📰 AMD Posts Newest Linux Patches To Accelerate Page Migration For Better Performance

Posted to the Linux kernel mailing list this week was the newest revision of a patch series originally started in early 2025 by a NVIDIA engineer for accelerating page migration. Now being worked on by AMD engineers, this accelerated page migration via batch copies and hardware offloading continues to show promising results...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Accelerated-Page-Migration-v4

#amd #kernel #linux

📰 Servo Browser Engine Seeing Progress On FreeBSD Support

Following the recent Servo 0.1 release, the Servo project has published their latest monthly status report to highlight recent development efforts around this modern open-source browser engine...

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

#opensource

📰 CPPC v4 Support Being Worked On NVIDIA For The Linux ACPI Driver

Last year with the ACPI 6.6 specification release came revised Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) support for enhancing the capabilities around this standard for OS management of the performance of CPU cores using an abstract performance scale. That CPPC v4 support is now being worked on for the acpi_cppc Linux driver by NVIDIA engineers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ACPI-CPPC-v4-Linux

#linux

📰 GCC 16.1 Released With AMD Zen 6 Support, Algol 68 & Many C/C++ Improvements

GCC 16.1 is now available as the first stable release of GCC 16 as this year's major open-source GNU compiler feature release...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-16.1-Released

#amd #gnu #opensource

📰 7 Features I Like in Ptyxis (The New Default Ubuntu Terminal)

After using it for a while, I understood why Ubntu and Fedora opted for Ptyxis as their new default terminal.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17328480/ptyxis-terminal-features

#fedora #ubuntu

📰 New Python Backdoor Uses Tunneling Service to Steal Browser and Cloud Credentials

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a stealthy Python-based backdoor framework called DEEP#DOOR that comes with capabilities to establish persistent access and harvest a wide range of sensitive information from compromised hosts."The intrusion chain begins with execution of a batch script ('install_obf.bat') that disables Windows security controls, dynamically extracts an.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/new-python-backdoor-uses-tunneling.html

#python

📰 New Linux ‘Copy Fail’ flaw gives hackers root on major distros

An exploit has been published for a local privilege escalation vulnerability dubbed "Copy Fail" that impacts Linux kernels released since 2017, allowing an unprivileged local attacker to gain root permissions.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-linux-copy-fail-flaw-gives-hackers-root-on-major-distros/

#linux

📰 AerynOS Updated With Linux 7.0, Gaming Optimized Kernel Flavor

AerynOS, the Linux distribution formerly known as Serpent OS, is out with a new monthly ISO refresh and details on other recent improvements to this original, from-scratch Linux distribution...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-April-2026-Update

#kernel #linux

📰 CachyOS Linux Performance Leading Over Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Fedora Workstation 44

It's not too entirely surprising given the aggressive stance that the CachyOS Linux distribution has taken on out-of-the-box performance, but for those curious, it continues largely leading over the newly-released Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora Workstation 44 distributions for the leading performance on modern hardware.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/cachyos-ubuntu-2604-fedora-44

#fedora #linux #ubuntu

📰 AerynOS Gets New Branding and Updated Desktop Stacks

AerynOS 2026.05 arrives with refreshed branding, GNOME 50.1, KDE Plasma 6.6.4, COSMIC 1.0.11, and Linux kernel 7.0.2.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/aerynos-gets-new-branding-and-updated-desktop-stacks/

#gnome #kde #kernel #linux #plasma

📰 Volla Phone Plinius is a rugged phone that ships with Ubuntu Touch or Google-free Android and mid-range specs

The Volla Phone Plinius is a smartphone with a 6.67 inch, 2400 x 1080 pixel, 120 Hz OLED display, a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor, and a semi-rugged design. It’s also the latest in a line of phones from Volla that ship with a choice of two different operating systems: a Google-free version of Android called Volla .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/volla-phone-plinius-is-a-rugged-phone-that-ships-with-ubuntu-touch-or-google-free-android-and-mid-range-specs/

#android #ubuntu

📰 Linux Mint To Begin Publishing HWE ISOs For Better Hardware Support

Due to Linux Mint moving to a longer development cycle with their next release not due until December, Linux Mint developers have decided to begin regularly publishing hardware enablement "HWE" ISOs with newer Linux kernel versions to provide better support for new hardware...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Mint-HWE-ISOs

#kernel #linux

📰 LibreOffice 26.2.3 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 40 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 26.2.3 is now available for download as the third point release to the LibreOffice 26.2 office suite series with 43 bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-26-2-3-open-source-office-suite-released-with-more-than-40-bug-fixes

#opensource

📰 Running local AI on the Raspberry Pi 5 taught me why cloud models are still winning

Except for Google's AI responses to searches, I've never used AI before, not once. Most people I know, when they hear this, say, "You haven't used AI? But it's so useful!" I disagreed; I'd seen the results Google's AI gave, and it honestly seemed overhyped. Then I thought about it and realized I couldn't really judge it without testing it. However, being into tech, I didn't want to risk my privacy, knowing the impact that can have, so I wanted...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/local-ai-raspberry-pi-5-positive-negative/

#raspberry

📰 Grml 2026.04 Linux Distro Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.19, Based on Debian 14 Forky

Grml 2026.04 GNU/Linux distribution is now available for download based on Debian Testing/Forky and powered by Linux kernel 6.19. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/grml-2026-04-linux-distro-is-out-with-linux-kernel-6-19-based-on-debian-14-forky

#debian #distro #gnu #kernel #linux

📰 Shotcut 26.4 Video Editor Adds Vulkan GPU to Speech to Text on Linux

Shotcut 26.4 open-source video editor is now available for download with Vulkan GPU support for Speech to Text on Linux, 10-bit VP9 MP4 (E-AC-3) and 10-bit VP9 WebM (Opus) export presets, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-26-4-video-editor-adds-vulkan-gpu-to-speech-to-text-on-linux

#linux #opensource

📰 The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed

CopyFail threatens multi-tenant servers, CI/CD work flows, Kubernetes containers, and more.

🔗 Source: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/04/as-the-most-severe-linux-threat-in-years-surfaces-the-world-scrambles/

#linux

📰 Linux 7.2 To Set Default DRM Scheduler Priority To "Fair", New AIE4 Hardware In AMDXDNA

Even while the Linux 7.1 merge window was still ongoing this month, the initial "drm-misc-next" pull request to DRM-Next was sent out for beginning to queue new feature material toward the Linux 7.2 kernel coming this summer...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Initial-DRM-Misc-Next

#kernel #linux

📰 Major DDoS attack knocks Ubuntu websites, Snap store offline

If you’re having trouble accessing the Ubuntu website, the Snap store or Launchpad then you’re not alone: Canonical’s websites are currently facing a “sustained, cross-border” DDoS attack. The company says it is “working to address” the attack and will provide more details shortly. Some websites and services have been affected for as long as 14 hours (at the time of writing).

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/ubuntu-websites-ddos-attack

#ubuntu

📰 Mesa Developers Consider Branching Off Some Older GPU Drivers - Including AMD R300/R600

Mike Blumenkrantz of Valve's Linux graphics team has ignited a discussion over potentially shifting some of Mesa's older GPU drivers into a new legacy Git branch in order to better support the more modern OpenGL and Vulkan drivers without having to worry about breaking the legacy drivers and to allow for better cleaning of the Mesa codebase. Among the drivers that could be impacted are the ATI/AMD R300 and R600 drivers and many smaller drivers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-Considering-Amber-2

#amd #linux