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Systemd-Free Devuan GNU/Linux 6.0 Distro Is Out Based on Debian 13 “Trixie”  9to5Linux

With the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver now defaulting to the ACO compiler back-end for all Radeon GPUs rather than the conventional AMDGPU LLVM shader compiler back-end, I ran some quick comparison benchmarks on AMD Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" with Radeon 8060S Graphics for comparison...

Arch Linux Releases Archinstall 3.0.12 and Pacman 7.1 with Security Boosts  WebProNews

AMD CPUs and Linux hit record highs in latest Steam hardware survey  TechSpot

Linus Torvalds Releases Linux Kernel 6.18-rc4 with Driver and Filesystem Fixes  WebProNews

A few weeks back I reported on Linux kernel patches surfacing for implementing Microsoft's ACPI Fan Extensions. This should help some HP devices and hardware from other OEMs for obtaining fan information reporting under Linux. The good news now is that the patches should be part of the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel cycle...

Torvalds expects delay for Linux 6.19  Techzine Global

H.J. Lu, a long-time compiler expert at Intel, merged today improved memmove() behavior for the GNU Compiler Collection ahead of the upcoming GCC 16 release...

Devuan 6.0 "Excalibur" is now available as the fork of Debian GNU/Linux without the use of systemd. Devuan 6.0 is Debian 13 but for "init freedom" lets you use either SysVinit, OpenRC, or Runit as the init system...

Cosmic version 1 to hit desktops on December 11  theregister.com

The upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel will add support for the Line 6 POD HD Pro X audio effects processor that has been in the market for several years now -- the past decade! -- but only now seeing the necessary additions for Linux support...

Linux 6.19 Adding Support For The Line 6 POD HD Pro X Audio Effects Processor  Phoronix

Devuan 6.0 Released For Debian 13 Without systemd  Phoronix

Snap out of it: Canonical on Flatpak friction, Core Desktop, and the future of Ubuntu  theregister.com

Repurposing Dodgy Android TV Boxes As Linux Boxes  Hackaday

Repurposing Dodgy Android TV Boxes As Linux Boxes  Hackaday

Linux App Release Roundup (October 2025)  OMG! Ubuntu

Sound Blaster Re:Imagine: Modular Linux Audio Hub for Gamers and Creators  WebProNews

3% of Steam Users Play on Linux, a Third of Them on SteamOS  TechPowerUp

X.Org Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in X Server and Xwayland  WebProNews