AMD Begins Posting Display Core Next 6 "DCN6" Linux Patches For RDNA5 GPUs
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-DCN6-Linux-Start

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We are the...46%?!
https://redd.it/1vcvh1n
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EU Digital ID/Age Verification app will require hardware attestation, ruling out PC/Linux support and unapproved Android OSes
/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1vandxg/eu_digital_idage_verification_app_will_require/

https://redd.it/1vcspqj
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Master Blaster – A simple Qt6 SoundFont manager for Creative EMU10K1 sound cards.

For the two people who still care. 🙂

I hadn't touched Python in around 20 years, so I used ChatGPT as a coding assistant to help me get back up to speed. The project itself is something I wanted because I missed having a small GUI for managing EMU10K1 SoundFonts.

Master Blaster is a simple Qt6 frontend for the tools provided by awesfx (sfxload) and alsa-utils.

It's mostly a nostalgia project inspired by the little Creative utilities from the 90s that let you tweak your sound card through a simple control panel.

Features:

Load .sf2 SoundFonts
Clear sample memory
Display SoundFont RAM usage
Test SoundFonts with a MIDI file
Remember the last loaded SoundFont
Remember the selected MIDI port

The source code is available on Codeberg, along with a README and a screenshot:

[Master-Blaster](https://codeberg.org/mxl84/master-blaster)

I'm using an Audigy Rx, but it should work with any card supported by the snd_emu10k1 driver.

The python file is small and should be easy to read, with different sections outlining functions.

Roadmap? No, not really. I might add support for loading your own MIDI file for testing, and I'd like to redesign the progress bar to look a bit more... 90s.

https://redd.it/1vcz9of
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Well done my fellow tech enthusiasts.
https://redd.it/1vd7tbm
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swayclip - clipboard manager for Wayland compositors
https://github.com/64-bitman/swayclip

https://redd.it/1vd9yk3
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Why are Tiling window managers so praised?
https://redd.it/1vdebtt
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zuno - A free, open source desktop client for YouTube Music (Windows/macOS/Linux) with Downloads and offline mode
https://redd.it/1vdf7id
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Linux on the HP Prime calculator
https://redd.it/1vdlzi0
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Linux surpassed MacOS in India
https://redd.it/1vdnki6
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Intel Graphics Driver Support For Xe3 "Peak Bandwidth Threshold" Feature In Linux 7.3
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Linux-7.3-Peak-Bandwidth

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Is this book worth reading for a developer?

I'm a software developer, not planning to become a system administrator, but I'd like to get a much deeper understanding of Linux. I noticed that the latest edition covers modern topics like systemd, containers, and cloud infrastructure, so it doesn't seem completely outdated.Would this book still be a good investment for a developer who wants to better understand how Linux systems work, or is it more useful for people working as full-time sysadmins? I'm looking for knowledge that will make me a better developer rather than preparing for a system administration career.

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What was your "ok, this is enough" to finally move to linux?

I've been moving between windows and linux distros since Ubuntu Netbook Remix (oh Dell Mini 10, I hated you and loved you at the same time...) but, sadly, every time something happened that I had to move back to Windows, whether it was a problem with some specific drivers, battery life too short in comparison to windows at the time or some specific software that only ran on Windows.

Just after Windows 7 (which I love) and all the freaking telemetry, borderline spyware and bloatware (this was before I've heard about LTSC/LTSB versions) I was trying from time to time to finally stick on linux but I failed time to time, the system (and myself) just "wasn't at that point yet" and I had to use Windows (almost) against my will all these years.

But, for me, the final straw was the freaking Global Device Identifier and the FBI thing which can't be turned off (at least, officially). As a windows 10 LTSC (at least until a couple days ago) and Pirvacy Sexy Script user, topics like privacy, choice and consent are important to me and this was beyond acceptable.

I don't care anymore if my laptop could run for one hour more if I used windows, I don't care if my desktop has an issue with AMD HDMI's audio output, I don't care if I have to resign to specific software like Controller Companion while using my pc with my TV, all of that can be sorted out eventually and I see it as a small price to pay in order to my devices to be mine again.

Thanks Microsoft, you just give me the last push I needed.

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Linux 7.3 To Support The Qualcomm Adreno 704 & Adreno 722 GPUs
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-MSM-DRM-Driver

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Kakehashi – Experimental userspace to run macOS binaries on Linux ARM
https://github.com/wie-project/kakehashi

https://redd.it/1vdrl5k
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With the amount of people that would switch if photoshop ran on Linux, why are there not massive community efforts to make some compatibility layer?

With the amount of people that would switch if photoshop ran on Linux, why are there not massive community efforts to make some compatibility layer? Seems to me like the biggest single tipping point, what makes Photoshop so uniquely hard versus videogames which now work without issue?

https://redd.it/1ve0jgh
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AerynOS Blog update and ISO release (August 2026)
https://aerynos.com/blog/2026/08/02/solid-foundations-are-leading-to-expanding-horizons/

https://redd.it/1vdvl6f
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Linux didn't just eat 10% of Windows market share, AI bots are inflating the numbers
https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/03/linux-didnt-just-eat-10-of-windows-market-share-ai-bots-are-inflating-the-numbers/

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Addressing Wayland pain points – kgamma
https://blog.davidedmundson.co.uk/blog/wayland-and-kgamma/

https://redd.it/1ve9ses
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Conclave Linux author Dan Williams has passed away
https://lwn.net/Articles/1084545/

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Better sources than Statcounter
https://redd.it/1vebgp2
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