Open-source News

KDE officially release the first alpha of KDE Linux their new reference implementation OS  GamingOnLinux

The XFS file-system is ready to declare their online file-system checking "fsck" support in good enough shape for enabling by default in new kernel builds. Plus other XFS alterations ahead of Linux 6.18 that is expected to be this year's LTS kernel version...

Try out the demo for Yesterdreamt, a fresh twin-stick horrorvania  GamingOnLinux

A patch series that has been in development for a while now introduces the concept of "sheaves" for an opt-in, per-CPU and array-based caching layer for the SLUB kernel allocator. It looks like the sheaves patches are likely to be introduced for the Linux 6.18 kernel if no objections are raised...

Linux Looks Ready To Introduce "Sheaves" For Opt-In Per-CPU Array-Based Caching Layer  Phoronix

A new AMD driver set to be introduced in the upcoming Linux 6.18 kernel cycle barring any last minute problems is a TRNG driver for Versal SoCs...

AMD-Xilinx Versal TRNG Driver Queued Ahead Of Linux 6.18  Phoronix

Nokia and Supermicro combine Linux with 800G Ethernet for AI data centers  Techzine Global

End of an Era: Mozilla Pulls the Plug on 32-Bit Linux Firefox  It's FOSS News

KDE Linux distro's first alpha version has been released  gHacks Technology News

Linux Kernel Runtime Guard hits 1.0.0 with major updates and broader support  Help Net Security

Firefox is Ending Support for 32 bit Linux  OMG! Ubuntu

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: September 7th, 2025  9to5Linux

Linux 6.17-rc5 is out for testing as the newest weekly release candidate as we near the stable Linux 6.17 release in late September...

Linux 6.17-rc5 Released With NVIDIA "Nouveau" Driver Stability Issues Addressed  Phoronix

Debian 13.1 released | Born's Tech and Windows World  BornCity

Docker Wine is a weird way to containerize and run Windows programs on Linux  xda-developers.com

5 Linux tweaks that instantly made my system lightning fast  xda-developers.com

6 BSDs Worth Trying Instead of Linux  How-To Geek

In addition to the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver updates sent out this week in advance of the Linux 6.18 kernel, there was also a batch of drm-intel-next updates also submitted for predominantly display-related changes to the open-source Intel driver...