📰 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

📰 KDE's KWin Merges Wayland Commit-Timing Protocol Support

Merged today to the latest KDE KWin compositor development code is support for Wayland's important commit-timing protocol that is useful for video playback as well as for gamers relying on Adaptive-Sync/FreeSync support...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Wayland-Commit-Timing

#kde #wayland

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📰 FreeCORE is What Your TrueNAS CORE Box Should Have

This independent fork carries FreeBSD, OpenZFS, and jails forward for users who never wanted Linux.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17442852/freecore-truenas-core-fork

#linux

📰 Building GPU Drivers in Rust: Tyr at RustConf 2026

Join us in Montreal for the 10th edition of RustConf! Catch our talk on Tyr, the new Rust kernel driver for Arm Mali GPUs.

🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/building-gpu-drivers-in-rust-tyr-at-rustconf-2026.html

#arm #kernel #rust

📰 DLSS5VKLayer Wires Up NVIDIA DLSS 5 For Native Linux Games & Steam Play

An interesting new open-source project for those looking to make use of NVIDIA DLSS 5 on Linux is DLSS5VKLayer. The DLSS5VKLayer is a Linux Vulkan layer that works for both native Linux games as well as Steam Play (Proton) Windows games for experimental DLSS 5 support...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/DLSS5VKLayer

#linux #opensource #proton #steam

📰 Slackware 16 Alpha 1 Released with Linux 6.18 LTS, GCC 16.2, and Plasma 6

by George WhittakerOne of Linux's oldest surviving distributions is moving closer to its next major release. Slackware 16 Alpha 1 became available on September 5, 2026, marking the first formal alpha milestone on the road toward Slackware Linux 16. The release follows a major rebuild of Slackware-current using a substantially newer GNU toolchain and brings together several upgrades that have accumulated since Slackware 15.

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/slackware-16-alpha-1-released-linux-618-lts-gcc-162-and-plasma-6

#gnu #linux #plasma

📰 MocaccinoOS 26.09 Adds x86-64-v3 Optimized Builds for Improved Performance

MocaccinoOS 26.09 distribution is now available for download with optional x86-64-v3 optimized builds for improved performance on supported modern CPUs, improved Intel CPU/platform support, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mocaccinoos-26-09-adds-x86-64-v3-optimized-builds-for-improved-performance

#intel