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📰 Linux 6.18 Device Tree Prepares For Arm C1 Nano / Pro / Platinum / Ultra CPUs
In addition to the Arm and RISC-V SoC changes and new platforms/machines added for the Linux 6.18 kernel, the separate Device Tree pull request was merged for this next kernel version that also now adds the strings for the upcoming Arm C1 Nano, Pro, Platinum, and Ultra processor cores...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-Device-Tree
📰 Qualcomm Iris Driver Adds H.264/H.265 Encode, Sadly No AMD ISP4 Driver For Linux 6.18
All of the multimedia subsystem feature updates have been merged for the Linux 6.18 merge window...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-Media-Subsystem
Austria's Armed Forces Gets Rid of Microsoft Office (Mostly) for LibreOffice
https://news.itsfoss.com/austrian-forces-ditch-microsoft-office/
📰 Brave browser surpasses the 100 million active monthly users mark
Brave browser this September has reached 101 million monthly active users and 42 million daily active users, hitting a new record in the project's history.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/brave-browser-surpasses-the-100-million-active-monthly-users-mark/
📰 MARVEL Cosmic Invasion gets a demo with Native Linux support
MARVEL Cosmic Invasion is an upcoming retro-styled beat 'em up from Tribute Games with Dotemu and Gamirror Games. A demo was just released with Linux support..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/marvel-cosmic-invasion-gets-a-demo-with-native-linux-support/
📰 Intel Posts Linux Driver Patches For Nova Lake Audio Support
So far Intel has posted very few Linux kernel driver enablement patches around Nova Lake but it looks like that is about to change...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Nova-Lake-Audio-Support
📰 Raspberry Pi OS Based on Debian 13 Now Available for Download
Raspberry Pi OS based on Debian 13 “Trixie” is now available to download, bringing a new Control Centre, PiXtrix themes, and updated apps.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/raspberry-pi-os-based-on-debian-13-now-available-for-download/
Cairo-Dock 3.6 Released with Wayland and HiDPI Support, systemd Integration
https://9to5linux.com/cairo-dock-3-6-released-with-wayland-and-hidpi-support-systemd-integration
AerynOS Prepares ISO Release with COSMIC Beta Packages
https://linuxiac.com/aerynos-prepares-iso-release-with-cosmic-beta-packages/
Aurora immutable KDE Plasma workstation big, slow, confusing • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/01/aurora_immutable_kde_workstation/
📰 Cairo-Dock 3.6 Released with Wayland and HiDPI Support, systemd Integration
Cairo-Dock 3.6 is now available for download as a major update to this dock-like application for your GNU/Linux desktop with new features like Wayland and HiDPI support. Here's what's new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/cairo-dock-3-6-released-with-wayland-and-hidpi-support-systemd-integration
📰 EXT4, EROFS & NTF3 File-System Drivers Ready With Improvements For Linux 6.18
In addition to XFS enabling online fsck by default, Bcachefs being stripped from the mainline Linux kernel, and Btrfs improvements making for a notable first few days of the Linux 6.18 window, there's more. The EXT4, EROFS, and NTFS3 drivers are bringing the latest batch of file-system changes for Linux 6.18...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-EXT4-EROFS-NTFS3
📰 openSUSE Leap 16 Is Now Available for Download with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS
openSUSE Leap 16 operating system is now available for download as a major update based on SUSE Linux Enterprise 16 and Linux 6.12 LTS. Here's what's new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-leap-16-is-now-available-for-download-with-linux-kernel-6-12-lts
📰 Raspberry Pi Announces Price Increases Due To Rising Memory Demand
Due to rising demand around system memory being pushed up in large part by HBM for AI applications, Raspberry Pi announced price increases on select products to help offset the rising LPDDR costs...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raspberry-Pi-Price-RAM-Demand
📰 Get a load of FMV adventures for next to nothing in this Fanatical bundle
Fanatical launched the FMV Adventures Bundle Redux, giving you another chance to build up a great list of mysterious games. Nearly all are Steam Deck Verified..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/get-a-load-of-fmv-adventures-for-next-to-nothing-in-this-fanatical-bundle/
📰 The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles (TCHDC) is for fans of dungeon crawlers with roguelite replayability
Filled up with eccentric characters, tricky foes, plenty of jokes, and a lot of pop culture references - The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles (TCHDC) sounds fun..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/the-crazy-hyper-dungeon-chronicles-tchdc-is-for-fans-of-dungeon-crawlers-with-roguelite-replayability/
📰 Why the (Old) GNOME Screenshot App Doesn’t Work in GNOME 49
If you see the "unable to capture a screenshot, all possible methods failed" error when using GNOME Screenshot in Ubuntu, it is not a bug – but by design. You're reading Why the (Old) GNOME Screenshot App Doesn’t Work in GNOME 49, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/gnome-screenshot-app-no-longer-works-in-gnome-49
📰 SiFive Premier P550, Apple M2 Pro/Max/Ultra DTs & Other SoC Changes For Linux 6.18
The many SoC and platform/machine DeviceTree additions have been merged for the Linux 6.18 kernel! This includes finally having mainline support for the SiFive HiFive Premier P550 RISC-V development board and its EIC7700 SoC, Apple M2 Pro / Max / Ultra DeviceTrees added and associated Apple Mac system support, various new Snapdragon X1 laptops now being supported by the mainline kernel and much more...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-SoC-DT-Changes
📰 KDE Plasma 6.5 Beta Released, This Is What’s New
KDE Plasma 6.5 Beta brings rounded window corners, day/night theme switching, improved widgets, and new Wayland protocols.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-5-beta-released-this-is-whats-new/
📰 Linux Mint Showcases a Redesigned Menu
Linux Mint’s next Cinnamon release brings a redesigned menu, better keyboard layouts, and improved input method support.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-showcases-a-redesigned-menu/
📰 Red Hat confirms security incident after hackers claim GitHub breach
An extortion group calling itself the Crimson Collective claims to have breached Red Hat's private GitHub repositories, stealing nearly 570GB of compressed data across 28,000 internal projects.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/red-hat-confirms-security-incident-after-hackers-claim-github-breach/
Steam On Linux Use Up 1% From Last September - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-September-2925
Mini Floating Panel Adds New Auto-Positioning Options - OMG! Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/mini-floating-panel-7-click-positioning
📰 10 of the best AAA games you can play on Linux in 2025
A formidable number of AAA titles are fully playable on Linux today, proving that the OS is no longer an underdog when it comes to gaming.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/best-aaa-games-to-play-on-linux-2025/
📰 How to Upgrade to openSUSE Leap 16 from Leap 15.6
A tried-and-true step-by-step guide for a hassle-free upgrade to openSUSE Leap 16 from Leap 15.6.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/how-to-upgrade-to-opensuse-leap-16-from-leap-15-6/
📰 Android malware uses VNC to give attackers hands-on access
A new Android banking and remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed Klopatra disguised as an IPTV and VPN app has infected more than 3,000 devices across Europe.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/android-malware-uses-vnc-to-give-attackers-hands-on-access/
Linus Torvalds Lashes Out At RISC-V Big Endian Plans - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Torvalds-No-RISC-V-BE
📰 This free and open-source writing tool is the perfect writing environment for most people
Discover Manuskript, a powerful and free open-source writing tool designed for novelists, screenwriters, and long-form authors. Organize complex projects, manage characters and plots, and write distraction-free.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/free-open-source-writing-tool-is-perfect-writing-environment/
📰 This beastly gaming laptop with a Ryzen 9 9955HX and RTX 5070 Ti just dropped $700
A powerful gaming laptop that packs everything you need to get the best performance possible. A $700 discount makes it one worth taking a look at.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/msi-vector-a18-hx-gaming-laptop-drops-by-700/
7 Ways to Use SSH to Turbocharge Remote Server Connections
https://www.howtogeek.com/ways-to-use-ssh-to-turbocharge-remote-server-sessions/