📰 Ubuntu Linux Looking To Get Rid Of /etc/debian_version Historical Artifact

Ubuntu Linux has shipped /etc/debian_version that is carried over from upstream Debian and in turn just indicating the Debian Sid development version from which the packages are arrived. Besides it being inaccurate, /etc/os-release has been the long preferred standard for reading the OS release information. Thus finally Ubuntu developers are looking at dropping the /etc/debian_version file...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Drop-Debian-Version

#debian #linux #ubuntu

📰 Debian Considering General Resolution Over LLM Usage In The Project

Debian developers are discussing a general resolution whether to permit AI large language model (LLM) usage within the Debian software project...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-GR-LLM-Usage

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📰 Meet Shadowfetch Linux, a New Debian-Based Distro Built Around Local AI

Shadowfetch Linux combines Debian Testing, KDE Plasma 6.6, creative software, privacy-focused defaults, and tools for running AI models locally.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/meet-shadowfetch-linux-a-new-debian-based-distro-built-around-local-ai/

#debian #distro #kde #linux #plasma

📰 From Apertis to SBOMs: Debian development at DebConf 2026

Next week we'll be in Santa Fe, Argentina, for DebConf 2026! Catch our 2 talks covering the latest Apertis developments and toolkits in Debian.

🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/from-apertis-to-sboms-debian-development-at-debconf-2026.html

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📰 New Debian 13 “Trixie” Kernel Security Update Fixes 68 Vulnerabilities

A new Linux kernel security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” to fix no less than 68 vulnerabilities.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/new-debian-13-trixie-kernel-security-update-fixes-68-vulnerabilities

#debian #gnu #kernel #linux

📰 Google Chrome Quietly Arrives on ARM64 Linux

Google has started offering native ARM64 Linux builds of Chrome for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, and openSUSE through its official download page.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/google-chrome-quietly-arrives-on-arm64-linux/

#debian #fedora #linux #opensuse #ubuntu

📰 Desktop Linux apps on Android proved my phone's biggest bottleneck isn't what I thought

Running desktop Linux apps on an Android phone sounds like the sort of thing that should fall apart almost immediately. You are dealing with a small screen, awkward touch controls, and an operating system that was never designed to work like a desktop operating system. Yet after using Termux and running Debian through Linux Deploy, I found that the display was not the biggest problem.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/desktop-linux-apps-android-proved-phones-biggest-bottleneck/

#android #debian #linux

📰 New Debian 13 Kernel Security Update Fixes “Zapscape” and “SCTPhantom”

A new Linux kernel security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” to fix 28 security vulnerabilities in Linux 6.12 LTS. Update as soon as possible!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/new-debian-13-kernel-security-update-fixes-zapscape-and-sctphantom

#debian #gnu #kernel #linux

📰 DebConf27 Debian Developers Conference to Be Held in Asahikawa, Japan 🇯🇵

The DebConf27 Debian conference will be held from September 5th to September 11th, 2027, in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. Here’s how to attend and what you need to know.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/debconf27-debian-developers-conference-to-be-held-in-asahikawa-japan

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📰 Debian Testing “Forky” Users Can Now Enjoy KDE Plasma 6.7

KDE Plasma 6.7 is now available in Debian Testing “Forky,” giving users access to the latest desktop improvements ahead of Debian 14.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/debian-testing-forky-users-can-now-enjoy-kde-plasma-6-7/

#debian #kde #plasma

📰 Debian Developers Begin Voting Over LLM Usage Within The Project

Debian developers have been considering a general resolution over LLM usage within the project. After collecting a variety of proposals, voting has now commenced for Debian developers to decide how comfortable they are with AI / Large Language Model contributions in the project or not...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Votes-On-LLM-Usage

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📰 TUXEDO OS Debian-Based Open Beta Is Now Available for Testing

The first public beta of the redesigned TUXEDO OS is now available, marking the distro’s move away from Ubuntu to Debian Testing.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/tuxedo-os-debian-based-open-beta-is-now-available-for-testing/

#debian #distro #ubuntu

📰 SparkyLinux 8.4 rekindles support for 32-bit PCs

Debian 13 derivative offers minimal x86 images and lets CDE ride again.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/20/sparkylinux-84-rekindles-support-for-32-bit-pcs/5289203

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📰 Vanilla OS 3 “Reunion” Released with Reproducible Builds, ARM64 Support

Vanilla OS 3 “Reunion” is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux and powered by Linux kernel 7.1 and featuring the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/vanilla-os-3-reunion-released-with-reproducible-builds-arm64-support

#debian #gnome #gnu #kernel #linux

📰 Debian polls its developers on whether to burn the bots, tame the bots, or let 'em loose

Eight-way ballot on AI code puts the distro's fractious democracy through its paces.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/26/debian-polls-its-developers-on-whether-to-burn-the-bots-tame-the-bots-or-let-em-loose/5292270

#debian #distro

📰 Debian Project Formalizes Responsible Use of Generative AI

The Debian Project has voted to adopt a formal position on the use of generative AI within the project, with "Responsible Use of Generative AI" winning out in the general resolution.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/debian-project-formalizes-responsible-use-of-generative-ai

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📰 Debian 11 “Bullseye” Is Now Officially Unsupported

Debian 11 “Bullseye” reaches end of life on August 31, 2026, after five years of official support.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/debian-11-bullseye-is-now-officially-unsupported/

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📰 Debian 13 Is Taking Over 2,200+ Control Systems Across CERN

CERN is moving its industrial computers and embedded systems to Debian 13, with over 2,200 devices targeted by year’s end.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/debian-13-is-taking-over-2200-control-systems-across-cern/

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📰 CERN Transitioning To Debian After Being A Longtime RHEL Institution

CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, besides being well known for its Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is known among longtime Linux users as a RHEL/CentOS shop. CERN formally even co-maintained the Scientific Linux RHEL derivative with other educational/research institutions in the past. So to much surprise now, CERN is transitioning to Debian Linux...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/CERN-Goes-Debian-Leaving-RHEL

#debian #linux

📰 Grml 2026.09 Linux Distro Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.1, Based on Debian 14 Forky

Grml 2026.09 GNU/Linux distribution is now available for download based on Debian Testing/Forky and powered by Linux kernel 7.1. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/grml-2026-09-linux-distro-is-out-with-linux-kernel-7-1-based-on-debian-14-forky

#debian #distro #gnu #kernel #linux