This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Debian's Challenge When Its Developers Quietly Drift Away:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Developers-Quiet-Away

Debian's CI Data No Longer Publicly Browseable Due To LLM Scrapers / Bot Traffic:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-CI-LLM-Restrictions

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Users Get Linux 6.17 and Mesa 25.2 Ahead of Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS:
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-users-get-linux-6-17-and-mesa-25-2-ahead-of-ubuntu-24-04-4-lts

Ubuntu To Support The SpacemiT K3 As One Of The First RISC-V RVA23 SoCs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-SpacemiT-K3

Dank Fedora MiracleWM & Other Fedora 44 Changes Approved:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-44-Dank-MiracleWM

KDE Linux To Provide Better Hardware Support & Better Performance:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Linux-Performance-Hardware

openSUSE Tumbleweed brings transactional-update 6.0.6 and Ruby 4.0 updates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/opensuse-tumbleweed-brings-transactional-update-6-0-6-and-ruby-4-0-updates/

Linux Lite 7.8 releases 12 rewritten apps and expands software selection:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/linux-lite-7-8-releases-12-rewritten-apps-and-expands-software-selection/

Linux From Scratch Abandoning SysVinit Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LFS-Dropping-SysVinit

TrueNAS 26 Looks Toward OpenZFS 2.4, Linux 6.18 LTS & LXC Container Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrueNAS-26-Plans

GNOME Shell & Mutter 50 Beta Releases Bring Stable VRR, Improved Frame Scheduling:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Mutter-50-Beta

GNOME's Glycin 2.1 Beta Enables JPEG 2000 Support By Default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Glycin-2.1-Beta-JPEG-2000

Papers adds handwriting & text annotations in latest Nightly builds:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/papers-gnome-app-annotations-signature

KDE Plasma 6.6 Fixing Significant Issues With Fingerprint Authentication:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.6-Fingerprint-Fixes

KDE Gear 25.12.2 Brings Improvements to Dolphin, NeoChat, Kate, and Other Apps:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-12-2-brings-improvements-to-dolphin-neochat-kate-and-other-apps

System76 plans for COSMIC include Vulkan, HDR, gaming improvements and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/system76-cosmic-vulkan-hdr-linux-gaming/

Steam Survey Results For January 2026:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-January-2026

(more Linux and FOSS news in comment)

#WeeklyNews #Linux #LinuxNews #Debian #Ubuntu #Fedora #MiracleWM #KDE #KDELinux #openSUSE #LinuxLite #LinuxFromScratch #TrueNAS #GNOME #KDEPlasma #KDEGear #COSMIC #SteamSurvey #Steam #COSMICDesktop #Ubuntu2404 #openSUSETumbleweed #GNOMEShell #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #DistroRelease #DistributionRelease #DesktopEnvironment #DE #LinuxDistro #FosseryTech

Jedes Update von #HomeAssistant auf #TrueNas ist ein Coinflip. Gehts oder gehts nicht

Omfg I'm so happy this #TrueNAS bug was fixed (and available in v25.10) regarding login fields & password manager usage.
https://ixsystems.atlassian.net/browse/NAS-136335

Frustrating how stumbling blocks like that really add up over time >v< and suddenly forget about them as soon as they're cleared

TrueNAS’s 2026 roadmap highlights Linux kernel 6.18 LTS, OpenZFS 2.4, LXC containers, and built-in ransomware detection in TrueNAS 26.
https://linuxiac.com/truenas-previews-2026-with-truenas-26-beta-planned-for-april/

#truenas #nas #opensource #selfhosting

I may be late to the party, anyway I have to say: #TrueNAS scale is quite nice. It's UI is polished and all the relevant stuff is there and integrated nicely.
I wish every appliance had such a nice web UI.

GaryH Tech installs WebZFS by q5sys (JT) on FreeBSD

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0ePkpVMHu8> @garyhtech

― via <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1qvi95q/garyh_tech_installs_webzfs_by_q5sys_jt_on_freebsd/>

Cc @poes

#WebZFS #FreeBSD #OpenZFS #TrueNAS

Ich wollte nur ein Backup, bekam aber einen goldenen Käfig. Mein neuester Exkurs führt vom schicken UniFi-Designobjekt zum ehrlichen Ugreen-Werkzeugkasten.

Wie ich TrueNAS auf widerspenstiger Hardware installierte, warum 128KB Small Blocks den N100 zum Fliegen bringen und wie „Wintermute“ endlich seine Bestimmung fand. Knausrigkeit als IT Ingenieurskunst! 🐧

https://www.pandolin.io/projekt-homebase-exkurs-backup-stage-2/

#RebelHomebase #TrueNAS #ZFS #SelfHosting #HomeLab #OpenSource #Linux #Pandolin #BeAVoice #DigitaleSouveränität

#macmini as a #nas épisode 3 c'est tout de suite sur https://twitch.tv/ahp_nils ! #sysadmin #devops #twitchfr #twitchstreamer #TwitchStreamers #truenas

Muszę się wam pochwalić, że ogarnąłem sposób na replikację zfs miedzy TrueNASami spiętymi netbirdem. Pomogła mi wtym mała VMka. Tylko dysk jej ciut za duży założyłem #selfhosting #homelab #OwnYourData #deGoogle #TrueNAS #backup

Cài NAS giá rẻ từ 50£: CPU i3 6100, RAM 8GB, ổ NVMe 256GB. Sử dụng TrueNAS Scale, Jellyfin & Immich để chia sẻ media/photos. Cấu hình DNS động + reverse proxy (Nginx) qua domain myserver.net để truy cập từ xa. Hướng dẫn bỏ túi cho người mới bắt đầu. #NAS #TrueNAS #Jellyfin #Selfhost #Linhkiệntuê #LAPTOPDIY #TechHowTo #VietnamTech

*(Chi phí ~50£, thiết lập Zpool gương, vượt qua thử thách DNS và port-forwarding mesh WiFi. Cảnh báo: Cẩn trọng quyền truy cập, chỉ cần đổi mật khẩu mạnh để bảo vệ d

Người dùng muốn chuyển từ Truenas Scale sang Proxmox để tận dụng phần cứng mạnh hơn (HP Z440) và chạy thêm dịch vụ như Immich, Home Assistant. Hiện tại hệ thống cũ (HP Pavilion) không hỗ trợ GPU transcoding và cần hướng dẫn: (1) Cách tốt nhất di chuyển, (2) Có thể dùng Truenas dưới dạng VM trên Proxmox không (lo máy chủ không có controller SSD), (3) Giải pháp thay thế Truenas? #Proxmox #Truenas #Selfhosted #NAS #VietnamTech #HobbyIT #Docker #Migrate #HPC #Storage #HomeLab #VM #VietnamIT #LưuTrữ

I'm looking at solutions for making it easy to do large media file transfers (for #musicking, not 🏴‍☠️, silly).

It's tempting to set up an FTP server because nostalgia or just set up shell accounts for the people who need to be involved, but that's a bit technical for some of my collaborators.

I have a #TrueNAS box on the LAN with adequate storage. Only public-accessible services currently are gaming servers in containers.

How do we feel about #NextCloud? What should I be considering?

Curse you, #PiHole!

Just kidding. I just checked the power usage of my #TrueNAS server and it's average is now above 100watts with the addition of PiHole.

The literal embodiment of freedom (from ads) is not free.

Copying my music to USB stick takes a very looong time.

Copying it a folder on my #TrueNAS server takes a lot less time.
(Though the completion estimates are out of their minds.)

Whats your approach for VMs (in #Proxmox or any other hypervisor) with large (1-2TB) Storage needs?

Currently I have an virtual #TrueNAS (with hardware pass-thru) which provides NFS/SMB Mounts for the other VMs. But this is not always possible depending on the hardware.

And creating large vDisks feels wrong.

:BoostOK:

Làm thế nào để chia sẻ file (NFS/SMB) qua Internet an toàn?

Một quản trị viên đang tìm giải pháp cho phép đồng nghiệp truy cập từ xa vào dữ liệu trên TrueNAS (chạy qua Proxmox). Thay vì mở port công khai gây rủi ro bảo mật cho giao thức SMB/NFS, các giải pháp tối ưu được đề xuất gồm:

1. Thiết lập VPN (WireGuard, Tailscale hoặc ZeroTier) để tạo mạng nội bộ ảo.
2. Sử dụng Cloudflare Tunnel (kết hợp WARP client) để bảo mật kết nối.

#SelfHosted #TrueNAS #Networking #Security #VPN #Cloudflare #Chi

Cần thiết lập chia sẻ tệp (NFS/SMB) từ xa qua internet từ homelab (Proxmox + TrueNAS). Hiện tại dùng Cloudflare tunnels công khai nhưng muốn giới hạn quyền truy cập cho 1 người cụ thể qua kết nối bảo mật. Cần gợi ý cấu hình an toàn. #selfhosted #Cloudflare #TrueNAS #chiaSẻTệp #networking

https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1qq1t0b/how_to_allow_for_file_sharing_nfssmb_over_the/

Does #TrueNAS have a file sync app like #Synology Drive? I see the #NextCloud has one but looks like they're just never going to get it working on Android. And the #QNAP one only supports Ubuntu.

I don't want to stick with Synology with all the recent fuckery, but it seems like nothing else has file sync done as well as they do.

No, pierwszy element setup NAS+Home Assistant jest. Wybór padł na leciwego Dell Optiplex 9020 USFF. Na pokładzie i5-4590S, 16G RAM, dwa dyski SSD. W drodze kieszeń USB na dwa dyski HDD spięte sprzętowo w RAID1 oraz multibramka #zigbee #thread. Ciekawe jak to będzie współgrało #truenas #HomeAssisstant

🔧 Đang chuẩn bị mở rộng ổ cho homelab, mình gặp bug giữa ổ Seagate IronWolf 4 TB (firmware SC60) và card LSI. Không tìm thấy driver trên công cụ tải Seagate. Ai biết hiện nay vẫn còn vấn đề này? Có cách fix hoặc đề xuất card PCIe thay thế cho TrueNAS Core không? #TrueNAS #Homelab #IronWolf #LSI #PCIe #SelfHosted #NAS #tựlàm

https://www.reddit.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1qpb0l0/ironwolf_4_tb_and_lsi/