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OpenRazer 3.11 Adds Support for 2025 Razer Laptops and New Peripherals
https://linuxiac.com/openrazer-3-11-adds-support-for-2025-razer-laptops-and-new-peripherals/
📰 Python Foundation goes ride or DEI, rejects government grant with strings attached
Foundation says it won't compromise policy of inclusivity even if that cash would've really helped The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has walked away from a $1.5 million government grant and you can blame the Trump administration's war on woke for effectively weakening some open source security. …
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/python_foundation_abandons_15m_nsf/
The $229 Retroid Pocket 6 handheld has a 120 Hz AMOLED display & Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 - Liliputing
https://liliputing.com/the-229-retroid-pocket-6-handheld-has-a-120-hz-amoled-display-snapdragon-8-gen-2/
Radxa Dragon Q6A - A $60+ Qualcomm QCS6490 Edge AI SBC with GbE, WiFi 6, three camera connectors
https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/10/27/radxa-dragon-q6a-a-qualcomm-qcs6490-edge-ai-sbc-with-gbe-wifi-6-three-camera-connectors/
Qilin Ransomware Combines Linux Payload With BYOVD Exploit in Hybrid Attack
https://thehackernews.com/2025/10/qilin-ransomware-combines-linux-payload.html
📰 GE-Proton 10-22 released with a fix for game launchers, Persona 5 Strikers and Richard Burns Rally
GE-Proton 10-22 is out now to further enhance running Windows games on Linux + SteamOS / Steam Deck, here's what's been changed and improved..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/ge-proton-10-22-released-with-a-fix-for-game-launchers-persona-5-strikers-and-richard-burns-rally/
📰 Why KDE Linux Chose to Bet on Immutability Instead of Native Packages
KDE’s Nate Graham explains why KDE Linux bets on immutability for stability and simplicity, moving away from traditional package systems.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/why-kde-linux-chose-to-bet-on-immutability-instead-of-native-packages/
📰 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/
The most versatile Linux distributions you can install right now - and I've tried them all
https://www.zdnet.com/article/the-most-versatile-linux-distributions-you-can-install-right-now-and-ive-tried-them-all/
Connector-Free Zone: PCB Edge As USB-C Interfaces
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/27/connector-free-zone-pcb-edge-as-usb-c-interfaces/
📰 nEMU 3.4 Ncurses-Based QEMU Frontend Released with VM Preview Feature
nEMU 3.4 arrives a year and a half after the previous release, introducing a VM preview feature, new config options, and improved QEMU integration.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/nemu-3-4-ncurses-based-qemu-frontend-released-with-vm-preview-feature/
📰 Breach at Iran’s cyberspy factory results in leak of student data
Ravin Academy confirms the intrusion on Telegram, says investigation continues Iran's school for state-sponsored cyberattackers admits it suffered a breach exposing the names and other personal information of its associates and students.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/10/27/breach_iran_ravin_academy/
📰 Ubuntu Unity Project Faces Uncertain Future
Ubuntu Unity faces manpower shortages as lead dev Rudra has no time to maintain it, sparking a public call for help.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-unity-project-faces-uncertain-future/
📰 Splash DRM Client Proposed For Linux But Its Future Is Uncertain
Sent out on Sunday to the Linux kernel mailing list was a proposal for a new Direct rendering Manager (DRM) client for providing "splash screen" type functionality such as for embedded systems and more. But with Plymouth in user-space already being the dominant solution here and upstream developers tending to prefer such functionality in user-space instead, its future remains uncertain with some developers already questioning the value of this...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Splash-DRM-Client-RFC
📰 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