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📰 Debian TC Overrules systemd Maintainers on /var/lock Permissions
Debian’s Technical Committee overrules systemd maintainers, requiring /var/lock to remain writable in line with Debian Policy.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/debian-tc-overrules-systemd-maintainers-on-var-lock-permissions/
📰 Linux Gains Tool For Defragmenting exFAT Filesystems
A new release of exfatprogs is now available as the user-space programs on Linux for the exFAT file-system to complement the in-tree kernel driver for the Microsoft exFAT support...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-exFAT-Defrag
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow gets a Steam release
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/tom-clancys-splinter-cell-pandora-tomorrow-gets-a-steam-release/
https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-26-7-improves-support-for-the-nvidia-jetson-av1-encoder
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📰 Valve Developer Gets Initial DLSS Support Working On Open-Source NVIDIA "NVK" Driver
Autumn Ashton of Valve's Linux graphics driver team and responsible for many great Mesa and DXVK/VKD3D-Proton improvements over the years has managed an exciting new feat: getting NVIDIA DLSS upscaling working atop Mesa's NVK open-source NVIDIA Vulkan driver. The code isn't ready to be merged yet but is an exciting early milestone...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-DLSS-NVK-Experimental
📰 Yet Another Longtime Linux Driver Maintainer At Intel Has Left
Adding to the unfortunately long list of Intel Linux/open-source setbacks over the past year, yet another Intel Linux software engineer that was an upstream Linux kernel driver maintainer has departed Intel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Jarkko-Leaving-Intel-Linux
📰 Secure Boot bypass risk on nearly 200,000 Linux Framework sytems
Around 200,000 Linux computer systems from American computer maker Framework were shipped with signed UEFI shell components that could be exploited to bypass Secure Boot protections.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secure-boot-bypass-risk-on-nearly-200-000-linux-framework-sytems/
GNOME Flatpak Runtime Drops 32-Bit Compatibility Extension
https://linuxiac.com/gnome-flatpak-runtime-drops-32-bit-compatibility-extension/
📰 Mir 2.23 Released With New Documentation For Building A Desktop Environment
Mir 2.23 is out today as the newest version of this Canonical-led library for crafting Wayland-based shells and for smaller desktops to ease the adoption of Wayland, with a focus on Ubuntu Linux platforms...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mir-2.23-Released
📰 Box64 0.3.8 Brings DynaCache As Disk Cache For Generated Native Code From x86_64
Box64 0.3.8 is now available for this x86_64 user-space emulator for Linux that allows ARM64 and RISC-V 64-bit and LoongArch 64-bit systems to enjoy running x86_64 games and applications. Box64 along with the likes of FEX-Emu are the leading options for those needing to run x86_64 programs on ARM64 and elsewhere...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Box64-0.3.8-Released
Take on the role of a curious baby boar in the demo for Adorable Adventures | GamingOnLinux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/take-on-the-role-of-a-curious-baby-boar-in-the-demo-for-adorable-adventures/
📰 Ghostty 1.2 Brings Quick Terminal, New Icon to Linux
Ghostty 1.2.0 released on September 15, 2025 with 6 months worth of changes (over 2,600 commits). As a cross-platform terminal, there are improvements to Windows, macOS and Linux (and newly added support for FreeBSD). Ubuntu 25.10 includes a new default terminal app that, for most of us, offers everything one needs.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/ghostty-1-2-new-features-for-linux
📰 Say goodbye to Linux audio headaches: how PipeWire simplifies everything
Tired of juggling multiple audio systems on Linux? This development unifies them all, offering a seamless experience like never before.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/goodbye-to-linux-audio-headaches-pipewire-simplifies-everything/
📰 Intel Posts Patches For New VFIO Xe PCI Linux Driver
Intel engineers continue working on SR-IOV support for the Xe open-source kernel driver as part of Project Battlematrix for ensuring good virtualization support for the latest Intel GPUs on Linux...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-VFIO-Xe-PCI-Driver-Linux
Solus Begins a New Epoch with Polaris Repository and Python 2 Removal
https://linuxiac.com/solus-begins-a-new-epoch-with-polaris-repository-and-python-2-removal/
📰 KDE's 29th anniversary is here and they need your funding
KDE the free software community that develops the likes of the KDE Plasma desktop, has turned 29 years old and they're doing a fresh fund-raiser..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/kdes-29th-anniversary-is-here-and-they-need-your-funding/
Telegram, Please Learn Who's a Threat and Who's Not
https://news.itsfoss.com/telegram-unfair-community-ban/
NordVPN Has Open-Sourced its Linux App GUI - OMG! Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/nordvpn-linux-gui-open-sourced
Thunderbird 144 Released with Bug Fixes and Flatpak Runtime Update
https://linuxiac.com/thunderbird-144-email-client-released/
📰 FSF Announces The LibrePhone Project
The Free Software Foundation today announced the LibrePhone project with a goal of creating a fully free software OS for mobile devices and to reverse-engineer obstacles where necessary...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FSF-LibrePhone-Project
📰 Zorin OS 18 Officially Released, Specifically Tailored for Windows 10 Expats
Zorin OS 18 distribution is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS and powered by Linux kernel 6.14. Here’s what else is new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/zorin-os-18-officially-released-specifically-tailored-for-windows-10-expats
📰 Linux 6.19 Will Continue With More Rust Graphics Driver Preparations
Even prior to the recent ending of the Linux 6.18 merge window and its many new features, the first "drm-misc-next" pull request of new material intended for Linux 6.19 was already submitted for inclusion to DRM-Next...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/First-DRM-Misc-Next-Linux-6.19
📰 Linux 6.18 Features: New AMD & Intel CPU Features, Rocket Driver, DM-PCACHE, Other New Drivers
Now that the Linux 6.18 merge window is over with Linux 6.18-rc1 having released yesterday, here is a look at all the interesting new features and changes to find with this kernel. Making Linux 6.18 all the more exciting is that it's expected to become the 2025 Linux LTS kernel once its stable release occurs in December.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-618-features
📰 Firefox 144 Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New
Firefox 144 open-source web browser is now available for download with various new features and improvements. Here's what's new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-144-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new
📰 Blender Experimenting With Vulkan Ray Queries
As part of Blender continuing to build out the Vulkan API capabilities for this open-source 3D modeling software, a proof of concept merge request was opened for beginning to make use of Vulkan ray queries...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Blender-Vulkan-Ray-Queries-PoC
5 Signs Your Proprietary Workflow Is Stifling Your Creativity (And What You Can Do About It)
https://news.itsfoss.com/proprietary-workflow-stifling-creativity/
Effulgence RPG has some of the slickest animated 3D ASCII art I've ever seen | GamingOnLinux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/effulgence-rpg-has-some-of-the-slickest-animated-3d-ascii-art-ive-ever-seen/
📰 Linux Kernel 6.16 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.17
Linux kernel 6.16 reached end of life and all users are now recommended to upgrade their systems to the latest Linux 6.17 kernel series as soon as possible.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-16-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-17
📰 FreeBSD 15.0 Beta 1 Brings OpenZFS Upgrade, Performance Fix For TCP LRO
The first beta release of the FreeBSD 15 operating system is now available for testing...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.0-Beta-1
📰 Imagination PowerVR Mesa Vulkan Driver Enables Unofficial Support For More GPUs
Merged today for the Mesa 25.3 graphics driver code is enabling support for more PowerVR Imagination GPUs within the "PVR" Vulkan driver albeit not officially supported nor in active development. Your mileage may vary but for some users with certain GPUs may work out well enough...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/PowerVR-Mesa-More-GPUs