📰 Arch-Based Omarchy Linux Distro Lands a Massive $8M Boost

The Arch Linux-based Omarchy has secured $8 million in backing through the new Omacom Foundation, which has become Hyprland’s exclusive sponsor.

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https://linuxiac.com/arch-based-omarchy-linux-distro-lands-a-massive-8m-boost

Проект GIMP развивает новый формат изображений, идущий на смену XCF

Разработчики графического редактора GIMP сообщили о работе над новым форматом изображений, который придёт на смену формату XCF, обеспечивающему сохранение всех данных, сопутствующих работе над изображением, включая сведения о слоях, выделенных областях, каналах и выставленных направляющих. Отмечается, что формат XCF имеет ряд ограничений и плохо подходит для больших или сложных проектов, таких как многостраничные и анимированные изображения, которые планируют реализовать в ветке GIMP 3.6.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66124

📰 Linux Kernel 7.2 Officially Released with Cache-Aware Scheduling, USB4STREAM, and Major AMD Improvements

by George WhittakerLinux creator Linus Torvalds has officially released Linux Kernel 7.2, opening another chapter in the development of the world's most widely deployed open-source kernel. The final release arrived on August 16, 2026, following seven release candidates and roughly two months of development. Kernel.org now lists Linux 7.2 as the latest mainline release.Linux 7.

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-kernel-72-officially-released-cache-aware-scheduling-usb4stream-and-major-amd

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https://linuxjournal.com/content/linux-kernel-72-officially-released-cache-aware-scheduling-usb4stream-and-major-amd

Chrome tests Gemini activity logs for downloads and password fills

Chrome is testing “Critical Actions in History,” a new Chrome Canary feature that records what Gemini does during browser tasks. The audit view follows Google’s experiments with letting Gemini use saved passwords to complete web tasks, adding visibility into actions such as password fills, file downloads, and visited pages.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/chrome-tests-gemini-activity-logs-for-downloads-and-password-fills/

Проект GIMP развивает новый формат изображений, идущий на смену XCF

Разработчики графического редактора GIMP сообщили о работе над новым форматом изображений, который придёт на смену формату XCF (wikipedia.org), обеспечивающему сохранение всех данных, сопутствующих работе над изображением, включая сведения о слоях, выделенных областях, каналах и выставленных направляющих. Отмечается, что формат XCF имеет ряд ограничений и плохо подходит для больших или сложных проектов, таких как многостраничные и анимированные изображения, которые планируют реализовать в ветке GIMP 3.6.
Вместо жёстко структурированного бинарного формата новая реализация, по аналогии с OpenDocument, будет использовать набор файлов с разметкой XML, упакованных в ZIP-архив. Детали реализации пока находятся в разработке, но предполагается, что новый формат ускорит операции сохранения, так как при периодическом сохранении потребуется изменять лишь отдельные части файла, без необходимости перезаписывать всё содержимое, и позволит избавиться от усложнений, мешающих реализовать функцию автоматического сохранения.
Поддержка старого формата XCF будет оставлена для обеспечения обратной совместимости, но функциональность сохранения и загрузки для новых возможностей будет реализовываться только в новом формате, после его окончательной стабилизации.



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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/multimedia/18365186

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https://youtube.com/watch?v=36oL-7C_qR4

Апелляционный суд отказал в возобновлении разбирательства с IBM, касающегося прав на Linux

Федеральный апелляционный суд США отклонил апелляцию компании Xinuos (UnXis), которая в 2011 году выкупила бизнес SCO Group. Компания Xinuos добивалась возобновления судебного разбирательства против IBM и Red Hat, которым вменяется передача интеллектуальной собственности SCO в ядро Linux. Коллегия из трёх судей отказалась пересматривать ранее вынесенное решение окружного суда США по Южному округу Нью‑Йорка из-за истечения срока исковой давности.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66125

📰 10-year-old bug action triggered an Ubuntu Phone dev reunion

A decades-old bug on Ubuntu’s Launchpad marked as invalid at the weekend led to an impromptu reunion for many of Canonical’s former engineers. Bug #1589796 was filed in 2016 by a user who’d spent £700 on Ubuntu phone and tablet hardware but, on visiting the official website, found no documentation to tell him how to use them. Canonical axed the Ubuntu Phone project in 2017, leaving this bug unresolved. Until now.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-phone-bug-reunion

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https://omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-phone-bug-reunion

📰 Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.8 Released with Linux 7.2, COSMIC 1.6, and More

PorteuX 2.8 Linux distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.2, KDE Plasma 6.7.4, GNOME 50.4, COSMIC 1.6, Cinnamon 6.6.9, new union filesystem, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/slackware-based-porteux-2-8-released-with-linux-7-2-cosmic-1-6-and-more

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View and Manage Files using head, tail and cat Commands in Linux

The post View and Manage Files using head, tail and cat Commands in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Most sysadmins only use cat to dump a file and tail -f to watch logs. That leaves a lot of
The post View and Manage Files using head, tail and cat Commands in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

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https://www.tecmint.com/view-contents-of-file-in-linux/

📰 Manjaro 26.1.1 Lands with Linux Kernel 7.2, KDE Frameworks 6.29

Manjaro 26.1.1 is out as the first point release in the 26.1 series, bringing Linux kernel 7.2, KDE Frameworks 6.29, Mesa 26.1.7, and more.

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https://linuxiac.com/manjaro-26-1-1-lands-with-linux-kernel-7-2-kde-frameworks-6-29

📰 Ancient ‘Who owns Linux?’ case now has one foot very deep in the grave

Appeals court upholds decision the case is dead, but Xinuos is trying for a long-shot re-hearing.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/24/ancient-who-owns-linux-case-now-has-one-foot-very-deep-in-the-grave/5291513

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https://theregister.com/software/2026/08/24/ancient-who-owns-linux-case-now-has-one-foot-very-deep-in-the-grave/5291513

Your first shortened TLS certificates expire in September

Public TLS validity dropped from 398 days to 200 days on March 15, 2026, the first of three cuts on the way to 47 days in March 2029. Most CAs moved early, so certificates issued from late February onward begin expiring in September and through October.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/your-first-shortened-tls-certificates-expire-in-september-2/

📰 UAT-10147 Uses AI to Scale Server Attacks, Deploys SPECTRE With EDR Bypass and Linux Rootkit

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Chinese-speaking cybercrime group dubbed UAT-10147 that's targeting Windows and Linux web servers globally across the education, media, technology, and gaming sectors.The vast majority of the targets are located in Brazil, Bolivia, China, Canada, and Vietnam. Details of the threat activity came to light following the discovery of an open.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/uat-10147-uses-ai-to-scale-server.html

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📰 How to Fish is another brilliantly funny online co-op game

How to Fish is another sudden indie sensation that released recently on Steam, bringing friends together to do some completely ridiculous fishing.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/how-to-fish-is-another-brilliantly-funny-online-co-op-game/

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https://gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/how-to-fish-is-another-brilliantly-funny-online-co-op-game

Windows 11 26H2 will be a 174KB upgrade—with restore enabled by default

Windows 11 26H2 is expected in late September or early October 2026, but Microsoft’s next feature update is designed to be almost invisible for PCs already running 24H2 or 25H2. The 174KB enablement package will activate code delivered through earlier cumulative updates, while Point-in-Time Restore becomes enabled by default on eligible systems.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/windows-11-26h2-will-be-a-174kb-upgrade-with-restore-enabled-by-default/

Windows 11 may delete laptop GPU drivers after weeks in Eco Mode

Windows 11 can silently remove a laptop’s dedicated graphics driver after the GPU remains disabled in Eco Mode for long enough. The cleanup process may treat the power-gated device as disconnected, delete its driver package, and leave the system using Microsoft Basic Display Adapter when the GPU is re-enabled.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/windows-11-may-delete-laptop-gpu-drivers-after-weeks-in-eco-mode/

Ubuntu 24.04 gets a big open-vm-tools update

A major update to open-vm-tools, a package that integrates Linux virtual machines with VMware hypervisors, is rolling out to users of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. “Without SRUing the newer version users get issues running on more recent hypervisors”, Canonical’s Lena Voytek explained in a backport request. It’s a full backport from Ubuntu 26.04 LTS to support platform enablement to benefit those running 24.04 LTS. The open-vm-tools package enables clock sync with the hypervisor host, ‘graceful’ power management for clean shutdowns, vSphere API/snapshot quiescing and is what relays guest OS stats back to the hypervisor for tracking disk space usage, etc. If […]
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-2404-open-vm-tools-update

📰 VKD3D 2.1 Released With New Features For Direct3D 12 In Upstream Wine

VKD3D 2.1 was released today by CodeWeavers' Henri Verbeet as the upstream Wine project for getting Direct3D 12 implemented over the Vulkan API...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/VKD3D-2.1-Released

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https://phoronix.com/news/VKD3D-2.1-Released

Critical VMware Tanzu Spring flaws expose administrator access and isolated data

VMware Tanzu Spring software is facing a broad wave of security fixes, including a critical LDAP flaw that can grant administrator access and let attackers alter user identities. Additional weaknesses affect Spring Security, Spring AI, and Spring GraphQL, while CERT-Bund has separately reported multiple Spring Framework denial-of-service flaws rated CVSS 6.5; no exploitation has been confirmed so far.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/critical-vmware-tanzu-spring-flaws-expose-administrator-access-and-isolated-data/

95% of enterprises delayed AI projects

Cloudera’s global survey finds that 95% of enterprises postponed or canceled AI initiatives during the past year, while 72% say their data architecture needs a major redesign. The findings show how governance, compliance, rising costs, and increasingly distributed data are pushing organizations toward a broad infrastructure reset.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/95-of-enterprises-delayed-ai-projects/