Google Chrome is Becoming an AI Browser — Starting Today

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/google-chrome-ai-browser-announcement

Zorin OS 18 Beta Features a ‘Redesigned’ Desktop

Joining this week’s beta releases of Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora 43 and LMDE 7 is Zorin OS 18, available for willing testers to download from today. Zorin OS 18 is the next major release of the popular Ubuntu-based Linux distribution and rebases atop of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, a sizeable uplift over the Zorin OS 17 branch that remains based on the older Ubuntu 22.04 series. Foundational uptick side — newer kernel, drivers, Wayland et al — Zorin OS 18 offers a redesigned desktop with floating rounded panel, various new desktop features (including the terrific Tiling Shell), Web App creation tool, and […]
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/zorin-os-18-beta-released-new-look

Zorin OS 18 Beta Released with Refreshed Look, Advanced Window Tiling, and More

Zorin OS 18 distribution is now available for public beta testing based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS and powered by Linux kernel 6.14. Here's what else is new!
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https://9to5linux.com/zorin-os-18-beta-released-with-refreshed-look-advanced-window-tiling-and-more

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone 9.0 new features

VMware has released vCenter Converter Standalone 9.0, introducing support for VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0, virtual hardware version 22, and expanded Linux synchronization capabilities. The latest iteration brings technical enhancements and addresses several conversion limitations while maintaining the tool's core physical-to-virtual machine migration functionality.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/vmware-vcenter-converter-standalone-90-new-features/

📰 Zorin OS 18 Beta Brings a ‘Redesigned’ Desktop

Joining this week’s beta releases of Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora 43 and LMDE 7 is Zorin OS 18, available for willing testers to download from today. Zorin OS 18 is the next major release of the popular Ubuntu-based Linux distribution and rebases atop of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, a sizeable uplift over the Zorin OS 17 branch that remains based on the older Ubuntu 22.04 series.

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/zorin-os-18-beta-released-new-look

Google представил AI-возможности Chrome

Компания Google объявила об интеграции в Chrome десяти новых возможностей, связанных с использованием AI-моделей. Первой возможностью стал интегрированный в браузер чат-бот Gemini, который может пояснять содержимое просматриваемой страницы и отвечать на связанные со страницей вопросы, не переключаясь с текущей вкладки. Для вызова Gemini в верхний правый угол экрана добавлена кнопка, при нажатии на которую выводится диалог, позволяющий задавать вопросы на естественном языке и выбирать вкладки, содержимое которых должен учитывать AI при формировании ответа. Gemini активирован начиная со вчерашнего дня для пользователей macOS и Windows из США, использующих английский язык.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=63909

📰 MoaanFLY is an E Ink tablet with a color display, Android software, and a second battery in the cover (crowdfunding)

There are a growing number of eReaders with color E Ink displays. But the MoaanFLY is one of the more unusual I’ve seen. It’s an Android-powered device with the kind of specs you’d expect to find in an entry-level tablet. But I could say the same about some other recent eReaders. What’s truly unique in .

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https://liliputing.com/moaanfly-is-an-e-ink-tablet-with-a-color-display-android-software-and-a-second-battery-in-the-cover-crowdfunding/

📰 Kiwix is the ultimate offline knowledge base for students

Kiwix is a free, open-source tool that allows students to download and access webpages offline. It's a must-have for spotty internet.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/kiwix-is-the-free-open-source-tool-every-student-needs/

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 197 Firewall Adds OpenVPN 2.6

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https://linuxiac.com/ipfire-2-29-core-update-197-firewall-adds-openvpn-2-6/

Downloads Live for Ubuntu's Daily 'Dangerous' Desktop Builds - OMG! Ubuntu

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/ubuntu-daily-dangerous-desktop-builds-available-download

CADBase 0.3 - обновление платформы и интеграций

CADBase — это цифровая платформа для публикации, хранения и версионирования инженерных данных: чертежей, моделей компонентов, параметров, модификаций и сопроводительной документации. Название отражает концепцию «САПР-базы» — базы данных для хранения и управления данными систем автоматизированного проектирования (моделей, чертежей, спецификаций и т.п.). Платформа обладает широкими возможностями интеграции с системами проектирования, моделирования, анализа и симуляции, а также редакторами 2D и 3D анимации.
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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/development/18085845

📰 Linux Kernel Multikernel Project Opens Up, Initial Patches Ready for Review

The Multikernel team opens its Linux kernel codebase, promising a new path to scalability for modern multi-core and cloud environments.

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https://linuxiac.com/linux-kernel-multikernel-project-opens-up/

📰 DKMS Packages For Bcachefs Are Now Available On Debian & Ubuntu

With Bcachefs now being "externally maintained" with the upstream kernel not accepting any further feature changes for now to this copy-on-write file-system, Bcachefs is pursuing a nice DKMS experience for distributing updated file-system kernel driver support out-of-tree. Convenient DKMS Debian packages of Bcachefs are now available on Ubuntu and Debian Linux platforms...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-Debian-Ubuntu-DKMS

VLC’s First Update This Year Adds Qt6 Support, Dark Style + More

It’s been over a year since VLC, a free open source media player you might have heard of before, was last updated — but a new one is about to arrive. VLC 3.0.22 is the twenty-third release in the VLC 3.0 series, which debuted back in 2018. Videolan (the non-profit company who make the player) continues to do maintenance and support for the VLC 3.0.x series alongside its work on the next major milestone, VLC 4.0. On Friday (19 September), VLC 3.0.22 was tagged as release candidate. A stable release is likely to follow soon-ish, after a final bout of testing. What’s […]
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📰 4 ZFS mistakes you only make once (and how to avoid them)

ZFS may offer a lot of benefits, but it can also ruin your NAS if you don't play by its rules.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/zfs-mistakes-you-only-make-once/

Представлен Multikernel, механизм для одновременного выполнения нескольких ядер Linux

Для обсуждения разработчиками ядра Linux предложена серия патчей, разработанных проектом Multikernel, который на днях был переведён в категорию открытого ПО и теперь будет развиваться совместно с сообществом. Multikernel позволяет на одном физическом компьютере выполнять несколько независимых экземпляров ядра Linux, которые имеют прямой доступ к аппаратным ресурсам и могут использоваться для запуска нескольких изолированных системных окружений. Проект создан компанией Multikernel Technologies, основанной и возглавляемой Конгом Вангом (Cong Wang), сопровождающим в ядре Linux подсистему управления трафиком (TC, Traffic Control).

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=63913

📰 VLC’s First Update This Year Adds Qt6 Support, Dark Style + More

It’s been over a year since VLC, a free open source media player you might have heard of before, was last updated — but a new one is about to arrive. VLC 3.0.22 is the twenty-third release in the VLC 3.0 series, which debuted back in 2018. Videolan (the non-profit company who make the player) continues to do maintenance and support for the VLC 3.0.x series alongside its work on the next major milestone, VLC 4.0. On Friday (19 September), VLC 3.0.

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/vlc-player-update-2025

📰 6 LXCs that can cover 90% of your Proxmox home lab usage

Capable of running apps, packages, and distros inside isolated environments, containers and virtual machines are the crux of self-hosting and experimentation workloads. Although both have their own neat perks, there are plenty of cases where you may want to run containers over VMs. If you’re using an old, computationally-challenged rig as a server, you might want to switch to containers, as VMs tend to have significantly higher processing...

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https://www.xda-developers.com/lxcs-that-cover-most-of-your-proxmox-home-lab-usage/

📰 Git Heads Toward 3.0 with Rust as a Hard Dependency

Git developers discuss adopting Rust, with a formal RFC proposing it as a required dependency once version 3.0 is released.

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https://linuxiac.com/git-heads-toward-3-0-with-rust-as-a-hard-dependency/

📰 FLX1S is a new Linux phone that’s… mostly a downgrade from the FLX1

The Furi Labs FLX1S is a new smartphone with a a 6.7 inch FHD+ display featuring a 90 Hz refresh rate, 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and a MediaTek Dimensity 900 processor (which was released in 2021). The phone is up for pre-order for $550 and it’s expected to ship in October. While that .

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https://liliputing.com/flx1s-is-a-new-linux-phone-thats-mostly-a-downgrade-from-the-flx1/