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Nouveau Preparing To Finally Enable Atomic Mode-Setting By Default
In addition to the Nouveau kernel driver unblocking Vulkan Video H.264 support for the Mesa NVK driver, another feature change on the way is this open-source NVIDIA Linux driver finally preparing to enable atomic mode-setting by default...
Starling is a new Linux desktop built using AI in six months
Some Linux desktop environments were developed over decades, others in just a few years. Starling, which made the rounds online this week, claims to have been built by just one person in six months using – what else; it’s 2026 – AI coding tools. What’s more, a preview build is available as a .deb to install on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. Yup, this isn’t a ChatGPT mockup but a real working demo. According to the project’s GitHub and website, a developer used AI to rewrite Flutter’s framework layer from Dart to Swift, but left its C++ rendering engine untouched. A traditional […]
GNU Nano 9.2 CLI Text Editor Released with New Terminal Output Check
GNU Nano 9.2 is now available with a new terminal output check, clearer multibuffer aliases, and restored support for legacy keystrokes.
Arch Linux AUR Under Another Wave Of Malicious Packages, Package Adoptions Halted
Last month the Arch Linux User Repository "AUR" saw more than 1,500 malicious packages amid a sophisticated malware attack and then also seeing an influx of spam and profanities amid this community/user-maintained repository for the popular Arch Linux distribution. Unfortunately, there is another round of AUR troubles...
KSK Co., Ltd.’s Initiatives to Obtain Linux Professional Institute (LPIC) Certifications
KSK Co., Ltd. considers the development of highly skilled engineers in the fields of infrastructure, networking, and cloud computing as a key component of its business strategy, and actively supports its employees in obtaining professional certifications. For Linux engineer development, ... Read more The post KSK Co., Ltd.’s Initiatives to Obtain Linux Professional Institute (LPIC) Certifications appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
Linux 7.3 To Allow Tuning AMD P-State Dynamic EPP With Per CPU Core Granularity
Sent out last night was the last batch of planned AMD P-State driver feature improvements targeting the upcoming Linux 7.3 merge window...
Calibre 9.12 E-Book Manager Adds AirDrop Book Sharing
Calibre 9.12 introduces AirDrop sharing on macOS, support for the latest Tolino firmware, new Content Server plugin capabilities, and several bug fixes.
Servo 0.4 Browser Engine Gets More Websites Rendering Correctly
Servo 0.4 was just released for closing out the month of July. This month the Servo browser engine with its servoshell demo browser began rendering more real-world websites correctly...
Nouveau Patch For Linux 7.3 Allows For NVK Vulkan Video Atop NVIDIA NVDEC
This week's round of drm-misc-next patches for staging ahead of the Linux 7.3 kernel merge window bring an exciting change for the open-source NVIDIA "Nouveau" driver...
x86_64 Shadow Stack By Default Retargeted For Fedora 46
In recent weeks there was a proposal to enable x86_64 Shadow Stack support by default with the upcoming Fedora Linux 45 release. That change has been approved now by the Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) but with the feature being punted off to Fedora 46 next year...
Vulkan 1.4.358 Released With New Image Tiling Control Extension
After two weeks without any Vulkan spec update, Vulkan 1.4.358 was released overnight. Besides the usual assortment of minor clarifications/fixes, Vulkan 1.4.358 introduces one new extension: VK_EXT_image_tiling_control...
Sound Fixes For Linux 7.2-rc6: "Far Larger Than Wished"
Linux sound subsystem maintainer Takashi Iwai of SUSE previously warned of many sound driver fixes due to AI/LLMs and a "new normal" of patch activity as a result. While we are approaching the end of the Linux 7.2 merge window with the stable release coming up in August, the sound patches continue trending higher and this week were "far larger than wished" ahead of Linux 7.2-rc6 due out on Sunday...
Calibre 9.12 E-Book Manager Adds Option to Convert GIF Images to JPEG/WebP
Calibre 9.12 open-source ebook manager is now available for download with a new option to convert GIF images to JPEG/WebP, Linux binaries improvements, and other changes.
Keychron Built Open Source Firmware for Gaming Mice, and Linux Users Stand to Gain the Most
Built on Zephyr RTOS and licensed under GPL-3.0, the firmware is scheduled to ship first on the Keychron G6 HE next year.