Linux News Roundup for August 18, 2025 ep 4
This week in Linux news (Aug 12–17, 2025):
- Linux 6.16.1 fixes Intel i915 regression
- Ubuntu 25.10 may ship with a release candidate kernel
- NVIDIA 580 driver improves Wayland support
- Arch AUR hit by a DDoS attack
- GNOME 49 beta released (and GNOME turns 28!)
- Debian turns 32 with SparkyLinux 8.0 and Grml 2025.08
HAL is on vacation this week, so it’s just me giving you the straight Linux news (no AI interruptions).
Chapters are listed below.
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Chapter
00:00 - Start
00:45 - Linux 6.16 Issues
01:23 - Ubuntu and 6.17
01:54 - NVIDIA 580 Driver Release
02:29 - Arch AUR Hit by DDOS
03:08 - GNOME 49 Beta
03:26 - SparkyLinux and GRML
04:09 - Oracle VirtualBox V 7.2
05:03 - Outro
- Linux 6.16.1 fixes Intel i915 regression
- Ubuntu 25.10 may ship with a release candidate kernel
- NVIDIA 580 driver improves Wayland support
- Arch AUR hit by a DDoS attack
- GNOME 49 beta released (and GNOME turns 28!)
- Debian turns 32 with SparkyLinux 8.0 and Grml 2025.08
HAL is on vacation this week, so it’s just me giving you the straight Linux news (no AI interruptions).
Chapters are listed below.
Like, share, and subscribe for weekly Linux news.
Don’t forget to hit the bell so you don’t miss the next roundup.
Chapter
00:00 - Start
00:45 - Linux 6.16 Issues
01:23 - Ubuntu and 6.17
01:54 - NVIDIA 580 Driver Release
02:29 - Arch AUR Hit by DDOS
03:08 - GNOME 49 Beta
03:26 - SparkyLinux and GRML
04:09 - Oracle VirtualBox V 7.2
05:03 - Outro
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I would like to use this channel to give back to the community what I have learned from others. I cover a wide range of topics on computing technology from Home Server setup on a budget, Linux for general use (workstation, server and development), High P...