FOSS Weekly #25.50: Linux Power Users, Helium Browser, Two New Linux Phones, Ubuntu Starter and More
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Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.2 Adds Support for Multiple SSH Keys, Direct I/O Bypass
Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.2 microSD card flashing utility is now available for download with numerous new features and improvements. Here’s what’s new! The post Raspberry…
Cinnamon 6.6 Desktop Environment Released with Redesigned Application Menu
Cinnamon 6.6 desktop environment is now available with a redesigned application menu, improved virtual keyboard, and other changes. Here’s what’s new! The post Cinnamon 6.6…
Here are Your Choices for an Open Source NAS Operating System
Building a NAS in your homelab? Here are the choices of operating systems you can use. This article first appeared on Read More
Two Ubuntu Flavours Won’t Be LTS Releases Next Year
Not all of Ubuntu’s flavours have applied for long-term support status in next year’s 26.04 release. Per the outcome of a recent Ubuntu Technical Board…
A Linux-Powered Smartphone That Has Features You Won't Find on Most Phones
The Divine D. is set to come with LoRa networking, hardware privacy switches, and local AI processing. This article first appeared on Read More
Ubuntu Will Soon Make AMD GPUs Much Easier to Use for AI Workloads
Canonical teams up with AMD to package ROCm directly in Ubuntu. This article first appeared on Read More
Linux Foundation Launches Agentic AI Foundation with Industry-Wide Support
Anthropic’s MCP, Block’s goose, and OpenAI’s AGENTS.md form the foundation of this new initiative. This article first appeared on Read More
Is Helium the Browser Brave Was Meant to Be?
An in-depth look at ‘another new Chromium-based web browser” that is “different from the other Chromium-based web browsers”. This article first appeared on Read More
Ubuntu 26.04 Will Look More Like Vanilla GNOME
Ubuntu’s default desktop is about to look more like upstream GNOME than it has in years — but before you panic unduly, I should stress…
AerynOS 2025.12 Released with GNOME 49.2, Mesa 25.3, and KDE Plasma 6.5.4
AerynOS 2025.12 Linux distribution is now available for download with the GNOME 49.2 desktop environment, Linux kernel 6.17, and more. Here’s what’s new! The post…
Ubuntu 26.04 to Include AMD ROCm in Official Repos (Like CUDA)
Canonical is adding AMD’s ROCm to the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS repos, making it faster for developers to install GPU-accelerated AI and HPC libraries for AMD…
Thunderbird 146 Introduces Configuration UI for Setting Up OpenPGP Keyservers
Thunderbird 146 open-source email client is now available for download with support for configuring preferred OpenPGP keyservers via the UI and other changes. Here’s what’s…
Canonical to Package and Distribute AMD ROCm within Ubuntu’s Repositories
Ubuntu maker Canonical will package and distribute the AMD ROCm software stack within Ubuntu’s repositories to enable hardware-accelerated AI/ML and HPC workloads. The post Canonical…
Parrot 7.0 Beta Ethical Hacking Distro Switches to KDE Plasma as Default Desktop
Parrot 7.0 ethical hacking and penetration testing distribution is now available for public beta testing with KDE Plasma as default desktop and Debian 13 base.…