📰 Calibre 8.13 Released with Virtual Library Improvements

Calibre 8.13 e-book manager improves Virtual Libraries with multi-line editing, fixes Linux export issues, and resolves several long-standing bugs.

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https://linuxiac.com/calibre-8-13-released-with-virtual-library-improvements/

Dell Pro Max With NVIDIA GB10 Now Available: 128 GB LP5X Memory & Small Form Factor Mini AI PC

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https://wccftech.com/dell-pro-max-nvidia-gb10-now-available-128-gb-lp5x-small-form-factor-mini-ai-pc/

📰 Looks like Farlight 84 is now broken on Linux with their latest anti-cheat video calling it out

Farlight 84 is a battle royale hero shooter that now appears to be fully broken on Linux, thanks to updates to their anti-cheat..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/looks-like-farlight-84-is-now-broken-on-linux-with-their-latest-anti-cheat-video-calling-it-out/

📰 Fedora Cloud Looks To Switch /boot To Btrfs Subvolume

With Fedora 43 releasing in the coming weeks, Fedora stakeholders are beginning to plot their feature ideas for next year's Fedora 44 release. One of the early F44 feature submissions pending approval is switching /boot on Fedora Cloud images to being a Btrfs file-system subvolume...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-Cloud-Btrfs-Boot-Subvol

📰 Linux Graphics Driver Fixes Readied For Linux 6.18-rc2

Ahead of the Linux 6.18-rc2 release on Sunday, the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) fixes for the week were sent out today. There is the usual assortment of different kernel graphics driver fixes, mostly with the Intel and AMD drivers as usual. In particular a few Intel driver fixes make this week's pull worth mentioning...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-rc2-DRM-Fixes

📰 New Linux Kernel Patches From Intel Delivering +18% Database Performance

In addition to the recent Linux kernel patches out of Intel for Cache Aware Scheduling for better performance, separately, another interesting new patch series was sent out this week for the Linux kernel. The patches rework some low-level Linux kernel memory management code and at least for database workloads the early benchmarks are showing possible 14~18% faster database performance with PostgreSQL...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-MM-CID-Faster-DBs

📰 Over 266,000 F5 BIG-IP instances exposed to remote attacks

Internet security nonprofit Shadowserver Foundation has found more than 266,000 F5 BIG-IP instances exposed online after the security breach disclosed by cybersecurity company F5 this week.

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-266-000-f5-big-ip-instances-exposed-to-remote-attacks/

📰 The popular physics sandbox game Brick Rigs has added Native Linux support

A nice surprise, Brick Rigs is another game that recently added Native Linux support and it's quite a popular choice along with it being highly rated..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/the-popular-physics-sandbox-game-brick-rigs-has-added-native-linux-support/

Windows Server 2025 WSUS blocks ESU updates

Windows Server 2025 implements security hardening changes that block WSUS from distributing extended security updates (ESU) to end-of-life operating systems. The modifications affect Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 systems receiving ESU updates through WSUS, requiring administrators to implement workarounds or upgrade their infrastructure.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/windows-server-2025-wsus-blocks-esu-updates/

Thunderbird 144 Update Delivers Assorted Fixes

Thunderbird has delivered its latest monthly mail drop of bug fixes. Users of the open source e-mail client from MZLA Technologies — the company saw its yearly revenue increase 19% last year to over $10 million — receive a flurry of refinements and tweaks to the software’s existing feature set, but not any major new ones. Fastmail users (who don’t fancy installing the new Fastmail desktop app) will be pleased to know CalDAV passwords work again, restoring access to viewing and editing Fastmail calendars from Thunderbird. Task reminders sometimes failed to appear for tasks ‘without end dates or with shifted […]
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/thunderbird-144-update-fastmail-exchange-fixes

ripgrep 15.0.0

16 октября, после более года разработки, состоялся выпуск 15.0.0 быстрой кроссплатформенной консольной утилиты ripgrep, предназначенной для многопоточного рекурсивного поиска текста в файлах.
По умолчанию ripgrep использует поиск по регулярному выражению в файлах текущей директории, учитывает правила .gitignore и автоматически пропускает двоичные файлы и скрытые файлы и директории.
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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/opensource/18113938

📰 AES-GCM Crypto Performance Up To ~74% Faster For AMD Zen 3 With Linux 6.19

Improvements to the Linux kernel's AES-GCM Galois/Counter Mode crypto block cipher code will yield up to 74% faster performance for AMD Zen 3 processors with the Linux 6.19 kernel in the new year...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-AES-GCM-AVX2-Faster

В Firefox реализована возможность одновременного просмотра двух вкладок

В ночных сборках Firefox, на основе которых 9 декабря будет сформирован релиз Firefox 146, началось тестирование режима "Split View" для просмотра бок о бок в одном окне двух вкладок. Режим активируется через параметр "browser.tabs.splitView.enabled" на странице about:config, после чего в контекстном меню, показываемом при клике правой кнопкой мыши на вкладках, появится пункт "Add Split View".

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64068

Основные разработчики Ruby взяли на себя управление GitHub-репозиторием RubyGems

Юкихиро Мацумото (Yukihiro Matsumoto), создатель языка Ruby, объявил о переводе GitHub-репозитория, в котором развиваются инструментарии RubyGems и Bundler для работы с каталогом пакетов rubygems.org, под управление основной команды разработчиков языка Ruby (Ruby Core Team).

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64070

Calibre 8.13 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Library Export on Linux

Calibre 8.13 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with improved library export on Linux distros that mount /tmp in RAM and other changes. Here's what's new!
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https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-13-open-source-e-book-manager-improves-library-export-on-linux

Dracut in Ubuntu: What it is & Why it Matters (or Doesn’t)

Ubuntu 25.10 uses Dracut for booting — not that you’d notice. But as this foundational switch is a headline mention in release reviews and recaps (including ones on this site), you might be curious about what it means for you. Name: Dracut. Age: 15 years old, but new(ish) to Ubuntu. Appearance: Invisible (it’s a boot-tech thing, not a shiny bauble). Will it affect me? Ubuntu 25.10 uses Dracut on new installs. If you did a clean install, your computer is now booting with it. If chose to upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 from an earlier version, you be using what you […]
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/what-is-dracut-ubuntu

Get ready for Halloween with the Capcom Horror Bundle from Fanatical | GamingOnLinux

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/get-ready-for-halloween-with-the-capcom-horror-bundle-from-fanatical/

Выпуск каталогизатора домашней библиотеки MyLibrary 4.2.1

Состоялся релиз каталогизатора домашней библиотеки MyLibrary 4.2.1. Код программы написан на языке программирования С++ и доступен (GitHub, GitFlic) под лицензией GPLv3. Графический интерфейс пользователя реализован с помощью библиотеки GTK4. Программа адаптирована для работы в операционных системах семейства Linux и Windows. Для пользователей Arch Linux в AUR доступен готовый сценарий сборки пакета. Для пользователей Windows доступен экспериментальный инсталлятор.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64069

Zorin OS 18 Downloads Skyrocket in the Last 48 Hours

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https://linuxiac.com/zorin-os-18-downloads-skyrocket-in-the-last-48-hours/

Выпуск Wine 10.17

Опубликован экспериментальный выпуск открытой реализации Win32 API - Wine 10.17. С момента выпуска 10.16 было закрыто 17 отчётов об ошибках и внесено 367 изменений.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64072

В KDE обеспечено глобальное хранение паролей от Wi-Fi и улучшено меню приложений

Нейт Грэм (Nate Graham), разработчик, занимающийся контролем качества в проекте KDE, опубликовал очередной отчёт о разработке KDE. Наиболее заметные изменения, развиваемые для выпуска KDE Plasma 6.6, запланированного на 12 февраля.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64073