OpenWrt switch work, Fedora stack retirements, NixOS CI

OpenWrt developers advanced Realtek and Qualcomm switch support while Fedora debated retiring DNF4 and adopting a new secrets provider. NixOS saw a stable CI release and continued discussion of boot-chain gaps for anti-cheat requirements.

OpenWrt RTL93xx managed switch support advances

An active OpenWrt forum thread on porting support for RTL838x and RTL93xx based managed switches concluded with a submitted pull request covering the UniFi USW Pro XG 10 PoE. The work targets broader hardware enablement for these Realtek switch families. Readers tracking embedded routing platforms gain a concrete path toward upstreaming previously unsupported managed switch devices.

Fedora 46 proposal to drop DNF4 and Modularity

A system-wide Fedora change proposal for F46 calls for removing the entire DNF4 stack along with Modularity, requiring a full transition to DNF5. Discussion on the devel list involved a small group of packagers examining the migration scope. The change would simplify the package management surface but forces remaining DNF4 consumers to complete their move before the release.

Fedora 45 oo7 Secrets Service adoption hits snags

A Fedora 45 system-wide change proposes adopting oo7 as the SecretService provider. Thread participants reported migration bugs and raised security concerns about upstream AI-generated code. Desktop and session maintainers need to weigh the replacement against existing secret-service stability before the freeze.

Gradient v2.0 reaches stable as NixOS CI

Gradient v2.0 was announced as a stable release of a Nix continuous-integration system that supports concurrent evaluation and builds together with resource-aware scheduling. The NixOS Discourse thread framed it as a faster alternative for package and system testing. Nix maintainers and hydra users gain another option for high-throughput CI workloads.

Shunt package adds resolver-agnostic policy routing

A new OpenWrt package named shunt provides domain-based policy routing that works independently of the DNS backend by snooping DNS traffic. Recent updates added tproxy support, file-based lists, and TTL handling. Network administrators running mixed resolver setups can apply routing policies without binding to a particular DNS daemon.

Qualcommax NSS builds gain EEE support

The long-running Qualcommax NSS build thread on the OpenWrt forum saw a new pull request that adds Energy Efficient Ethernet support for 2.5G and 10G ports after reports of link and traffic failures. Contributors continue refining the out-of-tree NSS acceleration path. Users of Qualcomm-based multi-gigabit routers benefit from incremental stability and power-management fixes.

Fedora discussion on version-specific dependency builds

A Fedora packager proposed decoupling complex applications from Rawhide by allowing builds against specific dependency releases or via containers. The devel list exchange explored whether such isolation would ease maintenance of packages with strict version constraints. Maintainers of large or fast-moving stacks may find the idea useful for reducing rebuild churn.

NixOS boot security gaps versus EAC Linux v2

Discussion on NixOS Discourse compared Epic Anti-Cheat Linux v2 boot-chain requirements with ongoing work tracked under issue 549372. Participants noted that NixOS still lacks centralized signing keys and lockdown support. The mismatch matters for anyone attempting to run protected titles or harden the boot path on NixOS systems.