📰 KDE Plasma 6.8 Marks 30 Years With a Major Shift to Wayland and a More Powerful Linux Desktop
by George WhittakerThe KDE Project has officially released KDE Plasma 6.8, introducing a substantial collection of desktop improvements while celebrating three decades of open-source software development. Released on October 14, 2026, exactly 30 years after Matthias Ettrich announced the original KDE project, this anniversary edition brings significant changes to display management, accessibility, graphics performance, remote desktop...
🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/kde-plasma-68-marks-30-years-major-shift-wayland-and-more-powerful-linux-desktop
#kde #linux #opensource #plasma #wayland
by George WhittakerThe KDE Project has officially released KDE Plasma 6.8, introducing a substantial collection of desktop improvements while celebrating three decades of open-source software development. Released on October 14, 2026, exactly 30 years after Matthias Ettrich announced the original KDE project, this anniversary edition brings significant changes to display management, accessibility, graphics performance, remote desktop...
🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/kde-plasma-68-marks-30-years-major-shift-wayland-and-more-powerful-linux-desktop
#kde #linux #opensource #plasma #wayland
Linux Journal
KDE Plasma 6.8 Marks 30 Years With a Major Shift to Wayland and a More Powerful Linux Desktop
The KDE Project has officially released KDE Plasma 6.8, introducing a substantial collection of desktop improvements while celebrating three decades of open-source software development. Released on October 14, 2026, exactly 30 years after Matthias Ettrich…
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📰 Linux Lands Fix for Rare, Varying SMP Boot Hangs Affecting Kernels Since 2024
Among the flurry of last minute patch activity ahead of tomorrow's presumed Linux 7.3 stable kernel release is a fix for addressing some rare hangs at boot time. The reports varied but ultimately tracked down to a kernel change made two years ago...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-KThreads-NBCON
#kernel #linux
Among the flurry of last minute patch activity ahead of tomorrow's presumed Linux 7.3 stable kernel release is a fix for addressing some rare hangs at boot time. The reports varied but ultimately tracked down to a kernel change made two years ago...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-KThreads-NBCON
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Linux Lands Fix for Rare, Varying SMP Boot Hangs Affecting Kernels Since 2024
Among the flurry of last minute patch activity ahead of tomorrow's presumed Linux 7.3 stable kernel release is a fix for addressing some rare hangs at boot time
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📰 ZimaOS Is a Linux-Based NAS OS That Makes Self-Hosting Easier
Meet ZimaOS, a Linux-based NAS operating system that simplifies file storage, backups, Docker apps, and home server management.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/zimaos-is-a-linux-based-nas-os-that-makes-self-hosting-easier/
#linux #linuxbased
Meet ZimaOS, a Linux-based NAS operating system that simplifies file storage, backups, Docker apps, and home server management.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/zimaos-is-a-linux-based-nas-os-that-makes-self-hosting-easier/
#linux #linuxbased
Linuxiac
ZimaOS Is a Linux-Based NAS OS That Makes Self-Hosting Easier
Meet ZimaOS, a Linux-based NAS operating system that simplifies file storage, backups, Docker apps, and home server management.
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📰 GNOME's New Local/Cloud AI Chat App Gains More Features
Coming about the past few months has been Moose as a GNOME-aligned AI chat application built around GTK4 and libadwaita. It began as a local AI chat app for the GNOME desktop and grew to support cloud AI services as well. This past week marked the latest feature release for Moose...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Moose-0.6-AI
#gnome
Coming about the past few months has been Moose as a GNOME-aligned AI chat application built around GTK4 and libadwaita. It began as a local AI chat app for the GNOME desktop and grew to support cloud AI services as well. This past week marked the latest feature release for Moose...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Moose-0.6-AI
#gnome
Phoronix
GNOME's New Local/Cloud AI Chat App Gains More Features
Coming about the past few months has been Moose as a GNOME-aligned AI chat application built around GTK4 and libadwaita
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📰 Not Every Open Source OS Needs to Be Based on Linux, and These Six Aren’t
There are more operating systems than just Linux. Here's a list of a few that are under active development.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17499437/open-source-non-linux-os
#linux #opensource
There are more operating systems than just Linux. Here's a list of a few that are under active development.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17499437/open-source-non-linux-os
#linux #opensource
It's FOSS
Not Every Open Source OS Needs to Be Based on Linux, and These Six Aren’t
There are more operating systems than just Linux. Here's a list of a few that are under active development.
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📰 MeshXFS: AI Adapts XFS Into A Clustered File-System
MeshXFS is a clustered open-source file-system in which "no human wrote any of its own code". Depending upon your views of AI, not necessarily something you want to hear for entrusting your data in an AI-created solution. Instead, Claude Opus was tasked with adapting the XFS file-system driver into a clustered file-system...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/MeshXFS-XFS-Clustered
#opensource
MeshXFS is a clustered open-source file-system in which "no human wrote any of its own code". Depending upon your views of AI, not necessarily something you want to hear for entrusting your data in an AI-created solution. Instead, Claude Opus was tasked with adapting the XFS file-system driver into a clustered file-system...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/MeshXFS-XFS-Clustered
#opensource
Phoronix
MeshXFS: AI Adapts XFS Into A Clustered File-System
MeshXFS is a clustered open-source file-system in which 'no human wrote any of its own code'
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📰 GNOME 50.6 Desktop Environment Released with Fixes for Nautilus, GNOME Shell
GNOME 50.6 is now available as the sixth update to the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment series with various bug fixes, updated translations, and other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gnome-50-6-desktop-environment-released-with-fixes-for-nautilus-gnome-shell
#gnome
GNOME 50.6 is now available as the sixth update to the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment series with various bug fixes, updated translations, and other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gnome-50-6-desktop-environment-released-with-fixes-for-nautilus-gnome-shell
#gnome
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📰 Fedora Linux 45 Delayed, New Release Date Set for October 27
Fedora developers have postponed Fedora Linux 45 until October 27 after no suitable final release candidate was available for evaluation.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/fedora-linux-45-delayed-new-release-date-set-for-october-27/
#fedora #linux
Fedora developers have postponed Fedora Linux 45 until October 27 after no suitable final release candidate was available for evaluation.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/fedora-linux-45-delayed-new-release-date-set-for-october-27/
#fedora #linux
Linuxiac
Fedora Linux 45 Delayed, New Release Date Set for October 27
Fedora developers have postponed Fedora Linux 45 until October 27 after no suitable final release candidate was available for evaluation.
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📰 ReactOS Can Now Be Installed & Used With Its NTFS Driver
The ReactOS open-source operating system has seen its NTFS file-system driver mature to the point that it can be finally used for installing and using ReactOS with it. NTFS formatting support is also finally now possible with this driver too...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-NTFS-Driver
#opensource
The ReactOS open-source operating system has seen its NTFS file-system driver mature to the point that it can be finally used for installing and using ReactOS with it. NTFS formatting support is also finally now possible with this driver too...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-NTFS-Driver
#opensource
Phoronix
ReactOS Can Now Be Installed & Used With Its NTFS Driver
The ReactOS open-source operating system has seen its NTFS file-system driver mature to the point that it can be finally used for installing and using ReactOS with it
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📰 This cool Raspberry Pi project turns Telegram photos and voice messages into framed pictures
Some of the more ingenious projects I've reported on were born from limitations. While tinkerers will gladly load up their gadgets with as many features as possible, things change when they want to make something for someone who may not be as big of a tech geek as they are. Such is the case of this lovely Raspberry Pi project that allowed a grandma to keep up with the family's Telegram group with minimal interaction.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-cool-raspberry-pi-project-turns-telegram-photos-and-voice-messages-into-framed-pictures/
#raspberry
Some of the more ingenious projects I've reported on were born from limitations. While tinkerers will gladly load up their gadgets with as many features as possible, things change when they want to make something for someone who may not be as big of a tech geek as they are. Such is the case of this lovely Raspberry Pi project that allowed a grandma to keep up with the family's Telegram group with minimal interaction.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-cool-raspberry-pi-project-turns-telegram-photos-and-voice-messages-into-framed-pictures/
#raspberry
XDA
This cool Raspberry Pi project turns Telegram photos and voice messages into framed pictures
Perfect for those who struggle with modern tech.
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📰 GNOME 51.1 Improves Drag and Drop Between Wayland and Xwayland Clients
GNOME 51.1 is now available as the first point release to the GNOME 51 desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements across several core components and default apps.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gnome-51-1-improves-drag-and-drop-between-wayland-and-xwayland-clients
#gnome #wayland
GNOME 51.1 is now available as the first point release to the GNOME 51 desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements across several core components and default apps.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gnome-51-1-improves-drag-and-drop-between-wayland-and-xwayland-clients
#gnome #wayland
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📰 Omarchy 4.0.5 Released with Linux Kernel 7.2.8, Better Hardware Support
Omarchy 4.0.5 ships with Linux kernel 7.2.8, Qt 6.12 compatibility fixes, desktop performance improvements, and better support for NVIDIA laptops and audio devices.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/omarchy-4-0-5-released-with-linux-kernel-7-2-8-better-hardware-support/
#kernel #linux
Omarchy 4.0.5 ships with Linux kernel 7.2.8, Qt 6.12 compatibility fixes, desktop performance improvements, and better support for NVIDIA laptops and audio devices.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/omarchy-4-0-5-released-with-linux-kernel-7-2-8-better-hardware-support/
#kernel #linux
Linuxiac
Omarchy 4.0.5 Released with Linux Kernel 7.2.8, Better Hardware Support
Omarchy 4.0.5 ships with Linux kernel 7.2.8, Qt 6.12 compatibility fixes, desktop performance improvements, and better support for NVIDIA laptops and audio devices.
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📰 BFS Removed With Linux 7.4 As Old UnixWare File-System
Linus Torvalds began honoring pull requests overnight of new code entering the Linux 7.4 kernel -- as well as removing old code. BFS is the latest obsolete file-system removed from the mainline kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/BFS-Removed-With-Linux-7.4
#kernel #linux
Linus Torvalds began honoring pull requests overnight of new code entering the Linux 7.4 kernel -- as well as removing old code. BFS is the latest obsolete file-system removed from the mainline kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/BFS-Removed-With-Linux-7.4
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
BFS Removed With Linux 7.4 As Old UnixWare File-System
Linus Torvalds began honoring pull requests overnight of new code entering the Linux 7.4 kernel -- as well as removing old code
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📰 qBittorrent 5.3 BitTorrent Client Is Out as a Major Update, Here’s What’s New
qBittorrent 5.3 open-source BitTorrent client is now available for download with many new features, improvements, bug fixes, and many other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/qbittorrent-5-3-bittorrent-client-is-out-as-a-major-update-heres-whats-new
#opensource
qBittorrent 5.3 open-source BitTorrent client is now available for download with many new features, improvements, bug fixes, and many other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/qbittorrent-5-3-bittorrent-client-is-out-as-a-major-update-heres-whats-new
#opensource
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📰 Intel Core Ultra 9 Arrow Lake On Star Labs StarFighter Shows Nice Gains On Ubuntu 26.10
For those running a Star Labs StarFighter Ultra or other Intel Core Ultra Arrow Lake laptop, the recent Ubuntu 26.10 release is providing some nice performance gains over the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release. Here is a look at how Ubuntu 26.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 26.10 performs with the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H over dozens of different benchmarks.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-arrow-lake
#intel #ubuntu
For those running a Star Labs StarFighter Ultra or other Intel Core Ultra Arrow Lake laptop, the recent Ubuntu 26.10 release is providing some nice performance gains over the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release. Here is a look at how Ubuntu 26.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 26.10 performs with the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H over dozens of different benchmarks.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-arrow-lake
#intel #ubuntu
Phoronix
Intel Core Ultra 9 Arrow Lake On Star Labs StarFighter Shows Nice Gains On Ubuntu 26.10
For those running a Star Labs StarFighter Ultra or other Intel Core Ultra Arrow Lake laptop, the recent Ubuntu 26.10 release is providing some nice performance gains over the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release.
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📰 Firefox 158.0.1 Is Out to Block Compromised eMudhra Intermediate Certificates
Mozilla Firefox 158.0.1 is now available for download with updated OneCRL block list to block compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates via OneCRL and other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-158-0-1-is-out-to-block-compromised-emudhra-intermediate-certificates
#firefox
Mozilla Firefox 158.0.1 is now available for download with updated OneCRL block list to block compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates via OneCRL and other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-158-0-1-is-out-to-block-compromised-emudhra-intermediate-certificates
#firefox
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📰 openEuler brings China's enterprise Linux ambitions to the desktop
CentOS roots give way to homegrown containers, AI tools, and a workstation edition we took for a spin.
🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/20/openeuler-brings-chinas-enterprise-linux-ambitions-to-the-desktop/5304145
#linux
CentOS roots give way to homegrown containers, AI tools, and a workstation edition we took for a spin.
🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/20/openeuler-brings-chinas-enterprise-linux-ambitions-to-the-desktop/5304145
#linux
theregister
openEuler brings China's enterprise Linux ambitions to the desktop
CentOS roots give way to homegrown containers, AI tools, and a workstation edition we took for a spin
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📰 SparkyOS Unveiled as a Portable Arch Linux-Based SparkyLinux Flavor
SparkyOS distribution is now available for download as a new flavor of SparkyLinux based on Arch Linux and designed to run directly from a USB flash drive.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/sparkyos-unveiled-as-a-portable-arch-linux-based-sparkylinux-flavor
#arch #linux #linuxbased
SparkyOS distribution is now available for download as a new flavor of SparkyLinux based on Arch Linux and designed to run directly from a USB flash drive.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/sparkyos-unveiled-as-a-portable-arch-linux-based-sparkylinux-flavor
#arch #linux #linuxbased
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📰 AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 expands support to older Desktops, Laptops, Handhelds, Consoles and Vulkan
Many asked for this and AMD have finally delivered - today they announced AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 support has expanded to older hardware.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/amd-fsr-upscaling-4-1-expands-support-to-older-desktops-laptops-handhelds-consoles-and-vulkan/
#amd
Many asked for this and AMD have finally delivered - today they announced AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 support has expanded to older hardware.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/amd-fsr-upscaling-4-1-expands-support-to-older-desktops-laptops-handhelds-consoles-and-vulkan/
#amd
GamingOnLinux
AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 expands support to older Desktops, Laptops, Handhelds, Consoles and Vulkan
Many asked for this and AMD have finally delivered - today they announced AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 support has expanded to older hardware.
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📰 Improved Performance & Resource Usage For XFS Checksumming With Linux 7.4
Among the many VFS pull requests merged as the initial material for the in-development Linux 7.4, the VFS IOmap pull introduced lazy bounce buffering for checksummed reads. This improvement is benefiting checksumming on XFS with improved performance and lower resource usage...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-XFS-Checksumming
#linux
Among the many VFS pull requests merged as the initial material for the in-development Linux 7.4, the VFS IOmap pull introduced lazy bounce buffering for checksummed reads. This improvement is benefiting checksumming on XFS with improved performance and lower resource usage...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-XFS-Checksumming
#linux
Phoronix
Improved Performance & Resource Usage For XFS Checksumming With Linux 7.4
Among the many VFS pull requests merged as the initial material for the in-development Linux 7.4, the VFS IOmap pull introduced lazy bounce buffering for checksummed reads
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📰 Wine on OpenBSD? Yes, and It Can Already Run The Witcher 3
An experimental Wine port brings Windows app and gaming support to OpenBSD, with 64-bit applications and even The Witcher 3 running successfully.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/wine-on-openbsd-yes-and-it-can-already-run-the-witcher-3/
#wine
An experimental Wine port brings Windows app and gaming support to OpenBSD, with 64-bit applications and even The Witcher 3 running successfully.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/wine-on-openbsd-yes-and-it-can-already-run-the-witcher-3/
#wine
Linuxiac
Wine on OpenBSD? Yes, and It Can Already Run The Witcher 3
An experimental Wine port brings Windows app and gaming support to OpenBSD, with 64-bit applications and even The Witcher 3 running successfully.
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