📰 I turned my dusty Chromecast into a $250 smart home hub replacement
If you've upgraded to a 4K Google TV, an Apple TV, or any other streaming device, you might find that your old 1080p Chromecast dongle is just gathering dust. However, it's got immense potential that you're wasting. It's a Linux-based computer that fits in your palm, draws less than 2W of power, and is designed to stay on 24/7.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/old-chromecast-isnt-trash-one-app-turns-into-dashboard-for-smart-home/
#linux #linuxbased
If you've upgraded to a 4K Google TV, an Apple TV, or any other streaming device, you might find that your old 1080p Chromecast dongle is just gathering dust. However, it's got immense potential that you're wasting. It's a Linux-based computer that fits in your palm, draws less than 2W of power, and is designed to stay on 24/7.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/old-chromecast-isnt-trash-one-app-turns-into-dashboard-for-smart-home/
#linux #linuxbased
XDA
I turned my dusty Chromecast into a $250 smart home hub replacement
Don't let your old devices become e-waste.
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📰 Linux Out-Of-Bounds Access Fixed For Unprivileged Users With Specially Crafted Certs
An out-of-bounds access within the Linux kernel has existed in mainline the past three years that could be exploited by an unprivileged user submitting a specially crafted certificate to the kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-OOB-Special-Certificate
#kernel #linux
An out-of-bounds access within the Linux kernel has existed in mainline the past three years that could be exploited by an unprivileged user submitting a specially crafted certificate to the kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-OOB-Special-Certificate
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Linux Out-Of-Bounds Access Fixed For Unprivileged Users With Specially Crafted Certs
An out-of-bounds access within the Linux kernel has existed in mainline the past three years that could be exploited by an unprivileged user submitting a specially crafted certificate to the kernel.
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📰 Linux Kernel 7.0 Officially Released, This Is What’s New
Linux kernel 7.0 is now available for download with new features, enhanced hardware support through new and updated drivers, improvements to filesystems and networking, and much more.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-7-0-officially-released-this-is-whats-new
#kernel #linux
Linux kernel 7.0 is now available for download with new features, enhanced hardware support through new and updated drivers, improvements to filesystems and networking, and much more.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-7-0-officially-released-this-is-whats-new
#kernel #linux
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📰 Quick Lofi – a GNOME extension for chill beats to study to
Quick Lofi is a GNOME Shell extension that puts a lofi radio player in your top bar. If you’ve ever opened a new browser tab to load a “lofi beats to study to” stream on YouTube — lofi girl, perhaps – to act as an ambient backdrop to work to, the appeal will be evident. If not, all you need to know is that mellow, lyric-free, low-tempo sounds are reputedly ideal for focus.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/quick-lofi-beats-gnome-extension
#gnome
Quick Lofi is a GNOME Shell extension that puts a lofi radio player in your top bar. If you’ve ever opened a new browser tab to load a “lofi beats to study to” stream on YouTube — lofi girl, perhaps – to act as an ambient backdrop to work to, the appeal will be evident. If not, all you need to know is that mellow, lyric-free, low-tempo sounds are reputedly ideal for focus.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/quick-lofi-beats-gnome-extension
#gnome
OMG! Ubuntu
Quick Lofi – a GNOME extension for chill beats to study to
It streams using MPV Quick Lofi is a GNOME Shell extension that puts a lofi radio player in your top bar. If you've ever opened a new browser tab to
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📰 Mesa 26.1 RadeonSI Driver Lands Improvement For AMD APUs With Rusticl
For those wishing to make use of modern OpenCL 3.0 capabilities on AMD APUs/SoCs with integrated Radeon graphics using Mesa's Rusticl driver, an improvement was merged this weekend to the RadeonSI driver ahead of this quarter's Mesa 26.1 release...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.1-RadeonSI-Rusticl-APUs
#amd
For those wishing to make use of modern OpenCL 3.0 capabilities on AMD APUs/SoCs with integrated Radeon graphics using Mesa's Rusticl driver, an improvement was merged this weekend to the RadeonSI driver ahead of this quarter's Mesa 26.1 release...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.1-RadeonSI-Rusticl-APUs
#amd
Phoronix
Mesa 26.1 RadeonSI Driver Lands Improvement For AMD APUs With Rusticl
For those wishing to make use of modern OpenCL 3.0 capabilities on AMD APUs/SoCs with integrated Radeon graphics using Mesa's Rusticl driver, an improvement was merged this weekend to the RadeonSI driver ahead of this quarter's Mesa 26.1 release.
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📰 Digital sovereignty isn't just a buzzword – it's the future
Linux Foundation Europe boss predicts EU will run as fast as it can from US tech companies Opinion You want to know who's even sicker of President Donald Trump than American liberals? European governments and companies who are realizing that putting all their eggs in one US basket was a stupid move.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/13/digital_sovereignty/
#linux
Linux Foundation Europe boss predicts EU will run as fast as it can from US tech companies Opinion You want to know who's even sicker of President Donald Trump than American liberals? European governments and companies who are realizing that putting all their eggs in one US basket was a stupid move.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/13/digital_sovereignty/
#linux
The Register
Digital sovereignty isn't just a buzzword – it's the future
Opinion: Linux Foundation Europe boss predicts EU will run as fast as it can from US tech companies
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📰 Open source RTS game Warzone 2100 version 4.7 brings major changes
Warzone 2100 is an excellent classic real-time strategy (RTS) game that continues living on thanks to the open source community, with a huge new release out.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/open-source-rts-game-warzone-2100-version-4-7-brings-major-changes/
#opensource
Warzone 2100 is an excellent classic real-time strategy (RTS) game that continues living on thanks to the open source community, with a huge new release out.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/open-source-rts-game-warzone-2100-version-4-7-brings-major-changes/
#opensource
GamingOnLinux
Open source RTS game Warzone 2100 version 4.7 brings major changes
Warzone 2100 is an excellent classic real-time strategy (RTS) game that continues living on thanks to the open source community, with a huge new release out.
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📰 Mainline video capture and camera support for Rockchip RK3588
After over five years of development and collaboration across the Open Source community, mainline Linux support for Rockchip RK3588's video capture hardware has finally landed.
🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/mainline-video-capture-and-camera-support-for-rockchip-rk3588.html
#linux #opensource
After over five years of development and collaboration across the Open Source community, mainline Linux support for Rockchip RK3588's video capture hardware has finally landed.
🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/mainline-video-capture-and-camera-support-for-rockchip-rk3588.html
#linux #opensource
Collabora | Open Source Consulting
Mainline video capture and camera support for Rockchip RK3588
After over five years of development, initial mainline Linux support for Rockchip RK3588's video capture hardware has finally landed.
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📰 Linux's Power Sequencing PCIe M.2 Driver To Support M.2 Key-E Connectors
Merged for the Linux 7.0 kernel was a power sequencing driver for PCIe M.2 connectors as part of an effort to allow describing PCIe M.2 connectors in Device Tree files. For Linux 7.1, that driver is extending support for PCIe M.2 Key E connectors...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Power-Sequencing
#kernel #linux
Merged for the Linux 7.0 kernel was a power sequencing driver for PCIe M.2 connectors as part of an effort to allow describing PCIe M.2 connectors in Device Tree files. For Linux 7.1, that driver is extending support for PCIe M.2 Key E connectors...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Power-Sequencing
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Linux's Power Sequencing PCIe M.2 Driver To Support M.2 Key-E Connectors
Merged for the Linux 7.0 kernel was a power sequencing driver for PCIe M.2 connectors as part of an effort to allow describing PCIe M.2 connectors in Device Tree files
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📰 DavMail 6.6 Exchange Gateway Released with Office 365 Fixes
DavMail 6.6 improves Exchange and Office 365 access on Linux with authentication fixes, XDG config support, and packaging updates.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/davmail-6-6-exchange-gateway-released-with-office-365-fixes/
#linux
DavMail 6.6 improves Exchange and Office 365 access on Linux with authentication fixes, XDG config support, and packaging updates.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/davmail-6-6-exchange-gateway-released-with-office-365-fixes/
#linux
Linuxiac
DavMail 6.6 Exchange Gateway Released with Office 365 Fixes
DavMail 6.6 improves Exchange and Office 365 access on Linux with authentication fixes, XDG config support, and packaging updates.
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📰 FTRFS: New Fault-Tolerant File-System Proposed For Linux
Sent out today was an initial patch series for comment on introducing the FTRFS file-system. The FTRFS proposal is more interesting than last week's VMUFAT file-system proposal...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FTRFS-Linux-File-System
#linux
Sent out today was an initial patch series for comment on introducing the FTRFS file-system. The FTRFS proposal is more interesting than last week's VMUFAT file-system proposal...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FTRFS-Linux-File-System
#linux
Phoronix
FTRFS: New Fault-Tolerant File-System Proposed For Linux
Sent out today was an initial patch series for comment on introducing the FTRFS file-system
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📰 How to Install Linux Kernel 7.0 on Ubuntu 25.10
You can now install the latest and greatest Linux 7.0 kernel series on your Ubuntu 25.10 distribution. Here’s how to do it!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/how-to-install-linux-kernel-7-0-on-ubuntu-25-10
#kernel #linux #ubuntu
You can now install the latest and greatest Linux 7.0 kernel series on your Ubuntu 25.10 distribution. Here’s how to do it!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/how-to-install-linux-kernel-7-0-on-ubuntu-25-10
#kernel #linux #ubuntu
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📰 An Open Source Dev Has Put Together a Fix for AMD GPU's VRAM Mismanagement on Linux
Six kernel patches and two utilities later, the VRAM situation for AMD GPUs is better now.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17318424/linux-amd-gpu-vram-fix
#amd #kernel #linux #opensource
Six kernel patches and two utilities later, the VRAM situation for AMD GPUs is better now.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17318424/linux-amd-gpu-vram-fix
#amd #kernel #linux #opensource
It's FOSS
An Open Source Dev Has Put Together a Fix for AMD GPU's VRAM Mismanagement on Linux
Six kernel patches and two utilities later, the VRAM situation for AMD GPUs is better now.
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📰 Rust For Linux 7.1 Bringing Experimental Option That Can Help Performance
In advance of the Linux 7.1 merge window opening, Miguel Ojeda sent out all of the Rust feature updates on Friday. This includes bumping the minimum Rust version for building the Linux kernel as well as a new experimental option that can provide better performance for Rust code within the kernel, alongside other updates...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Rust
#kernel #linux
In advance of the Linux 7.1 merge window opening, Miguel Ojeda sent out all of the Rust feature updates on Friday. This includes bumping the minimum Rust version for building the Linux kernel as well as a new experimental option that can provide better performance for Rust code within the kernel, alongside other updates...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Rust
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Rust For Linux 7.1 Bringing Experimental Option That Can Help Performance
In advance of the Linux 7.1 merge window opening, Miguel Ojeda sent out all of the Rust feature updates on Friday
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📰 Kontainer Brings a Native KDE GUI to Distrobox Container Management
Kontainer is a new KDE frontend for Distrobox that gives Plasma users a simpler way to create and manage Linux containers.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kontainer-brings-a-native-kde-gui-to-distrobox-container-management/
#kde #linux #plasma
Kontainer is a new KDE frontend for Distrobox that gives Plasma users a simpler way to create and manage Linux containers.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kontainer-brings-a-native-kde-gui-to-distrobox-container-management/
#kde #linux #plasma
Linuxiac
Kontainer Brings a Native KDE GUI to Distrobox Container Management
Kontainer is a new KDE frontend for Distrobox that gives Plasma users a simpler way to create and manage Linux containers.
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📰 Fake Linux leader using Slack to con devs into giving up their secrets
Google Sites lure leads to bogus root certificate Imagine getting asked to do something by a person in authority. An unknown malware slinger targeting open source software developers via Slack impersonated a real Linux Foundation official and used pages hosted on Google.com to steal developers' credentials and take over their systems.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/13/linux_foundation_social_engineering/
#linux #opensource
Google Sites lure leads to bogus root certificate Imagine getting asked to do something by a person in authority. An unknown malware slinger targeting open source software developers via Slack impersonated a real Linux Foundation official and used pages hosted on Google.com to steal developers' credentials and take over their systems.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/13/linux_foundation_social_engineering/
#linux #opensource
The Register
Fake Linux leader using Slack to con devs into giving up their secrets
: Google Sites lure leads to bogus root certificate
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📰 GreenBoost Memory Orchestrator For NVIDIA GPUs Introduces GreenBoost-Proton For Gaming
Last month we showcased GreenBoost as an open-source means of augmenting NVIDIA GPU vRAM with system RAM and NVMe storage. This memory tiering solution for NVIDIA GPUs was developed by an open-source developer with a focus on CUDA and allowing larger LLMs to be handled on graphics cards with smaller vRAM capacities.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GreenBoost-Proton-NVIDIA-vRAM
#opensource
Last month we showcased GreenBoost as an open-source means of augmenting NVIDIA GPU vRAM with system RAM and NVMe storage. This memory tiering solution for NVIDIA GPUs was developed by an open-source developer with a focus on CUDA and allowing larger LLMs to be handled on graphics cards with smaller vRAM capacities.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GreenBoost-Proton-NVIDIA-vRAM
#opensource
Phoronix
GreenBoost Memory Orchestrator For NVIDIA GPUs Introduces GreenBoost-Proton For Gaming
Last month we showcased GreenBoost as an open-source means of augmenting NVIDIA GPU vRAM with system RAM and NVMe storage
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📰 user.* xattrs On Sockets Merged For Linux 7.1 As Sought By GNOME & systemd Developers
On this first day of the Linux 7.1 merge window, among the early pull requests merged were beginning to land the various VFS pull requests submitted by Christian Brauner. Among that code merged is enabling support for user.* extended attributes on sockets...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-User-xattrs-Sockets
#gnome #linux #systemd
On this first day of the Linux 7.1 merge window, among the early pull requests merged were beginning to land the various VFS pull requests submitted by Christian Brauner. Among that code merged is enabling support for user.* extended attributes on sockets...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-User-xattrs-Sockets
#gnome #linux #systemd
Phoronix
user.* xattrs On Sockets Merged For Linux 7.1 As Sought By GNOME & systemd Developers
On this first day of the Linux 7.1 merge window, among the early pull requests merged were beginning to land the various VFS pull requests submitted by Christian Brauner
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📰 Stolen Rockstar Games analytics data leaked by extortion gang
Rockstar Games has suffered a data breach linked to a recent security incident at Anodot, with the ShinyHunters extortion gang now leaking the stolen data on its data leak site.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stolen-rockstar-games-analytics-data-leaked-by-extortion-gang/
#security
Rockstar Games has suffered a data breach linked to a recent security incident at Anodot, with the ShinyHunters extortion gang now leaking the stolen data on its data leak site.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stolen-rockstar-games-analytics-data-leaked-by-extortion-gang/
#security
BleepingComputer
Stolen Rockstar Games analytics data leaked by extortion gang
Rockstar Games has suffered a data breach linked to a recent security incident at Anodot, with the ShinyHunters extortion gang now leaking the stolen data on its data leak site.
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