📰 Wisp Makes It Easier To Manage Btrfs Snapshots From The GNOME Desktop

Wisp is a new GNOME Shell extension making it easier to graphically manage Btrfs file-system snapshots...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Wisp-Btrfs-Snapshots

#gnome

📰 Fastfetch 2.69 System Information Tool Adds Animated Logos, Better Linux Support

Fastfetch 2.69 introduces GIF and APNG logo support, improved Linux detection, expanded Bluetooth reporting, and numerous fixes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/fastfetch-2-69-system-information-tool-adds-animated-logos-better-linux-support/

#linux

📰 I built one folder that automatically stays in sync across every computer I own without cloud storage

I use multiple PCs for work because I am constantly testing new software, and what works on macOS might not work on Windows or Linux. I often have to share files between these devices, but doing that isn’t a very straightforward process. I use a MacBook, a Windows laptop, and a desktop PC. The easiest way for me to share files between these devices is to sync a folder across all devices with the cloud, so I can put things in that folder and...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/one-folder-auto-syncs-computers-without-cloud-storage/

#linux

📰 virtio-nvgpu Brings Shared NVIDIA GPU Access to Linux KVM Guests

Nestri’s experimental virtio-nvgpu project enables Linux KVM guests to access and share NVIDIA GPUs without traditional PCI passthrough.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/virtio-nvgpu-brings-shared-nvidia-gpu-access-to-linux-kvm-guests/

#linux

📰 MM Change Slated For Linux 7.4 Yields +22904539.81% In One Metric, More Modest Wins In Others

Queued this week into the slab/for-next Git branch ahead of next month's Linux 7.4 merge window is a memory management change for refilling pre-filled sheaves from the barn. In some cases this yields wild improvements to specific synthetic benchmarks...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Refill-Sheaves-Barn

#git #linux

📰 "Toolpak" Being Devised By GNOME OS Developers, Akin To Flatpak For Tools

GNOME developer Jordan Petridis published a blog post today to introduce the world to the Toolpak plans for GNOME OS...

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

#flatpak #gnome

📰 Solus Linux Adopts Formal AI and LLM Contribution Policy

Solus Linux now allows AI-assisted code contributions under strict disclosure, testing, and accountability requirements.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/solus-linux-adopts-formal-ai-and-llm-contribution-policy/

#linux

📰 Improved GPU Reset Coming For Raspberry Pi Boards With Linux 7.4

In addition to this week's DRM-Misc-Next pull request introducing some new HDMI 2.0 helpers for the DRM drivers, the pull request also introduced improved GPU reset support for the Broadcom V3D GPU with the VC4 kernel driver...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Better-RPI-GPU-Reset

#kernel #linux #raspberry

📰 Noctalia 5.2 Wayland Shell Released With New Window Switcher

Noctalia 5.2 introduces a redesigned window switcher, calendar event reminders, improved screenshot tools, sound themes, and more.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/noctalia-5-2-wayland-shell-released-with-new-window-switcher/

#wayland

📰 New Linux Patches For Supporting Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G14's Second Webcam

For those considering Lenovo's recently launched and beautifully crafted ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 14 laptop powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake", one of the lingering missing features under Linux will hopefully soon be addressed: its second web camera...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-X1-Carbon-G14-MIPI-Cam

#intel #linux

📰 Budgie Desktop 10.10.3 Released With Menu Favorites, Free Desktop Icon Placement

Budgie Desktop 10.10.3 adds app favorites, free desktop icon placement, primary monitor selection, and a rewritten Keyboard Layout applet.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/budgie-desktop-10-10-3-released-with-menu-favorites/

#budgie

📰 Intel Delivers A Significant Memory Hotplugging Performance Optimization For Linux

Adding to the features expected to land for Linux 7.4 is a significant performance optimization for the memory hotplugging speed for adding additional RAM. In particular, the memory hotplugging being most applicable for cases like expanding the amount of memory for VMs or in today's CXL world for adding additional system memory...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Faster-RAM-Hotplug

#intel #linux

📰 Klassik Revives the KDE 3 Desktop on Modern Plasma 6

Klassik is a modern KDE Plasma 6 project recreating the look and feel of KDE 3 while supporting Wayland and fractional scaling.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/klassik-revives-the-kde-3-desktop-on-modern-plasma-6/

#kde #plasma #wayland

📰 Linux Kernel's LZ4 Compression Code Being Resynced For Better Performance & Cleanliness

In addition to the Linux kernel's Zstd compression code being improved, the LZ4 compression code within the kernel tree is also seeing a separate set of enhancements...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-LZ4-Clean-Resync

#kernel #linux

📰 I used lightweight Linux to revive a Windows PC that Microsoft gave up on, and it's not Ubuntu

An aging 2012 laptop shed its bloat and booted in minutes with a stripped Fluxbox setup that sips under 500MB of RAM.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/lightweight-linux-to-revive-a-windows-pc-that-is-not-ubuntu/

#linux #ubuntu

📰 OpenShot 4.0.1 Video Editor Improves Razor Tool, Timeline Editing, and Linux Support

OpenShot 4.0.1 upgrades the Razor tool, improves timeline navigation and editing responsiveness, adds official Snap support, and fixes numerous bugs.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/openshot-4-0-1-video-editor-improves-razor-tool-timeline-editing-and-linux-support/

#linux

📰 FEX code cache enabled for Proton Experimental (ARM) to improve frame timings

Valve have upgraded Proton Experimental (ARM) with a feature that should hopefully improve some frame timings for devices like the Steam Frame.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/fex-code-cache-enabled-for-proton-experimental-arm-to-improve-frame-timings/

#arm #proton #steam

📰 GNOME 49.10 Released as the Final Update in the GNOME 49 Series

The final GNOME 49 update is here with bug fixes, security improvements, and updates to 14 components, including GNOME Shell and Mutter.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gnome-49-10-released-as-the-final-update-in-the-gnome-49-series/

#gnome

📰 Steam Beta fixes non-Steam games to failing to launch

Now and then a fresh Steam Beta comes with issues - and for Linux, Valve recently broke non-Steam games.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steam-beta-fixes-non-steam-games-to-failing-to-launch/

#linux #steam

📰 Linux 7.3-rc5 Released: "Another Week, Another Large RC"

In working toward the stable Linux 7.3 kernel release hopefully on 18 October, out today is Linux 7.3-rc5 as the newest weekly test candidate...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-rc5-Released

#kernel #linux

📰 PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 gets a new showcase of big improvements

RPCS3 is a multi-platform open-source Sony PlayStation 3 emulator that keeps pulling in some massive improvements - check out their new showcase.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/playstation-3-emulator-rpcs3-gets-a-new-showcase-of-big-improvements/

#opensource