📰 Valve continue working towards the Steam Frame with a new SteamVR Beta

After recently launching a big stable SteamVR update with a whole lot of fixes and Linux improvements, a fresh SteamVR Beta arrived.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/valve-continue-working-towards-the-steam-frame-with-a-new-steamvr-beta/

#linux #steam

📰 Armbian Imager 2.0 Flashing Tool for Armbian Linux Officially Released

Armbian Imager 2.0 open-source utility for flashing the Armbian Linux operating system on single-board computers is now available for download with a completely new design and rewritten flashing engine.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/armbian-imager-2-0-flashing-tool-for-armbian-linux-officially-released

#linux #opensource

📰 Some Broadcom V3D Graphics Support On Path For Removed Over Lack Of Testing

Broadcom V3D 3.3 and V3D 4.1 graphics IP is set to be deprecated and removed from the V3D kernel graphics/display driver after the Mesa driver support was removed two years ago already. The situation in both cases amount to lack of hardware by developers for testing and with that likely no other known users of these particular Broadcom graphics in selects SoCs...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Broadcom-V3D-Some-Deprecations

#kernel

📰 Some Broadcom V3D Graphics Support On Path For Removed Over Lack Of Testing

Broadcom V3D 3.3 and V3D 4.1 graphics IP is set to be deprecated and removed from the V3D kernel graphics/display driver after the Mesa driver support was removed two years ago already. The situation in both cases amount to lack of hardware by developers for testing and with that likely no other known users of these particular Broadcom graphics in selects SoCs...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Broadcom-V3D-Some-Deprecations

#kernel

📰 "Flatten The Pick" Linux Patches Progress For Better cgroup Scheduling While Linux Gaming

A month ago I wrote about Linux scheduler work to help boost gaming performance on old "potato" hardware with Intel engineer Peter Zijlstra noting that Linux cgroup scheduling has continued to be "a pain in the arse." This work continues advancing with a third iteration of these "flatten the pick" patches being posted...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Flatten-The-Pick-v3

#intel #linux

📰 Wayland Protocols 1.49 Released With Improved Multi-GPU Support, Windows BT.2100

Simon Ser just published Wayland Protocols 1.49 as the latest version for this primary set of Wayland protocol definitions...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Protocols-1.49

#wayland

📰 Firefox Merges Support For Vulkan Video Decoding

As an exciting development for GPU-accelerated video decoding within the Mozilla Firefox web browser, initial support for Vulkan Video has landed in the web browser!...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-Vulkan-Video-Merged

#firefox

📰 I gave my NAS a job Synology never advertises, and now it runs my house

Home Assistant on a NAS beats a Raspberry Pi in every way that actually matters.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/gave-nas-job-synology-never-advertises-it-runs-my-house/

#raspberry

📰 I finally ditched Ubuntu Server after five years, and realized why Fedora's release cycle actually wins for production

LTS is the safe pick, but only if you don't mind lagging behind.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/why-fedora-release-cycle-beats-ubuntu-lts-for-production/

#fedora #ubuntu

📰 Yay 12.6 AUR Helper Lands After Six Months with Smarter Search

Yay 12.6 updates search ranking, improves repository sorting, fixes package lookup errors, and refreshes metadata handling for Arch’s AUR.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/yay-12-6-aur-helper-lands-after-six-months-with-smarter-search/

#arch

📰 HandBrake update fixes 2-pass encode crashes, WebM file support on Linux

A new version of HandBrake, the open-source and cross-platform media conversion tool, is available to download. HandBrake 1.11.2 is a maintenance update in the current 1.11.x stable release, which was released in March 2026 and added DNxHR and ProRes encoder support, and an AMD VCN AV1 10-bit encoder compatible with the company’s 9000 series GPUs and newer. This update is focused on fixes and finesse.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/handbrake-update-open-webm-linux

#amd #linux #opensource

📰 KaOS Takes Final Init Step Away from systemd with Dinit RC ISO

KaOS Dinit 2026.06 RC follows months of migration work, replacing systemd as init with a Dinit-based stack.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kaos-takes-final-init-step-away-from-systemd-with-dinit-rc-iso/

#systemd

📰 Linux 7.1-rc7 Adding More AMD Zen 6 CPU Models

Ahead of the Linux 7.1-rc7 test kernel release due out later today, a pull request has been submitted of some "x86 fixes" for this kernel release. Most notable with this pull request is acknowledging some additional AMD Zen 6 CPU models...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-More-Zen-6-Models

#amd #kernel #linux

📰 Meet Melia: A Privacy-First, Modern Desktop Email Client Made Just for Linux

It is not an open source software but ticks a lot of other boxes for anyone looking for an alternative desktop email client on Linux.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17356022/melia

#linux #opensource

📰 History of CentOS: How a biochemist's Linux hobby project became the enterprise world's default operating system

When a community came together after Red Hat said Windows was 'probably the right product'.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/06/08/history-of-centos-how-a-biochemists-linux-hobby-project-became-the-enterprise-worlds-default-operating-system/5251530

#linux

📰 BeagleV Ahead & Lichee Pi 4a RISC-V Boards To See Working WiFi With Linux 7.2

In addition to the SpacemiT K1 and K3 RISC-V SoC Device Tree updates sent out last week, the RISC-V T-HEAD Device Tree "DT" changes were also sent out last week ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel merge window...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/RISC-V-BeagleV-Lichee-WiFi-7.2

#kernel #linux

📰 Vintage AMD R600 Graphics Driver Sees Code Cleanups Thanks To GitHub Copilot

As the discussions continue among developers over potentially branching off some of the older Mesa drivers, the AMD R600 Gallium3D driver saw 59 commits on Sunday to Mesa 26.2. Making this code restructuring and code cleaning all the more notable is that the improvements to this old AMD Radeon graphics driver was done in part by GitHub Copilot...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-R600-Driver-Copilot-Cleanup

#amd

📰 VerdantBamboo Deploys BSD Variant of BRICKSTORM on Linux Appliances

A China-nexus cyber espionage group has been observed deploying a BSD variant of a known backdoor called BRICKSTORM, as well as two other malware families codenamed PLENET (aka GRIMBOLT) and AGENTPSD to target Linux systems.The activity has been attributed by Volexity to a threat cluster it tracks as VerdantBamboo, which it said overlaps with hacking groups known as Clay Typhoon (Microsoft),.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/verdantbamboo-deploys-bsd-variant-of.html

#linux

📰 Flatpak 1.18 Linux App Sandboxing and Distribution Framework Officially Released

Flatpak 1.18 Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework is now available for download. This is a major release that brings several new features and improvements.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/flatpak-1-18-linux-app-sandboxing-and-distribution-framework-officially-released

#flatpak #linux

📰 I left GNOME for COSMIC, tried KDE next, and only one felt right in the end

Having the choice between desktop environments is one of the luxuries of using Linux, but it's not as simple as changing toothpastes. It's not that it's difficult to install a new one, but it takes time to get used to the new environment as you build muscle memory and tweak settings to your liking. Despite the hassle of starting over again, the hype surrounding COSMIC got to me, and I ditched GNOME to give it a shot.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/gnome-cosmic-kde-best-linux-desktop/

#gnome #kde #linux