📰 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/

📰 Linux 6.12 To Linux 6.18 LTS Upgrade Offers Worthwhile Benefits For 5th Gen AMD EPYC

The recently released Linux 6.18 kernel is this year's Long Term Support version. As such it's sure to a see a lot of enterprise and hyperscaler uptake in being the annual LTS kernel version. While Linux 6.12 LTS will be maintained at least through the end of next year, upgrading to Linux 6.18 LTS can be very worthwhile from the performance perspective beyond the extended timeline until it will reach end-of-life.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-618-lts-amd-epyc

📰 How to Install Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS on Ubuntu 25.10 and Ubuntu 25.04

You can now install the latest and greatest Linux 6.18 LTS kernel series on your Ubuntu 25.04 and Ubuntu 25.10 distributions. Here’s how to do it!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/how-to-install-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-on-ubuntu-25-10-and-ubuntu-25-04

📰 Azulle Access Arm is a fanless Linux PC stick with an RK3576 processor for $120 and up

Mini PC maker Azulle has been selling PC sticks that plug directly into the HDMI port for a while: the company launched an Azulle access Pro with an Intel N100 processor last year and upgraded it to an Intel N150 chip earlier this year. Now there’s another option. The Azulle Acces Arm is a mini .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/azulle-access-arm-is-a-fanless-linux-pc-stick-with-an-rk3576-processor-for-120-and-up/

📰 Intel Readies Nova Lake Display Support For Linux 6.20~7.0

For the in-development Linux 6.19 kernel the initial Xe3P_LPD GPU support was merged for the integrated graphics to be found with Nova Lake processors. There were some initial Xe3P_LPD display patches also merged for Linux 6.19 but it looks like for Linux 6.20 (or what may end up being known as Linux 7.0), the display support will actually be functional for driving monitors from Nova Lake...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Nova-Lake-Display-6.20

📰 Kdenlive 25.12 Release Makes Vertical Video a First-Class Citizen

Kdenlive 25.12 adds native vertical video support, a new UI docking system, and duration-based markers. See what’s new in the latest KDE video editor update.You're reading Kdenlive 25.12 Release Makes Vertical Video a First-Class Citizen, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/kdenlive-25-12-better-vertical-video-editing

📰 FUSE 3.18 Released With FUSE-Over-IO-uring, Statx Support

Linux creator Linus Torvalds previously referred to file-systems in user-space as for toys and misguided people. But FUSE has shown a lot of interesting use-cases over the years and has grown more capable in the decade since Torvalds' prior comments. Out today is FUSE 3.18 as the latest release for the FUSE library...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FUSE-3.18-Released

📰 Valve put up a release candidate for Proton 10.0-4 with lots more Linux / SteamOS gaming fixes

Valve put up a Release Candidate for testing Proton 10.0-4, what will become the main version of the Windows compatibility layer for Linux / SteamOS..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/valve-put-up-a-release-candidate-for-proton-10-0-4-with-lots-more-linux-steamos-gaming-fixes/

📰 Decentralized YouTube Alternative PeerTube Adds Creator Mode

The open source YouTube alternative offers some welcome updates for content creators.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/peertube-8-release/

📰 WatchGuard Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical Fireware OS VPN Vulnerability

WatchGuard has released fixes to address a critical security flaw in Fireware OS that it said has been exploited in real-world attacks.Tracked as CVE-2025-14733 (CVSS score: 9.3), the vulnerability has been described as a case of out-of-bounds write affecting the iked process that could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code."This vulnerability affects both the.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2025/12/watchguard-warns-of-active-exploitation.html

📰 Your NAS doesn't need a specialized OS

Even a conventional general-purpose distro can become a reliable NAS platform with the right packages.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/your-nas-doesnt-need-a-specialized-os/

📰 Chrome/Chromium Add Support For Printing Via XDG Portal

Google's Chrome/Chromium web browser code has merged support for Linux printing via the XDG Portal. This is important to allow print support from within Flatpak or Snap sandboxed versions of Google's web browser...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/XDG-Portal-Chrome-Printing

📰 Watch Out Elasticsearch! Tiger Data's PostgreSQL BM25 Search Extension Goes Open Source

Previously proprietary PostgreSQL extension is now freely available on GitHub.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/tiger-data-pg-textsearch/

📰 Mesa 26.0 NVK Driver Lands Improvement For NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 "Turing" GPUs

In addition to the open-source NVIDIA "NVK" Vulkan driver in Mesa merging compression support for big performance wins, another performance optimization was merged earlier in the week that stand to benefit GeForce RTX 20 "Turing" graphics processors...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26-NVK-Compute-Warp-Size

📰 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Confirms its Kernel Version

Canonical confirms Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will ship with Linux kernel 6.20 (7.0) in April, bringing latest hardware support and performance improvements to users.You're reading Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Confirms its Kernel Version, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-26-04-lts-kernel-version-confirmed

📰 Arch Linux's Main NVIDIA Driver Packages Now Using The Open Kernel Modules

With the Arch Linux packages for the NVIDIA official graphics driver moving to the now-stable NVIDIA 590 driver series that drops the GeForce GTX 900 and GTX 1000 series GPU support, Arch Linux users with those old Maxwell and Pascal graphics cards will need to transition to using the NVIDIA legacy driver packages from the Arch Linux AUR.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-LInux-NVIDIA-Open-Default

📰 Immich 2.4 Released With Command Palette and UI Refinements

Immich 2.4, a self-hosted photo and video management platform, introduces a new command palette, refined UI animations, shared album improvements, and more.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/immich-2-4-released-with-command-palette-and-ui-refinements/

📰 Intel Readies Multi-Queue Support For Linux 7.0 As New Feature For Crescent Island

In addition to this week's drm-intel-next pull request to DRM-Next adding Nova Lake display support, a drm-xe-next pull request was also sent out on Friday that prepares a new multi-queue feature for Xe3P_XPC -- initially just the "Crescent Island" AI inference accelerator card. Plus other new features too for this Xe kernel driver in the upcoming Linux 7.0~6.20 kernel version...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Xe-Multi-Queue-Linux-7.0

📰 The Steam Deck LCD has been discontinued, making the Steam Deck 512GB OLED the new entry-level option

When Valve introduced the Steam Deck OLED a little over two years ago, the company lowered the price of the Steam Deck LCD with 256GB of storage to $399 and discontinued the lower-spec Steam Deck LCD with 64GB of eMMC storage. Since Steam Deck OLED prices start at $549, that meant that customers looking for .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/the-steam-deck-lcd-has-been-discontinued-making-the-steam-deck-512gb-oled-the-new-entry-level-option/