Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>(more Linux news in original post)</p><p>CachyOS August 2025 ISO snapshot available with a new package dashboard, Linux kernel 6.16, fallback Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, support for Niri window manager, support for bootable snapshots when installing CachyOS with Btrfs file system and GRUB, etc.:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-snapshot-for-august-2025-introduces-a-new-package-dashboard" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-snap</span><span class="invisible">shot-for-august-2025-introduces-a-new-package-dashboard</span></a></p><p>Armbian 25.8 released with Linux kernel 6.16, Debian 13 base, support for new ARM boards, board-specific fixes, loong64 architecture support, improved WireGuard support, improved Pi-hole integration, Cockpit support with KVM integration, etc.:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/armbian-25-8-released-with-support-for-linux-kernel-6-16-and-debian-trixie" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/armbian-25-8-rel</span><span class="invisible">eased-with-support-for-linux-kernel-6-16-and-debian-trixie</span></a></p><p>Leader of Apple graphics driver development, Alyssa Rosenzweig is stepping away from Asahi Linux, to work at Intel to improve their Linux drivers:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Alyssa-Rosenzweig-Joins-Intel" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/Alyssa-Rosen</span><span class="invisible">zweig-Joins-Intel</span></a><br>(It sucks for people running Linux on a MacBook, but will benefit other Linux users quite much now that many Intel driver devs are leaving)</p><p>Linux kernel 6.17 RC3 available with fixes for various drivers and filesystems, networking improvements, memory leaks fixed, etc.:<br><a href="https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-17-rc3-released/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-1</span><span class="invisible">7-rc3-released/</span></a></p><p>Bcachefs is now marked as externally maintained, no new updates will be pushed to the Linux kernel:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-Externally-Maintained" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-Ext</span><span class="invisible">ernally-Maintained</span></a></p><p>Wine 10.14 released with VKD3D 1.17 for Direct3D 12 over Vulkan API layer, Mono engine 10.2, "ping" application supports pinging on IPv6 connections, etc.:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-10.14-Released" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/Wine-10.14-R</span><span class="invisible">eleased</span></a></p><p>DXVK 2.7.1 released with improvements for various video games, including Team Fortress 2, The Witcher, Dungeon Siege 2 and more:<br><a href="https://9to5linux.com/dxvk-2-7-1-brings-improvements-for-team-fortress-2-crysis-3-and-other-games" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">9to5linux.com/dxvk-2-7-1-bring</span><span class="invisible">s-improvements-for-team-fortress-2-crysis-3-and-other-games</span></a></p><p>GTK 4.20 released with improved Wayland support, fixes for Vulkan renderer, CSS media query support, improved rendering of symbolic icons, etc.:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/GTK-4.20-Released" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/GTK-4.20-Rel</span><span class="invisible">eased</span></a></p><p>Btrfs developer Josef Bacik leaves Meta for Anthropic, steps down from Linux kernel development:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Josef-Bacik-Leaves-Meta" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/Josef-Bacik-</span><span class="invisible">Leaves-Meta</span></a><br>(Third departure this week... showing that Linux/FOSS devs are really underpaid)</p><p>(FOSS news in comments)</p><p><a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/WeeklyNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WeeklyNews</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://social.linux.pizza/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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