9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 14th, 2025

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for December 14th, 2025, brings news about Firefox 146, Cinnamon 6.6. pearOS, KDE Gear 25.12, KDE Plasma 6.5.4, KDE Frameworks 6.21, COSMIC on Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS, Thunderbird 146, Tails 7.3.1, AerynOS 2025.12, Parrot 7.0 Beta, Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.2, NVIDIA 580.119.02, Kali Linux 2025.4, Grml 2025.12, Linux 6.19 RC, Mixxx 2.5.4, and more.
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https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-december-14th-2025

📰 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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https://itsfoss.com/signs-linux-is-not-for-you/

📰 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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https://www.phoronix.com/news/CentOS-Kmods-SIG-NVIDIA

📰 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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https://linuxiac.com/pangolin-1-13-released-with-private-resources-and-user-device-access/

Анонсирован KDE Ni! OS, дистрибутив для разработчиков KDE

Один из разработчиков KDE анонсировал проект KDE Ni! OS, нацеленный на создания окружения для работы с KDE на основе технологий NixOS. Проект развивает Иван Чукич (Ivan Čukić), 13 по числу коммитов участник разработки KDE Plasma , автор книги "Functional Programming in C++" и сотрудник компании KDAB, занимающей второе место по вкладу в разработку Qt.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64424

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!
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Выпуск Ventoy 1.1.09, инструментария для загрузки произвольных систем с USB-носителей

Опубликован выпуск инструментария Ventoy 1.1.09, предназначенного для создания загрузочных USB-носителей, включающих несколько операционных систем. Программа позволяет загрузить ОС из неизменных ISO-, WIM-, IMG-, VHD- и EFI-образов, не требуя распаковки образа или переформатирования носителя. Достаточно просто скопировать интересующий набор iso-образов на USB Flash с загрузчиком Ventoy, и он обеспечит загрузку операционных систем, находящихся внутри образов. В любой момент можно заменить или добавить новые iso-образы, просто скопировав новые файлы, что удобно для тестирования и предварительного ознакомления с различными дистрибутивами и операционными системами. Код проекта написан на языке Си и распространяется под лицензией GPLv3.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64425

SparkyLinux 2025.12 “Tiamat” Released with Debian Forky Base, Linux Kernel 6.17

SparkyLinux 2025.12 distribution is now available for download based on Debian Testing/Forky and powered by Linux kernel 6.17. Here's what's new!
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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!

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https://9to5linux.com/scribus-1-6-5-open-source-desktop-publishing-app-released-with-various-changes

📰 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.…

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https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/12/15/denmark_vpn_ban/

📰 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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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-DRM-Misc-Next-Post-6.19

📰 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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https://itsfoss.com/projects-ditched-by-ubuntu/

📰 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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https://linuxiac.com/fresh-launches-as-a-new-terminal-first-text-editor/

Self-service password reset with SMS in Microsoft Entra External ID

Microsoft Entra External ID now supports SMS-based verification for self-service password reset (SSPR), providing external users an additional recovery method beyond email one-time passcodes. The feature entered public preview in September 2025 and includes built-in fraud protection through integration with Microsoft's Phone Reputation platform.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/self-service-password-reset-with-sms-in-microsoft-entra-external-id/

New features in Microsoft Entra: WebView2, AI Agents ID, synced passkeys

Recent Microsoft Entra and Windows updates introduce multiple changes across authentication, identity management, and access control. The updates include an option to replace the legacy EdgeHTML WebView with the Chromium-based WebView2 for Entra ID authentication flows, improved identity constructs for AI agents, public preview support for synced passkeys, and expanded self-service account recovery. Additional changes cover jailbreak detection in Microsoft Authenticator, enforcement of a stricter Content Security Policy for browser-based sign-ins, updates to session revocation behavior, and new capabilities in Entra ID Governance, External ID, and Global Secure Access.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/new-features-in-microsoft-entra-webview2-ai-agents-id-synced-passkeys/

📰 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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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-SynapseAI-Stops

Объявлены устаревшими 11 методов верификации доменов для TLS-сертификатов

Ассоциация CA/Browser Forum, выступающая площадкой для совместного принятия решений с учётом интересов производителей браузеров и удостоверяющих центров, утвердила новые требования к организациям, выдающим сертификаты для HTTPS. В новых требованиях объявлены устаревшими 11 методов проверки владения доменом, для которого выдаётся сертификат. Прекращение поддержки устаревших методов будет производиться поэтапно до марта 2028 года. В качестве причин прекращения поддержки отмечается фокусирование внимания на автоматически выполняемых и криптографически верифицируемых методах проверки.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64426

📰 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.

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/AmpereOne-M-Oracle-Cloud-A4

📰 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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https://linuxiac.com/dietpi-9-20-brings-rustdesk-server-and-broad-sbc-improvements/

GOG formally announce their GOG Patrons subnoscription donation system

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/gog-formally-announce-their-gog-patrons-subnoscription-donation-system/