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SUSE Installer Agama 17 Lets You Skip SELinux, Customize Storage, and More
https://news.itsfoss.com/agama-17-release/
📰 'WhiteCobra' floods VSCode market with crypto-stealing extensions
A threat actor named WhiteCobra has targeting VSCode, Cursor, and Windsurf users by planting 24 malicious extensions in the Visual Studio marketplace and the Open VSX registry.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/whitecobra-floods-vscode-market-with-crypto-stealing-extensions/
📰 4 MX Linux Tools that I miss while using Ubuntu and other Linux distros
The game-changing tools that make MX Linux a standout choice for efficiency and customization among hundreds of Linux distros.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/mx-linux-tools-that-i-miss-on-ubuntu-and-other-linux-distros/
📰 I use these Docker containers to manage my entire business
For years, I handed over control of my business’s critical data and workflows to various third-party services. I was paying monthly fees for tools that didn’t quite fit my needs. And I always had a sense of unease about my data living on someone else’s servers. Then I discovered Docker.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/use-these-docker-containers-to-manage-business/
📰 Select Qualcomm X Elite Laptops Seeing IRIS Video Acceleration On Linux
Adding to the list of feature caveats around the different Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops and the varying Linux state is video acceleration support. But patches were posted this week by a Linaro engineer enabling hardware accelerated video playback for two X Elite laptop models...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-X-Elite-IRIS-Video
📰 sudo vs sudo-rs: What You Need to Know About the Rust Takeover of Classic Sudo Command
sudo-rs is poised to take over. Here's what you should know about sudo-rs as a sudo user.
🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/sudo-vs-sudo-rs/
📰 I built a $5 ESP32-powered Wi-Fi scanner and honeypot in just a few hours
The ESP32 is an incredibly versatile chip that comes in all kinds of forms and devices. From smart "Now Playing"-style displays to security systems, it can do a whole lot. For those with a supported display, you can even turn it into a Flipper Zero-competitor of sorts thanks to Marauder. However, I decided to build my own Wi-Fi scanner and honeypot using a regular ESP32-S3 and a Python server on my computer.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/built-wifi-scanner-honeypot-esp32/
📰 Kate is the IDE you needed to replace VS Code
If you're just stepping into the world of programming, the right Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is an absolute must. After all, that's where you would be doing all the programming before executing your code. There are quite a few popular options for a good IDE, with Visual Studio Code — more commonly known as VS Code — being a favorite among programmers. VS Code offers extensive features and a large extension library that make coding...
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/kate-is-the-ide-you-needed-to-replace-vs-code/
📰 62 Patches Posted For Stripping Classic Initrd Support From The Linux Kernel
Last month I wrote about initrd support potentially being on its way out of the Linux kernel. For years Linux developers have wanted to phase out the classic initial RAM disk support from the Linux kernel and it looks like that day may finally be near with patches having been posted for removing the support...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Patches-Remove-Classic-Initrd
📰 This super sleek ESP32 weather station looks good on any desk
Just because you built a project yourself doesn't mean it has to look rough. There are plenty of kits available that create a handy gadget while also looking incredible, and those are always my favorite. Such is the case of the ESPTimeCast, which comes with a ton of features and looks good doing so.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/super-sleek-esp32-weather-station/
📰 Wine 10.15 Released With Initial NTSYNC Usage, Unicode 17.0 Support
Wine 10.15 is out today as the newest bi-weekly development release of this open-source software for running Windows games and applications on Linux as well as powering Valve's Proton for Steam Play...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-10.15-Released
📰 Samsung fixes Android 0-day that may have been used to spy on WhatsApp messages
A similar vuln on Apple devices was used against 'specific targeted users' Samsung has fixed a critical flaw that affects its Android devices - but not before attackers found and exploited the bug, which could allow remote code execution on affected devices.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/samsung_fixes_android_0day/
📰 GNOME 49: Best New Features
GNOME 49 is released on 17 September with an array of new features and design changes that improve the day-to-day Linux desktop experience — the best of which I round up in this post. Ubuntu users will get (most of) GNOME 49’s new features in the Ubuntu 25.10 release, out on 9 October, 2025, and a beta build is due next week for impatient testers eager for an early-bird encounter with the changes on offer.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/gnome-49-new-features
📰 Intel Linux Graphics Driver Seeing 2~5% Faster Shader Compilation Times, Up To ~20%
A few days ago I wrote about Intel fixing some Panther Lake Xe3 graphics performance issues ahead of launch. The downside of those performance optimizations for Panther Lake was that they led to longer shader compilation times. The good news though is that some separate improvements were merged now for Mesa 25.3 to help enhance the Intel graphics shader compilation performance...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-25.3-Faster-Intel-Shader
📰 I'm out, says OpenSUSE: We're dropping bcachefs support from next kernel version
The first distro vendor to announces its move says nein, danke The next kernel will have no new bcachefs code – and the openSUSE versions that use that kernel are going further still.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/opensuse_to_drop_bcachefs_support/
📰 Turntable Adds Offline Scrobbling, Resizing & More Bling
In addition to being a baller piece of desktop eye candy (a desktop music widget), Turntable is also a universal scrobbler for services like Last.fm and Libre.fm. The latest update adds improvements to both areas. On the scrobbling side, Turntable’s developer, Evangelos “GeopJr” Paterakis (Tuba, Calligraphy), adds support for offline scrobbling in the 0.4 update.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/turntable-offline-scrobbling-resizable-update
📰 Bigme HiBreak Pro Color is a smartphone with an E Ink color display, Android 14, and 5G
The Bigme HiBreak Pro Color is a smartphone with a 6.13 inch pixel display, a MediaTek Dimensity 1080 processor, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and support for 4G and 5G cellular networks. What makes it unusual is that the screen is an E Ink Kaleido 3 color display, making it one of only a handful .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/bigme-hibreak-pro-color-is-a-smartphone-with-an-e-ink-color-display-android-14-and-5g/
📰 GStreamer 1.26.6 Brings Fixes for Spotify, Vulkan, and V4L2
GStreamer 1.26.6 multimedia framework fixes bugs in Vulkan decoding, Spotify source, V4L2 codecs, and more.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gstreamer-1-26-6-brings-fixes-for-spotify-vulkan-and-v4l2/
Libadwaita 1.8 Arrives Alongside GNOME 49 with Improved Shortcuts and Styling
https://linuxiac.com/libadwaita-1-8-arrives-alongside-gnome-49/
📰 Samsung Exynos 7870 Seeing New Open-Source Driver Activity For Linux 6.18
The Samsung Exynos 7870 Octa SoC released back in 2016 on a 14nm process and powered by eight Arm Cortex-53 cores and a Mali T830 GPU. Finally now for late 2025 there is open-source display driver happenings going mainline for this aging SoC...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Samsung-Exynos-7870-Linux-6.18
📰 Redox OS To Focus More On Wayland, "Redox Server" & Performance Over The Next Year
The Rust-based open-source operating system project Redox OS published a blog post today outlining their development priorities for the remainder of 2025 and then onward to 2026...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-2026-Plans
Steam Link VR for Meta Quest on Linux now appears to work in the latest updates
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/steam-link-vr-for-meta-quest-on-linux-now-appears-to-work-in-the-latest-updates/
📰 This free browser-based Markdown editor replaced Windows Notepad for me
A feature-rich Markdown editor that upgraded my writing experience.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/free-browser-based-markdown-editor-replaced-windows-notepad/
📰 This obscure open-source tool is better than any paid alternative I’ve tried
Discover why Darktable, a powerful open-source photo editing tool, is a compelling alternative to Adobe Lightroom for serious photographers seeking granular control and customization.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/obscure-open-source-tool-better-than-paid-alternative-ive-tried/
📰 Intel Loses Another Prominent Linux Engineer - Now Going To NVIDIA
In the past few months at Intel between layoffs / corporate reorganizations and some deciding to pursue job opportunities elsewhere, there have been unfortunate impacts to their Linux engineering resources. Intel over the summer lost some prominent Linux engineering talent and in turn has even led to upstream Linux drivers being orphaned along with other driver maintainers departing and various other staffing changes.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Colin-King-Leaving-Intel
📰 Immich 1.142 Brings Default Beta Timeline, New Resume-All Button
Immich 1.142 sets the beta timeline as the default, implements fixes for Raspberry Pi 4 crashes, and enhances stability across the server, web, and mobile platforms.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/immich-1-142-brings-default-beta-timeline/
📰 KDE Frameworks 6.18 Lets You Use Your Laptop’s Copilot Key for Launching Apps
KDE Frameworks 6.18 open-source software suite is out now with various improvements and bug fixes for KDE apps and the Plasma desktop. Here’s what’s new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-18-lets-you-use-your-laptops-copilot-key-for-launching-apps
📰 Fork that: Three alternative kernels show devs don't need Linux
Managarm, Asterinas, Xous – where disaffected code whisperers could go Between Rust, new file systems, clashes between developers, systemd absorbing its functionality, and more, rumors of possible Linux forks are being muttered again. But there is another, better way.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/three_new_microkernels/
📰 Q4OS 6.1 Distro Is Out Based on Debian 13 with KDE Plasma and Trinity Desktops
Lightweight distribution Q4OS 6.1 is now available for download based on Debian 13 "Trixie" and featuring the KDE Plasma and Trinity desktop environments.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/q4os-6-1-distro-is-out-based-on-debian-13-with-kde-plasma-and-trinity-desktops
📰 LMDE 7 Will Be Based on Debian 13, Linux Mint 22.3 Planned for December
LMDE 7 will be available for public beta testing this September based on Debian 13 "Trixie", while Linux Mint 22.3 is planned for December.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/lmde-7-will-be-based-on-debian-13-linux-mint-22-3-planned-for-december