📰 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
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
OMG! Ubuntu
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
👍19💩6❤5
📰 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
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
2👍24❤6
📰 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
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
GamingOnLinux
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.
❤26👍11🔥10
📰 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
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
Phoronix
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
👍11❤8
📰 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
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
GamingOnLinux
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.
❤22👍15🤩2💩1
📰 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
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
Phoronix
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
👍17❤3
📰 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
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
Linuxiac
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.
1❤27👍18🔥3
📰 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
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
Phoronix
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
💩36🤩11👍5😱4❤2
📰 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
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
Linuxiac
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.
👍19
📰 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
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
Phoronix
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
🔥22❤2
📰 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
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
Linuxiac
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.
💩29👍9❤3😱3🤩1
📰 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
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
XDA
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
👍22💩4❤1
📰 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
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
Phoronix
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…
👍25❤5
📰 Coreboot + AMD openSIL On MSI Ryzen Motherboard Now Works With Windows 11
With 3mdeb's Dasharo port of AMD openSIL and Coreboot running on the Gigabyte EPYC motherboard, 3mdeb engineers have been devoting more time to their bring-up of Coreboot+openSIL on the MSI PRO B850-P consumer motherboard for desktop AMD Ryzen. They now even have Microsoft Windows 11 working atop this open-source firmware alternative along with other features implemented...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Coreboot-openSIL-MSI-Windows
#amd #opensource
With 3mdeb's Dasharo port of AMD openSIL and Coreboot running on the Gigabyte EPYC motherboard, 3mdeb engineers have been devoting more time to their bring-up of Coreboot+openSIL on the MSI PRO B850-P consumer motherboard for desktop AMD Ryzen. They now even have Microsoft Windows 11 working atop this open-source firmware alternative along with other features implemented...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Coreboot-openSIL-MSI-Windows
#amd #opensource
Phoronix
Coreboot + AMD openSIL On MSI Ryzen Motherboard Now Works With Windows 11
With 3mdeb's Dasharo port of AMD openSIL and Coreboot running on the Gigabyte EPYC motherboard, 3mdeb engineers have been devoting more time to their bring-up of Coreboot+openSIL on the MSI PRO B850-P consumer motherboard for desktop AMD Ryzen
👍19🔥5❤1
📰 NetworkManager 1.58 Is Now Available for Public Testing with Many New Features
NetworkManager 1.58 open-source network connection manager for Linux-based operating systems is now available for public testing as a major update with many new features and improvements.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/networkmanager-1-58-is-now-available-for-public-testing-with-many-new-features
#linux #linuxbased #opensource
NetworkManager 1.58 open-source network connection manager for Linux-based operating systems is now available for public testing as a major update with many new features and improvements.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/networkmanager-1-58-is-now-available-for-public-testing-with-many-new-features
#linux #linuxbased #opensource
1👍20🔥2💩2❤1
📰 GNU Guix Package Manager Hit by Four Security Flaws
The Guix team urges users to upgrade after vulnerabilities were found in its substitute handling and channel update mechanisms.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gnu-guix-package-manager-hit-by-four-security-flaws/
#gnu
The Guix team urges users to upgrade after vulnerabilities were found in its substitute handling and channel update mechanisms.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gnu-guix-package-manager-hit-by-four-security-flaws/
#gnu
Linuxiac
GNU Guix Package Manager Hit by Four Security Flaws
The Guix team urges users to upgrade after vulnerabilities were found in its substitute handling and channel update mechanisms.
❤17👍10😱2💩1
📰 Some great Native Linux games to grab in the Steam Summer Sale 2026
For those of you who stick by your guns and only go for Native Linux games - here's some gems that you should be looking to pick up.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/some-great-native-linux-games-to-grab-in-the-steam-summer-sale-2026/
#linux #steam
For those of you who stick by your guns and only go for Native Linux games - here's some gems that you should be looking to pick up.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/some-great-native-linux-games-to-grab-in-the-steam-summer-sale-2026/
#linux #steam
GamingOnLinux
Some great Native Linux games to grab in the Steam Summer Sale 2026
For those of you who stick by your guns and only go for Native Linux games - here's some gems that you should be looking to pick up.
👍15❤6🔥2
📰 New "Bad Epoll" Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Gain Root, Hits Android
A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android, and a fix is out.Bad Epoll sits in the same small stretch of kernel code where Anthropic's most powerful AI model, Mythos, recently found a different bug.The AI caught one flaw and missed.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-bad-epoll-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html
#android #kernel #linux
A newly disclosed Linux kernel flaw called Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) lets an ordinary user with no special access take full control of a machine as root. It affects Linux desktops, servers, and Android, and a fix is out.Bad Epoll sits in the same small stretch of kernel code where Anthropic's most powerful AI model, Mythos, recently found a different bug.The AI caught one flaw and missed.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/new-bad-epoll-linux-kernel-flaw-lets.html
#android #kernel #linux
😱23
📰 GNOME 51 Alpha Desktop Environment Is Now Available for Public Testing
GNOME 51 Alpha desktop environment is now available for public testing with support for saving and restoring monitor brightness, improved app grid accessibility, support for elogind as libsystemd provider, and much more.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gnome-51-alpha-desktop-environment-is-now-available-for-public-testing
#gnome
GNOME 51 Alpha desktop environment is now available for public testing with support for saving and restoring monitor brightness, improved app grid accessibility, support for elogind as libsystemd provider, and much more.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gnome-51-alpha-desktop-environment-is-now-available-for-public-testing
#gnome
💩13👍10❤4🤩4
📰 The Steam Machine can't hit 4K60, but this build does it for the same price
For the price of the Steam Machine, you can get a really decent 4K-capable gaming PC.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/while-the-steam-machine-cant-game-at-4k60-you-can-build-a-pc-that-can-for-the-same-price/
#steam
For the price of the Steam Machine, you can get a really decent 4K-capable gaming PC.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/while-the-steam-machine-cant-game-at-4k60-you-can-build-a-pc-that-can-for-the-same-price/
#steam
XDA
The Steam Machine can't hit 4K60, but this build does it for the same price
For the price of the Steam Machine, you can get a really decent 4K-capable gaming PC.
💩22👍11👎3
📰 GNOME Mutter GPU Reset Recovery Becoming A Reality
While typically quite rare encountering a GPU reset under Linux in most conditions, currently if encountering one under GNOME your session gets wiped out. But thanks to a Google Summer of Code "GSoC" project this year, GNOME's Mutter compositor is finally seeing real GPU reset recovery handling...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-GPU-Reset-Recovery-2026
#gnome #linux
While typically quite rare encountering a GPU reset under Linux in most conditions, currently if encountering one under GNOME your session gets wiped out. But thanks to a Google Summer of Code "GSoC" project this year, GNOME's Mutter compositor is finally seeing real GPU reset recovery handling...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-GPU-Reset-Recovery-2026
#gnome #linux
Phoronix
GNOME Mutter GPU Reset Recovery Becoming A Reality
While typically quite rare encountering a GPU reset under Linux in most conditions, currently if encountering one under GNOME your session gets wiped out
👍23💩4❤2🤩1