📰 I replaced Adobe, Figma, and Canva with ChatGPT and one open-source tool

Girl math says this counts as three cancelled subscriptions.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-adobe-figma-canva-chatgpt-with-open-source-tool/

#opensource

📰 Vulkan Video H.264/H.265 Encode Now Working For Intel Alchemist GPUs On Linux

Earlier this year Vulkan Video encode was disabled on newer generations of Intel graphics hardware due to insufficient testing with the Intel ANV open-source driver. That impacted Gen12.5 graphics and newer - basically Alchemist and anything newer. Now at least Gen12.5 graphics with the likes of the Arc A-Series is seeing H.264 and H.265 encoding re-enabled...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-ANV-Gen125-H265-Encode

#intel #linux #opensource

📰 Canonical Puts €40,000 a Year Behind Trifecta Tech to Rustify Ubuntu

ntpd-rs is set to replace Ubuntu's time-syncing tools, the same way sudo-rs replaced classic sudo last year.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17374231/ubuntu-ntpd-rs-push

#ubuntu

📰 TUXEDO Computers Switching TUXEDO OS From Ubuntu To Debian Testing

Bavarian Linux PC vendor TUXEDO Computers announced they are switching from Ubuntu to Debian as the base for their TUXEDO OS platform...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/TUXEDO-Computers-Goes-Debian

#debian #linux #ubuntu

📰 AF_ALG "Nightmare" Being Further Limited In Linux 7.3 With New Sysctl Knob

The Linux kernel's AF_ALG interface was deprecated in Linux 7.2. This interface for letting user-space programs interact directly with the Linux kernel crypto API has proven to be a "massive attack surface" due to a variety of security concerns. With its deprecation in Linux 7.2, some AF_ALG features are already removed and for Linux 7.3 this interface is being further restrained...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AF-ALG-Restrict-Sysctl-Linux

#kernel #linux

📰 This E-Paper PDA Wants You to Ditch Your Smartphone for a Keyboard and Two Tiny Screens

It runs a custom open source OS on an ESP32-S3, has a physical keyboard and dual displays, and starts at $185 on Crowd Supply.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17374265/pocketmage-campaign

#opensource

📰 KDE Plasma 6.6.6 Released with Numerous Bug Fixes and Various Improvements

KDE Plasma 6.6.6 is now available as the sixth and last maintenance update in the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment series with a couple of improvements and numerous bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-6-released-with-numerous-bug-fixes-and-various-improvements

#kde #plasma

📰 EHEA 10Gb Ethernet Driver Being Retired By IBM As A Relic Of Outdated POWER Hardware

In 2026 it's not too surprising when seeing old PCMCIA and ISA drivers being removed from the mainline Linux kernel source tree and old very low-speed network interfaces, with arguably the most surprising fast being how long they lasted in the mainline kernel. Meanwhile for the upcoming Linux 7.3 kernel, one of the first 10Gb Ethernet drivers is already set for retirement from the mainline Linux kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/IBM-EHEA-Being-Retired

#kernel #linux

📰 PlayStation 2 emulator for Arm devices ARMSX2 gets an initial Linux release

Bringing classic PlayStation 2 games to Arm, the ARMSX2 project has made an initial Linux release for testing across various systems.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/playstation-2-emulator-for-arm-devices-armsx2-gets-an-initial-linux-release/

#arm #linux

📰 I tried replacing Plex with Jellyfin, but the free, open-source app just can't compete

Jellyfin is winning on principle, but Plex still wins on the couch.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-tried-replacing-plex-with-jellyfin-but-the-free-open-source-app-just-cant-compete/

#opensource

📰 CachyOS is Arch Linux for normal people, and that's why I switched

Arch is an excellent distro for those who want to make every single choice for themselves, but I quickly grew decision fatigue.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-stopped-using-arch-and-switched-to-the-distro-that-beat-it-at-its-own-game/

#arch #distro #linux

📰 Frame Gives FFmpeg a Modern GUI for Everyday Media Conversion

Frame is an open-source media conversion utility that wraps FFmpeg in a native Rust GUI for video, audio, image, subtitle, and metadata workflows.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/frame-gives-ffmpeg-a-modern-gui-for-everyday-media-conversion/

#ffmpeg #opensource

📰 Proton 11.0-1 Released To Advance Valve's Steam Play For The Best Linux Experience Yet

Proton 11.0-1 was just released as stable as the newest major version of this downstream of Wine that powers Valve's Steam Play to provide for a great Windows gaming experience across conventional Linux systems plus the popular Steam Deck and brand new Steam Machine...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Proton-11.0-1

#linux #proton #steam #wine

📰 Lilbits: Flipper Zero’s firmware future, a new Linux gaming laptop, an E Ink monitor, and AMD’s pricey Ryzen Halo mini PC

Shortly after launching a new thin and light Linux laptop with an Intel Panther Lake processor, Linux PC company System76 is preparing to launch… another notebook that could be described the same way. But the updated System76 Adder Pro also packs features like discrete graphics and an OLED display with a high refresh rate, which means .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-flipper-zeros-firmware-future-a-new-linux-gaming-laptop-an-e-ink-monitor-and-amds-pricey-ryzen-halo-mini-pc/

#amd #intel #linux

📰 The Raspberry Pi price hikes pushed me to ESP32s, and honestly my smart home runs better now

Holding off on that Raspberry Pi 5 purchase since last year was a mistake. Raspberry Pi has raised prices three separate times since December 2025. With the price revision in April, some models were selling for 83% above their launch price. The 16GB Pi 5, which was selling for $120, is now $205 after the price hike. The company, like many others, pointed to the DRAM shortage as the cause of global price increases across several products.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/raspberry-pi-price-hikes-pushed-me-esp32s-smart-home-runs-better/

#raspberry

📰 Someone made use of Linux's 68000 CPU compatibility by running it off an Atari Jaguar

The Linux kernel is one of those weird things where you didn't know what kind of hardware it supported until said support was removed. For example, I didn't know that the kernel supported the i386 processor until Linux 7.1 removed it.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-made-use-of-linuxs-68000-cpu-compatibility-by-running-it-off-an-atari-jaguar/

#kernel #linux

📰 15-Year-Old GhostLock Flaw Enables Root and Container Escape on Most Linux Distros

Researchers at Nebula Security have disclosed GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), a 15-year-old Linux kernel flaw that lets any logged-in user take full root control of a machine that has not been patched.The vulnerable code has shipped by default in essentially every mainstream distribution since 2011. The flaw needs no special permission, no unusual settings, and no network.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/15-year-old-ghostlock-flaw-enables-root.html

#kernel #linux

📰 xorg-server 21.1.24 and xwayland 24.1.13 released to fix more security issues

More security issues were recently discovered with xorg-server 21.1.24 and xwayland 24.1.13 released to fix up the problems.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/xorg-server-21-1-24-and-xwayland-24-1-13-released-to-fix-more-security-issues/

#xorg

📰 PiZZa turns your spare Raspberry Pi Zero W and 2 W into an Arduino

If you're a tinkerer, there's a very good chance you have a spare Raspberry Pi board or two sitting around. If one of them happens to be either a Raspberry Pi Zero W or a Zero 2 W, and all it's doing is collecting dust right now, why not turn it into an Arduino? It may sound impossible, but one project, called PiZZa, aims to let you do just that.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/pizza-turns-your-spare-raspberry-pi-zero-w-and-2-w-into-an-arduino/

#raspberry

📰 NTE: Neverness to Everness released on Steam - works on SteamOS / Linux with a workaround

NTE: Neverness to Everness is the latest bigger Anime gacha game to arrive on Steam from Perfect World Games / Hotta Studio and it can work on SteamOS / Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/nte-neverness-to-everness-released-on-steam-works-on-steamos-linux-with-a-workaround/

#linux #steam