📰 Kernel 7.1: Graphics, Rust, and SoC Improvements

Linux kernel 7.1 brings improvements across filesystems, networking, scheduling, graphics, Rust, and hardware enablement, with Collabora contributing 65 patches from 16 engineers across Panthor, DRM, Rockchip, MediaTek, and driver fixes across the kernel.

🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/kernel-7.1-graphics,-rust,-and-soc-improvements.html

#kernel #linux

📰 FFmpeg Introduces Vulkan APV Encoder

Back in May the FFmpeg project introduced Vulkan-accelerated decoding for the APV video format. The Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec was being handled using Vulkan shaders in a similar way to how FFmpeg implemented Vulkan acceleration for Apple ProRes. Now there is Vulkan-accelerated APV encoding too...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FFmpeg-Vulkan-Encoder-APV

#ffmpeg

📰 EFS File-System Slated For Removal With Linux 7.3 After 20+ Years Unmaintained

The EFS file-system was used for non-ISO9660 CD-ROMs and disk partitions on SGI IRIX before IRIX 6.0 switched over to XFS. Inside the Linux kernel has been a read-only EFS file-system driver without a maintainer for 20+ years while for Linux 7.3 it's expected to be removed...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/EFS-File-System-Removal-Coming

#kernel #linux

📰 Immich 3.0 Released with Big Upgrades for Self-Hosted Photo Libraries

Immich 3.0 has been released with a broad set of improvements across mobile, web, backups, automation, and library management.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/immich-3-0-released-with-big-upgrades-for-self-hosted-photo-libraries/

#immich

📰 Ultramarine 44 Is Out Based on Fedora Linux 44, Linux 7.0, and KDE Plasma 6.7

Ultramarine 44 Linux distribution is now available for download based on Fedora Linux 44 and Linux kernel 7.0, and featuring the latest KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/ultramarine-44-is-out-based-on-fedora-linux-44-linux-7-0-and-kde-plasma-6-7

#fedora #kde #kernel #linux #plasma

📰 ReactOS Implements First Windows NT6 System Call In Step Toward Vista Compatibility

The ReactOS project that is striving to be the "open-source Windows" with Windows driver and software binary compatibility hit another milestone today. ReactOS to date has primarily targeted Windows NT 5.2 as the architecture from Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 but with an eye toward Windows NT 6.0 for Windows Vista and later compatibility with software. ReactOS has now landed their first NT6 system call...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-First-NT6-Syscall

#opensource

📰 Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2 is out (with a ‘breaking change’)

Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2 is available to download, the second of four snapshots planned for the ‘Stonking Stingray’ development cycle ahead of a stable release in October. As with the first snapshot, there’s not a lot “new” stuff to see or test out, so unless you’re a developer or an avid bug hunter there’s little reason to rush off and try it.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/ubuntu-26-10-snapshot-2-released

#ubuntu

📰 Valve just open-sourced the Steam Machine e-ink faceplate, and you can 3D print one today

The Steam Machine has only just hit the market, and people are already doing all sorts of creative things. Not with the hardware itself, but instead replicating something somewhat similar to the Steam Machine's specifications but $300 cheaper. One company has even begun selling prebuilt gaming PCs that have SteamOS preinstalled.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/valve-just-open-sourced-the-steam-machine-e-ink-faceplate-and-you-can-3d-print-one-today/

#steam

📰 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS has fixed its missing video/audio thumbnails

If you installed Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and noticed video and music files weren’t showing image thumbnails in the file manager, a packaging oversight was to blame, not anything you did. It turns out that Ubuntu’s Default install option (aka minimal install) wasn’t pulling in the gst-audio-thumbnailer and gst-video-thumbnailer packages which generate media thumbnails when you open a folder full of compatible files.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-2604-video-audio-thumbnails-fix

#ubuntu

📰 Calibre 9.11 E-Book Manager Adds Support for Exporting Annotations as HTML Pages

Calibre 9.11 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with support for exporting annotations as a standalone web page in the HTML format and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-11-e-book-manager-adds-support-for-exporting-annotations-as-html-pages

#opensource

📰 Valve fixed Diablo IV on Linux / SteamOS via Proton Hotfix

Blizzard broke Diablo IV on Linux / SteamOS machines with the Season 14 update, but Valve have now fixed it themselves in Proton Hotfix.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-fixed-diablo-iv-on-linux-steamos-via-proton-hotfix/

#linux #proton

📰 Linux Preparing To Retire Its 32-bit MSR Interfaces

Currently measuring in at 32 patches, SUSE engineer Juergen Gross has been leading the effort to end the Linux kernel's usage of their 32-bit model specific register (MSR) interfaces so the more modern 64-bit interfaces can be exclusively used. This allows for better code unification and cleaning up the MSR code...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Ending-32-bit-MSR-Work

#kernel #linux

📰 Valve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your own

While Valve will not be making and providing their own e-ink display for the Steam Machine, they have opened it up so anyone can now do it.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-open-source-the-steam-machine-e-ink-screen-so-you-can-make-your-own/

#opensource #steam

📰 NVIDIA VR-NVL BMC Device Tree Being Upstreamed For OpenBMC Support

NVIDIA's latest Linux kernel mailing list patches are for providing the Device Tree for the baseboard management controller (BMC) of their Vera Rubin VR-NVL server platform. With the Linux kernel patches and also for U-Boot, it's part of the upstreaming effort for supporting the open-source OpenBMC software on their latest hardware...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-VR-NVL-BMC-DT

#kernel #linux #opensource

📰 ClamAV 1.5.3 Open-Source Antivirus Fixes Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

ClamAV 1.5.3 open-source antivirus engine released with fixes for multiple security vulnerabilities affecting file parsing, archive scanning, and executable unpacking.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/clamav-1-5-3-open-source-antivirus-fixes-multiple-security-vulnerabilities/

#opensource

📰 Rust Coreutils cp Ended Up Breaking Ubuntu Image Builds With Latest Incompatibility

While the Rust Coreutils offers better memory safety than GNU Coreutils due to being written in the Rust programming language, subtle incompatibilities continue to be spotted in the Rust Coreutils implementations of the different commands. The latest coming to light this week was the Rust Coreutils cp command breaking Ubuntu image builds due to differences in argument handling...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-Coreutils-cp-Ubuntu-Images

#gnu #ubuntu

📰 Linux Tops 2026 CVE Charts, Greg KH Says That’s a Good Thing

Greg Kroah-Hartman says Linux leads CVE counts for the first half of 2026, arguing the numbers reflect responsible reporting, not poor security.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/linux-tops-2026-cve-charts/

#linux

📰 Intel Prepares More Nova Lake Graphics/Display Enablement For Linux 7.3

On Thursday Intel sent out their first batch of Intel kernel graphics driver changes of new feature material targeting the Linux 7.3 kernel. This first batch of drm-intel-next for v7.3 continues to focus heavily on lining up Nova Lake's Xe3P integrated graphics/display support...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-DRM-First-For-Linux-7.3

#intel #kernel #linux

📰 Apple Container 1.0 Released as a Native Docker Alternative for macOS

Apple’s Swift-powered container tool for macOS hits 1.0 with persistent Linux machines, host integration, and broader workflow improvements.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/apple-container-1-0-released-as-a-native-docker-alternative-for-macos/

#linux

📰 CachyOS proved that SteamOS's biggest limitation isn't the Steam Deck — it's the philosophy behind it

The restrictions that make the Steam Deck viable hold back your desktop experience.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/cachyos-proved-that-steamos-biggest-limitation-isnt-the-steam-deck/

#steam

📰 UPower 1.91.3 Fixes Behavior To Avoid Degrading Your Laptop Battery Faster

The UPower abstraction layer used for power management on Linux systems, especially laptops and desktops, is out with an important fix today to avoid inadvertently falling back to the laptop battery "fast" charging mode on some laptops that in turn could degrade your laptop battery faster...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/UPower-1.91.3

#linux