SparkyLinux 2025.09 “Tiamat” Released with Debian “Forky” Base

• Post published:2025-09-17

Sparky semi-rolling 2025.09 “Tiamat” is out with Linux kernel 6.16, GCC 15, Calamares 3.4, and Debian "Forky" testing base.

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Thunderbird 143 Brings Bug Fixes Across Windows, macOS, and Linux

• Post published:2025-09-17

Thunderbird 143, an open-source email client, fixes crashes, Gmail relay issues, drafts handling bugs, and adds security updates across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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AMD Ends AMDVLK Development, Shifts Focus to RADV Vulkan Driver

• Post published:2025-09-16

AMD ends AMDVLK development, unifying its Linux Vulkan driver strategy and backing RADV as the official open-source driver for Radeon GPUs.

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Next-Gen AV2 Video Codec Announced by AOMedia

• Post published:2025-09-16

AV2, AOMedia’s successor to AV1, arrives in late 2025 with better compression, AR/VR support, and broad backing across the streaming industry.

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Firefox 143 Released with Copilot Chatbot, Web App Creation + More

• Post published:2025-09-16

Mozilla Firefox 143 brings new features and improvements, including access to Microsoft's AI chatbot, date info in the address bar, and web app support.

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Libxml2 Maintainer Steps Down

• Post published:2025-09-16

The long-time maintainer of libxml2, Nick Wellnhofer, resigns, with only critical regression fixes planned through 2025.

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