📰 LXQt 2.4 Released With More Wayland Fixes/Improvements

The LXQt 2.4 desktop released today for joining the modern open-source desktop party alongside the likes of the recently debuted GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6, and others...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXQt-2.4-Released

#gnome #kde #opensource #plasma #wayland

📰 JFS Sees Data Integrity Hardening With Linux 7.1

It's pretty rare nowadays seeing any real changes to the JFS file-system on Linux when there are multiple far superior solutions available. But in any event, the JFS file-system driver has seen a few fixes in Linux 7.1...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-JFS

#linux

📰 Firefox 50 brings Linux emoji picker, PDF page ordering + more

Firefox 150 is released this week with an enhanced Split View features, multi-tab sharing and a clutch of welcome PDF editor improvements. Split View debuted in Firefox 149 last month, letting you easily view two web-pages side-by-side in a single tab (no more juggling windows). In Firefox 150, you can right-click a link on a web page and choose Open Link in Split View to, well, do precisely that.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/firefox-50-features

#firefox #linux

📰 A Lot Of Memory Management "MM" Improvements Merged For Linux 7.1

Andrew Morton recently sent out his various "MM" related pull requests for the ongoing Linux 7.1 kernel. There are a number of memory management optimizations in this next kernel version, which is always nice to see but all the more so these days with the inflated RAM pricing and other computer component prices...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-MM

#kernel #linux

📰 GNU Coreutils 9.11 Brings New Performance Improvements: Up To 15x Faster cat

It's not only the uutil's Rust Coreutils project seeing performance improvements but some increased healthy competition now from GNU Coreutils. With today's release of GNU Coreutils 9.11 the wc command is up to multiple times faster and even cat can be up to 15 times faster...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Coreutils-9.11

#gnu

📰 I stopped trusting my router's diagnostics after my Raspberry Pi found what it missed

Lately, I’ve been working on a lot of ESP32 projects, so I keep checking my router for connectivity. But those devices kept showing as connected even when powered off. That made me question whether my router was giving me the full picture.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/stopped-trusting-routers-diagnostics-after-raspberry-pi-found-what-missed/

#raspberry

📰 While New NTFS Driver Merged, NTFS3 Driver Sees Fixes & Minor Changes For Linux 7.1

Last week saw the "NTFS resurrection" as Linux Torvalds put it with the new/overhauled NTFS driver having been merged for Linux 7.1. Even still, the NTFS3 driver that was contributed a few years ago by Paragon Software remains in the mainline kernel and today were some fixes/improvements merged for that existing driver...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NTFS3-Linux-7.1

#kernel #linux

📰 Archinstall 4.3 Arch Linux Installer Adds Support for Installing Additional Fonts

Archinstall 4.3 text-mode installer for the Arch Linux distribution is now available with support for installing additional fonts, as well as other changes and bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-3-arch-linux-installer-adds-support-for-installing-additional-fonts

#arch #linux

📰 Valve's new Linux VRAM fix almost triples framerates in some games on the 4GB Radeon RX 6500 XT

A little while ago, we saw one of Valve's contractors, Natalie Vock, release a new tool that prevents Linux from stealing your VRAM. Beforehand, when Linux had to free up room on your GPU's VRAM and move stuff to the RAM, it had zero context over which blocks of data were assigned to which apps. As such, it had a tendency to boot the game you're playing off the VRAM to help keep that one random Google Chrome window you have open on the GPU's...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linuxs-new-vram-saving-feature-almost-triples-the-framerate-in-some-games/

#linux

📰 NGate Android malware uses HandyPay NFC app to steal card data

A new variant of the NGate malware that steals NFC payment data is targeting Android users by hiding in a trojanized version of HandyPay, a legitimate mobile payments processing tool.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ngate-android-malware-uses-handypay-nfc-app-to-steal-card-data/

#android

📰 Linux 7.1 Lands Workaround For Arm C1-Pro Erratum

Merged yesterday to the Linux 7.1 kernel is a workaround for an Arm C1-Pro CPU hardware bug around its Scalable Matrix Extension implementation...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Arm-C1-Pro-Fix

#arm #kernel #linux

📰 CoolerControl 4.2 adds auto detection of new devices, stress-testing and more

The open-source app for monitoring and controlling supported cooling devices on Linux, CoolerControl, has a big new release out with major new features.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/coolercontrol-4-2-adds-auto-detection-of-new-devices-stress-testing-and-more/

#linux #opensource

📰 RADV Driver Enables Host Image Copy By Default For RDNA2 & Newer

Introduced back in 2023 with Vulkan 1.3.258 was VK_EXT_host_image_copy to copy data between host memory and images on the host processor without needing to stage the data through a CPU-accessible buffer. This direct CPU-to-GPU image data transfer path can reduce memory usage during asset loads and all around more efficiency and performance. Finally now the RADV open-source Radeon driver is enabling support by default...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-Default-Host-Image-Copy

#opensource

📰 VirtualBox 7.2.8 Released With Linux Kernel 7.0 Support and Wayland Fixes

VirtualBox 7.2.8 is out with Linux 6.19 and 7.0 host support, Wayland fixes, Windows 11 improvements, and updated Guest Additions.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-2-8-released-with-linux-kernel-7-0-support/

#kernel #linux #wayland

📰 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Benchmarks: The Best Desktop Performance For Linux Developers, Creators

Today we can finally share performance benchmarks of the long-rumored AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor. This new halo product for the Ryzen 9000 series desktop line-up offers captivating performance for developers frequently compiling code, creators, technical computing workloads for students or hobbyists or those not able to afford a Threadripper / EPYC type workstation, or similar heavy computing use.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-ryzen-9950x3d2-linux

#amd #linux

📰 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Benchmarks: The Best Desktop Performance For Linux Developers, Creators

Today we can finally share performance benchmarks of the long-rumored AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor. This new halo product for the Ryzen 9000 series desktop line-up offers captivating performance for developers frequently compiling code, creators, technical computing workloads for students or hobbyists or those not able to afford a Threadripper / EPYC type workstation, or similar heavy computing use.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-ryzen-9950x3d2-linux

#amd #linux

📰 Colorado Age Attestation Bill May Exclude Open Source OSes and Apps

System76 CEO Carl Richell confirms that the upcoming Colorado age attestation bill may exclude Open Source OSes and apps, as well as popular code repos and containers.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/colorado-age-attestation-bill-may-exclude-open-source-oses-and-apps

#opensource

📰 QEMU 11.0 Released With Dropped 32-Bit Host Support

QEMU 11.0 drops all 32-bit host support, adds a Diamond Rapids CPU model for x86, and brings broad changes across ARM, RISC-V, KVM, and migration.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/qemu-11-0-released-with-dropped-32-bit-host-support/

#arm #qemu

📰 Ubuntu confirms the 26.10 codename, and it sounds strange…

Ubuntu has announced the codename for Ubuntu 26.10 is… “Stonking Stingray”. As codenames go it’s certainly unique. The distro gives each release a codename has an alliterative pairing of adjective and animal, the latter of which becomes the release mascot. The tradition dates back to the first Ubuntu release in 2004 (dubbed ‘Warty Warthog’). Ubuntu 26.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-10-codename-confirmed

#distro #ubuntu

📰 AlmaLinux Comments On California Age Verification Law

The RHEL-derived AlmaLinux is the latest Linux distribution commenting on the recent age verification laws led by California with their Digital Age Assurance Act...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-Age-Verification-Laws

#linux

📰 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS: What’s new since 24.04?

If you plan to upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ‘Resolute Raccoon’ from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, you’re going to inherit two years worth of improvements. As an LTS-to-LTS jump, you don’t simply benefit from what’s new in Ubuntu 26.04, but everything else added in the 3 interim releases prior, namely Ubuntu 24.10, 25.04 and 25.10. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS does plenty of things that 24.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-lts-changes-since-24-04

#ubuntu