With the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel cycle there are yet more Rust kernel bindings being introduced and other additions to make it possible to write more Linux kernel drivers within the Rust programming language. Among the new Rust additions expected for Linux 6.19 are making it possible to write Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) bus drivers in Rust.

Queued in the past two weeks to the driver-core.git's driver-core-next Git branch are the patches enabling the Rust I2

Queued up via the Linux kernel's RDMA development Git tree is "BNG_RE" as the next-generation RoCE driver from Broadcom.

This RDMA over Converged Ethernet "RoCE" driver is for Broadcom's BCM5770X chip family. Introduced in the Linux 6.18 kerne lis the "BNG_EN" driver as the new Broadcom network driver for the BCM5770X series while for Linux 6.19 is this BNG_RE driver for the RDMA support

A new SoC vendor and in turn new SoC/platform support is set to premiere in the Linux 6.19 kernel with the initial Black Sesame Technologies C1200 support.

Black Sesame Technologies is a Chinese vendor developing automotive-grade computing platforms for smart vehicles and autonomous driving. The nine year old company offers a range of automotive-grade computing platform solutions but now with Linux 5.19 that will debut in 2026 is the first time seeing any mainline Linux kernel support for their

The Genode OS Framework 25.11 release was issued this weekend as the newest update to this original open-source operating system effort built around a micro-kernel design and various novel design approaches.

With Genode OS Framework 25.11 they now have accelerated Intel integrated graphics working for Alder Lake processors. There are also other hardware improvements like USB-serial support. ARM64 work also continues to be a big focus with hardware improvements for the likes of the PinePhone and MNT Reform.

The Genode

Making for an exciting holiday weekend night is the Algol 68 programming language front-end "ga68" being merged into the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) codebase. After COBOL language support landed in GCC 15 earlier this year, next year's GCC 16 release is adding support for the half-century old Algol 68 programming language.

Back on the first of January the GCC Algol 68 patches were posted for review by Oracle engineer Jose E. Marchesi. In March the GCC steering committee

In addition to the releases today of updated Endeavour OS and CachyOS , Solus 4.8 is out as the latest version of another desktop Linux distribution popular with enthusiasts.

Solus 4.8 is out today and features their big epoch in finishing their /usr merge and removing Python 2 and in turn also a big update to systemd.

Solus 4.8 also gets rid of their Solus Software Center app in favor of relying on GNOME Software or KDE Discover, respectively, depending upon your desktop choice.

In addition to the release today of a big refresh to Endeavour OS , CachyOS is out with their latest ISO refresh for this additional Arch Linux powered desktop OS. CachyOS for its November 2025 refresh brings installer improvements, now installs additional packages for media acceleration when capable Intel graphics are detected, handling for Bcachefs with its DKMS module, and other improvements.

For enhancing system accessibility, CachyOS now brings Orca screen reader and eSpeak-NG text-to-speech support to its ISO and installer. CachyOS has also

With the Linux 6.18 stable kernel release expected to take place tomorrow on 30 November, here is a reminder about some of the new hardware support and other interesting features coming in this next stable version of the Linux kernel.

In our original reporting and monitoring of the Linux 6.18 kernel changes, some of the most interesting highlights for Linux 6.18 on the Phoronix radar include:

- Apple M2 Pro, Max, and Ultra support in early form for the mainline kernel..

For those looking to improve their clipboard management experience on the GNOME desktop, Copyous is a new GNOME Shell extension serving as a new clipboard manager.

The Copyous clipboard manager for GNOME supports handling text / code / images / files / links / colors / etc. Copyous allows pinning favorite items, grouping items by color, customizable clipboard actions, and other customization options.