Linux NewsPatches Updated To Begin Removing The Linux x32 ABI
Linux developers are once again considering the removal of the Linux x32 ABI...
Google's Sashiko AI Has Completed 191k Patch Reviews, Cited On Nearly 500 Kernel CVEs
Sashiko that was built by Google engineers for agentic review of the Linux kernel code changes and powered by Google's AI models continues proving very valuable to kernel developers. In less than one year since they launched Sashiko for agentic AI code review, their results are quite fascinating...
SpacemiT RISC-V SoCs To See More Improvements With Linux 7.4
For those interested in the SpacemiT K3 as one of the few RVA23 RISC-V SoCs readily available so far and in the likes of the K3 Pico-ITX system, more improvements for its upstream kernel support are coming in Linux 7.4...
Google Working To Leverage More Compiler Optimizations Within The Linux Kernel
While Linus Torvalds previously shot down plans for Profile Guided Optimizations (PGO) in the mainline Linux kernel, Google engineers are hoping still to get that out-of-tree functionality upstream. They also would like to see PGO supported for Linux kernel modules rather than just the main Linux kernel image. Additionally, they hope to see limitations overcome around AutoFDO and Propeller optimizations of kernel modules...
[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for October 8, 2026
Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition: Front: Kernel bugs; Gentoo's Chromium package; Rust smart pointers; Sashiko; Charon; LAVD scheduler; Python random-number modules. Briefs: OpenSSH 10.6; RustConf recordings; Rust 1.99.0; Picard 3.0; Zig 0.17; Quotes; ... Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.
These 5 Linux apps are built for people who don't want to work themselves to death
These Linux apps can help you focus, take breaks, track your time, and build healthier work habits without chasing productivity all day.
Ubuntu Summit for Ubuntu 26.10 Takes Place on November 12-13, 2026
Ubuntu Summit 26.10 will take place on November 12-13, 2026, for the upcoming Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) release, due out on October 15th.
Steam Beta Now Defaults Non-Steam Windows Binaries To Using Proton
Valve released tonight a new Steam client beta that includes some notable improvements for Linux users...
These 5 Obsidian shortcuts changed how I organize my notes
I've tested every Obsidian shortcut, and only these ones changed how I take notes.
Microsoft Issues First Release Of Their LiteBox Sandboxing Library OS
Back in February we featured LiteBox as a new Microsoft open-source project building out a Rust-based sandboxing Library OS. LiteBox leverages Linux virtualization security features and Rust language inherent benefits to provide the ability for sandboxing Linux apps on Linux, Linux programs on Windows, and other security-oriented deployments. Out today is the first tagged release of LiteBox for this open-source library operating system...
IBM and Red Hat’s Lightwell Fixes 400+ Previously Unknown Java Vulnerabilities
Four months after its launch, IBM and Red Hat’s Lightwell has remediated more than 400 previously unknown vulnerabilities in open-source Java libraries.
AI Makes "Open-Source, Clean Room" Implementations Of Adobe Photoshop & Premier In Rust
As an interesting demonstrator for the power of AI and potentially pressing legal challenges, Claude Code and AI agents have created "open-source, clean-room reimplementation" versions of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premier, and Adobe Lightroom. These new creations from the ArtCraft project are implemented in the Rust programming language...
Raspberry Pi desktop returns to PCs and Macs after years of waiting
Raspberry Pi desktop is finally back for PCs and Intel-based Macs, bringing a modern Debian 13 experience after more than four years.
Vinix is Not a Linux Distro, But it Can Run Games, Docker, and QEMU
The project has been around since 2021, runs its own kernel, and is written in V.
OpenSSH 10.6 Released With Security Fixes and a Dozen New Features
OpenSSH’s latest update brings broader post-quantum warnings, a new username restriction, and some thoughts on security reporting in the age of AI. The post OpenSSH 10.6 Released With Security Fixes and a Dozen New Features appeared first on FOSS Force.