🎙️ Ah, the riveting saga of 'Bcachefs'—where an entire hour and a half is dedicated to the joys of file system #development, perfect for anyone who finds paint drying too exhilarating. 🎧 This gripping auditory experience is brought to you by the "People's Filesystem" (because who else would demand this level of tedium?). 💤
https://linuxunplugged.com/644 #Bcachefs #Filesystem #Podcast #Tedium #TechCommunity #HackerNews #ngated

Interview with Kent Overstreet (Bcachefs) [audio]

https://linuxunplugged.com/644

#HackerNews #Interview #KentOverstreet #Bcachefs #LinuxUnplugged #Audio

Updated the #bcachefs instructions on the #nixos wiki on how to create a bcachefs-enabled installation media and how to do a encrypted rootfs install 🔒 https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Bcachefs#Generate_bcachefs_enabled_installation_media

I've decided I'm done with #Btrfs for non-default root installs. #Bcachefs & #mdraid users: tell me about your experience ( #ZFS users: dw, I already use that on #TrueNAS & #openSUSE #Tumbleweed) #homelab

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Tuxedo unveils Gemini 17 Gen4 Linux laptop for high performance workloads:
https://betanews.com/2025/12/05/tuxedo-unveils-gemini-17-gen4-linux-laptop-for-high-performance-workloads/

Reddit Strangers Built an Open Source Linux Handheld, And They Want Your Help:
https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-platform-kit/

Steam On Linux Use Easily Hits An All-Time High In November:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Linux-November-2025

Linux kernel 6.18 released with BPF security, SLUB, and networking upgrades:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/linux-kernel-6-18-released-with-bpf-security-slub-and-networking-upgrades/

It’s Official: Linux Kernel 6.18 Will Be LTS, Supported Until December 2027:
https://9to5linux.com/its-official-linux-kernel-6-18-will-be-lts-supported-until-december-2027

Linux Kernel 5.4 Reaches End of Life After More Than Six Years of Maintenance:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-5-4-reaches-end-of-life-after-more-than-six-years-of-maintenance

GNU Linux-libre 6.18 Neuters More Functionality Due To Blobs With Intel Xe, NVIDIA Nova:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Linux-Libre-6.18

Wine 10.20 released with upgraded vkd3d:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/wine-10-20-released-with-upgraded-vkd3d/

Wine 11.0-rc1 Released With TWAINDSM 64-bit Module For Scanners:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.0-rc1-Released

Mesa 25.2.8 and Mesa 25.3.1 released for open source Linux graphics drivers:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/mesa-25-2-8-and-mesa-25-3-1-released-for-open-source-linux-graphics-drivers/

Fwupd 2.0.18 Enables Linux Firmware Updating For More Hardware:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fwupd-2.0.18-Released

X.Org Server's xkbcomp Updated For Four Security Issues Dating Back Years:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/xkbcomp-1.5-Released

Features Expected For Linux 6.19: ASUS Armoury, Many Intel Bits, AMD GCN 1.0/1.1 Enhanced:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Features-Expected

NVIDIA 590.44.01 Beta Linux Driver Released With Wayland Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-590.44.01-Linux-Beta

NVIDIA Improves Block Layer Peer-To-Peer DMA In Linux 6.19:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-IO-uring-Block

Btrfs In Linux 6.19 Adds Experimental Features, Continues Preparations For FSCRYPT:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Btrfs

Bcachefs Ready With Its Reconcile Feature As Biggest Change In Two Years:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-Reconcile-Ready

An Intel Fellow & Prominent Linux Performance Engineer Resigns From Intel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Brendan-Gregg-Leaves-Intel

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#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #TUXEDO #LinuxLaptop #XOrg #X11 #LinuxKernel #NVIDIA #NVIDIADriver #Wine #LinuxLibre #Mesa #Fwupd #Btrfs #Bcachefs #FosseryTech

@khleedril

Filesystem + #LVM + #LUKS is such a crazy complexity. From the perspective of someone who needed to backup and restore such a partition.

#BTRFS + LUKS is way easier and very stable. Linux broke everywhere for me in the past, but never BTRFS (when using the longterm kernel, there were some broken drivers in the "stable" kernel a short while ago)

Filesystem-based encryption (RIP #bcachefs) would reduce this even more. But luckily my NixOS with bcachefs install didnt boot back then, otherwise I would have needed to reinstall.

#Bcachefs is a next-generation #Linux #filesystem

https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2025/298/bcachefs

#Btrfs #ZFS #kernel #CoW #ext4 #XFS

From last week's Linux Update newsletter: Marcin Gastol examines Bcachefs, a next-generation Linux filesystem that merges into the kernel
https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2025/298/bcachefs?utm_source=mlm
#CoW #storage #Linux #filesystem #kernel #performance #bcachefs #encryption

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Linux Kernel 6.17 Release is All About Performance, Reliability, and Hardware Support:
https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-6-17/

GNU Linux-libre 6.17 Deblobs The New Intel IPU7 Driver, Adjusts Existing Drivers:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Linux-libre-6.17

Wine 10.16 Released With Fast Synchronization Support Using NTSYNC:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-10.16-Released

Intel NPU Linux Driver 1.24 Released:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-NPU-Linux-Driver-1.24

NVIDIA 580.95.05 Linux Driver Released:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-580.95.05-Linux-Driver

Bcachefs Announces First-Tier Arch & NixOS Support, Post-Experimental Release EOY:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Bcachefs-DKMS-Announcement

XFS Removes Some Old Mount Options & Enables Fsck By Default For Linux 6.18:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-XFS

fish 4.1 adds brace syntax for compound commands, transient prompts, and much more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/fish-4-1-adds-brace-syntax-for-compound-commands-transient-prompts-and-much-more/

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#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #LinuxKernel #LinuxLibre #Wine #Intel #NVIDIA #Bcachefs #XFS #FishShell #NPU #NVIDIADriver #FosseryTech

#Linux :tux: : #Torvalds wirft #Bcachefs-Dateisystem aus dem Kernel | heise online https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Linux-Torvalds-wirft-Bcachefs-Dateisystem-aus-dem-Kernel-10711269.html #LinuxKernel #LinusTorvalds

Linus #Torvalds hat das #Bcachefs-#Dateisystem aus dem kommenden #Linux #Kernel 6.18 entfernt. Vorangegangen war ein Streit mit dem Entwickler über Entwicklungsmethoden und unzureichende Tests. https://winfuture.de/news,154035.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

Ich hab da nochmal was zur #Bcachefs-Sache in die Tastatur gehauen. #Meingeschreibsel

https://www.heise.de/hintergrund/Linux-Torvalds-wirft-Bcachefs-Dateisystem-aus-dem-Kernel-10711269.html

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel

#Linux :tux: 6.17 mit #AVC erschienen | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Linux-6-17-mit-AVC-erschienen-10678865.html #bcachefs #LinuxKernel #Spectre #Meltdown

Linus Torvalds removes Bcachefs core code from the Linux Kernel. Bcachefs will only be available as DKMS module in future Kernels.

Full details here: https://ostechnix.com/linus-torvalds-removes-bcachefs-from-linux-kernel/

#Bcachefs #Linuxkernel #Filesystem #Linustorvalds #Kentoverstreet #Opensource

Linus Torvalds removes Bcachefs from the upcoming Linux kernel 6.18; the filesystem will now continue as a DKMS module.
https://linuxiac.com/linux-kernel-6-18-to-ship-without-bcachefs/

#linux #bcachefs #opensource #torvalds

🚀 #Bcachefs gets the boot from the mainline kernel, leaving developers with more time to contemplate the meaning of life and #DKMS modules. Meanwhile, Linus Torvalds sharpens his scissors, preparing to snip away any trace of version confusion like an overzealous gardener. 🌱✂️
https://lwn.net/Articles/1040120/ #LinuxKernel #LinusTorvalds #VersionControl #HackerNews #ngated

Bcachefs Removed from the Mainline Kernel

https://lwn.net/Articles/1040120/

#HackerNews #Bcachefs #Removed #from #the #Mainline #Kernel #Bcachefs #MainlineKernel #Linux #OpenSource #TechNews

😭

> Remove #bcachefs core code
> bcachefs was marked 'externally maintained' in 6.17 but the code remained to make the transition smoother.
>
> It's now a DKMS module, making the in-kernel code stale, so remove it to avoid any version confusion.

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f2c61db29f277b9c80de92102fc532cc247495cd