📰 Shelly 2.3.1 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves Notifications

Shelly 2.3.1 open-source graphical package manager for Arch Linux-based distributions is now available for download with various new features and improvements.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/shelly-2-3-1-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-improves-notifications

#arch #linux #linuxbased #opensource

📰 Packagist Supply Chain Attack Infects 8 Packages Using GitHub-Hosted Linux Malware

A new "coordinated" supply chain attack campaign has impacted eight packages on Packagist including malicious code designed to run a Linux binary retrieved from a GitHub Releases URL."Although the affected packages were all Composer packages, the malicious code was not added to composer.json," Socket said. "Instead, it was inserted into package.json, targeting projects that ship JavaScript.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/packagist-supply-chain-attack-infects-8.html

#linux

📰 Phosh 0.55 GNOME-Based Mobile Shell Released with Syncthing Quick Settings

Phosh 0.55 adds a Syncthing quick setting, screen dimming fixes, Phoc 0.55 with wlroots 0.20, and more mobile Linux updates.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/phosh-0-55-gnome-based-mobile-shell-released/

#gnome #linux

Unitree GO-M8018-6 Motor Reverse Engineering | Hackaday
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/23/unitree-go-m8018-6-motor-reverse-engineering/

📰 Linux on the desktop isn't winning, but Linux on my handheld already has

The Penguin is ruling handheld gaming, and no one is surprised.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-on-the-desktop-isnt-winning-but-linux-in-my-handhelds-already-has/

#linux

📰 Picking a Linux distro is the wrong first question — here's what you should ask instead

Before you settle with a distro, you have to learn how to wield it.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/picking-linux-distro-wrong-first-question/

#distro #linux

📰 Rust-Based Wild Linker 0.9 Brings New Platform Coverage, Linker Plugin API

Wild Linker 0.9 was released today as the latest version of this very fast linker for Linux systems that is written in the Rust programming language...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wild-Linker-0.9

#linux

📰 Someone turned a GBA into a Switch controller, and it uses the OG Link Cable as the cord

It's amazing what a Raspberry Pi Pico can do in the right hands.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-turned-a-gba-into-a-switch-controller-and-it-uses-the-og-link-cable-as-the-cord/

#raspberry

📰 Boot-Time Wizard Aims To Help Reduce Linux Boot Times

While in the past decade or so Linux desktop/laptop users likely have little to complain about boot times and there hasn't been much emphasis around trying to make boot times even faster on the Linux desktop especially in an era where many systems are always-on and suspend/resume working more reliably these days, boot times are still an important factor in the embedded Linux world.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Boot-Time-Wizard-Linux

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📰 KernelScript: A Programming Language For Kernel Customization & App Optimizations

Multikernel Technologies Inc has been working on a multi-kernel architecture for the Linux kernel while in addition to that they have been developing KernelScript as a domain-specific language for carrying out Linux kernel customizations and app-specific optimizations...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KernelScript

#kernel #linux

📰 Linux To Remove ISA Speech Synthesizer Driver That Likely Hasn't Been Used In Decades

Following the process of phasing out Intel 486 CPU support and other old hardware drivers that were dropped in the Linux 7.1 kernel cycle for reducing the kernel maintenance burden, the upcoming Linux 7.2 cycle is continuing the trend of phasing out some of the old hardware support that is very obsolete, likely having no users on the latest upstream kernels, and no one formally maintaining the obsolete drivers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Dropping-Double-Talk

#intel #kernel #linux

📰 Ubuntu 26.10 daily builds now available to download

Daily builds of Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’ are now available for download, as development on the distro’s next major release kicks in to gear. As the name suggests, new ISOs are produced from development code on a (mostly) daily basis, giving those keen to test October’s release in advance the ability to do so.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/ubuntu-26-10-daily-builds

#distro #ubuntu

📰 FreeBSD Foundation Executive Director Tries Daily Driving FreeBSD On Laptop

With FreeBSD having worked on improving its laptop support over the past two years with some big changes and ongoing efforts for making a nice KDE desktop experience on FreeBSD, FreeBSD Foundation's Executive Director has been trying to daily drive FreeBSD on laptops...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-On-Laptop-Driver

#kde

📰 Open-Source z386 Brings Intel 80386 Microcode Back to Life

z386 is an open-source 80386-class FPGA CPU core that uses recovered Intel 386 microcode to run DOS and protected-mode software.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/open-source-z386-brings-intel-80386-microcode-back-to-life/

#intel #opensource

📰 AI eyes scanning for bugs create a worrisome Linux security trend

Dirty Frag, Copy Fail, and Fragesia show the new reality.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/23/ai-eyes-scanning-for-bugs-create-a-worrisome-linux-security-trend/5244742

#linux

📰 GitHub Copilot & Claude Code Helped With Graphics, WiFi Linux Driver Issues This Week

For those curious about the growing use of AI and coding agents within the Linux kernel, this week there was another large batch of new patches fixed that were generated or co-authored by agents like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-rc5-AI-This-Week

#kernel #linux

📰 Canonical to shut Ubuntu Pastebin after 18 years of service

Canonical will decommission its long-running text-hosting service Ubuntu Pastebin on May 31. The company is pulling the plug as part of a broader “infrastructure modernization and migration project”, according to Canonical Community Engineer Aaron Prisk. Ubuntu Pastebin works similarly to GitHub’s Gist, albeit without the revision history. It’s been available as a tool the community can use since late 2007. It originally lived at paste.ubuntu.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/canonical-ubuntu-pastebin-shutdown

#ubuntu