📰 GIMP v0.54 From 1996 With Motif Toolkit Now Flatpak'ed For Modern Linux Desktops

The open-source world waited long enough for the GIMP 3.0 release that finally came last year with its GTK3 port and more, but for those with time on their hands this weekend and want to relive GIMP's past from long ago, GIMP 0.54 has been adapted for Flatpak to work on modern Linux desktops. What makes this version of GIMP from 1996 notable is that it was the last to use the Motif toolkit...

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#flatpak #linux #opensource

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-0.54-Flatpak

📰 exFAT File-System Enjoys Better Performance On Linux 7.2 With IOmap Conversion

In addition to open-source developer Namjae Jeon serving as maintainer for the new NTFS Linux driver, he also continues serving as maintainer to the exFAT file-system for that other Microsoft file-system popular with removable storage media...

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#linux #opensource

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-exFAT

📰 Linux's ARM64 NEON Intrinsics CRC64 Code Adapted To Work On 32-bit ARM

Merged for Linux 7.1 was ARMM64 NEON-accelerated CRC64-NVMe support for around 6x the performance out of that checksumming algorithm. The generic code had been a bottleneck in NVMe and other storage subsystem code of the Linux kernel with CRC64-NVMe being used to help verify against data corruption. Now for Linux 7.2, the NEON-accelerated code will also work for those still relying on 32-bit ARM...

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#arm #kernel #linux

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-CRC64-NEON-On-ARM32

📰 Linux gaming works without touching the terminal, and that matters more than any benchmark

Gaming on Linux used to feel daunting, but these days, you can do it completely without the terminal, and it changes everything.

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#linux

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https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-gaming-works-without-touching-temrinal-matters-more-benchmark/

📰 Linux Finally Eliminates The strncpy API After Six Years Of Work, 360+ Patches

Linux 7.2 has finally eliminated the strncpy API from the Linux kernel. The strncpy() function for copying up to a specified number of bytes has long been deprecated and after six years of work and hundreds of patches, no more users of the strncpy interface within the Linux kernel remained that it has now been eliminated...

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#kernel #linux

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Drops-strncpy

📰 My Google Pixel replaced my laptop for home lab management, and I stopped carrying a computer entirely

Your Android phone can do SSH, run Linux, and troubleshoot servers — here's how I use mine for home lab work.

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#android #linux

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https://www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-great-phone-even-better-home-lab-companion/

📰 Shelly 2.4 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Released with New Features

Shelly 2.4 open-source graphical package manager for Arch Linux-based distributions is now available for download with improved support for AppImage and Flatpak packages, CLI refactor, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/shelly-2-4-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-released-with-new-features

#appimage #arch #flatpak #linux #linuxbased #opensource

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📰 Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.7 Released with Linux 7.1, KDE Plasma 6.7, and More

PorteuX 2.7 Linux distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.1, KDE Plasma 6.7, GNOME 50.2, support for the new NTFS-plus driver, a new native PorteuX cursor theme, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/slackware-based-porteux-2-7-released-with-linux-7-1-kde-plasma-6-7-and-more

#gnome #kde #kernel #linux #plasma

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📰 This maker built a daily briefing printer with a Raspberry Pi Zero, and the code is open source

Getting your daily briefing printed out on a little piece of paper is so much more satisfying than an email. Maybe it's the fact that the paper is a tangible thing you can hold, or maybe it's just because it looks like you're getting a briefing from some kind of secret agency; either way, it's a lot cooler than receiving your daily digest digitally.

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#opensource #raspberry

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https://www.xda-developers.com/this-maker-built-a-daily-briefing-printer-with-a-raspberry-pi-zero-and-the-code-is-open-source/

📰 Broadcom Working On VMware Zero-Copy Buffer Sharing Between VMs And Hypervisor

Interesting feature work for VMware virtualization on Linux now being pursued by Broadcom is to support zero-copy buffer sharing between the VM(s) and host hypervisor, which would equate to an efficiency and performance win...

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#linux

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/VMware-Zero-Copy-Sharing-Linux

📰 System76 Refreshes the Serval WS Linux Laptop with Intel Core Ultra Series 2 CPUs

System76 refreshes its powerful Serval WS Linux-powered laptop with high-end Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics, as well as up to 12TB storage and 96GB RAM.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/system76-refreshes-the-serval-ws-linux-laptop-with-intel-core-ultra-series-2-cpus

#intel #linux

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Выпуск системного менеджера systemd 261 и форка liberated-systemd 261

После трёх месяцев разработки доступен релиз системного менеджера systemd 261. Ключевые изменения: подготовка к поддержке API для верификации возраста, поддержка подсистем Kexec Handover и Live Update Orchestration для перезапуска без потери состояния, подсистема IMDS (Instance Metadata Service), функциональность для защиты загрузки на системах без физического TPM (Trusted Platform Module), компонент systemd-sysinstall с реализацией инсталлятора.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=65732

📰 Firefox Can Do All This? 21 Features Most Users Never Touch

Stop using Firefox like a rookie. Here are lesser known Firefox features that will improve your browing experience.

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#firefox

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https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17364710/firefox-additional-features

systemd 261 и liberated-systemd 261

После трёх месяцев разработки доступен релиз системного менеджера systemd 261. Ключевые изменения: подготовка к поддержке API для верификации возраста, поддержка подсистем Kexec Handover и Live Update Orchestration для перезапуска без потери состояния, подсистема IMDS (Instance Metadata Service), функциональность для защиты загрузки на системах без физического TPM (Trusted Platform Module), компонент systemd-sysinstall с реализацией инсталлятора.
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 opennet, systemd, systemd-networkd, varlink

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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/linux-general/18324219

📰 Linux's KUnit Finally Supporting JUnit Output

KUnit as the unit testing framework for the Linux kernel and was inspired in part by Java's JUnit when originally conceived, is now finally able to output to the JUnit format for better interoperability with other CI systems and the like that standardize on that common format...

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#kernel #linux

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-KUnit-JUnit

📰 KDE Plasma 6.7 release brings per-monitor desktops, revives Oxygen

KDE Plasma 6.7 has been released, and it brings a feature many of its users have been requesting for decades: independent per-screen virtual desktops. The latest stable update also sees a classic KDE theme revived, supports simultaneous HDR and ICC profiles and packs in an assortment of usability, UI and performance tweaks. This release is dedicated to Eric Laffoon, a longtime KDE supporter who passed away in May 2026.

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#kde #plasma

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/kde-plasma-6-7-released

📰 Someone Forked systemd Over Its New Birth Date Field

Liberated systemd is a fork that reverts systemd’s new optional birthDate support in user records, citing privacy concerns.

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#systemd

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https://linuxiac.com/someone-forked-systemd-over-its-new-birth-date-field/

📰 Google's Gemini Partially Figures Out A Lengthy Linux Boot Time On Modern ASUS Laptop

Google Antigravity with the Gemini 3.5 Flash model helped a Linux user sort out a situation where his laptop was taking around 36 seconds to boot the kernel, which shouldn't be the case for the high-end laptop with AMD Ryzen 9 processor and 32GB of RAM. It ended up being yet another case of device firmware issues, but now a Linux kernel patch is pending for working around the issue on the ASUS ROG Strix G16 G614 laptop while discussions are...

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#amd #kernel #linux

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gemini-ASUS-Laptop-Boot-Time

📰 Qualcomm Posts Linux Patches For HP EliteBook X G2q X2 Elite Laptop

Last month Qualcomm engineers posted patches bringing up the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen11 Snapdragon X2 laptop on Linux. Sent out this weekend were a new set of patches from Qualcomm for bringing up the HP EliteBook X G2q laptop model powered by the Snapdragon X2 Elite SoC...

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#linux

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/HP-EliteBook-X-G2q-Linux

📰 Darktable 5.6 Open-Source RAW Image Editor Released with New AI Features

Darktable 5.6 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download with support for new cameras, new noise profiles, new AI features, and many improvements.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/darktable-5-6-open-source-raw-image-editor-released-with-new-ai-features

#opensource

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📰 Most Linux gamers only hear about Bazzite, but a traditional distro might be the better fit

Bazzite is a great recommendation, but it shouldn't be the only one.

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#distro #linux

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https://www.xda-developers.com/most-linux-gamers-only-hear-about-bazzite-but-a-traditional-distro-might-be-the-better-fit/