📰 Intel's Dynamic PAMT Appears Ready For Linux 7.4 To Help With TDX Memory Overhead

Intel's Dynamic PAMT feature looks like it's finally going to be ready for mainline with Linux 7.4. The Intel Dynamic PAMT is used for helping to reduce memory overhead when making use of Trusted Domain Extensions (TDX) for confidential VMs...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Dynamic-PAMT-For-7.4

#intel #linux

📰 CoolerControl app for Linux v5.0 brings a big overhaul

Managing various types of coolers under Linux has never looked sleeker! The latest CoolerControl v5.0.0 release is out now.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/coolercontrol-app-for-linux-v5-0-brings-a-big-overhaul/

#linux

📰 Nouveau Preparations For HDMI 2.1 DSC, AMD HDMI FreeSync Fixes For Linux 7.4

Last week's set of DRM-Misc-Next changes submitted to DRM-Next with targeting the upcoming Linux 7.4 kernel cycle features HDMI 2.1 related work for both the AMDGPU kernel driver as well as the Nouveau open-source NVIDIA driver...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-DRM-Misc-Next-1

#amd #kernel #linux #opensource

📰 4 Linux distros I'd trust with my gaming PC before SteamOS

SteamOS is great, but there are other gaming distros more worthy of your PC.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/4-linux-distros-id-trust-with-my-gaming-pc-before-steamos/

#linux

📰 Ikey Doherty vs Omarchy: Why He’s Building Barney Instead of Another Distro

Ikey Doherty, the creator of Solus and AerynOS, is back with Barney, a Rust tool that builds Linux distros from source. So that you can easily create your own Omarchy.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17441870/ikey-doherty-barney

#distro #linux #rust

📰 Linux Preps For New AMD Zen 6 BTB CTX Isolation Security Feature

A recently posted Linux kernel patch has revealed a new security improvement with Zen 6 processors...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Preps-AMD-BTB-CTX

#amd #kernel #linux

📰 PEEP Turns Chrome and Edge Into Post-Compromise Backdoors for Host Command Execution

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a complex Chromium-based post-exploitation toolkit called PEEP that masquerades as a bookmarks extension for the web browser."Requiring prior administrative or code execution access, its installer injects the extension directly into Chrome/Edge profiles, bypassing Web Store checks and user prompts by forging Chromium's own Secure Preferences.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/peep-turns-chrome-and-edge-into-post.html

#chromium

📰 Bottles Pushes Windows App Support Further on ARM64 Linux

Bottles pushes its ARM64 efforts forward with Soda 11.0-10, opening the door to running Windows software on more ARM64 Linux devices.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/bottles-pushes-windows-app-support-further-on-arm64-linux/

#linux

📰 GStreamer 1.28.7 Open-Source Multimedia Framework Adds Support for OpenCV 5

GStreamer 1.28.7 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with support for building against OpenCV 5, missing API version suffix in HIP support library filename, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-7-open-source-multimedia-framework-adds-support-for-opencv-5

#opensource

📰 2D souls-inspired roguelite Rogue Blight looks great and it's out now

Rogue Blight recently released with Linux support - a great looking 2D action souls-inspired side-scroller that's getting some good user reviews.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/2d-souls-inspired-roguelite-rogue-blight-looks-great-and-its-out-now/

#linux

📰 Jellyfin 12.0 Media Server Released with Faster Database, Modern UI

Jellyfin 12.0 is out with a faster database backend, Modern UI by default, FFmpeg 8.1, expanded books and comics features, and security fixes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/jellyfin-12-0-media-server-released-with-faster-database-modern-ui/

#ffmpeg

📰 FEX 2609 Released With Speedier JIT Performance, JIT Disk Cache Option

FEX 2609 was released overnight as the newest monthly feature release for this open-source emulator that allows running Linux x86_64 binaries on AArch64, including the likes of Steam and Steam Play (Proton) for enabling Windows games to run rather well on ARM64 Linux systems...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FEX-2609-Released

#linux #opensource #proton #steam

📰 FreeIPA Flaw Chain Lets Anonymous Clients Create Reusable Administrator Credentials

A flaw in FreeIPA lets a client that has never logged in create a Kerberos identity of its own choosing in the directory and end up in the administrators group, Red Hat says.FreeIPA is the system that determines who may log in across a Linux domain and maintains all identities in a 389 Directory Server database accessed via LDAP. The attack needs a second flaw in that database software.The.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/freeipa-flaw-chain-lets-anonymous.html

#linux

📰 LLVM Merges Support For AMD's RMPCHKD, RMPREAD & RMPOPT Instructions

With the Linux kernel still working toward landing support for AMD's RMPOPT optimization for helping to reduce overhead on SEV-SNP enabled servers, the LLVM/Clang compiler has in turn prepped for the milestone by landing support for the RMPOPT, RMPREAD, and RMPCHKD instructions for Zen 5 and newer...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LLVM-Zen5-Zen6-RMPOPT

#amd #kernel #linux

📰 KDE Plasma 6.7.5 Desktop Environment Is Out with Many Improvements and Fixes

KDE Plasma 6.7.5 is now available as the fifth maintenance update to the KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment series with more improvements and bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-7-5-desktop-environment-is-out-with-many-improvements-and-fixes

#kde #plasma

📰 New Patches Provide HDMI 1.4 3D Mode Support For AMD Radeon Graphics On Linux

It turns out one of the feature limitations of the AMDGPU Linux graphics driver is HDMI 1.4 3D output support with frame packing, top-and-bottom, and side-by-side options for transmitting simultaneous video streams. I wasn't aware of this limitation for the lack of any 3D displays and many Linux enthusiasts/gamers as well, but if you happen to have a compatible HDMI 1.4 3D display, there are pending patches to finally make this a reality...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-HDMI-1.4-3D-Mode

#amd #linux

📰 CHUWI UniBook With Intel Wildcat Lake For A $449 Linux-Friendly Laptop

CHUWI recently launched the UniBook laptop powered by the Intel Core 3 304 "Wildcat Lake" SOC and priced at just $449 USD. Especially with today's high component pricing, a brand new sub-$500 laptop is extremely rare. Rather than using some dated SoC, it uses Wildcat Lake as Intel's new value option alternative to the Core 3 Series Ultra "Panther Lake" SoCs.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/chuwi-unibook-wildcat-lake

#intel #linux

📰 Open CAD Studio Is a New Rust-Based Open-Source CAD App for Linux

Open CAD Studio is a new GPL-licensed CAD app for Linux with native DWG/DXF editing, 2D drafting, 3D modeling, and a browser-based version.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/open-cad-studio-is-a-new-rust-based-open-source-cad-app-for-linux/

#linux #opensource #rust

📰 DaVinci Resolve 21.1 Released - Now With AI Assistant Integration

For those using the Linux-friendly DaVinci Resolve video editing and color correction/grading and visual effects software, DaVinci Resolve 21.1 is out today as a major update to this cross-platform solution...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/DaVinci-Resolve-21.1

#linux

📰 BleachBit 6.0.4 Cleaner and Privacy Tool Released with Faster Scanning

BleachBit 6.0.4 is out with faster startup and scanning, new cleaners for fish, Zsh, Android Studio, Gradle, and Python, plus major security fixes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/bleachbit-6-0-4-cleaner-and-privacy-tool-released-with-faster-scanning/

#android #python

📰 The Linux Kernel Planning To Remove Around ~55k Lines Of Old ARM Platform Code

For the current Linux 7.3 kernel many older 32-bit ARM platforms are deprecated and in turn orphaning hundreds of drivers only relevant to those out-of-date ARM platforms. The removal of that now deprecated code is planned for the next kernel cycle or two...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Dropping-Old-ARM-Ahead

#arm #kernel #linux