📰 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

📰 ClamAV 1.5.4 Open-Source Antivirus Fixes Eight Security Vulnerabilities

ClamAV 1.5.4 is now available with fixes for eight CVEs affecting ZIP, PDF, Mach-O, XAR, UnRAR, PE processing, and other components.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/clamav-1-5-4-open-source-antivirus-fixes-eight-security-vulnerabilities/

#opensource

📰 Polychromatic 0.9.8 Released With Razer Blade 16 2023 Support

For those looking to manage the RGB lighting and other features of their Razer devices on Linux, Polychromatic 0.9.8 is now available for that UI front-end that interacts with the OpenRazer kernel drivers for providing a decent albeit unofficial Linux configuration experience...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Polychromatic-0.9.8-Released

#kernel #linux

📰 DietPi 10.6 Released with Support for Orange Pi 4 Pro and Orange Pi Zero 3W

DietPi 10.6 distribution for single-board computers is now available for download with support for Orange Pi 4 Pro and Orange Pi Zero 3W SBCs, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/dietpi-10-6-released-with-support-for-orange-pi-4-pro-and-orange-pi-zero-3w

#orangepi

📰 The Raspberry Shake is a DIY kit that lets you record and share seismic activity in your area

Raspberry Pis are fantastic for hobbyist use, but it's really easy to forget that these are powerful SBCs that see scientific use. If you live in an earthquake-prone location and you want to log seismic activity both for scientific purposes and for your own interest, the Raspberry Shake is a full kit that keeps a digital ear to the ground and records any quakes that occur.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/the-raspberry-shake-is-a-diy-kit-that-lets-you-record-and-share-seismic-activity-in-your-area/

#raspberry

📰 Orion for Linux beta update adds private browsing and link previews

Kagi has released a new beta of Orion for Linux, a WebKitGTK-based port of its popular browser for macOS and IOS. Orion for Linux v0.4.1 builds on the v0.3.0 public beta, released in May, adding more features found on its macOS and iOS versions and improving existing ones. The new beta adds working private windows, a functional (if bare-bones) download manager and a toolbar overflow menu.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/orion-for-linux-0-4-1-beta

#linux

📰 New Debian 13 Kernel Security Update Fixes “Zapscape” and “SCTPhantom”

A new Linux kernel security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” to fix 28 security vulnerabilities in Linux 6.12 LTS. Update as soon as possible!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/new-debian-13-kernel-security-update-fixes-zapscape-and-sctphantom

#debian #gnu #kernel #linux

📰 Dell Latitude 7320 2-in-1 Seeing Web Camera Support On Linux After Five Years

Launched back in 2021 was the Dell Latitude 7320 2-in-1 business laptop/tablet powered by the at-the-time impressive Intel 11th Gen Core "Tiger Lake" processors. Remaining elusive until now has been the web cameras actually working on Linux, but patches posted this weekend finally are cracking that mystery at least for the user-facing web cam...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dell-Latitude-7320-Linux-Webcam

#intel #linux

📰 18-Year-Old Linux Kernel Vulnerability Enables Root Access and Container Escape

The SCTPhantom vulnerability, CVE-2026-64564, affects Linux SCTP code and can be exploited for root access and container escape.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/18-year-old-linux-kernel-vulnerability-enables-root-access-and-container-escape/

#kernel #linux

📰 Linux 7.3 To Better Handle Cluster Load Balancing On Intel Hybrid CPUs

A set of patches from Intel are set to be merged for the upcoming Linux 7.3 merge window to enhance the cluster-aware scheduling code so it better handles load balancing on modern Intel Core (Ultra) hybrid CPUs with a mix of P and E/LPE cores...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Better-Intel-Hybrid

#intel #linux

📰 I used KDE Plasma for a month and realized Windows 11 is still years behind on the features that matter

KDE Plasma fixes Windows 11's rigid design and lack of essential features like customizable taskbars and advanced file management tools.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-11-is-years-behind-kde-plasma-for-useful-features/

#kde #plasma

📰 Qualcomm Posts Linux Patches For Kuno SoC Support: Cortex-A7 Platform In 2026

Qualcomm engineers posted a set of 15 patches today for the Linux kernel to enable the Qualcomm Kuno SoC support and their reference development platform...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Kuno-SoC-Linux

#kernel #linux