📰 Omarchy Linux Just Got $8 Million From Tech's Biggest Names
A new nonprofit is being setup that would house all that money, and Hyprland is the first external project to benefit.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17427570/omarchy-launches-omacom-foundation
#linux
A new nonprofit is being setup that would house all that money, and Hyprland is the first external project to benefit.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17427570/omarchy-launches-omacom-foundation
#linux
It's FOSS
Omarchy Linux Just Got $8 Million From Tech's Biggest Names
A new nonprofit is being setup that would house all that money, and Hyprland is the first external project to benefit.
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📰 Kernel 7.2: RK3588 media, smarter GPU memory, and Rust foundations
Linux kernel 7.2 adds broad core, Rust, and hardware-support updates, with Collabora contributing 102 patches across graphics, media, virtualization, networking, power management, and SoC enablement.
🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/kernel-7.2-rk3588-media,-smarter-gpu-memory,-and-rust-foundations.html
#kernel #linux
Linux kernel 7.2 adds broad core, Rust, and hardware-support updates, with Collabora contributing 102 patches across graphics, media, virtualization, networking, power management, and SoC enablement.
🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/kernel-7.2-rk3588-media,-smarter-gpu-memory,-and-rust-foundations.html
#kernel #linux
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Kernel 7.2: RK3588 media, smarter GPU memory, and Rust foundations
Linux kernel 7.2 brings core, Rust, and hardware-support updates, with Collabora contributions across graphics, media, virtualization, networking, and SoC enablement.
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📰 New AF_ALG Restrictions With Linux 7.3 Due To The Security & Maintenance Nightmare
The past few Linux kernel cycles have chipped away at AF_ALG functionality for that interface for user-space programs to access the kernel's internal cryptography API. Linux has been dropping AF_ALG features like zero-copy support and offloading. AF_ALG was quickly deprecated in Linux 7.2 while now for Linux 7.3 it's being further restricted...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-AF-ALG-Restrictions
#kernel #linux
The past few Linux kernel cycles have chipped away at AF_ALG functionality for that interface for user-space programs to access the kernel's internal cryptography API. Linux has been dropping AF_ALG features like zero-copy support and offloading. AF_ALG was quickly deprecated in Linux 7.2 while now for Linux 7.3 it's being further restricted...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-AF-ALG-Restrictions
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
New AF_ALG Restrictions With Linux 7.3 Due To The Security & Maintenance Nightmare
The past few Linux kernel cycles have chipped away at AF_ALG functionality for that interface for user-space programs to access the kernel's internal cryptography API
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📰 Vanilla OS 3 “Reunion” Released with Reproducible Builds, ARM64 Support
Vanilla OS 3 “Reunion” is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux and powered by Linux kernel 7.1 and featuring the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/vanilla-os-3-reunion-released-with-reproducible-builds-arm64-support
#debian #gnome #gnu #kernel #linux
Vanilla OS 3 “Reunion” is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux and powered by Linux kernel 7.1 and featuring the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/vanilla-os-3-reunion-released-with-reproducible-builds-arm64-support
#debian #gnome #gnu #kernel #linux
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📰 Linux ath11k Driver Improvements For Qualcomm WiFi 6 Hardware Yields 7x Lower Latency
A patch series being worked on for the ath11k mainline wireless networking driver for Qualcomm WiFi 6 / 802.11ax chipsets is yielding 7x lower latency or 2.2x throughput at identical latency...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ath11k-7x-Lower-Latency
#linux
A patch series being worked on for the ath11k mainline wireless networking driver for Qualcomm WiFi 6 / 802.11ax chipsets is yielding 7x lower latency or 2.2x throughput at identical latency...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ath11k-7x-Lower-Latency
#linux
Phoronix
Linux ath11k Driver Improvements For Qualcomm WiFi 6 Hardware Yields 7x Lower Latency
A patch series being worked on for the ath11k mainline wireless networking driver for Qualcomm WiFi 6 / 802.11ax chipsets is yielding 7x lower latency or 2.2x throughput at identical latency.
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📰 Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’ hits feature freeze
Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed ‘Stonking Stingray’, entered feature freeze on 20 August – though the formal announcement arrive later than usual. From this point onwards, development focus shifts from landing major changes to improving them, along with the rest of the package set, ahead of the final, stable Ubuntu 26.10 release in October.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-2610-hits-feature-freeze
#ubuntu
Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed ‘Stonking Stingray’, entered feature freeze on 20 August – though the formal announcement arrive later than usual. From this point onwards, development focus shifts from landing major changes to improving them, along with the rest of the package set, ahead of the final, stable Ubuntu 26.10 release in October.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-2610-hits-feature-freeze
#ubuntu
OMG! Ubuntu
Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’ hits feature freeze
Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed 'Stonking Stingray', entered feature freeze on 20 August – though the formal announcement arrive later than usual. From this point
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📰 Happy 35th Birthday, Linux!
Today is Linux’s 35th birthday so join me in wishing Linux many more awesome years to come and to celebrate its amazing journey.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/happy-35th-birthday-linux
#linux
Today is Linux’s 35th birthday so join me in wishing Linux many more awesome years to come and to celebrate its amazing journey.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/happy-35th-birthday-linux
#linux
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📰 Lots Of New Audio Hardware Support In Linux 7.3
Linux sound subsystem maintainer Takashi Iwai of SUSE submitted all of the sound feature updates last week for the Linux 7.3 kernel. Besides the continued AI/LLM-generated patch churn, the sound code for Linux 7.3 sees a lot of new hardware support...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Sound
#kernel #linux
Linux sound subsystem maintainer Takashi Iwai of SUSE submitted all of the sound feature updates last week for the Linux 7.3 kernel. Besides the continued AI/LLM-generated patch churn, the sound code for Linux 7.3 sees a lot of new hardware support...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Sound
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Lots Of New Audio Hardware Support In Linux 7.3
Linux sound subsystem maintainer Takashi Iwai of SUSE submitted all of the sound feature updates last week for the Linux 7.3 kernel
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📰 This Tiny USB Device Turns Your Phone Into a Keyboard, Mouse, and SSH Terminal
The $42 open source dongle gives you BIOS-level keyboard and mouse control plus SSH access. No software installation is needed on the target machine.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17428059/openterface-keymod-crowdfunding-campaign
#opensource
The $42 open source dongle gives you BIOS-level keyboard and mouse control plus SSH access. No software installation is needed on the target machine.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17428059/openterface-keymod-crowdfunding-campaign
#opensource
It's FOSS
This Tiny USB Device Turns Your Phone Into a Keyboard, Mouse, and SSH Terminal
The $42 open source dongle gives you BIOS-level keyboard and mouse control plus SSH access. No software installation is needed on the target machine.
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📰 KDE Remote Desktop Experience Improving For Closing The X11 vs. Wayland Gap
KDE developer David Edmundson is out today with a blog post around improvements that have been ongoing for the Plasma 6.8 release in improving the KDE remote desktop experience. As part of ensuring a good Wayland experience and hitting all the needs fulfilled by X11, Plasma 6.8 is seeing improvements for its remote desktop functionality...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-68-Better-Remote-Desktop
#kde #plasma #wayland
KDE developer David Edmundson is out today with a blog post around improvements that have been ongoing for the Plasma 6.8 release in improving the KDE remote desktop experience. As part of ensuring a good Wayland experience and hitting all the needs fulfilled by X11, Plasma 6.8 is seeing improvements for its remote desktop functionality...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-68-Better-Remote-Desktop
#kde #plasma #wayland
Phoronix
KDE Remote Desktop Experience Improving For Closing The X11 vs. Wayland Gap
KDE developer David Edmundson is out today with a blog post around improvements that have been ongoing for the Plasma 6.8 release in improving the KDE remote desktop experience
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📰 OpenSSL 4.0.2 Released with Important Security and Bug Fixes
OpenSSL 4.0.2 open-source TLS/SSL and crypto library is now available for download with fixes for several security vulnerabilities and bugs.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/openssl-4-0-2-released-with-important-security-and-bug-fixes
#opensource
OpenSSL 4.0.2 open-source TLS/SSL and crypto library is now available for download with fixes for several security vulnerabilities and bugs.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/openssl-4-0-2-released-with-important-security-and-bug-fixes
#opensource
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📰 DisplayPort 2.1 ALPM Still Being Worked On For Intel Xe3P / Nova Lake
The in-development Linux 7.3 kernel is marking Nova Lake Xe3P graphics as stable in being enabled by default and no longer hidden behind the "force probe" flag. While on-by-default, there still are some features that have yet to land like the DisplayPort 2.1 ALPM functionality...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-DP-2.1-ALPM-v5
#intel #kernel #linux
The in-development Linux 7.3 kernel is marking Nova Lake Xe3P graphics as stable in being enabled by default and no longer hidden behind the "force probe" flag. While on-by-default, there still are some features that have yet to land like the DisplayPort 2.1 ALPM functionality...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-DP-2.1-ALPM-v5
#intel #kernel #linux
Phoronix
DisplayPort 2.1 ALPM Still Being Worked On For Intel Xe3P / Nova Lake
The in-development Linux 7.3 kernel is marking Nova Lake Xe3P graphics as stable in being enabled by default and no longer hidden behind the 'force probe' flag
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📰 The Modern NTFS Linux Driver Adds Read Support For Windows System Compression (WOF)
The pull requests for the existing Paragon NTFS3 kernel driver as well as the new modern "NTFS" drivers have been submitted for the ongoing Linux 7.3 kernel cycle. Besides bug fixes, most notable among these NTFS file-system drivers are Windows System Compression "WOF" read support for the modern NTFS driver...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-NTFS-Driver-WOF
#kernel #linux
The pull requests for the existing Paragon NTFS3 kernel driver as well as the new modern "NTFS" drivers have been submitted for the ongoing Linux 7.3 kernel cycle. Besides bug fixes, most notable among these NTFS file-system drivers are Windows System Compression "WOF" read support for the modern NTFS driver...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-NTFS-Driver-WOF
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
The Modern NTFS Linux Driver Adds Read Support For Windows System Compression (WOF)
The pull requests for the existing Paragon NTFS3 kernel driver as well as the new modern 'NTFS' drivers have been submitted for the ongoing Linux 7.3 kernel cycle
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📰 PackageKit 2.0 Is Coming with a Complete API Break After More Than a Decade
PackageKit 2.0 is being planned with a complete interface break, major code cleanup, and a redesigned Linux offline update experience.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/packagekit-2-0-is-coming-with-a-complete-api-break-after-more-than-a-decade/
#linux
PackageKit 2.0 is being planned with a complete interface break, major code cleanup, and a redesigned Linux offline update experience.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/packagekit-2-0-is-coming-with-a-complete-api-break-after-more-than-a-decade/
#linux
Linuxiac
PackageKit 2.0 Is Coming with a Complete API Break After More Than a Decade
PackageKit 2.0 is being planned with a complete interface break, major code cleanup, and a redesigned Linux offline update experience.
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