📰 Systemd 259 Released With Experimental Musl libc Support, More Features

Systemd 259 is out as the newest feature release for this widely-used Linux init system and service manager. Yes, there are more features in tow for this systemd release to top off 2025...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-259

📰 Driving a seamless Chromium experience on MediaTek SoCs

As Chromium becomes the default UI runtime on embedded Linux devices, we’re closing long-standing V4L2 gaps and enabling efficient hardware video encoding and decoding on MediaTek platforms for both downstream and upstream.

🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/driving-a-seamless-chromium-experience-on-mediatek-socs.html

📰 Kimsuky Spreads DocSwap Android Malware via QR Phishing Posing as Delivery App

The North Korean threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a new campaign that distributes a new variant of Android malware called DocSwap via QR codes hosted on phishing sites mimicking Seoul-based logistics firm CJ Logistics (formerly CJ Korea Express)."The threat actor leveraged QR codes and notification pop-ups to lure victims into installing and executing the malware on their mobile.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/kimsuky-spreads-docswap-android-malware.html

📰 How to Install Zabbix Server on Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat)

Zabbix is an open-source enterprise-class monitoring software that tracks the performance and availability of servers, network devices, and applications in real-time. It uses a server-client model, where the central system needs the Zabbix server installed and the systems being monitored require the Zabbix agent. The.

🔗 Source: https://linuxtldr.com/install-zabbix-server-on-ubuntu/

📰 How to Install RQuickShare (NearbyShare/QuickShare) on Linux

RQuickShare is a Rust implementation of the smartphone NearbyShare/QuickShare feature for Linux and macOS. It’s a free, open-source, lightweight tool designed to seamlessly transfer files between desktops and smartphones. There are very few options available in the settings; you can only adjust the default bootup.

🔗 Source: https://linuxtldr.com/install-rquickshare-on-linux/

📰 AMD Awarding Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" Laptops To Those Fixing ROCm Bugs

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" is beautifully awesome. Probably my favorite hardware of 2025 whether it's in desktop form with the likes of the Framework Desktop or for very powerful laptops between the Zen 5 CPU cores and very capable Radeon 8060S Graphics within devices like the HP ZBook Ultra G1a. If you are interested by Strix Halo too and looking for a way to obtain one without the high price, AMD is running a holiday special of those...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Strix-Halo-ROCm-Bug-Fixes

📰 The Upcoming Armbian Imager Tool is a Godsend for Non-Raspberry Pi SBC Owners

Official Armbian utility supports over 300 boards with smart image filtering and verified writes.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/armbian-imager-quietly-debuts/

📰 Intel ISPC 1.29 Drops Gen9 GPU Targets, Add New Optimizations & Experimental RISC-V

Intel ISPC 1.29 released on Wednesday as the newest feature update to this Implicit SPMD Program Compiler as a C variant able to target Intel hardware from their CPUs to GPUs for SIMD programming...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-ISPC-1.29

📰 NVIDIA Releases Linux Driver 590.48 With Wayland and Vulkan Fixes

NVIDIA’s Linux driver 590.48 debuts as a New Feature Branch release with Wayland fixes, Vulkan performance improvements, and updated platform requirements.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/nvidia-releases-linux-driver-590-48-with-wayland-and-vulkan-fixes/

📰 Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” Beta Is Available for Download with Cinnamon 6.6

Linux Mint 22.3 beta is now available for download with the Cinnamon 6.6, Xfce 4.20, and MATE 1.26 desktops, based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-3-zena-beta-is-available-for-download-with-cinnamon-6-6

📰 The First Rust CVE in Linux Kernel Only Makes Your System Crash

Greg Kroah-Hartman announced this alongside 150+ C code vulnerabilities that were addressed.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/first-linux-kernel-rust-cve/

📰 Mesa 25.3.2 brings more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers

The Mesa team have released Mesa 25.3.2 as the latest bug-fix release for the current main stable branch of open source Linux graphics drivers..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/mesa-25-3-2-brings-more-bug-fixes-for-open-source-linux-graphics-drivers/

📰 OpenZFS 2.4 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS Support, Quotas, Uncached IO, and More

OpenZFS 2.4 file system and volume manager is now available for download with support for Linux kernel 6.18 LTS and several new features. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/openzfs-2-4-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-support-quotas-uncached-io-and-more

📰 Newer RISC-V CPUs Vulnerable To Spectre V1 - Linux Mitigation Patches Posted

Spectre V1 mitigations in the Linux kernel are coming for RISC-V with newer RISC-V core designs being vulnerable to Spectre Variant One style attacks...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Spectre-V1-RISC-V-Patches

📰 Arch Linux Makes Its WSL Image Fully Reproducible Across Builds

Arch Linux has made its official WSL image fully reproducible, ensuring bit-for-bit identical builds using archived repositories and normalized timestamps.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-makes-its-wsl-image-fully-reproducible/

📰 Red Hat Buys an AI Safety Company, Promises to Open Source Its Tech

The new addition brings custom AI security and safety tooling to Red Hat.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/red-hat-acquires-chatterbox-labs/

📰 Intel's Linux NPU User-Space Driver Adds Panther Lake Support

Since late 2024 Intel has been working on 5th Gen NPU support for their Linux IVPU driver. That 5th Gen NPU support for Intel Core Ultra "Panther Lake" SoCs was upstreamed back in Linux 6.13. Now today the Intel Linux NPU user-space driver has seen its official support added for Panther Lake...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-User-Space-NPU-PTL

📰 Fwupd 2.0.19 Linux Firmware Updater Supports Lenovo Sapphire Folio Keyboard

Fwupd 2.0.19 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the Lenovo Sapphire Folio keyboard and other changes. Here's what's new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-0-19-linux-firmware-updater-supports-lenovo-sapphire-folio-keyboard

📰 Radxa Dragon Q6A is an Arm-based single-board PC with Windows and Linux support

The Radxa Dragon Q6A is a credit card-sized computer that looks a lot like a Raspberry Pi. But it’s an interesting little device for a few reasons. One is that it has an m.2 slot with support for PCIe 3.0 x2 2230 SSDs. And another is that this little computer is powered by a Qualcomm DragonWing .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/radxa-dragon-q6a-is-an-arm-based-single-board-pc-with-windows-and-linux-support/

📰 Mageia Linux 10 Enters Alpha Phase With April 2026 Release Target

The Mageia team has outlined the Mageia 10 release schedule, including alpha, beta, RC milestones, and a final release planned for April 2026.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/mageia-linux-10-enters-alpha-phase-with-april-2026-release-target/

📰 I run Arch Linux as a virtual machine, and I wouldn't have it any other way

Virtualizing Arch removes most of the drawbacks of this bleeding-edge distro.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-run-arch-linux-as-a-virtual-machine-and-i-wouldnt-have-it-any-other-way/