📰 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

📰 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

📰 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

📰 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

📰 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

📰 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

📰 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

📰 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

📰 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

📰 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

📰 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

📰 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

📰 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

📰 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

📰 Meta Has A New Linux Optimization To Avoid Throttling TCP Throughput Unnecessarily

Meta's great Linux engineering team have been working through some fresh performance optimizations recently from optimizing /proc/interrupts outputs to renewing their investment in jemalloc. A new Linux kernel patch this week provides another optimization to avoid a possible situation of throttling the TCP throughput unnecessarily on Linux systems...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-VM-Pressure-TCP-Through

#linux #kernel

📰 Chiaki-ng the open-source PlayStation Remote Play app gets better streaming quality and stability

The open-source community made PlayStation Remote Play app Chiaki-ng v1.10.0 has rolled out, making it even better to stream games to other systems.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/chiaki-ng-the-open-source-playstation-remote-play-app-gets-better-streaming-quality-and-stability/

#opensource

📰 Gentoo Releases Experimental Images Using GNU/Hurd

Following an April Fools' Day tease of Gentoo claiming they were going to switch to GNU Hurd as their primary kernel moving forward, they have now acknowledged the joke but in fact also announcing there are now experimental Gentoo GNU/Hurd images available...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-GNU-Hurd-Experimental

#gnu #kernel

📰 CachyOS Delivers More Performance Out Of Intel Panther Lake

Most of my Intel Panther Lake benchmarking over the past two months for the new Core Ultra Series 3 hardware has been done with Ubuntu Linux given the pervasiveness of it, especially in the corporate/enterprise space. But for those looking at achieving even greater out-of-the-box Linux performance on Intel Panther Lake, the Arch Linux based CachyOS does a pretty fine job at further advancing the performance.

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

#linux #arch #ubuntu #intel

📰 Intel Linux NPU Driver 1.32 Adds Wildcat Lake Support

Intel today released their Linux NPU Driver 1.32 as the user-space driver components that interacts with the upstream IVPU kernel accelerator driver for supporting the NPU hardware with Core Ultra processors...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-NPU-Linux-Driver-1.32

#linux #kernel #intel

📰 Redox OS Introducing New CPU Scheduler For ~1.5x Performance In Heavy Tasks

The Rust-based Redox OS operating system is preparing to land a new CPU scheduler thanks to work being carried out by open-source developer Akshit Gaur on modernizing the platform's process scheduling subsystem...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-New-CPU-Sched

#opensource

📰 Arch-Based Omarchy 3.5 Brings Full Intel Panther Lake Support

Arch-based Omarchy 3.5 adds Intel Panther Lake support with a patched Linux kernel 6.19, Dell XPS 2026 fixes, and new features.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-based-omarchy-3-5-brings-full-intel-panther-lake-support/

#linux #arch #kernel #intel