📰 GNOME 49.4 Released with Shell, Mutter, and Files Bug Fixes

GNOME 49.4 desktop environment is out with fixes for Shell, Mutter, and Files, improving stability and display scaling.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gnome-49-4-released-with-shell-mutter-and-files-bug-fixes/

#gnome

📰 5 open-source apps that are so good their premium versions are worth paying for

As someone who relies heavily on open-source tools in daily work, I’ve learned one thing: “free” doesn’t have to mean compromised. Some open-source apps are so thoughtfully built that they become part of your workflow long before you ever think about pricing. And when you do pay, it doesn’t feel forced, it feels earned.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/open-source-apps-so-good-premium-versions-worth-paying-for/

#opensource

📰 REMnux 8 Linux Toolkit for Malware Analysis Is Out to Celebrate 15th Anniversary

REMnux 8 Linux distro and toolkit for malware analysis is now available for download. This is a major release that comes more than 5 years after version 7.0 to celebrate the project’s 15th anniversary.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/remnux-8-linux-toolkit-for-malware-analysis-is-out-to-celebrate-15th-anniversary

#distro #linux

📰 Vim 9.2 Released With Experimental Wayland Support, Better HiDPI Display Support

Vim 9.2 is out today as the newest feature release for this robust and comprehensive text editor. This Valentine's Day release for Vim lovers brings experimental Wayland support, XDG Base Directory specification support, modernized defaults for HiDPI displays, new completion features, and an improved diff mode...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Vim-9.2-Released

#wayland

📰 F2FS Delivers "Several Key Performance Optimizations" With Linux 7.0

The Flash Friendly File-System (F2FS) has multiple performance improvements to provide its users with on the in-development Linux 7.0 kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-F2FS

#linux #kernel

📰 6 microcontroller projects that used to require a full SBC running Linux

We used to need SBCs for these projects; modern microcontrollers handle them more easily and inexpensively while being easier to maintain.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/microcontroller-projects-used-require-full-sbc-running-linux/

#linux

📰 Linux Kernel Improvement Can Make Hibernation Several Times Faster With Slow SSDs

A patch series sent out for review this weekend can significantly improve the system hibernation performance under Linux. Particularly for those with slower SSDs, the patches can make Linux hibernate up to several times faster...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Faster-Hibernation-Slow

#linux #kernel

📰 KaOS 2026.02 Debuts Niri Wayland Desktop While Exploring Life Beyond Systemd

KaOS 2026.02 is released without Plasma on the ISO, introducing the Niri and Noctalia Wayland desktops. Plasma 6 remains available in the repositories.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kaos-2026-02-debuts-niri-wayland-desktop/

#wayland #systemd #plasma

📰 CTM360: Lumma Stealer and Ninja Browser malware campaign abusing Google Groups

CTM360 reports 4,000+ malicious Google Groups and 3,500+ Google-hosted URLs used to spread the Lumma Stealer infostealing malware and a trojanized "Ninja Browser." The report details how attackers abuse trusted Google services to steal credentials and maintain persistence across Windows and Linux systems.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ctm360-lumma-stealer-and-ninja-browser-malware-campaign-abusing-google-groups/

#linux

📰 ACEMAGIC N3A NAS features AMD Ryzen 7 3750H and support for 4 HDDs and 2 SSDs

The ACEMAGIC N3A is an upcoming network-attached storage (NAS) system with four bays for 3.5 inch hard drives, two M.2 slots with support for PCIe 3.0 NVMe storage, and a somewhat surprising processor. ACEMAGIC’s new NAS is powered by a 7-year-old AMD Ryzen 7 3750H processor. Released in the second quarter of 2019, that processor is .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/acemagic-n3a-nas-features-amd-ryzen-7-3750h-and-support-for-4-hdds-and-2-ssds/

#amd

📰 exFAT Achieves Better Sequential Read Performance With Linux 7.0

The open-source Linux file-system driver for supporting Microsoft's exFAT now can deliver better sequential read performance with Linux 7.0 thanks to multi-cluster support...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-exFAT

#linux #opensource

📰 Ubuntu 26.04 splits firmware package to simplify updates

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) is changing how hardware support updates are handled, splitting its single linux-firmware package into 17 vendor-specific sub-packages. The new approach aims to reduce the size of routine firmware updates for most users. Currently, firmware files are contained in a single package, which has grown to more than 500MB in download size in recent releases (and uses as much as 1GB disk space when installed).

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-26-04-firmware-split

#linux #ubuntu

Radxa A5E - a small NPU powered board

https://youtu.be/dcBqIn4fu18

📰 Idea Raised For Nicer DRM Panic Screen Integration On Fedora Linux

DRM Panic is the Linux kernel infrastructure now supported by most of the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) kernel graphics/display drivers for being able to render a QR code kernel error message or similar when a kernel panic occurs to provide a cleaner interface should your system run into serious problems. An idea has been raised now within the Fedora Linux camp to provide an improved experience around this feature akin to Windows' "Blue Screen...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/DRM-Panic-Nicer-Fedora-Idea

#linux #fedora #kernel

📰 Reverse Engineering Linux Distro REMnux Marks 15 Years With Major v8 Release Featuring AI Agent Support

Malware analysis Linux distro gets Ubuntu 24.04 base, a new installer, and many new tools.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/remnux-v8-release/

#distro #linux #ubuntu

📰 RISC-V In Linux 7.0 Brings User-Space CFI & Optimized strlen Assembly

The RISC-V architecture updates have been merged for Linux 7.0 with a few items to note...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-RISC-V

#linux

📰 Lutris 0.5.20 Linux Game Manager Brings New Features, Wine Wayland Option

For fans of Lutris as the open-source desktop client for installing and playing many games on Linux, Lutris 0.5.20 is out today with new features that further enhance the integration with different emulators and compatibility layers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lutris-0.5.20-Released

#wayland #linux #opensource

📰 SparkyLinux 8.2 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 6.19, Updated Packages

SparkyLinux 8.2 distribution is now available for download with support for Linux kernel 6.19, based on Debian 13 "Trixie". Here's what's new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/sparkylinux-8-2-released-with-support-for-linux-kernel-6-19-updated-packages

#linux #debian #kernel

📰 Bottles 62.0 Adds Dynamic Launcher Portal Support

Bottles 62.0, a Wine prefix manager for running Windows apps on Linux, introduces Dynamic Launcher portal support and adds detailed progress reporting for backups and restore operations.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/bottles-62-0-adds-dynamic-launcher-portal-support/

#linux

📰 Bit-Brick K1 and K1 Pro are dev boards with RISC-V or Arm chips, up to 8GB RAM, and M.2 slots

The Bit-Brick K1 and Bit-Brick K1 Pro are both compact computer board that measures 90 x 80mm (3.54″ x 3.15″) and feature support for 4GB or 8GB of onboard LPDDR4x memory, and plenty of I/O features including Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports, and two M.2 slots with support for NVMe SSDs, among other .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/bit-brick-k1-and-k1-pro-are-dev-boards-with-risc-v-or-arm-chips-up-to-8gb-ram-and-m-2-slots/

#arm

Access Your Files ANYWHERE You Go — The Ultimate Pi 5 Setup
—> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOYG10CvZZA