📰 New Linux Patches Aim To Better Handle Multiple Swap Devices

For those having Linux systems with multiple swap devices, such as for swap tiering or layered swap handling, a set of patches posted today for the Linux kernel are looking to improve the situation...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Improve-Multi-Swap-Device

#kernel #linux

📰 GNOME OS Plans a TestFlight-Like App for Experimental Software

GNOME OS could gain a TestFlight-like Test Center for installing temporary experimental builds through simple sharing links.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gnome-os-plans-a-testflight-like-app-for-experimental-software/

#gnome

📰 This open-source puck lets you use your Steam Controller on Xbox, Switch, and PlayStation consoles

Once you find a good controller, you really want to use it on every gaming device you own. Unfortunately, it's not as easy as plugging an Xbox controller into your Switch, so you're often hunting for workarounds.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-open-source-puck-lets-you-use-your-steam-controller-on-xbox-switch-and-playstation-consoles/

#opensource #steam

📰 Visor Is a New Graphical UEFI Boot Manager for Linux

Visor is a new open-source UEFI boot manager for Linux, designed to launch kernels, UKIs, Windows, and other EFI applications.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/visor-is-a-new-graphical-uefi-boot-manager-for-linux/

#linux #opensource

📰 Weston 16.0 Compositor Released With HDR Improvements, Vulkan Fixes

Overnight the Weston 16.0 release occurred as the latest milestone for this reference Wayland compositor...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Weston-16.0

#wayland

📰 Haiku Merges NVMM For Initial Virtualization Support, But It Doesn't Yet Fully Work

The BeOS-inspired Haiku open-source operating system project has published their June 2026 status report. In the past month the developers merged their NVMM VM monitor support, hardware driver improvements, and progressed toward the upcoming Haiku sixth beta release...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Haiku-June-2026

#opensource

Meet Moddo Pinch - The world's smallest 32-bit Arduino-compatible board (2026 Edition) - CNX Software
https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/14/meet-moddo-pinch-the-world-smallest-arduino-compatible-board-2026-edition/

📰 "Light" GRUB Alternative Package For Confidential Computing Approved For Fedora 45

A month ago there was a change proposal raised for offering a "light" version of the GRUB2 bootloader for use in confidential computing environments. While there were some differing views on the matter for this alternative, stripped-down GRUB package as opposed to just using other bootloaders like systemd-boot, ultimately, the proposal is now approved...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GRUB-Light-Approved-Fedora-45

#fedora #systemd

📰 7 Open Source Trello Alternatives For Your Kanban Boards

Trello has changed a lot since I started using it in 2013. If you want that old-school Kanban simplicity back, here are the open source alternatives worth a look.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17380029/open-source-trello-alternatives

#opensource

📰 Intel Vulkan Driver Now Supports H.265 10-bit Video Encoding

Hyunjun Ko with Igalia continues advancing the Vulkan Video capabilities of the Intel open-source "ANV" Vulkan driver for Linux systems...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Vulkan-Video-10-bit-H265

#intel #linux #opensource

📰 KDE Plasma 6.7.3 Restores Triple Buffering for NVIDIA GPUs

KDE Plasma 6.7.3 is now available with restored NVIDIA triple buffering, display wake-up fixes, and numerous KWin improvements.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-7-3-restores-triple-buffering-for-nvidia-gpus/

#kde #plasma

📰 Nexterm is an open-source server management tool that centralizes remote access via SSH, VNC, and RDP. It facilitates SFTP file management, Docker application deployments, and Proxmox container administration, featuring organizational structures for secure access control.

🔗 github.com/gnmyt/Nexterm

📰 Clonezilla Live 3.3.3 Adds Reverse-Connection Network Cloning

Clonezilla Live 3.3.3 arrives with Linux kernel 7.0, reverse-connection network cloning, new utilities, and important bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/clonezilla-live-3-3-3-adds-reverse-connection-network-cloning/

#kernel #linux

📰 Engineer shoves Linux peg through Sega 32X-shaped hole

'Performance is abysmal, bus contention is bonkers, but it does work'.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/07/14/engineer-shoves-linux-peg-through-sega-32x-shaped-hole/5271028

#linux

📰 Jellyfin's latest preview release finally convinced me to stop using separate media apps

Jellyfin runs on my mini PC inside a single Debian VM. Until recently, I put that VM under more multitasking than it should have had to handle. On that Proxmox-based mini PC, Jellyfin handled movies and shows. Calibre-web took care of my ebooks. Komga managed all the comics. Audiobookshelf organized all the audiobooks. Four separate services, four separate logins. All for the same broad job: showing me the media library.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/jellyfin-finally-convinced-me-to-ditch-three-separate-media-apps/

#debian

📰 GNOME Wants to Let You Test Experimental Features Without Breaking Anything

Here's how GNOME plans to make testing safer and more accessible for everyone.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17380180/gnome-test-center-announcement

#gnome

📰 I replaced Adobe Acrobat with a 10x faster, browser-based open-source PDF toolkit

I deleted Adobe Acrobat, freed up gigabytes of space, and haven't missed it once.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-adobe-acrobat-with-faster-browser-based-pdf-toolkit/

#opensource

📰 BOSGAME VTA-439: A Great, Linux-Friendly Mini PC Powered By AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470

For those that were intrigued by the recent launch of the AMD Ryzen AI Halo developer platform with a very capable mini PC but looking for something more affordable and not needing quite as much horsepower or AI focus, BOSGAME recently launched their VTA-439 mini PC. The BOSGAME VTA-439 is powered by the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 with Radeon 890M graphics for those wanting still quite a capable mini PC that retails for around $1,049 USD while...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/bosgame-vta-439

#amd #linux

📰 Every major Linux distro wants COSMIC, and it hasn't even finished its first year

The cool thing about Linux is that, if another distro has a really cool desktop layout that you like the look of, there's a good chance you can download it on your own PC, too. It's not like, say, Windows versus iOS, where you need third-party apps to emulate what the other OS is using; if a Linux distro has a cool desktop environment you like, just grab it.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-distro-cosmic/

#distro #linux

📰 FreeBSD 16 Retires The Last Of Its GPL Code From Its Base System

As of this past week in the FreeBSD source tree for FreeBSD 16, the last of the GNU GPL licensed code from the base system has been retired...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-16-Goes-GPL-Free

#gnu

📰 Use AppManger to install, update AppImages on Ubuntu

AppImages are designed to be simple. Download one, make it executable and run it. On Ubuntu, though, there’s an extra step: installing FUSE 2 (libfuse2t64), as some AppImages rely on it. Ubuntu ships FUSE 3 by default. AppManager is a new(ish) GTK4/Libadwaita app which fixes that particular annoyance by mounting AppImages through uruntime instead of FUSE. It handles the usual SquashFS-packed AppImages, plus the newer DwarFS-packed ones too.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/appmanager-appimage-installer-linux

#ubuntu