Linux in the News

Links to news items discussed during the weekly Linux User Net Sessions

• Linux From Scratch 13.0 Released as First Systemd-Only Version Linuxiac
• Motorola confirms GrapheneOS support for a future phone, bringing over features 9to5 Google
• Mozilla fixes 22 security flaws flagged by Anthropic's AI Axios
• EFF, Ubuntu and Other Distros Discuss How to Respond to Age-Verification Laws Slashdot
• Open source registries don't have enough money to implement basic security The Register
• Ron Wyden Is Begging His Colleagues To Stop Trying To Hand Trump A Censorship Weapon Techdirt
• VPNs Can’t Make You Anonymous Online. Don’t Be Fooled by Anyone Who Says They Can CNET
• How to Extend Your Lithium-Ion Battery's Life: The 2025 Guide TechPlanet

• Manjaro-Based Mabox Linux 26.02 Released with New Audio Menu Linuxiac
• ESP32-P4-PC board from Olimex offers HDMI and MIPI support LinuxGizmos
• Hackers Expose The Massive Surveillance Stack Hiding Inside Your “Age Verification” Check Techdirt
• I'm still using this 30-year-old Linux backup tool, and you should too (rsync) How-To Geek
• This Docker Compose visual builder is the tool I wish I had as a beginner XDA
• A Guide to Understanding the Role of Wi-Fi HaLow in Meeting Modern Connectivity Demands Cavli Wireless
• Run Linux distros in your browser DistroSea
• What is Rufus? Lenovo | Rufus Web site.

• Firefox 148 Now Available With The New AI Controls / AI Kill Switches Phoronix
• RBOS 2026-02-22 As Latest Linux Live ISO To Showcase Wayland Phoronix
• AsteroidOS 2.0 Launches: A Community-Driven Linux Revival for Smartwatches Linux Journal
• Intel Hiring More Linux Developers - Including For GPU Drivers & Linux Gaming Stack Phoronix
• Western Digital Has No More HDD Capacity Left, as CEO Reveals Massive AI Deals wccftech
• Password managers’ promise that they can’t see your vaults isn’t always true Ars Technica
• Copilot spills the beans, summarizing emails it's not supposed to read The Register
• Fury over Discord’s age checks explodes after shady Persona test in UK Ars Technica
• TeamSpeak claims an 'incredible surge of new users' has maxed out its hosting capacity as many chatters seek a Discord alternative PC Gamer

• Tiny Core Linux 17.0 Minimalist OS Released Altus Intel
• CrossOver 26.0 Debuts for Linux, MacOS Altus Intel
• DIY PC maker Framework has needed monthly price hikes to navigate the RAM shortage Ars Technica
• Windows’ original Secure Boot certificates expire in June—here’s what you need to do Ars Technica
• 5 Linux servers that let you ditch the public cloud and reclaim your privacy - for free ZDNet
• Contain your Windows apps inside Linux Windows The Register
• Ring Cancels Deal With Flock Safety Amid Surveillance Concerns The Register
• Upgraded Google safety tools can now find and remove more of your personal info Ars Technica
• An 18-Million-Subscriber YouTuber Just Explained Section 230 Better Than Every Politician In Washington Techdirt

• Linux 6.19 Released With Better Support For Older AMD GPUs, DRM Color Pipeline API Phoronix
• New Raspberry Pi 4 models splits RAM across dual chips OMG Ubuntu
• Steam Machine and Steam Frame delays are the latest product of the RAM crisis ArsTechnica
• OpenHamClock Eastern Massachusetts ARRL
• VS Code for Linux may be secretly hoarding trashed files The Register
• Anthropic's new model is a pro at finding security flaws Axios
• Autonomous cars, drones cheerfully obey prompt injection by road sign The Register
• Discord to roll out age verification next month for full access to its platform TechCrunch
• Window-Mounted 915 MHz Meshtastic Yagi Antenna Project Gloucester County Amateur Radio Club

• DietPi January 2026 Update Introduces Uptime Kuma, ownCloud Infinite Scale, and Debian 12 Baseline LinuxGizmos
• Mozilla is building an AI ‘rebel alliance’ to take on industry heavyweights OpenAI, Anthropic CNBC
• France to ditch US platforms Microsoft Teams, Zoom for ‘sovereign platform’ citing security concerns euro news
• Proton VPN reveals major Linux makeover – both for GUI and CLI users techradar
• How to encrypt your PC’s disk without giving the keys to Microsoft ArsTechnica
• Breakthrough wireless transceiver transmits data 24 times faster than 5G connections Tom's Hardware
• Top Linux Gaming Distributions for 2026: Play Better on Open Source Linux Journal
• Raspberry Pi Raises Prices As Much As $60 Due To Memory Demand Phoronix
• RECLAIM CONTROL over your digital life, devices, services and data reclaimcontrol.tech

• Proton VPN kills off legacy OpenVPN configs in push for better security TechRadar
• Just the Browser claims to tame the bloat without forking The Register
• You Can Run Linux and Windows on This Android Smartphone It's FOSS
• Amateur Radio Operators in Belarus Arrested, Face the Death Penalty 404 Media
• Just because Linus Torvalds vibe codes doesn't mean it's a good idea The Register
• Millions of people imperiled through sign-in links sent by SMS ArsTechnica
• Linux Snap Users Warned as Attackers Push Malware Through Old Trusted Apps Linuxiac
• PSA: Starlink Now Uses Customers' Personal Data for AI Training Extreme Tech
• Telegraph Key(singular)board: Morse for the modern era hannahilea

• Wine 11 brings huge WoW64 overhaul, NTSYNC boost, and better gaming on Linux NERDS.xyz
• T2 Package Manager & Linux Distribution T2
• Running Debian on the OpenWrt One Collabora
• Introducing the Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2: Generative AI on Raspberry Pi 5 Raspberry Pi
• Anthropic invests $1.5 million in the Python Software Foundation and open source security Python SF
• Even Linus Torvalds is vibe coding now ZDNet
• Linus Torvalds Shares AudioNoise, a Personal Experiment in Audio DSP Linuxiac
• Linux Rescue and Repair Distros in 2025: Your Safety Net When Things Go Wrong Linux Journal
• Stop the slop by disabling AI features in Chrome The Register

• Debian 13.3 Released With Many Security & Bug Fixes Phoronix
• Linux Mint 22.3 upgrade released Linux Mint
• First Look at Devuan GNU+Linux 6 “Excalibur” on Raspberry Pi 5 9to5 Linux
• Wi-Fi advocates get win from FCC with vote to allow higher-power devices ArsTechnica
• Gmail preparing to drop POP3 mail fetching The Register
• Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life ArsTechnica
• Everyone hates OneDrive, Microsoft's cloud app that steals then deletes all your files Boing Boing
• 'Worst in Show’ CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells AP
• How To Set Up Your Own Remote Station N3BKV on Substack

• Systemd-Free Devuan GNU+Linux 6.1 Released with Unofficial Raspberry Pi Images 9to5 Linux
• Fish Shell 4.3 Released With Scripting and Terminal Improvements Linuxiac
• Icecast 2.5 Streaming Server Launches Altus Intel
• U-Boot Project Joins Software Freedom Conservancy Altus Intel
• Flathub Sees Over 435 Million Downloads in 2025 Linuxiac
• NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives Adafruit
• Jolla’s Community Linux Phone Surpasses Its Funding Goal Linuxiac
• AI Data Centers Demand More Than Copper Can Deliver. Radio is faster IEEE Spectrum
• Stewart Cheifet, PBS host who chronicled the PC revolution, dies at 87 ArsTechnica

• Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.3 released with bug fixes and enhancements Raspberry Pi
• QEMU and FFmpeg Founder Introduces Micro QuickJS JavaScript Engine Linuxiac
• https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-0.3 Phoronix
• In-car touchscreens are way more distracting than we first thought, says new study TechRadar
• AMD Krackan Point Sub-$500 Laptop Linux Performance Improves By ~8% In Just Six Months Phoronix
• Europe gets serious about cutting digital umbilical cord with Uncle Sam's big tech The Register
• LG Forces TV Owners To Use Microsoft ‘AI’ Copilot App You Can’t Uninstall And Nobody Asked For TechDirt
• Keeping Windows and macOS alive past their sell-by date The Register

• Emmabuntüs Debian Edition 6 Released With Strong Focus on Accessibility Linuxiac
• The Tor Project is Making a Switch to Rust, Ditches C It's FOSS
• Docker Makes Enterprise-Grade Hardened Images Free for All Developers It's FOSS
• Debian Gets Its Own PPA-Like System as Debusine Repositories Launch Linuxiac
• Mozilla’s New Leadership Will Prioritize Transparent AI and User Control Firefox Will Ship with an “AI Kill Switch” to Completely Disable all AI Features Linuxiac
• Waterfox browser goes AI-free, targets the Firefox faithful The Register
• Parked Domains Become Weapons with Direct Search Advertising infoblox
• Trump’s energy secretary orders a Washington state coal plant to remain open ArsTechnica
• Microsoft made another Copilot ad where nothing actually works The Verge

• System76 Launches First Stable Release of COSMIC Desktop and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS 9to5 Linux
• Window Maker Live 13.2 brings 32-bit life to Debian 13 The Register
• Pebble maker announces Index 01, a smart-ish ring for under $100 ArsTechnica
• Proton Launches Encrypted Sheets as a Privacy-First Alternative to Google, Microsoft Excel Extreme Tech
• Why won’t Steam Machine support HDMI 2.1? Digging in on the display standard drama ArsTechnica
• GNOME Will Reject Shell Extensions With AI-Generated Code Linuxiac
• What we learned about choice and control online this year Mozilla Blog
• SLAX distro runs on a USB drive slax.org

• Linux 6.18 arrives as the year's final drop and likely next LTS The Register
• Bottles 60.0 Launches with Native Wayland Support Linuxiac
• FreeBSD 15.0 Now Officially Available With Many Software Updates, Reproducible Builds Phoronix
• Raspberry Pi Announces Price Hikes Due To RAM Demand, 1GB Raspberry Pi 5 Launched Phoronix
• Dell: about 1 billion PCs will not or cannot be upgraded to Windows 11 OSnews
• After nearly 30 years, Crucial will stop selling RAM to consumers ArsTechnica
• New Jolla Phone Now Available for Pre-Order as an Independent Linux Phone 9to5 Linux
• “The local-first rebellion”: How Home Assistant became the most important project in your house GitHub Blog

• Raspberry Pi OS 2025-11-24 Brings HiDPI Improvements, Wayland Enhancements Phoronix
• AV Linux 25 Multimedia Production Distro Brings Enlightenment to MX Linux 25 9to5 Linux
• Intel Hiring Two More Experienced Linux Kernel Engineers Phoronix
• KDE Plasma 6.8 Will Go Fully Wayland Linuxiac
• iDescriptor Brings iPhone Management to Linux Linuxiac
• Pebble, the e-ink smartwatch that refuses to die, just went fully open source The Register
• Here's why I feel more comfortable with my self-hosted services than big tech XDA
• Privacy Guides Web site

• A new Raspberry Pi Imager Raspberry Pi
• Debian Libre Live Images Released for Software Freedom Lovers 9to5 Linux
• Zorin OS 18 Hits 1 Million Downloads in Just One Month Linuxiac
• Mozilla Unveils Plans for New 'AI Window' Browsing Mode in Firefox, Opens Signups It's FOSS
• Zoomers are officially worse at passwords than 80-year-olds The Register
• Privacy and Openness Collide as Qualcomm Reshapes Arduino’s Rules Foss Force
• ACLU and EFF Sue a City Blanketed With Flock Surveillance Cameras 404 Media
• Google is collecting troves of data from downgraded Nest thermostats The Verge
• LILYGO Expands T-Beam Series With New 1W LoRa GPS Board LinuxGizmos

• Debian 13.2 Released With Dozens Of Fixes Phoronix
• Wine 10.19 Released With More Improvements Phoronix
• ollama 0.12.11 Brings Vulkan Acceleration Phoronix
• Firefox 145 drops support for 32-bit Linux NERDS.xyz
• Google is easing up on Android's new sideloading restrictions Android Authority
• Arduino Nesso N1 Debuts as a Compact RISC-V IoT Controller with Wi-Fi 6, Thread, and LoRa Connectivity LinuxGizmos
• Russian hackers abuse Hyper-V to hide malware in Linux VMs Bleeping Computer
• Lawmakers Want to Ban VPNs—And They Have No Idea What They're Doing EFF

• Systemd-Free Devuan GNU/Linux 6.0 Distro Is Out Based on Debian 13 “Trixie” 9to5 Linux
• MX Linux 25 Officially Released with Debian 13 Base Linuxiac
• Fwupd 2.0.17 Released With More Hardware Support & Features Phoronix
• After confusing driver release, AMD says old GPUs are still actively supported ArsTechnica
• CodeWeavers Launches CrossOver Preview For Linux ARM64 Phoronix
• Please stop being scared of the Linux terminal XDA
• How to declutter, quiet down, and take the AI out of Windows 11 25H2 ArsTechnica

• Fedora 43 Officially Released, This Is What’s New Linuxiac
• New Release: Tor Browser 15.0 Tor Promect
• OpenRazer 3.11 Released With Linux Driver Support For Newer Razer Devices Phoronix
• TrueNAS 25.10 Open-Source NAS Released Linuxiac
• Python Foundation goes ride or DEI, rejects government grant with strings attached The Register
• Windows Games’ Compatibility on Linux Is at an All-Time High Boiling Steam
• Steam On Linux Gaming Finally Cracks 3% For October 2025 Phoronix
• OpenWebRX - Simplest Raspberry Pi + RTLSDR Web SDR Radio Digikey

• KDE Plasma 6.5 Released With Rounded Bottom Window Corners, Better HDR & Much More Phoronix
• AWS outage turned smart homes into dumb boxes – and sysadmins into therapists The Register
• Sovereign Tech Agency Making 2026 Investments In systemd, PHP, Servo & More Phoronix
• Europe's plan to ditch US tech giants is built on open source - and it's gaining steam ZDNet
• Announcing data collection consent changes for new Firefox extensions Mozilla
• Zorin OS 18: Linux for Windows 10 Users (video) Explaining Computers
• KiCad article post on groups.io KC7MM

• Librephone battles the proprietary binary blob The Register FSF FAQ page
• NordVPN embraces open source by releasing its Linux GUI on GitHub NERDS.xyz
• GitHub Will Prioritize Migrating to Azure Over Feature Development The New Stack
• Raspberry Pi 5 production guarantee Raspberry Pi
• Ring cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcement ArsTechnica
• You Only Need $750 of Equipment to Pilfer Data From Satellites Gizmodo
• FFmpeg: Powerful Multimedia Processing Tool (Installation + Usage) Linux TLDR

• LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 7 Is Now Available for Download 9to5 Linux
• Qualcomm solders Arduino to its edge AI ambitions, debuts Raspberry Pi rival The Register
• Play Store changes coming this month as SCOTUS declines to freeze antitrust remedies ArsTechnica
• PC Shipments Accelerate in Q3 Signaling Steady Refresh of Existing Installed Base IDC Research
• Firefox profiles: Private, focused spaces for all the ways you browse Mozilla blog
• 7 Useful Things You Didn’t Know You Can Do in Your Linux Terminal maketecheasier
• Run Windows 11 in a Docker Container (Access it via the Browser) Linux TLDR Project on GitHub

• Free Software Foundation Turns 40, Unveils LibrePhone Linuxiac
• Trixie — the new version of Raspberry Pi OS Raspberry Pi News
• Raspberry Pi Announces Price Increases Due To Rising Memory Demand Phoronix
• Ubuntu Touch mobile Linux distro is now based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS liliputing
• Signal braces for quantum age with SPQR encryption upgrade NERDS.xyz
• Google confirms Android dev verification will have free and paid tiers, no public list of devs ArsTechnica
• Open Printer Promises Freedom From Proprietary Cartridges Linuxiac

• Raspberry Pi 500+ Benchmarks: Mechanical Keyboard Computer, 16GB RAM & NVMe SSD Phoronix
• OBS Studio 32.0 Released With Plugin Manager, NVIDIA RTX Improvements Phoronix
• Ubuntu Touch OTA-10 Released with Ubuntu Touch Upgrader, Rabbit R1 Support 9to5 Linux
• Google's dev registration plan 'will end the F-Droid project' The Register
• Ladybird Browser Gains Cloudflare Support to Challenge the Status Quo Linuxiac
• Intel Moves Pre-Arc Graphics To "Legacy" Driver On Windows - Linux Users Need Not Worry Phoronix
• Debian 13 Nvidia Driver Installation linuxconfig.org

• Raspberry Pi Releases M.2 HAT+ Compact For $15 Phoronix
• FuriLabs Opens Pre-Orders for FLX1s Linux Phone Linuxiac
• GNOME 49 “Brescia” Desktop Environment Officially Released 9to5 Linux
• Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 7 “Gigi” Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing 9to5 Linux
• Google announces massive expansion of AI features in Chrome ArsTechnica
• Nvidia will invest $5 billion in Intel, co-develop new server and PC chips ArsTechnica
• OpenAI says models are programmed to make stuff up instead of admitting ignorance The Register

• Linux Mint upgrade news Linux Mint Blog
• Steam Client Adds Advanced Options to the In-Game Overlay for AMD & NVIDIA GPUs 9to5 Linux
• Libreboot Joins SPI as an Official Associated Project Linuxiac
• Red Hat back-office team to be Big and Blue whether they like it or not The Register
• Ubuntu users left waiting after Canonical's servers take weekend off The Register
• Photonicat 2 Portable ARM Computer with 5G, NVMe, and 24-Hour Battery Life LinuxGizmos
• SearXNG metasearch engine SearXNG Web site

• Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” Now Available for Download and Upgrade Linuxiac
• Debian 13.1 Released With An Initial Batch Of Fixes 9to5 Linux
• GNOME 49 Release Candidate Ships With GDM Re-Enabling X11 Support By Default Phoronix
• WinBoat is a new Linux app to run Windows apps with "seamless integration" GamingOnLinux
• Nvidia dominates GPU shipments with 94% share Tom's Hardware
• Mozilla Confirms Firefox 32-Bit Linux Support Will End in 2026 Linuxiac
• Mecha Comet modular handheld Linux computer project Mecha

• Armbian 25.8.1 Released Linuxiac
• The Former Lead For Apple Graphics Drivers On Linux Is Now Working At Intel Phoronix
• Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year ArsTechnica
• Docker Desktop bug let containers hop the fence with barely a nudge The Register
• The personhood trap: How AI fakes human personality ArsTechnica
• Not in my browser! Vivaldi capo doubles down on generative AI ban The Register
• New Python Documentary Released On YouTube Slashdot

• FFmpeg 8.0 “Huffman” Released 9to5 Linux
• RadioTransciptor: Real Time Radio Speech to Text Transcriptor using AI RTL-SDR.com
• Google's AI Overviews led users astray, reports say some phone numbers are scams Android Central
• Essential nmcli Command Examples To Manage Network Connections On Linux OSTechNix
• Radio Waves Can Strengthen Sense of Smell Neuroscience News
• Linux 34th anniversary: August 25 Reddit

• CachyOS — Distrowatch’s Top Distro Has Speed, Polish and Features FOSS Force
• Ventoy 1.1.06 Brings TrueNAS Scale Support Linuxiac
• Mozilla under fire for Firefox AI "bloat" that blows up CPU and drains battery Neowin
• Curl Runs in the World's Top 47 Car Brands OSTechnix
  • Wcurl: A User-Friendly Curl Wrapper For Easy File Downloads OSTechnix
• SatNOGS: DIY Satellite Ground Station and Network SatNOGS
  • SatNOGS wiki: build a station
  • OreSat project at PSU
• Is Proton leaving Switzerland? TechRadar

• Debian 13 “Trixie” Is Now Available for Download 9to5 Linux Upgrade instructions Upgrade How-To article Linuxiac
• Proxmox VE 9.0 Launches with Debian 13 Under the Hood Linuxiac
• Inside Proton’s New Two-Factor Authenticator App FOSS Force
• Linux desktop share tops 6% in 15-million-system analysis ZDNet
• Intel CPU Temperature Monitoring Driver For Linux Now Unmaintained After Layoffs More support lost Phoronix
• AOL is finally pulling the plug on dial-up Internet after decades of service NERDS.xyz
• Jeff Geerling: Hacking Meshtastic with a Raspberry Pi and GNU Radio YouTube

• Veil of Vigilance: Tails 6.0’s New Frontiers in Surveillance Resistance Linux Journal
• Manjaro 25.0 “Zetar” released Linux Journal
• Oracle VirtualBox licensing tweak lies in wait for the unwary The Register
• Futurehome smart hub owners must pay new $117 subscription or lose access ArsTechnica
• Not1MM contest logger GitHub
• Proton Launches Free, Open Source Authenticator App Linuxiac

• Debian isn't waiting for 2038 to blow up, switches to 64-bit time for everything The Register
• Pebble watches return repebble.com
• The dream of a Raspberry Pi laptop becomes a reality — ArgonOne Up Review Toms Hardware
• Ham Radio Users Clash With Starlink Rival AST SpaceMobile Over Spectrum Use PCMag
• Proton Lumo open source AI assistant keeps your data private NERDS.xyz
• Brave browser blocks Microsoft Recall to protect user privacy NERDS.xyz
• Google Launches OSS Rebuild to Expose Malicious Code in Widely Used Open-Source Packages The Hacker News

• Debian 13.0 "Trixie" Planning For Release On August 9 Phoronix
• Intel Announces It's Shutting Down Clear Linux Phoronix
• News on Linux Mint 22.2 and LMDE 7 Linux Mint Blog
• ProtonUp-Qt 2.13 Rolls Out with New Compatibility Tools for Steam and Lutris Linuxiac
• Radio Hobbyists, Rejoice! Good News for LoRa & Mesh Electronic Frontier Foundation
• A Timeless Legacy: Celebrating Slackware’s 32nd Anniversary OSTechNix
• RadioBerry: RadioBerry wiki For sale on Amazon YouTube video

• GParted Live 1.7.0 Linux distro drops 32-bit support and improves device handling NERDS.xyz
• Wine 10.12 Brings Optional EGL Backend Linuxiac
• Wayback Is Now Hosted On FreeDesktop.org Phoronix
• Radxa Fanless Network Router Offers 4 GbE Ports and NVMe Storage Up to 4TB LinuxGizmos
• Belkin shows tech firms getting too comfortable with bricking customers’ stuff ArsTachnica
• Unless users take action, Android will let Gemini access third-party apps ArsTaechnica
• Browser extensions turn nearly 1 million browsers into website-scraping bots ArsTachnica

• Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share In USA OSTechnix
• Massive MicroSD card testing database exposes fakes, charts performance and endurance Tom's Hardware
  • Link to tester's overall picks
• Wayback gives X11 desktops a fighting chance in a Wayland world The Register
• With Waydroid, It Is Easy to Run Android Apps on Linux Now maketecheasier
• Why The Sun Is So Good At Evaporating Water NC State Univ.

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