📰 Not Every Open Source OS Needs to Be Based on Linux, and These Six Aren’t

There are more operating systems than just Linux. Here's a list of a few that are under active development.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17499437/open-source-non-linux-os

#linux #opensource

📰 MeshXFS: AI Adapts XFS Into A Clustered File-System

MeshXFS is a clustered open-source file-system in which "no human wrote any of its own code". Depending upon your views of AI, not necessarily something you want to hear for entrusting your data in an AI-created solution. Instead, Claude Opus was tasked with adapting the XFS file-system driver into a clustered file-system...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/MeshXFS-XFS-Clustered

#opensource

📰 GNOME 50.6 Desktop Environment Released with Fixes for Nautilus, GNOME Shell

GNOME 50.6 is now available as the sixth update to the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment series with various bug fixes, updated translations, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gnome-50-6-desktop-environment-released-with-fixes-for-nautilus-gnome-shell

#gnome

📰 Fedora Linux 45 Delayed, New Release Date Set for October 27

Fedora developers have postponed Fedora Linux 45 until October 27 after no suitable final release candidate was available for evaluation.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/fedora-linux-45-delayed-new-release-date-set-for-october-27/

#fedora #linux

📰 ReactOS Can Now Be Installed & Used With Its NTFS Driver

The ReactOS open-source operating system has seen its NTFS file-system driver mature to the point that it can be finally used for installing and using ReactOS with it. NTFS formatting support is also finally now possible with this driver too...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-NTFS-Driver

#opensource

📰 This cool Raspberry Pi project turns Telegram photos and voice messages into framed pictures

Some of the more ingenious projects I've reported on were born from limitations. While tinkerers will gladly load up their gadgets with as many features as possible, things change when they want to make something for someone who may not be as big of a tech geek as they are. Such is the case of this lovely Raspberry Pi project that allowed a grandma to keep up with the family's Telegram group with minimal interaction.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-cool-raspberry-pi-project-turns-telegram-photos-and-voice-messages-into-framed-pictures/

#raspberry

📰 GNOME 51.1 Improves Drag and Drop Between Wayland and Xwayland Clients

GNOME 51.1 is now available as the first point release to the GNOME 51 desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements across several core components and default apps.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gnome-51-1-improves-drag-and-drop-between-wayland-and-xwayland-clients

#gnome #wayland

📰 Omarchy 4.0.5 Released with Linux Kernel 7.2.8, Better Hardware Support

Omarchy 4.0.5 ships with Linux kernel 7.2.8, Qt 6.12 compatibility fixes, desktop performance improvements, and better support for NVIDIA laptops and audio devices.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/omarchy-4-0-5-released-with-linux-kernel-7-2-8-better-hardware-support/

#kernel #linux

📰 BFS Removed With Linux 7.4 As Old UnixWare File-System

Linus Torvalds began honoring pull requests overnight of new code entering the Linux 7.4 kernel -- as well as removing old code. BFS is the latest obsolete file-system removed from the mainline kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/BFS-Removed-With-Linux-7.4

#kernel #linux

📰 qBittorrent 5.3 BitTorrent Client Is Out as a Major Update, Here’s What’s New

qBittorrent 5.3 open-source BitTorrent client is now available for download with many new features, improvements, bug fixes, and many other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/qbittorrent-5-3-bittorrent-client-is-out-as-a-major-update-heres-whats-new

#opensource

📰 Intel Core Ultra 9 Arrow Lake On Star Labs StarFighter Shows Nice Gains On Ubuntu 26.10

For those running a Star Labs StarFighter Ultra or other Intel Core Ultra Arrow Lake laptop, the recent Ubuntu 26.10 release is providing some nice performance gains over the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release. Here is a look at how Ubuntu 26.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 26.10 performs with the Intel Core Ultra 9 285H over dozens of different benchmarks.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-arrow-lake

#intel #ubuntu

📰 Firefox 158.0.1 Is Out to Block Compromised eMudhra Intermediate Certificates

Mozilla Firefox 158.0.1 is now available for download with updated OneCRL block list to block compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates via OneCRL and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-158-0-1-is-out-to-block-compromised-emudhra-intermediate-certificates

#firefox

📰 openEuler brings China's enterprise Linux ambitions to the desktop

CentOS roots give way to homegrown containers, AI tools, and a workstation edition we took for a spin.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/20/openeuler-brings-chinas-enterprise-linux-ambitions-to-the-desktop/5304145

#linux

📰 SparkyOS Unveiled as a Portable Arch Linux-Based SparkyLinux Flavor

SparkyOS distribution is now available for download as a new flavor of SparkyLinux based on Arch Linux and designed to run directly from a USB flash drive.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/sparkyos-unveiled-as-a-portable-arch-linux-based-sparkylinux-flavor

#arch #linux #linuxbased

📰 AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 expands support to older Desktops, Laptops, Handhelds, Consoles and Vulkan

Many asked for this and AMD have finally delivered - today they announced AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 support has expanded to older hardware.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/amd-fsr-upscaling-4-1-expands-support-to-older-desktops-laptops-handhelds-consoles-and-vulkan/

#amd

📰 Improved Performance & Resource Usage For XFS Checksumming With Linux 7.4

Among the many VFS pull requests merged as the initial material for the in-development Linux 7.4, the VFS IOmap pull introduced lazy bounce buffering for checksummed reads. This improvement is benefiting checksumming on XFS with improved performance and lower resource usage...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-XFS-Checksumming

#linux

📰 Wine on OpenBSD? Yes, and It Can Already Run The Witcher 3

An experimental Wine port brings Windows app and gaming support to OpenBSD, with 64-bit applications and even The Witcher 3 running successfully.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/wine-on-openbsd-yes-and-it-can-already-run-the-witcher-3/

#wine

📰 COSMIC Epoch 1.11 Released With Wayland xdg-dialog-v1, Better Multi-GPU Handling

System76 developers just released COSMIC Epoch 1.11 as the newest point release to their Rust-written open-source desktop environment catering to their in-house Pop!_OS Linux distribution...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.11

#linux #opensource #rust #wayland

📰 Dynamic PAMT Merged For Linux 7.4 To Help Intel Servers Save Precious RAM

Dynamic PAMT has made it for Linux 7.4! Dynamic PAMT is a new feature for reducing memory overhead on Intel TDX servers where there may not be many concurrent virtual machines occupying a majority of the system. In today's world with high memory prices and tight availability, Dymanic PAMT provides nice memory overhead reduction for modern Intel Xeon servers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-74-Intel-TDX-Dynamic-PAMT

#intel #linux

📰 GNU Nano 9.3 CLI Text Editor Released with Two Minor Fixes

GNU nano 9.3 is out, fixing long filename clipping in the mini bar and restoring the expected behavior of numeric keypad operator keys.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gnu-nano-9-3-cli-text-editor-released-with-two-minor-fixes/

#gnu