📰 HPFS Is The Latest File-System Slated For Removal On Linux

HPFS is the latest file-system driver for the Linux kernel facing removal. The High Performance File-System (HPFS) was developed by IBM and Microsoft for OS/2...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HPFS-For-Linux-Removal

#kernel #linux

📰 These Projects are Keeping X11 Dream Alive on Linux

The list covers desktops, X servers, and a Wayland-hosted X11 layer. Basically, projects that are resisting a Waylan-only Linux future.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17505238/projects-keeping-x11-alive

#linux #wayland

📰 Meet Linksy, a KDE Connect Alternative with More Features

Meet Linksy, an open-source KDE Connect alternative offering file sharing, clipboard sync, remote desktop access, and more for Linux and Android.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/meet-linksy-a-kde-connect-alternative-with-more-features/

#android #kde #linux #opensource

📰 OBS Studio 33.0 Released With Massive Update To CEF, Improved Plugin Loading

OBS Studio 33.0 is out tonight as the latest major update to this popular open-source and cross-platform video recording and live streaming application...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OBS-Studio-33.0

#opensource

📰 Transmission 4.1.4 BitTorrent Client Fixes Download and Security Issues

Transmission 4.1.4 addresses lost download progress, webseed issues, a macOS security flaw, and several Linux desktop client bugs.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/transmission-4-1-4-bittorrent-client-fixes-download-and-security-issues/

#linux

📰 Wild 0.11 Linker Released - Now Able To Link Linux Kernel Modules, WASM By Default

Wild 0.11 is out as the latest feature release of this very fast linker currently targeting Linux systems and focused on iterative development...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wild-0.11-Released

#kernel #linux

📰 Brotli Decoder Flaw Behind Node.js RCE Also Affects Bun, Python and Other Widely Used Software

A memory-corruption flaw in Google's Brotli decoder sits in many programs that unpack Brotli-compressed data, among them Bun, the Python Brotli and brotlicffi packages, and Envoy proxies set up to decompress Brotli.Tracked as CVE-2026-111497, the flaw allows crafted compressed data to overwrite past the end of a buffer and corrupt a program's memory, potentially.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/brotli-decoder-flaw-behind-nodejs-rce.html

#python

📰 systemd Merges Support For Rust Programs

As of today in systemd Git it's now possible for the systemd programs to be written in the Rust programming language as an alternative to C...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-Merges-Rust-Programs

#git #rust #systemd

📰 KDE Plasma 6.9 Stabilizes KWin's Wayland Picture-In-Picture Support

With the wonderful KDE Plasma 6.8 having shipped just more than one week ago, KDE developers are beginning to go heavy on new features for Plasma 6.9...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.9-Wayland-PiP

#kde #plasma #wayland

📰 Raspberry Pi Desktop proves old PCs aren't past it

Debian 13-based refresh runs comfortably on veteran ThinkPads, without making installation a hobby.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/24/raspberry-pi-desktop-proves-old-pcs-arent-past-it/5304676

#debian #raspberry

📰 539 MM Patches Merged For Linux 7.4 From Optimizations To More DAMON

Andrew Morton sent out the big set of memory management "MM" related patches for the Linux 7.4 merge window. This cycle it topped out at 539 total patches and a reviewed rate of 76%...

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

#linux

📰 Leaked LiteLLM Master Key Let Attackers Steal GitHub Tokens and Hijack Release Pipeline

LiteLLM on Friday revealed that an Agent Platform master key accidentally published to a public GitHub repository in late May 2026 ultimately allowed the threat actor to push a malicious version of the popular Python package."On May 27, 2026, a configuration file was committed to the public LiteLLM-Labs/lite-harness repository which inadvertently contained the master key to a deployment of.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/leaked-litellm-master-key-let-attackers.html

#python

📰 Linux's Early Boot-Time Physical Memory Allocator Sees Big Speed-Up: ~268s To ~50ms

Sent out today for the Linux 7.4 kernel were a set of memblock improvements. Most notable is a performance optimization within mm/memblock.c that implements the kernel's early boot-time physical memory allocator that is used prior to the bring-up of the full page allocator...

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

#kernel #linux

📰 SteamOS 3.9.5 released with Plasma 6.7, Linux 7.2, Security Fixes, better Steam Frame wireless adapter support

Valve just released SteamOS 3.9.5 as stable for all users across all supported systems, bringing with it many exciting enhancements for Linux gaming.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamos-3-9-5-released-with-plasma-6-7-linux-7-2-security-fixes-better-steam-frame-wireless-adapter-support/

#linux #plasma #steam

📰 AMD 600 Series Chipsets Now Have Temperature Monitoring Support On Linux

With the Linux 7.4 kernel and also marked for back-porting to the v7.2 and v7.3 series is finally the ability to monitor temperature sensors on AMD 600 Series chipsets that launched alongside the Ryzen 7000 series processors...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-600-Series-Linux-Temp

#amd #kernel #linux

📰 Bottles Creator Mirko Brombin Wants Microsoft Office on Linux, Not Its Clones

Mirko Brombin is working to get Microsoft Office running reliably on Linux. He also thinks the apps cloning Office and Photoshop pixel for pixel cross a line. We talked about both, plus AI agents, Vanilla OS and his new Sinty OS.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17506301/mirko-brombin-raven

#linux