocumentDB joins the Linux Foundation to ensure open, vendor-neutral development.
—> https://news.itsfoss.com/documentdb-moves-to-linux-foundation/
📰 You don't need an NVR for your home security system, you just need Frigate
Discover why Frigate, an open-source NVR software, offers better flexibility, smart detection, and privacy compared to traditional NVR systems for your home security needs.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/you-dont-need-an-nvr-for-your-home-security-system-you-just-need-frigate/
📰 VESA DRM Driver Ready With 8-Bit Color Palette Mode For Linux 6.18
This week's drm-misc-next pull of feature updates to the small Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) driver bring a few updates worth pointing out ahead of the Linux 6.18 cycle...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-VESA-DRM-8C
📰 ACEMAGIC F5A is a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 mini PC with OcuLink and WiFi 7
The ACEMAGIC F5A is a mini PC with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Strix Point 12-core, 24-thread processor featuring 16-core RDNA 3.5 graphics and an NPU that delivers up to 50 TOPS of AI performance. The little computer supports up to two PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs and has two SODIMM slots for up to 96GB .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/acemagic-f5a-is-a-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-mini-pc-with-oculink-and-wifi-7/
📰 New Default Apps Finally Hit Ubuntu 25.10 Daily Builds
Ubuntu 25.10’s new terminal and image viewer apps are part of the latest development builds, along with a much-hyped switch to Rust-based sudo (and, less-hyped, the inclusion of new ubuntu-insights and hwctl packages). At the start of this cycle developers working on Ubuntu announced plans to ship Ptyxis and Loupe as default terminal emulator and image viewer respectively.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/new-apps-arrive-in-ubuntu-25-10-daily-builds
📰 5 reasons the $15 Raspberry Pi Zero W is still great for your home lab tinkering
From network services to IoT projects, this unassuming board punches above its weight.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-raspberry-pi-zero-w-still-great-home-lab-tinkering/
📰 Intel hires developer who reverse engineered the Apple M1 GPU, bringing open source Linux graphics to Apple Silicon
When the Asahi Linux team released its first alpha version of a GNU/Linux-based operating system for Macs with Apple M-series processors in 2022, things were still pretty rough around the edges. Thunderbolt, Bluetooth, cameras, and sleep mode weren’t working yet. And neither was hardware-accelerated graphics. That’s all changed over the past few years. Last fall .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/intel-hires-developer-who-reverse-engineered-the-apple-m1-gpu-bringing-open-source-linux-graphics-to-apple-silicon/