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Let’s play some music on the Raspberry Pi 5. It’s a very capable music player. I explore a few open source solutions.

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In Linux and other Unix-like operating systems, the init (initialization) process is the first process executed by the kernel at boot time, which has a process ID (PID) of 1, and is executed in the background until the system is shut down.

The init process starts all other Linux processes, that is, daemons, services, and other background processes; therefore, it is the mother of all other processes on the system.

A process can start many other child processes on the system, but if a parent process dies, init becomes the parent of the orphan process.

Over the years, many init systems have emerged in major Linux distributions, and in this guide, we shall take a look at some of the best init systems you can work with on the Linux operating system.

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Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux 6.18 kernel series for public testing. Here’s what to expect!

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This week, we got the long-anticipated Ubuntu 25.10 and LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) 7 releases, Wireshark 4.6 as a major update to the world’s most popular network protocol analyzer, the first Release Candidate of Linux kernel 6.18, and new updates to GIMP, LibreOffice, ClamAV, PipeWire, KDE Gear, and KDE Frameworks.

On top of that, I tell you all about the first Linux laptop from System76 to ship with the COSMIC desktop and Linux kernel 6.16’s end of life. Below, you can check out this week’s hottest news and access all the distro and package downloads released this past week in the 9to5Linux weekly roundup for October 12th, 2025.

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Catch up on the latest Linux news: Ubuntu 25.10, Gnoppix KDE 25.10, GIMP 3.0.6, KDE Gear 25.08.2, OpenSSH 10.2, Python 3.14, ClamAV 1.5, Solus begins a new epoch, Meta unveils OpenZL, and more.

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Switching to Linux is less about technical hurdles and more about adjusting your mindset. Here’s why.

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This article picks some useful tools to help you fix Go code.

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Powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.12 LTS kernel series, the Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 7 (codename Gigi) release features the Cinnamon 6.4.13 desktop environment, which means that it comes with all the features from the Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” release.

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LibreOffice 25.8.2 is now available for download as the second maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 25.8 office suite series with 70 bug fixes.

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KDE Gear 25.08.2 is now available as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 25.08 open-source software suite series with more fixes for your favorite KDE apps.

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Ubuntu 25.10 official flavors are now available for download. Here’s what’s new in Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Cinnamon, Edubuntu, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Budgie, and Ubuntu Kylin.

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KDE Frameworks 6.19 fixes 7z crashes, refines Breeze Icons, and delivers better performance across core libraries.

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Tiny Tiny RSS is shutting down, but a new fork will keep the popular open-source RSS reader and news aggregator alive and maintained.

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Solus Linux enters the Polaris era, introducing a new stable repository and removing legacy Python 2 components.

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This roundup focuses on web-based Linux file managers. Hopefully, there will be something of interest for anyone who wishes to have more control over managing their files.

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Kdenlive 25.08.2 open-source video editor brings major stability fixes, improved clip handling, and polished frei0r effects.

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OpenZL is Meta’s new open-source compression framework that delivers faster, smarter, and lossless data handling.

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OpenSSH 10.2 addresses bugs and prepares to deprecate SHA1 SSHFP records, pushing for stronger, SHA256-based security.

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Fetch Nobel Prize winners quickly with NobleCLI Python script. View laureates by year and category right from your Linux terminal.

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Nagios is an open-source monitoring solution, now included as part of the robust Nagios Core Services Platform (CSP). It delivers end-to-end visibility across the entire IT infrastructure, covering everything from websites and DNS to servers, routers, switches, workstations, and critical services. It helps organizations proactively detect issues, minimize downtime, and ensure the reliability of their systems.

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