📰 Multikernel Linux Releases First Public Kernel Tree Based on Linux 7.0

The first public Multikernel Linux release lets several independent kernels run side by side on one machine with dedicated CPUs, memory, and devices.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/multikernel-linux-releases-first-public-kernel-tree-based-on-linux-7-0/

#kernel #linux

📰 GCC Patches Added -mcpu=native -mtune=native Support For RISC-V

A SiFive engineer posted patches today for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) for adding -mtune=native -mcpu=native support for the compiler on RISC-V...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-RISC-V-mcpu-mtune-native

#gnu

Hackers now exploit critical Gitea flaw in code injection attacks

Attackers are actively exploiting a critical-severity vulnerability in the Gitea self-hosted Git service, according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-now-exploit-critical-gitea-flaw-in-code-injection-attacks/

#git

📰 LibreOffice 26.8 Open-Source Office Suite Officially Released, This Is What’s New

LibreOffice 26.8 open-source office suite is now available for download with numerous new features, improvements, and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-8-open-source-office-suite-officially-released-this-is-whats-new

#opensource

📰 Fedora + Tuned-PPD Performance Regression Should Be Fixed With New Linux Kernel

Earlier this month when benchmarking six Linux distributions on the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake", the performance was strangely slow on Fedora Workstation 44. When digging further into it, the performance loss was with Fedora 44 using Tuned-PPD by default where as other Linux distributions default to Power Profiles Daemon.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-Tuned-PPD-Perf-Fix

#fedora #intel #kernel #linux

📰 My old Android phone became a Linux server, and it handles more than I expected

I've been trying to find a good use for the old Android phone that I have lying around. It has capable hardware with 8 GB RAM and a fairly modern processor. For the longest time, I have only used it as a portable hotspot when I am traveling and sometimes as a webcam for online meetings. Both of these use cases were not making the most out of the hardware that is inside this phone, so I decided to turn it into a Linux server.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/old-android-phone-linux-server-handles-more-expected/

#android #linux

📰 Patches Provide For Much Faster In-Kernel Zstd Due To Embarrassingly Bad Inefficiency

Patches sent out to the Linux kernel mailing list today can provide much more efficient Zstd compression and decompression by addressing a very unfortunate oversight in the existing code...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/In-Kernel-Zstd-BMI2-Probing

#kernel #linux

📰 This 20-year-old open-source Adobe alternative makes modern PDF readers feel bloated

This open-source Adobe Acrobat alternative brings back the joy of simple software.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/old-open-source-adobe-alternative-makes-modern-pdf-readers-feel-bloated/

#opensource

📰 Asahi Linux Hopes To Ship A Release Soon With Apple M3 Device Support

The Asahi Linux crew working to bring Linux support to Apple Silicon hardware is out today with a new status update on their initiatives, largely around Apple M3 bring-up as well as some M4/M5 achievements...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-M3-Release-Soon

#linux

📰 Darktable 5.6.1 RAW Image Editor Improves UI Performance and Fixes More Bugs

Darktable 5.6.1 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download with UI performance improvements and various bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/darktable-5-6-1-raw-image-editor-improves-ui-performance-and-fixes-more-bugs

#opensource

📰 Lemonade 11.8 Makes It Easy To Run DeepSeek V4 Flash On AMD Strix Halo

For those interested in making use of the recently released DeepSeek V4 Flash model, AMD developers have released Lemonade 11.8 that now makes it rather trivial to get DeepSeek V4 Flash up and running on AMD Ryzen AI+ Max "Strix Halo" systems...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Lemonade-11.8

#amd