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📰 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/
SparkyLinux 2025.09 “Tiamat” Released with Debian "Forky" Base
https://linuxiac.com/sparkylinux-2025-09-tiamat-released-with-debian-forky-base/
Next-Gen AV2 Video Codec Announced by AOMedia
https://linuxiac.com/next-gen-av2-video-codec-announced-by-aomedia/
📰 Thunderbird 143 Brings Bug Fixes Across Windows, macOS, and Linux
Thunderbird 143, an open-source email client, fixes crashes, Gmail relay issues, drafts handling bugs, and adds security updates across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/thunderbird-143-brings-bug-fixes-across-windows-macos-and-linux/
📰 This 17MB Linux distro runs on just about any PC
The surprising power of a 17MB Linux distribution.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/17mb-linux-distro-runs-any-pc/
📰 Fedora Workstation 43 Beta Is Running Well On AMD Strix Halo / Framework Desktop
Fedora 43 Beta is releasing today as we work toward the official release in either late October or early November. I have been testing out the Fedora Workstation 43 Beta candidate to great success on the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" powered Framework Desktop. Here are some benchmarks of Fedora Workstation 42 compared to the Fedora Workstation 43 Beta.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/fedora-43-beta
📰 Intel USBIO USB IO Expander Drivers Expected To Be Merged For Linux 6.18
Queued up in the past few days to the USB subsystem's "usb-next" Git branch are the Intel USBIO drivers for Linux 6.18. These drivers are needed to support the web cameras on various newer Intel laptop models...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-USBIO-USB-Drivers-6.18
📰 Google confirms fraudulent account created in law enforcement portal
Google has confirmed that hackers created a fraudulent account in its Law Enforcement Request System (LERS) platform that law enforcement uses to submit official data requests to the company.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-confirms-fraudulent-account-created-in-law-enforcement-portal/
📰 This Raspberry Pi project turned it into the ultimate travel gadget
Turn your Raspberry Pi into a lightweight, portable camera backup hub for effortless photo storage while traveling.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-raspberry-pi-project-turned-into-the-ultimate-travel-gadget/
📰 The cute co-op game LEGO Voyagers has released and it's Steam Deck Verified
LEGO Voyagers is the cutest looking co-op game and it's available today, along with it getting Steam Deck Verified for the release..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/the-cute-co-op-game-lego-voyagers-has-released-and-its-steam-deck-verified/
📰 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
AMD ROCm 7.0 Begins Rocking Out On GitHub - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-ROCm-7.0-Rolling-Out
GNOME’s Tetris Clone Quadrapassel Drops a Huge Update - OMG! Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/gnome-tetris-clone-gets-major-update
📰 Key KDE developer Jonathan Riddell quits
Former head of Kubuntu and neon says adiós after 25 years Sad news for KDE: one of the core people guiding the project for the whole century so far has left the building.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/16/key_kde_dev_quits/
📰 Firefox 144 to Strengthen the Encryption of Logins in the Firefox Password Manager
Firefox 144 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with various new features and improvements. Here’s what to expect!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-144-to-strengthen-the-encryption-of-logins-in-the-firefox-password-manager
📰 Linux Mint picks up the pace with LMDE 7 and Wayland-ready Cinnamon
Devs sketch plans for two more releases this year, blending Debian foundations with modern display tech The Linux Mint team plans to speed up its release cycle and get two more versions out in the next few months.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/16/two_more_linux_mint_releases/
📰 Linux Patches Posted For Enabling The Tenstorrent Blackhole SoC
Patches were posted this past weekend for enabling the mainline Linux kernel to run on the Tenstorrent Blackwhole SoC of A0 silicon on the Blackhole P100 and P150 PCIe accelerator cards...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Blackhole-SoC-Patches
📰 Godot 4.5 Open-Source Game Engine Released With A Multitude Of Improvements
Godot 4.5 is out today as the latest update to this leading open-source and cross platform game engine...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Godot-4.5-Released
📰 libxml2 Maintainer Stepping Down - "More Or Less Unmaintained For Now"
The maintainer of the libxml2 project announced he is stepping down from this widely-used open-source library without any replacement maintainer yet determined...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Libxml2-No-Maintainer
"Rustmaker" Merged For LibreOffice 26.2 Development As Latest Rust Integration - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-Code-Maker-LibreOffice-262