Assassin's Creed Shadows gets bumped up back to Steam Deck Verified | GamingOnLinux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/assassins-creed-shadows-gets-bumped-up-back-to-steam-deck-verified/

SR-IOV Will Only Be Supported On Intel Arc Pro Graphics Cards - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-SR-IOV-Only-For-Arc-Pro

Linux Firmware Service Calls on Hardware Makers to Help Fund It - OMG! Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/lvfs-sustainability-plan-vendor-funding

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX Performance With TRX50 + Quad Channel DDR5
—> https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-threadripper-9995wx-trx50

Security Researchers Find XZ Utils Backdoored Debian Images on Docker Hub
—> https://news.itsfoss.com/xz-utils-backdoored-debian-images/

Fuzzy Application Search Extension for GNOME Shell
—> https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/fuzzy-application-search-gnome-extension-working

Pro-Russian hackers blamed for water dam sabotage in Norway
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pro-russian-hackers-blamed-for-water-dam-sabotage-in-norway/

Go 1.25 Released with Experimental Garbage Collector and New JSON API
https://linuxiac.com/go-1-25-released-with-experimental-garbage-collector-and-new-json-api/

THE FINALS broken on Linux - again | GamingOnLinux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/the-finals-broken-on-linux-again/

Linux is about to lose a feature – over a personality clash
—> https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/15/sad_end_of_bcachefs/

📰 CachyOS Topped DistroWatch’s Rankings

The performance-tuned CachyOS takes the crown from Linux Mint, topping DistroWatch’s ranking for the most popular Linux distribution.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/cachyos-topped-distrowatch-rankings/

📰 These 5 Nextcloud apps have supercharged my home lab productivity

If it weren't for these apps in my self-hosted Nextcloud server, my work day wouldn't go nearly as smoothly as it does.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/nextcloud-apps-supercharged-home-lab-productivity/

VirtualBox 7.2 Release Brings Big UI Change, Better ARM Support
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/virtualbox-7-2-0-brings-more-ui-changes-windows-on-arm-support

Ubuntu 25.10 Enters Its Feature Freeze Period - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-Feature-Freeze

📰 This must-have open-source tool unlocks the full potential of your web apps

This game-changing tool will transform browser testing and automation for you.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-must-have-open-source-tool-unlocks-the-full-potential-of-web-apps-playwright/

📰 LibreELEC 12.2 Media Center Debuts with Kodi Omega 21.2

LibreELEC 12.2 is out with Kodi Omega 21.2, updated kernels for better Intel and Raspberry Pi support, and the removal of the legacy Nvidia driver.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/libreelec-12-2-media-center-debuts-with-kodi-omega-21-2/

📰 Mini SSDs barely larger than a microSD card support speeds up to 3,700 MB/s

Move over SD Express, there’s a new high-speed removable storage format on the way. Chinese storage company Biwin has introduced a new Mini SSD that’s just a tiny bit larger than a microSD card, but which leverages a PCIe Gen 4 x 2 connection for NVMe 1.4 drives with read/write speeds up to 3,700 MB/S .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/mini-ssds-barely-larger-than-a-microsd-card-support-speeds-up-to-3700-mb-s/

📰 Plasma 6.5 Takes Shape with Improved Notifications and Theme Tweaks

KDE Plasma 6.5 progress report highlights improved notifications, sound tweaks, accessibility updates, and bug fixes across the desktop.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/plasma-6-5-takes-shape-with-improved-notifications-and-theme-tweaks/

📰 You've built cities with people, beavers, on top of giant creatures - and now you'll do it with Crows

Crowded was just announced as a new city-builder but it's all about nesting, since your people are Crows.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/youve-built-cities-with-people-beavers-on-top-of-giant-creatures-and-now-youll-do-it-with-crows/

📰 Ghostty Terminal Rewrites its GTK Build to Fix Linux Issues

Ghostty terminal has undergone a GTK rewrite, embracing the GObject type system. The result: new features, better memory management, and improved stability.You're reading Ghostty Terminal Rewrites its GTK Build to Fix Linux Issues, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ghostty-terminal-gtk-rewrite-linux

📰 Lilbits: Desktop Linux apps on Android phones, Xbox PC gaming on ARM-based computers, and a cheaper Kindle color

Google recently added an experimental Linux terminal app to Android that installs Debian in a virtual machine and lets you run command-line apps. But if you’re running the latest canary builds of Android 16 on a Pixel 6 or later smartphone, it’s also possible to enable support for applications with a graphical user interface. Android .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-desktop-linux-apps-on-android-phones-xbox-pc-gaming-on-arm-based-computers-and-a-cheaper-kindle-color/