Tux Machines

Do you waddle the waddle?

Other Sites

Tor Project blog

New Release: Tails 7.15.1

Follow our installation instructions.

schestowitz.com

Storm in Manchester United

Carrick in trouble

Companies House on Late Filing Penalties

Lateness is possible but costly

Blogging in 2026 Still Works OK

HTTP:

20 Years Since Finishing My Thesis

I was 24 at the time

Storm Boelo

Gusts and damp air

Manchester City’s Goalkeeping Achilles Heel

Bad day for the keeper and it shows (on his face)

Big Anniversaries

Like 20 and 40

Goodbye BST (and DST is Dumb, We Should Dump It Already)

Human stupidity, imposed on everybody

Lying to King’s Bench Division (KBD) of the High Court is a Costly Mistake of Brett Wilson LLP and Its Clients

Lies become harder to sustain over time (more contradictions become evident)

Three Years of Uptime on Laptop

Nothing lasts forever

LinuxGizmos.com

Rockchip RK3668 Targets Edge AI with 44 TOPS NPU and PCIe 5.0

Rockchip’s upcoming RK3668 is a 6nm octa-core processor featuring six Arm Cortex-A725 cores, two Cortex-A520 cores, and a Mali-G2 Pro MC4 GPU. The SoC integrates a 44 TOPS NPU, LPDDR6 memory support, and high-speed interfaces including PCIe 5.0, SATA 3.1, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet, targeting edge AI, networking, industrial automation, and multimedia systems.

Panther Lake Linux-ready SBC delivers 180 TOPS AI and 64GB RAM

LattePanda has announced the Sigma 2, an x86 single-board computer based on Intel’s Core Ultra X7 358H Panther Lake processor. The compact system combines up to 180 TOPS of AI performance with 64GB of LPDDR5X memory, dual 10GbE networking, and multiple expansion interfaces for local AI inference, robotics, and embedded computing applications.

9to5Linux

Transmission 4.1.4 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released with Various Fixes

Coming almost four months after Transmission 4.1.3, which was a small update fixing a CORS bug that leaked the anti-CSRF nonce, a use-after-free bug in peer code, and a build error when compiling with fmt 12.2.0, the Transmission 4.1.4 release hardens the torrent-add RPC method against malformed requests.

OBS Studio 33 Officially Released with Many New Features and Improvements

Highlights of OBS Studio 33 include support for the newest NVIDIA Broadcast SDKs for NVIDIA Audio Effects and Video Effects, a check for encoders being missing when loading a profile, hotkeys for controlling audio monitoring of a source, and NVENC (NVIDIA Encoder) support on AArch64 (ARM64).

Fwupd 2.1.9 Linux Firmware Updater Released with New Features

Coming a month after fwupd 2.1.8, the fwupd 2.1.9 release introduces support for Pixart PID 38CA devices, an instance ID for each Redfish HPE device class and target pair, and the ability to include whether the machine is a container or hypervisor in the report data.

OpenSSL 4.1 Released with Support for DTLS 1.3, IKEV2 KDF, and GREASE

Highlights of OpenSSL 4.1 include support for the DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) 1.3 protocol, support for the GREASE (Generate Random Extensions And Sustain Extensibility) mechanism to prevent extensibility failures in the TLS ecosystem, support for the IKEV2 KDF cryptographic mechanism, and initial support for the Elbrus2000 (e2k) architecture.

Calibre 9.17 E-Book Manager Adds JPEG XL Support and Performance Improvements

Coming two weeks after Calibre 9.16, the Calibre 9.17 release improves e-book cover conversion with support for reading images in the JPEG XL format and support for CSS Level 4 selectors, and improves compression of the MOBI/AZW3/PDB Output to make conversion to these formats faster.

Shelly 3.1.9 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves AUR Support

Shelly is a modern alternative to Arch Linux’s default package manager, supporting third-party app stores like AUR (Arch User Repository) and Flathub, as well as Flatpak, AppImage, and native Arch Linux packages. Shelly comes with both graphical and command-line interfaces.

news

Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 25, 2026

Max

Updated This Past Day

  1. Linux is Not Controlled by Linus (Torvalds)
    Torvalds has become "90% marketing hype"

    New

  2. Gemini Links 24/10/2026: Arch Linux Journey and Amin Bandali's Priorities
    Links for the day
  3. Bluewashing as a Form of Silent Layoffs
    IBM will continue to shed off loads of workers while its debt climbs
  4. Turning 20 in 2 Weeks and Upcoming Network Maintenance
    That ought not interrupt our anniversary
  5. Microsoft Shutdowns Accelerating, More Shutdowns Revealed (Not Connected to Gaming)
    Silent layoffs disguised as "voluntary" "exits"
  6. Links 24/10/2026: Microsoft Blackmail and Lingering Unrest in France:
    Links for the day
  7. Gemini Links 24/10/2026: From Bendigo to Kerang, Enshittification of Radio and Music in the UK
    Links for the day
  8. Red Hat Sinks With the Blue (IBM) Ship
    As IBM's debt continues to soar so do the silent layoffs
  9. The "No Pain No Gain" Expectations in Publishing
    Sometimes truth hurts; but that does not mean it mustn't be told
  10. Intercontinental Brigading - Part XIII - Censorship by All Means Available in a Continent So Far Away, as 'Secure' (Restricted, Restriction by Microsoft) Boot Has a Crisis of Legitimacy
    it's about America controlling sites and computers everywhere
  11. Links 24/10/2026: Oligarchs Already Buy US Elections, GAFAM Front Group "EFF" Speaks of "Vulnerability Apocalypse"
    Links for the day
  12. Gemini Links 24/10/2026: Automobile Differential Tire Movement, Samsung Washer Woe, and Slop Scraping
    Links for the day
  13. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  14. IRC Proceedings: Friday, October 23, 2026
    IRC logs for Friday, October 23, 2026
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Saturday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2026-10-18 to 2026-10-24
    3264 /browse/latest.shtml
    3086 /irc.shtml
    2213 /index.shtml
    1974 /n/2026/10/22/Linux_Kernel_Needs_Diversity_and_Diversity_of_Good_Code_Not_LLM.shtml
    1528 /browse/index.shtml
    1237 /browse/page-00150.shtml
    1212 /n/2026/10/20/Help_Us_Improve_Techrights.shtml
    1071 /about.shtml
    1052 /browse/page-00003.shtml
    1003 /n/2026/10/20/Links_20_10_2026_Facebook_Scraping_and_Plagiarising_News_Sites_.shtml
    982 /n/2026/10/20/81_Voted_in_Favour_of_EPO_Strikes_Until_End_of_This_Year.shtml
    969 /litigation.shtml
    904 /intro.shtml
    896 /n/2026/10/18/Links_18_10_2026_Brazil_Reduces_Deforestation_Some_4_5_Gray_s_I.shtml
    780 /n/2026/10/18/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml
    734 /n/2026/10/18/Links_18_10_2026_TikTok_Censors_Criticism_of_MElon_Trump_s_Late.shtml
    725 /n/2026/10/19/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml
    692 /n/2026/10/21/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml
    691 /n/2026/10/20/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml
    688 /n/2026/10/21/Internet_Relay_Chat_Still_Growing.shtml
    688 /n/2026/10/18/UbuntuBuzz_is_LLM_Slop.shtml
    675 /n/2026/10/21/Disclosure_s_Crisis_at_The_Register_MS_Promoting_a_Ponzi_Scheme.shtml
    666 /n/2026/10/22/Microsoft_Shrinks_Every_Year.shtml
    641 /n/2026/10/22/Over_at_Tux_Machines.shtml
    640 /browse/page-00148.shtml
    637 /n/2026/10/22/Gemini_Links_22_10_2026_Holiday_Inn_and_Emacs.shtml
    637 /n/2026/10/18/Slop_is_just_a_hobby_won_t_be_big_and_professional_like_GNU.shtml
    634 /browse/page-00097.shtml
    630 /browse/page-00152.shtml
    626 /browse/page-0053.shtml
    624 /n/2026/10/19/Microsoft_is_Paying_Many_Workers_to_Leave_the_Company_This_Year.shtml
    623 /browse/page-00094.shtml
    617 /browse/page-0060.shtml
    617 /browse/page-00112.shtml
    615 /browse/page-00151.shtml
    615 /n/2026/10/18/Assisted_by_NSA_and_It_s_Just_a_Tool_So_Fine.shtml
    609 /browse/page-0035.shtml
    606 /browse/page-0058.shtml
    605 /browse/page-0054.shtml
    602 /browse/page-00098.shtml
    602 /browse/page-0059.shtml
    602 /n/2026/10/19/Techrights_Search_One_Year_Later.shtml
    601 /browse/page-00095.shtml
    598 /n/2026/10/19/Cocaine_King_Campinos_Doesn_t_Have_Sufficient_Votes_to_Carry_On.shtml
    597 /n/2026/10/19/Links_19_10_2026_Investors_Disturbed_by_Anthropic_s_Financial_D.shtml
    580 /n/2026/10/17/The_First_Casualty_The_Reputation_of_Linux_Developers_and_of_Li.shtml
    579 /n/2026/10/18/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VII_Weekend_Abuse_Reported_to_B.shtml
    569 /n/2026/10/21/Links_21_10_2026_The_Tragic_Death_of_the_Republican_Party_and_N.shtml
    559 /n/2026/05/08/Over_97_of_the_Linux_Foundation_s_Budget_Goes_Not_to_Linux.shtml
    558 /n/2026/10/19/IBM_CEO_Boasts_to_the_Media_About_AI_Momentum_While_Sacking_His.shtml
    545 /browse/page-0046.shtml
    530 /n/2026/10/01/Red_Hat_Being_Phased_Out_of_Existence_Like_Many_Other_Companies.shtml
    529 /n/2026/10/19/Corrupt_Media_Benefits_Corrupt_Officials_the_Case_of_IBM.shtml
    527 /n/2026/10/21/Techrights_Was_Right_About_a_Fake_Security_Model_Built_Around_L.shtml

Other Recent Tux Machines' Posts

This is the only Linux distro that's worth running on your smartphone
Linux on phones has spent years as a hobbyist curiosity
Debian-Based siduction 2026.1 “Big Crime” Released with Linux 7.2, KDE Plasma 6.7
siduction Linux 2026.1.0 distribution is now available for download featuring the Xfce 4.20 and KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environments, based on Debian Unstable.
OBS Studio 33 Officially Released with Many New Features and Improvements
OBS Studio 33 open-source video recording and live streaming software is now available for download with support for newest NVIDIA Broadcast SDKs for NVIDIA Audio Effects and Video Effects.
If You Want "Free as in Freedom", Then Follow the FSF [original]
Linux has possibly turned from high-profile GPL adopter to biggest GPL violator (by number of lines of code)
Calibre 9.17 E-Book Manager Adds JPEG XL Support and Performance Improvements
Calibre 9.17 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with support for JPEG XL images for e-book cover conversion, faster MOBI/AZW3/PDB conversion, and more.
 
Raspberry Pi Desktop proves old PCs aren't past it
Debian 13-based refresh runs comfortably on veteran ThinkPads
You might be using the wrong distro in your Linux VM. These are the only 3 worth spinning up
Ubuntu earns its reputation as the default choice because it works with almost everything on the first try
SparkyOS: Lightweight general-purpose Arch, on a pendrive
Interesting new project from the minds behind SparkyLinux
Synex Semi-rolling 26.10.17: COSMIC 1.10.0 available and refreshed images
The COSMIC packaging for Debian and Synex remains public in the cosmic-synex repository
Asmi Linux 26.10
Asmi Linux 26.10 is now available based on Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray)
These Linux distros claim to be open source, but they're barely even close
Linux has a reputation for giving people control over their computers
Can CobaltX beat Bazzite? I put this new Linux gaming distro to the test
This gaming-focused Linux distribution has a few cool tricks up its sleeve
Best Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
LumaOS – Ubuntu-based Linux distribution featuring Niri
LumaOS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution built around Niri
Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles
Torvalds Has Become 90% Marketing Hype or Slop Mascot [original]
At this point Torvalds spoils both his reputation and legacy
GNU/Linux, BSD and More Leftovers
mostly GNU/Linux
Security Leftovers
Security patches and incidents
Ruby Has Important Bugfix Releases
3 releases
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Standards
FOSS and more
512KB Club and the Lessons of eMudhra (CAs Are a Terrible Security Model When Centralised)
3 picks
Programming Leftovers
Development with PHP and more
Canonical/Ubuntu: GAFAM, Slop, and Learning to Install Ubuntu
4 stories
Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Fairbuds, and More
devices and gadgets
Red Hat/Fedora: Cockpit 370, Flathub Discourse is Now Read-only, Red Hat Promoting Slop Plagiarism and More
IBM's side of the universe
Planet OpenSUSE News Roundup and Tumbleweed's Review of the Week
OpenSUSE news/development updates
GNOME: This Week in GNOME and Shader Effects
pair of GNOME picks
Akademy and KDE: Desktop Icon BoF, Rounded Corners, Craft, and More
4 new picks
Linux Kernel: Bottlenecks, LLM Slop Contaminates Linux, Retroid Announces Mainline Linux Support, and More
kernel picks
Applications: Screen Recording Tools for Linux, diffoscope, and More
software leftovers
today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical posts
Games: Epic is Now Slop, Linux Controller Support, and More
gaming picks
Games: Frightmare Bundle, Factorio 2.1, Bazzite Linux, and More
gaming leftovers
My top 5 Linux alternatives to Windows (none of them are Mint)
As a longtime Linux user, I'd recommend starting here if you're ready to leave Windows
15 historic moments that shaped the Linux desktop we use today
Linux has come a long way from the days when getting a graphical desktop running could feel like a project of its own
Ubuntu is beating Fedora at it's own game, and I can't defend Fedora anymore
Fedora is known as the leading-edge Linux distro
Election integrity requires free software
A free country has the responsibility to make sure all of its citizens can be heard and that voting processes are transparent and fair
KeePassXC 2.8 Released with ARM64 and Wayland Auto-Type Support on Linux
KeePassXC 2.8 open-source password manager is now available for download with Qt 6 port, Auto-Type support on Linux/Wayland, quick unlock on Linux, and many other changes.
Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
Chamesle Linux – Void-based distribution
Chamesle is a rolling-release Linux distribution designed to provide a familiar and straightforward desktop experience
These Projects are Keeping X11 Dream Alive on Linux
The list covers desktops, X servers, and a Wayland-hosted X11 layer. Basically
Nura: Improvements in internationalization and localization
Although the changes are not yet fully merged in musl and Alpine
This Week in Plasma: Fixing All the Bugs, PiP, and Performance
This week, a familiar pattern played out: people upgraded to Plasma 6.8 and found all the bugs that nobody reported during the beta period
Kubuntu 26.04 upgrade on a 2014 laptop went superbly well
I am very, very happy. I can say that this is probably the pinnacle of my Linux experience in 2026
A few engineers asked IT for Linux. Then it spread to 200 machines.
adding Omarchy and Linux Mint support to its roster
Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles
Transmission 4.1.4 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released with Various Fixes
Transmission 4.1.4 open-source BitTorrent client is now available for download with various bug fixes and improvements for the Qt client, GTK client, macOS Client, and Web client.
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
4 more news picks
FSF says "election integrity requires free software" and GNU nano 9.3 was released this week
GNU and FSF
Programming Leftovers
Development picks
PostgreSQL News: pgCluu v5.0, BackupDrill, pgrecon, SafeGrd
PostgreSQL leftovers
Security Leftovers
Security picks
Firefox Nightly, Why Use Firefox, Mozilla Localization, and More
Mozilla picks
Open Hardware/Modding: Arduino, Pimoroni, and More
Hardware picks
BSD: OpenZFS, FreeBSD, BSD Now
BSD picks
ISTIO-SECURITY-2026-008 and New Releases of Istio (eMudhra Blunder)
4 updates
Games: Epic Slop, Retro Atari VCS, End of BioWare, and Steam
4 picks
Kernel: PwnEscape Poses VM Vulnerability, Newly Proposed Linux Filesystem Can Fix Corrupted Data, Linux Foundation Issues Face-Saving PR About Its Slopfest
3 picks
Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative Incompetence at Security: Leaks Hole Before It's Patched
seriously
Overclocking Support for Linux (AMD)
kernel work
today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical posts
Applications: TTT, Fooyin, and More
Software news
Red Hat: PHP Patches and More
more from the official site
Red Hat Selling Microsoft, Slop, and Plagiarism Engines
as usual
IBM Red Hat Pays Linux Foundation to Promote Slop Plagiarism or Coding With LLMs
not good
Tux Machines Peaking Traffic-wise (or Growing Assuming It'll Carry on) [original]
The year in visits
Fwupd 2.1.9 Linux Firmware Updater Released with New Features
Fwupd 2.1.9 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for Pixart PID 38CA, new features, and bug fixes.
Games: Cyberpunk 2077 Edgerunners, Steam Next Fest, and More
gaming picks
OpenSSL 4.1 Released with Support for DTLS 1.3, IKEV2 KDF, and GREASE
OpenSSL 4.1 is now available for download with an alpha version adding support for DTLS 1.3, IKEV2 KDF, and GREASE, as well as other improvements.
Growing Adoption of GNU/Linux is Delightful [original]
Here in the United Kingdom, Clownflare now estimates that GNU/Linux is somewhere over 6%
Android Leftovers
I tried LineageOS's new browser flash tool; I still needed the wiki
GridCraft is the open-source Excel clone for Linux I’ve been waiting for
If spreadsheets are your thing, but Microsoft Office isn't
Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
Issabel – Rocky Linux-based PBX distribution
Issabel is a Rocky Linux-based server distribution designed for unified communications and IP telephony
Planet KDE: Red Diff is Good Diff
Code that doesn’t exist cannot have bugs after all
Fall of Windows [original]
Microsoft Windows is not retaining the dominance it once had
Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles
Shelly 3.1.9 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves AUR Support
Shelly 3.1.9 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with file migration support to RLPM, more reliable AUR builds, and other changes.