📰 You don't need to wait for SteamOS to have a great couch PC - here's what to use instead
SteamOS has become one of the most interesting gaming operating systems in years, mostly because it proves a Linux-based platform can feel polished, console-like, and genuinely easy to game on. On handhelds, Valve has already shown that formula works. The bigger question is whether that same experience can translate cleanly to a home theater PC sitting under a TV. SteamOS points in the right direction, but if you want a couch-friendly gaming PC...
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/you-dont-need-steamos-to-have-a-great-couch-pc-heres-what-to-do-instead/
#linux #linuxbased
SteamOS has become one of the most interesting gaming operating systems in years, mostly because it proves a Linux-based platform can feel polished, console-like, and genuinely easy to game on. On handhelds, Valve has already shown that formula works. The bigger question is whether that same experience can translate cleanly to a home theater PC sitting under a TV. SteamOS points in the right direction, but if you want a couch-friendly gaming PC...
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/you-dont-need-steamos-to-have-a-great-couch-pc-heres-what-to-do-instead/
#linux #linuxbased
XDA
You don't need to wait for SteamOS to have a great couch PC - here's what to use instead
Linux isn't a requirement, either
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📰 Single-maintainer open source is a ticking time bomb, and Booklore just detonated
A warning about open-source projects that have only one maintainer.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/single-maintainer-open-source-ticking-time-bomb/
#opensource
A warning about open-source projects that have only one maintainer.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/single-maintainer-open-source-ticking-time-bomb/
#opensource
XDA
Single-maintainer open source is a ticking time bomb, and Booklore just detonated
A warning about open-source projects that have only one maintainer
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📰 New Rust-Based BUS1 In-Kernel IPC In Development For The Linux Kernel
After KDBUS failed to make it into the mainline Linux kernel more than one decade ago as an in-kernel version of D-Bus, BUS1 was proposed as a clean sheet design for in-kernel, capability-based inter-process communication (IPC). BUS1 didn't gain enough traction to make it to the mainline kernel and then many of the same developers devised Dbus-Broker as a more performant D-Bus user-space implementation.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/BUS1-Linux-2026
#linux #kernel
After KDBUS failed to make it into the mainline Linux kernel more than one decade ago as an in-kernel version of D-Bus, BUS1 was proposed as a clean sheet design for in-kernel, capability-based inter-process communication (IPC). BUS1 didn't gain enough traction to make it to the mainline kernel and then many of the same developers devised Dbus-Broker as a more performant D-Bus user-space implementation.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/BUS1-Linux-2026
#linux #kernel
Phoronix
New Rust-Based BUS1 In-Kernel IPC In Development For The Linux Kernel
After KDBUS failed to make it into the mainline Linux kernel more than one decade ago as an in-kernel version of D-Bus, BUS1 was proposed as a clean sheet design for in-kernel, capability-based inter-process communication (IPC)
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📰 Claude AI finds Vim, Emacs RCE bugs that trigger on file open
Vulnerabilities in the Vim and GNU Emacs text editors, discovered using simple prompts with the Claude assistant, allow remote code execution simply by opening a file.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/claude-ai-finds-vim-emacs-rce-bugs-that-trigger-on-file-open/
#gnu
Vulnerabilities in the Vim and GNU Emacs text editors, discovered using simple prompts with the Claude assistant, allow remote code execution simply by opening a file.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/claude-ai-finds-vim-emacs-rce-bugs-that-trigger-on-file-open/
#gnu
BleepingComputer
Claude AI finds Vim, Emacs RCE bugs that trigger on file open
Vulnerabilities in the Vim and GNU Emacs text editors, discovered using simple prompts with the Claude assistant, allow remote code execution simply by opening a file.
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📰 AerynOS March 2026 Update Brings GNOME 50, KDE 6.6.3, and Linux 6.18
AerynOS March alpha ISO brings GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6.3, Linux kernel 6.18, and tooling improvements across moss and boulder.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/aerynos-march-2026-update-brings-gnome-50-kde-6-6-3-and-linux-6-18/
#kde #linux #kernel #plasma #gnome
AerynOS March alpha ISO brings GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6.3, Linux kernel 6.18, and tooling improvements across moss and boulder.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/aerynos-march-2026-update-brings-gnome-50-kde-6-6-3-and-linux-6-18/
#kde #linux #kernel #plasma #gnome
Linuxiac
AerynOS March 2026 Update Brings GNOME 50, KDE 6.6.3, and Linux 6.18
AerynOS March alpha ISO brings GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6.3, Linux kernel 6.18, and tooling improvements across moss and boulder.
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Prices hiked on most Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 variants • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/01/raspberry_pi_price_hikes/
https://www.theregister.com/2026/04/01/raspberry_pi_price_hikes/
The Register
We know what day it is but these Raspberry Pi price hikes are no joke
: Hot DRAM! Who is going to drop nearly $400 on an underpowered Linux computer?
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📰 Dell XPS 13 Snapdragon Elite Laptop Sees New EC Linux Driver To Improve Support
Last month Dell upstreamed the firmware needed for their XPS 13 935 Snapdragon X1 Elite laptop. This makes the Linux outlook for this ARM-based Dell XPS laptop much better than before in not having to worry about extracting necessary firmware blobs from Windows 11. Now another step forward for the Dell XPS 13 9345 is being made with a new EC driver being posted to enhance the hardware support...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dell-XPS-13-9345-EC-Driver
#arm #linux
Last month Dell upstreamed the firmware needed for their XPS 13 935 Snapdragon X1 Elite laptop. This makes the Linux outlook for this ARM-based Dell XPS laptop much better than before in not having to worry about extracting necessary firmware blobs from Windows 11. Now another step forward for the Dell XPS 13 9345 is being made with a new EC driver being posted to enhance the hardware support...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dell-XPS-13-9345-EC-Driver
#arm #linux
Phoronix
Dell XPS 13 Snapdragon Elite Laptop Sees New EC Linux Driver To Improve Support
Last month Dell upstreamed the firmware needed for their XPS 13 935 Snapdragon X1 Elite laptop
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📰 Wayland Protocols 1.48 Released With XDG Session Management
Wayland Protocols 1.48 is out today with the long-awaited XDG Session Management protocol in tow as well as several new experimental protocols...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Protocols-1.48
#wayland
Wayland Protocols 1.48 is out today with the long-awaited XDG Session Management protocol in tow as well as several new experimental protocols...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Protocols-1.48
#wayland
Phoronix
Wayland Protocols 1.48 Released With XDG Session Management
Wayland Protocols 1.48 is out today with the long-awaited XDG Session Management protocol in tow as well as several new experimental protocols.
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📰 The Linux Kernel's Minimum Rust Version Supported Prepares For Rust 1.85 Baseline
The Rust-For-Linux crew is preparing to raise the minimum supported Rust version for building the Linux kernel and and similarly also bumping the minimum supported version of bindgen, the tool for generating Rust FFI bindings for C code in the kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Preps-For-Rust-1.85-Base
#linux #kernel
The Rust-For-Linux crew is preparing to raise the minimum supported Rust version for building the Linux kernel and and similarly also bumping the minimum supported version of bindgen, the tool for generating Rust FFI bindings for C code in the kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Preps-For-Rust-1.85-Base
#linux #kernel
Phoronix
The Linux Kernel's Minimum Rust Version Supported Prepares For Rust 1.85 Baseline
The Rust-For-Linux crew is preparing to raise the minimum supported Rust version for building the Linux kernel and and similarly also bumping the minimum supported version of bindgen, the tool for generating Rust FFI bindings for C code in the kernel.
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📰 HarfBuzz 14.0 Released With New GPU Accelerated Text Rendering Library
HarfBuzz is the open-source text shaping engine originally born out of the FreeType project and now widely-used by GNOME, KDE, Java, Flutter, Godot, Chromium, LibreOffice, and countless other applications. HarfBuzz 14.0 released today and making this release quite exciting is introducing a GPU-accelerated text rendering library...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HarfBuzz-14.0-Released
#kde #opensource #chromium #gnome
HarfBuzz is the open-source text shaping engine originally born out of the FreeType project and now widely-used by GNOME, KDE, Java, Flutter, Godot, Chromium, LibreOffice, and countless other applications. HarfBuzz 14.0 released today and making this release quite exciting is introducing a GPU-accelerated text rendering library...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HarfBuzz-14.0-Released
#kde #opensource #chromium #gnome
Phoronix
HarfBuzz 14.0 Released With New GPU Accelerated Text Rendering Library
HarfBuzz is the open-source text shaping engine originally born out of the FreeType project and now widely-used by GNOME, KDE, Java, Flutter, Godot, Chromium, LibreOffice, and countless other applications
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📰 Budget mini-PCs peaked with the N100, and nothing else comes close for the price – not even the Raspberry Pi
The N100 is still the king of budget-friendly mini-PCs.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/budget-mini-pcs-peaked-with-the-n100/
#raspberry
The N100 is still the king of budget-friendly mini-PCs.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/budget-mini-pcs-peaked-with-the-n100/
#raspberry
XDA
Budget mini-PCs peaked with the N100, and nothing else comes close for the price – not even the Raspberry Pi
The N100 is still the king of budget-friendly mini-PCs
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📰 'NoVoice' Android malware on Google Play infected 2.3 million devices
A new Android malware named NoVoice was found on Google Play, hidden in more than 50 apps that were downloaded at least 2.3 million times.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/novoice-android-malware-on-google-play-infected-23-million-devices/
#android
A new Android malware named NoVoice was found on Google Play, hidden in more than 50 apps that were downloaded at least 2.3 million times.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/novoice-android-malware-on-google-play-infected-23-million-devices/
#android
BleepingComputer
'NoVoice' Android malware on Google Play infected 2.3 million devices
A new Android malware dubbed NoVoice exploited known vulnerabilities to gain root access and has been distributed through more than 50 apps on Google Play Store, with at least 2.3 million downloads.
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📰 NVIDIA announce a preview of "DRM Per-Plane Color Pipeline API" support on Linux (good for HDR)
NVIDIA just announced something quite interesting, in the form of an upcoming update for their GPU drivers for Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nvidia-announce-a-preview-of-drm-per-plane-color-pipeline-api-support-on-linux-good-for-hdr/
#linux
NVIDIA just announced something quite interesting, in the form of an upcoming update for their GPU drivers for Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nvidia-announce-a-preview-of-drm-per-plane-color-pipeline-api-support-on-linux-good-for-hdr/
#linux
GamingOnLinux
NVIDIA announce a preview of "DRM Per-Plane Color Pipeline API" support on Linux (good for HDR)
NVIDIA just announced something quite interesting, in the form of an upcoming update for their GPU drivers for Linux.
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📰 Fedora Rejects Proposal To Use systemd For Managing Per-User Environment Variables
The Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee "FESCo" this week rejected a change proposal for Fedora 45 that would use systemd's environment generator functionality for managing per-user environment variables...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-Rejects-systemd-Feature
#systemd #fedora
The Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee "FESCo" this week rejected a change proposal for Fedora 45 that would use systemd's environment generator functionality for managing per-user environment variables...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-Rejects-systemd-Feature
#systemd #fedora
Phoronix
Fedora Rejects Proposal To Use systemd For Managing Per-User Environment Variables
The Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee 'FESCo' this week rejected a change proposal for Fedora 45 that would use systemd's environment generator functionality for managing per-user environment variables.
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📰 Running Mainline Linux, U-Boot, and Mesa on Rockchip: A year in review
Get the recap of Nicolas Frattaroli's FOSDEM talk detailing Rockchip’s mainline progress, including Vulkan 1.4 and NPU support as a vital path to sustainable, affordable hardware.
🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/03/02/running-mainline-linux-u-boot-and-mesa-on-rockchip-a-year-in-review/
#linux
Get the recap of Nicolas Frattaroli's FOSDEM talk detailing Rockchip’s mainline progress, including Vulkan 1.4 and NPU support as a vital path to sustainable, affordable hardware.
🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/03/02/running-mainline-linux-u-boot-and-mesa-on-rockchip-a-year-in-review/
#linux
Collabora | Open Source Consulting
Running Mainline Linux, U-Boot, and Mesa on Rockchip: A year in review
Learn about the strides made on Rockchip from a recap on Nicolas Frattaroli's talk at FOSDEM 2026.
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📰 AMD GPU Driver Sees DC Idle Manager & Multi-SDMA Engine Optimization For Linux 7.1
With Linux 7.0-rc6 having released on Sunday, we are hitting the point of the cut-off of new feature material being allowed into the Direct Rendering Manager's DRM-Next tree of queuing new graphics/display/accelerator feature code ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.1 merge window. As presumably the last AMDGPU/AMDKFD feature pull ahead of Linux 7.1, today's pull request from AMD contains some noteworthy final enhancements...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-Linux-7.1-Multi-SDMA
#linux #amd
With Linux 7.0-rc6 having released on Sunday, we are hitting the point of the cut-off of new feature material being allowed into the Direct Rendering Manager's DRM-Next tree of queuing new graphics/display/accelerator feature code ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.1 merge window. As presumably the last AMDGPU/AMDKFD feature pull ahead of Linux 7.1, today's pull request from AMD contains some noteworthy final enhancements...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-Linux-7.1-Multi-SDMA
#linux #amd
Phoronix
AMD GPU Driver Sees DC Idle Manager & Multi-SDMA Engine Optimization For Linux 7.1
With Linux 7.0-rc6 having released on Sunday, we are hitting the point of the cut-off of new feature material being allowed into the Direct Rendering Manager's DRM-Next tree of queuing new graphics/display/accelerator feature code ahead of the upcoming Linux…
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📰 Netrunner 26 Released with XLibre Xserver, Based on Debian 13 “Trixie”
Netrunner 26 GNU/Linux distribution is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” and featuring the KDE Plasma 6.3.6 desktop environment with Linux kenrel 6.16.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/netrunner-26-released-with-xlibre-xserver-based-on-debian-13-trixie
#kde #linux #gnu #debian #plasma
Netrunner 26 GNU/Linux distribution is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” and featuring the KDE Plasma 6.3.6 desktop environment with Linux kenrel 6.16.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/netrunner-26-released-with-xlibre-xserver-based-on-debian-13-trixie
#kde #linux #gnu #debian #plasma
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📰 Steam store home page gets a refresh in Beta, plus another Linux SteamRT3 Beta fix
Valve have pushed out an overhauled Steam store home page in the latest Steam Client Beta, along with another needed fix for the Linux SteamRT3 Beta.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steam-store-home-page-gets-a-refresh-in-beta-plus-another-linux-steamrt3-beta-fix/
#steam #linux
Valve have pushed out an overhauled Steam store home page in the latest Steam Client Beta, along with another needed fix for the Linux SteamRT3 Beta.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steam-store-home-page-gets-a-refresh-in-beta-plus-another-linux-steamrt3-beta-fix/
#steam #linux
GamingOnLinux
Steam store home page gets a refresh in Beta, plus another Linux SteamRT3 Beta fix
Valve have pushed out an overhauled Steam store home page in the latest Steam Client Beta, along with another needed fix for the Linux SteamRT3 Beta.
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📰 The State of Trusted Open Source Report
In December 2025, we shared the first-ever The State of Trusted Open Source report, featuring insights from our product data and customer base on open source consumption across our catalog of container image projects, versions, images, language libraries, and builds. These insights shed light on what teams pull, deploy, and maintain day to day, alongside the vulnerabilities and.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/the-state-of-trusted-open-source-report.html
#opensource
In December 2025, we shared the first-ever The State of Trusted Open Source report, featuring insights from our product data and customer base on open source consumption across our catalog of container image projects, versions, images, language libraries, and builds. These insights shed light on what teams pull, deploy, and maintain day to day, alongside the vulnerabilities and.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/the-state-of-trusted-open-source-report.html
#opensource
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📰 Proposal to Centralize Per-User Environment Variables Under Systemd in Fedora Rejected
It was rejected due to insufficient consideration for systemd-less environments like containers.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17312296/fedora-per-user-environment-variables-proposal
#systemd #fedora
It was rejected due to insufficient consideration for systemd-less environments like containers.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17312296/fedora-per-user-environment-variables-proposal
#systemd #fedora
It's FOSS
Proposal to Centralize Per-User Environment Variables Under Systemd in Fedora Rejected
It was rejected due to insufficient consideration for systemd-less environments like containers.
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📰 AMD Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" Enjoys Great Performance Gains With Latest Linux Software
With the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release due out in three weeks, I have been re-testing a number of different devices on this newest Ubuntu release. One of the most significant improvements to note was when running the Framework Desktop with Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" and quantifying the performance gains of the Radeon 8060S Graphics since launch last year.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2604-strix-halo
#linux #amd #ubuntu
With the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release due out in three weeks, I have been re-testing a number of different devices on this newest Ubuntu release. One of the most significant improvements to note was when running the Framework Desktop with Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" and quantifying the performance gains of the Radeon 8060S Graphics since launch last year.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2604-strix-halo
#linux #amd #ubuntu
Phoronix
AMD Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" Enjoys Great Performance Gains With Latest Linux Software
With the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release due out in three weeks, I have been re-testing a number of different devices on this newest Ubuntu release.
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