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The Linux 6.19-rc1 kernel is out to cap off the Linux 6.19 merge window. The kernel release is coming the better part of a day earlier due to Linus Torvalds being in Japan for this past week's Linux Plumbers Conference and Linux Kernel Maintainer Summit...

For those with fond memories of the original Puppy Linux as a lightweight Linux distribution that used to run well back in the day on systems with less than 1GB of RAM, TrixiePup64 is out with a new release of this Puppy Linux based distribution with Debian GNU/Linux components. The new TrixiePup64 11.2 release is based on the latest Debian Trixie sources while continuing to offer separate builds for either X11 or Wayland usage...

TrixiePup64 11.2 Released For Debian-Based Puppy Linux With Wayland & X11 Options  Phoronix

Merged during this second week of the Linux 6.19 feature merge window were the many x86 platform driver changes. As usual, much of the x86 platform driver activity surrounds bettering Linux hardware laptop support but also a growing number of handheld computers / gaming devices...

Exciting Laptop & Gaming Handheld Device Improvements Merged For Linux 6.19  Phoronix

I love the Linux terminal, but I still recommend the GUI  MakeUseOf

Linux Kernel Adopts Rust as Permanent Core Language in 2025  WebProNews

The past few years Oracle has been working on bpftune as a solution for BPF-based, automatic tuning of Linux systems. Bpftune has been available via Oracle Linux and GitHub while finally their open-source GitHub code has seen the first new tagged release in a while...

The Network File-System (NFS) client changes were merged today for the Linux 6.19 kernel with the most notable feature addition being initial support for basic directory delegations...

Nakst Integrate: virtual analog Synthesizer plugin for mac, Linux and Windows is now FREE  synth anatomy

The Real Time Clock (RTC) driver changes were merged today for Linux 6.19 ahead of the merge window wrapping up on Sunday...

New RTC Drivers For Apple & NVIDIA With Linux 6.19  Phoronix

Kali Linux 2025.4 Released Featuring 3 New Hacking Tools and Wifipumpkin3  gbhackers.com

COSMIC's big release, the new Kali Linux, and more: Linux news roundup  How-To Geek

The GNOME.org Extensions hosting for GNOME Shell extensions will no longer accept new contributions with AI-generated code. A new rule has been added to their review guidelines to forbid AI-generated code...

The LoongArch CPU architecture changes have been merged for the Linux 6.19 merge window. This domestic Chinese CPU architecture inspired by MIPS and RISC-V began with 64-bit LoongArch64 but with Linux 6.19 the foundation is being laid for LoongArch32 as a 32-bit variant...

LoongArch32 Support Begins Taking Shape In Linux 6.19, GCC 16  Phoronix

Hackers Launch Rust-Based Luca Stealer Targeting Linux and Windows  gbhackers.com

Rust-Based Luca Stealer Spreads Across Linux and Windows Systems  CybersecurityNews

Kali Linux Version 2025.4 Introduces Additional Security Tools and Wifipumpkin3 Integration  Cyber Press