This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

KDE Internet of Things Development Restarted For Home Assistant Integration:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Internet-of-Things-Kiot

KDE Plasma 6.6 Finally Supporting Ambient Light Sensors, Fixing Windows Games With HDR:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.6-Before-Christmas-F

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Confirms its Kernel Version:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-26-04-lts-kernel-version-confirmed

Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” – BETA Release:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4973

LoongArch Promoted To Being An Official Architecture For Debian 14:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-LoongArch64-Official

Mageia 10 Planning For April Release While Still Maintaining 32-bit Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mageia-10-April-2026-Plans

PearOS is revived with Arch base and KDE Plasma desktop:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/pearos/

Rhino Linux 2025.4 introduces Lomiri desktop and updated kernels:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/rhino-linux-2025-4-introduces-lomiri-desktop-and-updated-kernels/

SparkyLinux 2025.12 released with Debian 'Forky' base and updated packages:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/sparkylinux-2025-12-released-with-debian-forky-base-and-updated-packages/

Asahi Linux Gets Microphone Working For M2 Pro/Max, Eyes Installer Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-December-2025

Tails 7.3.1 delivers urgent security fix, updated Tor Browser, Tor client, and Thunderbird:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/tails-7-3-1-delivers-urgent-security-fix-updated-tor-browser-tor-client-and-thunderbird/

Debusine Repositories Enter Beta: Ubuntu PPA-Like User Archives For Debian Linux:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debusine-Repositories-Beta

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Wayland-Only Budgie 10.10 Desktop Preview Released:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Budgie-10.10-Preview

KDE Spectacle Adds OCR Support To Copy Text Directly From Screenshots:
https://ostechnix.com/kde-spectacle-adds-ocr-support/
(Sounds nice, took note, I'll try it out if I need something like that, although OCRs aren't that great in my experience, even Terraform, they make a ton of mistakes even when recognizing English text, for niche languages like Hungarian it's basically useless.)

KDE Plasma 6.6 Adds ‘Exclude Certain Windows From Screen Recording’ Feature:
https://ostechnix.com/exclude-certain-windows-from-screen-recording-in-plasma-6-6/

Nautilus File Manager In GNOME 50 Will Load Thumbnails Much Faster:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-Nautilus-Thumbnails

AlmaLinux 9.7 debuts with performance enhancements, updated dev tools & improved security:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/almalinux-9-7-debuts-with-performance-enhancements-updated-dev-tools-and-improved-security/

SUSE's Agama 18 OS Installer Released - i586 Support Dropped:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/SUSE-Agama-18-Released

Canonical Gets Flutter Up And Running On RISC-V For Ubuntu:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Canonical-Flutter-On-RISC-V

Xubuntu Reveals How its Website Was Hijacked:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/xubuntu-website-breach-report
(Canonical messed it up again, how surprising... Code injection shouldn't be that hard to prevent in most cases.)

TUXEDO ARM notebook based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X1 Elite SoC (X1E) discontinued, due to Linux compatibility issues:
https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Discontinuation-of-ARM-notebooks-with-Snapdragon-X-Elite-SoC.tuxedo

Phosh 0.51.0 released with new location quick setting, extra options for Caffeine quick setting, improved brightness handling, etc.:
https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.51.0/

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Ubuntu LTS Releases Now Get 15 Years of Support:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/ubuntu-lts-releases-15-years-of-support

Ubuntu's Rust Transition Hits Another Bump as sudo-rs Security Vulnerabilities Show Up:
https://itsfoss.com/news/sudo-rs-issue-ubuntu/

Nitrux 5.0.0 Released: A 'New Beginning' That's Not for Everyone (By Design):
https://itsfoss.com/news/nitrux-5-release/

MX Linux 25 'Infinity' arrives with a cleaner look and easier installation:
https://betanews.com/2025/11/11/mx-linux-25-infinity-arrives-with-a-cleaner-look-and-easier-installation/

Debian 13.2 Released With Dozens Of Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13.2-Released

Tails 7.2 brings Tor Browser 15.0, Linux 6.12 LTS kernel, privacy upgrades, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/tails-7-2-brings-tor-browser-15-0-linux-6-12-lts-kernel-privacy-upgrades-and-more/

Red Hat's RHEL 10.1 Released With systemd Soft-Reboots, Easier AI Accelerator Drivers:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Red-Hat-Enterprise-Linux-10.1

SparkyLinux 8.1 released with updated software and desktop environments:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/sparkylinux-8-1-released-with-updated-software-and-desktop-environments/

GNOME's Nautilus File Manager Finally Supporting Ctrl+Insert & Shift+Insert:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Nautilus-Copy-Paste-Files

KDE Plasma 6.6 to get a great new feature - limit virtual desktops to the primary screen:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/kde-plasma-6-6-to-get-a-great-new-feature-limit-virtual-desktops-to-the-primary-screen/

Plasma 6.6 Will Avoid Running Out Of RAM When Something Crashes In A Loop:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.6-Better-Crash-Loop

Budgie 10.9.4 adds libpeas2 support, ABI bumps, and Raven plugin changes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/budgie-10-9-4-adds-libpeas2-support-abi-bumps-and-raven-plugin-changes/

Miracle-WM Adds Accessibility, Touchpad & Animation Options:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/miracle-wm-adds-accessibility-touchpad-configuration

Linux’s Slickest System Monitor App (Mission Center) Gets Updated:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/mission-center-system-monitor-1-1-update

Maemo Leste status report: system ported to Devuan Daedalus, new CI/CD, updated browser, calendar and chat app, improved hardware support, etc.:
https://maemo-leste.github.io/maemo-leste-2025-daedalus-release.html

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Linux Mint Monthly News October 2025: more customization options for Cinnamon menu applet, System Reports rebranded to System Information with new features, LMDE 6 EOL, XSI (XApp Symbolic Icons) to replace Adwaita symbolic icons:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4936

Devuan 6.0 Released For Debian 13 Without systemd:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Devuan-6.0-Released

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Release Date & Schedule:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/ubuntu-26-04-release-schedule

Ubuntu 25.10 Offers x86-64-v3 Architecture Variant Packages:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/ubuntu-amd64v3-x86-64-v3-support

Archinstall 3.0.13 Adds WiFi Connection Menu To Arch Linux Installer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Archinstall-3.0.13-Released

SUSE Provides U-Boot Support For The Raspberry Pi 5:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/SUSE-Raspberry-Pi-5-U-Boot

IncusOS Announced As Immutable Linux OS With ZFS For Running Containers:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Incus-IncusOS-Announced

GNOME Mutter Now "Completely Drops The Whole X11 Backend":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-Drops-X11

LXQt 2.3.0 Lightweight Desktop Environment Released With Improved Wayland Support:
https://ostechnix.com/lxqt-2-3-0-released/

KDE Gear 25.08.3 Is Out with More Bug Fixes, KDE Gear 25.12 Coming December 11th:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-08-3-is-out-with-more-bug-fixes-kde-gear-25-12-coming-december-11th

KDE Plasma 6.5.2 Improves KRunner’s Search Result Ordering and Fixes Regressions:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-5-2-improves-krunners-search-result-ordering-and-fixes-regressions

Plasma 6.6 Brings Primary-Screen Virtual Desktops, QR Code Wi-Fi, Plus More!:
https://ostechnix.com/plasma-6-6-primary-desktops-qr-code-wifi/

Hyprland 0.52 Released With New Features For This Wayland Compositor:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hyprland-0.52-Released

Bottles 52.0 brings Windows Vista support, Sandbox feature, enhanced stability, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/bottles-52-0-brings-windows-vista-support-sandbox-feature-enhanced-stability-and-more/

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Fedora Linux 43 is Officially Released! Here’s What’s New and How to Upgrade:
https://ostechnix.com/fedora-linux-43-released/

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed update brings KDE Plasma 6.5, GNOME 49.1, Linux kernel 6.17.5:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/kde-plasma-6-5-gnome-49-1-and-kernel-6-17-5-headline-opensuse-tumbleweed-updates/

Debian's APT Will Soon Begin Requiring Rust: Debian Ports Need To Adapt Or Be Sunset:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-APT-Will-Require-Rust

Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS & COSMIC Desktop Aim For December Stable Release:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Pop-OS-24.04-In-December

Ubuntu Unity In Need Of More Developers To Survive:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Unity-25.10-Troubles

Archinstall 3.0.12 & Pacman 7.1 Released For Arch Linux Users:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Archinstall-3.0.12-Pacman-7.1

AerynOS 2025.10 ISOs Released - GNOME 49, Switches Back To GNU libstdc++:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-2025.10-ISOs

TrueNAS 25.10 launches with major UI refresh, NVMe-oF, GPU acceleration, and VM HA:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/truenas-25-10-launches-with-major-ui-refresh-nvme-of-gpu-acceleration-and-vm-ha/

System76 is Developing COSMIC Sync to Keep Linux Desktops in Sync:
https://ostechnix.com/system76-cosmic-sync-linux-desktop-setup/

A New GNOME Extension Adds A macOS-Inspired Quick Menu Option:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Kiwi-macOS-Quick-Menu

GNOME Extension Floating Mini Panel Gains New Vertical Orientation Option:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/floating-mini-panel-vertical-mode

Flathub launches improved license compliance tools for developers:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/flathub-launches-improved-license-compliance-tools-for-developers/

GE-Proton 10-22 released with a fix for game launchers, Persona 5 Strikers and Richard Burns Rally:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/ge-proton-10-22-released-with-a-fix-for-game-launchers-persona-5-strikers-and-richard-burns-rally/

GE-Proton 10-23 released with fixes for Killer Instinct, Heroes of Newerth Reborn and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/ge-proton-10-23-released-with-fixes-for-killer-instinct-heroes-of-newerth-reborn-and-more/

GE-Proton 10-24 brings fixes for Space Engineers, Blade & Soul NEO:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/ge-proton-10-24-brings-fixes-for-space-engineers-blade-soul-neo/

Steam On Linux Gaming Finally Cracks 3% For October 2025:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Linux-Above-3P-Oct-2025

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KDE Plasma 6.5 Released with Rounded Corners, Clipboard Pinning + More:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/kde-plasma-6-5-new-features-changes-release
(Rounded corners? Get GNOMEd, KDE users lol)

KDE Plasma 6.6 Will Cater To Windows Power Users With "winver":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.6-winver

Resources 1.9 Brings Intel Xe GPU Support & Other System Resource Monitoring For GNOME:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Resources-1.9

Fedora Linux 43 Final Cleared For Release Next Week:
https://ostechnix.com/fedora-linux-43-final-cleared-for-release-next-week/

Fedora Linux project agrees to allow AI-assisted contributions with a new policy:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/fedora-linux-project-agrees-to-allow-ai-assisted-contributions-with-a-new-policy/

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Daily Builds Now Available for Download:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/ubuntu-26-04-daily-builds-available

Ubuntu 25.10 Unattended Upgrades Broken Due To Rust Coreutils Bug:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-Broken-Upgrade
(That's why an experimental software should never be shipped in a stable version of a distro)

Xubuntu Website Hijack Served Malware Downloads (Now Fixed):
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/xubuntu-website-malware-hack

Zorin OS 18 Broke Download Records on Windows 10 EOL Day:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/zorin-os-18-biggest-launch-ever
(The year of Linux desktop is coming 😎)

Ultramarine Linux 42: GPU boost for WSL & Terra 43 package manager enhancements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/ultramarine-linux-42-gpu-boost-for-wsl-and-terra-43-package-manager-enhancements/

AnduinOS 1.4 debuts on Ubuntu 25.10, drops X11 and updates core apps:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/anduinos-1-4-debuts-on-ubuntu-25-10-drops-x11-and-updates-core-apps/

Clonezilla Live 3.3 has been released with Linux 6.16 Kernel, Alias Devices & eMMC Support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/clonezilla-live-3-3-has-been-released-with-linux-6-16-kernel-alias-devices-and-emmc-support/

AlmaLinux 10.1 Beta Released with Btrfs Support, Linux Kernel 6.12 and More:
https://ostechnix.com/almalinux-10-1-beta-released/

Mobian Trixie with Debian 13 base released, with Linux kernel 6.12, Phosh 46, Plasma mobile 6.3:
https://blog.mobian.org/posts/2025/10/new-stable-rotating-keys/

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Zorin OS 18 Released with New Look, New Apps + More:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/zorin-os-18-released-with-new-look-new-apps-more

LMDE 7 “Gigi” released!:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4924

RIP Windows 10 -- Winux 'W10EOL' is the Windows 11 clone that runs on Linux and makes your old PC feel new again:
https://betanews.com/2025/10/13/rip-windows-10-winux-w10eol-is-the-windows-11-clone-that-runs-on-linux-and-makes-your-old-pc-feel-new-again/

Waiting to Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10? Here’s When You Can:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/upgrade-to-ubuntu-25-10-delay

Ubuntu 26.04 Looks To Retire Its ISO Tracker: "Held Together With Duct Tape & Goodwill":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Retire-ISO-Tracker

India's First UbuCon Set to Unite Ubuntu Community in Bengaluru This November:
https://news.itsfoss.com/events/first-ubucon-india/

Tails 7.1 released with Tor Browser offline home page, updated core software, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/tails-7-1-released-with-tor-browser-offline-home-page-updated-core-software-and-more/

GNOME Has A New Security Threat Scanner Powered By VirusTotal:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Lenspect-Threat-Scanner
(Google-owned VirusTotal? Thanks nope, it will never touch my system. Why don't they make a ClamAV frontend instead, if they really want a virus scanner?)

GNOME's Flatpak Runtime Drops 32-bit Compatibility Extension:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Flatpak-Drops-32-bit

KDE's 29th anniversary is here and they need your funding:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/kdes-29th-anniversary-is-here-and-they-need-your-funding/

Mir 2.23 Released With New Documentation For Building A Desktop Environment:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mir-2.23-Released

FuriLabs FLX1s: A New Contender in the Linux Phone Arena:
https://www.hackers-game.com/2025/10/06/flx1s-a-new-contender-in-the-linux-phone-arena/

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Ubuntu 25.10 Released, Available to Download Now (with GNOME 49, TPM-backed disk encryption, Ptyxis terminal and Loupe image viewer preinstalled):
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/ubuntu-25-10-released

How To Fix Broken Flatpak Issue In Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka:
https://ostechnix.com/fix-broken-flatpak-ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka/
(Hmm, seems like they are testing how users react to not being able to install Flatpaks. They are using the Microsoft technique to do something their users don't like, undo it, then push it again later.)

Xubuntu Linux 25.10 released with improved Wayland support and Xfce 4.20:
https://betanews.com/2025/10/10/xubuntu-linux-25-10-released-with-improved-wayland-support-and-xfce-4-20/

Ubuntu Reveal Codename of Next Year’s 26.04 LTS:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/ubuntu-26-04-lts-codename-resolute-raccoon

Fedora 43 Landing Emergency Change To Increase /boot Due To NVIDIA GPU Firmware & Other Bloat:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Bigger-Boot-Firmware

Solus Linux Preparing To Remove Python 2, Big systemd Upgrade & Finish /usr Merge:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Solus-Linux-EOY-2025-Epoch

Introducing KRetro: a Libretro game emulator from KDE! (Alpha Release):
https://blog.seshan.xyz/2025/10/05/introducing-kretro-a-libretro-game-emulator-from-kde-alpha-release/

Proton Experimental brings fixes for The Quarry, For Honor, God of War: Ragnarok and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-the-quarry-for-honor-god-of-war-ragnarok-and-more/

Proton 10.0-3 release candidate live for testing better Windows game compatibility on Linux / Steam Deck:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/proton-10-0-3-release-candidate-live-for-testing-better-windows-game-compatibility-on-linux-steam-deck/

Amazon Ditches Android — Launches 'Linux-Based' Vega OS for Fire TV:
https://news.itsfoss.com/amazon-vega-os/

Ubuntu Touch (UBports) 24.04-1.0 released as the first version based on Ubuntu 24.04, with Fairphone 5 support, light mode, personal data encryption, etc.:
https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-1-0-release-3973

Phosh 0.50.0 released with some smaller changes, bug fixes:
https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.50.0/

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Linux Mint monthly news - improved support for keyboard layouts and IM, improved Wayland support, improved on-screen keyboard, redesigned menu:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4895

openSUSE Leap 16 Released - Requires x86-64-v2 CPUs, No x86 32-bit Support By Default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Leap-16

openSUSE Tumbleweed's September update brings Linux 6.16.5, GNOME 49, and KDE Plasma 6.4.5:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/opensuse-tumbleweed-s-september-update-brings-linux-6-16-5-gnome-49-and-kde-plasma-6-4-5/

Fedora's Balancing Act: New Guidelines on Vibe Coding Contributions:
https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-ai-guidelines/

Raspberry Pi OS Updated Against Debian 13 Trixie:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raspberry-Pi-OS-Debian-13

KaOS 2025.09 brings Linux 6.16 kernel, KDE Plasma 6.4, Qt5 removal & enhanced Midna theme:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/kaos-2025-09-brings-linux-6-16-kernel-kde-plasma-6-4-qt5-removal-and-enhanced-midna-theme/

Second Beta Of KDE Plasma 6.5 Released For Testing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.5-Beta-2

KDE Plasma 6.5 Sees More Fixes & More Early Feature Work For Plasma 6.6:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.5-Beta-2-Week-Fix

GNOME 49 Support, New Keyboard Options Added to Tiling Shell:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/tiling-shell-adds-gnome-49-support-new-keyboard-switching-options

Mini Floating Panel GNOME Extension Adds New Auto-Positioning Options:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/mini-floating-panel-7-click-positioning

Steam On Linux Use Up 1% From Last September:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-September-2925

Proton Hotfix updated to improve FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles on Linux:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/proton-hotfix-updated-to-improve-final-fantasy-tactics-the-ivalice-chronicles-on-linux/

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Linux Mint monthly report: LMDE 7 will be based on Debian 13, will have OEM installation support, planned to release this month; Linux Mint 22.3 will include new menu, status applet, improved Wayland support, planned to release in December:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4879

Fedora 43 beta will be released next Tuesday (16 September):
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Beta-Next-Week

Ubuntu 25.10 Switches to Dracut by Default:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/ubuntu-25-10-switches-to-dracut-by-default

openSUSE Disabling Bcachefs Support For Its Linux 6.17+ Kernel Builds:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Disabling-Bcachefs

AlmaLinux 10.1 To Offer Expanded Software Selection With New Repository Default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-10-CRB-Default-Repo

Hyprland 0.51 overhauls gesture system and adds advanced trackpad customization:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/hyprland-0-51-overhauls-gesture-system-and-adds-advanced-trackpad-customization/

Dash to Panel v70 released with GNOME 49 support, additional options for intellihide, "Quit all" option for "ungrouped" mode, option to add border to the panel, etc.:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/dash-to-panel-extension-gnome-49

Libadwaita 1.8 released with AdwShortcutsDialog instead of the deprecated GtkShortcutsWindow, full CSS media query support, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/libadwaita-1.8-Released

PipeWire 1.4.8 delivers low latency for Firewire and Apple Home Pod Mini support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/pipewire-1-4-8-delivers-low-latency-for-firewire-and-apple-home-pod-mini-support/

CUPS 2.4.13 Print Server Released With "Important" Security Fix:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/CUPS-2.4.13-Released

Linux Looking To Finally Kill Off HIGHPTE Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-ARM-HIGHPTE-RFC

Linux Kernel 6.17 RC5 Released: What’s New and Linus Torvalds’ Latest Plea!:
https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-17-rc5-released/

The Newest DRM Display Driver Being Worked On For Linux: "Yhgch":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-DRM-Yhgch-Driver

Intel Loses One Of Its NPU Driver Maintainers: "Time To Let Someone Else Deal With The NPU Bugs":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-NPU-Maintainer-Leaves

LLVM 21.1.1 Ships A Variety Of Compiler Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LLVM-21.1.1-Released

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