📰 Linux has better Windows game compatibility at this stage than Windows does, and Proton is why

Windows has always been the operating system to play games on. Be it the latest MMORPG entry looking to knock World of Warcraft off its decades-long pedestal or a classic game no longer available. Linux and macOS were always viewed as an afterthought, if at all. That's changing, and more games support Linux natively, but there's still a long, winding path to go. That's where Proton comes in, and it has completely transformed gaming on Linux to...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-better-windows-game-compatibility-than-windows-does-proton/

#linux #proton

📰 Intel Xeon 678X Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 26.04 Performance With The HP Z4 G6i

HP recently launched their Z4 G6i workstation that I have been testing out the past few weeks. The HP Z4 G6i is powered by Granite Rapids WS with the review unit specifically being powered by the Intel Xeon 678X. As the unit shipped with Microsoft Windows 11 Pro and this being the first time I've had my hands on Granite Rapids WS, I took the opportunity to run some Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 26.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-xeon-678x-windows-linux

#intel #ubuntu

📰 The Linux gaming distro that refused to join the Open Gaming Collective is now dominating the Steam charts

CachyOS is the most popular distro among Steam users that wasn't made by Valve.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/cachyos-beat-the-open-gaming-collective-by-refusing-to-join-it/

#distro #linux #steam

📰 Five More Lenovo Laptops To Report Fan Sensors With Linux 7.3

In addition to more ASUS motherboards having working sensors with Linux 7.3, this next kernel version will also get several more Lenovo laptop models to be reporting their fan sensor information under Linux...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Yogafan-Driver

#kernel #linux

📰 Cloudflare Releases Cloudflare OS as Open Source for AI Agents and App Building

Cloudflare has open-sourced Cloudflare OS, its platform for creating AI agents, internal applications, and automated workflows.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/cloudflare-releases-cloudflare-os-as-open-source-for-ai-agents-and-app-building/

#opensource

📰 BlueFerry Brings iMessage and SMS from iPhone to Linux Over Bluetooth

BlueFerry is a new open-source Linux app that lets users send and receive iMessage and SMS from an iPhone directly over Bluetooth.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/blueferry-brings-imessage-and-sms-from-iphone-to-linux-over-bluetooth/

#linux #opensource

📰 I finally switched Linux desktops, and COSMIC is the one to blame

After over a year loving KDE on my laptop, a newcomer has finally taken over as my favorite, and I couldn't be more excited about COSMIC.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/finally-switched-linux-desktops-cosmic-the-one-to-blame/

#kde #linux

📰 Open-Source NVIDIA "Nova" Driver Sees More Functionality For Linux 7.3

Sent to DRM-Next this week was the DRM Rust core and driver changes targeting the upcoming Linux 7.3 merge window. There continues to be a lot of DRM core infrastructure work happening for Rust integration plus two leading Rust DRM drivers of Nova for open-source NVIDIA GPU support as the successor to Nouveau and then Tyr as the in-development Arm Mali driver...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Nova-Rust-Linux-7.3

#arm #linux #opensource

📰 Xfce’s Wayland Compositor Gets Second Preview with Better Window and Input Handling

Xfce’s experimental Wayland compositor xfwl4 gets its second preview release, adding new window management features and a large batch of fixes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/xfces-wayland-compositor-gets-second-preview-with-better-window-and-input-handling/

#wayland

▶️ Linux Revolution: USB4 Becomes the New Data Highway for Mini PCs

A new approach to home and professional IT infrastructure is taking hold, turning USB4 and Thunderbolt ports into direct, ultra-fast network connections. Harnessing recent advancements in the Linux kernel, users can now directly connect Mini PCs and NAS systems with a dedicated bandwidth between 20 and 40 Gbps, overcoming traditional network card limitations without high hardware costs.

The main drive behind this trend comes from advanced system integration: this high-speed, low-latency connection is ideal both for building virtualized clusters with Proxmox (allowing instantaneous virtual machine migrations) and for supporting local Artificial Intelligence workloads. Thanks to continuous Linux driver refinements, the Thunderbolt interface is establishing itself as a mature, versatile, and cost-effective standard for next-generation high-performance infrastructure.

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#linux #kernel #usb4 #proxmox

📰 XBOX PC and Game Pass coming to Linux with the 'Xodus' project

One big thing missing for Linux right now is support for XBOX PC and Game Pass, but we might not be waiting forever on that thanks to the 'Xodus' project.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/xbox-pc-and-game-pass-coming-to-linux-with-the-xodus-project/

#linux

📰 Claude Opus Helped Debug & Fix Lack Of Audio On Linux For HP OmniBook X Flip 14

The HP OmniBook X Flip 14-kc0xxx is an AMD Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" powered laptop. While most AMD Strix Point laptops work fine on modern Linux distributions, with this particular HP OmniBook X there is no working audio with current mainline Linux kernel builds. With Claude Opus 5 acting as a debugging assistant and coding agent, patches are now pending to correct the audio support for this HP OmniBook X Flip 14 laptop to function on Linux...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HP-X-Flip-14-Linux-Audio

#amd #kernel #linux

📰 Run Hermes on Raspberry Pi, Control It from Your Laptop

The idea is to use Raspberry Pi as an always-on Hermes backend while using it from the computer(s).

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17414747/hermes-desktop-remote-gateway

#raspberry

📰 FastFlowLM 1.0 Released Now As Part Of The AMD ROCm Umbrella

FastFlowLM is the open-source software for getting vision, audio, embedding, and MoE large language models up and running on AMD Ryzen AI NPUs. FastFlowLM 1.0 released today and is also now part of the AMD ROCm software umbrella...

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

#amd #opensource

📰 Mozilla Revokes Firefox and Thunderbird Linux Signing Key After Key Lands in Private Repo

Mozilla has scrapped the cryptographic key behind Firefox and Thunderbird downloads for Linux after an unencrypted copy of it was committed by mistake to one of the company's own private code repositories.That key is how a user, or a Linux distribution packaging the browser, confirms a downloaded Firefox tarball came from Mozilla and was not tampered with.That decision carries a cost for.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/mozilla-revokes-firefox-and-thunderbird.html

#firefox #linux

📰 Flatpak 1.19 Released With Nine Security Fixes

Flatpak 1.19 was released today as a new development release along with the Flatpak 1.18.1 stable point release. Both of these releases ship a number of newly-discovered security issues with this app sandboxing and distribution tech...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Flatpak-1.19-Released

#flatpak

📰 NVIDIA’s Nemotron 3.5 Lightning AI Model Lands on Ubuntu via Snap

Ubuntu users can now run NVIDIA’s Nemotron 3.5 Lightning model through Canonical’s newly released inference Snap.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-lands-on-ubuntu-via-snap/

#ubuntu

📰 QEMU 11.1 Adds RISC-V Big-Endian Support, ARM Nested Virtualization

QEMU 11.1 is out with RISC-V big-endian target support, ARM nested virtualization improvements, new PowerPC defaults, and multiple security fixes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/qemu-11-1-adds-risc-v-big-endian-support-arm-nested-virtualization/

#arm #qemu

📰 Be more prepared for the Steam Frame with Digiphile's new VR Games Showcase Bundle

Build up that collection of VR games ready to sweat your buttocks off when the Steam Frame releases with the Digiphile VR Games Showcase Bundle.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/be-more-prepared-for-the-steam-frame-with-digiphiles-new-vr-games-showcase-bundle/

#steam

📰 I ditched traditional Linux for an immutable distro, but only on my gaming handheld

Despite its benefits, immutable Linux never a made a lot of sense on desktops. On gaming handhelds, however, it's the perfect fit.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/ditched-traditional-linux-immutable-distro-only-gaming-handheld/

#distro #linux

📰 OpenAI Brings ChatGPT Desktop App To Linux

OpenAI announced today they have brought their ChatGPT Desktop application to Linux and is currently in preview form...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ChatGPT-Desktop-Linux-Preview

#linux