📰 Imagination PowerVR Driver Marking BXM-4-64 MC1 GPU As Supported In Linux 7.3

Sent out today was the weekly round of drm-misc-next patches of new Direct Rendering Manager feature material ready to be queued in DRM-Next ahead of the Linux 7.3 merge window...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Imagination-BXM-4-64-Linux-7.3

#linux

📰 Home Assistant quietly rewrote its Matter server from Python to TypeScript — here's what changed

The biggest Matter upgrade in years doesn't add a single feature.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/home-assistant-quietly-rewrote-its-matter-server-from-python-to-typescript-heres-what-changed/

#python

📰 I back up my phone to a NAS with Immich and Syncthing, and it's replaced Google Cloud entirely

I back up files from almost every device I own to my NAS, but none of those backups are as important as the one from my phone. It has years of photos, videos, downloads, and files that are backed up to Google Cloud. However, I want to move away from it eventually and back this up to my NAS with a secondary cheap cloud backup.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/phone-most-important-device-backs-up-nas-everyday/

#immich

📰 Linux Kernel 7.1.4 Released with Bug Fixes, Security Updates, and Hardware Improvements

by George WhittakerGreg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of Linux Kernel 7.1.4, the latest stable maintenance update for the Linux 7.1 series. As with other stable kernel releases, version 7.1.4 focuses on fixing bugs, improving hardware compatibility, and addressing security and reliability issues without introducing new features. The update became available on July 18, 2026, and users of the Linux 7.

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-kernel-714-released-bug-fixes-security-updates-and-hardware-improvements

#kernel #linux

📰 Qualcomm QCE Driver On The Chopping Block With ~48x Slower Than Armv8 Crypto Extensions

A few days back I wrote about upstream Linux kernel developers marking the Qualcomm crypto accelerator driver as "broken" and "harmful" due to its slow performance, history of bugs, and other limitations. Now this Qualcomm Crypto Engine "QCE" driver might be removed outright from the Linux kernel source tree after discovering it's even worse than anticipated...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-QCE-48x-Slower

#kernel #linux

📰 Debian Considering General Resolution Over LLM Usage In The Project

Debian developers are discussing a general resolution whether to permit AI large language model (LLM) usage within the Debian software project...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-GR-LLM-Usage

#debian

📰 GE-Proton 11-3 brings better OptiScaler integration, AMD FSR4 improvements and lots of game fixes

GE-Proton 11-3 (and 11-2 just before) is a huge release for the popular compatibility layer for SteamOS / Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/ge-proton-11-3-brings-better-optiscaler-integration-amd-fsr4-improvements-and-lots-of-game-fixes/

#amd #linux #proton

📰 GNU C Library 2.44 Released With /etc/tunables.conf, More Optimizations

GNU developers today released GNU C Library "glibc" 2.44 as the newest feature release for this critical library to modern Linux systems and other platforms...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-C-Library-glibc-2.44

#gnu #linux

📰 Meet Shadowfetch Linux, a New Debian-Based Distro Built Around Local AI

Shadowfetch Linux combines Debian Testing, KDE Plasma 6.6, creative software, privacy-focused defaults, and tools for running AI models locally.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/meet-shadowfetch-linux-a-new-debian-based-distro-built-around-local-ai/

#debian #distro #kde #linux #plasma

📰 Kiwi Menu Continues Bringing macOS Vibes To GNOME

Kiwi Menu as the macOS-inspired quick menu option for the GNOME Shell desktop is continuing to enhance its macOS-esque experience on GNOME...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Kiwi-Menu-macOS-Vibes

#gnome

📰 KDE Plasma became the best Linux desktop, but it's terrifying for new users

Follow the white rabbit, wait I mean Plasma themes.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-became-the-best-linux-desktop-but-its-terrifying-for-new-users/

#kde #linux #plasma

📰 Fedora Working To Establish Conflict of Interest Policy

Posted this week is a draft copy of the Fedora Conflict of Interest policy being worked on for dealing with identifying, disclosing, and managing any actual, actual, or perceived conflicts of interest within the Fedora Project...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-Conflict-Interest-Draft

#fedora

📰 I ditched expensive Raspberry Pi models for a $15 Zero 2W, and it still handles most of my self-hosted projects

Running resource-intensive tools like NextCloud on a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W is not feasible, but essential self-hosted tools can work without problems.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/cheapest-raspberry-pi-still-runs-most-of-my-projects/

#raspberry

📰 Auto-cpufreq 3.1 Adds GUI Monitoring and Bluetooth Controls

The Linux power management tool expands its graphical interface with monitoring mode, Bluetooth controls, and improved Lenovo laptop support.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/auto-cpufreq-3-1-adds-gui-monitoring-and-bluetooth-controls/

#linux

📰 Realtek RTL8723B/RTL8723BS Trying To Be Tacked On To The RTW88 Linux Driver

Since 2017 in Linux 4.12 has been the Realtek rtl8723bs WiFi driver where it was introduced into the staging area and remains there nearly a decade later. The rtl8723bs driver for this Realtek 802.11n WiFi SDIO driver has seen a lot of code cleaning over the years and all these years later still is needing lots of code clean-ups from unnecessary code abstractions to dealing with malicious WiFi APs for what Greg Kroah-Hartman has called a "beast...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Realtek-RTL8723B-RTW88-Patches

#linux

📰 JOPDF Offers Linux Users Free, Full-Featured PDF Editing

JOPDF is a cross-platform PDF editor that lets Linux users edit text and images, annotate, convert, compress, and manage PDF files for free.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/jopdf-offers-linux-users-free-full-featured-pdf-editing/

#linux

📰 User Frustrations Over The "Tragic State of FreeBSD Audio/Sound" Support

Besides the FreeBSD graphics and WiFi drivers lagging behind Linux and other operating systems, the FreeBSD audio driver support and handling of audio streams with FreeBSD on the desktop can be problematic depending upon the hardware/system. One of the most active mailing list threads this week in the FreeBSD camp was over the "tragic state" of FreeBSD audio/sound support...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Tragic-FreeBSD-Audio-Support

#linux

📰 Decommissioned office PCs are the secret home lab upgrade nobody talks about

When I outgrew my Raspberry Pi 4 for my home lab, I assumed upgrading would cost a lot. I’d had Pi-hole and Tailscale running happily on that board for a few years. The moment I started experimenting with Jellyfin and a proper Docker stack, the SBC wasn’t cutting it anymore. So I weighed my options, which ranged from enterprise workstations to mini PCs everyone in the home lab community loves to talk about. Pricing for either ran well past what...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/used-office-pcs-are-the-secret-home-lab-upgrade-nobody-talks-about/

#raspberry

GitHub, PyPI add time-based defenses against supply chain attacks

GitHub and PyPI (Python Package Index) have introduced a time-based mechanism in the Dependabot dependency management tool to protect against supply-chain attacks and to limit their impact.

—> https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-pypi-add-time-absed-defenses-against-supply-chain-attacks/

📰 "KVM Chainsaw" Expected To Hit Linux 7.3 For Dealing With God Data Structure

A patch series that appears destined for the upcoming Linux 7.3 merge window is what's dubbed the "KVM Chainsaw" as a major code clean-up in dealing with the kvm_mmu "god data structure"...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KVM-Chainsaw-Linux-7.3

#linux