📰 systemd 262 Released with Static PID 1, Intel TDX, TPM Improvements, and New Container Features

by George WhittakerThe systemd project has officially released systemd 262, delivering another substantial update to the system and service manager used by most major Linux distributions. The final release was tagged on September 22, 2026, following three release candidates earlier in the month.Systemd 262 introduces improvements across service management, containers, virtualization, encrypted storage, TPM security, networking, journal recovery,...

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/systemd-262-released-static-pid-1-intel-tdx-tpm-improvements-and-new-container-features

#intel #linux #systemd

📰 Mesa 26.3 Enables Intel's New Jay Shader Compiler By Default, Compile Times 55% Faster Or 66% Faster Than Windows

Over the past year Jay has been in development as a new open-source shader compiler for Intel GPUs. Alyssa Rosenzweig has been leading its development since joining Intel in 2025. For Mesa 26.3 the Jay shader compiler is being enabled by default for modern Intel graphics hardware and is around ~10% faster than the existing BRW compiler code...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.3-Intel-Jay-Compiler

#intel #opensource

📰 GitLab warns of critical RCE vulnerability in AI Gateway service

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/gitlab-warns-of-critical-rce-vulnerability-in-ai-gateway-service/

📰 hw-monitor 0.6 Released With Per-Process GPU Usage & Memory Reporting

For those after in-depth hardware and system monitoring support from the Linux desktop, hw-monitor continues to advance as one of the modern options. Released on Monday was hw-monitor 0.6 with per-process GPU reporting metrics when using capable DRM drivers like the AMDGPU, Intel i915 and Xe, and Nouveau drivers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/hw-monitor-0.6

#intel #linux

📰 OpenSSL 4.0.3 Is Out as Another Security Patch Release, Update Now

OpenSSL 4.0.3 open-source TLS/SSL and crypto library is now available for download with bug fixes and mitigations for various security vulnerabilities.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/openssl-4-0-3-is-out-as-another-security-patch-release-update-now

#opensource

📰 Firefox in a New Skin! Nova Redesign Has Become The Default

Six months after the mockups leaked, the Firefox 157 release is the one that got it done.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17477496/firefox-nova-redesign

#firefox

📰 New Ubuntu Concept ISO For Snapdragon Laptops Brings First X2 Laptop Support

It's been a while since Canonical announced any new ISOs of their Ubuntu builds targeting Qualcomm Snapdragon X series laptops. But ahead of this week's Ubuntu 26.10 beta release, they shipped new Ubuntu 26.10 Snapdragon Concept images today with improved Snapdragon X1 laptop support as well as the initial Snapdragon X2 laptop support...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.10-Snapdragon-Concept

#ubuntu

📰 openSUSE Leap is The Immutable Distro Now, Leap Micro is Out

Starting with Leap 16.1, the separate immutable flavor will cease to exist.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17477655/opensuse-leap-immutable

#distro #opensuse

📰 Microsoft Announces General Availability Of WSLC: Linux Containers On Windows

Following the public preview of Linux containers on WSL, Microsoft today announced the general availability of WSLC for supporting Linux containers on Windows...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Microsoft-WSLC-Linux-Containers

#linux

📰 New Spectre-v2 BTR Attack Leaks Linux Memory Despite Existing Defenses

A group of academics from VUSec and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna have disclosed details of a new Spectre CPU vulnerability variant that affects Just-In-Time (JIT) engines present in web browsers, language runtimes, and the operating system kernel, across multiple CPU vendors.The new Spectre-v2 variant has been codenamed Branch Target Reuse (BTR)."The key insight is that, while modern CPUs.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-spectre-v2-btr-attack-leaks-linux.html

#kernel #linux

📰 AMD Boosting AI/LLM Performance For Radeon iGPUs As Much As 18~23% With Linux 7.4

If you have an AMD Ryzen laptop/desktop and looking to leverage AI/LLM capabilities with the integrated graphics, Linux 7.4 is going to be a real treat especially for lower-end hardware. AMD's new PerfOpt feature being introduced in Linux 7.4 is set to provide some solid gains as shown in these benchmarks today across different AMD Ryzen/Radeon hardware.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-perfopt

#amd #linux

📰 Archinstall 4.5 Arch Linux Installer Adds AArch64 Support for GRUB and Limine

Archinstall 4.5 text-mode installer for the Arch Linux distribution is now available with AArch64 support for GRUB and Limine EFI installations, AArch64 root partition type GUID support, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-5-arch-linux-installer-adds-aarch64-support-for-grub-and-limine

#arch #linux

📰 Linux Mint replaced Ubuntu as the best first distro, and Ubuntu's own choices explain why

If you went a decade back in time and asked someone in the Linux community what the best beginner distro was, there's a good chance they'd reply with Ubuntu. It's what I heard a lot about when I first dipped my toe into the world of FOSS operating systems, and for good reason.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-mint-replaced-ubuntu-best-first-distro/

#distro #linux #ubuntu

📰 The Netherlands Picked NixOS. France Was Already Using It

France’s digital agency has been using NixOS on internal workstations for months through Sécurix, its open-source, security-hardened configuration.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17478137/france-nixos-move

#opensource

📰 Tails 7.14 Anonymous OS Updates Tor Browser, Tor Client, and Linux Kernel

The privacy-focused Tails 7.14 release refreshes its core components with Tor Browser 15.0.24, Tor 0.4.9.13, and Linux 6.12.111.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/tails-7-14-anonymous-os-updates-tor-browser-tor-client-and-linux-kernel/

#kernel #linux

📰 Chromium 154 is causing havoc with people's KDE desktops, but there's a fix

If you use KDE for Linux and you've noticed that it has been crashing on you more often than usual, you're not alone. As it turns out, a bug caused people using a Chromium-based browser with KDE Plasma to run into some pretty nasty issues. Fortunately, it seems a patch has just been pushed out, so give your system an update and see if that fixes the problem.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/chromium-154-is-causing-havoc-with-peoples-kde-desktops-but-theres-a-fix/

#chromium #kde #linux #plasma

📰 The Witcher 3 Remastered only just released, and Linux gamers already got it running "with no issues"

Getting games running on Linux has never been easier, but it still requires a little bit of elbow grease. That being said, it feels like you need less and less grease the more time goes on and the more compatibility layers like Proton evolve. Now, Linux gamers have managed to get their hands on The Witcher 3: Remastered, and they've already got it running pretty well a few hours after release.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/the-witcher-3-remastered-was-just-released-and-linux-gamers-already-found-a-way-to-make-it-run-with-no-issues/

#linux #proton

📰 KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, but the X11 session isn't invited

Plus, Klassik recreates the KDE 3 desktop experience on Qt 6.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/30/kde-turns-30-with-plasma-68-but-the-x11-session-isnt-invited/5299781

#kde #plasma

📰 Proposal To Set ARM64 Kernel Stack Size At Boot Time To Reduce Memory Consumption

A proposal was posted this week to the Linux kernel mailing list by a Google engineer to make it easier for ARM64 Linux to adjust the kernel stack size. The motivation for doing so to configure the kernel stack size during boot time is on reducing system memory consumption...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ARM64-Linux-Stack-Size-Boot

#kernel #linux

📰 Audacity 4.0.1 Audio Editor Restores Keyboard Shortcuts from Audacity 3

Audacity 4.0.1 open-source audio editor is now available for download with keyboard shortcuts from Audacity 3, exporting of tracks or labelled regions to its own file, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/audacity-4-0-1-audio-editor-restores-keyboard-shortcuts-from-audacity-3

#opensource