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📰 4 Raspberry Pi projects that are actually useful (and not just a novelty)
Discover 4 innovative Raspberry Pi projects that go beyond novelties, offering practical solutions for personal cloud storage, retro gaming, smart speakers, and monitoring dashboards.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/raspberry-pi-projects-useful-not-novelty/
📰 GNOME Executive Director Steps Down After Four Months
It was barely four months ago that the GNOME Foundation announced its new Executive Director, Steven Deobald, who was taking over afterHolly Million stepped down after less than one year. Today Deobald announced he is stepping down as the Executive Director...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steven-Deobald-Steps-Down
📰 AYANEO AM01S hits crowdfunding with AMD Hawk Point and Strix Point options (retro-style mini PC with a flip-up display)
The AYANEO AM01S is a mini PC with a case designed to evoke a desktop computer from the 1980s, and a built-in 4 inch display that flips up from the top of the system. When AYANEO first launched the little computer last year it was available with Ryzen 8040HS processor options based on AMD’s Hawk Point .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/ayaneo-am01s-hits-crowdfunding-with-amd-hawk-point-and-strix-point-options-retro-style-mini-pc-with-a-flip-up-display/
📰 New Movie “Python: The Documentary” Traces the Language’s Story
“Python: The Documentary” is a new 84-minute film that tells the story of how a side project evolved into one of the world’s most influential programming languages.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/new-movie-python-the-documentary-traces-the-languages-story/
📰 30 years later, Doom returns to SNES with Raspberry Pi RP2350 muscle
Limited Run Games swaps in silicon to emulate Super FX chip and hit 20 fps Forget Windows 95, it's 30 years since Doom was released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. And thanks to the Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller, the game is back in cartridge form.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/30_years_snes_doom/
📰 Qualcomm Packet Processing Engine "PPE" Going Upstream For Linux 6.18
Recently queued into the Linux networking subsystem's net-next branch ahead of the Linux 6.18 merge window is the Qualcomm PPE driver to support their Packet Processing Engine on select SoCs...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-PPE-Driver-Linux-6.18
📰 Armbian 25.8.1 Brings Expanded Board Support, Linux 6.16 Option For Many Boards
Armbian 25.8.1 is now available as a significant update over the Armbian 25.5 release for this Debian-based Linux distribution focused on offering broad support for ARM64 and RISC-V single board computers as well as other devices...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Armbian-25.8.1-Released
📰 China’s KylinOS Linux takes a great leap forward to v11 and kernel 6.6
Supports several Chinese chips and GPUs – and of course it has AI inside China’s KylinSoft has delivered a major update to its flagship Linux, which Beijing hailed as a great leap forward for the nation’s ambition to develop operating systems that match and exceed the capabilities of western products.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/kylinos_11/
📰 Wireshark 4.4.9 Protocol Analyzer Released with Updated Protocols and Bug Fixes
Wireshark 4.4.9 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available to download with various bug fixes and updated protocols. Here's what's changed!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-4-9-protocol-analyzer-released-with-updated-protocols-and-bug-fixes
📰 Icepi Zero is an open source FPGA board in a Raspberry Pi Zero-sized form factor (crowdfunding)
Nearly a decade ago, Raspberry Pi showed that it’s possible to cram a fully functional computer into a tiny package that’s about the size of a stick of chewing gum or about the size of a USB flash drive. In time since the first Raspberry Pi Zero launched we’ve seen a bunch of updates as .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/icepi-zero-is-an-open-source-fpga-board-in-a-raspberry-pi-zero-sized-form-factor/
📰 TrueNAS 25.10 Beta Brings Installation Improvements, NVIDIA Blackwell Support
The engineers over at iXsystems announced today the beta release of TrueNAS 25.10 "Goldeneye" as the latest iteration of this formerly BSD-based OS that has transitioned to making use of the Linux kernel while unifying both the TrueNAS CORE and SCALE offerings...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrueNAS-25.10-Beta
Vivaldi Pushes Back Against AI Browsing Trend
https://linuxiac.com/vivaldi-pushes-back-against-ai-browsing-trend/
📰 RCORE V2 is a 2nd-gen RK3588 module for MNT Reform laptops
The MNT Reform line of laptops are hacker-friendly computers that are designed to be modular, repairable, upgradeable, and customizable. At launch the MNT Reform and MNT Pocket Reform both shipped with NXP i.MX8M series processors, but since the processor is part of a removable module, MNT has also offered other options including modules with Allwinner .
🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/rcore-v2-is-a-2nd-gen-rk3588-module-for-mnt-reform-laptops/
📰 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/
📰 Immich 1.140 Photo and Video Backup Adds Background Sync
Immich 1.140 introduces beta background sync, read-only mode, and a location management utility, moving closer to the long-awaited stable release.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/immich-1-140-photo-and-video-backup-adds-background-sync/
📰 Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs As Now "Externally Maintained"
Linus Torvalds has finally come to a decision following his plans to part ways with the Bcachefs file-system and then not merging any Bcachefs updates for Linux 6.17...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-Externally-Maintained
📰 GitHub engineer claims team was 'coerced' to put Grok into Copilot
Platform's staffer complains security review was 'rushed' Microsoft-owned collaborative coding platform GitHub is deepening its ties with Elon Musk's xAI, bringing early access to the company's Grok Code Fast 1 large language model (LLM) into GitHub Copilot. However, a whistleblower has claimed that the rollout suffers from inadequate security testing and an engineering team operating under duress.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/github_deepens_ties_with_elon/
📰 NetPeek is a New, User-Friendly Network Scanner for Linux
NetPeek is GTK4/libadwaita app for fuss-free network scanning on Linux desktops. A user-friendly alternative to nmap for finding devices and open ports.You're reading NetPeek is a New, User-Friendly Network Scanner for Linux, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/netpeek-linux-network-scanner-gui-alternative-nmap
📰 RefreshOS 2.5: The Debian remix that borrows from every desk in the house
A remarkable mixture of different components, but it works RefreshOS is a Debian and KDE-based distro with a difference: it casts its net a lot wider for tools and components.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/refreshos_25/
📰 Bitnami Ends Free, Stable Images — Users Forced to Migrate or Pay
Bitnami is ending free, stable images on Docker Hub, moving them to a Legacy repo with no support, pushing developers toward paid Secure Images subscriptions.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/bitnami-ends-free-stable-images-users-forced-to-migrate-or-pay/
📰 Fwupd 2.0.14 Brings New Framework & SteelSeries Hardware Support
Fwupd 2.0.14 is out today as the newest version of this open-source firmware updating utility that is widely-used on Linux systems for BIOS/system firmware updates as well as an ever increasing array of different peripheral devices...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fwupd-2.0.14-Released
📰 OBS Studio 32 Beta Introduces A Plugin Manager, Hybrid MOV Support
Released overnight in beta form is OBS Studio 32.0, the next feature release for this widely-used, open-source and cross-platform application for desktop streaming/recording...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OBS-Studio-32.0-Beta
How To Search Inside Files In Linux Using Grep, Find And Ripgrep
—> https://ostechnix.com/search-inside-files-linux-grep-find-ripgrep/
Containers in 2025: Docker vs. Podman for Modern Developers
—> https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/containers-2025-docker-vs-podman-modern-developers
Python is Changing – Here’s What’s Coming
—> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv8IbOnaUPM
📰 SuperTuxKart’s Stable Release Pitstop Opens Up potential
Fans of iconic open-source racing game SuperTuxKart will have noticed that the upcoming 1.5 release is taking its sweet time to reach the finish line, having hit beta in late 2024 and release candidate status in spring 2025 – with no progress since. Now, in an update on the official development blog, we know why: inter-team turbulence.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/supertuxkarts-stable-release-pitstop-opens-up-potential
📰 Passwordstate dev urges users to patch auth bypass vulnerability
Click Studios, the company behind the Passwordstate enterprise-grade password manager, has warned customers to patch a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability as soon as possible.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/passwordstate-dev-urges-users-to-patch-auth-bypass-vulnerability-as-soon-as-possible/
📰 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/