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As we work toward the stable Linux 6.18 kernel release expected around the end of December, out today is the Linux 6.18-rc5 test kernel.

Linus Torvalds christened the Linux 6.18-rc5 kernel just minutes ago. It's been another week of mostly small changes throughout kernel space. The changes on my radar this week include many DRM kernel graphics driver fixes, electronic privacy screen hotkey handling for some Dell laptops, and partially addressing a performance regression that is most prominent on IBM POWER CPUs.

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The MX Linux team has officially released MX Linux 25 “Infinity”, the next major version of the popular Debian-based distribution, now built on Debian 13 “Trixie”.

The new version ships in several editions—Xfce, KDE Plasma, and Fluxbox—each updated to their latest stable versions. The release includes Xfce 4.20, Plasma 6.3.6, and Fluxbox 1.3.7.

Most ISO images come with the Linux kernel 6.12 LTS from Debian’s stable repositories, while the AHS (Advanced Hardware Support) variants feature the 6.16 Liquorix kernel for better performance on newer hardware.

The major change is that all releases now include systemd by default, although SysVinit variants of the Xfce and Fluxbox editions are still available for users who prefer the traditional init system. According to developers, this will improve compatibility and simplify future maintenance.

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Catch up on the latest Linux news: MX 25, Devuan 6, IncusOS, Hyprland 0.52, Plasma 6.5.2, NPM 2.13, GNOME 50 ends the X11 era, Mint's new Cinnamon menu, and more.

Welcome to the 45th week of Linuxiac’s 2025 Weekly Roundup — your go-to source for all things Linux & Open Source. Here’s a look at the biggest Linux and FOSS highlights from the past week (Nov 3 – 9).

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Artist: Iwauchi Tomoki | fediverse | pixiv | twitter | danbooru

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L’état d’urgence a été instauré en France dans la foulée des attentats du 13 novembre 2015, renforçant les pouvoirs des autorités civiles pour lutter contre le terrorisme mais restreignant également…

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from +972’s Sunday Recap
from +972Magazine [published in #Israel]
Nov. 9, 2025

The Israeli army’s top legal official is being hounded over her role in leaking a video of Israeli prison guards raping a #Palestinian captive inside the Sde Teiman detention facility last year, a scandal that has split the nation. Yet both sides of the debate ignore her complicity in the genocide, Ori Goldberg argued — a reflection of #Israel’s moral decay.

Also:

• How to end Israeli apartheid
• In a tent in central Gaza, a women’s film festival is born
• The genocide through their eyes: An illustrated timeline
• PODCAST: What happened to the Palestinian popular struggle?

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(Mar a Largo, FL) the president is said to be shaken, but in stable condition after what he claims was an attack by “masked men” in his office, after a brief official meeting after a full day of golfing. The president says the he has no idea how the assailants got through layers Secret Service security, and likewise escaped, but pointed out several times that his injuries had nothing to do with what was said in the meeting. “They were big, bad men, with masks, this was nothing to do with the meeting, what was said in the meeting,” trump reiterated to the media.

Sources close to the White House note that the last thing discussed in the meeting was a comment by FBI Director Kash Patel, who tried to convince the president that a person cannot lick their own elbow. “Trump couldn’t believe it,” said one source that asked not to be named. “I don’t remember how it came up. But Kash told him there was no way to do it.” What followed, after the meeting room was emptied, was a “struggle,” in which several pieces of furniture were broken, and trump found by secret service on the ground, bleeding from several cuts, his jacket off and sleeves rolled up. Trump blamed the damage on two large assailants who “appeared out of nowhere” and “went to town” on the president. He has called for a full investigation of antifa following the attack.

Noting that security cameras are all over the Mar a Lago facility, several press agencies have filed FOIA requests to review any relevant footage. The White House has declined to provide video footage of the events.

Some Americans are alarmed by this turn of event. Leo Stubgetter, a cow detangler in Key Largo, said, “the idea that antifa has the ability to teleport is very frightening. Also, wearing a mask is illegal, unless you are trying to deport people, where it’s mandatory. They better not have been trying to deport our commander in chief!”