📰 Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.19 Release Candidate
Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel series for public testing. Here’s what to expect!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/linus-torvalds-announces-first-linux-kernel-6-19-release-candidate
Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel series for public testing. Here’s what to expect!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/linus-torvalds-announces-first-linux-kernel-6-19-release-candidate
9to5Linux
Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.19 Release Candidate - 9to5Linux
Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the first Release Candidate of the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel series for public testing.
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📰 These 6 Vim plugins make it compete with VS Code
With the right plugins, Vim can give VS Code a run for its money.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/these-vim-plugins-make-it-compete-with-vs-code/
With the right plugins, Vim can give VS Code a run for its money.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/these-vim-plugins-make-it-compete-with-vs-code/
XDA
These 6 Vim plugins make it compete with VS Code
With the right plugins, Vim can give VS Code a run for its money
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📰 New Website Lets You Security‑Check Snap Packages
Ever wondered how secure the apps you install from the Snap Store are? A new website from Ubuntu alumnus Alan Pope makes it easy for you to find out. Called Snapscope, the website uses Grype, an open‑source vulnerability scanner, to check packages on the Snap Store to find out if any known security vulnerabilities (critical, high, medium, low, actively exploited) may affect them.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/snapscope-snap-security-vulnerability-checker
Ever wondered how secure the apps you install from the Snap Store are? A new website from Ubuntu alumnus Alan Pope makes it easy for you to find out. Called Snapscope, the website uses Grype, an open‑source vulnerability scanner, to check packages on the Snap Store to find out if any known security vulnerabilities (critical, high, medium, low, actively exploited) may affect them.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/snapscope-snap-security-vulnerability-checker
OMG! Ubuntu
New Website Lets You Scan Snaps for Known Security Vulnerabilities
Snapscope by Alan Pope lets you scan Snap packages to list CVES or security vulnerabilities in any bundled libraries, giving you more insight into Snap security.
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📰 Early Linux 6.19 Benchmarks On AMD EPYC 9965 2P Excelling For AI & HPC Performance
As the Linux 6.19 merge window winded down this weekend, I began running this development kernel on more systems. While there are some scheduler regressions currently with Linux 6.19 Git, for HPC workloads especially I am seeing some encouraging results using a flagship AMD EPYC 9965 2P server configuration.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-epyc-9965-linux-619
As the Linux 6.19 merge window winded down this weekend, I began running this development kernel on more systems. While there are some scheduler regressions currently with Linux 6.19 Git, for HPC workloads especially I am seeing some encouraging results using a flagship AMD EPYC 9965 2P server configuration.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-epyc-9965-linux-619
Phoronix
Early Linux 6.19 Benchmarks On AMD EPYC 9965 2P Excelling For AI & HPC Performance
As the Linux 6.19 merge window winded down this weekend, I began running this development kernel on more systems.
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📰 15 Signs Linux Is Not For You
If you recognized yourself in a few of these points, that doesn’t mean Linux isn’t for you. In fact, you can count it as an invitation. It just means you’ve spent a long time in an ecosystem that treats you more like a product than a participant.
🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/signs-linux-is-not-for-you/
If you recognized yourself in a few of these points, that doesn’t mean Linux isn’t for you. In fact, you can count it as an invitation. It just means you’ve spent a long time in an ecosystem that treats you more like a product than a participant.
🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/signs-linux-is-not-for-you/
It's FOSS
15 Signs Linux Is Not For You
If you recognized yourself in a few of these points, that doesn’t mean Linux isn’t for you. In fact, you can count it as an invitation. It just means you’ve spent a long time in an ecosystem that treats you more like a product than a participant.
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📰 CentOS Kmods SIG Providing NVIDIA Linux Open GPU Kernel Modules For RHEL/CentOS Users
The CentOS kernel modules "Kmods" special interest group (SIG) is now providing NVIDIA Linux Open GPU Kernel Modules for users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and its downstreams as well as for CentOS Stream...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/CentOS-Kmods-SIG-NVIDIA
The CentOS kernel modules "Kmods" special interest group (SIG) is now providing NVIDIA Linux Open GPU Kernel Modules for users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and its downstreams as well as for CentOS Stream...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/CentOS-Kmods-SIG-NVIDIA
Phoronix
CentOS Kmods SIG Providing NVIDIA Linux Open GPU Kernel Modules For RHEL/CentOS Users
The CentOS kernel modules 'Kmods' special interest group (SIG) is now providing NVIDIA Linux Open GPU Kernel Modules for users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and its downstreams as well as for CentOS Stream.
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📰 Pangolin 1.13 Released With Private Resources and User Device Access
Pangolin 1.13, an open-source, zero-trust VPN, introduces Private Resources, user devices, and a new WireGuard-based networking model.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/pangolin-1-13-released-with-private-resources-and-user-device-access/
Pangolin 1.13, an open-source, zero-trust VPN, introduces Private Resources, user devices, and a new WireGuard-based networking model.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/pangolin-1-13-released-with-private-resources-and-user-device-access/
Linuxiac
Pangolin 1.13 Released With Private Resources and User Device Access
Pangolin 1.13, an open-source, zero-trust VPN, introduces Private Resources, user devices, and a new WireGuard-based networking model.
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📰 Scribus 1.6.5 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released with Various Changes
Scribus 1.6.5 free and open-source desktop publishing software is now available for download with various updates and bug fixes. Here’s what’s changed!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/scribus-1-6-5-open-source-desktop-publishing-app-released-with-various-changes
Scribus 1.6.5 free and open-source desktop publishing software is now available for download with various updates and bug fixes. Here’s what’s changed!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/scribus-1-6-5-open-source-desktop-publishing-app-released-with-various-changes
9to5Linux
Scribus 1.6.5 Open-Source Desktop Publishing App Released with Various Changes - 9to5Linux
Scribus 1.6.5 free and open-source desktop publishing software is now available for download with various updates and bug fixes.
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📰 Denmark takes a Viking swing at VPN-enabled piracy
Minister insists 'modest' bill is not an assault on privacy-preserving tech The Danish government wants the public to weigh in on its proposed laws restricting use of VPNs to access certain corners of the internet.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/12/15/denmark_vpn_ban/
Minister insists 'modest' bill is not an assault on privacy-preserving tech The Danish government wants the public to weigh in on its proposed laws restricting use of VPNs to access certain corners of the internet.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/12/15/denmark_vpn_ban/
The Register
Denmark takes a Viking swing at VPN-enabled piracy
: Minister insists 'modest' bill is not an assault on privacy-preserving tech
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📰 Kernel Graphics Driver Changes Already Begin Lining Up For Linux 6.20~7.0
Even before the Linux 6.19 merge window wrapped up this weekend with the Linux 6.19-rc1 release, there was already the first pull request to DRM-Next of the first batch of new material to be queued for Linux 6.19's successor...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-DRM-Misc-Next-Post-6.19
Even before the Linux 6.19 merge window wrapped up this weekend with the Linux 6.19-rc1 release, there was already the first pull request to DRM-Next of the first batch of new material to be queued for Linux 6.19's successor...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-DRM-Misc-Next-Post-6.19
Phoronix
Kernel Graphics Driver Changes Already Begin Lining Up For Linux 6.20~7.0
Even before the Linux 6.19 merge window wrapped up this weekend with the Linux 6.19-rc1 release, there was already the first pull request to DRM-Next of the first batch of new material to be queued for Linux 6.19's successor.
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📰 7 Projects Killed by Ubuntu (But I Still Miss Them)
Over the span of the past 15 years, Ubuntu started several projects. Not all of them are active today. And yet, they live in our memory.
🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/projects-ditched-by-ubuntu/
Over the span of the past 15 years, Ubuntu started several projects. Not all of them are active today. And yet, they live in our memory.
🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/projects-ditched-by-ubuntu/
It's FOSS
7 Projects Killed by Ubuntu (But I Still Miss Them)
Over the span of the past 15 years, Ubuntu started several projects. Not all of them are active today. And yet, they live in our memory.
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📰 Fresh Launches as a New Terminal-First Text Editor
Fresh is a newly released open-source terminal text editor combining modern UI elements, mouse support, plugins, and strong performance.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/fresh-launches-as-a-new-terminal-first-text-editor/
Fresh is a newly released open-source terminal text editor combining modern UI elements, mouse support, plugins, and strong performance.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/fresh-launches-as-a-new-terminal-first-text-editor/
Linuxiac
Fresh Launches as a New Terminal-First Text Editor
Fresh is a newly released open-source terminal text editor combining modern UI elements, mouse support, plugins, and strong performance.
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📰 Intel Quietly Discontinues Its Open-Source User-Space Gaudi Driver Code
There's another setback to the open-source driver code around Intel's Gaudi accelerator support on Linux...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-SynapseAI-Stops
There's another setback to the open-source driver code around Intel's Gaudi accelerator support on Linux...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-SynapseAI-Stops
Phoronix
Intel Quietly Discontinues Its Open-Source User-Space Gaudi Driver Code
There's another setback to the open-source driver code around Intel's Gaudi accelerator support on Linux.
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📰 AmpereOne M Finally Appears - In The Oracle Cloud With A4
Back in July 2024, Ampere Computing announced AmpereOne M on their road-map for Q4'2024 to provide AmpereOne with 12 channel DDR5 memory compared to eight memory channels with the original AmpereOne processors. Then this past May the AmpereOne M SKUs were announced while Ampere Computing stated these "M" processors had been shipping since Q4 of last year.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AmpereOne-M-Oracle-Cloud-A4
Back in July 2024, Ampere Computing announced AmpereOne M on their road-map for Q4'2024 to provide AmpereOne with 12 channel DDR5 memory compared to eight memory channels with the original AmpereOne processors. Then this past May the AmpereOne M SKUs were announced while Ampere Computing stated these "M" processors had been shipping since Q4 of last year.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AmpereOne-M-Oracle-Cloud-A4
Phoronix
AmpereOne M Finally Appears - In The Oracle Cloud With A4
Back in July 2024, Ampere Computing announced AmpereOne M on their road-map for Q4'2024 to provide AmpereOne with 12 channel DDR5 memory compared to eight memory channels with the original AmpereOne processors
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📰 DietPi 9.20 Brings RustDesk Server and Broad SBC Improvements
DietPi 9.20 is out with RustDesk Server support, USB improvements for Orange Pi boards, kernel updates, and multiple stability and bug fixes.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/dietpi-9-20-brings-rustdesk-server-and-broad-sbc-improvements/
DietPi 9.20 is out with RustDesk Server support, USB improvements for Orange Pi boards, kernel updates, and multiple stability and bug fixes.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/dietpi-9-20-brings-rustdesk-server-and-broad-sbc-improvements/
Linuxiac
DietPi 9.20 Brings RustDesk Server and Broad SBC Improvements
DietPi 9.20 is out with RustDesk Server support, USB improvements for Orange Pi boards, kernel updates, and multiple stability and bug fixes.
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GOG formally announce their GOG Patrons subnoscription donation system
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/gog-formally-announce-their-gog-patrons-subnoscription-donation-system/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/gog-formally-announce-their-gog-patrons-subnoscription-donation-system/
GamingOnLinux
GOG formally announce their GOG Patrons subnoscription donation system
As covered by GamingOnLinux back in October, GOG have now actually properly announced the GOG Patrons subnoscription donation system.
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📰 Fedora Games Lab Looks To Be Revitalized As Modern Linux Gaming Showcase
One of the lesser known Fedora spins under the "Fedora Labs" initiative is the Fedora Games Lab that showcases some open-source games and can serve as an easy demonstrator for Linux gaming. Looking forward to 2026 with Fedora 44, there is a proposal to revitalize Fedora Games Lab to become a better showcase for the modern potential of Linux gaming...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-Games-Lab-2026
One of the lesser known Fedora spins under the "Fedora Labs" initiative is the Fedora Games Lab that showcases some open-source games and can serve as an easy demonstrator for Linux gaming. Looking forward to 2026 with Fedora 44, there is a proposal to revitalize Fedora Games Lab to become a better showcase for the modern potential of Linux gaming...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-Games-Lab-2026
Phoronix
Fedora Games Lab Looks To Be Revitalized As Modern Linux Gaming Showcase
One of the lesser known Fedora spins under the 'Fedora Labs' initiative is the Fedora Games Lab that showcases some open-source games and can serve as an easy demonstrator for Linux gaming
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📰 Rhino Linux 2025.4 Brings Lomiri Packages and Updated Kernels
Rhino Linux 2025.4 introduces new Lomiri packages, improved PINE64 support, and multiple kernel updates across supported devices.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/rhino-linux-2025-4-brings-lomiri-packages-and-updated-kernels/
Rhino Linux 2025.4 introduces new Lomiri packages, improved PINE64 support, and multiple kernel updates across supported devices.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/rhino-linux-2025-4-brings-lomiri-packages-and-updated-kernels/
Linuxiac
Rhino Linux 2025.4 Brings Lomiri Packages and Updated Kernels
Rhino Linux 2025.4 introduces new Lomiri packages, improved PINE64 support, and multiple kernel updates across supported devices.
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📰 Beelink ME Pro is a modular NAS with support for Intel, AMD, or Arm processors
Mini PC maker Beelink expanded into the network attached storage market this year with the launch of the Beelink ME Mini NAS, a small cube-shaped system with a low-power Intel processor and support for up to six M.2 2280 SSDs. Now the company is preparing to launch something… weirder. We already knew the upcoming Beelink ME .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/beelink-me-pro-is-a-modular-nas-with-support-for-intel-amd-or-arm-processors/
Mini PC maker Beelink expanded into the network attached storage market this year with the launch of the Beelink ME Mini NAS, a small cube-shaped system with a low-power Intel processor and support for up to six M.2 2280 SSDs. Now the company is preparing to launch something… weirder. We already knew the upcoming Beelink ME .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/beelink-me-pro-is-a-modular-nas-with-support-for-intel-amd-or-arm-processors/
Liliputing
Beelink ME Pro is a modular NAS with support for Intel, AMD, or Arm processors
Beelink ME Pro is a modular NAS with support for Intel, AMD, or Arm processors
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📰 SoundCloud confirms breach after member data stolen, VPN access disrupted
Audio streaming platform SoundCloud has confirmed that outages and VPN connection issues over the past few days were caused by a security breach in which threat actors stole a database exposing users' email addresses and profile information.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/soundcloud-confirms-breach-after-member-data-stolen-vpn-access-disrupted/
Audio streaming platform SoundCloud has confirmed that outages and VPN connection issues over the past few days were caused by a security breach in which threat actors stole a database exposing users' email addresses and profile information.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/soundcloud-confirms-breach-after-member-data-stolen-vpn-access-disrupted/
BleepingComputer
SoundCloud confirms breach after member data stolen, VPN access disrupted
Audio streaming platform SoundCloud has confirmed that outages and VPN connection issues over the past few days were caused by a security breach in which threat actors stole a database exposing users' email addresses and profile information.
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📰 Flatpak Adds Support For Building OCI Bundles Using Zstd Compressed Layers
Back in November Flatpak 1.17 released with support for sideloading from OCI images and other improvements in working toward the Flatpak 1.18 stable release. Out today is Flatpak 1.17.1 and was then followed quickly by Flatpak 1.17.2 to fix a mistake in the release artifacts...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Flatpak-OCI-Bundles-Zstd
Back in November Flatpak 1.17 released with support for sideloading from OCI images and other improvements in working toward the Flatpak 1.18 stable release. Out today is Flatpak 1.17.1 and was then followed quickly by Flatpak 1.17.2 to fix a mistake in the release artifacts...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Flatpak-OCI-Bundles-Zstd
Phoronix
Flatpak Adds Support For Building OCI Bundles Using Zstd Compressed Layers
Back in November Flatpak 1.17 released with support for sideloading from OCI images and other improvements in working toward the Flatpak 1.18 stable release
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