📰 Intel Xe Driver Improves Memory Pressure / Out-Of-Memory Behavior For vRAM With Linux 7.1

Following the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver pull request landing transparent hugepages for device pages as an SVM win, another round of Intel Xe driver updates were sent out this week ahead of next month's Linux 7.1 merge window. This latest pull request lands a new user-space API for helping the Intel Xe driver better cope with situations of video memory pressure / out-of-memory behavior for vRAM...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Xe-Purgeable-BO

#linux #intel #kernel

📰 Ubuntu Rust Strategy Expands Again With ntpd-rs Proposal

Canonical continues to expand Rust adoption in Ubuntu by targeting time synchronization with ntpd-rs, aiming to improve security in core services.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-rust-strategy-expands-again-with-ntpd-rs-proposal/

#ubuntu

📰 Hyprland 0.54.3 Wayland Compositor Released With Crash Fixes

Hyprland 0.54.3 delivers fixes for crashes in compositor, layout handling, and XWayland, improving overall stability in this patch release.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/hyprland-0-54-3-wayland-compositor-released-with-crash-fixes/

#wayland

📰 Mixxx 2.5.6 Open-Source DJ App Improves Controller Mapping Support and Effects

Mixxx 2.5.6 open-source virtual DJ software for performing live mixes is now available for download with improvements to controller mappings and effects, as well as bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mixxx-2-5-6-open-source-dj-app-improves-controller-mapping-support-and-effects

#opensource

📰 Immutable Linux sounded bulletproof until I tried to use it

I thought this was supposed to make things easier for the user?

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/immutable-linux-sounded-bulletproof-until-i-tried-to-use-it/

#linux

📰 DRBD Driver Working To Land ~15 Years Worth Of Changes Into The Linux Kernel

Developers behind the Distributed Replicated Block Device "DRBD" for mirroring block devices between multiple host systems are working to resync the upstream Linux kernel DRBD support with the out-of-tree DRBD code they have been maintaining for the past ~15 years out-of-sync. It's a big undertaking but they have begun staging patches for review and testing to get this massive set of changes up to par for mainline...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/DRBD-15-Years-Code-Changes

#linux #kernel

📰 KDE Plasma 6.7 will finally fix the most annoying part of tweaking your microphone volume

As much as I hate hearing myself over a microphone, I have to admit that listening to yourself while adjusting your mic volume is vital. That way, you know you're not coming through too quietly or too loudly, and you can get a feel for the audio quality, too. Windows has had this feature for a while now, but unfortunately, KDE Plasma won't let you.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-67-will-finally-fix-the-most-annoying-part-of-tweaking-your-microphone-volume/

#kde #plasma

📰 Fish 4.6 Shell Brings Support For Recent systemd Environment Variables

Fish 4.6 released today as the newest version of this Rust-based interactive shell for Linux and other platforms...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fish-4.6-Released

#systemd #linux

📰 After a Long Time, Ubuntu Shows Some Respect to Deb Packages

It will be easier to manage the classic Debian packages in the Snap/App Center in the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17308126/ubuntu-26-04-deb-in-app-center

#ubuntu #debian

📰 Linux 7.0-rc6 Bringing A Lot Of Audio Quirks / Fixes

The Linux 7.0-rc6 kernel due for release tomorrow has a lot of audio fixes/quirks to correct a wide variety of different hardware issues, mostly different problematic laptops for their speakers and/or microphone behavior under Linux...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-rc6-Many-Audio-Fixes

#linux #kernel

📰 SystemRescue 13 Released With Linux Kernel 6.18 and GParted 1.8.1

SystemRescue 13, based on Arch, updates to Linux kernel 6.18, enhances HiDPI support, and upgrades core tools such as GParted and bcachefs.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/systemrescue-13-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-and-gparted-1-8-1/

#linux #kernel #arch

📰 AMD Introduces GAIA Agent UI For Privacy-First Web App For Local AI Agents

AMD's GAIA AI agent framework (that previously stood for "Generative AI Is Awesome" albeit they seemed to have dropped promoting it as that name) for Ryzen AI hardware is out with a new version. AMD GAIA 0.17 introduces Agent UI as a new privacy-first web application for local AI agents...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GAIA-0.17-Agent-UI

#amd

📰 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS drops next month, but there's a strong case for skipping it entirely

Getting the latest Ubuntu LTS release may be tempting, but version 26.04 has some big potential downsides that should give you pause.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-2604-lts-drops-next-month-theres-good-case-skipping-entirely/

#ubuntu

📰 GIMP 3.2.2 Released with Various Improvements and UI/UX Updates

GIMP 3.2.2 open-source image editor is now available for download with various improvements, bug fixes, and UI/UX updates.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gimp-3-2-2-released-with-various-improvements-and-ui-ux-updates

#opensource

📰 KaOS 2026.03 Released With Major Move Away From systemd Components

KaOS 2026.03 removes systemd-boot and mkinitcpio, adopts Limine and Dracut, and introduces a new Niri-based desktop environment.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kaos-2026-03-released-with-major-move-away-from-systemd-components/

#systemd

📰 Fedora 44 will automatically make your Windows games run faster, no tweaks required

Don't get me wrong; gaming on Linux has come a long way in the last few years. A decade ago, getting any game running on Linux that wasn't designed natively for it was a massive headache at best and impossible at worst. Now, thanks to the efforts from several sources, such as Valve with Proton, it seems like 2026 may be the year of gaming on Linux after all.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/fedora-44-will-automatically-make-your-windows-games-run-faster-no-tweaks-required/

#fedora #linux

📰 MX Linux Takes Clear Stance Against Age Verification Requirements

MX Linux opposes age verification rules, citing concerns about privacy and the impact on open source development.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/mx-linux-takes-clear-stance-against-age-verification-requirements/

#linux #opensource

📰 RadeonSI Driver Lands Fixes For EDuke32 For Those Wanting To Enjoy Duke Nukem 3D In 2026

It's fairly rare for the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver to hit OpenGL rendering game bugs these days as besides more games going opting for Vulkan API use, RadeonSI is rather robust and very mature at this stage. Recently though a Linux gamer that upgraded to a Radeon RX 9070 XT RDNA4 graphics card noticed that the open-source EDuke32 Duke Nukem 3D build and its derivatives were failing to render properly with the RadeonSI driver...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/RadeonSI-EDuke32-Fixes

#opensource #linux

📰 Nginx 1.29.7 Delivers Multipath TCP Support

Released this week was Nginx 1.29.7 as the newest mainline version of this HTTP(S) web server. Releasing alongside Nginx 1.28.3 stable, it fixed buffer overflow vulnerabilities and some other vulnerabilities. Making Nginx 1.29.7 more exciting though is that it landed Multipath TCP support...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nginx-1.29.7-Multipath-TCP

#nginx

📰 After 6 Years, One of Wayland’s Most Annoying Problems is Finally Getting Fixed

The new xdg-session-management protocol finally brings session saving and restoration to Wayland, eliminating a long-standing annoyance for Linux users and paving the way for a smoother desktop experience.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17308544/wayland-session-management

#wayland #linux

📰 Intel Prepares Wireless Mode Support For QAT Gen6 Hardware

Last year Intel began preparing their QuickAsist Linux driver support for QAT Gen6 hardware with upcoming platforms. That initial Intel QAT Gen6 driver enablement landed back in Linux 6.16 while for the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel they are preparing support for a new wireless mode with this next-gen QuickAssist hardware...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-QAT-Gen6-Wireless-Mode

#linux #intel #kernel