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CachyOS August 2025 ISO snapshot available with a new package dashboard, Linux kernel 6.16, fallback Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, support for Niri window manager, support for bootable snapshots when installing CachyOS with Btrfs file system and GRUB, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-snapshot-for-august-2025-introduces-a-new-package-dashboard

Armbian 25.8 released with Linux kernel 6.16, Debian 13 base, support for new ARM boards, board-specific fixes, loong64 architecture support, improved WireGuard support, improved Pi-hole integration, Cockpit support with KVM integration, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/armbian-25-8-released-with-support-for-linux-kernel-6-16-and-debian-trixie

Leader of Apple graphics driver development, Alyssa Rosenzweig is stepping away from Asahi Linux, to work at Intel to improve their Linux drivers:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Alyssa-Rosenzweig-Joins-Intel
(It sucks for people running Linux on a MacBook, but will benefit other Linux users quite much now that many Intel driver devs are leaving)

Linux kernel 6.17 RC3 available with fixes for various drivers and filesystems, networking improvements, memory leaks fixed, etc.:
https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-17-rc3-released/

Bcachefs is now marked as externally maintained, no new updates will be pushed to the Linux kernel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-Externally-Maintained

Wine 10.14 released with VKD3D 1.17 for Direct3D 12 over Vulkan API layer, Mono engine 10.2, "ping" application supports pinging on IPv6 connections, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-10.14-Released

DXVK 2.7.1 released with improvements for various video games, including Team Fortress 2, The Witcher, Dungeon Siege 2 and more:
https://9to5linux.com/dxvk-2-7-1-brings-improvements-for-team-fortress-2-crysis-3-and-other-games

GTK 4.20 released with improved Wayland support, fixes for Vulkan renderer, CSS media query support, improved rendering of symbolic icons, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GTK-4.20-Released

Btrfs developer Josef Bacik leaves Meta for Anthropic, steps down from Linux kernel development:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Josef-Bacik-Leaves-Meta
(Third departure this week... showing that Linux/FOSS devs are really underpaid)

(FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #CachyOS #Armbian #AsahiLinux #LinuxKernel #Bcachefs #Wine #DXVK #GTK #Btrfs #DistroRelease #FosseryTech

coucouf ⏚16h ago

Ravi Dwivedi: Installing #Debian With #Btrfs and #Encryption
https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/installing-debian-with-btrfs-and-encryption/

Installing Debian With Btrfs and Encryption

The only way to spy on me :)

Ravi Dwivedi 17h ago

Published a blog post on documenting my steps in installing #Debian with #Btrfs and encryption https://ravidwivedi.in/posts/installing-debian-with-btrfs-and-encryption/ .

Installing Debian With Btrfs and Encryption

The only way to spy on me :)

I could be worse. Imagine you would start to use an immutable Linux OS (#NixOS) or #BTRFS and so on.

Thus, with Kubuntu you will keep your upgrade adventure at least.

Unofficial LowEndBox Bot 2d ago

Before You Format: ext4, XFS, and btrfs Differences Explained (And Which One You Should Pick) https://lowendbox.com/blog/before-you-format-ext4-xfs-and-btrfs-differences-explained-and-which-one-you-should-pick/ #Editorial&News #slackware #reiserfs #centos #debian #Fedora #gentoo #redhat #ubuntu #btrfs #linux #rocky #alma #arch #ext4 #rhel #xfs

Before You Format: ext4, XFS, and btrfs Differences Explained (And Which One You Should Pick)

Like every other subsystem, Linux can't decide on just one filesystem. Which one (ext4, XFS, btrfs) is best for you?

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adingbatponder 3d ago

@willbush Thanks very much for this info. Indeed in the end one errs on the side of persisting even the stuff one might ideally want to purge on reboot. I am planning using a #nixos #flake arrangement with some #btrfs and #impermanence maintenance scripts but that makes it a bit of a babysitting process. I try to expose all error messages & not ignore them so my flake system is going to be a babysitting process anyway & more checks do not change the basic maintenance routine required. Will see.

Geekland 4d ago

Sistema de archivos en Linux: estructura, jerarquía y funciones #software_y_hardware #btrfs #carpetas_linux #estructura_linux #ext4 #inodos #jerarquía_fhs #linux #montajes #permisos #sistema_de_archivos #xfs
https://notilinux.com/sistema-de-archivos-linux/

Sistema de archivos en Linux: estructura, jerarquía y funciones - NotiLinux.com

Aprende la estructura y jerarquía del sistema de archivos en Linux (FHS): qué hay en /etc, /usr, /home, /var, tipos de sistemas de archivos y puntos de montaje.

NotiLinux.com

Nicola Fioretti

6d ago

🚀 Nuovo snapshot della ISO di #CachyOS (Agosto 2025).

Le novità principali includono un nuovo "Package Dashboard" basato sul web, che semplifica la ricerca e la gestione dei pacchetti.

Oltre a questo: kernel #Linux 6.12 LTS come predefinito, supporto per il window manager #Niri e snapshot avviabili per gli utenti #Btrfs. Anche le applicazioni interne come Cachy-Update e Proton-CachyOS sono state aggiornate.

https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-snapshot-for-august-2025-introduces-a-new-package-dashboard

@linux

dei Muddr 6d ago

#CachyOS nun mit #niri
Zwar nicht so hübsch wie #pikaos , welches #quickshell nutzt, aber dafür funktionieren #btrfs snapshots inklusive encryption.

#windowtiling #wayland

Torsten Bronger Aug 23

Things only #Btrfs can do: 💪

root@wilson# mv 1.gpx 2.gpx
mv: cannot move '1.gpx' to '2.gpx': No space left on device
root@wilson# btrfs f u . | grep -i free
Free (estimated): 231.47GiB (min: 231.47GiB)
Free (statfs, df): 231.47GiB

#Linux