Ubuntu 25.04 Support Ends Next Week (Jan 15th)

Support for Ubuntu 25.04 ‘Plucky Puffin’ officially ends on 15th January 2026 which, for those of you reading in a timely fashion, is next week. Once Ubuntu 25.04 reaches End of Life (EoL) it gets no more security patches, app updates or bug fixes, no matter how critical. There aren’t any real-time public stats revealing how many people use each version of Ubuntu, but as Ubuntu 25.10 was released last October so has been out for around 3 months by this point, I’d be surprised if many were holding off. That said, if you do still use the Plucky Puffin […]
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/ubuntu-25-04-end-of-life

Анализ исправления ошибок в ядре Linux - в среднем ошибки замечают через 2 года

Опубликованы результаты исследования времени обнаружения и устранения ошибок в коде ядра Linux. Данные получены в результате анализа исправления 125 тысяч ошибок, помеченных в Git-репозитории тегом "Fixes:", ссылающимся на коммит, в котором возникла ошибка. Среднее время обнаружения ошибок в ядре составило 2.1 года. Если рассматривать только ошибки, исправленные в 2025 году, данный показатель составил 2.8 года.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64574

Loss32 - проект дистрибутива с реализацией Win32

Проект Loss32 развивает дистрибутив, который сочетает в себе ядро Linux и графическое окружение, основанное на компонентах Windows. Компоненты используются из Wine и ReactOS.
Ключевым отличием от ReactOS является отказ от идеи использования ядра Windows NT в основе и использование подхода, близкого к Android (в котором также используется ядро Linux для вышеуказанных целей, но не используются такие компоненты, как Systemd, утилиты GNU, Wayland/X11, менеджеры пакетов и т.п), позволяющего добиться большей аппаратной совместимости по сравнению с оригинальным проектом.
В качестве композитного менеджера используется Mutter, среда рабочего стола базируется на приложениях и библиотеках Win32, таких как explorer.exe и shell32.dll.
Подробности (ycombinator.com)



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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/debian/18189456

📰 I Thought This Wikipedia App for Linux was Pointless (I Was Wrong)

I don't need to tell you that this application is for the people who enjoy the free and open knowledge provided by Wikipedia.

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https://itsfoss.com/wike-wikipedia/

Проект Gentoo опубликовал отчёт за 2025 год

Разработчики дистрибутива Gentoo Linux опубликовали отчёт с обзором основных событий и финансовых показателей за 2025 год. Среди отмеченных достижений.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64575

📰 Arch-Based Omarchy 3.3 Brings AI Dictation Hibernation and Hyprland Fixes

Arch-based Omarchy 3.3 introduces local AI dictation with Voxtype, hibernation support, dynamic themes, and more.

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https://linuxiac.com/arch-based-omarchy-3-3-brings-ai-dictation-hibernation/

📰 Linux Kernel Considers Linking The Relocatable x86 Kernel As PIE In 2026

To allow for additional security hardening of the Linux kernel, a patch series has been updated more than one year later to link the relocatable x86_64 kernel as Position Independent Executable (PIE) code...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-x86-RFC-Linking-PIE

KDE Gear 25.12.1 Released with Various Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps

KDE Gear 25.12.1 is now available as the first maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 25.12 open-source software suite series with fixes for various KDE applications.
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https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-12-1-released-with-various-improvements-for-your-favorite-kde-apps

📰 Linus Torvalds: "The AI Slop Issue Is *NOT* Going To Be Solved With Documentation"

The Linux kernel developers for months now have been debating proposed guidelines for tool-generated submissions to the Linux kernel. As part of the "tools", the main motivator for this documentation has been around the era of AI and large language models with coding assistants and more. Torvalds made some remarks on the Linux kernel mailing list around his belief in focusing the documentation on "tools" rather than explicitly focusing on AI,...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Torvalds-Linux-Kernel-AI-Slop

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📰 The State of Trusted Open Source

Chainguard, the trusted source for open source, has a unique view into how modern organizations actually consume open source software and where they run into risk and operational burdens. Across a growing customer base and an extensive catalog of over 1800 container image projects, 148,000 versions, 290,000 images, and 100,000 language libraries, and almost half a billion builds, they can see.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/the-state-of-trusted-open-source.html

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Windows 11 26H1: release date, no new features, Bromine platform changes, only for Snapdragon X2 and NVIDIA N1X

The final version of Windows 11 26H1 will be a platform release tailored for next-generation ARM silicon, including Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 and, probably, NVIDIA N1X processors. Windows 11 26H1 is expected to launch around April 2026 with new ARM64 devices. Windows 11 26H1 is expected to launch around April 2026 with new ARM64 devices. This is not a feature update but rather a silicon support release focused on under-the-hood platform improvements while maintaining complete feature parity with version 25H2.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/windows-11-26h1-release-date-no-new-features-bromine-platform-changes-only-for-snapdragon-x2-and-nvidia-n1x/

📰 20% of Linux Kernel Bugs Hide for More Than 5 Years

Study of 20 years of kernel history finds bugs hide for 2+ years on average, some for decades.

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https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-kernel-bugs-arent-found-for-years/

Manjaro 26

Состоялся релиз дистрибутива Manjaro 26.0, ключевыми особенностями которого стали обновления Gnome до версии 49 и KDE Plasma до версии 6.5, а также переход на Wayland по умолчанию. Также включен драйвер Nvidia 590.48, в котором прекращена поддержка видеокарт Maxwell (GTX 9xx) и Pascal (GTX 10xx).
Среди ядер на выбор теперь доступны варианты: 5.10, 5.15, 6.1, 6.6, 6.12 и 6.18.
Также обновлен ряд прикладных программ, такие как браузеры и Libreoffice.



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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/linux-general/18189799

📰 EU Launches Call for Evidence on European Open Digital Ecosystems

The European Commission has opened a public consultation on a new Open Digital Ecosystems strategy focused on open source, security, and EU tech sovereignty.

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https://linuxiac.com/eu-launches-call-for-evidence-on-european-open-digital-ecosystems/

📰 China-Linked UAT-7290 Targets Telecoms with Linux Malware and ORB Nodes

A China-nexus threat actor known as UAT-7290 has been attributed to espionage-focused intrusions against entities in South Asia and Southeastern Europe.The activity cluster, which has been active since at least 2022, primarily focuses on extensive technical reconnaissance of target organizations before initiating attacks, ultimately leading to the deployment of malware families such as RushDrop.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/china-linked-uat-7290-targets-telecoms.html

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📰 Chromium on MediaTek: From testing to real-world performance on Genio 700 & 720

A deep dive on the current status of Chromium enablement on MediaTek Genio SoCs, including what the numbers look like when MediaTek’s hardware codecs are driven by Chromium’s V4L2 paths.

🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/chromium-hardware-codecs-on-mediatek-genio-700-and-720-from-test-plans-to-real‑world-performance.html

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https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/chromium-hardware-codecs-on-mediatek-genio-700-and-720-from-test-plans-to-real%E2%80%91world-performance.html

📰 Mesa 26.0 Now Supports GPU Hardware Replay With The Intel Xe Kernel Driver

The Intel Mesa graphics drivers have supported a GPU hardware replay feature for making it easier to reproduce issues. But until now that functionality has only worked with the i915 kernel driver while for Mesa 26.0 the Intel Xe driver will also be supported...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-Hang-Replay-Xe

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📰 Valve update the Steam Workshop to allow mods to support multiple game versions

A nice move by Valve to improve the modding scene - as mods on the Steam Workshop can now support multiple game versions..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valve-update-the-steam-workshop-to-allow-mods-to-support-multiple-game-versions/

📰 Intel Wildcat Lake 6-core chips for budget devices will replace Alder Lake-N and Twin Lake (eventually)

Intel’s Alder Lake-N and Twin Lake chips are cheap, low-power chips that have been popular options for entry-level mini PCs, laptops, and other devices like tablets and single-board PCs. But while these chips offer much better CPU and graphics performance than the Intel Celeron and Atom-branded chips they replaced, they’re based on architecture that’s several years .

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https://liliputing.com/intel-wildcat-lake-6-core-chips-for-budget-devices-will-replace-alder-lake-n-and-twin-lake-eventually/

📰 ASRock introduces NUC Ultra 300 BOX mini PCs with Intel Panther Lake

ASRock is updating its NUC BOX and NUCS BOX mini PC lineup with new models powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processor options. The new NUC Ultra 300 is a 118 x 110 x 49mm (4.65″ x 4.33″ x 1.93″) mini PC, while the NUCS Ultra 300 is a shorter version that measures just .

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https://liliputing.com/asrock-introduces-nuc-ultra-300-box-mini-pcs-with-intel-panther-lake/

Ubuntu’s ARM64 Steam Snap Delivers Solid Gaming Performance

Canonical's ARM64 Steam Snap brings x86 gaming to Ubuntu ARM systems via FEX emulation. Early testing shows 200+ FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. You can help test it.
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/steam-snap-arm64-ubuntu-gaming-performance