📰 Qualcomm Talks Up Linux On Snapdragon X2 Laptops

Qualcomm at their Snapdragon Summit taking place in Hawaii are talking up the forthcoming Linux support for Snapdragon X2 series laptops...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Talks-Up-X2-Linux

#linux

📰 A Triple Screen Laptop, Mechacomet, and Steam Frame: Liliputing News Roundup

The Mecha Comet is a modular Linux handheld computer that launched via a Kickstarter campaign earlier this year, and is now available for pre-order for $239 and up • Why carry around a portable monitor when you can buy a laptop that has one • The Steam Frame VR headset may be one of the most repairable on the market.

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/triplescreenlaptop-mechacomet-and-steam-frame-liliputing-news-roundup/

#linux #steam

📰 Wireshark 4.6.9 Updates Protocol and Capture File Support, Fixes More Bugs

Wireshark 4.6.9 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available for download with updated protocol and capture file support, as well as various bug and security fixes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-6-9-updates-protocol-and-capture-file-support-fixes-more-bugs

#opensource

📰 I switched Ubuntu's desktop to Cinnamon for speed, but the real upgrade was how I work

Ubuntu's GNOME desktop is one of its biggest problems, and switching can make it much better. But performance shouldn't be the main reason.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/switched-ubuntus-desktop-cinnamon-speed-real-upgrade-how-work/

#gnome #ubuntu

📰 openKylin 3.0 Release Makes it a "AI first" Linux Desktop

The built-in skills allow you to control and change system settings via AI agent. Is this the beginning of AI assistant for desktop computers?

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17471831/openkylin-3-0-released

#linux

📰 SteamVR Beta v2.18.1 brings more Linux fixes and general improvements

You'll most likely want SteamVR Beta if you have the new Steam Frame, especially on Linux - with SteamVR Beta v2.18.1 bringing numerous improvements.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steamvr-beta-v2-18-1-brings-more-linux-fixes-and-general-improvements/

#linux #steam

📰 GNOME 50.5 Released With Numerous Bug and Security Fixes

GNOME 50.5 arrives as an old-stable maintenance update with fixes across GNOME Shell, Mutter, GTK, GDM, GVfs, Epiphany, and more.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gnome-50-5-released-with-numerous-bug-and-security-fixes/

#gnome

📰 Intel GPU support with Proton should get better with DXVK-IGDEXT

Intel have an interesting new project with DXVK-IGDEXT, allowing Proton / Wine to make better use of Intel GPU features.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/intel-gpu-support-with-proton-should-get-better-with-dxvk-igdext/

#intel #proton #wine

📰 Linux 7.4 DRM Infrastructure Better Supporting HDMI 2.0 With New Helpers

Sent out today was the latest weekly pull of drm-misc-next changes of feature material to queue in DRM-Next for Linux 7.4. Most notable in this week's pull request are a number of patches for enhancing the HDMI 2.0 handling in the DRM core infrastructure and display helpers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-DRM-Helpers-HDMI-2.0

#linux

📰 Some overlooked Native Linux games may be potential gems - September 2026 edition

Want to find something a little weird and wonderful? A potential little gem that's overlooked? GamingOnLinux has you covered here.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/some-overlooked-native-linux-games-may-be-potential-gems-september-2026-edition/

#linux

📰 Fwupd 2.1.8 Released With New Hardware Support From ASUS, Lenovo & Others

Lead LVFS/Fwupd developer Richard Hughes of Red Hat announced Fwupd 2.1.8 today as the newest feature release for this open-source firmware updating solution for Linux systems. With Fwupd 2.1.8 comes support for a number of newer devices plus plenty of bug fixes...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fwupd-2.1.8-Released

#linux #opensource

📰 Guide: How to find where Steam stores Proton game files

Trying to find the files of a Windows game when you're running it through Proton can be a little confusing - here's how to get there on SteamOS / Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-find-where-steam-stores-proton-game-files

#linux #proton #steam

📰 "slab_tiny" Boot Option Proposed For Tiny Linux Systems With Very Limited RAM

In 2022 the SLOB allocator was deprecated and removed with Linux 6.4 a year later. SLOB was popular with embedded systems with minimal amounts of RAM, so as a result the CONFIG_SLUB_TINY Kconfig option was then added for configuring the slab allocator for a minimal memory footprint for systems with 16MB of RAM or less.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Slab-Tiny-Boot-Option

#linux

📰 Canonical Releases Mir 2.30 with wl_fixes Wayland Protocol Support

Mir 2.30 compositor is now available for download with wl_fixes Wayland protocol support, a typed wrapper for wl_array, a new command for the workshop tooling, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/canonical-releases-mir-2-30-with-wl_fixes-wayland-protocol-support

#wayland

📰 Linux Kernel Introducing New Taint Due To Fuzzing Bots Yielding Impractical Bug Reports

The Linux kernel is having to introduce a new taint flag "TAINT_FORCED_BIND" to deal with fuzzing bots like Syzbot abusing Linux's bind/unbind sysfs functionality and generating bug reports for impractical and not at all relevant hardware/driver combinations...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Taint-Forced-Bind

#kernel #linux

📰 Faugus Launcher 2.4.0 adds a backup system, new game overviews and more customization

Faugus Launcher is easily becoming one of the absolute coolest looking ways to manage games from different launchers on SteamOS / Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/faugus-launcher-2-4-0-adds-a-backup-system-new-game-overviews-and-more-customization/

#linux

📰 AMD Posts GCC Compiler Patches For AVX10V1AUX ISA Support

Following their recent AVX10_V2_AUX support for GCC as part of the bring-up for the AI Compute Extensions "ACE" in GCC 17, AMD compiler engineers this week posted the initial patches for enabling the AVX10V1AUX ISA support...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-Patches-AVX10V1AUX

#amd

📰 Ubuntu is Tightening its Kernel SRU Cycle to Two Weeks, and Clankers Are to Blame

Ubuntu users will get kernel security fixes faster thanks to this.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17472488/ubuntu-kernel-sru-cycle-update

#kernel #ubuntu

📰 Decades-old file security flaws found in Android, Linux, macOS, and Windows

Security researchers report that Microsoft considers the side-channel leak of file events to be by design.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/24/decades-old-file-security-flaws-found-in-android-linux-macos-and-windows/5298672

#android #linux

📰 COSMIC Epoch 1.9 Brings New Image Viewer & On-Screen Keyboard

COSMIC Epoch 1.9 was released last night as the newest version of the System76-sponsored, Rust-based desktop environment. COSMIC Epoch 1.9 release notes only became available today and it's a big one with new apps and improvements to existing offerings...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.9-Released

#rust

📰 F-Droid app store thumbs its nose at Google's dev crackdown

The Chocolate Factory is tightening the screws on Android sideloading, but the FOSS app market is rolling out a huge overhaul and planning for the future.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/09/24/f-droid-app-store-thumbs-its-nose-at-googles-dev-crackdown/5298974

#android