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📰 Features Expected For Linux 6.18: File-System Improvements, Sheaves, New Drivers & More Perf
With Linux 6.17 expected for release this weekend, the Linux 6.18 merge window will in turn kick-off for its usual two week dance. Here is a look at some of the features on our radar that are expected to be merged for Linux 6.18, which is also likely to be the 2025 LTS kernel version...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-Features-Expected
📰 OneXfly Apex handheld gaming PC with AMD Strix Halo is on the way
One Netbook is preparing to give GPD some competition in the premium, high-performance handheld gaming PC market. A day after GPD launched a crowdfunding campaign for the first handheld powered by an AMD Strix Halo processor with discrete-class graphics, One Netbook has begun promoting an upcoming Strix Halo handheld called the OneXfly Apex. While we .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/onexfly-apex-handheld-gaming-pc-with-amd-strix-halo-is-on-the-way/
📰 I found an open-source app like Notion, except it's better
It feels like Notion but gives you more to work with.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/open-source-app-like-notion-but-better/
📰 Reviving dual GPUs with Proxmox and some old Nvidia cards
I'm using multiple GPUs in a Proxmox home lab setup for AI inference, video processing, and more, breathing new life into old hardware.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-is-the-only-way-i-could-make-dual-gpus-make-sense/
Calibre 8.11 Adds “Ask AI” Feature to E-Book Viewer and Fixes Bugs
https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-11-adds-ask-ai-feature-to-e-book-viewer-and-fixes-bugs/
📰 System76 Releases COSMIC Beta Desktop Environment and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta
System76 launches COSMIC Beta and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta with various new features and improvements, as well as updated components.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/system76-releases-cosmic-beta-desktop-environment-and-pop_os-24-04-lts-beta
📰 AMD's GAIA For GenAI Adds Linux Support: Using Vulkan For GPUs, No NPUs Yet
Back in March AMD announced the open-source GAIA software for GenAI but as noted in that former article, at launch it was limited to Windows-only support. AMD recently released a new version of GAIA with Linux support albeit in a rather interesting twist is limited to Vulkan acceleration...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GAIA-GenAI-Linux-Support
📰 This rare discount makes the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D the ultimate CPU for your next gaming PC build
The best bang for your buck AMD CPU for gaming is now even cheaper.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/amd-ryzen-7-9800x3d-desktop-processor-430-deal/
📰 Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-10 Released, Adds Upgrader for 24.04 Migration
UBports releases Ubuntu Touch OTA-10 with a new upgrade tool, Rabbit R1 support, and minor fixes. 24.04-1.0 postponed over boot issues.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-touch-20-04-ota-10-released-adds-upgrader-for-24-04-migration/
📰 Malicious Rust packages on Crates.io steal crypto wallet keys
Two malicious packages with nearly 8,500 downloads in Rust's official crate repository scanned developers' systems to steal cryptocurrency private keys and other secrets.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-rust-packages-on-cratesio-steal-crypto-wallet-keys/
DuckDB 1.4 LTS Released with Database Encryption, MERGE, and Iceberg Writes
https://linuxiac.com/duckdb-1-4-lts-released-with-database-encryption/
📰 Teen suspected of Vegas casino cyberattacks released to parents
A 17-year-old hacker who surrendered to face charges over cyberattacks targeting Vegas casinos in 2023 has been released into the custody of his parents, a family court judge ruled.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/teen-suspected-of-vegas-casino-cyberattacks-released-to-parents/
📰 Bcachefs goes DKMS after Torvalds' kernel banishment
Performance of new version mostly good, but future uncertain The bcachefs file system, now "externally maintained" outside the Linux kernel codebase, offers packages of its first version to be loadable on the fly.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/25/bcachefs_dkms_modules/
📰 A Slick Desktop Weather Widget for Ubuntu Desktop
If you’re a fan of desktop widgets, and want to be able to check the weather forecast without opening apps, browser tabs or applets on your panel, the Desktop Widgets GNOME Shell extension is worth checking out. This extension began life as a configurable desktop clock widget but has since expanded to include a weather forecast widget too. And like the clock widget, the weather widget is incredibly configurable.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/desktop-weather-widget-ubuntu
📰 Archinstall 3.0.11 Released with Systemd Service Handling Fixes
Archinstall 3.0.11, a guided installer for Arch Linux, improves systemd service handling, updates cryptography, and fixes F2FS parameters.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/archinstall-3-0-11-released-with-systemd-service-handling-fixes/
📰 Ubuntu 25.10 No Longer Includes Startup Applications Tool
Want your favourite app to start automatically when you log in to Ubuntu? You used to reach for the Startup Applications tool, but in Ubuntu 25.10, it’s no longer there. Ubuntu 25.10 ships with GNOME 49, and a new version of the gnome-session package. This is what previously included the GUI startup applications tool, making it easy to add custom commands, launch scripts, and daemons and so on on each time you login.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/ubuntu-25-10-drops-startup-applications-app
📰 LockBit's new variant is 'most dangerous yet,' hitting Windows, Linux and VMware ESXi
Operation Cronos didn’t kill LockBit – it just came back meaner Trend Micro has sounded the alarm over the new LockBit 5.0 ransomware strain, which it warns is "significantly more dangerous" than past versions due to its newfound ability to simultaneously target Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi environments. …
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/26/lockbits_new_variant_is_most/
Raspberry Pi Unveils the $18 Compute Module 0 — But Only for Chinese Customers, for Now - Hackster.io
https://www.hackster.io/news/raspberry-pi-unveils-the-18-compute-module-0-but-only-for-chinese-customers-for-now-913bf59ab6cc
📰 Linux 6.18 Landing Patch For Old AMD Bulldozer CPUs With XOP Instruction Set
The Linux 6.18 kernel is bringing a new patch to benefit those using the decade-old AMD Bulldozer processors and wanting to make use of Linux's X86_NATIVE_CPU build option for enhancing performance in some areas by optimizing the kernel build for your particular processor/ISA capabilities...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-AMD-Bulldozer-XOP
📰 ByteDance Engineers Propose Parker, a New Multi-Kernel Approach for Linux
ByteDance engineers propose Parker, a partitioned kernel RFC that enables multiple Linux kernels to run on a single system without traditional virtualization.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/bytedance-engineers-propose-parker-a-new-multi-kernel-approach-for-linux/
This Is My Favorite Email Client on Linux (And It’s Not Thunderbird)
https://www.howtogeek.com/this-is-my-favorite-email-client-on-linux-its-not-thunderbird/
📰 Using my own NTP server for precise time synchronization
I set up my NTP server on Ubuntu and OPNsense for accurate time synchronization across all devices on my local network.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/my-own-ntp-server-to-keep-all-devices-synchronized/
📰 PostgreSQL 18 Released with Up to 3× Faster I/O and Easier Upgrades
PostgreSQL 18 open-source RDBMS brings 3× faster I/O, easier upgrades, OAuth 2.0 authentication, and new developer tools.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/postgresql-18-released-with-up-to-3-faster-io-and-easier-upgrades/
📰 Linux 6.18 Linear RAID "md-linear" To Support Atomic Writes
Building off the work in months prior around Device Mapper atomic write support and related infrastructure, the md-linear target for linear software RAID support will enable atomic write support with the upcoming Linux 6.18 merge window...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-RAID-Linear-Atomic
Raspberry Pi 500+: NOW we're gaming!
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📰 I replaced all my bash scripts with Python, and here’s what happened
I replaced all my bash scripts with Python. Here’s what improved, what broke, and why the switch changed my workflow.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-bash-scripts-python-what-happened/
📰 GE-Proton 10-17 released fixing Warframe as probably other games too
GE-Proton 10-17 was just released following on from GE-Proton 10-16 a few days ago, to further enhanced Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/ge-proton-10-17-released-fixing-warframe-as-probably-other-games-too/
📰 Raspberry Pi 500+ Benchmarks: Mechanical Keyboard Computer, 16GB RAM & NVMe SSD
Last year Raspberry Pi launched the Raspberry Pi 500 for taking their Raspberry Pi keyboard computer into the Raspberry Pi 5 world. Today they are announcing the Raspberry Pi 500+ as an upgraded version of the device now with a mechanical keyboard, LED lighting, 16GB of RAM, and NVMe SSD storage.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/raspberry-pi-500-plus
📰 SUSE Announces Better Support For NVIDIA CUDA
SUSE in partnership with NVIDIA today announced making the NVIDIA CUDA TOolkit officially available on all SUSE platforms...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/SUSE-NVIDIA-CUDA-Official
Lilbits: Qualcomm launches Snapdragon X2 Elite and Extreme PC chips and Snapdragon 8 Elite for mobile - Liliputing
https://liliputing.com/lilbits-qualcomm-launches-snapdragon-x2-elite-and-extreme-pc-chips-and-snapdragon-8-elite-for-mobile/