📰 LPDDR5 5467 vs. 6400 vs. 7467 MT/s Memory Performance Benchmarks For Laptops

With the recently reviewed Star Labs StarFighter Ultra Linux laptop its BIOS allows for configurable memory speeds unlike many other laptop vendor BIOS implementations these days. Star Labs also made the default design decision to run the LPDDR5-7467 rated memory at LPDDR5-6400 speeds in the name of a balanced user experience for power/performance.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/lpddr5-5467-6400-7467

#linux

📰 I gave Jellyfin a Kodi makeover, and my media library felt brand-new

Over the past two years, I've spent plenty of time tinkering with my Jellyfin server. It's certainly been enough to know that getting my media library in order has only been half the battle. The other half has been enjoying it from the comfort of my couch, preferably without navigating a clunky interface or dealing with playback quirks that shouldn't be a problem in 2026.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-gave-jellyfin-a-kodi-makeover-and-my-media-library-felt-brand-new/

#kodi

📰 Intel Nova Lake S & Nova Lake P To Support SR-IOV With Xe Graphics

A patch has been posted to the Linux kernel mailing list by an Intel engineer confirming that Nova Lake S and Nova Lake P processors with integrated graphics will support SR-IOV in conjunction with the Xe kernel graphics driver...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Nova-Lake-SR-IOV-Xe

#intel #kernel #linux

📰 Today's Steam Beta Makes The Linux Client A 64-bit App

Valve just dropped a new Steam client beta and it's a big one for Linux gamers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Linux-Beta-64-bit

#linux #steam

📰 Fedora 45 Will Not Be Released Next Week

For those eager to run the pristine Fedora 45 media, you will need to wait at least one more week...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-First-No-Go

#fedora

📰 The triple-OS NexPhone runs Android, Linux, and Windows 11, but you’ll have to wait until 2027 for it

Usually, you're only stuck with one OS on your phone, but what if you could pick between Android, Linux, and Windows 11? It sounds ambitious, but that's a major selling point for NexPhone, which has been in the works for 14 years now. The phone was originally scheduled to release later this year, but unfortunately, it has been pushed back a few months.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/the-triple-os-nexphone-runs-android-linux-and-windows-11-but-youll-have-to-wait-until-2027-for-it/

#android #linux

📰 Shelly 3.1.7 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Adds RLPM Native Package Engine

Shelly 3.1.7 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with an independent RLPM implementation, expanded isolated builds, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/shelly-3-1-7-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-adds-rlpm-native-package-engine

#arch #linux

📰 SteamOS 0.5.6 Beta for Steam Frame makes adding apk files simpler

Valve just released SteamOS 0.5.6 Beta and a Steam Client Update for the Steam Frame - here's all the changes.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamos-0-5-6-beta-for-steam-frame-makes-adding-apk-files-simpler/

#steam

📰 Intel LLM-Scaler-vLLM PV 1.5 Brings Big Improvements

Intel software engineers today released the latest version of LLM-Scaler-vLLM PV 1.5, their containerized Docker stack providing a convenient AI/LLM experience atop Intel Arc Graphics hardware and born out of their Project Battlematrix initiative...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-LLM-Scaler-vLLM-PV-1.5

#intel

📰 Steam Beta for October 15 brings a 64bit Linux client, Achievement Sets and more

Another big new Steam Beta release for all platforms has arrived - bringing with it a 64bit Linux client, and a fancy Achievement Sets system.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steam-beta-for-october-15-brings-a-64bit-linux-client-achievement-sets-and-more/

#linux #steam

📰 n8n saved me more time this year than any AI tool, and most of my workflows don't use AI at all

Before I started using n8n, most of my automations were Python or Bash scripts that ran through cron jobs. They got things done, although adding something new or figuring out why a script stopped working took more effort than I wanted. I only have a working knowledge of Python, and even when an AI tool helps me write the code, I still have to understand enough of it to maintain the automation. With n8n, I can follow the workflow on a canvas,...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/n8n-saved-more-time-year-ai-tool-workflows-dont-use-ai/

#python

📰 Linus Torvalds Rejects AI Coding Bans as Linux Rethinks Disclosure Rules

Linus Torvalds opposes banning AI coding tools while Linux kernel developers propose dropping the Assisted-by disclosure requirement.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/linus-torvalds-rejects-ai-coding-bans-as-linux-rethinks-disclosure-rules/

#kernel #linux

📰 Proton Experimental for October 15 has fixes for ARC Raiders, C&C Red Alert, Counterstike and The Aftermath

Valve launched the latest update for Proton Experimental to fix up more issues found with Windows games running on SteamOS / Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/proton-experimental-for-october-15-has-fixes-for-arc-raiders-c-c-red-alert-counterstike-and-the-aftermath/

#linux #proton

📰 Fedora 46 Looking At Moving To RPM v6 Package Format

The RPM v4 packaging format has been used by Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora and its derivatives for more than two decades. With next year's Fedora 46 release, Fedora Linux may finally transition to the modern RPM v6 packaging format...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-46-RPM-v6

#fedora #linux

📰 Valve’s Steam Client for Linux Goes 64-bit in Beta and Moves Into a Container

They say running Steam in the same kind of container its games use should make the client behave more consistently.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17498835/steam-linux-64-bit-client

#linux #steam

📰 AI-Generated Starling Desktop Environment Rolls Out Its Own Office Suite

Starling, the open-source desktop environment written in Swift and with its own Wayland compositor too and written largely via Claude Code, has now rolled out its own AI-generated office suite...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-Starling-Desktop-Office

#opensource #wayland

📰 Ubuntu 26.10 Has Come Out as a Rust-Packed Interim Release

It ships with Linux 7.3, GNOME 51, an improved App Center, and many other upgrades.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17498285/ubuntu-26-10-release

#gnome #linux #rust #ubuntu

📰 Decoding with Rockchip at Kernel Recipes 2026

Next week we'll be in Paris for Kernel Recipes! We’re pleased to sponsor this gathering of the kernel community and contribute a talk on upstream H.264 and HEVC decoding for Rockchip RK3588/RK3576.

🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/decoding-with-rockchip-at-kernel-recipes-2026.html

#kernel

📰 Speech Synthesis on Linux: Adding a Voice to Scripts and Systems

by George WhittakerLinux users have long had a pragmatic relationship with text-to-speech. The classic open-source engines have been available for years, wired into accessibility tools and the occasional script, dependable but unmistakably robotic. They do the job where the job is simply to convert text to some kind of speech, but the mechanical output has kept them out of anything where the voice actually matters.

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/speech-synthesis-linux-adding-voice-scripts-and-systems

#linux #opensource

📰 Intel Xeon 6980P Granite Rapids Performance On Linux Over The Past Year

It's been nearly one year since receiving the Gigabyte R284-A92-AAL1 2U Granite Rapids server platform for continuing my testing of the flagship Xeon 6980P processors. Curious how the Xeon 6980P 2P performance has evolved on Linux since then, I ran some benchmarks on the newly-released Ubuntu Server 26.10 against the tests carried out last year on Ubuntu 25.10 with the same hardware.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-xeon-granite-rapids-ubuntu-2610

#intel #linux #ubuntu

📰 KDE Plasma 6.6.7 Arrives as the First Update in the New LTS Series

Originally expected to end with version 6.6.6, KDE Plasma 6.6 now continues as an LTS branch, with version 6.6.7 delivering important bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-6-7-arrives-as-the-first-update-in-the-new-lts-series/

#kde #plasma