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IPFire 2.29 Core Update 197 Firewall Adds OpenVPN 2.6
https://linuxiac.com/ipfire-2-29-core-update-197-firewall-adds-openvpn-2-6/
📰 MoaanFLY is an E Ink tablet with a color display, Android software, and a second battery in the cover (crowdfunding)
There are a growing number of eReaders with color E Ink displays. But the MoaanFLY is one of the more unusual I’ve seen. It’s an Android-powered device with the kind of specs you’d expect to find in an entry-level tablet. But I could say the same about some other recent eReaders. What’s truly unique in .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/moaanfly-is-an-e-ink-tablet-with-a-color-display-android-software-and-a-second-battery-in-the-cover-crowdfunding/
Google Chrome is Becoming an AI Browser — Starting Today
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/google-chrome-ai-browser-announcement
Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition is Steam Deck Verified ahead of release
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/alien-rogue-incursion-evolved-edition-is-steam-deck-verified-ahead-of-release/
KDE Plasma 6.5 Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-5-desktop-environment-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing
📰 Switching from Pi-hole to Unbound DNS: Improved performance and reliability
Discover why I switched from Pi-hole to Unbound DNS for better DNS performance, reliability, and seamless integration with OPNsense routers.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/switched-from-pi-hole-to-unbound-dns/
📰 Bluefin LTS Released: Immutable Desktop on CentOS Stream 10
Bluefin LTS released: immutable Linux workstation with CentOS Stream 10 base, Flathub, ZFS, Homebrew, and 3–5 years of long-term support.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/bluefin-lts-released-immutable-desktop-on-centos-stream-10/
📰 PyPI invalidates tokens stolen in GhostAction supply chain attack
The Python Software Foundation team has invalidated all PyPI tokens stolen in the GhostAction supply chain attack in early September, confirming that the threat actors didn't abuse them to publish malware.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pypi-invalidates-tokens-stolen-in-ghostaction-supply-chain-attack/
📰 Heroes of Might and Magic 2 project fheroes2 version 1.1.11 has been released
Another fresh upgrade for the Heroes of Might and Magic 2 open source game engine fheroes2 with some major changes and bug fixes..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/heroes-of-might-and-magic-2-project-fheroes2-version-1-1-11-has-been-released/
📰 Microchip LAN969x SoC Going Upstream In Linux 6.18
One of the new SoCs to be supported by the upstream Linux 6.18 kernel is the Microchip LAN969x...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Microchip-LAN969x-Linux-6.18
📰 How and why Linux has thrived after three decades in Kernelland
'Just a hobby, won't be big and professional like GNU...' Open Source Summit At OSS EU, LWN editor and long-time kernel developer Jonathan Corbet shared a long-term perspective on how and why Linux has thrived for a third of a century.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/18/three_decades_in_of_linux/
📰 ONEXGPU Lite Thunderbolt 5 eGPU with Radeon RX 7600 available for pre-order for $699
The ONEXGPU Lite is a small metal box that houses an AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT GPU. You can plug it into a laptop, mini PC, or handheld to add discrete graphics to a system that would otherwise only have an integrated GPU. While there have been a bunch of graphics docks released over the past .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/onexgpu-lite-thunderbolt-5-egpu-with-radeon-rx-7600-available-for-pre-order-for-699/
📰 Winux is a Linux distro Windows 11 lookalike with questionable value
With a history linked to controversial distros like LinuxFX and Wubuntu, Winux may not be the best choice for a secure, reliable Linux experience.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/winux-linux-distro-looks-feels-windows-11-not-good/
📰 LattePanda IOTA is a single-board PC with Intel N150 and up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
The LattePanda IOTA is a single-board computer that’s just a little larger than a Raspberry Pi 5. But with an Intel N150 quad-core processor onboard it should deliver faster CPU and graphics performance, as well as broader compatibility with a wide range of software and operating systems. It’s the latest in a line of LattePanda devices .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/lattepanda-iota-is-a-single-board-pc-with-intel-n150-and-up-to-16gb-lpddr5-ram/
📰 After Arch Linux, Mageia Faces Infrastructure Outage
After Arch Linux, Mageia is now reporting infrastructure outages, with the main website, forums, and wiki down due to what looks like another bot-driven attack.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/after-arch-linux-mageia-faces-infrastructure-outage/
📰 Kiwix is the ultimate offline knowledge base for students
Kiwix is a free, open-source tool that allows students to download and access webpages offline. It's a must-have for spotty internet.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/kiwix-is-the-free-open-source-tool-every-student-needs/
📰 Zorin OS 18 Beta Brings a ‘Redesigned’ Desktop
Joining this week’s beta releases of Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora 43 and LMDE 7 is Zorin OS 18, available for willing testers to download from today. Zorin OS 18 is the next major release of the popular Ubuntu-based Linux distribution and rebases atop of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, a sizeable uplift over the Zorin OS 17 branch that remains based on the older Ubuntu 22.04 series.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/zorin-os-18-beta-released-new-look
📰 Linux 6.17 File-System Benchmarks, Including OpenZFS & Bcachefs
Linux 6.17 is an interesting time to carry out fresh file-system benchmarks given that EXT4 has seen some scalability improvements while Bcachefs in the mainline kernel is now in a frozen state. Linux 6.17 is also what's powering Fedora 43 and Ubuntu 25.10 out-of-the-box to make such a comparison even more interesting. Today's article is looking at the out-of-the-box performance of EXT4, Btrfs, F2FS, XFS, Bcachefs and then OpenZFS too.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-617-filesystems
📰 AMDKFD Compute Driver Sees Patches For S0ix Standby Support
In addition to AMD posting patches this week working on ACPI C4 power savings support available in some newer AMD systems, patches were separately posted this week for enabling S0ix sleep support within the AMDKFD compute kernel driver...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDKFD-Compute-S0ix
📰 Hyprland Made Easy: Preconfigured Beautiful Distros
Here are the projects that lower the entry barrier by providing a preconfigured Hyprland option.
🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/hyprland-distros/
📰 Ubuntu 25.10 Beta Released
It’s time to get testing — or do I mean questing? — as the beta release of Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) is available to download. The Ubuntu 25.10 Beta brings a number of user-facing changes to the desktop, the majority of which come via the GNOME 49 release. There’s an accessibility menu on the login screen, media playback controls on the lock screen, and a Yaru theme update adding various tweaks, including a smoother animated spinner.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/ubuntu-25-10-beta-released
📰 Python 3.14-rc3 Released Ahead Of Next Month's Official Release
Python 3.14-rc3 is out today as the final test preview ahead of next month's official Python 3.14 stable release...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Python-3.14-rc3-Released
📰 GNOME 48.5 Improves Support for WPA(2) Enterprise Networks, Legacy Tray Icons
GNOME 48.5 is now available as the fifth maintenance update to the GNOME 48 desktop environment with various enhancements and bug fixes. Here’s what’s changed!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gnome-48-5-improves-support-for-wpa2-enterprise-networks-legacy-tray-icons
📰 Linux Mint Releases LMDE 7 Beta
Following the recent release of Linux Mint 22.2 as the Linux Mint project's premiere operating system currently built atop Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, today marks the beta release of Linux Mint Debian Edition 7...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Mint-LMDE-7-Beta
📰 WatchGuard warns of critical vulnerability in Firebox firewalls
WatchGuard has released security updates to address a remote code execution vulnerability impacting the company's Firebox firewalls.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/watchguard-warns-of-critical-vulnerability-in-firebox-firewalls/
📰 Google patches sixth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year
Google has released emergency security updates to patch a Chrome zero-day vulnerability, the sixth one tagged as exploited in attacks since the start of the year.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-patches-sixth-chrome-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks-this-year/
📰 Intel's Latest Open-Source Project To End & Layoff Developers... But A New Home At NumPy
Beyond shutting down the Clear Linux project, various Linux driver maintainers let go that have even led to some Intel drivers being "orphaned" in the Linux kernel, there is another open-source project that has ended at Intel with the developers departing the company. Though at least this project has found a new open-source home under the NumPy umbrella...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-NumPy-x86-simd-sort
📰 Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is an excellent horde survival game - 1.0 out now
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor 1.0 has now officially released, so you can deep dive into one of the best horde survival games around and dig for riches..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/deep-rock-galactic-survivor-is-an-excellent-horde-survival-game-1-0-out-now/
📰 Linus Torvalds Tinkers with GuitarPedal
Even though the GuitarPedal repo is just an experiment, it comes from the Linux creator, Linus Torvalds, so it’s already creating buzz among open-source fans.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/linus-torvalds-tinkers-with-guitarpedal/
Kdenlive Devs Plan New Pro Editing Features
—> https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/kdenlive-preps-new-pro-editing-features