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DietPi August 2025 Update Goes Trixie and Prepares Forky

The August 2025 release of DietPi v9.16 introduces full support for Debian 13 “Trixie,” initial support for Debian 14 “Forky,” and a wide set of software and system enhancements. Released on August 23rd, this update also includes optimizations to DietPi tools, additional RISC-V support, and numerous bug fixes.

GOWIN-Based Tiny $14 FPGA Board with 1.5K LUTs, 96 Kb SRAM, and Onboard Debugger

The main FPGA used on the board is the GW1N-UV1P5QN48XF from GOWIN’s LittleBee series. It features 1584 logic units, 96 kilobits of block SRAM, and 256 kilobits of on-chip flash memory. The device includes two PLLs and six I/O banks, offering a total of 125 general-purpose I/O pins.

OnLogic Karbon 521 Rugged Industrial PC Powered by Intel Core Ultra

The Karbon 521 supports Intel Core Ultra 5 and Ultra 7 processors (Meteor Lake, Series 1) with TDP ratings of 28 W. Graphics output is handled by Intel Arc, supporting up to four simultaneous displays via DisplayPort 2.1 and Thunderbolt 4.

AAEON MIX-MTLD1 Delivers Intel Core Ultra and OOB Management to Mini-ITX

AAEON has released the MIX-MTLD1, a Mini-ITX motherboard featuring Intel Core Ultra processors, Intel Arc graphics, and an on-chip AI Boost NPU. Built on Intel’s multi-pillar die architecture, the design combines CPU, GPU, and NPU resources to accelerate inference workloads and expand deployment potential across AI-driven and edge applications.

DongshanPi Previews RK3576-Based SBC Targeted at Computer Vision

DongshanPi has shared early details about an upcoming SBC designed for AI and computer vision education. Based on the Rockchip RK3576, the DshanPi-A1 supports OpenCV and multimedia workloads through a software stack built around ArmbianOS (community-supported) and Rockchip’s media and inference libraries.

Tor Project blog

Arti 1.5.0 released:

Arti 1.5.0 continues development on important client features, including Counter Galois Onion encryption, Conflux, flow control and congestion control, and onion service proof of work. It also includes significant backend work for Arti relay support.

9to5Linux

DXVK 2.7.1 Brings Improvements for Team Fortress 2, Crysis 3, and Other Games

DXVK 2.7.1 is here almost two months after the major DXVK 2.7 release as a maintenance update that improves support for several video games, including Dead Space 2, DCS (Digital Combat Simulator) World, AquaNox 2: Revelation, Alone in the Dark, Comanche 4, Crysis 3, and Dungeon Siege 2.

LibreOffice 25.8.1 Office Suite Is Already Out with More Than 90 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 25.8.1 is here only 9 days after the release of LibreOffice 25.8 and it contains fixes for various bugs, crashes, and other issues reported by users. In particular, it fixes a crash related to the NotebookBar UI option and several bugs related to opening documents in the MS Office proprietary format.

Armbian 25.8 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 6.16 and Debian Trixie

Armbian 25.8 is here about three months after Armbian 25.5 and introduces support for the latest and greatest Linux 6.16 kernel series, as well as support for new ARM boards, including the Mekotronics R58 HD, NanoPi R3S LTS, Radxa Cubie A5E, Orange Pi 5 Pro, Banana Pi R4, CAINIAO CNIoT-CORE, and KickPi K2B.

Fwupd 2.0.14 Adds Support for Framework QMK Devices, SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3P

Coming about five weeks after fwupd 2.0.13, the fwupd 2.0.14 release adds support for updating the firmware on more hardware, including the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3P gaming headset, ILITEK touch controllers, Framework QMK devices, and Egis MoC devices.

Wireshark 4.4.9 Protocol Analyzer Released with Updated Protocols and Bug Fixes

Coming one and a half months after Wireshark 4.4.8, this release updates the support for several network protocols, including BACapp, LIN (Local Interconnect Network), MySQL, RDM (Remote Device Management), SABP (Service Area Broadcast Protocol), SCCP (Signalling Connection Control Part), sFlow (Sampled Flow), and SSH (Secure Shell).

OBS Studio 32.0 Enters Public Beta Testing with a Basic Plugin Manager

OBS Studio 32.0 promises several new features, including Voice Activity Detection (VAD) for NVIDIA RTX Audio Effects, which improves noise suppression for speech, Hybrid MOV support, a basic plugin manager, and chair removal option for NVIDIA RTX Background Removal, allowing the removal of chairs.

First Look at KDE’s Initial System Setup (KISS) Tool in KDE Plasma 6.5

Meet KDE Initial System Setup (or KISS for short), an initial system setup wizard mainly designed for OEM installation when you buy a laptop that ships with the KDE Plasma desktop environment. KISS will appear only after a new OEM system installation or when starting up a brand-new computer.

Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 25, 2023,
updated Sep 25, 2023

Godot 4.2 is Approaching, But After What Happened to Unity All Game Developers Should be Careful
We hope Unity will burn in a massive fire and, as for Godot, we hope it'll get rid of Microsoft
Purge of Software Freedom and Its Voices
Reprinted with permission from Ryan Farmer
Proprietary Panda: Don't Be Misled by the Innocent Looks of Ubuntu (and Microsoft Canonical)
Given the number of disgruntled employees who leave Canonical and given Ubuntu's trend of just copying whatever IBM does in Fedora, is there still a good reason to choose Ubuntu?
 
Linux Too Big to Be Properly Maintained When There's an Incentive to Sell More and More Things (Complexity and Narrow Support Window)
They want your money, not your peace of mind. That's a problem.
Modern Web Means Proprietary Trash
Mozilla is financially beholden to Google and thus we cannot expect any pushback or for Firefox to "reclaims the Web" a second time around
GNU/Linux Has Conquered the World, But Users' Freedom Has Not (Impediments Remain in Hardware)
Installing one's system of choice on a device is very hard, sometimes impossible
Another Copyright Lawsuit Against Microsoft (or its Proxy) for Misuse of Large Works by Chatbot
Some people mocked us for saying this day would come; chatbots are a huge disappointment and they're on very shaky legal ground
Privacy is Not a Crime, Reporting Hidden Facts Is Not a Crime Either
the powerful companies/governments/societies get to know everything about everybody, but if anyone out there discovers or shares dark secrets about those powerful companies/governments/societies, that's a "crime"
United Workforce Always Better for the Workers
In the case of technology, it is possible that a lack of collective action is because of relatively high salaries and less physically-demanding jobs
GNOME and GTK Taking Freedom Away From Users
Reprinted with permission from Ryan Farmer
GNOME is Worse Today (in 2023) Than When I Did GTK Development 20+ Years Ago
To me it seems like GNOME is moving backward, not forward, mostly removing features and functionality rather than adding any
HowTos Are Moving to Tux Machines
HowTos (or howtos) are very important in their own right, but they can easily distract from the news and howtos are usually quite timeless or time-insensitive
Debian GNU/Linux is a Fine Operating System, But What if People Die Making It for Somebody's Corporate/Personal Gain?
Will companies that exploited unpaid volunteers ever be held accountable for loss of life, caused by burnout, excessive work, or poverty?
Links 24/09/2023: 5 Days' Worth of News (Catchup)
Links for the day
Leftover Links 24/09/2023: Russia, COVID, and More
Links for the day
Forty Years of GNU and the Free Software Movement
by FSF
Gemini and Web in Tandem
We're already learning, over IRC, that out new site is fully compatible with simple command line- and ncurses-based Web browsers. Failing that, there's Gemini.
Red Hat Pretends to Have "Community Commitment to Open Source" While Scuttling the Fedora Community (Among Others)
RHEL is becoming more proprietary over time and community seems to boil down to unpaid volunteers (at least that's how IBM see the "community")
IBM Neglecting Users of GNU/Linux on Laptops and Desktops
Reprinted with permission from Ryan Farmer
Personal Identification on the 'Modern' Net
Reprinted with permission from Ryan Farmer
Not Your Daily Driver: Don't Build With Rust or Adopt Rust-based Software If You Value Long-Term Reliance
Rust is a whole bunch of hype.
The Future of the Web is Not the Web
The supposedly "modern" stuff ought to occupy some other protocol, maybe "app://"
YouTube Has Just Become Even More Sinister
The way Google has been treating the Web (and Web browsers) sheds a clue about future plans and prospects
Initial Announcement of GNU (for Gnu's Not Unix) on September 27, 1983
History matters
Upgrade and Migration Status
Git is working, IPFS is working, IRC is working, Gemini is working
Yesterday in the 'Sister Site', Tux Machines (10 More Stories)
Scope-wise, many stories fit neatly into both sites, but posting the same twice makes no sense logistically
The New Techrights Will be Much Faster
A prompt response to FUD is important. It's time-sensitive.
Slanderous Media Campaigns Trying to Link Linux to 'Backdoors'
Backdoors are typically things that exist by design or get added intentionally (ask Microsoft!), but when it comes to "Linux" in the media the rules are different
The Spamification of GNU/Linux News Sites (or the Web as a Whole) and Why It's Time to Move on, Writing More Stories and Analysis
If you are an enthusiastic Free software user, consider setting up a blog or GemLog (Gemini log)
Techrights is Upgrading
Over the next few days Techrights will be archiving over 40,000 older pages
YouTube Was Never Free Hosting and It Turns Hard-Working People Into Hostages
An accusation, with presumed guilt, seems sufficient for some
The Right to Strike Underutilised by Workers in the Technology Sector
Geeks need to learn how to strike, too.
Welcome to the New Techrights
Looking ahead, we'll probably produce more stories than before because lessening the underlying complexity lets us focus on substance
A Short History of Content Management Systems or Data Shuffles in Boycott Novell and Techrights
In 2006 the site was 'purely' WordPress
GNU Turns 40 This Coming Week
4 decades of "4 Freedoms" show the world that the original definition withstood the test of time

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Fwupd 2.0.14 Adds Support for Framework QMK Devices, SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3P
Fwupd 2.0.14 has been released today as the thirteenth maintenance update to the fwupd 2.0 series of this open-source Linux firmware update utility, adding support for more devices, new features, and bug fixes.
Armbian 25.8 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 6.16 and Debian Trixie
The Armbian team informs 9to5Linux today about the release of Armbian 25.8 as a significant update that enhances performance, security, and hardware compatibility for a variety of ARM-based single-board computers.
Energy-Wasting Ponzi Schemes Promoted by Misusing the Brand "Linux" and Word "Pi"
very bad, again
China unveils KylinOS V11 to enhance the nation’s OS ecosystem
On Tuesday, China Electronics’s subsidiary Kylin Software released KylinOS V11 at the 2025 China Operating System Industry Conference, marking the launch of the first commercial operating system in China built on Linux Kernel 6.6
CachyOS ISO Snapshot for August 2025 Introduces a New Package Dashboard
Arch Linux-based CachyOS distribution has a new ISO snapshot for August 2025 that brings the latest package updates from the Arch Linux repositories, as well as various other improvements.
OBS Studio 32.0 Enters Public Beta Testing with a Basic Plugin Manager
OBS Studio 32.0 has entered public beta testing today for this powerful, open-source, cross-platform, and free software for video recording and live streaming on Linux.
Sharing Food is Not a Crime, Sharing in General is a Good and Moral Thing [original]
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Canonical and Microsoft Pay 'Linux' Foundation Money for Marketing SPAM and Fake (Paid-for) Articles, Videos
as usual
 
System76’s COSMIC Desktop Hits Initial Setup Completion
Since late April, we haven’t really heard much about System76’s eagerly anticipated new desktop environment
Announcement of LibreOffice 25.8.1
LibreOffice 25.8.1, the first minor release of the free, volunteer-supported office suite for personal productivity in office environments
The Fourth Snapshot Release of Ubuntu 25.10 is Out!
Ubuntu 25.10 snapshot 4, the new monthly snapshot release of the next Ubuntu release
Radxa OS – Debian-based Linux distribution
Radxa OS, or Radxa, is an open source operating system developed by the Radxa team based on the Debian Linux distribution
This Week in Plasma: Saved clipboard items and tablet touch rings
This week saw huge improvements to the Plasma clipboard, KRunner, and drawing tablet support
DXVK 2.7.1 Brings Improvements for Team Fortress 2, Crysis 3, and Other Games
DXVK 2.7.1 was released today as the latest stable version for this Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine, bringing improvements for various games.
4 tricks to make migrating from Windows to Linux so much easier
So, as someone who recently made the jump from decades of Windows usage to Linux, here are some ways you can make the leap a lot easier for yourself
This updated Windows 11 clone is Linux underneath and makes your old PC run faster - get it now
Linuxfx mirrors the look and feel of Windows 10 and 11, right down to the Start menu, taskbar, control panel, and desktop icons
My top 6 productivity apps for Linux that are lesser known - but shouldn't be
Let me see if I can pique your interest in a few handy apps that might just make you a bit more productive
RefreshOS 2.5 mixes desktops but keeps Debian underneath
KDE-based distro that used so many non-KDE components in its default installation
MODICIA O.S. 6.12.41 rt — Codename Caravaggio
MODICIA O.S.: New Releases
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS leftovers
GNU/Linux Leftovers
GNU/Linux picks
BSD: zpool and NetBSD
some BSD picks
Programming Leftovers
Development leftovers
today's howtos
more howtos
Fedora and Red Hat
Red Hat leftovers
Open Hardware/Modding: Hackaday Podcast, Raspberry Pi, and More
Hardware leftovers
Security Leftovers and Windows TCO
Windows TCO and more
The Quiet Revolution: GNU/Linux Crosses 6% Desktop Market Share—And It’s Just the Beginning
GNU/Linux is rising!
Games: Vampire Survivors, RIG Riot, and More
8 Friday stories from GamingOnLinux
Invidious/YouTube Latest on GNU/Linux
Some recent videos
Wine 10.14
The Wine development release 10.14 is now available
Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles
I tried daily-driving a privacy-focused portable Linux distro on a USB drive, and it worked surprisingly well
The Linux world is full of interesting projects
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Graphics picks
Windows 10 support shutdown offers window of opportunity for a Linux OS developed in Dublin – The Irish Times
Windows 10 will – with some exceptions – no longer be supported from October
7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Getting Into the Linux Terminal
Let’s be realistic: moving over to Linux can be daunting, so you’ll need as much help as you can get
It's Linux Time!
Some of them, no doubt, figured on buying — “upgrading” assumes facts not in evidence — Windows 11. The company last year began force-feeding Windows 10 users advertisements for the new product.
You don't need to wait for SteamOS to ditch Windows: I've been running Linux for the past 2 months and the revolution is already here
1v1 me in SuperTuxKart.
GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
Some daily leftovers
Security Leftovers
Security related picks
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
databases and more
Web Browsers Related News
3 picks for now
FreedomBox 2025-08-28 and Debian 13 Trixie
Some Debian releases/comments]
Programming Leftovers
Development related picks
Free Software Coverage in Linux Links
latest 4 pages
Games: Regata OS 25, Steam Games, and More
gaming related news/leftovers
Open Hardware/Modding: PureOS, Raspberry Pi, and More
hardware bits
KDE: Work on Merkuro (GSoC 2025) and Back in Action on Plasma (Mobile)
Some KDE news
today's howtos
many howtos for today
A Decade of Kubernetes and v1.34 Release
coverage has begun
DDoS Attacks Against Arch Linux
bad news again
FFmpeg 8.0 “Huffman” Released with AV1 Vulkan Encoder, VVC VA-API Decoding
FFmpeg 8.0 has been released today as a major update to this open-source multimedia framework that introduces numerous features, including new decoders, as well as various improvements.
LibreOffice 25.8.1 Office Suite Is Already Out with More Than 90 Bug Fixes
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8 stories from GamingOnLinux
Away From Home, But Still Active [original]
It'll take another 4 weeks or so before returning to the normal pace
Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles
Wireshark 4.4.9 Protocol Analyzer Released with Updated Protocols and Bug Fixes
Wireshark 4.4.9 has been released today as the ninth maintenance update to the latest Wireshark 4.4 stable series of this popular, open-source, free, and cross-platform network protocol analyzer software for Linux.
Omarchy, Free Software, and More
Some FOSS leftovers
Audiocasts/Shows: OpenWRT, FLOSS Weekly, and "Protecting Privacy in Your Brain"
3 new episodes
LibreOffice 25.8 in Numbers and One week to the LibreOffice Conference in Budapest
Some LibreOffice news
Applications: syslog-ng, Lists in Linux Links, Wayfire, and More
software leftovers
Mobile Systems: PINE64, Android, and More
mostly Linux related
Programming Leftovers
Development related news and posts
Security Leftovers
patches, incidents, and FUD
Games and Bottles in GNU/Linux
gaming leftovers
Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, DongshanPi, Raspberry Pi, and Lots More
many hardware picks
Red Hat, RHEL, and CentOS Leftovers
mostly from Red Hat's site
OpenSUSE: Agama, OBS, and GSoC
OpenSUSE leftovers
Orphaned Linux drivers for floppy disks gets first patch of any significance in three years - cleanup effort implies floppies spared the axe for a few more years
Linux gets it first floppy disk driver patch in three years
today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical posts
Ubuntu Pro Minimal 22.04 LTS, Jetson Thor, New Software, and Promoting of Proprietary Software
Canonical/Ubuntu leftovers
These 5 lightweight operating systems can make any slow PC fast
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First Look at KDE’s Initial System Setup (KISS) Tool in KDE Plasma 6.5
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This is free and open source software
Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles
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The Web is a very turbulent place these days
LWN Latest
a handful of articles outside paywall today
Lucky 13: a look at Debian trixie
Debian's stable releases are aptly named; the project prioritizes stability over shipping the latest software