📰 13 Awesome Games Linux Users Can Grab in Steam Winter Sale 🎮 (Ends 5 January)

End 2025 on a winning note by grabbing some fun games for your Linux gaming rig!

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https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-games-steam-winter-sale-2025/

Релиз видеоплеера MPV 0.41

После девяти месяцев разработки сформирован выпуск открытого видеоплеера MPV 0.41, в 2013 году ответвившегося от кодовой базы проекта MPlayer2. В MPV основное внимание уделяется разработке новых возможностей, не заботясь о сохранении совместимости с MPlayer. Код MPV распространяется под лицензией LGPLv2.1+, некоторые части остаются под GPLv2, но процесс перехода на LGPL почти завершён и для отключения оставшегося GPL-кода можно использовать опцию "--enable-lgpl".

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64473

mpv 0.41

После девяти месяцев разработки состоялся выпуск 0.41 популярного кроссплатформенного медиаплеера с открытым исходным кодом mpv.
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 c, ffmpeg, lua, mpv, sdl

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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/multimedia/18175277

📰 Android Malware Operations Merge Droppers, SMS Theft, and RAT Capabilities at Scale

Threat actors have been observed leveraging malicious dropper apps masquerading as legitimate applications to deliver an Android SMS stealer dubbed Wonderland in mobile attacks targeting users in Uzbekistan."Previously, users received 'pure' Trojan APKs that acted as malware immediately upon installation," Group-IB said in an analysis published last week. "Now, adversaries increasingly deploy.

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📰 Someone turned a 1955 radio into this cool ESP32-powered internet streamer

Whenever you want to combine a retro device with modern-day luxuries, you can always install some hardware that's small enough to fit within the original shell, yet powerful enough to get the job done. Previously, we've seen people use SBCs to bring new life into old tech, such as that one time someone put a Raspberry Pi into a jukebox.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/1955-radio-esp32-powered-internet-streamer/

📰 Docker Hardened Images now open source and available for free

More than a 1,000 Docker Hardened Images (DHI) are now freely available and open source for software builders, under the Apache 2.0 license.

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/docker-hardened-images-now-open-source-and-available-for-free/

Total Network Inventory: The all-in-one solution for IT Asset auditing

Softinventive Lab Total Network Inventory (TNI) is a network auditing and inventory management solution designed for managing IT assets across organizations. The software enables administrators to scan Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, and ESXi-based systems, including computers, servers, and network devices.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/total-network-inventory-the-all-in-one-solution-for-it-asset-auditing/

📰 Qubes OS 4.3 Brings Fedora 42, Debian 13, and Whonix 18 Templates

The Qubes OS 4.3 release updates default templates to Fedora 42, Debian 13, and Whonix 18, dropping support for older template versions.

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https://linuxiac.com/qubes-os-4-3-brings-fedora-42-debian-13-and-whonix-18-templates/

📰 Intel Releases VA-API libva 2.23 Adds AV1 Profile 2 Support

Intel today released libva 2.23 as the newest feature release for this Video Acceleration API "VA-API" reference library implementation. Most significant with libva 2.23 is adding AV1 Profile 2 support...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-libva-2.23-Released

Удалённая root-уязвимость в обработчике автоконфигурации IPv6 во FreeBSD

В применяемых во FreeBSD фоновом процессе rtsold и утилите rtsol выявлена уязвимость (CVE-2025-14558), позволяющая добиться удалённого выполнения кода с правами root через отправку специально оформленного пакета c анонсом IPv6-маршрутизатора. RA-сообщения (Router Advertisement), через которые эксплуатируется уязвимость, не маршрутизируются и должны отбрасываться маршрутизаторами. Для совершения атаки злоумышленник должен иметь возможность отправки специально оформленного пакета с системы, находящейся в одном сетевом сегменте с уязвимым хостом.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64475

📰 Evolution sim Thrive hits the 1.0 release completing the microbe stage

Thrive is an open source evolution sim that plans to add many different stages of life with the microbe stage now considered actually ready..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/evolution-sim-thrive-hits-the-1-0-release-completing-the-microbe-stage/

📰 Away from Cloud: This Local, Offline Tool is Perfect for Personal Project Management on Linux Desktop

We have all been there. You start the week with a massive to-do list, only to feel overwhelmed by Tuesday afternoon. While heavy-duty project management tools exist, sometimes you just need a digital version of "sticky notes on a wall".

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https://itsfoss.com/schedule-kanban-board/

📰 What the Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows

Wasn't 2025 the year it happened? Yes. No. Answers on a Christmas card Opinion I've run Linux desktops since the big interface question was whether to use Korn or Bash for your shell. Before that, I'd used Unix desktops such as Visix Looking Glass, Sun OpenWindows, and SCO's infamous Open Deathtrap Desktop.…

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https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/12/22/what_linux_desktop_really_needs/

elementary OS 8.1 Released with Wayland Session by Default, ARM64 Support

elementary OS 8.1 distribution is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS and powered by Linux kernel 6.8. Here’s what’s new!
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https://9to5linux.com/elementary-os-8-1-released-with-wayland-session-by-default-arm64-support

elementary OS 8.1 is Out – And It Now Uses Wayland by Default

A new version of Ubuntu-based Linux distribution elementary OS is available to download. The elementary OS 8.1 ‘Circe’ release is built atop a Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS base and runs the Linux 6.14 kernel by default. A raft of improvements to the Pantheon desktop environment, core apps, and the wider user experience are included. Danielle Fore, the elementary team lead, says this release follows through on the team’s release goals for OS 8, improve support for devices and inclusivity, and address feedback from its users – “with over 1,100 issue reports fixed”, she says. November 2024 saw the release of elementary OS 8.0 […]
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/elementary-os-8-1-is-out-and-it-now-uses-wayland-by-default

📰 elementary OS 8.1 Released with Wayland Session by Default, ARM64 Support

elementary OS 8.1 distribution is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS and powered by Linux kernel 6.8. Here’s what’s new!

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https://9to5linux.com/elementary-os-8-1-released-with-wayland-session-by-default-arm64-support

📰 Christams Comes Early With elementary OS 8.1 Release

Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Secure Session as default and many other improvements.

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https://itsfoss.com/news/elementary-os-8-1-release/

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.3 Improves Drive Filtering and AppImage Bundle on Linux

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.3 microSD card flashing utility is now available for download with performance improvements and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!
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В Debian реализована официальная поддержка архитектуры LoongArch

Разработчики проекта Debian объявили о придании статуса официального порта редакции дистрибутива для систем на базе архитектуры LoongArch (loong64). Пакеты для LoongArch доступны для установки из репозитория Debian Sid (Unstable). Архитектура набора команд LoongArch применяется в процессорах компании Loongson и реализует RISC ISA, похожий на MIPS и RISC-V.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=64478

📰 Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.3 Improves Drive Filtering and AppImage Bundle on Linux

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.3 microSD card flashing utility is now available for download with performance improvements and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!

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https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-3-improves-drive-filtering-and-appimage-bundle-on-linux