Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 44 (Oct 27 – Nov 2, 2025)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Fedora 43, AerynOS 2025.10, TrueNAS 25.10, Plasma 6.5.1, Pacman 7.1, Wine 10.18, Kodi 21.3, Linux hits 3% on Valve’s Steam, APT to integrate Rust, COSMIC release date, and more.
Linux Kernel Ported To WebAssembly - Demo Lets You Run It In Your Web Browser
Open-source developer Joel Severin today announced his work on porting the Linux kernel to WebAssembly and has successffully gotten the kernel up and running within WASM-capable web browsers...
Radxa Launches AICore DX-M1 Edge AI Accelerator with DeepX DX-M1 NPU
After unveiling the AICore AX-M1 earlier this year, Radxa has launched the new AICore DX-M1, a compact M.2 M Key AI acceleration module designed for energy-efficient inference at the edge. The module is built around the DeepX DX-M1 processor, delivering up to 25 TOPS of INT8 performance within a 3 to 5 W power envelope. […]
PCI Resizable BAR Improvements Heading To Linux 6.19
Restructuring to the Linux kernel's PCI Resizable BAR "ReBAR" support is set to be submitted for the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel cycle...
HUSKYLENS 2 Expands Edge AI Vision with MCP Integration and YOLO Model Support
DFRobot has introduced HUSKYLENS 2, a compact AI vision sensor for real-time visual recognition. It integrates a 6 TOPS dual-core processor, a 2 MP camera, and a touchscreen interface, offering over twenty pre-trained models for object, face, and hand recognition, along with support for custom YOLO-based models. The HUSKYLENS 2 is powered by a Kendryte […]
Steam On Linux Gaming Finally Cracks 3% For October 2025
Steam on Linux use has hit an all-time high! With the Steam Survey results for October 2025 coming out this evening, Steam on Linux has finally cracked the 3% threshold! A few months back Steam on Linux was close to 3% before stumbling a bit but now it's above that elusive threshold. The only time Steam on Linux use was close to the 3% mark was when Steam on Linux initially debuted a decade ago and at that time the overall Steam user-base was much smaller than it is today. Long story short, thanks to the ongoing success of Valve's Steam Deck and other handhelds plus Steam Play (Proton) working out so well, these October numbers are the best yet...
Effective Ways to Append Text to Files in Linux
Learn how to append text to files in Linux using commands like double redirection operator, tee, and sed without overwriting existing data.
KDE Plasma 6.6 To Support Intel's Adaptive Sharpness Feature
KDE Plasma developers continue to be busy landing more fixes for the recently introduced Plasma 6.5 while also lining up more new features for Plasma 6.6...
Debian’s APT Package Manager to Integrate Rust Code by May 2026
Debian developers confirm that Rust will become a hard dependency for APT starting May 2026, aligning with modern development practices.
Arch Linux's November 2025 ISO and Archinstall 3.0.12 Installer Are Out Now
The Arch Linux project released today the November 2025 ISO snapshot for the Arch Linux distribution, along with a new version of their menu-based installer, Archinstall 3.0.12.
Wine 10.18 Released with Vulkan-Based OpenGL Mapping
Wine 10.18 introduces Vulkan-based OpenGL memory mapping and fixes 30 bugs for better Windows app and game performance on Linux.
How to install Joomla on Debian 13
In the tutorial, we will explain how to install Joomla on Debian 13 OS. Joomla is a free and open-source CMS (content management system) written in PHP used to build and manage websites and other online applications. Creating content with Joomla has never been easier with the latest versions, and it allows users to easily create and publish web content, blogs, e-commerce stores, forums, etc.
The November 2025 Issue of the PCLinuxOS Magazine
The PCLinuxOS Magazine staff is pleased to announce the release of the November 2025 issue.
Difference between "dir" and "ls" Commands (with an Example)
In the Linux world, two common commands, “ls” and “dir“, replicate each other so well that most Linux users think one of them is an alias or symbolic link to the other.
Arch’s Pacman 7.1 Package Manager Brings Stronger Signature Enforcement
Pacman 7.1 package manager for Arch Linux enforces signature verification by default, improving package security and sandbox reliability.
GNOME Gains A New macOS-Inspired Quick Menu Option
For GNOME desktop users desiring a more macOS-like experience, a new GNOME extension provides a macOS-inspired quick menu option...
How to Install Vaultwarden Password Manager on Ubuntu 24.04
Vaultwarden, a password manager application, is an unofficial Bitwarden server alternative written in Rust. Vaultwarden supports connections through the Bitwarden client and is relatively resource-light compared to the official Bitwarden service. Caddy itself is a modern, easy-to-use web server known for its automated HTTPS management capabilities using Let’s Encrypt.
Kodi 21.3 Improves Blu-Ray Playback on Linux, Adds HDR Support on Xbox One
Kodi 21.3 has been released today as the latest stable version for this free, open-source, and cross-platform media center and home theater software for Linux, Android, macOS, Windows, and other platforms.
Ubuntu 25.10 amd64v3 Benchmarks: Some Minor & Rare Performance Advantages For Desktop Workloads
Yesterday Canonical announced architecture variants for Ubuntu Linux with Ubuntu 25.10 seeing the introduction of "amd64v3" packages that are built for the x86_64-v3 micro-architecture feature level to assume AVX/AVX2 and other newer CPU ISA features found since Intel Haswell and AMD Excavator processors. Eager to run some initial tests, here is a first look at the Ubuntu 25.10 amd64v3 performance for desktop workloads.
How To Extract Text From Screenshots And Images In Linux
Learn how to extract text from screenshots and images with spectacle-ocr utility in Linux. Go from image to text in one step!
Shotcut 25.10 Video Editor Released with Screen Recording, Typewriter Text Effect
Shotcut 25.10 was released today as the latest stable version of this open-source, cross-platform, and free video editing software for Linux, macOS, and Windows systems written in Qt and MLT.
Shelf Stable Cosmic DE Will Arrive With a Pop! on December 11
What is likely the most anticipated desktop Linux launch in years kicks off on December 11 -- are you ready to see the new Cosmic DE?
Void Linux Gets Runkit, a Friendly GUI for Managing runit Services
Void Linux users can now manage runit services the easy way with Runkit — a fast, simple, and powerful new GUI tool.
Kodi 22 “Piers” Gets HEIF/HEIC and FFmpeg 8 Support, Alpha 2 Out Now
As part of today's Kodi 21.3 release, the Kodi Foundation also published the alpha 2 version of the upcoming Kodi 22 (codename Piers) release, a major update that promises major changes.
Fedora 43 KVM Hypervisor && bring CachyOS KDE Plasma 6.5.1 along with kernel to Arch Linux VM
Following below is procedure which allows to install on Arch Linux CachyOS v3 repositories along with pacman fork belongs to CachyOS. Proceed as advised in post on Arch Linux KVM Guest deployed via F43/42 KVM Hypervisor . Upgraded Arch Instances have successfully passed via `sudo pacman -Syyu` multiple times during several recent days.
AerynOS 2025.10 Released with GNOME 49.1, KDE Plasma 6.5, and GNU libstdc++
The AerynOS team released AerynOS 2025.10 today as the latest development ISO snapshot of this independent distribution created by ex-Solus maker Ikey Doherty.
Vulkan 1.4.331 Brings Two New Extensions
Just one week after Vulkan 1.4.330 brought five new extensions, Vulkan 1.4.331 is now available with another two new extensions for this high performance graphics and compute API...
AerynOS 2025.10 ISO Brings GNOME 49, Plasma 6.5, and COSMIC Beta
AerynOS rolls out its 2025.10 ISO, bringing GNOME 49.1, KDE Plasma 6.5.1, COSMIC Beta, and fresh system updates.
Krita Lands Basic HDR Support On Wayland
The KDE/Qt-aligned Krita digital painting application is the latest creative app now supporting high dynamic range (HDR) on Linux when using Wayland...
The clock's ticking for MySQL 8.0 as end of life looms
Percona says more than half of installs remain on version set to lose support in 2026
Users have six months to migrate from MySQL 8.0 if they are to stay on a supported version of the open source database, or face security and reliability risks.…
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