📰 7-Zip 26.01 Now Allows Making Use Of Huge Pages On Linux For Faster Compression

7-Zip 26.01 was released on Monday and making this release significant are huge pages support on Linux and some users may be interested in the new options around the path generation mode for the output directory when extracting archives...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/7-Zip-26.01

#linux

📰 Proton 11.0 Beta 2 Updates VKD3D-Proton

Following the release of Proton 11.0 Beta 1 from two weeks ago that updated against Wine 11.0, this heart to Valve's Steam Play is now out with a second beta release...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Proton-11.0-Beta-2

#proton #steam #wine

📰 Critical Unpatched Flaw Leaves Hugging Face LeRobot Open to Unauthenticated RCE

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a critical security flaw impacting LeRobot, Hugging Face's open-source robotics platform with nearly 24,000 GitHub stars, that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-25874 (CVSS score: 9.3), which has been described as a case of untrusted data deserialization stemming from the use of the.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/critical-cve-2026-25874-leaves-hugging.html

#opensource

📰 Critical Unpatched Flaw Leaves Hugging Face LeRobot Open to Unauthenticated RCE

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a critical security flaw impacting LeRobot, Hugging Face's open-source robotics platform with nearly 24,000 GitHub stars, that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution.The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-25874 (CVSS score: 9.3), which has been described as a case of untrusted data deserialization stemming from the use of the.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/critical-cve-2026-25874-leaves-hugging.html

#opensource

📰 Fedora Linux 44 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

Fedora Linux 44 distribution is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.19 and featuring the latest GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environments, and many other enhancements.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/fedora-linux-44-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

#fedora #gnome #kde #kernel #linux #plasma

📰 Most Linux regret is actually distro regret, and you probably gave up too soon

Let's say I'm introducing ice cream to an alien. I get a cone, put a dollop of vanilla ice cream onto it, and hand it over. The alien gives the ice cream a lick, says it doesn't like the flavor, and then states that, as a result, ice cream just isn't for them. Of course, people wouldn't allow the alien to believe that all ice creams taste bad because it didn't like the vanilla flavor; instead, they'd recommend different flavors of ice creams and...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-regret-actually-distro-regret/

#distro #linux

📰 AMD's Lemonade SDK 10.3 Now 10x Smaller By Getting Rid Of Electron

Lemonade as the open-source local AI server backed by AMD and supported across AMD CPUs / GPUs / NPUs on Windows and Linux is out with a big update...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Lemonade-10.3

#amd #linux #opensource

📰 NVIDIA 595.71.05 stable driver released for Linux

A tiny Recommended Driver update arrived for NVIDIA GPU owners on Linux, with version 595.71.05 now available.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nvidia-595-71-05-stable-driver-released-for-linux/

#linux

📰 IBM Updates Linux Patches For Introducing ARM64 KVM Virtualization On s390

At the start of April was the peculiar announcement of IBM collaborating with Arm on "dual architecture" hardware. The initial fruits of that collaboration at least are Linux kernel patches for enabling ARM64 virtualization acceleration on IBM Z servers. As we approach the end of the month, IBM has now posted a second iteration of those patches for enabling AArch64 software to run on IBM s390 via the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ARM64-On-s390-IBM-Z-v2

#arm #kernel #linux

📰 Microsoft Reportedly Eyes Fedora Base for Azure Linux

Microsoft is reportedly considering a Fedora-based foundation for Azure Linux, citing potential x86_64-v3 performance improvements in Fedora ELN meeting logs.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/microsoft-reportedly-eyes-fedora-base-for-azure-linux/

#fedora #linux

📰 GTK2 Gets an Unofficial Revival Fork for Legacy Linux Apps

A Devuan community developer has launched GTK2-NG, a fork designed to maintain compatibility for legacy GTK2 software on current Linux systems.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gtk2-gets-an-unofficial-revival-fork-for-legacy-linux-apps/

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📰 Proton Experimental and Proton 11 Beta updated to fix issues with the EA App

Valve released a small tweak update to both Proton Experimental and the Proton 11 Beta, bringing in an update to help with the EA App.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-experimental-and-proton-11-beta-updated-to-fix-issues-with-the-ea-app/

#proton

📰 Thunderbird 150 Lands on Linux: Smarter Encryption, Better Tools, and a Polished Experience

by George WhittakerMozilla has officially rolled out Thunderbird 150.0, the latest version of its open-source email client, bringing a mix of security-focused enhancements, usability upgrades, and workflow improvements for Linux and other platforms. Released in April 2026, this update continues Thunderbird’s steady evolution as a powerful desktop email solution.

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/thunderbird-150-lands-linux-smarter-encryption-better-tools-and-polished-experience

#linux #opensource

📰 AMD Introducing New Linux Driver For Their Halo Box: For Its RGB LED Light Bar

AMD CEO Lisa Su back at CES 2026 showed off the Ryzen AI Halo box as a mini PC built around their excellent Strix Halo SoC. The Ryzen AI halo box is to serve as an AI development platform to compete with the likes of NVIDIA's DGX Spark and Dell GB10. This week is the first time I am seeing new Linux driver activity specifically referencing this exciting AMD "Halo Box" system...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Halo-Box-RGB-LED-Driver

#amd #linux

📰 Bork in Prague: SUSE's keynote gods demand their tribute

Linux vendor touts European independence while rate limits, Chromium popups, and cold sparks steal the show BORK!BORK!BORK! The keynote gods are a fickle bunch, as SUSE discovered at its annual shindig in Prague. What should have been a slick edge demo instead served up error pages to unsuspecting attendees, while keynote presentations attracted some unwelcome visitors.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/never_anger_the_keynote_demo/

#chromium #linux

📰 The ps5-linux project can turn some PlayStation 5 consoles into a Linux gaming machine

The open source ps5-linux project has been released, allowing you to turn a PlayStation 5 into a fully fledged Linux gaming machine.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-ps5-linux-project-can-turn-some-playstation-5-consoles-into-a-linux-gaming-machine/

#linux #opensource

📰 Libcamera 0.7.1 Released With Improved Software ISP

Libcamera 0.7.1 released on Tuesday as the newest feature release for this open-source library for camera image signal processors (ISPs) that has grown of importance for the likes of Raspberry Pi and Chrome OS and modern desktop Linux distributions with modern laptop hardware like recent Intel Core (Ultra) laptops...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/libcamera-0.7.1-Released

#intel #linux #opensource #raspberry

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📰 I moved my entire Linux home directory to a second drive, and nothing broke

Once you separate the roles of OS and personal data, the whole system starts to feel more deliberate.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/moved-linux-home-directory-second-drive-nothing-broke/

#linux

📰 Linux Kernel 6.19 Reaches End of Life: Time to Move Forward

by George WhittakerThe Linux kernel continues its fast-paced release cycle, and with that comes an important milestone: Linux kernel 6.19 has officially reached end of life (EOL). For users and distributions still running this branch, it’s now time to upgrade to a newer kernel version.This isn’t unexpected, Linux 6.

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-kernel-619-reaches-end-life-time-move-forward

#kernel #linux

📰 Rust-Written Zed 1.0 Code Editor Released

Zed, the cross platform, open-source text/code editor written by the developers behind the Atom editor, has finally reached version 1.0...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Zed-1.0-Released

#opensource