📰 ArmSoM Sige7s Puts the RK3588S on a Raspberry Pi-Sized Board, and There's a Compute Module Too

The small SBC brings a 6 TOPS NPU, Wi-Fi 6, a Pi-compatible 40-pin header, and up to 32GB RAM, starting at $153.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17505121/armsom-sige7s

#raspberry

📰 USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode on Rockchip RK3588 and RK3576, starting with the Flipper One

A look at the USB-PD, PHY, hotplug, and DRM changes involved in making USB-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode work on RK3588/RK3576, and where they stand on the way to mainline Linux.

🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/usb-c-displayport-alt-mode-on-rockchip-rk3588-and-rk3576-starting-with-the-flipper-one.html

#linux

📰 Linux Moves Closer to Retiring the x32 ABI After Years of Limited Adoption

by George WhittakerLinux kernel developers are renewing efforts to retire the x32 application binary interface (ABI), a little-used compatibility feature that attempted to combine the advantages of 64-bit processors with the smaller memory footprint of 32-bit applications. A revised patch series submitted on October 8, 2026, proposes the first steps toward disabling the interface, potentially ending support for an architecture experiment...

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-moves-closer-retiring-x32-abi-after-years-limited-adoption

#kernel #linux

📰 SparkyOS: Lightweight general-purpose Arch, on a pendrive

Interesting new project from the minds behind SparkyLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/23/sparkyos-lightweight-general-purpose-arch-on-a-pendrive/5304984

#arch

📰 Google's Kage Project Rethinks Linux Kernel Security With Isolated Device Drivers

by George WhittakerGoogle is exploring a new approach to Linux kernel security that could significantly change how device drivers interact with the operating system. The experimental project, known as Kage, uses compiler-based sandboxing to isolate drivers inside the kernel, potentially limiting the damage caused by memory corruption, programming errors, and exploitable vulnerabilities without requiring drivers to run as separate user-space...

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/googles-kage-project-rethinks-linux-kernel-security-isolated-device-drivers

#kernel #linux

📰 Borealis: Asahi Linux's Apple Silicon Mesa Vulkan Driver Forked For Vibe Coding

Seeing a Vulkan API driver pull request this morning for introducing a new "Borealis" driver ID caught me by surprise as it was the first time I was hearing of such a driver. It turns out to be a fork of the Asahi Linux project's HoneyKrisp driver in Mesa for Apple Silicon hardware...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Borealis-Vulkan-Driver

#linux

📰 HPFS Is The Latest File-System Slated For Removal On Linux

HPFS is the latest file-system driver for the Linux kernel facing removal. The High Performance File-System (HPFS) was developed by IBM and Microsoft for OS/2...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HPFS-For-Linux-Removal

#kernel #linux

📰 These Projects are Keeping X11 Dream Alive on Linux

The list covers desktops, X servers, and a Wayland-hosted X11 layer. Basically, projects that are resisting a Waylan-only Linux future.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17505238/projects-keeping-x11-alive

#linux #wayland

📰 Meet Linksy, a KDE Connect Alternative with More Features

Meet Linksy, an open-source KDE Connect alternative offering file sharing, clipboard sync, remote desktop access, and more for Linux and Android.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/meet-linksy-a-kde-connect-alternative-with-more-features/

#android #kde #linux #opensource

📰 OBS Studio 33.0 Released With Massive Update To CEF, Improved Plugin Loading

OBS Studio 33.0 is out tonight as the latest major update to this popular open-source and cross-platform video recording and live streaming application...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OBS-Studio-33.0

#opensource

📰 Transmission 4.1.4 BitTorrent Client Fixes Download and Security Issues

Transmission 4.1.4 addresses lost download progress, webseed issues, a macOS security flaw, and several Linux desktop client bugs.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/transmission-4-1-4-bittorrent-client-fixes-download-and-security-issues/

#linux

📰 Wild 0.11 Linker Released - Now Able To Link Linux Kernel Modules, WASM By Default

Wild 0.11 is out as the latest feature release of this very fast linker currently targeting Linux systems and focused on iterative development...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wild-0.11-Released

#kernel #linux

📰 Brotli Decoder Flaw Behind Node.js RCE Also Affects Bun, Python and Other Widely Used Software

A memory-corruption flaw in Google's Brotli decoder sits in many programs that unpack Brotli-compressed data, among them Bun, the Python Brotli and brotlicffi packages, and Envoy proxies set up to decompress Brotli.Tracked as CVE-2026-111497, the flaw allows crafted compressed data to overwrite past the end of a buffer and corrupt a program's memory, potentially.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/brotli-decoder-flaw-behind-nodejs-rce.html

#python

📰 systemd Merges Support For Rust Programs

As of today in systemd Git it's now possible for the systemd programs to be written in the Rust programming language as an alternative to C...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-Merges-Rust-Programs

#git #rust #systemd

📰 KDE Plasma 6.9 Stabilizes KWin's Wayland Picture-In-Picture Support

With the wonderful KDE Plasma 6.8 having shipped just more than one week ago, KDE developers are beginning to go heavy on new features for Plasma 6.9...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.9-Wayland-PiP

#kde #plasma #wayland

📰 Raspberry Pi Desktop proves old PCs aren't past it

Debian 13-based refresh runs comfortably on veteran ThinkPads, without making installation a hobby.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/24/raspberry-pi-desktop-proves-old-pcs-arent-past-it/5304676

#debian #raspberry

📰 539 MM Patches Merged For Linux 7.4 From Optimizations To More DAMON

Andrew Morton sent out the big set of memory management "MM" related patches for the Linux 7.4 merge window. This cycle it topped out at 539 total patches and a reviewed rate of 76%...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-MM

#linux