Author: Faith Thompson

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Gentoo Seeks Infrastructure Sponsors After Long-Term Support Ends

Gentoo needs new infrastructure sponsors after several long-running supporters ended their contributions this year. Its October 7 appeal asks for help with hosting and hardware. For someone running Gentoo at home, the first point is straightforward: this is not a release announcement, an upgrade instruction or a notice that updates…
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ZUPT Brings Post-Quantum Backup Support to openSUSE Factory

An encrypted archive can sit on a shelf for years. That long life is why the ZUPT backup tool’s arrival in openSUSE Factory is interesting. OpenSUSE announced the acceptance on October 4. The tool brings compression, integrity checks and hybrid post-quantum encryption into the same package. What the ZUPT backup…
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Arch Linux October ISO Arrives With Linux 7.2.7

The Arch Linux October ISO is available as release 2026.10.01. Published on October 1, 2026, the new installation snapshot uses Linux 7.2.7. It gives fresh installations a current starting point, while existing Arch systems continue to follow the rolling repositories. What the Arch Linux October ISO contains Arch’s official release…