📰 Linux Kernel 7.0 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 7.1

Linux kernel 7.0 reached end of life and all users are now recommended to upgrade their systems to the latest Linux 7.1 kernel series as soon as possible.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-7-0-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-7-1

#kernel #linux

Nourish: A New Wayland Compositor Powered By Vulkan With Infinite Scrolling/Panning - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nourish-Wayland-Compositor

📰 A new Linux pedit COW exploit enables root access by poisoning cached binaries 🐮💻 (like the master who finds the bug in the tea, not the cup).
🔗 https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/new-linux-pedit-cow-exploit-enables.html

PINE64's Smart Speaker is a Home Assistant Powered Alternative to Amazon Echo
https://itsfoss.com/news/pinevoice-smart-speaker/

Linux 7.2 Surpasses More Than 43 Million Lines In The Kernel Tree - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-43-Million-Lines

GIMP 0.54 Flatpak: run pre-GTK 1996 build on modern Linux
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/gimp-1996-flatpak

Linux 7.3 To Introduce DRM "Color Format" Property With AMD GPU Driver Support - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-DRM-Color-Format

Limited Edition AYANEO Pocket MICRO 2 gaming handheld has a 3.5 inch screen, Snapdragon 865-class performance, and $239 starting price - Liliputing
https://liliputing.com/ayaneo-pocket-micro-2-gaming-handheld-has-a-3-5-inch-screen-snapdragon-865-class-performance-and-239-starting-price/

Public PoC Released for Critical libssh2 CVE-2026-55200 Client-Side SSH Flaw
https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/public-poc-released-for-critical.html?m=1

Drauger OS Reworks Ubuntu LTS with KDE Plasma for Linux Gaming
https://linuxiac.com/drauger-os-reworks-ubuntu-lts-with-kde-plasma-for-linux-gaming/

Arch Linux's Archinstall 4.4 Adds Dank Material Shell + Niri Desktop Option - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-Archinstall-4.4

📰 Intel Kills Off AMX-TF32 Support Before It Even Shipped In Diamond Rapids

Intel has dropped AMX-TF32 before its debut in Xeon Diamond Rapids. The latest Intel programming reference manual has dropped AMX-TF32 and Intel engineers are already moving ahead to strip out the AMX-TF32 support that existed in the GNU Compiler Collection...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Kills-AMX-TF32

#gnu #intel

📰 ParrotOS 7.3 Released with Linux 7.0, Optimized Builds, and Official Vagrant Boxes

ParrotOS 7.2 security-oriented distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.0, updated tools, optimized builds, official Vagrant boxes, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/parrotos-7-3-released-with-linux-7-0-optimized-builds-and-official-vagrant-boxes

#kernel #linux

📰 Wine 11.12 Released With Wayland Fractional Scaling & Other Wayland Enhancements

Wine 11.12 fell off the bi-weekly release rhythm with not making it out last Friday, but it managed to ship today. Wine 11.12 brings fractional scaling support to its Wayland driver and various other enhancements...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.12-Released

#wayland #wine

📰 Kali Linux 2026.2 Released with GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6, and New Tools

Kali Linux 2026.2 ethical hacking and penetration testing distribution is now available for download with GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop offerings, new tools, Kali NetHunter uUpdates, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2026-2-released-with-gnome-50-kde-plasma-6-6-and-new-tools

#gnome #kde #linux #plasma

📰 Steam Controller vibration motor hacks: Play music, drive it like a RC car, and even make it return to its charger automatically

Valve’s new Steam Controller is a $99 game controller that went on sale in May (and quickly sold out). It has all the usual features like dual analog sticks, a D-Pad, ABXY buttons, and shoulder triggers. It also has some unusual features like two touchpads that make it easier to play some PC games. There’s .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/steam-controller-vibration-motor-hacks-play-music-drive-it-like-a-rc-car-and-even-make-it-return-to-its-charger-automatically/

#steam

📰 Git 2.55 Lands with Big Speedups for Large Linux Repositories

Git 2.55 adds Linux support for its built-in FSMonitor daemon, helping large repositories avoid costly working-tree scans.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/git-2-55-lands-with-big-speedups-for-large-linux-repositories/

#linux

📰 Mageia 10 Officially Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS, KDE Plasma 6.5, and More

Mageia 10 is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.18 LTS and featuring the KDE Plasma 6.5, GNOME 49, and Xfce 4.20 desktop environments as standalone flavors.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mageia-10-officially-released-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-kde-plasma-6-5-and-more

#gnome #kde #kernel #linux #plasma

📰 Canonical First Gold Sponsor Of Trifecta Tech For Building More Infrastructure In Rust

Ubuntu Linux maker Canonical continues making more inroads in the Rust infrastructure space. Canonical announced today they have become the first gold sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation that works on projects like sudo-rs for building more open infrastructure in the Rust programming language...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Canonical-Gold-Trifecta-Tech

#linux #ubuntu

📰 SimpleHelp Flaw Exploited to Deploy Malware Targeting Windows, macOS, and Linux

A SimpleHelp authentication flaw is being exploited to deploy Djinn Stealer, a cross-platform malware targeting cloud, developer, and AI credentials...

🔗 Source: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-simplehelp-flaw-djinn-stealer-developer-credentials/

#linux