📰 This gorgeous KDE icon pack gives your desktop a chalk-like look

One of the biggest things I love about Linux is that it's very customizable. There's no need to install third-party apps and use workarounds to get the look and feel you want; most of the time, the OS itself comes with all the support you'd need to do what you want. Such is the case with this delightful icon pack you can download and install onto KDE right now.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-gorgeous-kde-icon-pack-gives-your-desktop-a-chalk-like-look/

#kde #linux

📰 Mozilla Firefox 153.0.3 Improves the Smart Window and Fixes More Bugs

Firefox 153.0.3 open-source web browser is now available for download to fix more issues discovered in the latest Firefox 153 release and also add some improvements.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-153-0-3-improves-the-smart-window-and-fixes-more-bugs

#firefox #opensource

📰 AMD Posts Proposal & Linux Patches For eSPI Subsystem

AMD has posted patches proposing a new Linux subsystem for the Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface (eSPI) standard that was in turn originally developed by Intel. With AMD now making use of eSPI, they are proposing a new subsystem for it within the Linux kernel, which includes a new driver for their hardware...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-eSPI-Linux-Patches

#amd #intel #kernel #linux

📰 RawTherapee 5.13 Switches to Rec. 2020 by Default, Improves HiDPI Support

RawTherapee 5.13, a raw image processing app, is out with Rec. 2020 as the new default working profile, sharper HiDPI previews, and ARM improvements.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/rawtherapee-5-13-switches-to-rec-2020-by-default-improves-hidpi-support/

#arm

📰 Tails 7.10.1 Is Out as an Emergency Release to Fix Critical Vulnerabilities

Tails 7.10.1 anonymous Linux distribution is now available for download as an emergency point release to Tails 7.10 to fix critical vulnerabilities.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-10-1-is-out-as-an-emergency-release-to-fix-critical-vulnerabilities

#linux

📰 FEX 2608 Released With More Fixes For Running x86_64 Binaries On ARM64

FEX 2608 is now available as the newest monthly feature update to this open-source emulator sponsored by Valve for running x86_64 binaries on ARM64, including Steam and Windows games with Steam Play (Proton)...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FEX-2608-Released

#opensource #proton #steam

📰 dwproton-11.0-10 released with a fix for Honkai: Star Rail

If you want to play various Anime games on Linux like Honkai: Star Rail, dwproton is likely the best one to use with many tweaks to make them playable.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dwproton-11-0-10-released-with-a-fix-for-honkai-star-rail/

#linux

📰 AMD Preps HDMI FRL Fixes, New Knob For Disabling Older AMD GPU DCE Display Support

Overnight AMD engineers sent out their latest round of AMDGPU DC display code updates for their Linux driver. This week's round of display code updates include some additional fixes for their recently introduced HDMI FRL (Fixed Rate Link) support as part of the work toward their HDMI 2.1 implementation finally coming together for their open-source, upstream Linux driver...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-DC-DCE-Gating

#amd #linux #opensource

📰 Free to play football game Strikers Club adds Easy Anti-Cheat - works on SteamOS / Linux

Strikers Club is a free to play multiplayer football game where everyone controls a single player, and now it has Easy Anti-Cheat.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/free-to-play-football-game-strikers-club-adds-easy-anti-cheat-works-on-steamos-linux/

#linux

📰 While Torvalds Makes Peace With AI in Linux, Greg Kroah-Hartman Draws a Line (Sort of)

His new policy keeps AI patches out of drivers/staging, the tree meant for newcomers to learn kernel development.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17403762/linux-drivers-staging-ai-rejection

#kernel #linux

📰 Linux To Avoid Confusing Processor Firmware With Newer Intel CPUs Sporting DEC

A patch for the Intel P-State CPU frequency scaling Linux driver is pending to avoid confusing the processor firmware on newer platforms like Intel Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" where Dynamic Efficiency Control (DEC) is supported...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-No-Confuse-Intel-DEC

#intel #linux

📰 Mesa 26.2 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

Mesa 26.2 open-source graphics stack is now available for download with new features and improvements across all supported drivers. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-2-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-new

#opensource

📰 Desktop Linux apps on Android proved my phone's biggest bottleneck isn't what I thought

Running desktop Linux apps on an Android phone sounds like the sort of thing that should fall apart almost immediately. You are dealing with a small screen, awkward touch controls, and an operating system that was never designed to work like a desktop operating system. Yet after using Termux and running Debian through Linux Deploy, I found that the display was not the biggest problem.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/desktop-linux-apps-android-proved-phones-biggest-bottleneck/

#android #debian #linux

📰 Rust-Based uutils Coreutils 0.10 Reaches 93.5% GNU Compatibility

The Rust-based core utilities project reaches a 93.48% GNU test pass rate while improving compatibility, security, and reliability.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/rust-based-uutils-coreutils-0-10-reaches-93-5-gnu-compatibility/

#gnu

📰 GNOME 50.4 Desktop Environment Released with Various Improvements

GNOME 50.4 is now available as the fourth point release to the latest GNOME 50 desktop environment series with more bug fixes, updated translations, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gnome-50-4-desktop-environment-released-with-various-improvements

#gnome

📰 Proxmox ports itself to Arm with help from Nvidia and Supermicro

Proxmox Server Solutions, the company behind the open source Proxmox virtualization stack, has announced a port of its flagship Virtual Environment to the Arm CPU architecture – and a collaboration with Nvidia and Supermicro that made it happen.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/08/06/proxmox-ports-itself-to-arm-with-help-from-nvidia-and-supermicro/5283770

#arm #opensource

📰 Linux Kernel Begins Phasing Out the crypto_rng Layer to Simplify Random Number Generation

by George WhittakerLinux kernel developers are moving forward with plans to remove the crypto_rng API layer, a long-standing component of the kernel's cryptographic subsystem. The proposed change is part of a broader effort to simplify the kernel's internal architecture by eliminating redundant code paths and encouraging developers to rely on the kernel's modern random number generation interfaces instead. (phoronix.

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-kernel-begins-phasing-out-cryptorng-layer-simplify-random-number-generation

#kernel #linux

📰 Mesa 26.2.0 released with lots of improvements for Linux / SteamOS graphics drivers

Mesa 26.2.0 is quite a bumper release bringing a lot of new features across many open source Linux / SteamOS drivers.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/mesa-26-2-0-released-with-lots-of-improvements-for-linux-steamos-graphics-drivers/

#linux #opensource

📰 Qualcomm Proposes Synx For The Linux Kernel With "Significant" Power + Performance Benefits

Qualcomm engineers have initiated a discussion over upstreaming Synx to the Linux kernel, which is a global synchronization framework across different parts of SoCs. Qualcomm is already using Synx internally and is reported to provide "significant" power and performance benefits...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Synx

#kernel #linux

📰 Ready up for the Steam Frame with the In Your World VR Bundle

Need to grab some VR games ready for the release of the Valve Steam Frame? There's the In Your World VR Humble Bundle live now with some good stuff.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ready-up-for-the-steam-frame-with-the-in-your-world-vr-bundle/

#steam