Budgie 10.10.4 is now released! This is mostly a bug fix release, but with a big panel refactor we now have automatic and intelligent hiding working properly on Wayland, dock mode has been reworked, and some extra goodies along the way :)

https://buddiesofbudgie.org/blog/budgie-10-10-4-released

#Budgie #BudgieDesktop #Linux #OpenSource

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Budgie Desktop 10.10.4, showing a top panel with Budgie Menu open, Raven open on the right hand side of the screen, and a "dock-mode" bottom panel on the center bottom of the screen. In the center of the screen, Budgie Control Center is open with the About panel open, and to its right is Budgie Desktop Settings showing the bottom panel settings.

Why estimating how long it will take to write a piece of software is hard, why using units of time isn’t very helpful, and why breaking the process down into small chunks is ultimately how to do it.

https://latenightlinux.com/linux-dev-time-episode-162/

#podcast #linux #develpment #dev

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Linux Dev Time artwork

Final release for the 7.2 stable series

https://lwn.net/Articles/1104629/

#LWN #Linux #kernel

Lord help me, I'm considering hosting my own email again.

(Stalwart just hit 1.0 finally, and it's fantastic.)

#email #linux #opensource #OSS #FLOSS #FOSS #rust

https://github.com/stalwartlabs/stalwart/releases#release-v1.0.1

A massive pile of security updates for Saturday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1104612/

#LWN #Linux #security

How We Could Have Backdoored Bash (Hacktron blog)

https://lwn.net/Articles/1104262/

#LWN #Linux #security

New series on the blog: Linux Foundationals

Part 1 follows a Fedora machine from silicon to userspace: UEFI and the ESP, shim and Secure Boot, MOK enrollment with mokutil, GRUB and BLS entries, the dracut initramfs, switch_root and finally systemd as PID 1.

Plus: why systemd-analyze blame lies to you, and how critical-chain showed me that rsyslog was costing my laptop six seconds of boot time.

https://blog.hofstede.it/linux-foundationals-from-silicon-to-userspace-the-boot-and-init-chain/

#Linux #Fedora #RHEL #systemd #SecureBoot #SysAdmin

Wine 11.21 released with improved WoW64 OpenGL performance https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/wine-11-21-released-with-improved-wow64-opengl-performance/

#OpenSource #Wine #Linux #LinuxGaming

Heya folks! It's sync day, and that means it's time for the weekly Solus roundup! Read all about it on our forums: https://discuss.getsol.us/d/13101-week-44-2026

#FOSS #Linux #Solus #OpenSource

- Evan

OK, Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we're aware!

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/cve-2026-98432

#security #linux

📰 Proton Experimental brings new fixes for Helldivers 2, BeamNG.drive and more

Valve released the latest upgrade for Proton Experimental bringing a fresh set of fixes for Windows games on SteamOS / Linux for October 30th.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

📰 Source: GamingOnLinux Latest Articles
🔗 Link: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/proton-experimental-brings-new-fixes-for-helldivers-2-beamng-drive-and-more/

#Linux #OpenSource

@mateitudor @ricardo @rozodru

I really appreciate your sense of humor guys :)

Now the problems that we identified together are:

1. #FreeBSD - no - because of slop/Omarchy
2. #OpenBSD - no - because of taking money from Dept of Defense (USA)
3. #Linux - no - because of slop
4. #NetBSD - no (at least for me) - because no hardware support
5. #Internet - no - because also DoD

Holy crap - my options are exhausted. Now what ?
Any advice ? :P

[$] Removing binder.c

The final talk at Kangrejos 2026 was about the removal of the C implementation of Android's Binder driver, the primary interprocess communication mechanism used on Android devices [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102982/

#LWN #Linux #kernel #Android #GCC #LLVM #Clang #Rust #Git

Haas: Postgres 19 is late, and it's AI's fault

https://lwn.net/Articles/1104210/

#LWN #Linux #PostgreSQL #PostgreSQL

Remote code execution on Linux systems with multipath TCP

https://lwn.net/Articles/1104192/

#LWN #Linux #kernel #Git

Recommendations for a #PasswordManager that can work on both #Linux ( #Fedora / #Gnome) as well as #iPhone?

#ProtonMail / #ProtonPass are gross now. #Bitwarden appears to be enshittifying. I'm seeing a recommendation for #Padloc.

Any other suggestions?

#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Computers #tech #technology

https://www.fosslinux.com/42941/the-best-open-source-password-managers.htm

Although I'm the Barista at BSD Cafe and illumos Cafe, I've always enjoyed using some Linux distributions as well.

Just as I did with my article and installation script for Void Linux on ZFS (which I've since updated to use a TUI, although it still needs some polishing before I publish it), I'll be sharing articles and other material about Alpine Linux over the coming weeks.

And something I've been using for quite a long time already will, I believe, be particularly interesting to many of you.

Stay tuned!

#AlpineLinux #ITNotes #Linux

[$] System-call wrappers for glibc

In a followup to his session at the 2025 Linux Plumbers Conference (LPC), Carlos O'Donell returned to the topic of system-call wrappers for the GNU C library (glibc) at this year' [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1101647/

#LWN #Linux #GCC #glibc #LLVM #Clang #io_uring #LPC

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource news video, on a Friday, cause apparently my parents are now in town, and apparently they still like me enough to spend the weekend together.

So, in this one, we have worrying reports about Proton's move towards using A.I. a lot more, we have Ubuntu going all in on Core Desktop, the all snaps version of Ubuntu, and we have a vibe coded Linux compatible kernel, among other things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqyiZV6Nk0o

Eight more stable kernel updates

https://lwn.net/Articles/1104177/

#LWN #Linux #kernel

Security updates for Friday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1104174/

#LWN #Linux #security

Build a fully local AI coding agent on Ubuntu using Canonical Workshop and the Qwen3-Coder Inference Snap.

In this step-by-step demo, you'll set up an isolated development environment, connect your coding agent to a locally hosted LLM, and run coding tasks without an internet connection. Follow along to recreate the setup on your own machine, using CPU or GPU inference.

https://youtu.be/u5Q149jlMQ8

#Ubuntu #Linux #AI #Agents #Workshop #OpenSource

Epic Games Launcher Preview updated to fix logins on some Linux systems https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/epic-games-launcher-preview-updated-to-fix-logins-on-some-linux-systems/

#EpicGamesStore #EpicGames #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming

TUXEDO Nano Pro Gen15 Mini #Linux PC Launches with #Intel CPU, Up to 128 GB RAM, and Full Linux Support https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-nano-pro-gen15-mini-linux-pc-launches-with-intel-cpu-up-to-128-gb-ram

@tuxedocomputers

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TUXEDO Nano Pro Gen15

System76 tease the new mini Thelio Prime Desktop coming in November https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/system76-tease-the-new-mini-thelio-prime-desktop-coming-in-november/

#Hardware #System76 #Linux #Ubuntu #PopOS

[$] Containers as a recognized kernel object

The foundation of the design for containers in the kernel is that there isn't one; there is no container abstraction that the kernel recognizes. Instead, the kernel provides a long [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102593/

#LWN #Linux #kernel

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@midtsveen/117331278381810538

Let’s not talk about Fedora 31, which was released on this day seven years ago! 🙃

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Unix #Linux #BSD #Meme #Memes #Humor #SpongeBob

Cat 🐈🥗 (D.Burch) boosted

Erik L. Midtsveen » 🌐 2026-09-25 / 2026-09-25
@midtsveen@mastodon.bsd.cafe

When you say ‘I use Linux’ and accidentally summon the entire BSD family.

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Unix #Linux #BSD #Meme #Memes #Humor #SpongeBob

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Six-panel cartoon featuring SpongeBob, Patrick, and Squidward. Patrick says, “I use Linux.” Squidward asks, “What is Linux?” SpongeBob replies, “It means he is afraid of BSD.” Squidward responds, “No it does not.” The next panel lists “FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD,” while Patrick looks funny. In the final panel, SpongeBob raises his hands in panic and says, “Stop it Patrick! You’re scaring him.”

Security updates for Thursday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1103666/

#LWN #Linux #security

One year ago today I began daily driving Linux - specifically Linux Mint.

Haven't looked back. Where I need Windows for work, it functions perfectly well as Win10 in an offline, local account VM.

Still not sure about leaving Microslop on PC or laptop? Go on - give it a go!

#Linux #LinuxMint #Microslop #Windows #PC #Laptop #OTD

CachyOS Linux working on a dedicated kernel for supporting Easy Anti-Cheat v2 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/cachyos-linux-working-on-a-dedicated-kernel-for-supporting-easy-anti-cheat-v2/

#CachyOS #Linux #Kernel #OpenSource #AntiCheat #EpicGames

Ubuntu Core Desktop has been restarted with a dedicated team with plans to improve Linux gaming https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/ubuntu-core-desktop-has-been-restarted-with-a-dedicated-team-with-plans-to-improve-linux-gaming/

#Ubuntu #DistroNews #OpenSource #Upcoming #Linux

Mesa 26.2.6 brings fixes for The Witcher 3 Remastered and various other Linux driver issues https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/mesa-26-2-6-brings-fixes-for-the-witcher-3-remastered-and-various-other-linux-driver-issues/

#Drivers #OpenSource #Linux #LinuxGaming #Mesa

[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 29, 2026

The LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 29, 2026 is available.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102136/

#LWN #Linux

A report from the LPC sched_ext microconference

https://lwn.net/Articles/1103426/

#LWN #Linux #kernel #BPF #LPC

#Ubuntu's "dock hover label says Trash. That opens a Rubbish Bin in the file manager, and that show an action bar button to Empty Wastebasket…"

Great find by @omgubuntu about wild inconsistencies in the #Linux distribution's naming convention of the litter bin. :)

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/trash-talk-ubuntu-uk-rubbish-bin-terminology#51319fb5-ab36-4a2b-ad03-34a90cef246b-link

Good to see Ubuntu Core Desktop being dusted off. An immutable #Ubuntu #Linux desktop as the default is no longer just a slide in a roadmap.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/accelerating-ubuntu-core-desktop/90547?u=popey

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A screenshot from the top of the linked article by Jon Seager, VP Eng at Canonical. Title: Accelerating Ubuntu Core Desktop. The rest of the article is very long, click the link to read it.

[$] The campaign to push Northstar into Linux distributions

There is not a broad selection of mature, open-source web-browser engines for Linux users. Most of the browsers available for Linux are based on one of just three projects: Chromiu [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1102738/

#LWN #Linux #Debian #ArchLinux #Rust #Git #Firefox

Redox OS ring buffers project summary

https://lwn.net/Articles/1103359/

#LWN #Linux #Rust #io_uring

I finally gathered my thoughts on the avalanche of vibe coded clones of proprietary software, and the potential impacts (positive and negative) that it could have on #Linux.

In short, I think this might be THE biggest opportunity we ever had to completely destroy every user lock-in measure Windows or macOS ever had, but that comes with significant costs in terms of open file formats and open source alternatives:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1htBFMQUL4

Security updates for Wednesday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1103357/

#LWN #Linux #security

VKD3D-Proton 3.1 brings a new stable release, ahead of more important changes to come https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/vkd3d-proton-3-1-brings-a-new-stable-release-ahead-of-more-important-changes-to-come/

#Proton #OpenSource #Misc #Valve #Steam #Linux #SteamOS

@khm

Totally normal #linux things, nothing to see here, move along, move along....

What I did on a weekend with the wife and kids out? Clearly some useless #coding playing with a new way of clearing my #terminal screen in the style of cmatrix/neo - except I like the unicode braille glyphs more.

It's now published at https://codeberg.org/ftranschel/neoclear/

#unixporn #foss #showyourdesktop #linux

I accidentally tested GNOME OS Preview on my work laptop (I made an install flash drive for another computer and then left it in when rebooting…), and holy smokes this is smooooooth.

Idk if it’s just GNOME 51 updates, or something GNOME OS itself is doing, but it feels really, really snappy. And GNOME 50 on Fedora Silverblue was no slouch, either!

I’m telling myself to not use it for work, but everything I do is backed up… 👀

https://os.gnome.org/

#GNOME #GNOMEOS #Linux #OpenSource

Fun last hour or so. The mighty @gadgetoid turned me onto these #Sharp Brain devices. I've just used their tool to do a dump of the WinCE variant on my (ph sb1) variant device and then managed to get #Linux booted from and SD card (#brainux based on #Debian trixie!) Not bad to say I still don't really know what keys are what!

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A tiny device with a linux boot screen

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Tiny device with more linux boot logs...

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"Hello World" written in nano.