📰 Intel Nova Lake Power Management Bits Prepped Ahead Of Linux 6.19

Intel engineers continue working on the Nova Lake next-gen processor enablement for the Linux kernel. In addition to the Intel Xe3P graphics and other early Nova Lake enablement work already queued in "-next" Git branches ahead of the Linux 6.19 merge window, the initial power management code is also ready for this next kernel cycle...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Nova-Lake-PM-Linux-6.19

Radxa Dragon Q6A: A Surprisingly Capable Qualcomm-Powered SBC for Edge AI

📝 Article —> https://medium.com/@zlodeibaal/inside-the-radxa-dragon-q6a-a-deep-dive-into-qualcomms-new-edge-ai-platform-34b61a4f2918

🎥 Video —> https://youtu.be/ET4atjeCoB8

📰 systemd Lands Experimental Support For musl libc

Systemd today finally merged support for building against and using the musl libc library. This is a win for Linux distributions like postmarketOS, Alpine Linux, and others that use musl by default as their standard C library or offer it as an option...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-musl-libc

📰 OpenVPN 2.6.15 Re-Adds Support for Explicitly Configuring the Broadcast Address

OpenVPN 2.6.15 open-source VPN daemon is now available for download with support for explicitly configuring the broadcast address on Linux systems.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/openvpn-2-6-15-re-adds-support-for-explicitly-configuring-the-broadcast-address

📰 Git 2.52 Released With More Preparations Toward Git 3.0

Git 2.52 is out today as the newest feature release of this distributed revision control system and in working toward Git 3.0 that will hopefully release by the end of 2026...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Git-2.52-Released

pdsink - An open-source USB PD 3.2 sink stack for embedded devices
https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/11/17/pdsink-an-open-source-usb-pd-3-2-sink-stack-for-embedded-devices/

📰 Finnix 251 Linux Distro for Sysadmins Introduces Official OCI Container Images

Debian-based Finnix 251 Linux distribution for sysadmins is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.16. Here's what's new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/finnix-251-linux-distro-for-sysadmins-introduces-official-oci-container-images

VKD3D-Proton 3.0 Released: Big Update To Direct3D 12 On Vulkan With FSR4 Support - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/VKD3D-Proton-3.0

📰 Wayland-Only Budgie 10.10 Desktop Environment Released as Developer Preview

Budgie 10.10 desktop environment is now available as a Developer Preview for packagers as the first Wayland-only release. Here's what to expect!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/wayland-only-budgie-10-10-desktop-environment-released-as-developer-preview

📰 Systemd Introduces Experimental musl Support

Systemd adds musl compatibility for the first time, reducing the glibc-only barrier and widening its reach across lighter Linux systems.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/systemd-introduces-experimental-musl-support/

📰 FreeBSD 15.0-RC1 Brings Build Fixes For Google Cloud & Azure, Base Repository Changes

FreeBSD 15.0-RC1 is available today for testing as this leading BSD operating system works toward the stable release in early December...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.0-RC1-Released

📰 These 8 Docker containers help monitor my entire home lab

No longer flying blind thanks to my containers monitoring stack.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/docker-containers-help-monitor-entire-home-lab/

📰 OpenZFS 2.4 Squeezes In Some Last Minute Improvements

Following OpenZFS 2.4-rc3 from nearly one month ago is now a fourth release candidate for the upcoming OpenZFS 2.4. A few more features and improvements have been squeezed into this release in nearing the stable milestone...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenZFS-2.4-rc4-Released

📰 Steam’s Nov 2025 Client Update Brings Expanded Chat Reporting, New Controller Support

Valve’s latest Steam client update adds expanded chat reporting tools, suspicious message alerts, and new controller support, including fixes for PS5, Xbox 360, and Nintendo devices.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/steams-nov-2025-client-update-brings-expanded-chat-reporting/

📰 RustDesk Pulls Ahead of TeamViewer, AnyDesk with Wayland Multi-Scaled Display Support

New nightly build brings support for monitors with different scaling factors.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/rustdesk-multi-scaled-display-support/

📰 AOOSTAR EG02 graphics dock supports Thunderbolt 5 and OCuLink connections

Last month AOOSTAR launched the EG01 graphics dock with an OCuLink port and a design that includes a stand so you can position a power supply next to your graphics card and perch a mini PC above the power supply. At the time the company said it was also working on an EG02 model that has a .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/aoostar-eg02-graphics-dock-supports-thunderbolt-5-and-oculink-connections/

📰 KDE Plasma 6.5.3 Delivers Bug Fixes Across KWin, Discover, and Breeze

KDE Plasma 6.5.3 is now available, delivering fixes across KWin, Discover, and Breeze, improving stability, navigation, and desktop responsiveness.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-5-3-desktop-released/

📰 MLPerf Client 1.5 Introduces Experimental Linux Support

MLPerf Client as MLCommons' machine language inferencing benchmark for client form factors / PCs now has a Linux build. MLPerf Client 1.5 was released yesterday with an experimental Linux build but for now at least is not nearly as full-featured as this AI benchmark on Windows and macOS...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/MLPerf-Client-1.5-Linux

📰 The big new RPG Where Winds Meet release works well on Linux

Where Winds Meet is a new free to play game on Steam that's doing some big numbers right now, and thankfully it seems to work great on Linux with Proton..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/the-big-new-where-winds-meet-release-works-well-on-linux/

📰 Debian Libre Live Images Debut for Fully Free Debian Installations

The Debian Libre Live project releases its first free-only amd64 live ISOs, removing all non-free components from the installation media.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/debian-libre-live-images-debut-for-fully-free-debian-installations/

📰 Linus Torvalds is OK with vibe coding as long as it's not used for anything that matters

Linux inventor also discusses Rust in the kernel, Nvidia's proprietary code, and the problem of AI crawlers Linux and Git inventor Linus Torvalds discussed AI in software development in an interview earlier this month, describing himself as "fairly positive" about vibe coding, but as a way into computing, not for production coding where it would likely be horrible to maintain.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/11/18/linus_torvalds_vibe_coding/