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📰 First Look at KDE’s Initial System Setup (KISS) Tool in KDE Plasma 6.5
Meet KDE's Initial System Setup (KISS) tool as part of the KDE Plasma 6.5 desktop environment, designed for OEM installations to provide an out-of-the-box user experience when buying a new computer.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-kdes-initial-system-setup-kiss-tool-in-kde-plasma-6-5
📰 Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is Steam Deck Verified but requires internet even for single-player
Valve have now rated Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds as Steam Deck Verified ahead of release, but we also now know you need to always be online to play it..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/sonic-racing-crossworlds-is-steam-deck-verified-but-requires-internet-even-for-single-player/
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📰 Wayfire 0.10 3D Wayland Compositor Brings Vulkan Support
Compiz-inspired Wayfire 0.10 3D Wayland compositor is out with Vulkan and Pixman rendering, per-device input settings, and new animations.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/wayfire-0-10-3d-wayland-compositor-brings-vulkan-support/
Bazaar is a Slick New Desktop Flathub Frontend - OMG! Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/bazaar-new-flatpak-app-store-gnome-linux
Atari acquires the rights to five classic Ubisoft titles | GamingOnLinux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/atari-acquires-the-rights-to-five-classic-ubisoft-titles/
📰 Mesa 25.1.9 Released To End Out The Mesa 25.1 Series
With Mesa 25.2.1 recently having been released, the prior quarter's Mesa 25.1 series is now drawing to a close. Excellent Mesa release manager Eric Engestrom released Mesa 25.1.9 as one last point release for Mesa 25.1 before ending this branch...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-25.1.9-Released
📰 The new Framework Laptop 16 brings AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series and modular GPU upgrades
Framework just revealed the new Framework Laptop 16, which brings CPU and GPU upgrades to their popular modular laptop..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-new-framework-laptop-16-brings-amd-ryzen-ai-300-series-and-modular-gpu-upgrades/
📰 GhostBSD 25.02 adds 'Gershwin' desktop for a Mac-like twist
Hybrid of GNUstep and Xfce channels classic NeXT vibes The latest release of GhostBSD, an easy graphical FreeBSD distribution, includes a brand new macOS-like desktop environment, "Gershwin."…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/27/ghostbsd_2502/
📰 Google to verify all Android devs to block malware on Google Play
Google is introducing a new defense for Android called 'Developer Verification' to block malware installations from sideloaded apps sourced from outside the official Google Play app store.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-to-verify-all-android-devs-to-block-malware-on-google-play/
📰 You, too, can make this stylish ESP32 air quality monitor with an e-ink display, and it looks stylish to boot
Keep an eye on your CO2 levels with this lovely setpiece.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/esp32-air-quality-monitor-e-ink-display/
📰 QEMU 10.1 Released With Intel TDX Improvements, Support For Compiling To WASM
QEMU 10.1 was released overnight as the latest iteration of this open-source machine emulator that plays an important role in the Linux virtualization stack...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/QEMU-10.1-Released
OpenZFS 2.3.4 Brings Linux 6.16 Kernel Compatibility, "zfs rewrite" Command - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenZFS-2.3.4-Released
Match Classic Linux Commands with Their Modern Alternatives
https://itsfoss.com/quiz/match-classic-modern-commands/
File Browser: A lightweight storage option in DietPi
—> https://dietpi.com/blog/?p=3806
📰 AMD ISP4 Driver Updated As It Nears The Mainline Linux Kernel
Posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list was the patch series for introducing the AMD ISP4 driver to the mainline kernel. This supports the image signal processor IP that to date is found with HP's Strix Halo powered ZBook Ultra G1a laptop. With time, future AMD Ryzen laptops will also likely be leveraging this ISP technology for offloading more webcamera work from the CPU, but for now the HP ZBook Ultra G1a is the main beneficiary of this...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-ISP4-Linux-Driver-v3
Microsoft's DocumentDB Finds New Home with Linux Foundation
DocumentDB joins the Linux Foundation to ensure open, vendor-neutral development.
—> https://news.itsfoss.com/documentdb-moves-to-linux-foundation/
📰 You don't need an NVR for your home security system, you just need Frigate
Discover why Frigate, an open-source NVR software, offers better flexibility, smart detection, and privacy compared to traditional NVR systems for your home security needs.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/you-dont-need-an-nvr-for-your-home-security-system-you-just-need-frigate/
📰 VESA DRM Driver Ready With 8-Bit Color Palette Mode For Linux 6.18
This week's drm-misc-next pull of feature updates to the small Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) driver bring a few updates worth pointing out ahead of the Linux 6.18 cycle...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-VESA-DRM-8C
📰 ACEMAGIC F5A is a Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 mini PC with OcuLink and WiFi 7
The ACEMAGIC F5A is a mini PC with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Strix Point 12-core, 24-thread processor featuring 16-core RDNA 3.5 graphics and an NPU that delivers up to 50 TOPS of AI performance. The little computer supports up to two PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs and has two SODIMM slots for up to 96GB .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/acemagic-f5a-is-a-ryzen-ai-9-hx-370-mini-pc-with-oculink-and-wifi-7/
📰 New Default Apps Finally Hit Ubuntu 25.10 Daily Builds
Ubuntu 25.10’s new terminal and image viewer apps are part of the latest development builds, along with a much-hyped switch to Rust-based sudo (and, less-hyped, the inclusion of new ubuntu-insights and hwctl packages). At the start of this cycle developers working on Ubuntu announced plans to ship Ptyxis and Loupe as default terminal emulator and image viewer respectively.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/new-apps-arrive-in-ubuntu-25-10-daily-builds
📰 5 reasons the $15 Raspberry Pi Zero W is still great for your home lab tinkering
From network services to IoT projects, this unassuming board punches above its weight.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/reasons-raspberry-pi-zero-w-still-great-home-lab-tinkering/
📰 Intel hires developer who reverse engineered the Apple M1 GPU, bringing open source Linux graphics to Apple Silicon
When the Asahi Linux team released its first alpha version of a GNU/Linux-based operating system for Macs with Apple M-series processors in 2022, things were still pretty rough around the edges. Thunderbolt, Bluetooth, cameras, and sleep mode weren’t working yet. And neither was hardware-accelerated graphics. That’s all changed over the past few years. Last fall .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/intel-hires-developer-who-reverse-engineered-the-apple-m1-gpu-bringing-open-source-linux-graphics-to-apple-silicon/
📰 Patches Posted To Allow Writing USB Rust Drivers For Linux
An initial set of Linux kernel patches were posted this week for allowing USB Rust kernel drivers to be developed for Linux...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-USB-Rust-Drivers
📰 Radxa Cubie A7Z is a Raspberry Pi Zero-sized Allwinner A33 octa-core PC for $15 and up
The Radxa Cubie A7Z is a single-board computer with an Allwinner A733 processor that combines ARM Cortex-A76 CPU and Cortex-A55 cores with an Imagination GPU and a low-power RISC-V core, and an NPU that delivers up to 3 TOPS of AI processing performance. It’s also really small and really cheap. The little computer is about the .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/radxa-cubie-a7z-is-a-raspberry-pi-zero-sized-allwinner-a33-octa-core-pc-for-15-and-up/
📰 Komodo 1.19 Build and Deploy Tool Brings New CLI, Action Arguments
Komodo 1.19 self-hosted container deployment tool adds new km CLI, Action Arguments, improved backup support, and more.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/komodo-1-19-build-and-deploy-tool-brings-new-cli/
Parallels Desktop 26 Update Improves Ubuntu VMs on macOS - OMG! Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/parallels-desktop-26-better-ubuntu-vm-macos
Portainer 2.33 LTS: New Branding, Helm Overhaul, and Observability Preview
https://linuxiac.com/portainer-2-33-lts-new-branding-helm-overhaul-and-observability-preview/
🚀 Linux 5.15 LTS To 6.17 Benchmarks: Four Years Of Kernel Improvement Net 37% Improvement On AMD EPYC
—> https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-515-617-performance
Happy 34th Birthday, Linux! 🎂
https://9to5linux.com/happy-34th-birthday-linux