📰 How I use Pi-hole and Tailscale for whole-network ad blocking

Creating a solution to ad blocking can be frustrating and costly if you’re not approaching it the right way. Running a DNS server with Pi-hole on a Raspberry Pi is an easy first step toward securing your entire network and all your connected devices, but combining Pi-hole with Tailscale, a mesh VPN that uses WireGuard, further secures your network while also enabling remote access, allowing you to access your home network and devices from...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/how-i-use-pi-hole-and-tailscale-for-whole-network-ad-blocking/

📰 Ryzen AI Software 1.6.1 Advertises Linux Support

Ryzen AI Software as AMD's collection of tools and libraries for AI inferencing on AMD Ryzen AI class PCs has Linux support with its newest point release. Though this "early access" Linux support is restricted to registered AMD customers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ryzen-AI-Software-1.6.1

📰 IncusOS: A New Immutable Linux System Built for Running Incus

IncusOS debuts as a modern, immutable Debian-based system built specifically to run Incus with atomic A/B updates and TPM-secured boot.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/incusos-is-a-new-immutable-linux-system-built-for-running-incus/

📰 5 retro consoles the Raspberry Pi can perfectly emulate

The Raspberry Pi flawlessly emulates classic consoles like the NES, SNES, Genesis, PlayStation, and even the Nintendo 64.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/retro-consoles-raspberry-pi-perfectly-emulate/

📰 Bottles 52.1 Released With Playtime Tracking

Bottles 52.1, a Wine prefix manager for running Windows apps on Linux, adds playtime tracking support, noscript arguments, and resolves sandbox-related issues.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/bottles-52-1-released-with-playtime-tracking/

📰 Linux 6.18-rc5 To Cut Down Performance Regression Observed On IBM POWER CPUs

Merged today ahead of the Linux 6.18-rc5 kernel due out on Sunday is a partial fix for a performance regression observed on IBM POWER hardware...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-rc5-POWER-Regression

📰 OpenAI plans to release GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1 Reasoning, and GPT-5.1 Pro

OpenAI is preparing the GPT-5.1 family for public rollout. This includes GPT-5.1 (base), GPT-5.1 Reasoning, and GPT-5.1 Pro for those who pay a $200 monthly subnoscription.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-plans-to-release-gpt-51-gpt-51-reasoning-and-gpt-51-pro/

Open Book Touch is a full-featured, open source eReader (crowdfunding soon) - Liliputing
https://liliputing.com/open-book-touch-is-a-full-featured-open-source-ereader-crowdfunding-soon/

📰 The Linux Kernel Looks To "Bite The Bullet" In Enabling Microsoft C Extensions

Two patches queued into the Linux kernel's build system development tree, kbuild-next, would enable the -fms-extensions compiler argument everywhere for allowing GCC and LLVM/Clang to use the Microsoft C Extensions when compiling the Linux kernel. Being in kbuild-next these patches will likely be submitted for the Linux 6.19 kernel merge window next month but remains to be seen if there will be any last minute objections to this change...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Patch-Would-MS-Ext

📰 Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.5 Released with Support for Debian Trixie

Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) R14.1.5 desktop environment is out with various new features and enhancements for nostalgic KDE 3.5 fans. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/trinity-desktop-environment-r14-1-5-released-with-support-for-debian-trixie

📰 NAKIVO Introduces v11.1 with Upgraded Disaster Recovery and MSP Features

NAKIVO Backup & Replication v11.1 expands disaster recovery with real-time replication, enhanced Proxmox VE support, and granular physical backups. The update adds MSP Direct Connect for secure client management and a multilingual interface supporting seven languages.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nakivo-introduces-v111-with-upgraded-disaster-recovery-and-msp-features/

📰 MX Linux 25 “Infinity” Is Now Available for Download, Based on Debian 13 “Trixie”

MX Linux 25 distribution is now available for download based on the Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mx-linux-25-infinity-is-now-available-for-download-based-on-debian-13-trixie

📰 Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.4 Is Out with Linux 6.17, COSMIC and LXQt 2.3 Desktops

PorteuX 2.4 Linux distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.17, GNOME 49.1, KDE Plasma 6.5.2, LXQt 2.3, and more. Here’s what else is new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/slackware-based-porteux-2-4-is-out-with-linux-6-17-cosmic-and-lxqt-2-3-desktops

📰 Lilbits: UGREEN NASync, Maemo Leste, and a Linux laptop with a 300 Hz display and RTX 50 graphics

PC and mobile accessory maker UGREEN entered the network-attached storage space last year with the launch of the UGREEN NASync line of devices. Since then the company has introduced several additional models, but now the company is returning to its original NAS systems, bringing a small spec bump to at least one model: the new .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-ugreen-nasync-maemo-leste-and-a-linux-laptop-with-a-300-hz-display-and-rtx-50-graphics/

📰 Linux 6.18-rc5 Released: "Small And Boring"

As we work toward the stable Linux 6.18 kernel release expected around the end of December, out today is the Linux 6.18-rc5 test kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-rc5-Released

📰 ‘Phases of Moon’ Brings Lunar Tracking to GNOME Shell

A GNOME Shell extension for tracking lunar phases on your Linux desktop, with info, a clean, minimal design - and a giant illuminated moon. You're reading ‘Phases of Moon’ Brings Lunar Tracking to GNOME Shell, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/phases-of-moon-gnome-shell-extension

📰 Patches Proposed For Radeon GCN 1.1 GPUs To Use AMDGPU Linux Driver By Default

For those still using an AMD GCN 1.1 "Sea Islands" GPU like the Radeon R9 290/390 series, HD 7790 / 8870, or other Radeon Rx 200 / Rx 300 series GPUs, there is an exciting early Christmas present this year. Timur Kristóf of Valve's Linux graphics driver team sent out the patch series on Sunday for enabling the GCN 1.1 GPUs to use the newer AMDGPU driver on Linux by default in place of the existing "Radeon" driver.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GCN-1.1-Driver-Default-Prop

📰 Fantasy Grounds virtual tabletop (VTT) is now free to play

Previously known as Fantasy Grounds Unity, the developers at SmiteWorks have now made Fantasy Grounds VTT free to play..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/fantasy-grounds-virtual-tabletop-vtt-is-now-free-to-play/

📰 Fish Shell 4.2 Released with Improved Autosuggestions

Fish Shell 4.2 enhances history-based autosuggestions, defaults to UTF-8 encoding, clears transient prompts correctly, and more.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/fish-shell-4-2-released-with-improved-autosuggestions/

📰 Linux Mint to get an upgraded System Information tool and a spruced up system menu

A new blog post is out from the Linux Mint team going over some recent work, with the newer Cinnamon Menu coming along nicely and a new System Information tool..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/linux-mint-to-get-an-upgraded-system-information-tool-and-a-spruced-up-system-menu/

📰 Firefox 145 Is Now Available for Download, Drops 32-Bit Support on Linux

Firefox 145 open-source web browser is now available for download as the first release to drop 32-bit support on Linux systems. Here’s what else is new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-145-is-now-available-for-download-drops-32-bit-support-on-linux