📰 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

📰 Linux Ham Radio KISS Serial Driver Being Modernized In 2026

Here's something that wasn't on my bingo card for this year of the "MKISS" driver for ham radio being modernized in 2026 as opposed to just being dropped. The MKISS code hasn't seen much driver activity since the original Git import of the Linux kernel more than twenty years ago...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Ham-Radio-MKISS-2026

#linux #kernel

📰 A used Lenovo M720q destroys the Raspberry Pi 5 in every way that matters

Building a home lab to handle all your services and experiments requires dedicated hardware. Starting with an SBC is a worthwhile approach for running a couple of projects. A full Raspberry Pi 5 kit can cost as much or more than a used mini PC, such as a Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/used-lenovo-m720q-destroys-raspberry-pi-5-every-way-that-matters/

#raspberry

Just one Telegram sticker can hack you: the critical 9.8 RCE vulnerability still has no patch
🚨 —> https://www.redhotcyber.com/en/post/just-one-telegram-sticker-can-hack-you-the-critical-9-8-rce-vulnerability-still-has-no-patch/

📰 Ubuntu MATE’s founder is stepping back after 12 years

Ubuntu MATE is looking for a new maintainer, with current project lead Martin Wimpress revealing he no longer has the ‘passion’ for the project he once had – nor the time, it seems. Wimpress created Ubuntu MATE back in 2014, pairing Ubuntu with the traditional MATE desktop, created as a fork of the old GNOME 2 codebase but now very much its own thing.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-mate-needs-new-maintainer

#gnome #ubuntu

📰 I stopped guessing why my Linux PC was slow and used one command to find out

Your boot isn't slow for no reason, it just hasn't told you why yet.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/your-linux-pc-is-probably-booting-slower-than-it-should/

#linux

📰 Linux 7.0-rc6 Released With The Fixes Still Coming In Heavy

Linux 7.0-rc6 was just released in quickly working toward the stable Linux 7.0 release in mid-April. This was another busy week with lots of bug fixes...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-rc6-Released

#linux

📰 GNOME 51 “A Coruña” Desktop Environment Scheduled for September 16th, 2026

The development cycle of the upcoming GNOME 51 “A Coruña” desktop environment kicks off with a draft release schedule suggesting the final release is expected later this year on September 16th, 2026.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gnome-51-a-coruna-desktop-environment-scheduled-for-september-16th-2026

#gnome

📰 Someone turned a broken Magic 8 Ball into a physics-based Raspberry Pi Pico fortune teller

Is this the coolest Magic 8 Ball I've seen? Signs point to yes.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-turned-a-broken-magic-8-ball-into-a-physics-based-raspberry-pi-pico-fortune-teller/

#raspberry

📰 AMD Revives Linux Kernel Patches For Hardware-Accelerated vIOMMU

Back in 2023 AMD posted hardware-accelerated virtualized IOMMU patches for the Linux kernel as a request for comments (RFC). In 2024 they then posted a second iteration of the AMD vIOMMU patches but then seemingly fell off the radar. This morning is now the first set of updated AMD vIOMMU patches sent out on the Linux kernel mailing list with the RFC tag now removed...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-vIOMMU-2026-Linux

#linux #amd #kernel

📰 Intel Graphics Driver For Linux 7.1 Preps Workaround For Dell XPS Panther Lake Laptop

Sent out today was the latest batch of drm-intel-next changes as feature work toward DRM-Next for Linux 7.1 winds down. This week's drm-intel-next pull is mostly fixes and some low-level code refactoring. The only item really standing out is some new quirk infrastructure for dealing with laptop display panels that may have buggy Panel Replay handling...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Linux-7.1-Panel-Replay

#linux #intel

📰 Ubuntu MATE Leader Stepping Down, Seeking New Contributors

After starting and leading the Ubuntu MATE flavor since 2014, Martin Wimpress announced he's looking to step down from leading this flavor of Ubuntu Linux with the MATE desktop environment. He's hoping for new passionate contributors to keep it going...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-MATE-Needs-Leader

#linux #ubuntu

📰 Framework becomes a KDE Patron helping to fund open source

Hardware vendor Framework has now become a KDE Patron, offering financial support to further push open source like the Plasma desktop.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/framework-becomes-a-kde-patron-helping-to-fund-open-source/

#kde #opensource #plasma

📰 AMD Sends Out Linux Patches For Their Next-Gen AIE4 NPU

Hitting the mailing list today are patches providing initial support for AMD's next-gen NPU "AIE4" platform, complete with SR-IOV support...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-AIE4-NPU-AMDXDNA

#linux #amd

📰 Euro-Office is a free, open source alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Docs

At a recent press event in Berlin, Germany, Nextcloud, Ionos, and a "coalition of other European enterprises and community organizations" announced Euro-Office, an open-source fork of OnlyOffice that aims to provide a viable alternative to restrictive platforms such as Microsoft Office 365 and Google Docs.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/euro-office-free-open-source-alternative-to-microsoft-365-googledocs/

#opensource

📰 Archinstall 4.0 Arch Linux Installer Released with New Textual UI

Archinstall 4.0 Arch Linux menu-based installer is now available for download with a new TUI (text-based user interface), new features, and various improvements.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-0-arch-linux-installer-released-with-new-textual-ui

#linux #arch

📰 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS no longer offers Google Drive access in Nautilus

If you’re used to accessing your Google Drive in the Nautilus file manager sidebar, a heads-up that the feature no longer works in GNOME 50, the desktop version Ubuntu 26.04 LTS uses. GNOME Online Accounts integration continues to support linking your Google account to allow supported apps to access your contacts, mail and calendar data.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/google-drive-not-working-nautilus-ubuntu-26-04

#ubuntu #gnome

📰 The One Trick That Made Immutable Linux Easier For Me

There's a systemd utility that lets you "inject" tools into a read-only OS at runtime, without rebooting the system. Here's my exploration.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17309280/systemd-sysext

#linux #systemd

📰 Fastfetch 2.61 System Information Tool Drops Windows 7 and 8 Support

Fastfetch 2.61 drops Windows 7 and 8 support, introduces faster GPU detection, and transitions to a pure C build on Linux.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/fastfetch-2-61-system-information-tool-drops-windows-7-and-8-support/

#linux

📰 The Next LVFS Actions Begin Tomorrow To Encourage More Hardware Vendors To Step Up

Last year the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) announced plans for major vendors to pay or contribute code to this project that makes it easy for deploying new system and device firmware on Linux systems. They are asking those with less than 99 employees to contribute $10k USD annually or those larger organizations to contribute $100k USD annually or to be employing engineer(s) to work full-time on LVFS/Fwupd.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LVFS-April-2026-Actions

#linux