#ubuntu2604 — Public Fediverse posts
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
KDE Internet of Things Development Restarted For Home Assistant Integration:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Internet-of-Things-KiotKDE Plasma 6.6 Finally Supporting Ambient Light Sensors, Fixing Windows Games With HDR:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.6-Before-Christmas-FUbuntu 26.04 LTS Confirms its Kernel Version:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-26-04-lts-kernel-version-confirmedLinux Mint 22.3 “Zena” – BETA Release:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4973LoongArch Promoted To Being An Official Architecture For Debian 14:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-LoongArch64-OfficialMageia 10 Planning For April Release While Still Maintaining 32-bit Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mageia-10-April-2026-PlansPearOS is revived with Arch base and KDE Plasma desktop:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/pearos/Rhino Linux 2025.4 introduces Lomiri desktop and updated kernels:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/rhino-linux-2025-4-introduces-lomiri-desktop-and-updated-kernels/SparkyLinux 2025.12 released with Debian 'Forky' base and updated packages:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/sparkylinux-2025-12-released-with-debian-forky-base-and-updated-packages/Asahi Linux Gets Microphone Working For M2 Pro/Max, Eyes Installer Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-December-2025Tails 7.3.1 delivers urgent security fix, updated Tor Browser, Tor client, and Thunderbird:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/tails-7-3-1-delivers-urgent-security-fix-updated-tor-browser-tor-client-and-thunderbird/Debusine Repositories Enter Beta: Ubuntu PPA-Like User Archives For Debian Linux:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debusine-Repositories-Beta(more Linux news in comments)
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
KDE Plasma 6.5 Released with Rounded Corners, Clipboard Pinning + More:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/kde-plasma-6-5-new-features-changes-release
(Rounded corners? Get GNOMEd, KDE users lol)KDE Plasma 6.6 Will Cater To Windows Power Users With "winver":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.6-winverResources 1.9 Brings Intel Xe GPU Support & Other System Resource Monitoring For GNOME:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Resources-1.9Fedora Linux 43 Final Cleared For Release Next Week:
https://ostechnix.com/fedora-linux-43-final-cleared-for-release-next-week/Fedora Linux project agrees to allow AI-assisted contributions with a new policy:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/fedora-linux-project-agrees-to-allow-ai-assisted-contributions-with-a-new-policy/Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Daily Builds Now Available for Download:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/ubuntu-26-04-daily-builds-availableUbuntu 25.10 Unattended Upgrades Broken Due To Rust Coreutils Bug:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-Broken-Upgrade
(That's why an experimental software should never be shipped in a stable version of a distro)Xubuntu Website Hijack Served Malware Downloads (Now Fixed):
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/xubuntu-website-malware-hackZorin OS 18 Broke Download Records on Windows 10 EOL Day:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/zorin-os-18-biggest-launch-ever
(The year of Linux desktop is coming 😎)Ultramarine Linux 42: GPU boost for WSL & Terra 43 package manager enhancements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/ultramarine-linux-42-gpu-boost-for-wsl-and-terra-43-package-manager-enhancements/AnduinOS 1.4 debuts on Ubuntu 25.10, drops X11 and updates core apps:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/anduinos-1-4-debuts-on-ubuntu-25-10-drops-x11-and-updates-core-apps/Clonezilla Live 3.3 has been released with Linux 6.16 Kernel, Alias Devices & eMMC Support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/clonezilla-live-3-3-has-been-released-with-linux-6-16-kernel-alias-devices-and-emmc-support/AlmaLinux 10.1 Beta Released with Btrfs Support, Linux Kernel 6.12 and More:
https://ostechnix.com/almalinux-10-1-beta-released/Mobian Trixie with Debian 13 base released, with Linux kernel 6.12, Phosh 46, Plasma mobile 6.3:
https://blog.mobian.org/posts/2025/10/new-stable-rotating-keys/(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Zorin OS 18 Released with New Look, New Apps + More:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/zorin-os-18-released-with-new-look-new-apps-moreLMDE 7 “Gigi” released!:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4924RIP Windows 10 -- Winux 'W10EOL' is the Windows 11 clone that runs on Linux and makes your old PC feel new again:
https://betanews.com/2025/10/13/rip-windows-10-winux-w10eol-is-the-windows-11-clone-that-runs-on-linux-and-makes-your-old-pc-feel-new-again/Waiting to Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10? Here’s When You Can:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/upgrade-to-ubuntu-25-10-delayUbuntu 26.04 Looks To Retire Its ISO Tracker: "Held Together With Duct Tape & Goodwill":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Retire-ISO-TrackerIndia's First UbuCon Set to Unite Ubuntu Community in Bengaluru This November:
https://news.itsfoss.com/events/first-ubucon-india/Tails 7.1 released with Tor Browser offline home page, updated core software, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/tails-7-1-released-with-tor-browser-offline-home-page-updated-core-software-and-more/GNOME Has A New Security Threat Scanner Powered By VirusTotal:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Lenspect-Threat-Scanner
(Google-owned VirusTotal? Thanks nope, it will never touch my system. Why don't they make a ClamAV frontend instead, if they really want a virus scanner?)GNOME's Flatpak Runtime Drops 32-bit Compatibility Extension:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Flatpak-Drops-32-bitKDE's 29th anniversary is here and they need your funding:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/kdes-29th-anniversary-is-here-and-they-need-your-funding/Mir 2.23 Released With New Documentation For Building A Desktop Environment:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mir-2.23-ReleasedFuriLabs FLX1s: A New Contender in the Linux Phone Arena:
https://www.hackers-game.com/2025/10/06/flx1s-a-new-contender-in-the-linux-phone-arena/(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Ubuntu 25.10 Released, Available to Download Now (with GNOME 49, TPM-backed disk encryption, Ptyxis terminal and Loupe image viewer preinstalled):
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/ubuntu-25-10-releasedHow To Fix Broken Flatpak Issue In Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka:
https://ostechnix.com/fix-broken-flatpak-ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka/
(Hmm, seems like they are testing how users react to not being able to install Flatpaks. They are using the Microsoft technique to do something their users don't like, undo it, then push it again later.)Xubuntu Linux 25.10 released with improved Wayland support and Xfce 4.20:
https://betanews.com/2025/10/10/xubuntu-linux-25-10-released-with-improved-wayland-support-and-xfce-4-20/Ubuntu Reveal Codename of Next Year’s 26.04 LTS:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/ubuntu-26-04-lts-codename-resolute-raccoonFedora 43 Landing Emergency Change To Increase /boot Due To NVIDIA GPU Firmware & Other Bloat:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Bigger-Boot-FirmwareSolus Linux Preparing To Remove Python 2, Big systemd Upgrade & Finish /usr Merge:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Solus-Linux-EOY-2025-EpochIntroducing KRetro: a Libretro game emulator from KDE! (Alpha Release):
https://blog.seshan.xyz/2025/10/05/introducing-kretro-a-libretro-game-emulator-from-kde-alpha-release/Proton Experimental brings fixes for The Quarry, For Honor, God of War: Ragnarok and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-the-quarry-for-honor-god-of-war-ragnarok-and-more/Proton 10.0-3 release candidate live for testing better Windows game compatibility on Linux / Steam Deck:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/proton-10-0-3-release-candidate-live-for-testing-better-windows-game-compatibility-on-linux-steam-deck/Amazon Ditches Android — Launches 'Linux-Based' Vega OS for Fire TV:
https://news.itsfoss.com/amazon-vega-os/Ubuntu Touch (UBports) 24.04-1.0 released as the first version based on Ubuntu 24.04, with Fairphone 5 support, light mode, personal data encryption, etc.:
https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-news-1/ubuntu-touch-24-04-1-0-release-3973Phosh 0.50.0 released with some smaller changes, bug fixes:
https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.50.0/(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
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