It has been an exceptional 2025 when it comes to what GNOME has delivered. Let’s help the Foundation reach 1,500 Friends of GNOME by the end of the year to be able to deliver even more in 2026!

https://cassidyjames.com/blog/looking-back-gnome-2025-looking-forward-2026/

#GNOME #GNOMEFoundation #OpenSource #FOSS #Linux #FriendsOfGNOME

KDE Plasma is finally moving on from X11, Tuxedo Computers abandons their Arm laptop project, Mozilla completely loses the room, but there might be a glimmer of hope.

https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-362/

#linux #podcast #opensource

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Late Night Linux artwork

Had some more stuff go live on #Hackster - only one left in the to-publish queue now - so, time to continue today's thread. Next up we've got the Blackpants, which turn a Blackhat Board add-on originally designed for the Flipper Zero into a standalone handheld Linux terminal (albeit one with modest specifications.)

https://www.hackster.io/news/ryan-walker-s-blackpants-turn-the-flipper-blackhat-board-into-a-standalone-linux-terminal-158ffdb26c9b

#Technology #Linux #Handheld #Cyberdeck #Electronics #OpenHardware #News

Hold onto your butts...

#nixos #linux

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[mkelly@nixos:/var/www/vip_member_vault]$ sudo nix-channel --list nixos https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-25.05 [mkelly@nixos:/var/www/vip_member_vault]$ sudo nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-25.11 nixos [mkelly@nixos:/var/www/vip_member_vault]$ sudo nix-channel --list nixos https://nixos.org/channels/nixos-25.11 [mkelly@nixos:/var/www/vip_member_vault]$ sudo nixos-rebuild boot --upgrade

Hytale devs confirm they are working to bring it to Linux and macOS https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/hytale-devs-confirm-they-are-working-to-bring-it-to-linux-and-macos/

#Hytale #Linux #macOS #Gaming #PCGaming

Woo! @homebrew has added #flatpak support to Brewfiles, you can just have one file to manage both.

Awesome work by Ahmed Adan! Lots of fantastic #linux improvements in brew lately, the community is really stepping up!

A retro Acorn RiscOS gem returns with Exodus: The Colonization of Space now on Steam https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/a-retro-acorn-riscos-gem-returns-with-exodus-the-colonization-of-space-now-on-steam/

#PCGaming #RetroGaming #Steam #Linux

Arch-based distro EndeavourOS gets a new Ganymede release https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/arch-based-distro-endeavouros-gets-a-new-ganymede-release/

#EndeavourOS #Linux #ArchLinux

Hey @kde I want you to get all the donations you need to keep going and then some, but having popups on our desktops that effectively amount to ads is a gigantic no-no that could push people away for good instead. This was not a good idea and I STRONGLY urge you to remove this "feature" ASAP.

Yes even only once a year is still too often. No ads/etc should ever be a popup within the DE itself. That is never an acceptable practice. I think you underestimate people's well earned hatred of popups and ads. I assure you, they make us MAD.

#Linux #KDE #KDEPlasma

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The system settings open to notifications and "request for donation" selected. It has been manually disabled after having actually popped up on screen (which I forgot to screenshot at the time.)

Core Keeper set for a massive update in January with a new boss, automation, new weapons and lots more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/core-keeper-set-for-a-massive-update-in-january-with-a-new-boss-automation-new-weapons-and-lots-more/

#CoreKeeper #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck

Wine 10.20 released with upgraded vkd3d https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/wine-10-20-released-with-upgraded-vkd3d/

#Wine #Linux #OpenSource

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟭𝟮/𝟬𝟭 (Valuable News - 2025/12/01) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/valuable-news-2025-12-01/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

#Linux 6.18 is out:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=whnC+hRftevTLeVs3tyyqwn+7un=jUES2-WX+pZhDdKNw@mail.gmail.com/

""So I'll have to admit that I'd have been happier with slightly less bugfixing noise in this last week of the release, but while there's a few more fixes than I would hope for, there was nothing that made me feel like this needs more time to cook. So 6.18 is tagged and pushed out.

[…] this upcoming release will have the merge window coincide with the yearly kernel maintainer summit, which means that I'll be traveling the second week. I hope to have all the bulk of the merge window done before travels and that it won't be all that noticeable, but we'll see.

So the actual rc1 release might be delayed by travel, but that will *not* mean that I would accept late merge window pull requests. […]

And then later in the 6.19 release, we have the holiday season. That typically delays the release by a week.

Now, when looking at the calendar, I'm not 100% sure an extra week would be needed for 6.19, […]

Anyway, *today* the important kernel is the newly minted 6.18 release. Please do keep testing,

Linus""

#kernel #LinuxKernel

Fedora 43: No login screen after boot

I've had this issue after upgrading my (very old) Fedora setup on my laptop. It seems that over the recent years something has changed regarding the authentication SW and I missed an important change. That change now lead to the problem that I was facing.

Luckily there's a simple solution to it: https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/no-login-screen-after-upgrade-to-f43-solved-authselect-was-never-set-up-on-a-system-upgraded-through-many-versions/170594

The only deviation from the process in the forum post was: I selected the recovery mode in GRUB because I was not able to type anything in any of the consoles :S

It worked with recovery mode, though.

#fedora #linux

It seems like most every other browser is all in on AI. We have chosen a different path at @Vivaldi

If you would prefer AI not to be integrated into your browser, but still like a feature rich browser, I welcome you to try Vivaldi.

https://vivaldi.com/blog/keep-exploring/

#vivaldi #AI #LLM #browser #firefox #Mozilla #Linux #windows #Macos

Linux 6.18 is out with… An eclectic assortment of changes, as ever.

The latest stable kernel improves support for gaming handhelds, offers faster memory management, speedier loading of files on SD card, and removes Bcachefs.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/linux-kernel-6-18-new-features?v2

#Linux #OpenSource #Tech

I am in love with Sektori. It's honestly one of my favorite games in the last few years. Flawless, beautiful, addicting, and endlessly challenging.
#Gaming #Linux

(Wish I could upload a higher quality clip...I really need to look into my own PeerTube instance)

When the right time to make a big change to your software is, how you get users to test pre-release versions, how long you keep old features around, when that’s not possible, and more.

https://latenightlinux.com/linux-dev-time-episode-138/

#linux #podcast #development

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Linux Dev Time artwork

I know I'm preaching to the choir, but please never rely on AI for troubleshooting. Definitely never copy and paste commands from AI into a terminal.
Can you see why?
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"ust" is not even a real command. The PROPER command is "ujust" 🤦
This is embarrassing.

#Bazzite #Linux #ai

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Screenshot of a dark-themed help page titled "AI Overview" with (wrong) instructions for fixing a non-launching Bazzite Steam. Shows a highlighted command "ust fix-reset-steam" and bullet points explaining to open a terminal, run the command (which logs out, reinstalls Steam while preserving games), then relaunch Steam.

I'm looking for an audiobook player for Linux. What is your favourite recommendation?

#books #audiobook #linux

#Linux 6.18-rc7 is out:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiFS7=wrjCoEguQUqwd=L4tJHNP8mCdagg0FR8NQTGLtw@mail.gmail.com/

""So the rc6 kernel wasn't great: we had a last-minute core VM regression that caused people problems.

That's not a great thing late in the release cycle like that, but it was a fairly trivial fix, and the cause wasn't some horrid bug, just a latent gotcha that happened to then bite a late VM fix. So while not great, it also doesn't make me worry about the state of 6.18. We're still on track for a final release next weekend unless some big new problem rears its ugly head.

And rc7 is also a much smaller set of changes than what we had in rc6, which again makes me think we're in good shape. […]

Summary appended below, let's use this last week of the release to
make sure we got any random stragglers,

Linus""

#kernel #linuxkernel

Does anyone know that book or the author?

https://www.dargslanpublishing.com/linux-ipv6-the-complete-guide/

#linux #ipv6

If any of you know (or might know someone who knows) the answer to my #Postgres / #Linux question from near the end of this, I would genuinely love to hear from you!

https://blog.sinjakli.co.uk/2025/11/29/the-computer-wants-to-lose-your-data-bonus-bits/#an-unanswered-question

The next Linux For Everyone video will NOT be a gaming video! It will be an app spotlight. Tell me what you're most interested in?
#Linux

#Solus 4.8 Released with #Linux Kernel 6.17, #Budgie 10.9.4, #GNOME 49, #KDE Plasma 6.5, and More https://9to5linux.com/solus-4-8-released-with-linux-kernel-6-17-gnome-49-kde-plasma-6-5-and-more

@getsolus #OpenSource

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Screenshot of Solus 4.8 with the Budgie 10.9.4 desktop environment showing the application menu.

@distrowatch
I updated a KDE based installation of mine in MX-Linux, a couple of days ago, it's updated rather often. For some reason the update sequence didn't want to update Nvidia firmware which I never ever use. The fix was to manually remove the Nvidia firmware, apt remove, and then let the update continue

Even though I never use their hardware Nvidia still tries to be problematic in Linux

#Technology #Firmware #Nvidia #apt #Linux #Binary #blob

Windows 11 abandoned this $300 gaming PC. Can Bazzite save it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrjS4NWbXYM

#Linux #Gaming

Heya folks! We’re nearing the holiday season, and what better way to kick it off than by releasing new Solus ISOs? This release is called Opportunity, for all the new opportunities that are open to us.

Check out our blog post to see all that we've done: https://getsol.us/2025/11/29/solus-4-8-released/

Download: https://getsol.us/download/

#Solus #Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #Release #Opportunity

- Evan

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Four desktops in a 2x2 grid. The top left image is using Budgie Desktop. The top right image is using GNOME desktop. The bottom left image is using KDE Plasma desktop. The bottom right image is using Xfce desktop. The Budgie desktop wallpaper shows a boat on the water. The GNOME desktop wallpaper shows a mountain. The Plasma desktop wallpaper shows a tree with orange leaves. The Xfce desktop wallpaper shows a boat with two sails on the water.

What's the common wisdom regarding #Ubuntu #Linux and systemd-resolved, dnsmasq, and NetworkManager?

Had a weird thing happen where a #Wireguard tunnel didn't go up but DNS was still trying to connect to the DNS server over the WireGuard tunnel and was failing.

Is there any way to stop the DNS madness? It looks like they're both clobbering each other.

@gumnos @rl_dane

GNOME has had that system for more than two decades or so IIRC {if I recall correctly} they're 27 ATM.
I had seen it in the first couple of years of GNOME spawn and development, when the programmers chose the route of less configuration & more dictation

#sh #GNOME #reg #editor #OpenSource #programming #Linux #UI #Xorg #POSIX

FreeBSD 15.0 (almost)-RELEASE, using pkgbase, on my Ryzen 9 MiniPC (and compared to openSUSE Tumbleweed):

- Full disk encryption works beautifully via GELI, as usual.

- Installing KDE is easy and it works perfectly on Wayland.

- All my main apps work. Others will run via the Linuxulator or Wine (Linux browsers, WinBox for MikroTik, etc).

- The fan seems more relaxed.

- The system generally feels snappier.

- Native ZFS. I can autosnapshot every 5 minutes. If I try to do this with btrfs - snapshots of the home directory included and quotas enabled - the system hangs while handling them (which is why Tumbleweed doesn’t snapshot home by default).

- The media keys on my keyboard work, but volume control uses huge steps and 30 percent is already extremely loud. This can be fixed. The monitor brightness setting is also a bit off, but I don't care.

- amdgpu works perfectly.

- The wifi card works. I haven’t tested the speed because I immediately installed the realtek-re-kmod driver to use the 2.5 Gbit ethernet connection.

- Suspend doesn’t work. This is a big problem for me. It’s probably more psychological than technical, but I can’t leave the computer powered for hours when I’m not using it. I already have servers running 24/7 here. I even considered putting my Qotom FreeBSD server in a VM. It would probably work, but next summer it might be an issue because temperatures here aren’t low and spinning disks don’t love heat (and I don’t love their noise).

- It’s stable and reliable. I’ve done almost everything and it just works, as expected.

- Some small glitches remain, mostly due to missing configuration or packages (I didn’t tune anything. I just installed it and started using it).

A much smoother experience than a year ago, when I bought it.

Will I keep using FreeBSD on this minipc?
I’m not sure yet, since Tumbleweed works great and the lack of suspend really influences my choice. I'll contact Aymeric and try to offer some help to improve this.

For now, I’ll keep it on an external SSD and switch from time to time, especially when I know I’ll be using the minipc for hours.

#Linux #FreeBSD #Desktop #openSUSE

FYI, S3 suspend/wakeup works flawlessly with #FreeBSD and #OpenBSD on this laptop without any hack.

#BSD #RunBSD #Unix #FOSS

Android friends! A question for you:

I currently use Termux to run shell scripts, SSH, and a few other tools on my phone.

Is it worth switching to the new Terminal app in Android 16?

(Running GrapheneOS if that makes a difference to your answer.)

#Linux #Android #Termux #Android16

Here is this week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video!

I'm heading off to see my Warhammer 40K League buddies fight in a tournament, so you'll have to watch it to know what it's about!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjnC0gi9Quk

Hyperlink Roundup 10! I'm proud I made it this far!

Several blogs and articles I've read since the last Hyperlink Roundup. Another good-bye to Firefox and some self-hosting media server posts.

https://basic.bearblog.dev/hyperlink-roundup-10/

#linux #bsd #blogs #smallweb

Today we have Andy Betts from the @kde Visual Design group on the show to talk about why KDE is the way it is and how things are changing in the future #Linux #KDE

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4TXrwWsMY8

Audio: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/tech-over-tea/episodes/KDE-Makes-Traditional-Desktop-Design-Modern--Andy-Betts-e3bjeea

Holiday season is coming and that also means a new holiday themed wallpaper!

This time it will feature some friends from the Universal-Blue space :)

Coming soon to images near you!

#linux #christmas

New blog post: Self-hosting my photos with Immich 🥳

For every cloud service I use, I want to have a local copy of my data for backup purposes and independence. Unfortunately, the gphotos-sync tool stopped working in March 2025 when Google restricted the OAuth scopes, so I needed an alternative for my existing Google Photos setup. In this post, I describe how I have set up Immich, a self-hostable photo manager.

https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2025-11-29-self-hosting-photos-with-immich/

#selfhosting #linux #nixos #immich

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screenshot of my blog post about self-hosting photos with immich