📰 Garuda Linux Temeraire Released with New CachyOS-Based Kernel, Plasma Login Manager

Garuda Linux Temeraire arrives with a new CachyOS-based kernel, Plasma Login Manager, revamped Hyprland setup, and major tooling changes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/garuda-linux-temeraire-released-with-new-cachyos-based-kernel/

#kernel #linux #plasma

📰 EXT4 Preps More Performance Improvements For Linux 7.3

In addition to the IOmap improvements helping EXT4 performance in Linux 7.3, the main EXT4 feature pull request has now been submitted for this next kernel version. That pull is set to land yet more performance optimizations for EXT4...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/EXT4-Linux-7.3

#kernel #linux

📰 KDE Gear 26.08 Apps Collection Released with Dolphin, Okular, and Kdenlive Improvements

KDE Gear 26.08 is now available with major updates to Dolphin, Okular, Kdenlive, Konsole, Minuet, and other KDE applications.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-gear-26-08-apps-collection-released-with-dolphin-okular-and-kdenlive-improvements/

#kde

📰 SparkyLinux 8.4 rekindles support for 32-bit PCs

Debian 13 derivative offers minimal x86 images and lets CDE ride again.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/20/sparkylinux-84-rekindles-support-for-32-bit-pcs/5289203

#debian

📰 RPM 6.1 Is Here with New Release Model Inspired by the Linux Kernel

RPM 6.1 package manager for Red Hat Enterprise Linux-based distributions is now available with numerous new features and improvements. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/rpm-6-1-is-here-with-new-release-model-inspired-by-the-linux-kernel

#kernel #linux #linuxbased

📰 40 Malicious Firefox Extensions Pose as Web3 Products to Steal Wallet Secrets

A set of 40 Mozilla Firefox extensions has been found to engage in cryptocurrency wallet theft by masquerading as OKX, Rabby Wallet, TronLink, and other Web3 products.According to the Socket Threat Research team, the extensions are part of a broader set of 77 browser add-ons that share source code and infrastructure overlaps. The campaign, dubbed Offside Wallet Theft Factory, is believed to.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/40-malicious-firefox-extensions-pose-as.html

#firefox

📰 Linux Driver Posted For The PreSonus Quantum 2626: A ~$700 Thunderbolt Audio Interface

The PreSonus Quantum 2626 is a high-end, Thunderbolt 3 based audio interface. PreSonus just maintains Windows and macOS drivers for this high-end audio interface while now an open-source Linux driver has been posted after being independently developed via reverse engineering...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/PreSonus-Quantum-2626-Linux

#linux #opensource

📰 Linux Driver Posted For The PreSonus Quantum 2626: A ~$700 Thunderbolt Audio Interface

The PreSonus Quantum 2626 is a high-end, Thunderbolt 3 based audio interface. PreSonus just maintains Windows and macOS drivers for this high-end audio interface while now an open-source Linux driver has been posted after being independently developed via reverse engineering...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/PreSonus-Quantum-2626-Linux

#linux #opensource

📰 Manic Android Malware Exfiltrates Data From Offline Phones via Nearby Infected Devices

A new Android threat codenamed Manic has been observed actively targeting Ukrainian banks, government and identity services, and messaging applications, as well as Russian and European financial institutions, global fintech and cryptocurrency services, and military-focused communications."Manic sits at the intersection of Android banking malware and mobile spyware, combining financial-fraud.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/manic-android-malware-exfiltrates-data.html

#android

📰 Tuba, the best Mastodon client for Linux, just got a BIG update

Tuba 0.11 adds full Mastodon quote and Collections support, UnifiedPush and an early, experimental Android build. Linux's best Mastodon app, now better!You're reading Tuba, the best Mastodon client for Linux, just got a BIG update, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/tuba-mastodon-quote-support-collections

#android #linux #ubuntu

📰 Dynamic clock, calendar and weather icons extension adds new styles

You can bring Ubuntu’s clock, calendar and weather app icons to life with the Dynamic Calendar, Clocks and Weather Icons GNOME Shell extension – which has been updated with new icon styles. The extension already provided Yaru, Adwaita, Paprius, Big Sur and other icon styles, built-in (the dynamic versions don’t depend on the icon sets themselves), so you can see real-time clock, date and weather info on app icons that look like their static...

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/dynamic-icons-gnome-extension-updated

#gnome #ubuntu

📰 KDE Software Now Has Stable Btrfs Snapshot Integration With KIO-Snapshot 1.0

With today's release of KIO-Snapshot, KDE software now has stable integration of Btrfs file-system snapshots...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Btrfs-Snapshots

#kde

📰 KMSCON 10.0.2 Brings asciicast Playback Support, Bug Fixes

KMSCON 10.0.2 debuted today as the latest update to this leading user-space terminal emulator for Linux systems. KMSCON is built around Linux's KMS/DRM interfaces and the most viable alternative to date for in-kernel VTs...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KMSCON-10.0.2-Released

#kernel #linux

📰 Researcher tricks Apple’s Find My into sharing location data with Linux

Clever protocol wrangling gets iBiz-only people tracking working on a non-iGadget.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/20/researcher-tricks-apples-find-my-into-sharing-location-data-with-linux/5290496

#linux

📰 New AMD P-State Patch Delivers Major Linux Gaming Performance Boost

by George WhittakerA newly proposed patch for the Linux kernel's AMD P-State CPU frequency scaling driver is showing impressive gaming performance improvements, potentially delivering a noticeable boost for Ryzen users without requiring new hardware. Early benchmarks indicate that the optimization can significantly improve frame rates in CPU-bound games by allowing processors to respond more quickly to changing workloads. (phoronix.

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/new-amd-p-state-patch-delivers-major-linux-gaming-performance-boost

#amd #kernel #linux

📰 Meloville Is a New Open-Source Music Player for Linux

Meloville is a new Qt-based open-source music player for Linux with synced lyrics, Bluetooth controls, playlists, and metadata editing.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/meloville-is-a-new-open-source-music-player-for-linux/

#linux #opensource

📰 The same Linux setup follows me across three PCs, without cloning a single drive

Keep the same Linux workflow across multiple PCs without cloning drives by syncing configs, package lists, and personal data separately.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/same-linux-setup-across-three-pcs-without-cloning-drives/

#linux

📰 Intel Mesa Linux Drivers Now Treating Nova Lake S / U / H / HX As Stable

Intel's open-source Mesa drivers for Iris Gallium3D (OpenGL) and ANV (Vulkan) on Linux are no longer treating next-gen Nova Lake processors with integrated graphics as experimental and off-by-default. With today's Mesa 26.3-devel code, the Intel driver code across Nova Lake's S, U, H, and HX product families are considered stable and enabled by default...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Mesa-Nova-Lake-Stable

#intel #linux #opensource

📰 Phosh 0.57 Linux Mobile Shell Brings New Wi-Fi, Cellular, Network, and Bluetooth Settings

Phosh 0.57 is out with new mobile settings panels, improved landscape support, keyboard enhancements, and an updated Phoc compositor.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/phosh-0-57-linux-mobile-shell-released/

#linux

📰 Bazzite Linux 44 for handhelds finally launches with some massive upgrades

Bazzite Linux 44 has been out for desktops for a while, but the "Deck" image for handhelds and console-like TV PCs is finally here with a huge overhaul.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/bazzite-linux-44-for-handhelds-finally-launches-with-some-massive-upgrades/

#linux