📰 AI Helping To Improve Linux's AMD Zen CPU Microarchitecture Detection

A request for comments (RFC) was sent out last night on the Linux kernel mailing list in seeking to clean-up the AMD Zen microarchitecture detection within the kernel. This is for enhancing the kernel where there are code paths specific to a certain generation of AMD Zen processors or select generations such as Zen 3 through Zen 5 CPUs. AI was leveraged in helping to clean-up this AMD Zen code in the Linux kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-AMD-Zen-AI-Detection

#amd #kernel #linux

📰 Sentry Pledges $1 Million to Open Source Maintainers

Sentry expands its financial support for open source, allocating $1 million to software maintainers, foundations, and critical dependencies.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/sentry-pledges-1-million-to-open-source-maintainers/

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📰 Fedora 45 Hits A Second NO-GO: Not Releasing Until November

Fedora 45 wasn't released this week as its ideal early release target due to not having a release candidate build in time for last week's Go/No-Go meeting. At today's Go/No-Go meeting, Fedora 45 was delayed by at least one more week due to open blocker bugs...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-Second-NO-GO

#fedora

📰 Shelly 3.1.9 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves AUR Support

Shelly 3.1.9 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with file migration support to RLPM, more reliable AUR builds, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/shelly-3-1-9-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-improves-aur-support

#arch #linux

📰 This adorable Raspberry Pi project prints the weather, puzzles, and stories for the family on receipts

Receipt printers are lot more fun than you may originally think.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-adorable-raspberry-pi-project-prints-the-weather-puzzles-and-stories-for-the-family-on-receipts/

#raspberry

📰 Calibre 9.17 E-Book Manager Adds JPEG XL Support and Performance Improvements

Calibre 9.17 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with support for JPEG XL images for e-book cover conversion, faster MOBI/AZW3/PDB conversion, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-17-e-book-manager-adds-jpeg-xl-support-and-performance-improvements

#opensource

📰 Steam Client Beta - October 22nd revamps Remote Play HDR support

Valve just released another upgrade with the Steam Client Beta - October 22nd update bringing overhauled Remote Play HDR support.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-client-beta-october-22nd-revamps-remote-play-hdr-support/

#steam

📰 Researchers Demonstrate Node2Shell RCE Exploit on Node.js Build Using Crafted Brotli Data

Malicious Brotli data can make an application on an official build of Node.js run attacker-supplied code, security researchers at Imperva have demonstrated.Their "Node2Shell" proof of concept ran code on the official Node.js 24.22.0 image for Linux arm64, with no debugger or custom build, by feeding crafted data to the bundled Brotli decoder (CVE-2026-111497). Node.js disclosed the flaw.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/researchers-demonstrate-node2shell-rce.html

#linux

📰 Bazzite Linux announce ROG XBOX Ally X20 and Acer Predator Atlas support is in testing

Another release of the popular Bazzite Linux is coming up, with new devices currently in testing like the ROG XBOX Ally X20 and Acer Predator Atlas.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/bazzite-linux-announce-rog-xbox-ally-x20-and-acer-predator-atlas-support-is-in-testing/

#linux