📰 Zstd Improvement For Linux 7.4 To Avoid Redundant Initialization

In addition to Usama Arif's recent Linux patches for addressing a major inefficiency within the Linux kernel's Zstd compression code, he also has a separate patch series destined for Linux 7.4 to further enhance the Zstd compression/decompression performance by avoiding redundant initialization...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Zstd-Linux-7.4-Avoid-Redundant

#kernel #linux

📰 Rune Keyboard-Driven IDE Is Now Open Source Under GPLv3

Rune, a GPU-rendered and keyboard-driven IDE for Linux and macOS built mainly in Go, is now open source under the GPLv3 license.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/rune-keyboard-driven-ide-is-now-open-source-under-gplv3/

#linux #opensource

📰 Paperweight: An Open Source App to Clean Up Your Inbox and Digital Footprint

Paperweight scans your inbox locally to find mailing lists, forgotten accounts and breach risks, with bulk unsubscribe and GDPR request tools.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17461303/paperweight

#opensource

📰 The rather good The King is Watching adds Steam Deck & gamepad support

The King is Watching from Hypnohead and tinyBuild has a major new update out with Steam Deck and gamepad support.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/the-rather-good-the-king-is-watching-adds-steam-deck-gamepad-support/

#steam

📰 CPython eases Rust requirements as assimilation continues

By making Rust opt-in, the Python builders hope to enjoy Rust bennies without the backlash that roiled the Linux kernel keepers.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/09/14/cpython-eases-rust-requirements-as-assimilation-continues/5296010

#kernel #linux #python #rust

📰 Linux 7.3-rc3 Released: "Another Fairly Large RC"

Out today is the third weekly release candidate of Linux 7.3 as this next kernel version works its way toward a stable release in the second half of October...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-rc3-Released

#kernel #linux

📰 Bazzite's September 13 update adds Strix Halo TDP controls, restores desktop TDP controls and brings fixes

The September 13th update for the popular Bazzite Linux is out now, bringing with it some excellent sounding improvements for handheld and desktop gamers.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/bazzites-september-13-update-adds-strix-halo-tdp-controls-restores-desktop-tdp-controls-and-brings-fixes/

#linux

📰 Linux 7.4 Could End Up Seeing Kernel Builds ~36% Faster, Incremental Builds ~70% Faster

Earlier this month I wrote about a patch series posted to the Linux kernel mailing list that addressed a lot of "hideous code" to make Linux kernel builds faster. A number of single-threaded bottlenecks were tracked down and fixed within the Linux kernel thanks to the assistance of AI. A second revision of those patches hit the mailing list this morning and there is hope they could be upstreamed for Linux 7.4...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Faster-Kernel-Builds-AI-v2

#kernel #linux

📰 Mozilla Firefox 156 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

Mozilla Firefox 156 open-source web browser is now available for download with improved memory and CPU usage when displaying large JPEG images and various other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-156-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

#firefox #opensource

📰 Removing Drivers For Outdated ARM Platforms Will Lighten The Kernel By ~247k Lines

The Linux kernel is going to see the removal of a number of recently deprecated ARM 32-bit platforms. Following the deprecation in Linux 7.3, removing the old ARM platforms will lighten the kernel by around 55k lines of code. But removing now unused drivers only relevant to those platforms will mean roughly a quarter million lines of code can be removed from the kernel source tree...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Branch-Remove-Old-ARM-Drivers

#arm #kernel #linux

📰 I 3D printed a replacement for the Raspberry Pi 5's fragile MIPI latch, and it cost me nothing

Despite solving an annoying problem, the print barely cost me a few cents.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-3d-printed-a-replacement-for-the-raspberry-pi-5s-mipi-latch/

#raspberry

📰 Rustls 0.23.45 Released To Fix Two Year Old Security Issue

While the Rustls modern TLS library is written in the Rust programming language with a focus on memory safety, as we've seen out of other Rust project re-implementations in the past, the new implementations can lead to other security bugs of their own. Out today is Rustls 0.23.45 to fix a security issue introduced back in 2024 with Rustls while the likes of OpenSSL, BoringSSL, and others are unaffected...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rustls-0.23.45-Released

#rust

📰 Valve's Steam Frame Now Available At $1059+ USD

Valve just announced their long-awaited Steam Frame headset is now available...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Valve-Steam-Frame-1059

#steam

📰 Ubuntu's Rustification Has a New Milestone! Coreutils Migration is Complete

The Ubuntu 26.10 release moves its last three GNU commands, cp, mv, and rm, to Rust.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17462674/ubuntu-rustification-coreutils-migration

#gnu #rust #ubuntu

📰 Fedora 45 Beta Released With KMSCON Console, GNOME 51 & Other Updates

The beta release of Fedora 45 is out today and right on schedule for this wonderful Linux distribution...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-Beta

#fedora #gnome #linux

📰 Sound Open Firmware 2.15 Released With AMD ACP 7.x Support, Intel UAOL

Sound Open Firmware as the open-source, vendor-independent audio DSP firmware stack and driver framework is out today with a new feature update...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Sound-Open-Firmware-2.15

#amd #intel #opensource

📰 DXVK 3.1.1 Improves Support for Call of Duty: Ghosts, Rayman 3, and Skyrim SE

DXVK 3.1.1 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with new features and various improvements for several games.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/dxvk-3-1-1-improves-support-for-call-of-duty-ghosts-rayman-3-and-skyrim-se

#linux #wine

📰 VirtualBox 7.2.18 Released with More Fixes and Improvements

VirtualBox 7.2.18 adds Linux kernel 7.3 and RHEL 10.3 support, while fixing 3D crashes, VDI corruption, and Windows 11 ARM issues.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-2-18-released-with-more-fixes-and-improvements/

#arm #kernel #linux

📰 New RatHat Android malware uses AI to automate device control

A new Android malware called RatHat has been discovered, targeting users with an AI-powered subsystem that helps operators remotely navigate compromised devices.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-rathat-android-malware-uses-ai-to-automate-device-control/

#android

📰 AMD P-State Driver For Linux 7.4 Will Tune For Zen 6 Client CPUs

Linux 7.4 looks like it will be a very exciting kernel update for AMD customers. On the AMD Radeon graphics side HDMI 2.1 is being enabled by default with the AMDGPU driver with the HDMI FreeSync, VRR, and ALLM features in tow. On the AMD Ryzen client CPU side, there will be Zen 6 tuning with the AMD P-State CPU frequency scaling driver...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-AMD-P-State-Zen-6

#amd #kernel #linux

📰 GE-Proton 11-7 brings more Wine Wayland upgrades, launcher fixes, game fixes and more

GE-Proton 11-7 has arrived and there's quite a lot of gaming improvements here for SteamOS / Linux fans.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ge-proton-11-7-brings-more-wine-wayland-upgrades-launcher-fixes-game-fixes-and-more/

#linux #proton #wayland #wine