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Posting the latest Linux and open source news from around the web (super chatty aggregator).

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[How-to Geek] Firefox is fixing a 21-year old problem on Linux

#Linux #OpenSource
Firefox is fixing a 21-year old problem on Linux
Your home directory is going to feel a little cleaner.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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[Phoronix] Linux 6.18 Sees Late Improvements For Xbox Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, & Alienware Laptops

#Linux #LinuxKernel
Linux 6.18 Sees Late Improvements For Xbox Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, & Alienware Laptops
We're closing in on the Linux 6.18 stable kernel release likely in little more than one week (30 November barring any delays) and today's batch of x86 platform driver updates is bringing some new…
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November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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[How-to Geek] Linux's 3 biggest strengths are also it's biggest weaknesses

#Linux #OpenSource
Linux's 3 biggest strengths are also it's biggest weaknesses
The reasons why everyone loves Linux are the same exact reasons why others avoid it.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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[LWN.net] Racing karts on a Rust GPU kernel driver (Collabora blog)

#GNOME #LinuxKernel #Rust
Racing karts on a Rust GPU kernel driver (Collabora blog)
In July, Collabora announced the Rust-based Tyr GPU driver for Arm Mali GPUs. Daniel Almeida has posted an update on progress with a prototype of the driver running on a Rock 5B board with the…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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[Linuxiac] Direct3D-to-Vulkan Library vkd3d 1.18 Brings HLSL Improvements

#Wine #OpenSource
Direct3D-to-Vulkan Library vkd3d 1.18 Brings HLSL Improvements
vkd3d 1.18, the Direct3D-to-Vulkan translation library used by Wine, adds HLSL constant folding, more legacy bytecode ops, and expanded shader targets.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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[LWN.net] [$] BPF and io_uring, two different ways

#LinuxKernel #OpenSource
[$] BPF and io_uring, two different ways
BPF allows programs uploaded from user space to be run, safely, within the kernel. The io_uring subsystem, too, can be thought of as a way of loading programs in the kernel, though the programs in…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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[Phoronix] Linux 6.19 Slated To Land "mm/cid" Rewrite That Has Very Positive Performance Potential

#Linux #LinuxKernel
Linux 6.19 Slated To Land "mm/cid" Rewrite That Has Very Positive Performance Potential
A set of Linux kernel patches posted back in October for rewriting the kernel's memory-mapped concurrency ID code for some nice performance wins looks like it will land for Linux 6.19. This is the…
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November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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[How-to Geek] 3 things you can do with your NAS's SD card slot (besides ignoring it)

#Linux #OpenSource
3 things you can do with your NAS's SD card slot (besides ignoring it)
SD cards and NAS servers go together like peanut butter and marshmallow fluff.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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[Phoronix] VKD3D 1.18 Released With Numerous Improvements For Direct3D 12 On Vulkan

#Wine #OpenSource
VKD3D 1.18 Released With Numerous Improvements For Direct3D 12 On Vulkan
VKD3D 1.18 is now available for this Direct3D 12 implementation that is part of the upstream Wine project. The VKD3D 1.18 release also comes just ahead of next month's feature freeze for the…
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November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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[Linuxiac] PHP 8.5 Introduces URI Extension, Pipe Operator, and Syntax Improvements

#Linux #OpenSource
PHP 8.5 Introduces URI Extension, Pipe Operator, and Syntax Improvements
PHP 8.5 introduces a new URI extension, the pipe operator, and key syntax upgrades, delivering faster performance and cleaner code.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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[LWN.net] Security updates for Thursday

#Ubuntu #Debian #SUSE
Security updates for Thursday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (bind, bind9.18, container-tools:rhel8, expat, grub2, haproxy, idm:DL1, kernel, kernel-rt, lasso, libsoup, libssh, libtiff, pcs, podman,…
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November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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[How-to Geek] 5 pioneering Linux distros that quietly faded into history

#Linux #OpenSource
5 pioneering Linux distros that quietly faded into history
Explore the rise and fall of these groundbreaking Linux systems, and how their legacies live on.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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[Phoronix] Firefox 147 Will Support The XDG Base Directory Specification

#Linux #OpenSource
Firefox 147 Will Support The XDG Base Directory Specification
A 21 year old bug report requesting support of the XDG Base Directory specification is finally being addressed by Firefox. The Firefox 147 release should respect this XDG specification around where…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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[It's FOSS] Deploy Your Thanksgiving Dinner with Cranberry sOSS

#OpenSource
Deploy Your Thanksgiving Dinner with Cranberry sOSS
This $13.37 jar of cranberry sauce can help open source.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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[9to5Linux] Wireshark 4.6.1 Released with Updated Protocol Support and Various Bug Fixes

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Wireshark 4.6.1 Released with Updated Protocol Support and Various Bug Fixes
Wireshark 4.6.1 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available to download with various bug fixes and updated protocols. Here’s what’s changed!
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November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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[How-to Geek] 7 virtual machine mistakes to avoid

#Linux #OpenSource
7 virtual machine mistakes to avoid
Don't forget to unmount that ISO after install.
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November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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[Phoronix] Linux 6.19 Nova Driver Landing Boot42 Support For Next-Gen NVIDIA GPUs

#Linux #LinuxKernel
Linux 6.19 Nova Driver Landing Boot42 Support For Next-Gen NVIDIA GPUs
Along with getting the NVIDIA GSP fully booted and initialized for Ampere GPUs with the Nova driver code coming to Linux 6.19, this next kernel version is also beginning to make preparations for…
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November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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[Phoronix] Rusticl Has Turned Out Remarkably Well For Open-Source OpenCL For Mesa Drivers

#Rust #OpenSource
Rusticl Has Turned Out Remarkably Well For Open-Source OpenCL For Mesa Drivers
Rusticl as a modern OpenCL implementation for Mesa Gallium3D drivers has turned out remarkably well. Rusticl performance has evolved quite well for this Rust-based OpenCL driver and it continues…
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November 20, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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[It's FOSS] Blender 5.0 Released with HDR Support, Video Sequencer Overhaul, and ACES Workflows

#Linux #OpenSource
Blender 5.0 Released with HDR Support, Video Sequencer Overhaul, and ACES Workflows
Plus Grease Pencil motion blur, performance improvements, and enhanced rendering features.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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[Phoronix] Intel Preps Linux KVM For Diamond Rapids' AVX10.2 & Expanded AMX

#Linux #LinuxKernel
Intel Preps Linux KVM For Diamond Rapids' AVX10.2 & Expanded AMX
The latest feature enablement work happening by Intel for the Linux kernel with next-generation Diamond Rapids server processors are the adjustments to the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) for…
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November 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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[It's FOSS] FOSS Weekly #25.47: AI Mode in Firefox, Nitrux 5, GNOME Panel, Rust Alternative Commands and More Linux Stuff

#GNOME #Linux #FOSS
FOSS Weekly #25.47: AI Mode in Firefox, Nitrux 5, GNOME Panel, Rust Alternative Commands and More Linux Stuff
Rust based new commands or classic Linux commands?
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November 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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[LWN.net] [$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for November 20, 2025

#Debian #Fedora #Rust
[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for November 20, 2025
Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition: Front: Hardware architectures; Fedora Flatpaks; Debian hardware support; sockaddr structure; NUMA nodes; Homebrew. Briefs: LightDM security; Debian Libre…
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November 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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[Linux.org] Installing Arch Linux in VirtualBox

#ArchLinux #Linux
Installing Arch Linux in VirtualBox
I've covered installing Arch Linux on a system, but installing it on VirtualBox is a bit more tricky. Technically, there is only one very important aspect of installing on it on VirtualBox that is…
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November 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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[Linuxiac] Immich 2.3 Adds Multilingual OCR Models

#Linux #OpenSource
Immich 2.3 Adds Multilingual OCR Models
Immich 2.3, a self-hosted photo and video management platform, adds multilingual OCR models and introduces maintenance mode.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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[How-to Geek] The new Slimbook has KDE Plasma and a Ryzen 9 CPU

#KDE #KDEPlasma
The new Slimbook has KDE Plasma and a Ryzen 9 CPU
A lot of power in a sleek form factor.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM