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GIMP 3.2.8 Image Editor Restores Support for Offset as a Non-Destructive Filter

Coming almost five months after GIMP 3.2.6, the GIMP 3.2.8 release adds DPI information when copying an image to the clipboard, restores Offset as a non-destructive filter, adds the ability to cancel font loading in the middle when quitting GIMP early, and improves Dot to Dot support to work better even on integer scaling.

aerynOS 2026.11 Is Out with GNOME 51, KDE Plasma 6.8, COSMIC 1.11, and Budgie 10.10

Coming three months after aerynOS 2026.08, the aerynOS 2026.11 release is powered by the Linux 7.2 and Linux 6.18 LTS kernels, and features the latest and greatest GNOME 51 desktop environment by default on the live ISO, along with support for KDE Plasma 6.8 and COSMIC 1.11, and, for the first time, Budgie 10.10 desktop.

Audacity 4.0.2 Audio Editor Restores Automatic Saving During Recording

Coming a month after Audacity 4.0.1, the Audacity 4.0.2 release restores automatic saving during recording, restores trim, clear selection, and zoom shortcuts, adds PgUp and PgDown timeline scrolling, improves playback latency from input meter display, improves the status bar layout in narrow windows, and improves file importing on Linux.

Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 7.4 Release Candidate

Two weeks have passed since the release of Linux kernel 7.3, which is already arriving in the stable repos of your favorite distros, which means that the merge window for Linux kernel 7.4 is now closed, so it’s time to test-drive the Release Candidate (RC) versions over the next couple of months, every Sunday afternoon.

Budgie 10.10.4 Desktop Environment Released with More Improvements

Coming a month after Budgie 10.10.3, the Budgie 10.10.4 release overhauls panel automatic hiding and dock mode as hidden panels now stay above windows and reappear when you move the mouse to the screen edge, panels set to hide no longer reserve screen space, and a new Super+T shortcut shows the panel in full-screen apps.

Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.7 Is Out with Support for Ubuntu 26.10

Coming seven months after Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.6, the Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.7 release introduces support for recent GNU/Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu 26.10, while dropping support for older, unsupported Linux distros, including Ubuntu 24.10, Fedora 42, Mageia 9, and openSUSE Leap 15.6.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 1st, 2026

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Linux Kernel 7.2 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 7.3

Linux kernel 7.2 was released on August 16th, 2026, introducing new features like cache-aware load-balancing support, initial HDMI 2.1 FRL support to the AMDGPU driver, support for devres-based management of ACPI notify handlers, initial CRI platform support for the Intel Xe driver, and Rust support for the IBM System/390 (S/390) architecture.

PorteuX 2.9 Released with Linux 7.3, KDE Plasma 6.8, GNOME 51, and COSMIC 1.11

Coming more than two months after PorteuX 2.8, the PorteuX 2.9 release is powered by the latest and greatest Linux 7.3 kernel series and features the latest KDE Plasma 6.8.2, GNOME 51.1, COSMIC 1.11, Xfce 4.20, LXQt 2.4, Cinnamon 6.6.9, MATE 1.28.2, and LXDE 0.11.1 desktop environments as standalone flavors.

Kwi Is a New Ghostty-Based GPU-Accelerated Terminal Emulator for KDE Plasma

Meet Kwi (pronounced “kwee”), a new GPU-accelerated terminal emulator that follows the latest KDE HIG and UI conventions, built on the libghostty-vt library from the Ghostty project, Kirigami, and KDE Frameworks. Compared to Konsole, KDE’s venerable terminal emulator, Kwi promises up to 35x faster performance that should reduce battery usage.

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The “Coffee Index”

The scarce joy

Stevie Wonder and Mariah Carey in Manchester

his coming weekend (Sunday) Stevie Wonder will be back in Manchester. Mariah Carey comes here a month later. They will perform across the road from us.

Projection Tactics

“When you point the finger at someone, there are three fingers pointing back to you”

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RISC-V compute module brings ESP32-P4 to Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5 carriers

The SCINTIX P4 is a compact compute module developed by RELOC around Espressif’s ESP32-P4 microcontroller, using the 55 × 40mm form factor of Raspberry Pi CM4 and CM5 modules. It combines dual-core RISC-V processing with an ESP32-C6 wireless companion, Ethernet, and MIPI display and camera interfaces for embedded control and HMI applications.

(Updated) 16-TOPS AI SBC with SATA 3.0 runs on octa-core Sophgo BM1688

Orange Pi has published hardware details for the OrangePi O1, a 90 × 70mm SBC based on the Sophgo BM1688 processor. It pairs eight Arm Cortex-A53 cores with a RISC-V C906 coprocessor and a 16-TOPS INT8 TPU, along with up to 16GB of LPDDR4/LPDDR4X memory.

Compact AI workstation runs Ubuntu on Jetson AGX Thor with dual 10GbE

The MINIX T4000/T5000 is a compact AI workstation based on NVIDIA’s Jetson AGX Thor platform, combining Blackwell GPU architecture with Arm Neoverse-V3AE processors. The system supports up to 128GB of LPDDR5X memory, dual 10GbE networking, PCIe 4.0 NVMe storage, and Ubuntu 24.04 for local AI inference and development.

Agilex 2X FPGA portfolio supports PCIe 7.0 and QuartusIQ AI design tool

Agilex 2X is Altera’s latest FPGA and SoC portfolio, consisting of four device families for applications ranging from industrial control to high-performance computing. The first announced family, Agilex 27, incorporates 256Gbps transceivers, PCIe 7.0 support, and a distributed HyperFlow data network. The company has also released QuartusIQ, an AI-assisted development tool integrated into Quartus Prime Pro 26.3.

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Being Prevented From Accessing One's Own System Means Getting Locked Out, Not Security
    a metaphor
  2. 3/4 (Three-Quarter) of Requests Seen by statCounter (Originating From Desktops/Laptops) Deemed to be "Linux" in San Marino
    74% Linux, it says...
  3. The Linux Foundation Does Not Work for Linux, Definitely Not for Free Software
    works for its biggest sponsors, i.e. companies like Microsoft, IBM, and others
  4. The European Patent Office's (EPO) Crisis Week Ends Today, the Rest of the Year Will be EPO Staff on Strike
    The outcome of the two-day meeting won't change the fact that EPO staff is on strike for the whole year
  5. British Women Don't Want to Work for American Men Who Attack American Women
    "[g]reeting clients and preparing beverages"
  6. Mass Layoff Event on June 30 at Red Hat? Let Us Know...
    We are looking for more Red Hat whistleblowers
  7. IBM Red Hat Kicks Out the Community, Promotes Slop
    It has gotten so bad

    New

  8. Gemini Links 03/07/2026: Mindfulness Practice and "Slop Is Killing the Human Spirit"
    Links for the day
  9. Links 03/07/2026: Openwashing of Slop in "Linux" Clothing and "Happy Birthday, America"
    Links for the day
  10. John Been (reallinuxuser.com) May Have Crossed Over to the 'Dark Side' of LLM Slop
    It 'smells' like it, a scanner seems to concur
  11. Who or What is "Nadeko"?
    Fijxu's services make life a lot easier for Free software sticklers
  12. 10 Years Since the World Lost Ian Murdock
    My wife and I still use Debian, as does this site
  13. No, Microsoft is Not Laying Off 5,000-6,000 But a Lot More
    There are "buyouts", "PIPs" (silence layoffs), pink slips, and future waves, not counting subsidiaries and contractors
  14. The Cyber Show's Andy and Helen Confronting 'Upgrades'
    the latest from Andy and Helen
  15. statCounter Sees Almost 1 in 10 Desktops or Laptops in Egypt as GNU/Linux Workstations
    10% "market share" (for GNU/Linux) was nearly attained last month
  16. The March of GNU/Linux in the Russian Ally, Belarus
    record high for GNU/Linux in Belarus
  17. Technology is Getting Objectively Worse and Less Reliable
    Something went horribly wrong
  18. FOSS Force 2026 Independence Drive Lacks Independence From GAFAM's 'Linux' Foundation
    We're not trying to 'bash' FOSS Force
  19. News That Matters, News That's Exclusive, and News LLM Slop Will Never Get Right
    Churning out blog posts just for quantity's sake was never our goal
  20. Independence and Software Freedom
    Much work remains to be done
  21. European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Operation Monte Titano: Micro-State Diplomacy
    On 28th May 2026 EPO President António Campinos paid a visit to the Most Serene Republic of San Marino where he was received with full diplomatic honours
  22. Links 03/07/2026: Slop "Isn’t Replacing Lawyers", "App Fatigue"
    Links for the day
  23. Statement on This Week's DDoS Attacks
    DDoS attacks are not a "badge of honour". They are a nuisance.
  24. Skinnerboxes as Health Problems and Impediments (Against Happiness)
    skinnerboxes are a form of addiction
  25. Costa Ricans' Adoption of GNU/Linux Reaches New Highs
    Windows is doing poorly in general
  26. Gaming on Windows is in Trouble, XBox is Practically Dead Already
    It seems increasingly clear that Microsoft wants to get rid of XBox
  27. New Record for GNU/Linux in the World's Largest Muslim-Majority Population (287,983,025)
    Will Indonesians leave GAFAM behind?
  28. SLAPP Censorship - Part 126 Out of 200: Becoming More Aggressive Against Us Only Proves Us Right
    the police involved
  29. The Register MS Covers "AI" Because It Gets Paid to
    A lot of noise "in the news" about "AI" is paid-for trash
  30. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  31. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, July 02, 2026
    IRC logs for Thursday, July 02, 2026
  32. Gemini Links 02/07/2026: OpenBGPD, Newt and OpenBSD, Indieweb Theme for Ghost
    Links for the day
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