Get ready for Halloween with the Capcom Horror Bundle from Fanatical | GamingOnLinux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/get-ready-for-halloween-with-the-capcom-horror-bundle-from-fanatical/

Zorin OS 18 Downloads Skyrocket in the Last 48 Hours
https://linuxiac.com/zorin-os-18-downloads-skyrocket-in-the-last-48-hours/

Dracut in Ubuntu 25.10: What it is and Why it Matters (or Doesn't)
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/what-is-dracut-ubuntu

openSFI Is A Very Interesting Collaboration Between AMD & Intel For Better Firmware Unification - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSFI

PeaZip 10.7 File Archiver Adds Image Thumbnails on Linux
https://linuxiac.com/peazip-10-7-file-archiver-adds-image-thumbnails-on-linux/

📰 Linux Display Driver Patches Posted For The Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite

Since Qualcomm announced the Snapdragon X2 Elite last month, Linux patches for the X2 Elite "Glymur" platform have begun flowing. Among the recent Linux patches for the Snapdragon X2 is this past week seeing initial display support...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Snapdragon-X2-Display-Support

NebiOS is an Ubuntu-based Distro With a Brand New DE Written for Wayland from Ground Up
https://news.itsfoss.com/nebios/

Alacritty 0.16 Terminal Emulator Released with Unicode 17 Support
https://linuxiac.com/alacritty-0-16-terminal-emulator-released-with-unicode-17-support/

📰 GIMP Announce Official Snap Package for Ubuntu

It’s always been easy to install GIMP on Ubuntu (it’s in the repos), but installing the latest stable release? Well, that just got easier too as the GIMP Snap is now officially maintained by GIMP itself. —Oh, you though it already was? GIMP, like many big-name apps on the Snap Store, was packaged by ‘snapcrafters’, a community-based team affiliated with Canonical who maintain unofficial snap packages for popular software (denoted by a yellow...

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/official-gimp-snap-package-announced

📰 Node.js 25 Released with V8 14.1, New Permissions

Node.js 25 ships with V8 14.1, faster JSON.stringify, new permission flags, and built-in base64/hex conversion support.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/node-js-25-released-with-v8-14-1-new-permissions/

📰 MINISFORUM MS-02 Ultra is a compact workstation with Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX and 3 PCIe slots

MINISFORUM has made a name for itself by selling mini PCs that combine the processing power of a good laptop with more ports and expansion options than you’d typically get from a notebook computer. But in recent years some of the company’s most powerful mini PCs have been getting bigger and bigger, to the point .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/minisforum-ms-02-ultra-is-a-compact-workstation-with-intel-core-ultra-9-285hx-and-3-pcie-slots/

📰 Proton Experimental brings fixes for Assassin's Creed Shadows, Age of Empires: Definitive Edition and more

A fresh batch of fixes for Proton Experimental to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS + Steam Deck arrived October 17th so here's all that's new..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/proton-experimental-for-oct-17-brings-fixes-for-assassins-creed-shadows-age-of-empires-definitive-edition/

📰 Kaiju Cleaner Simulator will get you and friends to clean up massive titans together

There's another game coming out that will have you clean up the bodies of massive creatures, with Kaiju Cleaner Simulator seeing you and friends team up for it..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/kaiju-cleaner-simulator-will-get-you-and-friends-to-clean-up-massive-titans-together/

User Flags Possible Malware Incident on Xubuntu.org
https://linuxiac.com/user-flags-possible-malware-incident-on-xubuntu-org/

Tellusim Core SDK Posted On GitHub As C++ SDK For Graphics / Compute - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Tellusim-Core-SDK-GitHub

📰 Experian fined $3.2 million for mass-collecting personal data

Experian Netherlands has been fined EUR 2.7 million ($3.2 million) for multiple violations of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/experian-fined-32-million-for-mass-collecting-personal-data/

Making retro DOS gaming simple - the standalone DOSBox Pure Unleashed is out now
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/making-retro-dos-gaming-simple-the-standalone-dosbox-pure-unleashed-is-out-now/

📰 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X vs. 9950X3D On Windows 11 & Ubuntu Linux

For those wondering how the AMD 3D V-Cache performance with the Ryzen 9 9950X3D is looking on Linux relative to Microsoft Windows, a few weeks back I carried out some comparison benchmarks of Windows 11 25H2 against Ubuntu Linux both the Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS release and an Ubuntu 25.10 development build using both the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9950X3D processors.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/windows-linux-amd-9950x-9950x3d

📰 I Used This Open Source Library to Integrate OpenAI, Claude, Gemini to Websites Without API Keys

This underrated open source JavaScript library lets you integrate popular commercial LLMs without needing their paid API. You can test it out within minutes on your Linux system with this tutorial.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/puter-js-ai-without-api/

📰 Jellyfin 10.11 Media Server Arrives with Backup Support, FFmpeg 7.1, and More

Jellyfin 10.11 open-source media server introduces a massive backend overhaul, EF Core database migration, and major speed improvements.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/jellyfin-10-11-media-server-arrives-with-backup-support-ffmpeg-7-1-and-more/