📰 CachyOS June 2026 ISO Released with Hyprland Noctalia, Faster Performance, and Smarter System Tools
by George WhittakerThe CachyOS team has released the June 2026 ISO, delivering another feature-packed update for its Arch Linux-based distribution. Known for its aggressive performance optimizations and gaming-focused approach, CachyOS continues refining both the user experience and the underlying system with improvements ranging from compiler tuning to installer enhancements and new desktop options.
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https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/cachyos-june-2026-iso-released-hyprland-noctalia-faster-performance-and-smarter-system
by George WhittakerThe CachyOS team has released the June 2026 ISO, delivering another feature-packed update for its Arch Linux-based distribution. Known for its aggressive performance optimizations and gaming-focused approach, CachyOS continues refining both the user experience and the underlying system with improvements ranging from compiler tuning to installer enhancements and new desktop options.
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#arch #linux #linuxbased
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https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/cachyos-june-2026-iso-released-hyprland-noctalia-faster-performance-and-smarter-system
Linux Journal
CachyOS June 2026 ISO Released with Hyprland Noctalia, Faster Performance, and Smarter System Tools
The CachyOS team has released the June 2026 ISO, delivering another feature-packed update for its Arch Linux-based distribution. Known for its aggressive performance optimizations and gaming-focused approach, CachyOS continues refining both the user experience…
📰 Performance Optimizations, NVIDIA Vera, Arc Pro B70 & Other Linux Highlights From Q2
As the last planned article on Phoronix of Q2, here is a look back at what excited readers the most in the second quarter. There were 872 original news articles this quarter as well as 54 Linux hardware reviews / multi-page featured benchmark articles. Here is what excited readers the most over these past three months...
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Q2-2026-Highlights
As the last planned article on Phoronix of Q2, here is a look back at what excited readers the most in the second quarter. There were 872 original news articles this quarter as well as 54 Linux hardware reviews / multi-page featured benchmark articles. Here is what excited readers the most over these past three months...
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#linux
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Q2-2026-Highlights
Phoronix
Performance Optimizations, NVIDIA Vera, Arc Pro B70 & Other Linux Highlights From Q2
As the last planned article on Phoronix of Q2, here is a look back at what excited readers the most in the second quarter
📰 AMD's new CPU core type just got unlocked on Linux before it was even announced
If you've ever poked around your computer or laptop's power plans, you'll know that your hardware can be fine-tuned to use as much or as little power as you'd like. Normally, you can choose between an emphasis on power and a focus on conserving energy. However, Intel has introduced a third option called the Low Power Efficient cores that saves battery on background tasks and idle states.
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#amd #intel #linux
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https://www.xda-developers.com/amds-third-cpu-core-type-just-got-unlocked-on-linux-before-it-has-even-been-announced/
If you've ever poked around your computer or laptop's power plans, you'll know that your hardware can be fine-tuned to use as much or as little power as you'd like. Normally, you can choose between an emphasis on power and a focus on conserving energy. However, Intel has introduced a third option called the Low Power Efficient cores that saves battery on background tasks and idle states.
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#amd #intel #linux
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https://www.xda-developers.com/amds-third-cpu-core-type-just-got-unlocked-on-linux-before-it-has-even-been-announced/
XDA
AMD's new CPU core type just got unlocked on Linux before it was even announced
Talk about getting ahead of the crowd.
📰 Canonical Confirms Ubuntu Fixes for DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw
Canonical says Ubuntu kernel updates are available for DirtyClone, a high-severity Linux local privilege escalation flaw tracked as CVE-2026-43503.
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#kernel #linux #ubuntu
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https://linuxiac.com/canonical-confirms-ubuntu-fixes-for-dirtyclone-linux-kernel-flaw/
Canonical says Ubuntu kernel updates are available for DirtyClone, a high-severity Linux local privilege escalation flaw tracked as CVE-2026-43503.
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#kernel #linux #ubuntu
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https://linuxiac.com/canonical-confirms-ubuntu-fixes-for-dirtyclone-linux-kernel-flaw/
Linuxiac
Canonical Confirms Ubuntu Fixes for DirtyClone Linux Kernel Flaw
Canonical says Ubuntu kernel updates are available for DirtyClone, a high-severity Linux local privilege escalation flaw tracked as CVE-2026-43503.
📰 Asahi Linux Fixes Booting With macOS 27, Progress On M3 & Apple Video Decode
The Asahi Linux project published a new blog post outlining recent development efforts in getting Apple Silicon hardware working with their downstream Linux distribution. There is ongoing work on bringing up Apple M3 support, fixing boot support for macOS 27 beta systems, Apple Video Decoder (AVD) support progress, and more...
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-AVD-Firmware-M3
The Asahi Linux project published a new blog post outlining recent development efforts in getting Apple Silicon hardware working with their downstream Linux distribution. There is ongoing work on bringing up Apple M3 support, fixing boot support for macOS 27 beta systems, Apple Video Decoder (AVD) support progress, and more...
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#linux
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-AVD-Firmware-M3
Phoronix
Asahi Linux Fixes Booting With macOS 27, Progress On M3 & Apple Video Decode
The Asahi Linux project published a new blog post outlining recent development efforts in getting Apple Silicon hardware working with their downstream Linux distribution
📰 PlayStation 5 Linux project gets upgraded to support new firmware and PS5 Slim
You should be able to do whatever you want with hardware you purchase - and the ps5-linux project for the PlayStation 5 continues expanding Linux support.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
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#linux
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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/playstation-5-linux-project-gets-upgraded-to-support-new-firmware-and-ps5-slim/
You should be able to do whatever you want with hardware you purchase - and the ps5-linux project for the PlayStation 5 continues expanding Linux support.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
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#linux
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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/playstation-5-linux-project-gets-upgraded-to-support-new-firmware-and-ps5-slim/
GamingOnLinux
PlayStation 5 Linux project gets upgraded to support new firmware and PS5 Slim
You should be able to do whatever you want with hardware you purchase - and the ps5-linux project for the PlayStation 5 continues expanding Linux support.
📰 ASUS ROG Strix Laptop Sees Driver Fix For Linux Performance Too Low Compared To Windows
With modern laptops, proper platform/WMI drivers are becoming more depended upon not only for supporting all typical functionality from keyboards to backlights and other handling, but also for achieving proper performance. For many laptop vendors, the Linux platform drivers are maintained by the open-source community and actual customers.
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/ASUS-ROG-Strix-G16-Fix
With modern laptops, proper platform/WMI drivers are becoming more depended upon not only for supporting all typical functionality from keyboards to backlights and other handling, but also for achieving proper performance. For many laptop vendors, the Linux platform drivers are maintained by the open-source community and actual customers.
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#linux #opensource
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/ASUS-ROG-Strix-G16-Fix
Phoronix
ASUS ROG Strix Laptop Sees Driver Fix For Linux Performance Too Low Compared To Windows
With modern laptops, proper platform/WMI drivers are becoming more depended upon not only for supporting all typical functionality from keyboards to backlights and other handling, but also for achieving proper performance
📰 6 Backup Tools for Linux Users of All Kind
From desktop servers, from single machine to a fleet, here are the backup tools you could explore for your Linux system(s).
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#linux
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https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17370842/linux-backup-tools
From desktop servers, from single machine to a fleet, here are the backup tools you could explore for your Linux system(s).
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#linux
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https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17370842/linux-backup-tools
It's FOSS
6 Backup Tools for Linux Users of All Kind
From desktop servers, from single machine to a fleet, here are the backup tools you could explore for your Linux system(s).
📰 KDE Plasma finally added per-screen virtual desktops, and it's yet another reason I'm not going back to Windows
KDE Plasma is arguably the best Linux desktop, and it just keeps getting better, to the point where going back to Windows would be a downgrade.
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#kde #linux #plasma
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https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-added-screen-virtual-desktops-another-reason-not-going-back-windows/
KDE Plasma is arguably the best Linux desktop, and it just keeps getting better, to the point where going back to Windows would be a downgrade.
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#kde #linux #plasma
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https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-added-screen-virtual-desktops-another-reason-not-going-back-windows/
XDA
KDE Plasma finally added per-screen virtual desktops, and it's yet another reason I'm not going back to Windows
It just keeps getting better
📰 RADV & RadeonSI Drivers See New Fixes For AMD GCN 1.0/1.1 GPUs
Timur Kristóf of Valve's Linux graphics driver team continues taking special focus on AMD Radeon GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 era GPUs for enhancing the open-source graphics driver support for these aging graphics cards...
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-L2-Flush-Fix-GFX6-GFX7
Timur Kristóf of Valve's Linux graphics driver team continues taking special focus on AMD Radeon GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 era GPUs for enhancing the open-source graphics driver support for these aging graphics cards...
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#amd #linux #opensource
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https://www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-L2-Flush-Fix-GFX6-GFX7
Phoronix
RADV & RadeonSI Drivers See New Fixes For AMD GCN 1.0/1.1 GPUs
Timur Kristóf of Valve's Linux graphics driver team continues taking special focus on AMD Radeon GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 era GPUs for enhancing the open-source graphics driver support for these aging graphics cards.