📰 Linux 7.0-rc5 Released: Linux 7.0 "Starting To Calm Down"

Linus Torvalds just issued Linux 7.0-rc5 as we inch toward the stable Linux 7.0 kernel release in April...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-rc5-Released

#kernel #linux

📰 AMD Posts Latest "pghot" Code For Overhauling Linux Hot Page Tracking & Promotion

One of the core Linux infrastructure improvements that AMD engineers have been working on recently is pghot as a hot-page tracking and promotion subsystem. This proposed addition to the Linux kernel could be quite beneficial especially for those using modern AMD EPYC servers with CXL and multiple memory tiers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-pghot-RFC-Latest-Linux

#kernel #linux #amd

📰 D7VK version 1.6 gets improved vertex processing and VSync handling

D7VK v1.6 is another impressive sounding release for the Direct3D 3, 5, 6 7 to Vulkan translation layer bringing further compatibility improvements for Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/d7vk-version-1-6-gets-improved-vertex-processing-and-vsync-handling/

#linux

📰 Thief-like open source game project The Dark Mod 2.14 released

Inspired by the classic stealth game series Thief, the free and open source project The Dark Mod has a new release out.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/thief-like-open-source-game-project-the-dark-mod-2-14-released/

#opensource

📰 GrapheneOS Mobile Operating System Opposes OS-Level Age Checks

GrapheneOS, an open-source Android-based mobile OS, will not implement OS-level age verification, despite regulatory pressure.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/grapheneos-mobile-operating-system-opposes-os-level-age-checks/

#opensource #android

📰 The most underrated Windows feature is the built-in OpenSSH server

Windows has spent years trying to catch up with workflows that Linux users have taken for granted. Things like package managers, proper terminals, and scripting have slowly improved, but one feature still flies under the radar more than it should. Modern versions of Windows ship with a built-in OpenSSH server. It’s not something you have to install separately from a random GitHub page. It is part of the operating system itself. Despite that,...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/most-underrated-windows-feature-built-in-openssh-server/

#linux

📰 Firefox 149 Web Browser Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New

Firefox 149 open-source web browser is now available for download with Split View, XDG portal file picker support on Linux, new TrustPanel, faster PDF rendering, updated Firefox error pages, and more. Here's what's new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-149-web-browser-is-now-available-for-download-this-is-whats-new

#firefox #opensource #linux

📰 openSUSE Releases Agama 19 Installer with Many New Features and Improvements

openSUSE releases Agama 19 installer for Tumbleweed and Slowroll with a major architectural revamp, as well as numerous new features and improvements. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-releases-agama-19-installer-with-many-new-features-and-improvements

#opensuse

📰 Intel FRED Can Yield Greater Performance - FRED Benchmarks On Panther Lake

With Intel's new Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" laptop SoCs, the Xe3-based Arc B390 graphics and much improved CPU performance capture much of the spotlight. One new capability with Panther Lake that isn't featured as much though is the new FRED capability with Flexible Return and Event Delivery. Today's Intel Panther Lake testing is looking at the very interesting performance impact of FRED on Linux.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-fred-panther-lake

#intel #linux

📰 Someone Forked Systemd to Strip Out Its Age Verification Support

The project removes the birthDate field systemd added last week in response to age verification laws.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17304579/systemd-fork-strips-out-age-verification

#systemd

📰 This square phone with a hidden (or gamepad) gives strong Motorola Flipout vibes

The Frog RS1 is an Android phone with a small 3.4 inch square touchscreen display, a MediaTek processor, and a design that lets you flip the screen upward so that it rotates 90 degrees and reveals a hidden keyboard… or gamepad. It’s unclear if this particular phone will come to market anytime soon, but Chinese manufacturer .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/this-square-phone-with-a-hidden-or-gamepad-gives-strong-motorola-flipout-vibes/

#android

📰 DietPi 10.2 Released with Immich Support and New Software Options

DietPi 10.2 adds Immich, Immich Machine Learning, uv, and RustDesk Client, alongside tool improvements, configuration updates, and multiple bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/dietpi-10-2-released-with-immich-support-and-new-software-options/

#immich

📰 Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massive

Wine 11 is the biggest jump for Linux gaming in years.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/wine-11-rewrites-linux-runs-windows-games-speed-gains/

#linux #kernel

📰 Every gaming Linux distro is about to share the same foundation, and it could change everything

We finally have an answer to Linux gaming's fragmentation problem.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/every-gaming-linux-distro-share-the-same-foundation/

#distro #linux

📰 Cloudflare Details Their Upgrade To EPYC Turin For 2x Throughput, 50% Better Perf/Watt

Cloudflare's technical blog posts about their hardware and software efforts are always a treat to read. Their latest fascinating technical content is on their newest "Gen 13" server platform based around AMD EPYC Turin where they are now achieving 2x throughput and 50% better performance-per-Watt thanks to these latest-generation AMD EPYC server processors paired with software improvements too...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Cloudflare-Gen13-Server-Turin

#amd

📰 I ditched GIMP for Krita and never looked back

When I made the jump from Windows to Linux midway through 2025, I knew I had to find an alternative to one of my favorite image editors, Paint.net. It was simple, it did the job, and unfortunately, it wasn't on Linux. So, I went for the next-best thing I could think of off the top of my head: GIMP.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-ditched-gimp-for-krita-and-never-looked-back/

#linux

Qt 6.11 Released With Qt Canvas Painter and Task Tree Module
https://linuxiac.com/qt-6-11-released-with-qt-canvas-painter-and-task-tree-module/

📰 NVIDIA 595.58.03 Linux Driver Debuts As Stable R595 Build

Building off the NVIDIA 595.45.04 Linux beta driver that brought DRI3 v1.2 support and new Vulkan capabilities, the NVIDIA 595.58.03 Linux driver released this morning as the first stable Linux driver build in the R595 release branch...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-595.58.03-Linux

#linux

📰 Infinity Engine open source remake GemRB 0.9.5 gets Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition playable

The developers working away on the Infinity Engine open source remake GemRB just released v0.9.5, bringing major classic RPG compatibility improvements.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/infinity-engine-open-source-remake-gemrb-0-9-5-gets-baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition-playable/

#opensource

📰 Pop!_OS 24.04 vs. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 26.04 Development Benchmarks

While having the new System76 Thelio Mira desktop in the lab, I took the opportunity to run some benchmarks to see how Pop!_OS 24.04 is currently performing relative to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for which it is based as well as looking ahead at how Ubuntu 26.04 LTS in its current near-final development form is looking on the same hardware.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/popos-2404-ubuntu-2604

#ubuntu

📰 PineTime Pro is an open source smartwatch with an OLED display and GPS

Pine64 is a company that produces inexpensive single-board computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones designed to run open source software, usually aimed at developers and open source enthusiasts. In response to the current RAM shortage, the company has paused production of some devices, including the PinePhone, PineNote, and PineTab2. But the company is also introducing a new .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/pinetime-pro-is-an-open-source-smartwatch-with-an-oled-display-and-gps/

#opensource