📰 COSMIC Desktop’s Big Visual Upgrade Is Finally Here

Pop!_OS 24.04 users can now enable COSMIC’s long-awaited Frosted Glass effect, with a wider Linux rollout expected next week.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-big-visual-upgrade-is-finally-here/

#linux

📰 Compromised jscrambler 8.14.0 npm Release Drops Rust Infostealer During Install

Version 8.14.0 of the jscrambler npm package shipped with a malicious preinstall hook that silently drops and runs a native infostealer during installation, one build each for Windows, macOS, and Linux.Published on July 11, 2026, it needs no import and no CLI call. Installing 8.14.0 is enough to run it.Socket flagged the release six minutes after it was.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/compromised-jscrambler-8140-npm-release.html

#linux

📰 COSMIC just hit version 1.2, and it's quietly doing things GNOME and KDE still make you fight for

The world of Linux desktops is rich and varied, with plenty of options to suit your preferences. But while KDE and GNOME dominate the landscape, a relative newcomer is starting to make waves with features other desktops still don't fully support. It's called COSMIC, and it recently hit version 1.2.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/cosmic-hit-version-1-2-quietly-doing-things-gnome-kde-still-make-you-fight-for/

#gnome #kde #linux

📰 Claude desktop app for Linux enters beta

Anthropic has released a beta of its Claude desktop app for Linux, launching alongside an apt repo Ubuntu users can add for ongoing updates. According to the official docs, Claude desktop for Linux offers “the same Chat, Cowork, and Claude Code experience as macOS and Windows: parallel sessions, visual diff review, an integrated terminal and editor, and live app preview”. However, not all of the app’s features are yet available.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/claude-desktop-linux-beta

#linux #ubuntu

📰 Reworked System Call Entry Handling Slated For Linux 7.3

Stemming from looking at a proposed Linux kernel patch to alter the Linux kernel's system call number handling, veteran Linux kernel developer Thomas Gleixner went down a rabbit hole of the kernel's system call entry handling to make a number of clean-ups and improvements to the code. That rework to the system call entry handling is now expected to land for the Linux 7.3 kernel cycle...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rework-Sysclal-Entry-Linux-7.3

#kernel #linux

ESP32 Keeps Tabs On Your Local Airspace | Hackaday
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/08/esp32-keeps-tabs-on-your-local-airspace/

📰 Heavy Metal Death Can is a retro survival horror set on a Cold War–era submarine - now on Linux

Heavy Metal Death Can released back in May and just recently the developer updated the game to include Native Linux and macOS support.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/heavy-metal-death-can-is-a-retro-survival-horror-set-on-a-cold-war-era-submarine-now-on-linux/

#linux

Orange Pi 6 SBC delivers 45 TOPS AI with dual 2.5GbE
https://www.electronics-lab.com/orange-pi-6-sbc-packs-cix-p1-soc-45-tops-ai-dual-2-5gbe-and-lpddr5/

📰 Slack Who? This Self-Hosted Chat App Just Went Open Source

Built by one developer over the past year, Chatto is a team chat solution that can be self-hosted.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17379567/chatto-goes-open-source

#opensource

📰 My Linux laptop runs better now that I treat it like a server

I'm my own sysadmin and I only have myself to blame.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/my-linux-pc-runs-better-now-that-i-treat-it-like-a-server/

#linux

📰 Ubuntu 26.04 fixes Papers bug that sent PDF links to wrong page

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is prepping a bug fix update to Papers, the document viewer that replaced Evince in 25.04, resolving several annoyances – including internal PDF links that jumped to the wrong page. The internal link snafu only occurred in some PDFs, not all, and typically took you to a page one off the actual target. Annoying.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-04-papers-pdf-viewer-bug-fixes

#ubuntu

📰 A Raspberry Pi 5 Handheld That Replaces Plastic with Brass

🔗 Source: https://www.hackster.io/news/a-raspberry-pi-5-handheld-that-replaces-plastic-with-brass-eb5e29d5b751

📰 New Linux Patches Aim To Better Handle Multiple Swap Devices

For those having Linux systems with multiple swap devices, such as for swap tiering or layered swap handling, a set of patches posted today for the Linux kernel are looking to improve the situation...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Improve-Multi-Swap-Device

#kernel #linux

📰 GNOME OS Plans a TestFlight-Like App for Experimental Software

GNOME OS could gain a TestFlight-like Test Center for installing temporary experimental builds through simple sharing links.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gnome-os-plans-a-testflight-like-app-for-experimental-software/

#gnome

📰 This open-source puck lets you use your Steam Controller on Xbox, Switch, and PlayStation consoles

Once you find a good controller, you really want to use it on every gaming device you own. Unfortunately, it's not as easy as plugging an Xbox controller into your Switch, so you're often hunting for workarounds.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-open-source-puck-lets-you-use-your-steam-controller-on-xbox-switch-and-playstation-consoles/

#opensource #steam

📰 Visor Is a New Graphical UEFI Boot Manager for Linux

Visor is a new open-source UEFI boot manager for Linux, designed to launch kernels, UKIs, Windows, and other EFI applications.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/visor-is-a-new-graphical-uefi-boot-manager-for-linux/

#linux #opensource

📰 Weston 16.0 Compositor Released With HDR Improvements, Vulkan Fixes

Overnight the Weston 16.0 release occurred as the latest milestone for this reference Wayland compositor...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Weston-16.0

#wayland

📰 Haiku Merges NVMM For Initial Virtualization Support, But It Doesn't Yet Fully Work

The BeOS-inspired Haiku open-source operating system project has published their June 2026 status report. In the past month the developers merged their NVMM VM monitor support, hardware driver improvements, and progressed toward the upcoming Haiku sixth beta release...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Haiku-June-2026

#opensource

Meet Moddo Pinch - The world's smallest 32-bit Arduino-compatible board (2026 Edition) - CNX Software
https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/07/14/meet-moddo-pinch-the-world-smallest-arduino-compatible-board-2026-edition/

📰 "Light" GRUB Alternative Package For Confidential Computing Approved For Fedora 45

A month ago there was a change proposal raised for offering a "light" version of the GRUB2 bootloader for use in confidential computing environments. While there were some differing views on the matter for this alternative, stripped-down GRUB package as opposed to just using other bootloaders like systemd-boot, ultimately, the proposal is now approved...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GRUB-Light-Approved-Fedora-45

#fedora #systemd