Fossery Tech :debian: :gnome:<p>This week's Linux and FOSS news:</p><p>LINUX NEWS</p><p>Linux Mint monthly news - improved support for keyboard layouts and IM, improved Wayland support, improved on-screen keyboard, redesigned menu:<br><a href="https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4895" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4895</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>openSUSE Leap 16 Released - Requires x86-64-v2 CPUs, No x86 32-bit Support By Default:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Leap-16" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/openSUSE-Lea</span><span class="invisible">p-16</span></a></p><p>openSUSE Tumbleweed's September update brings Linux 6.16.5, GNOME 49, and KDE Plasma 6.4.5:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/opensuse-tumbleweed-s-september-update-brings-linux-6-16-5-gnome-49-and-kde-plasma-6-4-5/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/</span><span class="invisible">opensuse-tumbleweed-s-september-update-brings-linux-6-16-5-gnome-49-and-kde-plasma-6-4-5/</span></a></p><p>Fedora's Balancing Act: New Guidelines on Vibe Coding Contributions:<br><a href="https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-ai-guidelines/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.itsfoss.com/fedora-ai-gui</span><span class="invisible">delines/</span></a></p><p>Raspberry Pi OS Updated Against Debian 13 Trixie:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Raspberry-Pi-OS-Debian-13" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/Raspberry-Pi</span><span class="invisible">-OS-Debian-13</span></a></p><p>KaOS 2025.09 brings Linux 6.16 kernel, KDE Plasma 6.4, Qt5 removal & enhanced Midna theme:<br><a href="https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/kaos-2025-09-brings-linux-6-16-kernel-kde-plasma-6-4-qt5-removal-and-enhanced-midna-theme/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/</span><span class="invisible">kaos-2025-09-brings-linux-6-16-kernel-kde-plasma-6-4-qt5-removal-and-enhanced-midna-theme/</span></a></p><p>Second Beta Of KDE Plasma 6.5 Released For Testing:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.5-Beta-2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6</span><span class="invisible">.5-Beta-2</span></a></p><p>KDE Plasma 6.5 Sees More Fixes & More Early Feature Work For Plasma 6.6:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.5-Beta-2-Week-Fix" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6</span><span class="invisible">.5-Beta-2-Week-Fix</span></a></p><p>GNOME 49 Support, New Keyboard Options Added to Tiling Shell:<br><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/tiling-shell-adds-gnome-49-support-new-keyboard-switching-options" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/tiling</span><span class="invisible">-shell-adds-gnome-49-support-new-keyboard-switching-options</span></a></p><p>Mini Floating Panel GNOME Extension Adds New Auto-Positioning Options:<br><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/mini-floating-panel-7-click-positioning" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/mini-f</span><span class="invisible">loating-panel-7-click-positioning</span></a></p><p>Steam On Linux Use Up 1% From Last September:<br><a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-September-2925" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">phoronix.com/news/Steam-Septem</span><span class="invisible">ber-2925</span></a></p><p>Proton Hotfix updated to improve FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles on Linux:<br><a href="https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/proton-hotfix-updated-to-improve-final-fantasy-tactics-the-ivalice-chronicles-on-linux/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/prot</span><span 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