Issue #300 / Nov 2025

Is it just me, or is this so-called "AI bubble" so complicated and odd that it's hard to even come up with the words to speak about it meaningfully?

Linux From Scratch 12.4 and Debian 13.1 "trixie"

In the news: USB4 Maintainer Leaves Intel; Budgie 10.9.3; KDE Linux Alpha Available for Daring Users; AMD Initiates Graphics Driver Updates for Linux Kernel 6.18; AerynOS Alpha; AUR Repository Still Under DDoS Attack; RingReaper Malware Poses Danger to Linux Systems; Happy Birthday, Linux; and VirtualBox 7.2.

Linux might be safer than Windows, but it is not as safe as you think. We'll show you how a virus can navigate through the formidable Linux security system to deliver a payload.

While there are hundreds of active Linux distributions, most fall into a dozen categories. Bruce breaks them down in his farewell column.

Intel has announced the end of the innovative, high-performance Linux distribution known as Clear Linux. We recount its successes with this epitaph.

Deeper knowledge of the GRUB 2 bootloader will help you with troubleshooting and customizing your Linux boot environment.

Use a low-cost GPS module and Navit to build a portable GPS system.

Affinity is an award-winning photo editing, graphic design, and page layout tool suite that will run on Linux – with a little help from Wine.

Command-line applications have modernized since Bruce started writing about the command line 16 years ago. In his farewell column, he covers some of the recent innovations.