📰 I switched to Linux for unconventional reasons, and now I can't go back

I’ve been a fan of the Linux ecosystem ever since I got a taste of it with the Raspberry Pi OS (or Buster, as it was called back then) on my RPi Zero ages ago. Since then, it has been a fun journey involving distro-hopping shenanigans and virtualization experiments. But unlike most folks, my reasons for going down the slippery slope of Linux flavors were more than just dissatisfaction with Windows and a desire to bring old devices back to life...

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https://www.xda-developers.com/i-switched-to-linux-for-unconventional-reasons/

📰 Ubuntu 26.04’s sudo adds password feedback hide toggle

Ubuntu 26.04's sudo-rs now includes a keypress toggle for password feedback. Switch between visible asterisks and silent input without editing a config file.You're reading Ubuntu 26.04’s sudo adds password feedback hide toggle, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/sudo-rs-password-feedback-toggle

📰 Parrot Linux Takes Stand Against Age Verification

Parrot Linux publishes an official statement against age verification as opposition grows across the Linux and open-source world.

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https://linuxiac.com/parrot-linux-takes-stand-against-age-verification/

Linux App Release Roundup (March 2026)

March 2026 meted out a sizeable set of Linux software releases, including updates to FOSS stalwarts GIMP, digiKam, Krita and Blender. The preceding month also gave us several major new releases, covered on this site in dedicated articles, like Firefox 149 with free built-in VPN, the ‘biggest ever release’ of OpenShot video editor, GIMP 3.2, Ghostty 1.3, and the Opera GX for Linux launch. A busy month, but those weren’t the only app updates of note. Below, I run through other releases made in March. While these didn’t get dedicated articles at the time, they offer new features, fixes or […]
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-release-roundup-march-2026

Systemd-Free Artix Linux Sees First Release in 2026 with XLibre and PipeWire

Artix Linux 2026.04 distribution is now available for download with XLibre and PipeWire by default, Linux kernel 6.19, and more. Here's what's new!
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https://9to5linux.com/systemd-free-artix-linux-sees-first-release-in-2026-with-xlibre-and-pipewire

Компилятор для языка Си, написанный на Shell

Александр Гомес Гайгалас (Alexandre Gomes Gaigalas), автор библиотеки coral для создания переносимых shell-скриптов, опубликовал C89cc.sh, компилятор для языка Си, написанный целиком на Shell. Компилятор поддерживает стандарт C89 и может генерировать исполняемые файлы в формате ELF64 для систем x86-64. Код содержит около восьми тысяч строк и открыт под лицензией ISC.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=65133

Раскрыты подробности захвата учётных данных сопровождающего NPM-пакет axios

Сопровождающий NPM-пакет axios, для которого на днях были выпущены вредоносные обновления, раскрыл подробности атаки, в результате которой атакующим удалось получить доступ к его компьютеру и всем учётных данным. Атака была проведена с использованием типового метода социального инжиниринга, который ранее уже использовался для компрометации разработчиков криптокошельков и AI-платформ.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=65134

📰 AMD P-State Driver Introducing New Features With Linux 7.1

A few Linux kernel releases have passed since there have been any new features to talk about for the AMD P-State driver for CPU frequency scaling / power management with modern AMD Ryzen and EPYC processors. But for the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel there are some new features now ready for mainline...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Linux-7.1

Неофициальный Telegram-клиент Nekogram отправлял номера телефонов боту разработчика

В неофициальном Telegram-клиенте Nekogram выявлен обфусцированный код, скрыто отправляющий боту "@nekonotificationbot" номера телефонов пользователей, вошедших в приложение, в привязке к индентификатору пользователя. Изменение для сбора номеров телефонов присутствует только в готовых APK-пакетах, распространяемых через Google Play, GitHub и Telegram-канал проекта. В исходном коде на GitHub и в APK-пакенте из каталога F Droid собирающее телефоны изменение отсутствует.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=65130

📰 Systemd-Free Artix Linux Sees First Release in 2026 with XLibre and PipeWire

Artix Linux 2026.04 distribution is now available for download with XLibre and PipeWire by default, Linux kernel 6.19, and more. Here's what's new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/systemd-free-artix-linux-sees-first-release-in-2026-with-xlibre-and-pipewire

#linux #systemd #kernel

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📰 Arch-Based Artix Linux 2026.04 Released With XLibre as Default X Server

Arch-based systemd-free Artix Linux 2026.04 is out with XLibre by default and PipeWire replacing PulseAudio in ISOs.

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#linux #systemd #arch

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https://linuxiac.com/artix-linux-2026-04-released-with-xlibre-as-default-x-serve/

📰 FreeBSD Laptop Project Hopes To Port Newer Linux Graphics Drivers This Year

Developers working on the FreeBSD laptop initiative to make the FreeBSD operating system more suitable for running on modern laptop hardware have drafted their road-map of further action items they hope to accomplish in 2026...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Newer-GPU-Drivers-2026

Альфа-выпуск мессенджера Pidgin 3 и анонс мессенджера Gaim 3

Представлен первый альфа-выпуск клиента для мгновенного обмена сообщениями Pidgin 3.0 (2.95). Выпуск отмечен как ещё не готовый для повседневного применения. Сборки подготовлены в формате Flatpak и размещены в beta-репозитории на Flathub.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=65136

📰 Snapdragon X2's Adreno X2-85 GPU Sees Driver Improvements For Linux 7.1

Rob Clark on Thursday sent out the batch of MSM DRM driver feature changes targeting the upcoming Linux 7.1 merge window. This new work for DRM-Next includes enhancements to the Adreno X2-85 GPU support as found within the new Snapdragon X2 laptop SoCs plus various enhancements to existing Qualcomm graphics/display hardware...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Qualcomm-MSM

📰 When a billboard survives the wind, but not the boot

This GRUB is not an advert for some tasty fried food Bork!Bork!Bork! It's one thing to bare your undercarriage in private. It's a whole other thing to do so on the side of a road, risking the possibility that passing drivers will question your Linux competence.…

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https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/03/when_a_billboard_survives_the/

📰 Valve recently confirmed Steam game pricing updates across different regions

At the end of March, Valve issued an announcement to game developers on Steam about changes to how games get priced across different regions.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/valve-recently-confirmed-steam-game-pricing-updates-across-different-regions/

📰 Meta Has A New Linux Optimization To Avoid Throttling TCP Throughput Unnecessarily

Meta's great Linux engineering team have been working through some fresh performance optimizations recently from optimizing /proc/interrupts outputs to renewing their investment in jemalloc. A new Linux kernel patch this week provides another optimization to avoid a possible situation of throttling the TCP throughput unnecessarily on Linux systems...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-VM-Pressure-TCP-Through

📰 Chiaki-ng the open-source PlayStation Remote Play app gets better streaming quality and stability

The open-source community made PlayStation Remote Play app Chiaki-ng v1.10.0 has rolled out, making it even better to stream games to other systems.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/chiaki-ng-the-open-source-playstation-remote-play-app-gets-better-streaming-quality-and-stability/

Windows updates in Intune vs. SCCM patch management—April Fools and human hallucinations

On April 1, Microsoft published a TechCommunity blog post explaining how Windows Update management in Intune differs from Configuration Manager (still widely known as SCCM). A Techzine author read the post as an announcement of upcoming changes and reported that "patch behavior is set to change significantly for Microsoft Intune." That framing is a human hallucination, as Microsoft's post does not announce any changes.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/windows-updates-in-intune-vs-sccm-patch-managementapril-fools-and-human-hallucinations/

📰 Gentoo Releases Experimental Images Using GNU/Hurd

Following an April Fools' Day tease of Gentoo claiming they were going to switch to GNU Hurd as their primary kernel moving forward, they have now acknowledged the joke but in fact also announcing there are now experimental Gentoo GNU/Hurd images available...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-GNU-Hurd-Experimental

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https://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=363651

📰 CachyOS Delivers More Performance Out Of Intel Panther Lake

Most of my Intel Panther Lake benchmarking over the past two months for the new Core Ultra Series 3 hardware has been done with Ubuntu Linux given the pervasiveness of it, especially in the corporate/enterprise space. But for those looking at achieving even greater out-of-the-box Linux performance on Intel Panther Lake, the Arch Linux based CachyOS does a pretty fine job at further advancing the performance.

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#linux #arch #ubuntu #intel

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https://www.phoronix.com/review/cachyos-panther-lake