📰 Linux Wireless Maintainer Takes Firm Stance Against AI/LLM Generated Slop Patches

In addition to the Linux kernel staging area now rejecting AI/LLM-generated patches except for real security fixes, the Linux wireless networking code is also seeing some shifts around how it will deal with AI/LLM generated patches...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-WiFi-Strict-AI-Slop-Patch

#kernel #linux

Resources (Linux system monitor) adds new PowerPC, NPU stats - OMG! Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/resources-51-beta-npu-powerpc-temps

📰 After Nearly a Decade of Distro Hopping, I Realized It Was Never About the Distro

Some lessons are learned the hard way....or in this case, the looong way.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17404404/distrohopping-lesson

#distro

📰 4 Raspberry Pi projects that are actually useful (and not just a novelty)

Discover innovative Raspberry Pi projects that go beyond novelty and offer practical solutions for specific needs.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/4-raspberry-pi-projects-that-are-actually-useful-and-not-just-a-novelty/

#raspberry

📰 Linux Accidentally Left Legacy I/O & Memory Handlers Open In Kernel Lockdown Mode

For nearly the past decade has been the kernel lockdown mode for tightening up kernel access from user-space such as when UEFI Secure Boot is enabled. The kernel lockdown mode restricts PCI BAR access, no writing to /dev/mem, and other restrictions so user-space can't can't modify the running kernel or access sensitive kernel memory.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Lockdown-Legacy-IO-Mem

#kernel #linux

📰 HWall Is a Promising New Hardware Monitor Built Specifically for Linux

HWall is a new Rust-based Linux hardware monitor with detailed system information, live sensors, charts, alerts, and GTK and terminal interfaces.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/hwall-is-a-promising-new-hardware-monitor-built-specifically-for-linux/

#linux

📰 Proxmox VE Officially Expands Beyond x86 With Arm64 Support

Proxmox VE gains its first official Arm64 edition, bringing KVM, LXC, ZFS, Ceph, clustering, and enterprise support to Arm servers.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/proxmox-ve-officially-expands-beyond-x86-with-arm64-support/

#arm

📰 Zapscape Is The Latest Linux Vulnerability For KVM Guest-To-Host Escape, LPE

Made public earlier today is Zapscape as a guest-to-host escape vulnerability affecting the Linux KVM x86 code for the past six years. This 2020 kernel change to KVM x86 can also be used as a local privilege escalation (LPE) exploit too where /dev/kvm is world-writable on some Linux distributions like RHEL...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Zapscape-Vulnerability

#kernel #linux

📰 Calibre 9.13 E-Book Manager Improves PDF Output, Content Server, and More

Calibre 9.13 open-source ebook manager is now available for download as a bugfix release that addresses various regressions introduced in the previous release and other issues.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-13-e-book-manager-improves-pdf-output-content-server-and-more

#opensource

📰 AMD Updates HDMI 2.1 VRR & ALLM Patches But Will Miss Out On Linux 7.3

Complementing the HDMI 2.1 Fixed Rate Link (FRL) support that AMD already upstreamed to the Linux kernel, AMD engineers have been further ironing out their HDMI 2.1 implementation for the open-source AMDGPU Linux kernel driver. The latest quest has been getting HDMI 2.1 variable rate refresh (VRR) support upstreamed along with HDMI Auto Low-Latency Mode (ALLM)...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-HDMI-VRR-ALLM-v2

#amd #kernel #linux #opensource

📰 Intel Makes Progress On HDMI 2.1 FRL With Their Linux Driver For Meteor Lake & Newer

Following AMD making progress with HDMI Fixed Rate Link (FRL) and other HDMI 2.1 functionality for their open-source Linux kernel graphics driver, Intel is out today with a big set of 44 patches working on HDMI 2.1 FRL support for their kernel graphics driver with Meteor Lake hardware and newer...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-HDMI-2.1-FRL-Linux-2026

#amd #intel #kernel #linux #opensource

📰 HyperX Driver Coming For Linux 7.3 Just To Report A Microphone's Mute Status

A new driver coming for the Linux 7.3 kernel is HID-HyperX. It's not some new driver to support fancy hardware and some nifty features but rather mundane in nature due to the poor behavior of a high-end HyperX USB gaming microphone...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HID-HyperX-QuadCast-2-Linux-7.3

#kernel #linux

📰 Fastfetch 2.67 System Information Tool Adds New Interactive Configuration Generator

Fastfetch 2.67 adds an experimental browser-based config editor, interactive TUI generation, watch mode, and multiple Linux-related fixes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/fastfetch-2-67-system-information-tool-adds-new-interactive-configuration-generator/

#linux

📰 18-Year-Old Linux SCTP Flaw Could Let Local Users Gain Root and Escape Containers

A use-after-free bug in Linux's SCTP networking code can be turned into full root on a host, and Tencent researchers say they used it to escape a container and reach the machine underneath.The flaw has existed since 2008. The fix already shipped: stable kernels 7.1.6, 6.18.42, 6.12.101 and 6.6.148, released August 3, close it. Anyone running an older kernel with SCTP reachable should update.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/18-year-old-linux-sctp-flaw-could-let.html

#kernel #linux

Dynamic Music Pill (GNOME Extension) Adds Word-by-Word Lyrics
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/dynamic-music-pill-update-lyrics

📰 Wine 11.15 Released With Wayland Fixes, Fix For A 20 Year Old MSXML3 Bug

Making its debut this Saturday rather than the usual bi-weekly Friday release regiment, Wine 11.15 is out today as the newest development release for this open-source software enabling Windows games and applications to run on Linux...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.15-Released

#linux #opensource #wayland #wine

📰 KDE Plasma 6.8 Improves Remote Desktop Performance

KDE Plasma 6.8 will bring faster remote desktop performance, lower latency on poor connections, reduced memory usage, and several UI refinements.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-8-improves-remote-desktop-performance/

#kde #plasma

📰 Proton Experimental gets fixes for Far Cry 5, Nightingale, Lords of The Fallen, various Command & Conquer games

Valve just updated Proton Experimental again bringing more fixes for running Windows games on SteamOS / Linux to get as many working as possible.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-far-cry-5-nightingale-lords-of-the-fallen-various-command-conquer-games/

#linux #proton

📰 Your old router gathering dust could be the network upgrade your smart home needs

My home network handles every device in my home without complaint. Computers work without issues, 4K streaming happens without hiccups, and video calls rarely drop. When I decided to build a home lab and smart home, I started small with a Raspberry Pi. Smart devices and self-hosted services soon crowded the same network as my computers, phones, and other devices. For every new Docker container or sensor I added, I had no way to isolate it. I...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/old-router-could-be-network-upgrade-your-smart-home-needs/

#raspberry

📰 SteamOS 3.8.25 Beta has firmware updates for Steam Machine, wider handheld support, Steam Frame Wireless Adapter support

SteamOS 3.8.25 Beta is a bit of a bigger one with a decent list of improvements for Steam Machine, more handhelds and even the Steam Frame Wireless Adapter.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/steamos-3-8-25-beta-has-firmware-updates-for-steam-machine-wider-handheld-support-steam-frame-wireless-adapter-support/

#steam