Valve make it clear no one is skipping ahead in the list for a Steam Machine | GamingOnLinux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-make-it-clear-no-one-is-skipping-ahead-in-the-list-for-a-steam-machine/

Krita 5.3.3 Is Out as the Recommended Release for Production Work
https://linuxiac.com/krita-5-3-3-is-out-as-the-recommended-release-for-production-work/

There's Finally A New Game Powered By The Unigine 2 Engine - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Unigine-Engine-3-Rideshare

Chinese Hacker Commands DeepSeek via Telegram to Launch Autonomous Attacks
https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/chinese-hacker-commands-deepseek-via.html

AMD Quietly Seeds Zen 6 Client Support into Linux, Tipping Olympic Ridge Desktops and Medusa Mobile Ryzen Chips
https://wccftech.com/amd-seeds-zen-6-client-support-in-linux-olympic-ridge-desktops-medusa-mobile-ryzen-chips/

Nouveau vs. NVIDIA R610 On CachyOS With The GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU Review - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-rtx-5090-laptop-linux

Good News Gamers! GOG is Officially Coming to Linux
https://itsfoss.com/news/gog-galaxy-is-coming-to-linux/

Immich 3.1 Photo and Video Management Solution Adds EXIF-Based Workflow Filters
https://linuxiac.com/immich-3-1-photo-and-video-management-solution-adds-exif-based-workflow-filters/

📰 Shotcut 26.7 Video Editor Released With Stock Asset Library

Shotcut 26.7 is out today as the newest feature release to this open-source, cross-platform video editing solution...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Shotcut-26.7-Released

#opensource

📰 Nouveau Preparing To Finally Enable Atomic Mode-Setting By Default

In addition to the Nouveau kernel driver unblocking Vulkan Video H.264 support for the Mesa NVK driver, another feature change on the way is this open-source NVIDIA Linux driver finally preparing to enable atomic mode-setting by default...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nouveau-Atomic-Mode-Setting-26

#kernel #linux #opensource

📰 Arch Linux Disables AUR Package Adoption Amid Malicious Takeovers

The Arch Linux team has suspended package adoption in the AUR while it investigates malicious adoptions and follow-up commits.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-disables-aur-package-adoption-amid-malicious-takeovers/

#arch #linux

📰 GNU Nano 9.2 CLI Text Editor Released with New Terminal Output Check

GNU Nano 9.2 is now available with a new terminal output check, clearer multibuffer aliases, and restored support for legacy keystrokes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gnu-nano-9-2-cli-text-editor-released-with-new-terminal-output-check/

#gnu

📰 From Apertis to SBOMs: Debian development at DebConf 2026

Next week we'll be in Santa Fe, Argentina, for DebConf 2026! Catch our 2 talks covering the latest Apertis developments and toolkits in Debian.

🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/from-apertis-to-sboms-debian-development-at-debconf-2026.html

#debian

📰 Google Chrome 151 Patches 370 Vulnerabilities, Including 7 Critical

Google Chrome 151 patches 370 security flaws, including seven Critical vulnerabilities. Users on Windows, macOS, and Linux should update now...

🔗 Source: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-chrome-151-370-vulnerabilities/

#linux

📰 Firefox 153 Released with HDR Video, Smarter PDF Tools, Better Privacy, and New Linux Improvements

by George WhittakerMozilla has officially released Firefox 153, bringing another round of improvements to its open-source web browser. The latest version introduces new multimedia capabilities, enhanced PDF editing tools, stronger privacy protections, better support for modern web technologies, and several features aimed at improving the browsing experience across Linux, Windows, and macOS.

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/firefox-153-released-hdr-video-smarter-pdf-tools-better-privacy-and-new-linux-improvements

#firefox #linux #opensource

📰 AerynOS Gets Linux Kernel 7.1.5, COSMIC 1.5, and Mesa 26.1.6

AerynOS rolls out a new unstable update featuring Linux kernel 7.1.5, COSMIC Desktop 1.5, Mesa 26.1.6, systemd 260.4, and more.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/aerynos-gets-linux-kernel-7-1-5-cosmic-1-5-and-mesa-26-1-6/

#kernel #linux #systemd

📰 AMD Begins Posting Display Core Next 6 "DCN6" Linux Patches For RDNA5 GPUs

AMD closed out the month of July by posting some new AMDGPU Display Core "DC" patches. Most notable with this weekly patch ritual is several patches beginning to establish the foundation for Display Core Next 6 "DCN6" as their next-generation display IP. The patches tie DCN6 to the AMD GFX13 graphics engine, which is anticipated to be for the next-generation RDNA5 graphics processors...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-DCN6-Linux-Start

#amd #linux

📰 KDE Plasma 6.8 To Enjoy Huge Performance Gains For Multi-GPU/eGPU Performance

It's been a very exciting week in the KDE Plasma 6.8 development space particularly thanks to performance work on bettering KWin's multi-GPU / external GPU handling...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.8-Faster-eGPU

#kde #plasma

📰 Linux 7.2-rc6 Working Around Several Buggy Western Digital SATA Drives

Merged ahead of tomorrow's Linux 7.2-rc6 kernel test release are several ATA fixes that include a number of device-specific workarounds for some Western Digital SATA drives that have been failing to work on recent versions of the Linux kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-rc6-ATA

#kernel #linux

📰 First Arch Linux ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 7.1 Is Now Available for Download

Arch Linux 2026.08.01 is now available for download as Arch Linux’s ISO release for August 2026, powered by Linux kernel 7.1 and featuring the latest Archinstall 4.4 text-mode installer.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-7-1-is-now-available-for-download

#arch #kernel #linux