📰 Kali Linux 2026.3 Released with Linux 7.1, KDE Plasma 6.7, and New Tools

Kali Linux 2026.3 ethical hacking and penetration testing distribution is now available for download with KDE Plasma 6.7, new tools, Kali NetHunter uUpdates, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2026-3-released-with-linux-7-1-kde-plasma-6-7-and-new-tools

#kde #linux #plasma

📰 Moxnox: NT-Like, POSIX-Compatible Hobby OS Running Atop Btrfs

Open-source developer Mark Harmstone who is known for his work on developing a Btrfs file-system driver for Windows has spent the past few years working on a new hobby operating system. Moxnox is an HT-like, POSIX-compatible operating system...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Moxnox-OS

#opensource

📰 Euro open source specialist proposes LLM gateway to ease token bills

Aiven hopes to do for LLMs what it does for databases.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/26/euro-open-source-specialist-proposes-llm-gateway-to-ease-token-bills/5305170

#opensource

📰 EXT4 Lands Optional Buffered IOmap For Significant Performance Win With Large Writes

The EXT4 file-system changes were merged Sunday night for the ongoing Linux 7.4 merge window. The headline feature of EXT4 in this new kernel version is opt-in support for buffered IOmap usage that can lead to "significant" performance improvements for large writes...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-EXT4

#kernel #linux

📰 PlayStation 5 Linux project upgraded to support PS5 Pro and newer firmware

The impressive PlayStation 5 Linux project is continuing on, and recent updates to it have again expanded what it can support.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/playstation-5-linux-project-upgraded-to-support-ps5-pro-and-newer-firmware/

#linux

📰 Linux Fixes AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Regression Due To Cache Aware Scheduling

Merged for Linux 7.4 Git and marked for back-porting to Linux 7.2/7.3 stable is a regression fix affecting at least the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix Point" laptop SoC when making use of Cache Aware Scheduling...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-CAS-Regression-AMD-HX-370

#amd #git #linux

📰 uCreator Android Spyware Can Steal Telegram 2FA Passwords and Clone WeChat Accounts

A rentable Android spyware kit called uCreator takes over Telegram and WeChat accounts by hiding its code inside working copies of the two apps, researcher Ovi found. It only reaches people who install one of these tampered copies, spread outside the official app stores, or who run WeChat inside the kit makers' own container app.The kit's Telegram part matches Baohuo, a backdoor that Doctor.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/ucreator-android-spyware-can-steal.html

#android

📰 Nouveau-DKMS Aims For Better NVIDIA Open-Source Experience On Old GPUs

Nouveau-DKMS is in development as an out-of-tree spin-off of the open-source NVIDIA "Nouveau" driver focused on providing better support for NVIDIA GeForce 400/500 "Fermi" series graphics processors and potentially other generations too pre-Turing where the modern Nova driver is in development by NVIDIA...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nouveau-DKMS

#opensource

📰 Linux 7.4 Begins Employing New "Core MM" Tree

Core memory management patches to the Linux kernel have typically been routed to mainline via Andrew Morton's "MM" branch, which is where also a variety of broader memory management related patches are also queued like all the ongoing work to DAMON/DAMOS. Kernel maintainers have now agreed to a new "Core MM" tree as the home for all of the core memory management changes moving forward...

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

#kernel #linux

📰 Snapdragon X1 Elite / Acer Swift 14 AI Performance On The Ubuntu 26.10 X1E Concept

For those curious about the Snapdragon X1 Elite performance on the recently released Ubuntu 26.10 Concept X1E ISO, here are some benchmarks showing the performance relative to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS X1E state on the same hardware.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-snapdragon-x1e

#ubuntu

📰 Mesa 27.0 Switching To Kraid Compiler By Default For Arm Mali GPUs

In development for a number of months now has been Kraid as a modern graphics compiler for recent Arm Mali GPUs. Kraid was merged for Mesa 26.2 back in June while in Mesa 27.0 due out in Q1 it will be switching to this new shader compiler by default...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-27.0-Goes-Kraid

#arm

📰 Noctalia 5.4 Wayland Shell Adds New Themes, Screenshot Features

Noctalia 5.4 expands desktop theming, adds JPEG XL screenshot support, introduces new visual effects, and improves widgets and plugins.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/noctalia-5-4-wayland-shell-adds-new-themes-screenshot-features/

#wayland