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There have been many discussions in the free-software community about the role of large language models (LLMs) in software development. For the most part, though, those conversations have focused on whether projects should be accepting code output by those models, and under what conditions. But there are other ways in which these systems might participate in the development process. Chris Mason recently started a discussion on the Kernel Summit discussion list about how these models can be used to review patches, rather than create them.

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (kernel and libsoup3), Debian (chromium and firefox-esr), Fedora (httpd), Oracle (cups, ImageMagick, kernel, and vim), Red Hat (libssh), Slackware (samba), SUSE (alloy, exim, firefox-esr, ImageMagick, kernel, libcryptopp-devel, libQt6Svg6, libsoup-3_0-0, libtiff-devel-32bit, lsd, python3-gi-docgen, python311-Authlib, qt6-base, samba, and squid), and Ubuntu (ffmpeg, linux-oracle-6.8, redict, redis, samba, and subversion).

Version 13.0 of the Forgejo software forge has been released. Notable changes in this release include content moderation features, ability to require 2FA for users or administrators, and a migration feature for Pagure repositories. The last will be useful for Fedora's move to Forgejo as its new git forge. See the release notes for all changes in 13.0.

SmartOS is an open-source UNIX-like operating system based on illumos, a community fork of OpenSolaris. It features four technologies - ZFS (a combined file system and logical volume manager), DTrace (a dynamic tracing framework for troubleshooting kernel and application problems), Zones (a lightweight virtualisation solution), KVM and bhyve (two full virtualisation solutions for running a variety of guest operating systems, including Linux, Windows, BSD and Plan9). SmartOS is designed to be particularly suitable for building clouds and generating appliances.

KDE neon is a Ubuntu-based Linux distribution and live DVD featuring the latest KDE Plasma desktop and other KDE community software. Besides the installable DVD image, the project provides a rapidly-evolving software repository with all the latest KDE software. Two editions of the product are available - a "User" edition, designed for those interested in checking out the latest KDE software as it gets released, and a "Developer's" edition, created as a platform for testing cutting-edge KDE applications.

MuseScore Studio 4.6 open-source notation app adds new guitar, piano, and voice features, along with big workflow improvements.

The post MuseScore Studio 4.6 Notation App Released with VST3 Support on Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

The kernel 6.17 release benefits from improvements in the graphics subsystem, hardware enablement, and more! See where Collabora’s kernel team contributed to this release.

The post Kernel 6.17: Auspicious Autumnal Accomplishments appeared first on Linux Today.

UBports releases Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 with new features, fresh logos, and support for additional mobile devices.

The post Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 Released Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS appeared first on Linux Today.

Linus Torvalds removes Bcachefs from the upcoming Linux kernel 6.18; the filesystem will now continue as a DKMS module.

The post Linux Kernel 6.18 to Ship Without Bcachefs appeared first on Linux Today.

NVIDIA releases Linux driver 580.95 with HDMI 4:2:2 FRL support on Blackwell GPUs, plus key bug fixes and performance updates.

The post Latest NVIDIA Linux Driver 580.95 Released with Bug Fixes appeared first on Linux Today.

OffSec has released Kali Linux 2025.3, the most up-to-date version of its popular penetration testing and digital forensics platform.

The post Kali Linux 2025.3 Brings Improved Virtual Machine Tooling, 10 New Tools appeared first on Linux Today.

In this Help Net Security interview, Daniel Stenberg, lead developer od cURL, discusses how the widely used tool remains secure across billions of devices, from cloud services to IoT. He shares insights into cURL’s decades-long journey of testing, reviewing, and refining its code to minimize risks.

The post Behind The Scenes of cURL with its Founder: Releases, Updates, and Security appeared first on Linux Today.

Archcraft is a minimal Linux distribution based on Arch Linux. The project provides a graphical user interface using minimal window managers rather than full featured desktop environments. Archcraft is installed using the Calamares system installer and includes the yay package manager to facilitate fetching software from the Arch User Repository.

Open-source software is everywhere. It runs the browsers we use, the apps we rely on, and the infrastructure that keeps businesses connected. For many security leaders, it is simply part of the environment, not something they think about every day. That is where trouble can start.

The post The Hidden Risks Inside Open-source Code appeared first on Linux Today.

Learn how to use Stonkfetch Python CLI tool to fetch and track real-time stock information with ASCII art logos in your Terminal.

The post Stonkfetch: A Neofetch-like CLI Tool To Display Stock Information With ASCII Art Logos appeared first on Linux Today.

ChessMD is a free and open source lightweight PGN database viewer and analysis tool. Here’s my verdict on this software.

The post ChessMD – Lightweight PGN Database Viewer and Analysis Tool appeared first on Linux Today.

MidnightBSD is a FreeBSD-derived operating system. A critical goal of the project is to create an easy-to-use desktop environment with graphical ports management, and system configuration using GNUstep. The vast majority of the operating system will maintain a BSD license. MidnightBSD was forked from FreeBSD 6.1 beta.

Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition:

• Front: LLMs and copyright; Systemd packaging in Debian; Gccrs; FineIBT; 6.18 Merge window; Interrupt-aware spinlocks; Fedora's /boot.
• Briefs: Linux 6.18-rc1; Librephone; LMDE 7; Ubuntu 25.10; Firefox 144.0; Julia 1.12; Quotes; ...
• Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.

AnduinOS is an Ubuntu-based distribution which provides a GNOME desktop which has been themed and styled to resemble Windows 11. The project provides a smaller ISO file than its parent with each supported language split into a separate ISO. Snap support, which is included in Ubuntu, has been removed from AnduinOS.

Boqun Feng spoke at Kangrejos 2025 about adding a frequently needed API for Rust drivers that need to handle interrupts: interrupt-aware spinlocks. Most drivers will need to communicate information from interrupt handlers to main driver code, and this exchange is frequently synchronized with the use of spinlocks. While his first attempts ran into problems, Feng's ultimate solution could help prevent bugs in C code as well, by tracking the number of nested scopes that have disabled interrupts. The patch set, which contains work from Feng and Lyude Paul, is still under review.