Linux Mint 22.2 has been released! The new version includes theme updates, a new fingerprint utility, and refreshed software — plus the Linux 6.14 kernel.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/linux-mint-22-2-released-new-features

#Linux #OpenSource #LinuxMint

EVERYBODY'S GOLF HOT SHOTS rated Steam Deck Playable with the anti-cheat enabled for Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/everybodys-golf-hot-shots-rated-steam-deck-playable-with-the-anti-cheat-enabled-for-linux/

#SteamDeck #SteamOS #AntiCheat #EAC #EasyAntiCheat #Linux

Selaco is getting some big upgrades with Chapter 2 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/selaco-is-getting-some-big-upgrades-with-chapter-2/

#Selaco #FPS #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck #GZDoom

Contemplating which Linux to install on my teenage kid's laptop. Ubuntu is out, as I don't want to touch snaps ever again (been using Ubuntu myself for the past 20 years, thank you). So I'm thinking @debian, @fedora or @elementary.

She's an artist (so Krita, Shotcut, Inkscape), and she'll probably get used to any DE pretty quickly. What I do care about is drawing tablet support and color management. Is Wayland ready for this yet? Any artists care to share their setups?

#linux #art

GNOME 49 re-enables X11 session support in GDM, after attempts to unpick decades-old code proved 'quite difficult' — and broke much-needed functionality.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/gnome-49-reenables-x11-session-support-in-gdm

#GNOME #OpenSource #Linux

One of the things I love about Linux is the the upgrades are UPGRADES. The developers seem like they're focused on *fixing* things instead of finding ways to entrap me in their software. It took me until today to realize I hadn't experienced that with Windows or OSX in *decades*. New versions usually takes things away, move buttons around, and install spyware.

#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Linux

#Linux really is a gateway drug. I had to install Mint on Miss E's PC because it won't support Win 11.

Now she wants me to show her how to "hack" her computer, which I think means just using the terminal like I do.

Such proud dad moment

One of the best things to witness is seeing someone forget about their Windows partition. :)

Every success story shows that Fedora, and Linux in general, is continuing to push the desktop in the right direction - not only as an alternative to the mainstream options, but to what the desktop should have been all along.

https://www.xda-developers.com/dual-booted-fedora-kde-forgot-windows-installed/

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

The LEGO Humble Bundle has lots of adventures for a really great price https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/the-lego-humble-bundle-has-lots-of-adventures-for-a-great-price/

#LEGO #PCGaming #SteamDeck #Linux #Gaming

our community have always tried to embrace the upstream-first approach to development, and one of the largest roadblocks in that respect is often the Linux Kernel itself.

For better or worse it takes quite a lot of effort to get devicetree files and drivers upstreamed, but this is by far one of the more important goals for wider Linux Mobile adoption: upstream support makes devices more visible and encourages kernel maintainers to take more of an interest in the work we do

with that in mind, we are proposing an adjustment to the community device category requirements: to get your device into the community category it would now HAVE to have a devicetree in upstream, more specifically the upstream kernel needs to boot with some kind of display output and a working USB port - the bare minimum for easy tinkering, testing, and further development.

We hope that this will encourage device maintainers to get involved in upstream kernel development and submit their work rather than keeping everything in a kernel fork that they maintain

We are very open to feedback on this, please let us know what you think in the GitLab issue

https://gitlab.postmarketos.org/postmarketOS/postmarketos/-/issues/116

#LinuxMobile #postmarketOS #linux #kernel

I'm at the coolest network meeting for EU gov #OSPO's in Brussels today 🔥🔥

I had an opportunity to talk with Dirk Schrödter, Minister for Digitalization of Schleswig-Holstein (SH), and currently listening to SH @CIO Sven Thomsen's presentation.

SH is so far ahead!! They're implementing #Linux desktops, they're already using #Nextcloud and #LibreOffice, and end of this month all their gov email will be migrated from Microsoft Exchange to #OpenXChange.

#opensource #digitalsovereignty

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LibreOffice roll out slide by SH's CIO

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SH's Dirk Schrödter's introduction presentation

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Open-Xchange implementation slide with SH's CIO Sven Thomsen

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Bonus selfie of myself in yet again a pink suit

Aquatic tower defense Operation Octo moves release to September 10 due to Hollow Knight: Silksong https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/aquatic-tower-defense-operation-octo-moves-release-to-september-10-due-to-hollow-knight-silksong/

#Gaming #Linux #SteamDeck #TowerDefense #Steam #PCGaming

Check out the new trailer for Goeland where you play as a mischievous seagull https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/check-out-the-new-trailer-for-goeland-where-you-play-as-a-mischievous-seagull/

#Goeland #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck

Speaking of Matrix global services occasionally exacerbating one's propensity for migraines, oh look a total outage for the malignant design... oh but they tell everyone a fantastic story:

> "Matrix is a distributed fault tolerated encrypted network of disaggregated nodes!" 😐

except that they deployed via an active/passive two node PostgreSQL backend which just crashed both nodes and took 55TB of network data offline. also their TLS termination is fronted by CloudFlare (anything in back of TLS termination is not TLS encrypted).

- https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/03/matrixorg_raid_failure/

#matrix #chat #networking #linux #encryption #thisIsNotHighAvailability

Twinkleby from Might & Delight to launch September 23 with Linux / Steam Deck support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/twinkleby-from-might-delight-to-launch-september-23-with-linux-steam-deck-support/

#Twinkleby #Gaming #Linux #SteamDeck #CasualGames #CosyGames

Pixeljam have launched a new Kickstarter to get Dino Run 2 ready for Early Access https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/pixeljam-have-launched-a-new-kickstarter-to-get-dino-run-2-ready-for-early-access/

#DinoRun2 #IndieGames #Linux #PCGaming #SteamDeck

NSD 4.13 released with experimental support for AF_XDP sockets, disabled TLS 1.2 if TLS 1.3 is available, logging for XoT transfers, changed default send-buffer-size to 4M to mitigate a cross-layer issue

https://github.com/NLnetLabs/nsd/releases/tag/NSD_4_13_0_REL

#nsd #nlnetlabs #dnsserver #opensource #freesoftware #linux #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #dnssecurity

A network scanning tool with modern looks, NetPeek is a user-friendly alternative to nmap.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/netpeek-linux-network-scanner-gui-alternative-nmap

#linux #networking #Flatpak

Here's the documentation on the #Arch #Linux wiki about #LUKS key files:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dm-crypt/Device_encryption#Keyfiles

#crypto #Cryptography

Today I learned that #LUKS supports key files in addition to passphrases.

I guess I need to update my #KeePass key file generator page and make it more generic.

https://atoponce.github.io/keepass-files/

#crypto #cryptography #linux #keepassxc

Oh dear I'm afraid tulip is just busting out images of everything.

Thanks composefs and bootc!

#linux #debian #ubuntu

https://github.com/tulilirockz/debian-bootc/
https://github.com/tulilirockz/ubuntu-bootc

Linus Torvalds on why desktop Linux sucks

https://youtube.com/watch?v=Pzl1B7nB9Kc

#linux #rant #opensource

I recap a bunch of Linux app releases from August 2025, taking in updates to Qemu, Constrict, Gradia, Zen Browser, PeaZip and more!

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/linux-release-roundup-august-2025

#linux #opensource #foss

NVIDIA 580.82.07 driver released for Linux, the new Recommended Driver https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/nvidia-580-82-07-driver-released-for-linux-the-new-recommended-driver/

#NVIDIA #Linux

Is anyone else tired of the internet’s doom spiral over #Google blocking the installation of unsigned APKs on Android? Yes, it’s concerning. I use #GrapheneOS and rely on F-Droid, so I too care about this. But I’m seeing wild takes that PCs will soon have locked bootloaders and #Linux will be outlawed. That’s… a stretch.

The concern is real, but catastrophising helps no one. #FOSS isn’t going away, and panic only fuels paranoia while giving Big Tech ideas. I expect people to push back, I certainly will. But right now it feels like we’re manifesting a self-fulfilling prophecy.

I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that the News tab in Nautilus from GNOME 1.4 (released in 2001) still shows current @lwn headlines/https://lwn.net still support whatever API/feed it's using.

#GNOME #Linux #RetroComputing

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A screenshot of the GNOME 1.4 desktop running in QEMU. There is a 'Start Here' Nautilus (the file manager) window open. The window has a side bar with several tabs to choose from. News is selected and shows: LWN.net - GNOME loses another executive director - [$] The future of 32-bit support in the kernel - Kernel prepatch 6.17-rc4 - Bcachefs goes to "externally maintained" - [$] The challenge of maintaining curl

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A screenshot of the LWN.net home page taken 02 Sep 2025. The headlines are: - GNOME loses another executive director - [$] The future of 32-bit support in the kernel - Kernel prepatch 6.17-rc4 - Bcachefs goes to "externally maintained" - [$] The challenge of maintaining curl These match those shown in the GNOME 1.4 virtual machine.

Monsters are Coming! Rock & Road is easily going to be my next complete obsession https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/monsters-are-coming-rock-road-is-easily-going-to-be-my-next-complete-obsession/

#Gaming #PCGaming #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #MonstersareComing

Here's the top 50 most played games on Steam Deck for August 2025 - with Hollow Knight the champion https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/heres-the-top-50-most-played-games-on-steam-deck-for-august-2025-with-hollow-knight-the-champion/

#SteamDeck #SteamOS #Linux #LinuxGaming

WinBoat is a new Linux app to run Windows apps with "seamless integration" https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/winboat-is-a-new-linux-app-to-run-windows-apps-with-seamless-integration/

#WinBoat #Linux #OpenSource

Crusader Kings III celebrates 5 years with some interesting stats https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/crusader-kings-iii-celebrates-5-years-with-some-interesting-stats/

#CrusaderKingsIII #Gaming #Paradox #PCGaming #Linux

Steam Survey for August 2025 is out and here's the Linux / SteamOS details https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/steam-survey-for-august-2025-is-out-and-heres-the-linux-steamos-details/

#Steam #Linux #SteamOS

This looks like a really cool idea. A gaming platform that encourages you to create your own physical copies and treat your console like it's 1996.

https://kazeta.org/

#Linux #FOSS #gaming

ARCH LINUX BOOTC WORKS. I DECLARE THE LINUX ATOMIC AGE IS UPON US!

https://github.com/tulilirockz/arch-bootc

#arch #linux #bootc #cncf #podman #ostree #composefs

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Screenshot of the GNOME desktop installed on Arch Linux, a terminal opened to the left of the screen demonstrating `bootc status` working, to the right there are descriptions about a virtualized environment on the GNOME settings panel

FREEDOM AT LAST! Wolfi next let's burn it all down!

https://github.com/bootc-dev/bootc/issues/865

#linux #arch

I need some #Linux help!
I used
$ systemd-run --scope -p MemoryMax=100M --user tuba
in attempts to limit tuba's memory usage on my linux phone, and now, even without tuba running, the phone locks up if I open much of anything! How do I reverse what I did?!

I finally finished my Aeon Desktop review. I think it needs a better ending. I'll let it marinate a few days and see what I come up with https://zola.passthejoe.net/blog/hello-aeon/

#Aeon #openSUSE #atomic #immutable #Linux

Apparently, Windows antivirus marking Linux ISOs as malware is a common issue

DistroWatch's Jesse Smith is bringing some attention to an issue I have never encountered and had never heard of, and it has to do with antivirus software on Windows. It seems it's not uncommon for antivirus software on Windows to mark Linux ISOs as malware or otherwise dangerous, and

https://www.osnews.com/story/143238/apparently-windows-antivirus-marking-linux-isos-as-malware-is-a-common-issue/

#Linux