📰 KDE Plasma Login Manager Won’t Support Systemd-Free Linux or BSD Systems

KDE's new Plasma Login Manager is tightly bound to systemd, making it unusable on systemd-free Linux distributions and BSD systems.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-login-manager-wont-support-systemd-free-linux-or-bsd-systems/

📰 Debian's FreedomBox Blend promises an easier home cloud

There are other home server, NAS, and media-streaming distros, but this aspires to much more Hands On Want to get off someone else's cloud, especially if it's hosted in a country you don't trust? FreedomBox is an off-ramp, and it's included in Debian in the form of a Blend.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/22/debians_freedombox_blend/

📰 Malicious PyPI Package Impersonates SymPy, Deploys XMRig Miner on Linux Hosts

A new malicious package discovered in the Python Package Index (PyPI) has been found to impersonate a popular library for symbolic mathematics to deploy malicious payloads, including a cryptocurrency miner, on Linux hosts.The package, named sympy-dev, mimics SymPy, replicating the latter's project description verbatim in an attempt to deceive unsuspecting users into thinking that they are.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/malicious-pypi-package-impersonates.html

📰 New Steam Client Update Adds Support for the Razer Raiju V3 Pro Controller

Valve released a new Steam Client stable update with support for the Razer Raiju V3 Pro PS5/PC wireless controller and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/new-steam-client-update-adds-support-for-the-razer-raiju-v3-pro-controller

📰 FreeBSD is a No-Go for KDE's Plasma Login Manager

FreeBSD is a Unix-like operating system that has roots in Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), which itself originated from research conducted at the University of California, Berkeley, in the 1970s.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/plasma-login-manager-drops-freebsd/

📰 Servo 0.0.4 Browser Engine Released & Finally Supporting Multiple Windows

Servo 0.0.4 is out today as the newest monthly update to this open-source, Rust-based web browser engine. Building off recent Servo embedding API additions, Servo 0.0.4 introduces support for multiple browser windows...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-0.0.4

📰 Critical GNU InetUtils telnetd Flaw Lets Attackers Bypass Login and Gain Root Access

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the GNU InetUtils telnet daemon (telnetd) that went unnoticed for nearly 11 years.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-24061, is rated 9.8 out of 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system. It affects all versions of GNU InetUtils from version 1.9.3 up to and including version 2.7."Telnetd in GNU Inetutils through 2.7 allows remote authentication bypass.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/critical-gnu-inetutils-telnetd-flaw.html

📰 Linux Lands Fix For Its "Subtly Wrong" Page Fault Handling Code For The Past 5 Years

Merged today for the Linux 6.19 Git kernel and then in turn for back-porting to prior Linux kernel series is making the x86 page fault handling code disable interrupts properly. Since 2020 it turns out the handling was subtly wrong but now corrected by Intel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Page-Fault-Code-Fix

#intel #kernel #linux

📰 GNU Guix 1.5 Released With RISC-V Support, Experimental x86_64 GNU Hurd Kernel

GNU Guix 1.5 is out today as the latest major release for this platform built around its functional package manager. This is a big upgrade with it having been three years since the GNU Guix 1.4 release...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Guix-1.5-Released

#gnu #kernel

📰 Nexus Mods say they are committed to supporting Vortex on SteamOS Linux

After cancelling the newer Nexus Mods app that had Linux support to refocus on the older Vortex, the Nexus Mods team now say Vortex will support SteamOS.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nexus-mods-say-they-are-committed-to-supporting-vortex-on-steamos-linux/
#linux

📰 Vulkan 1.4.340 released with new extension to improve DirectX performance on Linux

We're seeing excitement build up from the Vulkan API release 1.4.340, with a new extension that should eventually improve DirectX performance on Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/vulkan-1-4-340-released-with-new-extension-to-improve-directx-performance-on-linux/

#linux

📰 GPD claim the WIN 5 is getting an official Bazzite Linux adaptation but the Bazzite team say otherwise

GPD are being weird again - making a claim that the GPD WIN 5 is getting an "official" adaptation with Bazzite Linux but the Bazzite team say otherwise.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gpd-claim-the-win-5-is-getting-an-official-bazzite-linux-adaptation-but-the-bazzite-team-say-otherwise/

#linux

📰 VVenC H.266 Encoder Rolls Out More ARM Optimizations For Nice Performance Gains

Fraunhofer HHI this week released a new version of VVenC, their open-source H.266 video encoder. Among the changes this release are more performance optimizations for ARM and I have run some comparison benchmarks using a NVIDIA GB10 SoC with the Dell Pro Max GB10...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/VVenC-1.14-More-ARM-Performance

#arm #opensource

📰 Hackers exploit critical telnetd auth bypass flaw to get root

A coordinated campaign has been observed targeting a recently disclosed critical-severity vulnerability that has been present in the GNU InetUtils telnetd server for 11 years.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-critical-telnetd-auth-bypass-flaw-to-get-root/

#gnu

📰 Not An April Fool's Joke, You Can Run Linux and Windows on This Android Smartphone

This $549 rugged smartphone runs Android 16, launches Debian Linux as an app, and dual-boots Windows 11.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/nexphone-returns/

#debian #android #linux

📰 Ubuntu is the reason Windows users don't want to switch to Linux

Ubuntu is the most popular Linux distro out there, but users coming from Windows may find it repulsive and decide to switch back.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-reason-linux-users-dont-want-switch-linux/

#linux #distro #ubuntu

📰 Tonearm, New Unofficial TIDAL Client for Linux, Hits Beta

Tonearm is a new GTK4/libadwaita TIDAL client that delivers what the streaming service itself doesn’t: a native Linux app with solid desktop integration – albeit unofficially, of course. It’s the third unofficial client for Linux I’ve covered, joining High Tide and the Electron-based Tidal-Hifi. All exist as TIDAL doesn’t provide a Linux app itself, leaving users with the option of the web player.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/tonearm-tidal-client-for-linux-beta

#linux

📰 KDE Plasma Saw At Least 9 Crash Fixes This Week

KDE Plasma 6.6 feature development work continues winding down while Plasma 6.7 has begun seeing more feature work. This week also saw at least nine different crash fixes affecting Plasma/KWin...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-9-Crash-Fixes

#plasma #kde

📰 AMDGPU Driver Reverts Code For A Number Of Regressions On Linux 6.19

Merged on Friday as part of this week's DRM kernel graphics driver fixes for the week is addressing a regression affecting many different users with the Linux 6.19 development kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-Linux-6.19-Regressions

#linux #kernel

📰 loss32 is a Linux Distro Nobody Asked For (But Still Has Its Usage)

This sure sounds like a meme project, but there's more to it!

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/loss32-distro/

#distro #linux