This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Arch Linux Powered CachyOS To Develop A Server Edition:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-Server-Edition-Coming
(An Arch-based server OS? Well, good one for those who like their adrenaline rising while updating the system. New extreme sport found lol (Just joking, don't take it seriously))

Parrot 7.0 brings KDE Plasma 6, Wayland support, new security tools, and RISC-V support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/parrot-7-0-brings-kde-plasma-6-wayland-support-new-security-tools-and-risc-v-support/

Qubes OS 4.3.0 released with Fedora 41, Xen 4.19, updated templates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/qubes-os-4-3-0-released-with-fedora-41-xen-4-19-updated-templates/

postmarketOS 25.12 brings Alpine 3.23 base, GNOME 49, Plasma Mobile 6.5 & kernel updates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/postmarketos-25-12-brings-alpine-3-23-base-gnome-49-plasma-mobile-6-5-and-kernel-updates/

We Have Another New Linux Phone Before 2025 Ends - Void Phone VX1: An Enterprise-Ready Phone:
https://itsfoss.com/news/void-phone-vx1/

Proton Experimental brings improvements for CoD: Black Ops Cold War, Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/proton-experimental-brings-improvements-for-cod-black-ops-cold-war-farlight-84-chrono-trigger-and-more/

GE-Proton 10-27 brings fixes for Star Citizen, The First Descendant and more tweaks:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/ge-proton-10-27-brings-fixes-for-star-citizen-the-first-descendant-and-more-tweaks/

Phoenix: A New X Server Written From Scratch With Zig:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Phoenix-X-Server

Wayback 0.3 Released For Advancing This X11 Compatibility Layer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-0.3

Weston 15.0 Alpha Released With New Protocols, Experimental Vulkan Renderer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Weston-15.0-Alpha

KVM Guest VMs Using Intel AMX Can Cause The Linux Host To Kernel Panic:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KVM-Guests-AMX-Host-Panic

Linux 6.19 Lands Fix For ARM64 EFI Systems Crashing On Boot:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Fix-ARM64-EFI-Crash

NVIDIA CUDA Tile IR Open-Sourced:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-CUDA-Tile-IR-Open-Source

Intel Open-Source Software Setback: IWD Development Hiatus:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-IWD-Development-Halts

Wine 11.0-rc4 Brings 22 Bug Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.0-rc4-Released

(FOSS news in comment)

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Rilasciata Parrot OS 7.0: la distribuzione GNU/Linux per l’ethical hacking si rinnova
Parrot OS è una distribuzione #gnulinux libera, basata su Debian, progettata specificamente per la sicurezza informatica, il penetration testing, la privacy e lo sviluppo software #parrotos non è pensata per l’utente generico: è progettata per esperti di sicurezza e ricercatori, che richiedono un sistema affidabile, costantemente aggiornato e ottimizzato per operazioni critiche.

@linux

https://www.laseroffice.it/blog/2025/12/27/rilasciata-parrot-os-7-0-la-distribuzione-gnu-linux-per-lethical-hacking-si-rinnova/

Parrot 7.0 introduce Debian 13, kernel Linux 6.12 LTS, KDE Plasma su Wayland e supporto RISC‑V. Una release che rinnova l’esperienza della distro per pentesting e sicurezza informatica. #ParrotOS #CyberSecurity #Linux #Debian

https://www.linuxeasy.org/parrot-7-0-rilasciato-basato-su-debian-13-kde-plasma-e-kernel-6-12-lts/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

ParrotOS 7.0 Beta Arrives with Debian 13 Base and KDE as the New Default Desktop.

Full details here: https://ostechnix.com/parrotos-7-beta-released/

#Parrotos7beta #Parrotos #Linuxdistribution #Debian13 #KDE #Releases #Security #Linux

Parrot 7 Beta Images are here 💥

Parrot is now based on Debian 13 (Trixie), with KDE as the new default desktop. Please test drive it and let us know what breaks (nicely). 🦜

👉 Click the link down below and read the full Release Notes on our website, then grab the beta and have fun ⤵️

http://parrotsec.org/blog/2025-12-09-parrot-7.0-beta-release-notes

#ParrotSec #ParrotOS #linux #linuxdistro #cybersec #cybersecurity #cybersecuritynews #hacker #hackers #PenTest #pentesting #debian

Finally got around to continue the ActiveDirectory Track on HTB labs. Amazing what one forgets if not used often.

I also got around to use #ParrotOS and #Kali - both VMs share a file share holding writeups, tools and stuff.

I must say, Kali feels a bit more modern, up-to-date and it also feels like more tools are available directly from the repositories.