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KDE Plasma 6.5 arrives followed very closely by a bug-fix  theregister.com

Android or Linux: the big platform question ahead  findarticles.com

LibreOffice 25.2.7 Is Out as the Last Update in the Series, Upgrade to LibreOffice 25.8  9to5Linux

AMD Linux engineers continue to be quite busy working on enabling next-generation Zen 6 processors that will begin shipping next year. The newest patch working its way to the Linux kernel is expanding the range of Zen 6 CPU models detected by the kernel...

New Linux Patch Expands The Range Of AMD Zen 6 CPU Models  Phoronix

Qt Creator 18 is now available as the latest version of this Qt/C++-focused integrated development environment...

Canonical CEO says no to IPO in current volatile market  theregister.com

Valve fix some games on Linux / Steam Deck having incorrect Steam Play settings and added a chat warning  GamingOnLinux

Now's the Best Time to Ditch Windows and Mac for Linux  How-To Geek

Hackers are using these malicious npm packages to target developers Windows, macOS, and Linux systems – here’s how to stay safe  IT Pro

Python 3.14 Arrives on Azure App Service for Linux  Windows Report

The extraction shooter ARC Raiders is out and appears to work on Linux  GamingOnLinux

Qt Creator 18 Open-Source IDE Released with Experimental Container Support  9to5Linux

Microsoft Switches Azure App Service for Linux to Ubuntu for New Runtimes  Windows Report

OpenRazer expands Razer device support with new hardware for Linux users  GamingOnLinux

Canonical today announced an exciting step forward for Ubuntu Linux: the notion of architecture variants and now initially providing an Ubuntu 25.10 archive with x86_64-v3 built packages for enjoying better performance on modern Intel and AMD hardware...

Ubuntu Announces Architecture Variants: Ubuntu 25.10 Gets x86_64-v3 Packages  Phoronix

AMD continues with their aggressive efforts to enhance their GPU software compute ecosystem with ROCm. The fire under them has been lit and they have been taking their software efforts more expeditiously in recent times to better compete with NVIDIA's CUDA ecosystem and ensuring their Instinct hardware is properly primed to compete. The release dance has begun for ROCm 7.1...

Canonical outlines Ubuntu 26.04 Mainstream Desktop plan  findarticles.com

Here's How You Can Customize Linux Desktop for Halloween [Dot Files Included]  It's FOSS