Linux NewsBlueFerry Brings iMessage and SMS from iPhone to Linux Over Bluetooth
BlueFerry is a new open-source Linux app that lets users send and receive iMessage and SMS from an iPhone directly over Bluetooth.
Open-Source NVIDIA "Nova" Driver Sees More Functionality For Linux 7.3
Sent to DRM-Next this week was the DRM Rust core and driver changes targeting the upcoming Linux 7.3 merge window. There continues to be a lot of DRM core infrastructure work happening for Rust integration plus two leading Rust DRM drivers of Nova for open-source NVIDIA GPU support as the successor to Nouveau and then Tyr as the in-development Arm Mali driver...
Linux Mint Devs Change the Way Linux Kernels Are Tracked
The Linux Mint developers have re-implemented kernel management within the System Administration tool and are changing how kernels are being tracked.
CachyOS is Laying Groundwork for The Server Edition
The CLI installer's new experimental profiles target the upcoming Server Edition, while Shelly gets a full rewrite.
SparkyLinux 8.4 Brings Back 32-Bit Support for Older PCs
SparkyLinux 8.4 is out based on Debian 13 “Trixie,” restoring 32-bit i686 images alongside updated packages and Linux kernel 6.12 LTS.
SparkyLinux 8.4 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 7.1, Debian 13.6 Base
SparkyLinux 8.4 distribution is now available for download with support for Linux kernel 7.1 and Debian 13.6 “Trixie” base. Here’s what’s new!
Cloudflare Releases Cloudflare OS as Open Source for AI Agents and App Building
Cloudflare has open-sourced Cloudflare OS, its platform for creating AI agents, internal applications, and automated workflows.
openJiuwen’s Agent Swarm: When AI Agents Finally Work as a Team
openJiuwen is an open-source AI agent platform to help developers build production-grade AI agents and enable large-scale multi-agent collaboration.
The Linux Kernel Dev Staging Area Now Rejects AI-Generated Patches
Unless a kernel patch is a valid security fix, it will be rejected if it was created using AI.
If I were starting over with Linux, here's why I'd choose Fedora
Why Fedora is a Linux dev's favorite, and the daily driver of Linus himself.
AI Can No Longer Rampage Through Rust's Code Repo
The new rust-lang/rust policy allows AI-written code only under a narrow, disclosed experiment, and doesn't apply to the wider Rust project.
Linux Mint now deletes old kernel versions automatically
Linux Mint has overhauled kernel management and will now automatically delete old kernels once a week. Kernel management has also moved out of Update Manager and into the System Administration tool on both standard and LMDE versions, and the now tracks kernels by series rather than individual versions. You get to choose which kernel series’ are tracked and how many older kernels within each series the system should keep (in addition to the one you’re booted on; it doesn’t yank out the rug under its own feet). Updates for tracked series’ kernels continue to appear in Update Manager as before, […]
Fedora CoreOS To Enable systemd-oomd & zRAM Swap By Default
Fedora's CoreOS as their container-optimized operating system will be moving to enable systemd-oomd by default with Fedora CoreOS 45. Additionally, swap on zRAM will be enabled by default too...
Five More Lenovo Laptops To Report Fan Sensors With Linux 7.3
In addition to more ASUS motherboards having working sensors with Linux 7.3, this next kernel version will also get several more Lenovo laptop models to be reporting their fan sensor information under Linux...
Linux Mint 22.3 HWE ISOs Now Available for Download with Linux Kernel 7.0
Linux Mint 22.3 HWE ISO images are now available for download powered by the Linux 7.0 kernel series from Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS.