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📰 PanVK Mali Vulkan Driver Lands In-Memory Cache & On-Disk Shader Cache Support
The PanVK driver for modern Arm Mali Vulkan driver support within Mesa has tapped into Mesa's on-disk shader cache functionality as well as an in-memory cache to provide for a better experience with this open-source driver...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/PanVK-On-Disk-Shader-Cache
📰 Floating Mini Panel Vertical Mode
Floating Mini Panel GNOME Shell extension has added a vertical panel orientation option in its latest update. For those unfamiliar with this nifty desktop add-on, it turns the GNOME’s top bar into a compact ‘widget’ you can move around your desktop, floating above other windows. A drawer lets you show/hide additional panel applets on demand. It’s a funnily fully functional and interactive panel, just smaller.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/floating-mini-panel-vertical-mode
📰 Linux 6.18-rc3 Released With Latest Fixes
The Linux 6.18-rc3 kernel is now available for testing in working toward the Linux 6.18 stable kernel release in just about one month. Linux 6.18 is expected to become this year's Long Term Support "LTS" kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-rc3-Released
📰 This open-source automation tool made me forget about Zapier entirely
Say goodbye to Zapier's constraints with this game-changing self-hosted solution.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/open-source-automation-tool-made-me-forget-about-zapier/
📰 Solseek Brings a Fast, TUI-Based Package Manager to Solus Linux
The freshly released Solseek app gives Solus Linux users a fast, fzf-powered TUI for managing eopkg, Flatpak, and Snap.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/solseek-brings-a-fast-tui-based-package-manager-to-solus-linux/
📰 Intel Sends Out Initial Graphics Driver Patches For Multi-Device SVM
As part of their Project Battlematrix effort, Intel has been working on enhancing their Linux graphics driver support for multi-device usage scenarios with wanting to support up to eight Intel Arc Pro graphics cards per system to help with AI LLMs and other larger use-cases. The latest code posted from Intel engineers is their initial implementation of multi-device Shared Virtual Memory (SVM) support...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Xe-Multi-Device-SVM-Code
📰 This free tool brings Time Machine to any Linux machine
I set up Timeshift on my Linux machine and discovered it’s the easiest way to protect your system from a sudden crash or unresponsiveness.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/timeshift-brings-time-machine-to-linux-machine/
📰 I made a Flipper Zero BadUSB alternative with an ESP32-S3 to automate my PC
With an ESP32, I built a BadUSB device that can send inputs to my PC.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/made-flipper-zero-badusb-alternative-esp32/
How to Upgrade to KDE Plasma 6.5 on Kubuntu 25.10
—> https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/how-to-upgrade-kde-plasma-6-5-kubuntu-25-10
DavMail 6.5 Exchange Gateway Brings Interactive Office 365 Login
https://linuxiac.com/davmail-6-5-exchange-gateway-brings-interactive-office-365-login/
📰 Proton Experimental brings fixes for Fellowship, Marvel Rivals, Assassin's Creed Shadows and more
Valve have released another great update for Proton Experimental to play more Windows games on Linux / SteamOS + Steam Deck for October 24th..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-fellowship-marvel-rivals-assassins-creed-shadows-and-more/
📰 5 cheap Raspberry Pi projects that replaced devices I already owned
Save money and take control with five Raspberry Pi projects that replace devices you already own.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/cheap-raspberry-pi-projects-replaced-devices-already-owned/
📰 Rust Coreutils 0.3 Released With Some Major Speed-Ups, Better GNU Compatibility
The uutils project announced tonight the release of Rust Coreutils 0.3, another step forward for this Rust version alternative to GNU Coreutils that has been attracting a lot of interest lately due to Ubuntu 25.10 now using it by default...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-Coreutils-0.3-Released
📰 Hackers launch mass attacks exploiting outdated WordPress plugins
A widespread exploitation campaign is targeting WordPress websites with GutenKit and Hunk Companion plugins vulnerable to critical-severity, old security issues that can be used to achieve remote code execution (RCE).
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-launch-mass-attacks-exploiting-outdated-wordpress-plugins/
📰 Fake LastPass death claims used to breach password vaults
LastPass is warning customers of a phishing campaign sending emails with an access request to the password vault as part of a legacy inheritance process.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-lastpass-death-claims-used-to-breach-password-vaults/
📰 Community Strikes Back: 12 Open Source Projects Born from Resistance
From BSL license changes to abandoned codebases, see how the open source community struck back with powerful forks and fresh alternatives.
🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/community-strikes-back-with-forks/
📰 MX Linux 25 Release Candidate Arrives with Various Improvements and Changes
MX Linux 25 Release Candidate is now available for public beta testing based on the Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series. Here's what's changed since the Beta release!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mx-linux-25-release-candidate-arrives-with-various-improvements-and-changes
📰 Arch Linux AUR Hit by Another DDoS Attack, Port 22 Access Disrupted
Ongoing DDoS attacks push Arch Linux to activate AUR protection, which currently disrupts SSH on port 22.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-aur-hit-by-another-ddos-attack/
Rust Bug Broke Ubuntu 25.10 Automatic Update Checks - OMG! Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/ubuntu-25-10-rust-coreutils-date-bug
📰 EXT4 Patches Enable Block Size Greater Than Page Size Support
Following the initial VFS changes last year for supporting block sizes larger than the kernel's page size along with the initial XFS file-system patches, Btrfs recently landed its support for block sizes greater than the page size. Now EXT4 is preparing to join the party too for allowing larger block sizes...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/EXT4-BS-Greater-Than-PS
📰 Linux Prepping For "Extreme" Mode On Lenovo Legion Devices
Derek Clark who has been leading the efforts around Lenovo Legion gaming drivers for Linux and ensuring good support for the Lenovo Legion Go handheld on Linux sent out a new Linux patch series this weekend...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lenovo-Legion-Linux-Extreme
📰 Canonical Launches Canonical Academy to Certify Real-World Ubuntu Skills
Canonical introduces a new platform to let professionals test and certify their Linux skills with hands-on Ubuntu exams and digital badges.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/canonical-launches-canonical-academy-to-certify-real-world-ubuntu-skills/
📰 Foot Terminal: Lightning-Fast, Lightweight, and Made for Wayland
Foot is a lightning-fast, minimalist terminal emulator built for Wayland, focusing on speed, simplicity, and low resource usage.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/foot-terminal-emulator-made-for-wayland/
📰 Nearly five years later, you still don't need PCIe 5.0
When PCIe 5.0 first appeared on motherboards back in late 2021 with Intel's 12th Gen CPUs, I knew it was a bit early. However, I thought we'd all reap its benefits within a couple of years. Fast forward to late 2025, and that moment still hasn't arrived. Sure, we have high-speed Gen 5 SSDs and high-end GPUs that are PCIe 5.0 ready, but the actual gains are still nowhere to be found. The truth is, even the fastest consumer hardware today still...
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/you-still-dont-need-pcie-5/
📰 Resources 1.9 Brings Intel Xe GPU Support & Other System Resource Monitoring For GNOME
Resources is the open-source app aligned with GNOME/GTK for system resource monitoring. Resources has proven to be quite versatile with a nice UI and able to display CPU, GPU, NPU, disk, and other metrics. Out today is Resources 1.9 with the latest capabilities for this app...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Resources-1.9
📰 NVIDIA Starts Posting Open-Source Nova Driver Patches To Prep For Next-Gen GPUs
NVIDIA is taking the open-source and upstream "Nova" kernel graphics driver quite seriously for their hardware. Hitting the mailing lists on Friday night were initial patches in beginning to make preparations toward "next-gen GPU" support. Digging into the comments, it's indeed for post-Blackwell GPUs...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Nova-Next-Gen-Boot42
📰 FreeBSD 15.0 Beta 3 Brings Working Support For MediaTek MT76 WiFi
The newest weekly test release of the FreeBSD 15.0 is now available for evaluation ahead of the planned December official release...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.0-Beta-3
📰 Arch Linux Users Are the First to Experience KDE Plasma 6.5
KDE Plasma 6.5 has officially landed in Arch Linux’s stable repositories, making it the first distribution to ship the new desktop.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-users-are-the-first-to-experience-kde-plasma-6-5/
📰 Linux Lands Fix For "Serious Performance Regression" Affecting Some Intel Chromebooks
Merged this week to Linux Git ahead of Linux 6.18-rc3 this Sunday were the latest power management fixes for the kernel. Standing out in the power management code is a fix for a "serious performance regression" affecting some Intel-powered Chromebooks...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-618-rc3-Fix-Chromebook-PM
📰 Netmiko is the best tool for managing your home lab that you've never heard of
This Python library automates your home lab, enabling you to manage network devices easily and efficiently.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/netmiko-best-tool-managing-home-lab/