The Linuxiac weekly roundup highlights open-source software updates from October 5 to 11, 2026. Key releases include Python 3.15 with a faster JIT and lazy imports, COSMIC Desktop 1.10, KDE Gear 26.08.2, OpenSSH 10.6 with post-quantum support, and an October update for Raspberry Pi OS. Other notable updates cover NVIDIA drivers, Immich, and Ventoy. en.hacks.gr/ti-fernoyn-oi-nees… #Linux #Python #OpenSSH #RaspberryPi
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🚀 AI-Powered Open-Source Alternatives Are Taking on Microsoft Office The developer behind ArtCraft, a project creating free alternatives to Adobe software, is expanding into Microsoft’s productivity suite with three new open-source applications built with AI assistance. • GridCraft: An alternative to Microsoft Excel • DeckCraft: An alternative to PowerPoint • WordCraft: An alternative to Microsoft Word The developer, Brandon Thomas, used Anthropic’s Claude to help build these applications and has made them available through GitHub. The project reflects a growing trend: AI coding tools are enabling developers to build software that once required significantly larger teams and budgets.
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Why this matters: • Open-source alternatives could reduce software licensing costs. • Cross-platform compatibility could give users more flexibility, including on Linux. • AI-assisted development is lowering barriers to building complex applications. • Subscription-based software vendors may face increasing competition from community-driven alternatives. ⚠️ These applications are still works in progress and are not yet full replacements for their commercial counterparts. Security, reliability, feature completeness, and compatibility will be critical to their long-term success. As AI-assisted development continues to evolve, how will traditional software vendors differentiate themselves beyond features that independent developers can increasingly replicate? #ArtificialIntelligence #OpenSource #SoftwareDevelopment #ClaudeAI #MicrosoftOffice #TechInnovation #AI tomshardware.com/software/micr…
The ArtCraft team is on a roll! After launching open-source alternatives to Adobe products, they're expanding into Microsoft and Autodesk territory. WordCraft → Word CADCraft → AutoCAD GridCraft → Excel DeckCraft → PowerPoint All written in Rust, open source and designed to run on Linux. They're still early in development, but the pace is impressive. github.com/storytold #Linux #OpenSource #Rust #Software
This week's Linux and FOSS news LINUX NEWS Ubuntu now has official desktop images for RISC-V: omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu… Ubuntu 26.10 Sticks To Using GCC 15 By Default: phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.10… Ubuntu Linux 26.10 Stonking Stingray Enters Final Freeze, Targets October 15 Launch: linuxcompatible.org/story/ubun… Ubuntu 26.10 drops Btrfs, XFS & ZFS /boot with Secure Boot: omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu… Ubuntu websites offline due to ‘sustained’ DDoS attack [Resolved]: omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu… Canonical Reaffirms Plans For Ubuntu 27.04 To Use ntpd-rs By Default: phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-27.04…
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Ubuntu Summit for Ubuntu 26.10 Takes Place on November 12-13, 2026: 9to5linux.com/ubuntu-summit-fo… Fedora 45 Final Freeze: October 20 Release Date Set as Trackers Clear: linuxcompatible.org/story/fedo… Fedora Linux 44 20261001 Respins Ships With Kernel 7.2.8: linuxcompatible.org/story/fedo… Gentoo Needs Your Help! Several Sponsors Have Pulled Out: itsfoss.com/news/gentoo-infras… Debian 14 “Forky” Artwork Proposals Are Now Open for Submission: 9to5linux.com/debian-14-forky-… Q4OS 6.10 “Andromeda” Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.3.6 and Trinity Desktop 14.1.5: 9to5linux.com/q4os-6-10-androm… Debian Trixie-Based Raspberry Pi Desktop Is Now Available for PC and Mac: 9to5linux.com/debian-trixie-ba… COSMIC 1.10 Adds Support for Mapping Drawing Tablets to Specific Displays: 9to5linux.com/cosmic-1-10-adds… KDE Gear 26.08.2 Released with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps: 9to5linux.com/kde-gear-26-08-2… KDE Releases KDE Frameworks 6.31 with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes: 9to5linux.com/kde-releases-kde… GNOME 52 “Terengganu” Desktop Environment Is Scheduled for March 17th, 2027: 9to5linux.com/gnome-52-terengg… Firefox GNOME theme updated to work with Nova: omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/firefo… Phosh 0.58 adds configurable caffeine and screenshot actions: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… MangoWC 0.18.0 Adds TOML Config, Auto-Reload, and Key-Naming Overhaul: linuxcompatible.org/story/mang… ML4W OS 2.16.1 Release: Standalone Power Menu and Keyboard Navigation for Hyprland: linuxcompatible.org/story/ml4w… (post 1/6) #WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Ubuntu
The Dark Reader Dilemma: Taming Navigation Amnesia, Picture Inversion, and Blend Mode Blackouts How transient Chromium frames wiped injected stylesheets on redirect, why responsive picture tags and blend modes turned product photos into black voids, and how lifecycle-aware state restored seamless dark mode. rakosn1cek.github.io/Mise-brow… #MiseBroser #Linux #OpenSource #FOSS #development
Theo de Raadt built OpenSSH and OpenBSD for a world he didn't trust. It cost him NetBSD, a DARPA grant and many friends. The world moved in anyway. hackernoon.com/theo-de-raadt-t… #openssh
Want to give someone SFTP access to a single folder on Ubuntu 26.04 without giving them a shell? A chroot jail does exactly that. This guide walks through creating a dedicated group, adding a Match Group block to the OpenSSH server config, and locking the user into their directory. Read the full walkthrough: geekrewind.com/how-to-set-up-o… #Ubuntu #OpenSSH #SFTP #Linux #SelfHosted
#Linux 7.3-rc7 is out: lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wgq… ""[…] As always, I would have preferred to see a smaller rc, but it's not like anything in here looks like a reason to delay the final release. So that's still set for next weekend unless something new comes up. Please do keep testing, Linus""
hahaha something nice for #thatday to start with :blobgrin: " #ArtCraft cloned Adobe & targets Microsoft Office, uploading the resulting source code to Github, Codeberg etc under Open Source licenses." besthub.dev/articles/ai-genera… #aiclones #proprietary #FOSS
Assigning your copyright to the FSF helps defend the GPL and keep software free. Thank you Léa Gris for assigning your copyright to the FSF! More at: u.fsf.org/4co #GNU #Bash #CopyrightAssignments
That's how the different timeline options look on the desktop version of Pixelix. Available as Flatpak here: github.com/ghostbyte-dev/pixel… #Pixelix #Pixelfed #Linux #OpenSource #Fediverse
LineageOS 24 is available now. Based on Android 17, the operating system ships with the latest security updates and an updated suite of apps including a web browser, image editor, music player, and Android TV launcher. lineageos.org/Changelog-32/ #LineageOS_24 #LineageOS #CustomROMs #Android17
Ubuntu 26.10 Will Offer a Rust-based GnuPG Replacement Option linux.slashdot.org/story/26/10…
The JVM is blowing the doors off Rust on two cores. Taking the lead, not even subtle. Josh Long and Andrew Lombardi on Coffee+Software. Full episode: youtu.be/skObnUPT1Ic #Java #Kotlin #Rust
Gitea Runner 5.0.0 expands builtin:checkout, switches action downloads to Git CLI, and requires Git 2.34.1 or later for runner hosts. alternativeto.net/news/2026/10…
Well Pingilla is in the hands of App Review now #newapp cdf1982.com/pingilla-uptime-mo…
Nové Ubuntu má desktopovú verziu pre RISC-V dsl.sk/article.php?article=338…
DECing Out the Homelab with an AlphaServer 2100 hackaday.com/2026/10/11/decing…
What is SystemD on Linux? linuxtldr.com/systemd-linux/
*Vibe-coded replicas of established commercial software-packages tomshardware.com/software/micr…
Coolpad could launch an affordable wide-screen Android smartphone in China for around $150, featuring a 6.3-inch display, MediaTek Helio G99 chipset and AI-focused software. #mymobprice #Coolpad #AndroidSmartphone #WideScreenPhone #TechNews #SmartphoneLaunch #photography mymobprice.com/coolpad-wide-sc…
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Canonical has begun building official riscv64 desktop images for Ubuntu 26.10. Experimental ISOs are now available for testing on SpacemiT K3 boards, featuring both standard GNOME and minimal Xubuntu desktop options. Developers note these builds are currently experimental and carry no official support yet. While server images have existed for years, preinstalled desktop options mark a new step for RISC-V hardware. en.hacks.gr/i-canonical-fernei… #Ubuntu #RISCV #Linux #OpenSource
Ubuntu 26.10 introduces a new Add-ons page within its App Center, designed to handle restricted media codecs and proprietary hardware drivers. The feature assists users who skipped initial opt-in during installation or set up offline. It also centralizes the Additional Drivers tool for managing proprietary hardware like NVIDIA GPUs and select Wi-Fi cards following the earlier removal of the Software and Updates tool. en.hacks.gr/to-ubuntu-26-10-fe… #Ubuntu #Linux #OpenSource #Drivers
SSHFS lets you mount a folder from a remote Linux machine over SSH, so your files stay on the server while you edit them locally. Our new guide covers installing and configuring OpenSSH and SSHFS on Ubuntu 26.04, step by step. #Ubuntu #Linux #SSH #SSHFS #OpenSource geekrewind.com/how-to-set-up-o…
Ensu (offline mobile/desktop LLM chat app by Ente) adds offline knowledge packs and private note search: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… (Pretty unique features, one more offline AI-related stuff I'll have to look at once I get my new machine) Mistral unveils Mistral Large 4 “Le Chonk”, a new frontier in open-weight AI models: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… Cloudflare launches open-source Clef decision models and RL tuning: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… Strata v0.1.39 Runs 125B Local AI Faster Without Changing One Byte: linuxcompatible.org/story/stra… Strata v0.1.40 Brings Strix Halo Support and 13x Faster Linux Startup: linuxcompatible.org/story/stra…
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Strata v0.1.40.2 Adds Intel Arc Support and Speed Gains for Local LLMs: linuxcompatible.org/story/stra… Strata v0.1.40.4 Restores Decode Speed on Pascal GPUs After Regression: linuxcompatible.org/story/stra… Strata 0.1.41: Multi-GPU Speeds Jump 87% on Radeon R9700: linuxcompatible.org/story/stra… Strata v0.1.42 Speeds Up 125B Model Runs on Consumer GPUs: linuxcompatible.org/story/stra… Deno team joins Cloudflare as runtime development winds down: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… The Document Foundation gets its own logo after 16 years: omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/docume… Google Has Shut Down Part of its Open Source Bounty Program: itsfoss.com/news/google-oss-vr… Siemens Abruptly Takes Down OpenRadioss, But a Fork is Already Live: itsfoss.com/news/siemens-openr… AMD ROCm 10.1 Released and Targets the AI Data-Movement Bottleneck: linuxcompatible.org/story/amd-… Vinix is Not a Linux Distro, But it Can Run Games, Docker, and QEMU: itsfoss.com/vinix-overview/ Ventoy 1.1.18 Adds Experimental Support for SteamOS Recovery Images: 9to5linux.com/ventoy-1-1-18-ad… Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.12 Released with Sequential Writes via io_uring on Linux: 9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-ima… (post 6/6) #WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Ensu #AI #Mistral #Clef #Strata #Deno #OpenRadioss #OpenCourant #AMDROCm #ROCm #Vinix #Ventoy #RaspberryPiImager #FosseryTech
Tired of your Ubuntu 26.04 machine getting a new IP address every time it reconnects? A static IP keeps it predictable, so SSH, file sharing, and local services stop breaking. This guide walks through setting one up step by step, and explains when a static address is worth the effort (and when it isn't, like on most laptops). geekrewind.com/how-to-set-up-a… #Ubuntu #Linux #OpenSource #Networking #SelfHosted
Want to manage an Ubuntu 26.04 machine remotely from a Windows 11 PC? This guide covers installing openssh-server, enabling password authentication, and connecting securely over SSH. Useful for home labs and headless servers. Read the full walkthrough: geekrewind.com/how-to-set-up-o… #Ubuntu #OpenSSH #Linux #Windows11 #SysAdmin
Zed 1.23.2 Ships With JSONL/NDJSON Table Previews: linuxcompatible.org/story/zed-… Python 3.15.0 Is Out: Lazy Imports, frozendict, and Faster Speeds: linuxcompatible.org/story/pyth… (Lazy imports seem pretty practical, they eliminate the need to have imports all over the place in the code, just to save resources) PHP Releases 8.6.0 RC3, 8.5.12 RC1 and 8.4.27 RC1 Across All Active Branches: linuxcompatible.org/story/php-… SQLite 3.54.0 Release: Faster Engine, New CLI Features, and Dropped Windows XP Support: linuxcompatible.org/story/sqli… Node.js 26.11.0 Ships With Native Process Timeout, Faster Text Tools, and SQLite Rename: linuxcompatible.org/story/node…
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Node.js 26.11.1 Released: A Three-Commit Patch That Is All Reverts: linuxcompatible.org/story/node… Next.js 16.4 boosts performance with Turbopack optimizations and React 19.3 integration: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… Nuxt 4.6 arrives with major server-agnostic architecture shift, Vue Vapor support & CLI v4: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… Bootstrap 6 Alpha 1: Major Overhaul Drops Older Browsers and Rewrites Styles: linuxcompatible.org/story/boot… Drgn 0.3 Released For This "Natural" Programmable Debugger From Meta: phoronix.com/news/Drgn-0.3-Rel… Red Hat's Lightwell Doesn't Wait for Upstream Maintainers to Act: itsfoss.com/news/red-hat-light… Gitea Runner 5.0.0 expands checkout and requires Git 2.34.1: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… UniGetUI v2026.3.1 Adds Terminal UI, uniget CLI, and Agent Policy Controls: ntcompatible.com/story/unigetu… Matomo 5.14.1 Released: Privacy-First Analytics Patch Lands: linuxcompatible.org/story/mato… OpenSSL 4.1.0 Beta 2 Ships With DTLS 1.3 and Post-Quantum Crypto: linuxcompatible.org/story/open… OpenSSH 10.6 Released: Post-Quantum Signatures and Compression Side-Channel Fix: linuxcompatible.org/story/open… Immich 3.3 brings people sharing, bithday memories, new OCR models and synced OAuth claims: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… OpenVPN 2.7.8 Released with Security and Bug Fixes, Various Improvements: 9to5linux.com/openvpn-2-7-8-re… (post 5/6) #WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Zed #Python #NodeJS #SQLite #FosseryTech
Ubuntu Confirms Thursday's Distributed Denial of Service Attack Against Its Web Infrastructure news.slashdot.org/story/26/10/…
(Linux news in previous posts) FOSS NEWS PhotoCraft is an open-source, AI-built clone of Photoshop: omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/artcra… Element unveils integration strategy for seamless sovereign workplace collaboration: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… Zen browser 1.23b introduces library system to organize history, media, downloads & spaces: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… Zen Browser 1.23.1b Releases as Security Patch on Firefox 157.0.1: linuxcompatible.org/story/zen-… Zen Browser 1.23.2b Fixes Real Data-Loss Bugs and Rides Firefox 157.0.1: linuxcompatible.org/story/zen-… Ungoogled Chromium 155 Ships with Chromium Stable Security Fixes: linuxcompatible.org/story/ungo…
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LibreOffice 26.8.1 Downloads Now Available After Server and Packaging Delays: linuxcompatible.org/story/libr… Organic Maps brings improved alternative routes, intermittent water areas, and more: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… Blender 5.3 Enters Public Beta Testing with Vulkan Backend by Default on Linux: 9to5linux.com/blender-5-3-ente… Blender 6.0 May End Up Removing OpenGL Support: phoronix.com/news/Blender-6.0-… Darktable 5.6.2 Adds White Balance Presets for Leica SL3-P and Sony Alpha 7R VI: 9to5linux.com/darktable-5-6-2-… addy.io overhauls mobile apps with system search integration, smaller app size, and more: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… Calibre can now read ebooks aloud without sounding like a robot: omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/calibr… MusicBrainz Picard 3.0 brings new plugin system, Apple Silicon support and UI enhancements: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… OBS Studio 33.0-rc1 Released: Major Plugin Rework and CEF Upgrade Lead the Way: linuxcompatible.org/story/obs-… Open source video player IINA 1.5 launches with biggest interface redesign in decade: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… Zotero for iOS adds Read Aloud for PDFs, EPUBs and web pages: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… Ghost adds analytics for welcome automation flows: alternativeto.net/news/2026/10… Scrcpy 5.0 adds hardware decoding for Android mirroring: omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/scrcpy… (post 4/6) #WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #PhotoCraft #ZenBrowser #Calibre #OBS #Zotero #FosseryTech