📰 Linux 7.0 Release, Age Verification Laws, Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 & Other April Happenings

A lot happened in the Linux and open-source world during the month of April. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44 shipped, a lot of news around age attestation/verification laws, the Linux 7.0 kernel was released, Linux 7.1 is bringing many exciting changes as well as removing of old hardware drivers, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition CPU was released, we began testing the Intel Arc Pro B70 "BMG-G31", and much more software and hardware content that...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/April-2026-Highlights

#fedora #intel #kernel #linux #opensource #ubuntu

📰 First Arch Linux ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 7.0 Is Now Available for Download

Arch Linux 2026.05.01 is now available for download as Arch Linux’s ISO release for May 2026, powered by Linux kernel 7.0 and featuring an improved installation experience.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-7-0-is-now-available-for-download

#arch #kernel #linux

📰 EndeavourOS Titan Neo Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.6.4 and KDE Gear 26.04

EndeavourOS Titan Neo distribution is now available for download with the KDE Plasma 6.6.4 desktop environment, Linux kernel 6.19.12, and other changes. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-titan-neo-is-out-with-kde-plasma-6-6-4-and-kde-gear-26-04

#kde #kernel #linux #plasma

📰 Turtle Beach WaveFront ISA Sound Cards Seeing Suspend/Resume Support On Linux In 2026

It's been an interesting 2026 in Linux development with beginning to phase out i486 CPU support, dropping ISDN and amateur "ham" radio support, and other code cleaning in the name of a diminishing user base -- or perhaps even no users left -- for those running such vintage hardware with a modern, up-to-date kernel. Yet ISA sound card drivers have seen an uptick in activity...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Turtle-Beach-WaveFront-SnR

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📰 Linux File-System Proliferation A Burden: Requirements Laid Out For Any Future File-Systems

The growing number of file-systems within the Linux kernel source tree is causing an ongoing burden for upstream developers maintaining the virtual file-system (VFS) code around it and associated code. As a result of the continuing rise of new file-systems being proposed for the Linux kernel, documentation is being introduced to establish clear guidelines for getting new file-systems accepted into the mainline kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-FS-Proliferation-Burden

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📰 Intel Drivers With Mesa 26.2 Ready With Xe In Linux 7.1 To Better Handle vRAM Pressure

Merged to the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver with Linux 7.1 is an addition to improve the video RAM memory pressure or out-of-memory behavior for Intel graphics with dedicated video memory. Introduced is support for purgeable buffer objects via a new user-space API to provide usage hints for enhancing what is purged under vRAM pressure. Merged this week to Mesa 26.2-devel is support for the Intel Mesa drivers to make use of this new interface...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Mesa-26.2-Memory-Pressure

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📰 Attackers are cashing in on fresh 'CopyFail' Linux flaw

Researchers dropped a reliable root exploit and it didn’t sit idle for long CISA is warning that a newly-disclosed Linux kernel bug dubbed "CopyFail" is already being exploited, just days after researchers dropped a working root-level exploit.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/05/05/cisa_sounds_the_alarm_on/

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📰 AMD Geode CPU Support Being Orphaned By Linux

For those with fond memories of the AMD Geode x86 embedded processors, the Linux kernel is set to orphan these since discontinued and obsolete CPUs...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Geode-Orphaned-By-Linux

#amd #kernel #linux

📰 Nouveau vs. NVIDIA R595 Linux Driver For Workstation Graphics Performance

When having the HP Z6 G5 A workstation in the lab for benchmarking, one of the curiosity-driven tests was seeing how well the latest open-source and upstream Nouveau driver stack is competing against the latest official NVIDIA R595 driver for workstations. The official NVIDIA Linux driver stack remains the best positioned software solution for RTX (PRO) hardware but Nouveau continues evolving while awaiting the Nova kernel driver to reach the...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-nouveau-nvk-may2026

#kernel #linux #opensource

📰 Linux Drivers For The AMD Elan SoCs From The 1990s On Track For Retirement

Merged for the current Linux 7.1 cycle was beginning to phase out the Intel 486 processor support from the mainline kernel moving forward. That initial step with Linux 7.1 was dropping the various Kconfig options to allow compiling Linux kernel builds for targeting various i486 platforms. As part of that, the AMD Elan SoC configuration patches were dropped.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Elan-Linux-Driver-Removal

#amd #intel #kernel #linux

📰 Flattened Image Tree 1.0 Specification For Embedded Linux Systems

The Flattened Image Tree "FIT" 1.0 specification was recently finalized for this container format used by U-Boot on embedded systems for providing various boot components like DTBs, the Linux kernel image, and more into a single file...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Flat-Image-Tree-1.0

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📰 Linux 7.2 To Support Realtek RTL8159 10GbE USB Ethernet

The Realtek RTL8159 has been appearing in some 10G-rated USB network adapters at online retailers, some for less than $100 USD. But currently the RTL8159 is only supported by Realtek's out-of-tree Linux kernel driver, but fortunately there will be mainline support coming with the Linux 7.2 kernel this summer...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Realtek-RTL8159-Linux-7.2

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📰 Linux Kernel Dirty Frag LPE Exploit Enables Root Access Across Major Distributions

Details have emerged about a new, unpatched local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability impacting the Linux kernel.Dubbed Dirty Frag, it has been described as a successor to Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431, CVSS score: 7.8), a recently disclosed LPE flaw impacting the Linux kernel that has since come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability was reported to Linux kernel maintainers.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/05/linux-kernel-dirty-frag-lpe-exploit.html

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📰 Linux 7.1-rc2 Released with Driver Fixes, Steam Deck OLED Audio Repair, and Growing AI Patch Trends

by George WhittakerLinus Torvalds has officially released Linux kernel 7.1-rc2, the second release candidate in the Linux 7.1 development cycle. While Torvalds described the update as a “fairly normal” RC release, the kernel includes a broad collection of driver fixes, subsystem cleanups, and stability improvements that continue shaping the next major Linux kernel release.

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-71-rc2-released-driver-fixes-steam-deck-oled-audio-repair-and-growing-ai-patch-trends

#kernel #linux #steam

📰 Parrot OS 7.2 Ships with Linux Kernel 6.19 and Copy Fail Fix

Parrot OS 7.2 is now available with Linux kernel 6.19, updated security tools, Debian package sync, and Copy Fail mitigation.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/parrot-os-7-2-ships-with-linux-kernel-6-19-and-copy-fail-fix/

#debian #kernel #linux

📰 Linux's adorable Tux the Penguin mascot turns 30 today, and the OG design is still being used

Whenever people think of Linux, the first thing that springs to mind, regardless of whether they're an open-source vet or if they've never even touched a Linux PC before, is Tux. Tux is the penguin associated with the Linux kernel as a whole, and he's found his way onto operating systems, merch, and various memes that depict the image creator's distaste for Windows.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linuxs-tux-the-penguin-mascot-turns-30-today/

#kernel #linux #opensource

📰 OpenAI's Coding Agent Helped Create A New AMD Temperature Driver For Linux

The newest open-source AMD Linux driver on the Linux kernel mailing list that has recently been undergoing review is prom21-xhci that exposes the temperature sensors found on the AMD Promontory 21 chipsets' xHCI controllers...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Prom21-xHCI-Temp-Driver

#amd #kernel #linux #opensource

📰 Linux is Getting a Kill Switch!

This AI-assisted patch would let admins disable vulnerable kernel functions until a proper fix ships.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17338173/linux-killswitch-proposal

#kernel #linux

📰 Tails 7.7.3 Emergency Release Fixes Dirty Frag Vulnerability

Tails 7.7.3 fixes the Dirty Frag Linux kernel vulnerability with kernel 6.12.86 and updates Tor Browser, Tor, and Thunderbird.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/tails-7-7-3-emergency-release-fixes-dirty-frag-vulnerability/

#kernel #linux

📰 Linux Scheduler Work Helping Boost Gaming Performance On Old "Potato" Hardware

Prominent Linux kernel engineer Peter Zijlstra of Intel has been working on a set of scheduler patches to help with enhancing the behavior and delivering better results, especially for aging hardware he described as a "potato" -- an Intel Sandy Bridge desktop CPU with AMD Radeon RX 580 Polaris graphics. Benchmark results are promising from this work for gaming on old hardware while other workloads may ultimately stand to benefit too...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Flatten-The-Pick

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