📰 HDMI FRL Support Achieved With Open-Source Nouveau For NVIDIA GPUs
While the AMDGPU open-source driver has struggled with HDMI 2.1 support due to the HDMI Forum blocking open-source implementations, HDMI Fixed Rate Link (FRL) as a feature of the HDMI 2.1 specification is enjoying success now with the open-source Nouveau graphics driver on Linux for NVIDIA GPUs...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HDMI-FRL-On-Nouveau-Linux
#linux #opensource
While the AMDGPU open-source driver has struggled with HDMI 2.1 support due to the HDMI Forum blocking open-source implementations, HDMI Fixed Rate Link (FRL) as a feature of the HDMI 2.1 specification is enjoying success now with the open-source Nouveau graphics driver on Linux for NVIDIA GPUs...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HDMI-FRL-On-Nouveau-Linux
#linux #opensource
Phoronix
HDMI FRL Support Achieved With Open-Source Nouveau For NVIDIA GPUs
While the AMDGPU open-source driver has struggled with HDMI 2.1 support due to the HDMI Forum blocking open-source implementations, HDMI Fixed Rate Link (FRL) as a feature of the HDMI 2.1 specification is enjoying success now with the open-source Nouveau…
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📰 5 Reasons to Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 (and 3 Reasons to Stay Away)
Should you skip this new release or jump on the bandwagon and upgrade to 26.04? Let me help you with that.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17324480/ubuntu-26-04-upgrade-or-not
#ubuntu
Should you skip this new release or jump on the bandwagon and upgrade to 26.04? Let me help you with that.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17324480/ubuntu-26-04-upgrade-or-not
#ubuntu
It's FOSS
5 Reasons to Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 (and 3 Reasons to Stay Away)
Should you skip this new release or jump on the bandwagon and upgrade to 26.04? Let me help you with that.
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📰 Pull Request For Linux To Remove Old Network Drivers, ISDN Subsystem Due To AI/LLM Noise
It was just days ago we reported on a proposal to drop old network drivers due to AI-driven bug reports becoming a burden on upstream kernel developers. Last night that culminated with an initial pull request to clear out some old, unused networking drivers plus also clearing out the entire ISDN subsystem and more...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-PR-Remove-Old-Net
#kernel #linux
It was just days ago we reported on a proposal to drop old network drivers due to AI-driven bug reports becoming a burden on upstream kernel developers. Last night that culminated with an initial pull request to clear out some old, unused networking drivers plus also clearing out the entire ISDN subsystem and more...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-PR-Remove-Old-Net
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Pull Request For Linux To Remove Old Network Drivers, ISDN Subsystem Due To AI/LLM Noise
It was just days ago we reported on a proposal to drop old network drivers due to AI-driven bug reports becoming a burden on upstream kernel developers
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📰 Arm C1-Ultra Scheduling Model Merged For LLVM/Clang 23
Merged recently to the latest LLVM/Clang compiler development tree is the Arm C1-Ultra scheduling model for helping with delivering optimal binaries for that flagship next-gen Arm mobile CPU...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arm-C1-Ultra-Sched-LLVM-Clang
#arm
Merged recently to the latest LLVM/Clang compiler development tree is the Arm C1-Ultra scheduling model for helping with delivering optimal binaries for that flagship next-gen Arm mobile CPU...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arm-C1-Ultra-Sched-LLVM-Clang
#arm
Phoronix
Arm C1-Ultra Scheduling Model Merged For LLVM/Clang 23
Merged recently to the latest LLVM/Clang compiler development tree is the Arm C1-Ultra scheduling model for helping with delivering optimal binaries for that flagship next-gen Arm mobile CPU.
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📰 Firefox Has Quietly Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine
Mozilla shipped it in Firefox 149 without a mention in the release notes.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17324714/firefox-ships-brave-adblock-engine
#firefox
Mozilla shipped it in Firefox 149 without a mention in the release notes.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17324714/firefox-ships-brave-adblock-engine
#firefox
It's FOSS
Firefox Has Quietly Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine
Mozilla shipped it in Firefox 149 without a mention in the release notes.
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📰 Tails 7.7 Anonymous Distro Adds Detection of Outdated Secure Boot Certificates
Tails 7.7 anonymous Linux distribution is now available for download with automatic detection of outdated Secure Boot certificates, Tor Browser 15.0.10, and other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-7-anonymous-distro-adds-detection-of-outdated-secure-boot-certificates
#distro #linux
Tails 7.7 anonymous Linux distribution is now available for download with automatic detection of outdated Secure Boot certificates, Tor Browser 15.0.10, and other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-7-anonymous-distro-adds-detection-of-outdated-secure-boot-certificates
#distro #linux
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📰 Fedora is becoming the default Linux recommendation, and Ubuntu did this to itself
Ubuntu used to be the easiest recommendation for a new Linux user, but recent bad decisions have caused things to shift in favor of Fedora.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/fedora-becoming-default-linux-recommendation-ubuntu-fault/
#fedora #linux #ubuntu
Ubuntu used to be the easiest recommendation for a new Linux user, but recent bad decisions have caused things to shift in favor of Fedora.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/fedora-becoming-default-linux-recommendation-ubuntu-fault/
#fedora #linux #ubuntu
XDA
Fedora is becoming the default Linux recommendation, and Ubuntu did this to itself
What a fall from grace
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📰 Many Intel & AMD Laptop Improvements Merged For Linux 7.1
As usual in recent years, there were many x86 platform driver changes merged this cycle for benefiting modern AMD Ryzen and Intel Core (Ultra) laptops. A variety of new features and laptop hardware support additions were merged for Linux 7.1...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-x86-Platform-Drivers
#amd #intel #linux
As usual in recent years, there were many x86 platform driver changes merged this cycle for benefiting modern AMD Ryzen and Intel Core (Ultra) laptops. A variety of new features and laptop hardware support additions were merged for Linux 7.1...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-x86-Platform-Drivers
#amd #intel #linux
Phoronix
Many Intel & AMD Laptop Improvements Merged For Linux 7.1
As usual in recent years, there were many x86 platform driver changes merged this cycle for benefiting modern AMD Ryzen and Intel Core (Ultra) laptops
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📰 More ancient Linux device support faces the chop
One way to deal with bug hunting LLMs: ditch the old drivers One tactic to deal with LLM-powered vulnerability detection is simple – just speed up the removal of old code. If it's gone, it no longer matters if it's buggy.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/ancient_linux_drivers_going/
#linux
One way to deal with bug hunting LLMs: ditch the old drivers One tactic to deal with LLM-powered vulnerability detection is simple – just speed up the removal of old code. If it's gone, it no longer matters if it's buggy.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/24/ancient_linux_drivers_going/
#linux
The Register
More ancient Linux device support faces the chop
: One way to deal with bug hunting LLMs: ditch the old drivers
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📰 Canonical finally gives Launchpad (a bit of) a glow-up
Launchpad, the home of Ubuntu development, has finally received some design attention. Canonical last updated the site’s homepage back in 2024, but many of the pages that the distro’s developers actually use or reference on a regular basis have remained untouched for the best part of a decade. Now that’s starting to change.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-launchpad-website-revamp
#distro #ubuntu
Launchpad, the home of Ubuntu development, has finally received some design attention. Canonical last updated the site’s homepage back in 2024, but many of the pages that the distro’s developers actually use or reference on a regular basis have remained untouched for the best part of a decade. Now that’s starting to change.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-launchpad-website-revamp
#distro #ubuntu
OMG! Ubuntu
Canonical finally gives Launchpad (a bit of) a glow-up
Launchpad, the home of Ubuntu development, has finally received some design attention. Canonical last updated the site's homepage back in 2024, but many
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📰 Farewell ISDN, Ham Radio & Old Network Drivers: Linus Torvalds Merges 138k L.O.C. Removal
Linus Torvalds did it! He merged the pull request to rid the Linux kernel of the old Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) subsystem and various other old network drivers largely for PCMCIA era network adapters. This was the code suggested for removal given the recent influx of AI/LLM-generated bug reports against this dated code that likely has no active upstream users remaining...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Removes-Old-Net
#kernel #linux
Linus Torvalds did it! He merged the pull request to rid the Linux kernel of the old Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) subsystem and various other old network drivers largely for PCMCIA era network adapters. This was the code suggested for removal given the recent influx of AI/LLM-generated bug reports against this dated code that likely has no active upstream users remaining...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Removes-Old-Net
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Farewell ISDN, Ham Radio & Old Network Drivers: Linus Torvalds Merges 138k L.O.C. Removal
Linus Torvalds did it! He merged the pull request to rid the Linux kernel of the old Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) subsystem and various other old network drivers largely for PCMCIA era network adapters
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