📰 Gaming handhelds can't compete in ranked matches, and the joystick is the reason why

You might see promotional videos of gamers playing Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Warzone, or Counter-Strike natively on a mobile Windows or Linux handheld, pulling a smooth competitive 120fps. This is aspirational marketing. The implication is clear: this device can replace a competitive desktop environment on the go. The reality is far different; you jump into a ranked lobby, pull down your sights, and try to make a tiny 2px tracking adjustment...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/handheld-never-suited-competitive-gaming-cheap-joystick-silicon/

#linux

📰 Ubuntu 26.04 is the first LTS that feels like it chose the future instead of hedging its bets

For years, Ubuntu shipped with what felt like a foot entrenched in two eras of the Linux desktop. Wayland has far and away become the default for virtually all distros, but X11 sat just a couple of clicks away on the login screen. The installer, while offering modern defaults, still had so many legacy options. You could definitely make an argument for having such variety in an LTS, but this is exactly what makes Ubuntu 26.04 feel so different to...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-2604-is-the-first-lts-that-feels-like-it-chose-the-future-instead-of-hedging-its-bets/

#linux #ubuntu #wayland

📰 GStreamer 1.28.4 Adds Support for FLAC Decoding and New Codec Profile Mappings

GStreamer 1.28.4 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with support for decoding FLAC files and new codec mime/profile mappings for Android, bug fixes, and various other improvements.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-4-adds-support-for-flac-decoding-and-new-codec-profile-mappings

#android #opensource

📰 Red Hat Releases Second Developer Preview Of RHEL 10 For RISC-V

Last year when releasing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0, Red Hat announced a RHEL 10.0 developer preview for RISC-V. Since then that RISC-V developer preview hadn't been updated but now Red Hat has published a new developer preview snapshot based on RHEL 10.2...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Red-Hat-RHEL-10.2-For-RISC-V

#linux

📰 Linux 7.2 Features Expected: Apple M3, Initial AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL, USB4STREAM, Cache Aware Scheduling

Linux 7.1 stable is expected to be released this Sunday with its many new features. Immediately following the Linux v7.1 tagging, the Linux 7.2 merge window will open and a lot of new feature material is expected to be merged over the next two weeks...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Features-Expected

#linux

📰 Over 400 Arch Linux packages compromised to push rootkit, infostealer

More than 400 packages in the Arch User Repository (AUR) are distributing a Linux rootkit and infostealer malware targeting credentials and access tokens.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-400-arch-linux-packages-compromised-to-push-rootkit-infostealer/

#arch #linux

📰 China-Linked Hackers Backdoored Linux Login Software to Hide for Nearly a Decade

Instead of hiding on the laptops and servers defenders watch most closely, a China-nexus group spent close to a decade hidden inside the Linux login system itself.Sygnia, which tracks the group as Velvet Ant, says it backdoored the PAM and OpenSSH components that decide who is allowed to sign in, planting its access where ordinary cleanup could not reach it. The network it targeted had no.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/china-linked-hackers-backdoored-linux.html

#linux

📰 AMD Opens Pre-Orders For The Linux-Friendly Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform

AMD today announced the opening of pre-orders for their Ryzen AI Halo petite PC powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" and working with either Microsoft Windows or Linux...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Ryzen-AI-Halo-Pre-Order

#amd #linux

📰 MX Linux 25.2 provides possible refuge from AI as well as systemd

MX Linux 25.2 is here, now with kernel 7.0 if you choose – although the Raspberry Pi edition still needs some work.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/06/12/mx-linux-252-arrives-with-switchable-init-and-pi-refresh/5255017

#kernel #linux #raspberry #systemd

📰 First Look at Antergos NeXT: A Modern Revival of Antergos Linux with KDE Plasma

A first look at Antergos NeXT, a modern revival of the Antergos Linux distribution based on Arch Linux and featuring the KDE Plasma desktop environment.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-antergos-next-a-modern-revival-of-antergos-linux-with-kde-plasma

#arch #kde #linux #plasma

📰 Yserver Is a New X11 Server for Linux Written from Scratch in Rust

Yserver is a new X11 server written in Rust, with working support for MATE, Xfce, Cinnamon, and classic window managers.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/yserver-is-a-new-x11-server-for-linux-written-from-scratch-in-rust/

#linux

📰 OpenZFS 2.4.3 Adds Linux Kernel 7.0 Compatibility

OpenZFS 2.4.3 is now available with storage fixes, improved Linux mount option handling, and compatibility with Linux kernels up to 7.0.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/openzfs-2-4-3-adds-linux-kernel-7-0-compatibility/

#kernel #linux

📰 Arch Linux Now Believes Malware Incident Under Control: More Than 1,500 Affected Packages

The day started out with Arch Linux's AUR user-contributed repository seeing more than 400 packages compromised with malware. Now in ending out the day they believe all affected commits have been addressed. But it ended up being more than 1,500 affected packages...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-More-Than-1500

#arch #linux

📰 5 Raspberry Pi projects I'm self-hosting this year instead of wasting money on monthly subscriptions

Self-hosting tools like Jellyfin, Nextcloud, and BentoPDF on a Raspberry Pi can save you money and offer better features than paid services.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/raspberry-pi-projects-self-hosting-this-year-instead-of-paying-monthly/

#raspberry

📰 Chrome Closes Another Door on Classic uBlock Origin

Chrome closes another path for classic uBlock Origin as Chromium removes a leftover Manifest V2 flag from the browser codebase.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/chrome-closes-another-door-on-classic-ublock-origin/

#chromium

📰 GCC 17 Merges Function Multi-Versioning For APX & AVX10.2

Earlier this month I wrote about Intel working on function multi-versioning support for APX and AVX10.2 with the GCC compiler. This allows developers to write optimized code paths specifically targeting Advanced Performance Extensions (APX) or Advanced Vector Extensions 10.2 capabilities of future processors while being able to otherwise fall-back to generic or other optimized code paths for other ISA target features.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-17-FMV-For-APX-AVX10.2

#intel

📰 Valve's Steam Deck price hike might be warning sign that the Steam Machine is DOA

What happens when a mass-market product doesn't have mass-market prices?

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/valves-steam-deck-price-hike-is-a-warning-sign-for-the-steam-machine/

#steam

📰 AVX-512 Optimization For Linux RAID Showing Up To 41% Improvement On AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Linux cryptography subsystem expert Eric Biggers Eric Biggers of Google worked on some pretty nice Intel/AMD x86_64 optimizations over the years. Especially around AVX-512 optimizations within the Linux kernel's crypto code has been one of his many nice improvements to the kernel in recent times. Today he's out with another enticing AVX-512 optimization and this time it's for the software RAID code...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AVX-512-Linux-RAID-Optimization

#amd #intel #kernel #linux

📰 I share my Immich photos publicly without exposing my server, and here's how

Sharing self-hosted photo albums doesn't mean opening your server to the internet.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/how-securely-share-self-hosted-immich-albums-without-risking-home-network/

#immich

📰 Arch Linux AUR Hit By Another Wave Of Now More Sophisticated Malware Attack

Just a day after Arch Linux developers believed they got their malware AUR incident under control with 1,500+ packages affected by malware, another round of of AUR malware is now being discovered. This latest round is more sophisticated as with code obfuscation to better conceal the intent...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-AUR-More-Malware

#arch #linux