📰 China’s KylinOS Linux takes a great leap forward to v11 and kernel 6.6

Supports several Chinese chips and GPUs – and of course it has AI inside China’s KylinSoft has delivered a major update to its flagship Linux, which Beijing hailed as a great leap forward for the nation’s ambition to develop operating systems that match and exceed the capabilities of western products.…

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Fwupd 2.0.14 Adds Support for Framework QMK Devices, SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3P


Fwupd 2.0.14 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3P and Framework QMK devices.
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📰 Fwupd 2.0.14 Brings New Framework & SteelSeries Hardware Support

Fwupd 2.0.14 is out today as the newest version of this open-source firmware updating utility that is widely-used on Linux systems for BIOS/system firmware updates as well as an ever increasing array of different peripheral devices...

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📰 Armbian 25.8.1 Brings Expanded Board Support, Linux 6.16 Option For Many Boards

Armbian 25.8.1 is now available as a significant update over the Armbian 25.5 release for this Debian-based Linux distribution focused on offering broad support for ARM64 and RISC-V single board computers as well as other devices...

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Armbian 25.8 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 6.16 and Debian Trixie


Armbian 25.8 distribution for ARM devices is now available for download with support for new boards, Linux kernel 6.16, as well as various improvements. Here’s what’s new!
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LibreOffice 25.8.1 Office Suite Is Already Out with More Than 90 Bug Fixes


LibreOffice 25.8.1 is now available for download as the first maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 25.8 office suite series with 94 bug fixes.
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📰 Bitnami Ends Free, Stable Images — Users Forced to Migrate or Pay

Bitnami is ending free, stable images on Docker Hub, moving them to a Legacy repo with no support, pushing developers toward paid Secure Images subscriptions.

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📰 Qualcomm Packet Processing Engine "PPE" Going Upstream For Linux 6.18

Recently queued into the Linux networking subsystem's net-next branch ahead of the Linux 6.18 merge window is the Qualcomm PPE driver to support their Packet Processing Engine on select SoCs...

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📰 RefreshOS 2.5: The Debian remix that borrows from every desk in the house

A remarkable mixture of different components, but it works RefreshOS is a Debian and KDE-based distro with a difference: it casts its net a lot wider for tools and components.…

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📰 30 years later, Doom returns to SNES with Raspberry Pi RP2350 muscle

Limited Run Games swaps in silicon to emulate Super FX chip and hit 20 fps Forget Windows 95, it's 30 years since Doom was released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. And thanks to the Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller, the game is back in cartridge form.…

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NetPeek is a New, User-Friendly Network Scanner for Linux


NetPeek is GTK4/libadwaita app for fuss-free network scanning on Linux desktops. A user-friendly alternative to nmap for finding devices and open ports.
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/netpeek-linux-network-scanner-gui-alternative-nmap

Building a custom MCP server using Azure Functions


The Model Context Protocol (MCP) makes building intelligent integrations between large language models (LLMs) and cloud services easier. By combining MCP with Azure Functions, developers can expose serverless tools that LLMs can securely call in real time. This article describes how to set up Azure Functions as a custom MCP server, extend it with custom tools, and connect it to clients such as VS Code in Agent Mode.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/building-a-custom-mcp-server-using-azure-functions/

📰 NetPeek is a New, User-Friendly Network Scanner for Linux

NetPeek is GTK4/libadwaita app for fuss-free network scanning on Linux desktops. A user-friendly alternative to nmap for finding devices and open ports.You're reading NetPeek is a New, User-Friendly Network Scanner for Linux, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

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📰 New Movie “Python: The Documentary” Traces the Language’s Story

“Python: The Documentary” is a new 84-minute film that tells the story of how a side project evolved into one of the world’s most influential programming languages.

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📰 GitHub engineer claims team was 'coerced' to put Grok into Copilot

Platform's staffer complains security review was 'rushed' Microsoft-owned collaborative coding platform GitHub is deepening its ties with Elon Musk's xAI, bringing early access to the company's Grok Code Fast 1 large language model (LLM) into GitHub Copilot. However, a whistleblower has claimed that the rollout suffers from inadequate security testing and an engineering team operating under duress.…

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https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/29/github_deepens_ties_with_elon/

📰 AYANEO AM01S hits crowdfunding with AMD Hawk Point and Strix Point options (retro-style mini PC with a flip-up display)

The AYANEO AM01S is a mini PC with a case designed to evoke a desktop computer from the 1980s, and a built-in 4 inch display that flips up from the top of the system. When AYANEO first launched the little computer last year it was available with Ryzen 8040HS processor options based on AMD’s Hawk Point .

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https://liliputing.com/ayaneo-am01s-hits-crowdfunding-with-amd-hawk-point-and-strix-point-options-retro-style-mini-pc-with-a-flip-up-display/

📰 Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs As Now "Externally Maintained"

Linus Torvalds has finally come to a decision following his plans to part ways with the Bcachefs file-system and then not merging any Bcachefs updates for Linux 6.17...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-Externally-Maintained

📰 GNOME Executive Director Steps Down After Four Months

It was barely four months ago that the GNOME Foundation announced its new Executive Director, Steven Deobald, who was taking over afterHolly Million stepped down after less than one year. Today Deobald announced he is stepping down as the Executive Director...

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📰 Immich 1.140 Photo and Video Backup Adds Background Sync

Immich 1.140 introduces beta background sync, read-only mode, and a location management utility, moving closer to the long-awaited stable release.

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Доступен графический тулкит GTK 4.20


После шести месяцев разработки опубликован релиз многоплатформенного тулкита для создания графического интерфейса пользователя - GTK 4.20. GTK 4 развивается в рамках процесса разработки, который пытается предоставить разработчикам приложений стабильный и поддерживаемый в течение нескольких лет API, который можно использовать не опасаясь, что каждые полгода придётся переделывать приложения из-за изменения API в очередной ветке GTK.



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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=63795