📰 HandBrake update fixes 2-pass encode crashes, WebM file support on Linux

A new version of HandBrake, the open-source and cross-platform media conversion tool, is available to download. HandBrake 1.11.2 is a maintenance update in the current 1.11.x stable release, which was released in March 2026 and added DNxHR and ProRes encoder support, and an AMD VCN AV1 10-bit encoder compatible with the company’s 9000 series GPUs and newer. This update is focused on fixes and finesse.

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/handbrake-update-open-webm-linux

📰 Linux 7.1-rc7 Adding More AMD Zen 6 CPU Models

Ahead of the Linux 7.1-rc7 test kernel release due out later today, a pull request has been submitted of some "x86 fixes" for this kernel release. Most notable with this pull request is acknowledging some additional AMD Zen 6 CPU models...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-More-Zen-6-Models

📰 Meet Melia: A Privacy-First, Modern Desktop Email Client Made Just for Linux

It is not an open source software but ticks a lot of other boxes for anyone looking for an alternative desktop email client on Linux.

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https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17356022/melia

📰 History of CentOS: How a biochemist's Linux hobby project became the enterprise world's default operating system

When a community came together after Red Hat said Windows was 'probably the right product'.

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https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/06/08/history-of-centos-how-a-biochemists-linux-hobby-project-became-the-enterprise-worlds-default-operating-system/5251530

📰 BeagleV Ahead & Lichee Pi 4a RISC-V Boards To See Working WiFi With Linux 7.2

In addition to the SpacemiT K1 and K3 RISC-V SoC Device Tree updates sent out last week, the RISC-V T-HEAD Device Tree "DT" changes were also sent out last week ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel merge window...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/RISC-V-BeagleV-Lichee-WiFi-7.2

📰 VerdantBamboo Deploys BSD Variant of BRICKSTORM on Linux Appliances

A China-nexus cyber espionage group has been observed deploying a BSD variant of a known backdoor called BRICKSTORM, as well as two other malware families codenamed PLENET (aka GRIMBOLT) and AGENTPSD to target Linux systems.The activity has been attributed by Volexity to a threat cluster it tracks as VerdantBamboo, which it said overlaps with hacking groups known as Clay Typhoon (Microsoft),.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/verdantbamboo-deploys-bsd-variant-of.html

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📰 Flatpak 1.18 Linux App Sandboxing and Distribution Framework Officially Released

Flatpak 1.18 Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework is now available for download. This is a major release that brings several new features and improvements.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/flatpak-1-18-linux-app-sandboxing-and-distribution-framework-officially-released

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📰 I left GNOME for COSMIC, tried KDE next, and only one felt right in the end

Having the choice between desktop environments is one of the luxuries of using Linux, but it's not as simple as changing toothpastes. It's not that it's difficult to install a new one, but it takes time to get used to the new environment as you build muscle memory and tweak settings to your liking. Despite the hassle of starting over again, the hype surrounding COSMIC got to me, and I ditched GNOME to give it a shot.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/gnome-cosmic-kde-best-linux-desktop/

📰 Canonical Experimenting With x86-64-v3 Packages For Ubuntu 26.10

Canonical engineers are again evaluating the impact of building the Ubuntu Linux archive for the x86-64-v3 "amd64v3" micro-architecture feature level for its performance benefits on modern Intel and AMD systems. An amd64v3 archive is available of Ubuntu 26.10 for testing with the packages targeting this level that allows for AVX/AVX2 and other newer CPU x86_64 ISA capabilities of the past decade...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.10-amd64v3-Packages

📰 I ditched my Debian VM for immutable Lightwhale OS, and Docker containers have never been simpler

I've been running Docker containers inside a full Debian VM for almost a year. Initially, that looked fun until I needed fortnightly upgrade scripts and multiple services to keep Linux alive. Still, all of that worked, so I never questioned it.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/lightwhale-linux-built-for-docker-containers/

📰 One-Character Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Local Root Access, Exploits Now Public

Security researchers have published a detailed, working exploit for a Linux kernel use-after-free that lets an unprivileged local user escalate to root and break out of a container.The flaw, CVE-2026-23111, sits in the kernel's nf_tables packet-filtering code and was patched upstream on February 5, 2026. Exodus Intelligence released its full technical walkthrough on June 8, and it is not even.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/one-character-linux-kernel-flaw-enables.html

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📰 AMD Support Being Added To UFS Host Controller PCI Driver In Linux 7.2

Linux's ufshcd-pci as the Universal Flash Storage host controller PCI driver has supported a variety of Intel devices to this point while for Linux 7.2 the first AMD device is set to be added...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-ufshcd-pci-Linux-7.2

📰 Twisted mystery point and click adventure Creepy Tale: Snow Child released for Linux

The point and click adventure game series Creepy Tale has expanded recently with Creepy Tale: Snow Child, which now has a Native Linux version available.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/twisted-mystery-point-and-click-adventure-creepy-tale-snow-child-released-for-linux/

📰 Asterinas 0.18 Released For Rust-Written, Memory Safe Linux Alternative OS

In addition to Redox OS continuing to evolve quite nicely for that from-scratch, Rust-based open-source OS, Asterinas OS is also continuing to move forward for that Rust-based operating system striving for Linux compatibility...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asterinas-0.18