📰 Sailfish OS showed me what Linux phones could actually be, and we need more of it

Linux on phones is still a pipedream for many, but Sailfish OS makes it a reality. It just needs more robust support.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/sailfish-os-showed-linux-phones-could-be-need-more/

#linux

📰 Trying to self-host LLMs made me realize local AI has a friction problem, not a quality problem

Think of it as the Linux desktop problem, all over again.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/the-biggest-thing-holding-local-ai-back-isnt-model-quality-its-friction/

#linux

📰 Alpine Linux Experiments with Systemd Compatibility While Keeping Its Lightweight Identity

by George WhittakerAlpine Linux, one of the most recognizable non-systemd Linux distributions, is reportedly experimenting with an optional systemd compatibility layer, a move that has sparked intense discussion across the Linux community.For years, Alpine has stood apart from mainstream Linux distributions by avoiding both glibc and systemd, instead relying on:musl libcBusyBoxOpenRC as its init systemNow, growing software compatibility...

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/alpine-linux-experiments-systemd-compatibility-while-keeping-its-lightweight-identity

#linux #systemd

📰 Your next "Raspberry Pi project" doesn't actually need a Raspberry Pi

If you’ve worked on DIY computing projects in the late 2010s, you’ve definitely heard of the Raspberry Pi, if not own a few single-board computers belonging to this family. After all, their tiny form-factor, affordable price tags, and solid compatibility with popular Linux distros (and packages) made them the perfect tinkering companions. But that’s all in the past now.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/your-next-raspberry-pi-project-doesnt-actually-need-a-raspberry-pi/

#linux #raspberry

📰 GNOME Commander 2.0 Released Following Rewrite In Rust & GTK4

GNOME Commander, the orthodox file manager for the GNOME desktop that was inspired by Norton Commander, has been rewritten in the Rust programming language and also now using the GTK4 toolkit...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Commander-2.0

#gnome

📰 In a Weird Case, German Deutsche Bahn's Website Was Locking Out Linux Users

DB says it was not intentional, and the block seems to have been fixed.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17346770/deutsche-bahn-blocking-linux-users

#linux

📰 AV2 Codec Looks Like It Will Be Officially Released Next Week

For years already AV2 has been in development as the successor to AV1 for this wonderful open-source, royalty-free video codec. While there was talk about releasing AV2 by the end of 2025, that didn't happen but now latest indicators are pointing toward its formal debut next week...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AV2-Next-Week

#opensource

📰 More ASUS & HP Laptops See Platform Driver Support For Linux 7.1-rc5

This week's x86 platform driver fixes include not only a handful of bug fixes but also enabling some additional laptops within existing drivers for HP and ASUS devices...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-rc5-Platform-Drivers

#linux

📰 Dirty Frag, Copy Fail, Fragnesia: The start of a worrisome Linux security trend

Or is it just life today, with AI constantly digging through code repositories in search of security holes?

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/23/dirty-frag-copy-fail-fragnesia-the-start-of-a-worrisome-linux-security-trend/5244742

#linux

📰 Intel's Latest Round Of Open-Source Projects Ended: OBS Studio Plugin, CVE Binary Tool & More

With Intel having been one of the most dominant open-source contributors for years across the software ecosystem, months after they began sunsetting various software projects no longer aligned with today's Intel, they continue formally sunsetting/archiving different open-source projects...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-EOL-OBS-Plugin-And-More

#intel #opensource

📰 Linux Mint Making Improvements To Its File Manager, Theme & Dialogs

The Linux Mint project today published their May 2026 status report to outline recent work done to this Ubuntu/Debian-based Linux platform and much of their focus in recent weeks on enhancements to their Cinnamon desktop environment...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Mint-May-2026

#debian #linux #ubuntu

📰 KDE Plasma 6.7 Gets More Crash Fixes Ahead of June Release

KDE Plasma 6.7 gains more crash fixes, Discover improvements, KWin memory leak patches, and multi-monitor reliability work.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-7-gets-more-crash-fixes-ahead-of-june-release/

#kde #plasma

📰 Shelly 2.3.1 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves Notifications

Shelly 2.3.1 open-source graphical package manager for Arch Linux-based distributions is now available for download with various new features and improvements.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/shelly-2-3-1-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-improves-notifications

#arch #linux #linuxbased #opensource

📰 Packagist Supply Chain Attack Infects 8 Packages Using GitHub-Hosted Linux Malware

A new "coordinated" supply chain attack campaign has impacted eight packages on Packagist including malicious code designed to run a Linux binary retrieved from a GitHub Releases URL."Although the affected packages were all Composer packages, the malicious code was not added to composer.json," Socket said. "Instead, it was inserted into package.json, targeting projects that ship JavaScript.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/packagist-supply-chain-attack-infects-8.html

#linux

📰 Phosh 0.55 GNOME-Based Mobile Shell Released with Syncthing Quick Settings

Phosh 0.55 adds a Syncthing quick setting, screen dimming fixes, Phoc 0.55 with wlroots 0.20, and more mobile Linux updates.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/phosh-0-55-gnome-based-mobile-shell-released/

#gnome #linux

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https://hackaday.com/2026/05/23/unitree-go-m8018-6-motor-reverse-engineering/

📰 Linux on the desktop isn't winning, but Linux on my handheld already has

The Penguin is ruling handheld gaming, and no one is surprised.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-on-the-desktop-isnt-winning-but-linux-in-my-handhelds-already-has/

#linux

📰 Picking a Linux distro is the wrong first question — here's what you should ask instead

Before you settle with a distro, you have to learn how to wield it.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/picking-linux-distro-wrong-first-question/

#distro #linux

📰 Rust-Based Wild Linker 0.9 Brings New Platform Coverage, Linker Plugin API

Wild Linker 0.9 was released today as the latest version of this very fast linker for Linux systems that is written in the Rust programming language...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wild-Linker-0.9

#linux

📰 Someone turned a GBA into a Switch controller, and it uses the OG Link Cable as the cord

It's amazing what a Raspberry Pi Pico can do in the right hands.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-turned-a-gba-into-a-switch-controller-and-it-uses-the-og-link-cable-as-the-cord/

#raspberry