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Meta Unveils OpenZL: A New Open Source Data Compression Framework
https://linuxiac.com/meta-unveils-openzl-a-new-open-source-data-compression-framework/
Firefox's New Profile Manager Goes Live For Everyone Next Week - OMG! Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/firefoxs-new-profile-manager-goes-live-for-everyone-next-week
📰 Meta will move React to Linux Foundation to address vendor dominance fears
Independent technical governance will hope to unite fractured ecosystem Meta will contribute React, React Native, and JSX (JavaScript XML) to a new React Foundation, part of the Linux Foundation, and said that "it is important that no single company or organization is overrepresented."…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/09/meta_react_foundation/
📰 5 Raspberry Pi projects that don’t require soldering
Discover 5 innovative Raspberry Pi projects that skip the soldering, from converting Hi-Fi speakers to streaming devices to creating an AI-art generator display.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/raspberry-pi-projects-that-dont-require-soldering/
📰 Hackers claim Discord breach exposed data of 5.5 million users
Discord says they will not be negotiating with threat actors who claim to have stolen the data of 5.5 million unique users from the company's Zendesk support system instance, including government IDs and partial payment information for some people.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-claim-discord-breach-exposed-data-of-55-million-users/
📰 Why I moved Pi-hole from my NAS to a dedicated Raspberry Pi, and why you should too
From fragile dependency to rock-solid reliability: The story of moving a critical service to a dedicated device.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/moved-pihole-nas-to-dedicated-raspberry-pi/
📰 Blender 5.0 Beta Builds Available Ahead Of Next Month's Official Release
Beta builds of the Blender 5.0 3D modeling software are now available ahead of the planned stable release in mid-November...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Blender-5.0-Beta
📰 UpCloud Becomes Linuxiac’s New Home: Here’s Why I Made the Move
Linuxiac now runs on UpCloud! Here’s why I decided to make the move to this high-performance cloud hosting provider and what makes their VPS service so impressive.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/upcloud-becomes-linuxiac-new-home/
Gnoppix KDE 25.10 Launches with Debian Trixie Base
https://linuxiac.com/gnoppix-kde-25-10-launches-with-debian-trixie-base/
📰 Linux 6.18 Lands Initial Framework For USB Driver Rust Bindings
In addition to a lot of rust code merged last week for Linux 6.18, more Rust code has since landed by way of the char/misc pull request...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-Rust-USB-Framework
📰 Arduino has just been acquired by Qualcomm, and they're already launching a new product that runs Linux
Arduino's new UNO Q can run Linux, and it's the company's first product after being acquired by Qualcomm.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/arduino-acquired-qualcomm-uno-q-launched/
📰 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Codename Revealed as ‘Resolute Raccoon’
Ubuntu has announced the codename of its next release, 26.04 LTS, as “Resolute Raccoon”. The codename was chosen by former Debian and Ubuntu release manager (and long-time Canonical employe) Steve Langasek, who passed away at the start of 2025. As the next long-term support release, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will be backed by 5 years of going updates on the desktop, including 3 years of hardware enablement updates, and a further 5 years of critical...
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/ubuntu-26-04-lts-codename-resolute-raccoon
📰 Many Networking Performance Improvements & New Hardware In Linux 6.18
The networking subsytem updates for Linux 6.18 have been merged. There is a lot of enticing performance optimizations in different areas of the networking stack for this new kernel. Plus new wired and wireless networking hardware support and other improvements to get excited about for this LTS kernel version...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-Networking
Linus Torvalds Criticizes Rust Format Checking and Pull Request Formatting in DRM Merge
https://news.itsfoss.com/linus-torvalds-criticizes-drm-merge/
📰 Travel through time in the action-adventure Mai: Child of Ages - now with Linux support
Mai: Child of Ages from developer Chubby Pixel launched recently, and an update has added official Native Linux support..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/travel-through-time-in-the-action-adventure-mai-child-of-ages-now-with-linux-support/
📰 Intel's Lunar Lake isn't as efficient as Arm, but it's getting surprisingly close
Apple's M-series chips have dominated the efficiency conversation for years, and have legitimized Arm as a computing platform in a way no other manufacturer has. Ever since the first M1 showed just how far Arm-based silicon could go in a laptop, Intel's CPUs have been playing catch-up. With Lunar Lake, Intel finally seems to be closing that gap... though not entirely.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/intel-lunar-lake-isnt-efficient-arm-close/
📰 Linux Driver Support Ready For Intel Panther Lake's NPU 5
In addition to Intel talking up their Panther Lake SoC and its Xe3 integrated graphics at their Tech Tour in Arizona last week, they also hosted sessions on additional aspects of Panther Lake like the IPU 7.5 for web cams and the new NPU 5 IP for AI acceleration. For those wondering, the Intel NPU 5 support under Linux is already largely squared away...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-NPU-5-Panther-Lake-Linux
📰 PipeWire 1.4.9 Fixes Audio Regression and Improves ALSA Recovery
PipeWire 1.4.9 multimedia framework fixes an audio regression, improves ALSA recovery, and refines SOF card handling for smoother playback.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-4-9-fixes-audio-regression-and-improves-alsa-recovery/
📰 Wireshark 4.6 Open-Source Network Protocol Analyzer Released as a Major Update
Wireshark 4.6 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available to download with manjor new features and improvements. Here's what's new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-6-open-source-network-protocol-analyzer-released-as-a-major-update
📰 System76 Unveils Oryx Pro Linux Laptop with COSMIC Desktop Beta
The Oryx Pro is System76’s latest flagship Linux laptop, powered by Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta and the new COSMIC Desktop Beta.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/system76-unveils-oryx-pro-linux-laptop-with-cosmic-desktop-beta/
📰 Linux 6.18 RISC-V Default Kernel Builds To Support Front Panel Shutdown/Reboot Buttons
Following last week's RISC-V pull request that brought support for the MIPS Vendor Extensions and other changes plus separately the SoC pull that added mainline ESWIN EIC7700 SoC support and the HiFive Premier P550, a secondary round of RISC-V architecture updates was submitted for the Linux 6.18 merge window...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-More-RISC-V
Proton Experimental brings fixes for The Quarry, For Honor, God of War: Ragnarok and more | GamingOnLinux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-the-quarry-for-honor-god-of-war-ragnarok-and-more/
📰 Linux 6.18 exFAT Driver Lands An Enticing Optimization
In addition to the NTFS3 driver changes to land last week for the Linux 6.18 kernel, the exFAT file-system driver for that other Microsoft file-system has also seen some notable updates this cycle...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-exFAT-File-System
📰 Ubuntu 25.10: Discover the Best New Features
Ubuntu 25.10 is out on 9 October, and for a release fronted by a ‘Questing Quokka’, it’s certainly stuffed a lot stuffed inside its knapsack! From foundational changes that bolster the distro’s boot processes and Rust-ify core system components to new apps and desktop features — there’s a lot to love in the latest Ubuntu release. The changes highlighted below are available to everyone from 9 October 2025, when Ubuntu 25.10 is officially released.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/ubuntu-25-10-new-features
📰 Python 3.14 Released With Performance Improvements, Free-Threading & Zstd
Python 3.14 is now available as the newest annual major feature release for the Python programming language...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Python-3.14
📰 CoolerControl v3.0.0 brings new advanced features for managing hardware on Linux
Need help managing various different cooling devices on Linux? CoolerControl v3.0.0 has landed bringing some advanced features and work towards the future...
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/coolercontrol-v3-0-0-brings-new-advanced-features-for-managing-hardware-on-linux/
📰 Redis warns of critical flaw impacting thousands of instances
The Redis security team has released patches for a maximum severity vulnerability that could allow attackers to gain remote code execution on thousands of vulnerable instances.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/redis-warns-of-max-severity-flaw-impacting-thousands-of-instances/
OpenSSH 10.1: New DSCP Handling, SHA1 SSHFP Deprecation Announced
https://linuxiac.com/openssh-10-1-new-dscp-handling-sha1-sshfp-deprecation-announced/
GIMP 3.0.6 Is Now Available for Download with Improved Photoshop Brush Support
https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-0-6-is-now-available-for-download-with-improved-photoshop-brush-support
📰 Linux 6.18 Adds Two New x86 Platform Drivers, New AMD PMF Capabilities
The x86 platform drivers area of the Linux kernel continues to see a lot of code churn for supporting new laptops and enhancing support for existing laptop models. Plus the likes of AMD PMF and Intel PMC continue to see ongoing improvements too...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-x86-Platform-Drivers