📰 Boro: NVIDIA's Open-Source Effort For AI-Assisted Linux Kernel Development

Over the past few months NVIDIA has been developing Boro as a new AI-assisted kernel development CLI written in Rust and focused on local AI for enhancing efficiency for kernel development...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Boro-Linux-Kernel-AI

#kernel #linux #opensource #rust

📰 Researchers Publish Working Exploit for Pre-Auth AnyDesk Linux Flaw That Gives Root Access

Security researchers have published a full working exploit for a pre-authentication remote code execution flaw in AnyDesk Linux that gives attackers root access before anyone approves the connection.AnyDesk patched the flaw in version 8.0.3 in June, but its changelog described the fix only as "fixed a bug that could lead to a crash," with no CVE assigned and no security.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/researchers-publish-working-exploit-for.html

#linux

📰 Canonical Announces Official Ubuntu Desktop Images for RISC-V

Canonical announces official Ubuntu Desktop images for RISC-V hardware, along with unofficial Xubuntu Minimal images for the Ubuntu 26.10 release.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/canonical-announces-official-ubuntu-desktop-images-for-risc-v

#ubuntu

📰 Ubuntu 26.10 Sticks To Using GCC 15 By Default

From a performance and enthusiast perspective, what I personally find most disappointing and puzzling with the imminent release of Ubuntu 26.10 comes down to its default compiler version...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.10-GCC-15-Default

#ubuntu

📰 Python 3.15 Released With Experimental JIT Compiler Running Faster

Python 3.15 is out today as the newest annual feature release for the Python programming language...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Python-3.15-Released

#python

📰 AMD PerfOpt Boosting Prior-Gen Ryzen APU Performance For AI

Last week I ran benchmarks of the new AMD PerfOpt feature being introduced in Linux 7.4. In those PerfOpt benchmarks on current-gen AMD Ryzen AI APUs/SoCs the AI performance improved as much as 18~23%. Several Phoronix readers expressed interest in seeing how prior-gen AMD Ryzen hardware benefited or not from PerfOpt, so here are some additional benchmarks.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-perfopt-prior-gen

#amd #linux

📰 KDE Frameworks 6.31 Released with File Management and Text Encoding Improvements

KDE Frameworks 6.31 improves file copying and moving, text encoding detection, text editing, metadata extraction, and more.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-frameworks-6-31-released-with-file-management-and-text-encoding-improvements/

#kde

📰 Your artwork could be featured in the next Debian release

Debian Linux has put a call out for artist submissions for its next release: Forky.

🔗 Source: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/your-artwork-could-be-featured-in-the-next-debian-release/

#debian #linux

📰 I gave an old Raspberry Pi one job, and it's been running untouched for a year

A dusty Pi Zero 2 W repurposed as a lightweight Vaultwarden server running DietPi and reachable via Tailscale for remote use.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/old-unmanaged-raspberry-pi-runs-one-job-for-a-year/

#raspberry

📰 Proton 11.0-2e brings EA App fixes, and there's a much bigger Proton 11.0-3 Release Candidate

Valve released two Proton updates to bring more Windows game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux. A small Proton 11.0-2e and a Proton 11.0-3 Release Candidate.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/proton-11-0-2e-brings-ea-app-fixes-and-theres-a-much-bigger-proton-11-0-3-release-candidate/

#linux #proton

📰 KNOD Progressing For Linux In-Kernel GPU Offloading For Network Packet Processing

A while back we covered KNOD as an experimental solution for in-kernel network offloading to AMD GPUs. The open-source KNOD project allows leveraging GPUs to handle packet processing in a very performant and energy efficient manner without needing any specialized hardware. KNOD has continued and a development update was shared this week at the Linux Plumbers Conference in Prague...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KNOD-2026-GPU-Network-Process

#amd #kernel #linux #opensource

📰 Two characters open up a world of typosquatting opportunities in Chromium browsers

Attackers abusing rare Cyrillic and Latin letters to impersonate popular websites.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/10/two-characters-open-up-a-world-of-typosquatting-opportunities-in-chromium-browsers/5302383

#chromium

📰 Linux Networking Diverts 50+ Fixes To Next Kernel, Still Bombarded With AI Fueled Churn

Ahead of the Linux 7.3-rc7 kernel due for release on Sunday, this week's batch of networking fixes were submitted and merged. The vast networking subsystem of wired and wireless drivers plus the various other networking features continues to see a lot of activity due to AI-driven bug reports and patches...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-rc7-Networking

#kernel #linux

📰 A software company evicted the Linux community in 2005, and its replacement powers projects around the world

Never anger a community that can make their own solution.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/a-software-company-evicted-the-linux-community-in-2005-and-its-replacement-powers-projects-around-the-world/

#linux

📰 KDE Plasma 6.8 Ready For Release Next Week, Sees Last Minute NVIDIA Fix

KDE Plasma 6.8 is gearing up for its official debut next week in coinciding with the 30th anniversary since the KDE project began...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.8-Next-Week

#kde #plasma

📰 My headless Raspberry Pi can finally be a real Spotify Connect player without a workaround

My headless Raspberry Pi 4 is parked near my old jBL Flip 5 speaker, and its job was to play Spotify for the longest time. I’d pair my phone to it over Bluetooth, stream from there, and hope nothing got in the way. But something always did, like a phone call, a notification, or walking too far from the Pi. That caused the music to stutter or cut out entirely. It mostly worked, but rarely felt like a proper music player.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/headless-raspberry-pi-can-finally-be-real-spotify-connect-player-without-a-workaround/

#raspberry

📰 Many Laptop & Gaming Handheld Support Improvements Coming For Linux 7.4

Many x86 platform driver improvements have been queuing ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.4 merge window to offer a variety of laptop and gaming handheld device improvements with this next kernel version...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Laptops-Handhelds

#kernel #linux

📰 As the Linux community debates LLM-generated content rules, Linus Torvalds says he "really likes using AI"

He says that it can make coding a lot more fun when used properly.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/as-the-linux-community-debates-llm-generated-content-rules-linus-torvalds-says-he-really-likes-using-ai/

#linux

📰 '123456' password linked to Denmark data breach affecting 8.8M people

Local media reports three weakly protected accounts at small IT biz whose access to national register was abused

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/10/13/123456-password-linked-to-denmark-data-breach-affecting-88m-people/5302726

#cyber

📰 Auto Vectorizing The RISC-V Linux Kernel Shows Promising Results

The Linux kernel build for RISC-V doesn't currently make use of the CPU ISA's Vector extension. but leveraging it with compiler auto vectorization is showing the ability to provide nice performance results for enhancing RISC-V Linux performance...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Auto-Vectorize-RISC-V-Kernel

#kernel #linux

📰 Drgn 0.3 Released For This "Natural" Programmable Debugger From Meta

Drgn is the open-source project out of Meta developing a very versatile debugger with the intent being a debugger focused on programmability with it striving to "make scripting as natural as possible so that debugging feels like coding." Drgn 0.3 released this weekend with the latest round of improvements...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Drgn-0.3-Released

#opensource