📰 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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📰 SteamOS 3.8 just dramatically improved a lot of handhelds except the Steam Deck itself
The Steam Deck just saw one of its biggest updates enter the preview phase, and if you're on the Preview update channel, then chances are you've already updated it. After such a major update, you might realize that not much has changed, though. SteamOS 3.8 is, by all accounts, one of Valve's most important updates yet. It expands compatibility, improves performance, and lays the groundwork for something much bigger than a handheld.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/steamos-38-dramatically-improves-many-gaming-handhelds-except-steam-deck/
#steam
The Steam Deck just saw one of its biggest updates enter the preview phase, and if you're on the Preview update channel, then chances are you've already updated it. After such a major update, you might realize that not much has changed, though. SteamOS 3.8 is, by all accounts, one of Valve's most important updates yet. It expands compatibility, improves performance, and lays the groundwork for something much bigger than a handheld.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/steamos-38-dramatically-improves-many-gaming-handhelds-except-steam-deck/
#steam
XDA
SteamOS 3.8 just dramatically improved a lot of handhelds except the Steam Deck itself
It's time for SteamOS to start branching out
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📰 sudo-rs adds a keyboard shortcut to quickly hide password feedback
The Rust-based version of sudo shows password feedback by default in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, upending nearly 40 years of learned (and confusing) behaviour. Broadly, that decision has been well received, but those who want a quick option to temporarily mask their sudo input (no asterisks), just got one. You can now toggle sudo password feedback visibility by pressing the tab key.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/sudo-rs-password-feedback-toggle
#ubuntu
The Rust-based version of sudo shows password feedback by default in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, upending nearly 40 years of learned (and confusing) behaviour. Broadly, that decision has been well received, but those who want a quick option to temporarily mask their sudo input (no asterisks), just got one. You can now toggle sudo password feedback visibility by pressing the tab key.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/sudo-rs-password-feedback-toggle
#ubuntu
OMG! Ubuntu
Ubuntu 26.04 adds neat sudo password feedback toggle
Ubuntu 26.04's sudo-rs now includes a keypress toggle for password feedback. Switch between visible asterisks and silent input without editing a config file.
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📰 Linux Continues to Make History, Hitting 5% Usage on Steam
Linux continues its rise on Steam, reaching a record 5% share in Valve’s March 2026 Hardware and Software Survey.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/linux-make-history-hitting-five-percent-usage-on-steam/
#steam #linux
Linux continues its rise on Steam, reaching a record 5% share in Valve’s March 2026 Hardware and Software Survey.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/linux-make-history-hitting-five-percent-usage-on-steam/
#steam #linux
Linuxiac
Linux Continues to Make History, Hitting 5% Usage on Steam
Linux continues its rise on Steam, reaching for the first time a record 5% share in Valve’s March 2026 Hardware and Software Survey.
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📰 I switched to Linux for unconventional reasons, and now I can't go back
I’ve been a fan of the Linux ecosystem ever since I got a taste of it with the Raspberry Pi OS (or Buster, as it was called back then) on my RPi Zero ages ago. Since then, it has been a fun journey involving distro-hopping shenanigans and virtualization experiments. But unlike most folks, my reasons for going down the slippery slope of Linux flavors were more than just dissatisfaction with Windows and a desire to bring old devices back to life...
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-switched-to-linux-for-unconventional-reasons/
#distro #linux #raspberry
I’ve been a fan of the Linux ecosystem ever since I got a taste of it with the Raspberry Pi OS (or Buster, as it was called back then) on my RPi Zero ages ago. Since then, it has been a fun journey involving distro-hopping shenanigans and virtualization experiments. But unlike most folks, my reasons for going down the slippery slope of Linux flavors were more than just dissatisfaction with Windows and a desire to bring old devices back to life...
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-switched-to-linux-for-unconventional-reasons/
#distro #linux #raspberry
XDA
I switched to Linux for unconventional reasons, and now I can't go back
Linux is simply better for my wacky experiments
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📰 Ubuntu 26.04’s sudo adds password feedback hide toggle
Ubuntu 26.04's sudo-rs now includes a keypress toggle for password feedback. Switch between visible asterisks and silent input without editing a config file.You're reading Ubuntu 26.04’s sudo adds password feedback hide toggle, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/sudo-rs-password-feedback-toggle
#ubuntu
Ubuntu 26.04's sudo-rs now includes a keypress toggle for password feedback. Switch between visible asterisks and silent input without editing a config file.You're reading Ubuntu 26.04’s sudo adds password feedback hide toggle, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/sudo-rs-password-feedback-toggle
#ubuntu
OMG! Ubuntu
Ubuntu 26.04 adds neat sudo password feedback toggle
Ubuntu 26.04's sudo-rs now includes a keypress toggle for password feedback. Switch between visible asterisks and silent input without editing a config file.
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📰 Parrot Linux Takes Stand Against Age Verification
Parrot Linux publishes an official statement against age verification as opposition grows across the Linux and open-source world.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/parrot-linux-takes-stand-against-age-verification/
#linux #opensource
Parrot Linux publishes an official statement against age verification as opposition grows across the Linux and open-source world.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/parrot-linux-takes-stand-against-age-verification/
#linux #opensource
Linuxiac
Parrot Linux Takes Stand Against Age Verification
Parrot Linux publishes an official statement against age verification as opposition grows across the Linux and open-source world.
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📰 AMD P-State Driver Introducing New Features With Linux 7.1
A few Linux kernel releases have passed since there have been any new features to talk about for the AMD P-State driver for CPU frequency scaling / power management with modern AMD Ryzen and EPYC processors. But for the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel there are some new features now ready for mainline...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Linux-7.1
#linux #amd #kernel
A few Linux kernel releases have passed since there have been any new features to talk about for the AMD P-State driver for CPU frequency scaling / power management with modern AMD Ryzen and EPYC processors. But for the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel there are some new features now ready for mainline...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Linux-7.1
#linux #amd #kernel
Phoronix
AMD P-State Driver Introducing New Features With Linux 7.1
A few Linux kernel releases have passed since there have been any new features to talk about for the AMD P-State driver for CPU frequency scaling / power management with modern AMD Ryzen and EPYC processors
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📰 Systemd-Free Artix Linux Sees First Release in 2026 with XLibre and PipeWire
Artix Linux 2026.04 distribution is now available for download with XLibre and PipeWire by default, Linux kernel 6.19, and more. Here's what's new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/systemd-free-artix-linux-sees-first-release-in-2026-with-xlibre-and-pipewire
#linux #systemd #kernel
Artix Linux 2026.04 distribution is now available for download with XLibre and PipeWire by default, Linux kernel 6.19, and more. Here's what's new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/systemd-free-artix-linux-sees-first-release-in-2026-with-xlibre-and-pipewire
#linux #systemd #kernel
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📰 Arch-Based Artix Linux 2026.04 Released With XLibre as Default X Server
Arch-based systemd-free Artix Linux 2026.04 is out with XLibre by default and PipeWire replacing PulseAudio in ISOs.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/artix-linux-2026-04-released-with-xlibre-as-default-x-serve/
#linux #systemd #arch
Arch-based systemd-free Artix Linux 2026.04 is out with XLibre by default and PipeWire replacing PulseAudio in ISOs.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/artix-linux-2026-04-released-with-xlibre-as-default-x-serve/
#linux #systemd #arch
Linuxiac
Arch-Based Artix Linux 2026.04 Released With XLibre as Default X Server
Arch-based systemd-free Artix Linux 2026.04 is out with XLibre by default and PipeWire replacing PulseAudio in ISOs.
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📰 FreeBSD Laptop Project Hopes To Port Newer Linux Graphics Drivers This Year
Developers working on the FreeBSD laptop initiative to make the FreeBSD operating system more suitable for running on modern laptop hardware have drafted their road-map of further action items they hope to accomplish in 2026...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Newer-GPU-Drivers-2026
#linux
Developers working on the FreeBSD laptop initiative to make the FreeBSD operating system more suitable for running on modern laptop hardware have drafted their road-map of further action items they hope to accomplish in 2026...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Newer-GPU-Drivers-2026
#linux
Phoronix
FreeBSD Laptop Project Hopes To Port Newer Linux Graphics Drivers This Year
Developers working on the FreeBSD laptop initiative to make the FreeBSD operating system more suitable for running on modern laptop hardware have drafted their road-map of further action items they hope to accomplish in 2026.
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📰 Snapdragon X2's Adreno X2-85 GPU Sees Driver Improvements For Linux 7.1
Rob Clark on Thursday sent out the batch of MSM DRM driver feature changes targeting the upcoming Linux 7.1 merge window. This new work for DRM-Next includes enhancements to the Adreno X2-85 GPU support as found within the new Snapdragon X2 laptop SoCs plus various enhancements to existing Qualcomm graphics/display hardware...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Qualcomm-MSM
#linux
Rob Clark on Thursday sent out the batch of MSM DRM driver feature changes targeting the upcoming Linux 7.1 merge window. This new work for DRM-Next includes enhancements to the Adreno X2-85 GPU support as found within the new Snapdragon X2 laptop SoCs plus various enhancements to existing Qualcomm graphics/display hardware...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Qualcomm-MSM
#linux
Phoronix
Snapdragon X2's Adreno X2-85 GPU Sees Driver Improvements For Linux 7.1
Rob Clark on Thursday sent out the batch of MSM DRM driver feature changes targeting the upcoming Linux 7.1 merge window
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📰 When a billboard survives the wind, but not the boot
This GRUB is not an advert for some tasty fried food Bork!Bork!Bork! It's one thing to bare your undercarriage in private. It's a whole other thing to do so on the side of a road, risking the possibility that passing drivers will question your Linux competence.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/03/when_a_billboard_survives_the/
#linux
This GRUB is not an advert for some tasty fried food Bork!Bork!Bork! It's one thing to bare your undercarriage in private. It's a whole other thing to do so on the side of a road, risking the possibility that passing drivers will question your Linux competence.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/03/when_a_billboard_survives_the/
#linux
The Register
When a billboard survives the wind, but not the boot
Bork!Bork!Bork!: This GRUB is not an advert for some tasty fried food
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📰 Valve recently confirmed Steam game pricing updates across different regions
At the end of March, Valve issued an announcement to game developers on Steam about changes to how games get priced across different regions.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/valve-recently-confirmed-steam-game-pricing-updates-across-different-regions/
#steam
At the end of March, Valve issued an announcement to game developers on Steam about changes to how games get priced across different regions.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/valve-recently-confirmed-steam-game-pricing-updates-across-different-regions/
#steam
GamingOnLinux
Valve recently confirmed Steam game pricing updates across different regions
At the end of March, Valve issued an announcement to game developers on Steam about changes to how games get priced across different regions.
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