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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Canonical Now Offering Ubuntu Pro For WSL:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Pro-For-WSL
(Yeah, just contribute to the appification of Linux, and get people to use Linux inside Windows instead of actually installing it. Good job, traitors)

Good News! Canonical Plans to Rebuild Ubuntu Wiki From Scratch:
https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-wiki-rebuild-plan/

AI Is Being Used To Help Modernize The Ubuntu Error Tracker:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-Ubuntu-Error-Tracker-Improve

Linux Mint 22.3 Beta Will Be Released This Month:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/linux-mint-22-3-beta-coming-this-month

Fedora 44 is Replacing Decades-Old Kernel Console with Safer, Modern Alternative:
https://itsfoss.com/news/fedora-replacing-kernel-console/

Fedora Linux 44 will get improved NTSYNC enabling for Proton / Wine:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/fedora-linux-44-will-get-improved-ntsync-enabling-for-proton-wine/

openSUSE Begins Rolling Out Intel NPU Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Intel-NPU-Support

EndeavourOS Ganymede ISO launches with KDE Plasma 6.5, & improved NVIDIA handling:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/endeavouros-ganymede-iso-launches-with-kde-plasma-6-5-and-improved-nvidia-handling/

KaOS 2025.11 adds Limine bootloader, Linux 6.17 kernel, KDE Plasma 6.5 & updated packages:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/kaos-2025-11-adds-limine-bootloader-linux-6-17-kernel-kde-plasma-6-5-and-updated-packages/

Alpine Linux 3.23 Released With APK Tools v3 For Package Management:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Alpine-Linux-3.23

NixOS 25.11 “Xantusia” released with 7k new packages, GNOME 49, COSMIC beta, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/nixos-25-11-xantusia-released-with-7k-new-packages-gnome-49-cosmic-beta-and-more/

ObsidianOS Review: A New, Innovative Linux Distro Built Around A/B Partitioning:
https://itsfoss.com/obsidianos-review/

Oracle Linux 9.7 released with post-quantum cryptography and updated toolchain:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/oracle-linux-9-7-released-with-post-quantum-cryptography-and-updated-toolchain/

Rocky Linux 9.7 released with updated images and post-quantum security:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/rocky-linux-9-7-released-with-updated-images-and-post-quantum-security/

Armbian 25.11 brings mainline U-Boot to more boards, expands hardware support, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/armbian-25-11-brings-mainline-u-boot-to-more-boards-expands-hardware-support-and-more/

4MLinux 50.0 stable released with updated apps and improved webcam support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/4mlinux-50-0-stable-released-with-updated-apps-and-improved-webcam-support/

AV Linux 25 and MX Moksha 25 released with updated file and VM features:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/av-linux-25-and-mx-moksha-25-released-with-updated-file-and-vm-features/

Raspberry Pi OS Now Lets You Safely Eject HDD and NVMe Drives Connected via USB:
https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-os-now-lets-you-safely-eject-hdd-and-nvme-drives-connected-via-usb

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Canonical Now Offering Ubuntu Pro For WSL

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Tuxedo unveils Gemini 17 Gen4 Linux laptop for high performance workloads:
https://betanews.com/2025/12/05/tuxedo-unveils-gemini-17-gen4-linux-laptop-for-high-performance-workloads/

Reddit Strangers Built an Open Source Linux Handheld, And They Want Your Help:
https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-platform-kit/

Steam On Linux Use Easily Hits An All-Time High In November:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Linux-November-2025

Linux kernel 6.18 released with BPF security, SLUB, and networking upgrades:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/linux-kernel-6-18-released-with-bpf-security-slub-and-networking-upgrades/

It’s Official: Linux Kernel 6.18 Will Be LTS, Supported Until December 2027:
https://9to5linux.com/its-official-linux-kernel-6-18-will-be-lts-supported-until-december-2027

Linux Kernel 5.4 Reaches End of Life After More Than Six Years of Maintenance:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-5-4-reaches-end-of-life-after-more-than-six-years-of-maintenance

GNU Linux-libre 6.18 Neuters More Functionality Due To Blobs With Intel Xe, NVIDIA Nova:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Linux-Libre-6.18

Wine 10.20 released with upgraded vkd3d:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/wine-10-20-released-with-upgraded-vkd3d/

Wine 11.0-rc1 Released With TWAINDSM 64-bit Module For Scanners:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.0-rc1-Released

Mesa 25.2.8 and Mesa 25.3.1 released for open source Linux graphics drivers:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/mesa-25-2-8-and-mesa-25-3-1-released-for-open-source-linux-graphics-drivers/

Fwupd 2.0.18 Enables Linux Firmware Updating For More Hardware:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fwupd-2.0.18-Released

X.Org Server's xkbcomp Updated For Four Security Issues Dating Back Years:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/xkbcomp-1.5-Released

Features Expected For Linux 6.19: ASUS Armoury, Many Intel Bits, AMD GCN 1.0/1.1 Enhanced:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Features-Expected

NVIDIA 590.44.01 Beta Linux Driver Released With Wayland Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-590.44.01-Linux-Beta

NVIDIA Improves Block Layer Peer-To-Peer DMA In Linux 6.19:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-IO-uring-Block

Btrfs In Linux 6.19 Adds Experimental Features, Continues Preparations For FSCRYPT:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Btrfs

Bcachefs Ready With Its Reconcile Feature As Biggest Change In Two Years:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-Reconcile-Ready

An Intel Fellow & Prominent Linux Performance Engineer Resigns From Intel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Brendan-Gregg-Leaves-Intel

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Tuxedo unveils Gemini 17 Gen4 Linux laptop for high performance workloads

Tuxedo Computers has launched its latest Linux laptop, the Gemini 17 Gen4. The new 17.3 inch notebook is designed as as a desktop replacement and combines an

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FOSS NEWS

Introducing Proton Sheets: Protect the data that drives your business:
https://proton.me/blog/sheets-proton-drive

Proton Pass 1.33 introduces clipboard clearing and improved offline mode:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/proton-pass-1-33-introduces-clipboard-clearing-and-improved-offline-mode/

VLC 3.0.22 adds Dark Qt Mode, AMD Frame Rate Doubler, and Codec improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/vlc-3-0-22-adds-dark-qt-mode-amd-frame-rate-doubler-and-codec-improvements/

LibreOffice 26.2 Alpha 1 Released For Testing:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-26.2-Alpha-1

ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.2 introduces AI grammar checks, shortcut customization, macros and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/onlyoffice-docs-9-2-introduces-ai-grammar-checks-shortcut-customization-macros-and-more/

PeaZip 10.8 Open-Source Archive Manager Overhauls Previewing Inside Archives:
https://9to5linux.com/peazip-10-8-open-source-archive-manager-overhauls-previewing-inside-archives

Audacity 3.7.6 Audio Editor Adds FFmpeg 8 Support, Spectrogram Wavelet Analysis:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-6-audio-editor-adds-ffmpeg-8-support-spectrogram-wavelet-analysis

Organic Maps adds Wikipedia in new languages and region highlighting:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/organic-maps-adds-wikipedia-in-new-languages-and-region-highlighting/

Calibre 8.16 Open-Source E-Book Manager Adds More AI Features, Bug Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-16-open-source-e-book-manager-adds-more-ai-features-bug-fixes

Sigil & PageEdit 2.7.0 released with Qt 6.9.3, dynamic automation menu, UI tweaks and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/sigil-and-pageedit-2-7-0-released-with-qt-6-9-3-dynamic-automation-menu-ui-tweaks-and-more/

UZDoom the successor to GZDoom has a first proper release out now:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/uzdoom-the-successor-to-gzdoom-has-a-first-proper-release-out-now/

The response to s&box from Facepunch going open source has been "overwhelmingly positive":
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/the-response-to-sandbox-from-facepunch-going-open-source-has-been-overwhelmingly-positive/

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Introducing Proton Sheets: Secure spreadsheets for business | Proton

Proton Drive now includes Proton Sheets, giving you secure, encrypted spreadsheets for safer collaboration, organized data, and aligned teams.

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Code editor Zed adds long-awaited rainbow brackets for improved nested code readability:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/code-editor-zed-adds-long-awaited-rainbow-brackets-for-improved-nested-code-readability/

Django 6.0 released with template partials, backround tasks and more:
https://www.djangoproject.com/weblog/2025/dec/03/django-60-released/

AMD GPU Managed Memory Support Merged For The GCC 16 Compiler:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GCC-Managed-Memory

WordPress 6.9 adds block-level Notes, dashboard-wide Command Palette, and Abilities API:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/wordpress-6-9-adds-block-level-notes-dashboard-wide-command-palette-and-abilities-api/

Anthropic acquires Bun to accelerate its development and integration into Claude Code:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/anthropic-acquires-bun-to-accelerate-its-development-and-integration-into-claude-code/

Wireshark 4.6.2 Is Out to Update Protocol/Capture File Support and Fix More Bugs:
https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-6-2-is-out-to-update-protocol-capture-file-support-and-fix-more-bugs

Let's Encrypt will decrease SSL certificate validity from 90 to 45 Days by 2028:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/let-s-encrypt-will-decrease-ssl-certificate-validity-from-90-to-45-days-by-2028/

FreeBSD 15.0 Now Officially Available With Many Software Updates, Reproducible Builds:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.0-RELEASE

ReactOS Lands Improvements For Its USB Stack - Fixing Various Blue Screens of Death:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Better-USB-For-ReactOS

Genode OS Framework 25.11 Adds Intel Alder Lake Graphics Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Genode-OS-25.11

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Code editor Zed adds long-awaited rainbow brackets for improved nested code readability

Zed users can now use rainbow brackets inside the code editor, enhancing code readability by color-coding nested brackets. Users can activate and customize this feature in the settings for improved navigation.

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