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unixbhaskarOffloading stuff from the kernel .....initrd(compressed disk image, helps boot initially) is about to be removed.<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linuxkernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linuxkernel</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensourcedevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensourcedevelopment</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/operatingsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#operatingsystem</a> <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Initrd-Linux-Try-Removing-2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Initrd-Linux-Try-Removing-2025</a>

unixbhaskarWhile sipping my chilled tropical drink 🍹 and giving the damn thing a stare <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linuxkernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linuxkernel</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mailinglist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mailinglist</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tool</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emacs</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/notmuch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#notmuch</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a> Also, Frank Sinatra's numbers are soothing in my ears 🎧

Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> 6.17-rc3 is out:<a href="https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wgKmy+gOftf32wT86F+mSvdq2=XZe8Tcb5m0NaQTZt-dg@mail.gmail.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wgKmy+gOftf32wT86F+mSvdq2=XZe8Tcb5m0NaQTZt-dg@mail.gmail.com/</a> [yes, Linus worte 3.17 instead of 6.17 in subject and body]"I'm still traveling for family reasons, so slightly unusual timing for rc3 […]As suspected, rc3 ends up being a bit larger than usual, to balance out the tiny rc2. Yes, 6.17 seems to be enerally in pretty good shape, but nobody *really* believed that it was as good as that tiny rc2 would make it seem.[…]Anyway, things seem fairly normal for this phase in the release cycle, nothing stands out. Please keep testing, Linus" <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxKernel</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kernel</a>

Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:This week's Linux and FOSS news:LINUX NEWSLinux kernel 6.15 reaches EOL, upgrading to 6.16 is recommended: <a href="https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-15-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-16" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-15-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-16</a>KDE Plasma 6.5 will include "KISS" (a new initial system setup wizard, allowing initial user creation for OEM installs, selecting keyboard layout and time zone), scrollable panels, faster thumbnail generation, other improvements: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KISS-Initial-Setup-Wizard" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KISS-Initial-Setup-Wizard</a>Tails 6.19 released with update Tor Browser, Tor client and Thunderbird: <a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/8/tails-6-19-updates-tor-browser-and-tor-client-with-key-fixes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/8/tails-6-19-updates-tor-browser-and-tor-client-with-key-fixes/</a>Ubuntu 25.04 gets AMD SEV-SNP host support: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-SEV-SNP-Host-Ubuntu-25.04" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-SEV-SNP-Host-Ubuntu-25.04</a>Ubuntu 25.10 new wallpaper, mascot artwork revealed: <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-25-10-wallpaper-mascot-artwork" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-25-10-wallpaper-mascot-artwork</a>LibreELEC 12.2 released with Kodi 21.2 "Omega", improved Raspberry Pi support, other fixes and improvements: <a href="https://betanews.com/2025/08/17/libreelec-12-2-arrives-with-kodi-21-2-omega-and-better-raspberry-pi-support/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://betanews.com/2025/08/17/libreelec-12-2-arrives-with-kodi-21-2-omega-and-better-raspberry-pi-support/</a>Chromium received HDR video playback support on Wayland: <a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/chromium-native-hdr-support-wayland/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.itsfoss.com/chromium-native-hdr-support-wayland/</a>Systemd 259 will have higher system requirements, including Linux kernel >= 5.10, glibc >= 2.34, python >= 3.9.0, etc.: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-259-Requirements" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-259-Requirements</a>Phosh 0.49.0 released with option to eclude days without events in upcoming-events, phrosh portal used when possible, option to start 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unixbhaskarAnother round of coffee ☕ and some staring at the damn thing ........while listening to Bob Dylan's number 🎶🎶🎧<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linuxkernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linuxkernel</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mailinglist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mailinglist</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tool</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emacs</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/notmuch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#notmuch</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a>

unixbhaskarAh, insightful and lesson 👍cc: Paul McKenney ....thanks a bunch! <a href="https://social.kernel.org/users/paulmckrcu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@paulmckrcu</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/rcu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#rcu</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pointer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pointer</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linuxkernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linuxkernel</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/operatingsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#operatingsystem</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/programming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#programming</a> <a href="https://people.kernel.org/paulmck/what-on-earth-does-lifetime-end-pointer-zap-have-to-do-with-rcu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://people.kernel.org/paulmck/what-on-earth-does-lifetime-end-pointer-zap-have-to-do-with-rcu</a>

unixbhaskarAnother round of hot coffee ☕ and some gleaning ....<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linuxkernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linuxkernel</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mailinglist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mailinglist</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tool</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emacs</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/notmuch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#notmuch</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a>

unixbhaskarWhile sipping my hot lemon tea 🍋🫖 and give a glance at the ongoing stuff ....<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linuxkernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linuxkernel</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensourcedevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensourcedevelopment</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/operatingsystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#operatingsystem</a>

René Moser (resmo) レネ<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MacOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MacOS</a> is not intended to be used as a server OS. It is overloaded and primarily aimed at end users. That's all fine. On the other hand, Linux Desktop's market share is virtually near zero (to 5%), while the server market is huge. So imagine Apple teaming up with <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxKernel</a> development to offer first-class support for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> on Apple Silicon. Then Apple announces an 1U Apple silicon power server that runs both MacOS and Linux.Would you go for it?

9to5Linux<a href="https://floss.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> Kernel 6.15 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.16 <a href="https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-15-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-16" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-15-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-16</a><a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxKernel</a>

Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> 6.16.2 and 6.12.43 are out.And 6.15.11, too, but note: ""Note, this is the LAST 6.15.y kernel release, this branch is now end-of-life. Please move to the 6.16.y kernel branch at this point in time.""<a href="https://lore.kernel.org/all/2025082012-jingling-alarm-7380@gregkh/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lore.kernel.org/all/2025082012-jingling-alarm-7380@gregkh/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kernel</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxKernel</a>

9to5Linux<a href="https://floss.social/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> 6.16.2, 6.15.11, and 6.12.43 kernels are now available for download at <a href="https://www.kernel.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.kernel.org</a><a href="https://floss.social/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxKernel</a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a>

Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)""The name sure sounds like “mutex”, and that is where the name comes from: “fast, user space mutex”. But, it isn’t really, it’s a building block for concurrency primitives that ushered in a modern world of concurrent performance […]t was immediately clear that the futex was a huge improvement in highly concurrent environments. Just in that original paper, their tests with 1000 parallel tasks ran 20-120 times faster than sysv locks..🤯Needless to say, other common operating systems followed suit, including Windows in 2012 and macOS by 2016.These days, any good locking primitive is going to be based on a futex. […]""<a href="https://h4x0r.org/futex/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://h4x0r.org/futex/</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxKernel</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kernel</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Futex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Futex</a>

unixbhaskar,,,,,and gleaning ...<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/linuxkernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linuxkernel</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/mailinglist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mailinglist</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tool</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/emacs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#emacs</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/notmuch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#notmuch</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a>

Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)1x1 on "how to make readers take away a 'both sides are at fault' feeling, when in fact is primarily one side that is the problem here."[not linking to the story shown in the shot on purpose]<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/bcachefs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bcachefs</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kernel</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxKernel</a>

Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> 6.17-rc2 is out:<a href="https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiLHgdvJQkEW-pHcUuXOBJ9JOoKcZkzMaPSW60_-Mh90A@mail.gmail.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiLHgdvJQkEW-pHcUuXOBJ9JOoKcZkzMaPSW60_-Mh90A@mail.gmail.com/</a>""So it's been a very calm week, and this is one of the smaller rc2 releases we've had lately. […] […] One day we're bound to hit that mythical merge window that doesn't introduce any bugs at all.This merge window wasn't _that_ good, but maybe it was simply better than most?Or maybe it's that much of Europe is still on vacation because it's August?[…]Let's hope next week ends up as quiet. Wouldn't that be nice? Linus""<a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/kernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kernel</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxKernel</a>

Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:This week's Linux and FOSS news:LINUX NEWSDebian turns 32 years old: <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/@itsfoss@mastodon.social/115037209294238464" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://social.linux.pizza/@itsfoss@mastodon.social/115037209294238464</a> (Happy birthday, Debian!)Ubuntu 25.10 enters feature freeze period, release is planned for 9 October, will be the first release to ship with an "unstable" kernel: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-Feature-Freeze" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-Feature-Freeze</a> <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-25-10-unstable-kernel-possibility" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-25-10-unstable-kernel-possibility</a>Ubuntu introduces "dangerous" desktop images, meaning daily development images with leading-edge Snaps: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Dangerous-Desktop" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Dangerous-Desktop</a> (It's really dangerous for your privacy! Your data will be shared with Amazon again! (Ok just joking))Fedora 43 will ship Hare programming language support, PHP 8.4, YASM deprecated in favor of NASM, identical /urs files will be hardlinked by default: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Hare-PHP-8.5-Hardlink" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-Hare-PHP-8.5-Hardlink</a>Fedora Copr repo offers XLibre packages: <a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-XLibre-Copr-Repo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-XLibre-Copr-Repo</a>Arch introduces Bumpbuddy, for automated tracking of new software releases: <a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-bumpbuddy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-bumpbuddy/</a>SparkyLinux 8.0 released with Debian 13 base, new sparky-package-tool, GIMP preinstalled, option in CLI installer to encrypt /home partition, automatic partitioning, PCManFM replaced with Thunar in MinimalGUI (Openbox) edition, support for Linux kernel 6.16 and 6.6 LTS (along with 6.12 LTS): <a href="https://9to5linux.com/sparkylinux-8-0-is-out-as-one-of-the-first-distros-based-on-debian-13-trixie" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://9to5linux.com/sparkylinux-8-0-is-out-as-one-of-the-first-distros-based-on-debian-13-trixie</a>Kubuntu Focus launches Zr GEN 1 laptop with Nvidia RTX 5090 option, increased video memory, Kubuntu 24.04 LTS, more storage capacity, brighter display, shipping available in US and Canada currently: <a href="https://betanews.com/2025/08/11/kubuntu-focus-launches-zr-gen-1-linux-laptop-with-nvidia-rtx-5090-option/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://betanews.com/2025/08/11/kubuntu-focus-launches-zr-gen-1-linux-laptop-with-nvidia-rtx-5090-option/</a>Linux kernel 6.17 RC1 available, without Bcachefs and RISC-V updates: <a 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Linux Professional InstituteHappy <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/DebianDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DebianDay</a>!Happy 32nd birthday to <a href="https://framapiaf.org/@debian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@debian</a>, one of the oldest operating systems based on the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxKernel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxKernel</a>, and the basis for <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ubuntu</a>, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Kali" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Kali</a>, and <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LinuxMint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LinuxMint</a>! 🐧🎈🎂Thank you, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Debian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Debian</a> community, for all your amazing work!<a href="https://ubuntu.social/@ubuntu" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ubuntu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@linuxmint" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@linuxmint</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@kalilinux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@kalilinux</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FOSS</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#opensource</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/freesoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freesoftware</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LPI</a>

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