📰 KDE KWin Patches Aiming To Optimize Gaming Latency To Better Compete With Windows

Open-source developer Jakub Okoński has been working on comparing the gaming latency between Linux and Windows and in turn working to drive some improvements into KDE's KWin Wayland compositor so the latency is more competitive with the gaming experience under Microsoft Windows 11...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Gaming-Latency-2026

#kde #linux #opensource #wayland

📰 Good News For Linux Terminal Junkies! Proton Drive Now Has a CLI

Something to work with before the GUI client for Linux drops.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17357437/proton-drive-cli

#linux #proton

📰 Linux's CrOS EC Driver To Support Custom Fan Curves - Useful For Framework Laptops

The cros_ec Linux kernel driver is used for supporting the ChromeOS Embedded Controller "EC" used by Chromebooks and various other laptops like Framework Laptops. With patches pending to cros_ec, support for custom fan curves is being introduced...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/CrOS-EC-Custom-Fan-Cuves

#kernel #linux

📰 Ubuntu MATE Missed 26.04 LTS, But a New Team Is Keeping It Alive

Ubuntu MATE did not ship a 26.04 ISO, but the desktop remains in Ubuntu’s repositories and a new team is involved.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-mate-missed-26-04-lts-but-a-new-team-is-keeping-it-alive/

#ubuntu

📰 Linux Lite 8.0 sheds Chrome, slims down, and finds its name fits better than ever

Firefox is in, Snap and Flatpak are still out, but a default AI helper may raise eyebrows.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/06/10/linux-lite-80-sheds-chrome-slims-down-and-finds-its-name-fits-better-than-ever/5253519

#firefox #flatpak #linux

📰 Intel Arc Pro B70 Showing Off Some Performance Wins With Linux 7.1

After recently noticing the Intel Arc B580 performing better on Linux 7.1 for that kernel version soon to be released as stable, I was curious if there were performance gains also to be found with the new flagship Arc Pro B70 BMG-G31 workstation graphics card. Here are some benchmarks of the Intel Arc Pro B70 in relevant workloads between Linux 7.0 and the near-final Linux 7.1 kernel.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-71-arc-pro-b70

#intel #kernel #linux

📰 KaOS Releases First Dinit-Based ISO, but It's Not Ditching Systemd Entirely

The distro ditches systemd as the init system while keeping some key components around.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17357550/kaos-first-dinit-image-release

#distro #systemd

📰 Fwupd 2.1.5 Linux Firmware Updater Released with Support for Elan Touchscreens

Fwupd 2.1.5 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for Elan touchscreens, support for installing the database updates on broken hardware with new firmware, as well as various other improvements.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-1-5-linux-firmware-updater-released-with-support-for-elan-touchscreens

#linux

📰 Microsoft brings Coreutils to Windows – natively

Microsoft has released Coreutils for Windows, allowing a stack of familiar “Linux-like” command-line utilities to run natively on Windows. The project is based on uutils, the Rust-based reimplementation of GNU coreutils that Ubuntu (mostly) has adopted in recent releases. Microsoft’s package bundles uutils’ coreutils and findutils as well as a GNU-compatible grep in a single binary. It offers tools like cat, cp, ls, mv and uptime.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/microsoft-release-windows-coreutils

#gnu #linux #ubuntu

📰 WSL 3 will finally let Linux apps use your GPU and NPU without the performance tax

You probably can't run it yet, but it looks quite promising.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/wsl-3-will-finally-let-linux-apps-use-your-gpu-without-the-performance-tax/

#linux

📰 Juno Tab 4 is a Linux tablet with Intel Core i3-N300 and Core Ultra 5 115U options

Linux PC vendor Juno Computers sells laptops, mini PCs, and tablets that come with Linux-based operating systems like Debian or Ubuntu pre-installed. The company launched its first Linux tablet in 2022, and delivered a few new models in the years since then. But the 2026 models could be the biggest updates yet. The new Juno Tab .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/juno-tab-4-is-a-linux-tablet-with-intel-core-i3-n300-and-core-ultra-5-115u-options/

#debian #i3 #intel #linux #linuxbased #ubuntu

📰 Asahi Linux Users Told to Avoid macOS 27 Golden Gate for Now

Asahi Linux warns users not to install macOS 27 Golden Gate beta after boot picker changes make existing Linux installations no longer appear.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/asahi-linux-users-told-to-avoid-macos-27-golden-gate-for-now/

#linux

📰 Intel XPU Manager 2.0 Overhauls Windows & Linux Management For Arc Pro GPUs

Just a week after the release of Intel XPU Manager 1.3.7, Intel today released XPU Manager 2.0 as a major overhaul for this software for monitoring and management of their data center GPUs on Microsoft Windows and Linux...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-XPU-Manager-2.0

#intel #linux

📰 OpenJPH 0.28 Up To 1.9x Faster With New AVX2 Optimizations For High-Throughput JPEG2000

OpenJPH as an open-source implementation of high-throughput JPEG2000 Part-15 (or JPH or HTJ2K) is now significantly faster for both encode and decode operations thanks to new AVX2 optimizations for Intel and AMD processors...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenJPH-0.28-Released

#amd #intel #opensource

📰 Planetary Annihilation: TITANS gets improved Linux support

Planetary Annihilation: TITANS has a fresh update out now, and it should hopefully fix the Native Linux version for a lot of players who had issues.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/planetary-annihilation-titans-gets-improved-linux-support/

#linux

📰 GNOME Foundation Announces First Participants Of Fellowship Program

Back in March the GNOME Foundation announced a fellowship program. The GNOME fellowship program will help with the long-term sustainability of the GNOME desktop and looked to fund independent/community contributors over a twelve month period. Today the first recipients of the fellowship program have been announced...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Fellowship-First

#gnome

📰 Proton-CachyOS update brings automatic HDR, Wayland improvements and more bug fixes

The community-made compatibility layer Proton-CachyOS has a new release out with more advancements for running Windows games on Linux / SteamOS.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/proton-cachyos-update-brings-automatic-hdr-wayland-improvements-and-more-bug-fixes/

#linux #proton #wayland

📰 Sailfish OS is Linux on a phone for people who don't want Linux on a phone, and I love it

Linux for phones doesn't sound like something you'd want, but Sailfish OS makes it something you'd actually want to use.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/sailfish-os-linux-phone-people-dont-want-linux-phone-love-it/

#linux

📰 Fedora Account Compromise Raises AI Agent Supply Chain Concerns

Fedora is reviewing suspicious account activity after an alleged compromise led to AI-like bug actions and reverted Anaconda patches.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/fedora-account-compromise-raises-ai-agent-supply-chain-concerns/

#fedora

📰 Audacity 3.7.8 Audio Editor Improves Support for HiDPI Displays on Linux

Audacity 3.7.8 open-source digital audio editor and recording software is now available for download with improves support for HiDPI displays on Linux, new options to choose where silence is truncated, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-8-audio-editor-improves-support-for-hidpi-displays-on-linux

#linux #opensource

📰 Simplifying Bluetooth qualification for Linux/BlueZ: New upstream documentation

New upstream BlueZ documentation helps simplify Bluetooth qualification for Linux-based products by mapping supported profiles, test requirements, software versions, and manual steps in one place.

🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/05/26/simplifying-bluetooth-qualification-for-linux-bluez-new-upstream-documentation/

#linux #linuxbased