📰 Opera GX just made your smart home even smarter thanks to MQTT and Home Assistant

Smart homes aren't just composed of hardware; they're composed of software, too. In fact, some of my most powerful automations are built using just software. If you're an Opera GX user, then you have a new option, too: it's just been updated to add a new "Smart Home" integration, allowing the browser to both listen to and publish MQTT messages.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/opera-gx-smart-home-mqtt/

📰 PipeWire 1.4.8 Released with Firewire Low-Latency Fixes

PipeWire 1.4.8 multimedia framework brings low-latency Firewire audio, Apple HomePod Mini fixes, JACK improvements, and a range of bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/pipewire-1-4-8-released-with-firewire-low-latency-fixes/

📰 Linux 6.18 To Introduce Pixpaper DRM Driver, boot_display DRM Attribute

Thomas Zimmermann of SUSE sent out today what is anticipated to be the last drm-misc-next feature pull request for DRM-Next that is targeting the upcoming Linux 6.18 kernel cycle...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-DRM-Pixpaper

📰 Slimbook Refreshes Its Flagship Linux Laptop, Introduces Slimbook Manjaro III

Slimbook refreshes its Linux laptop fleet with new versions of Slimbook EVO, Slimbook Manjaro III, and Slimbook ELEMENTAL.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/slimbook-refreshes-its-flagship-linux-laptop-introduces-slimbook-manjaro-iii

📰 Brussels faces privacy crossroads over encryption backdoors

Over 600 security boffins say planned surveillance crosses the line Europe, long seen as a bastion of privacy and digital rights, will debate this week whether to enforce surveillance on citizens' devices.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/eu_chat_control/

📰 The Spell Brigade is ending Native Linux support due to multiple issues

You'll still be able to play The Spell Brigade with Valve's Proton, but the Native Linux version is no longer going to be supported or updated..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/the-spell-brigade-is-ending-native-linux-support-due-to-multiple-issues/

📰 Pironman 5 Max Review: Best Raspberry Pi Case Money can Buy

Give your Raspberry Pi 5 a stunning makeover with this tower case.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/pironman-5-max-review/

📰 CUPS 2.4.13 Print Server Released With "Important" Security Fix

CUPS 2.4.13 is out today as the newest update to this widely-used, open-source print server. Driving this new point release is for addressing an important security vulnerability as well as a second less notable security issue...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/CUPS-2.4.13-Released

📰 This Linux-based operating system is the perfect secondary OS for your PC

Ubuntu Cinnamon combines familiarity and strong hardware support, making it the perfect secondary OS for your PC.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/perfect-secondary-linux-os-ubuntu-cinnamon/

📰 Akira ransomware exploiting critical SonicWall SSLVPN bug again

The Akira ransomware gang is actively exploiting CVE-2024-40766, a year-old critical-severity access control vulnerability, to gain unauthorized access to SonicWall devices.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/akira-ransomware-exploiting-critical-sonicwall-sslvpn-bug-again/

📰 Arm wrestles away 25% share of server market thanks to Nvidia's home-grown CPUs

Still far short of the 50% market share Arm infra chief was hoping for Nvidia isn’t the only one riding the AI boom. During the second quarter, Arm CPUs captured a quarter of the server market, according to a recent Dell’Oro Group report.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/nvidias_graceblackwell_drives_arms_cpu/

📰 Fedora 43 Beta Being Released Next Week

Fedora 43 Beta is declared a "GO" and ready for release next Tuesday...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Beta-Next-Week

📰 Why ZFS is the ultimate filesystem for your NAS

The benefits of using ZFS on your NAS include enhanced data protection, scalability, and performance.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-zfs-is-the-best-filesystem-for-nas/

📰 Bcachefs Outlines Plans For Shipping As A DKMS Out-Of-Tree Kernel Module

With Linus Torvalds having recently marked Bcachefs as being "externally maintained" following ongoing disagreement over the generally accepted Linux kernel development practices, the plans were laid out today for shipping Bcachefs as an out-of-tree DKMS module...

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

📰 Proxmox delivers datacenter manager beta that makes it a more viable VMware contender

One console to manage multiple clusters is table stakes, but some users are betting on mixed environments Open source virtualization suite Proxmox has taken an important step towards becoming a stronger contender for those considering VMware alternatives by commencing beta testing for a datacenter management tool that can control multiple hardware clusters.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/proxmox_datacenter_manager/

📰 Samba 4.23 Released with SMB3 Unix Extensions Enabled by Default

Samba 4.23 enables SMB3 Unix Extensions by default, improving POSIX interoperability for Linux and UNIX clients with proper permissions and symlinks.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/samba-4-23-released-with-smb3-unix-extensions-enabled-by-default/

📰 Anti-cheat looks like a no-go on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck for Arena Breakout: Infinite

Arena Breakout: Infinite releases soon from Morefun Studios and sadly, this is yet another online multiplayer noscript that will not work on Linux / SteamOS..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/anti-cheat-looks-like-a-no-go-on-linux-steamos-and-steam-deck-for-arena-breakout-infinite/

📰 Linux 6.17 Fix Lands To Address Regression With "Serious Breakage" In Hibernation

This week's round of power management fixes for the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel are on the more notable side with fixes for both AMD and Intel P-State drivers plus addressing a system hibernation issue that could lead to "serious breakage" and stems from a Linux 6.16 regression...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.17-PM-Hibernation-FIxes

📰 LMDE 7 Will Be Based on Debian 13, Linux Mint 22.3 Planned for December

LMDE 7 will be available for public beta testing this September based on Debian 13 "Trixie", while Linux Mint 22.3 is planned for December.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/lmde-7-will-be-based-on-debian-13-linux-mint-22-3-planned-for-december

📰 I'm out, says OpenSUSE: We're dropping bcachefs support from next kernel version

The first distro vendor to announces its move says nein, danke The next kernel will have no new bcachefs code – and the openSUSE versions that use that kernel are going further still.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/09/12/opensuse_to_drop_bcachefs_support/

📰 Q4OS 6.1 Distro Is Out Based on Debian 13 with KDE Plasma and Trinity Desktops

Lightweight distribution Q4OS 6.1 is now available for download based on Debian 13 "Trixie" and featuring the KDE Plasma and Trinity desktop environments.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/q4os-6-1-distro-is-out-based-on-debian-13-with-kde-plasma-and-trinity-desktops