📰 Google's C Binder Driver Removed With Rust Binder Ready For "Few Billion Devices"

Linus Torvalds merged the "char/misc" changes for the Linux 7.4 kernel driver on Saturday. Most notable this cycle for char/misc is what's being removed: Google's C-written Binder driver has left the kernel with the Rust-based modern Binder driver ready to take for the role of being used by all future Android devices...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Char-Misc

#android #kernel #linux #rust

📰 Omarchy 4.0.5 Released With Better NVIDIA Laptop Support

by George WhittakerThe Omarchy project has released Omarchy 4.0.5, introducing a substantial collection of hardware compatibility improvements, desktop performance optimizations, security fixes, and package updates for the Arch Linux-based operating system. Released on October 18, 2026, the update focuses on refining the existing desktop experience while preparing the distribution for its next major feature release.

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/omarchy-405-released-better-nvidia-laptop-support

#arch #linux #linuxbased

📰 Cheap GameSir Nova Lite Gaming Controller Supported By Linux 7.4

Following all the HID driver updates/additions in Linux 7.4, the input subsystem changes were merged this weekend for this new kernel version...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Input

#kernel #linux

📰 Meet Riff, an Open-Source Spotify Client Built for GNOME

Riff offers Linux users a native Spotify experience with GTK4, libadwaita, playlist management, playback controls, and GNOME integration.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/meet-riff-an-open-source-spotify-client-built-for-gnome/

#gnome #linux #opensource

📰 New Wayland Protocol Proposed For VNC/Remote Software

Prominent Wayland developer Simon Ser sent out a merge request today for introducing the new ext-transient-output protocol. With ext-transient-output, it's intent is for helping remoting software like VNC servers in a Wayland world...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-ext-transient-output

#wayland

📰 Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.2 Released with Security Fixes, VoLTE Improvements

Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.2 and 24.04-1.6 are out with certificate security fixes, VoLTE improvements, and AppArmor updates.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-touch-24-04-2-2-released-with-security-fixes-volte-improvements/

#ubuntu

📰 Redox OS Landed Nice Performance Improvements In September

The Rust-based open-source operating system Redox OS had a very eventful September as they outlined in a status update published this weekend...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-September-2026

#opensource #rust

📰 Kali Linux 2026.3 Released with Linux 7.1, KDE Plasma 6.7, and New Tools

Kali Linux 2026.3 ethical hacking and penetration testing distribution is now available for download with KDE Plasma 6.7, new tools, Kali NetHunter uUpdates, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2026-3-released-with-linux-7-1-kde-plasma-6-7-and-new-tools

#kde #linux #plasma

📰 Moxnox: NT-Like, POSIX-Compatible Hobby OS Running Atop Btrfs

Open-source developer Mark Harmstone who is known for his work on developing a Btrfs file-system driver for Windows has spent the past few years working on a new hobby operating system. Moxnox is an HT-like, POSIX-compatible operating system...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Moxnox-OS

#opensource

📰 Euro open source specialist proposes LLM gateway to ease token bills

Aiven hopes to do for LLMs what it does for databases.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/10/26/euro-open-source-specialist-proposes-llm-gateway-to-ease-token-bills/5305170

#opensource

📰 EXT4 Lands Optional Buffered IOmap For Significant Performance Win With Large Writes

The EXT4 file-system changes were merged Sunday night for the ongoing Linux 7.4 merge window. The headline feature of EXT4 in this new kernel version is opt-in support for buffered IOmap usage that can lead to "significant" performance improvements for large writes...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-EXT4

#kernel #linux

📰 PlayStation 5 Linux project upgraded to support PS5 Pro and newer firmware

The impressive PlayStation 5 Linux project is continuing on, and recent updates to it have again expanded what it can support.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/playstation-5-linux-project-upgraded-to-support-ps5-pro-and-newer-firmware/

#linux

📰 Linux Fixes AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Regression Due To Cache Aware Scheduling

Merged for Linux 7.4 Git and marked for back-porting to Linux 7.2/7.3 stable is a regression fix affecting at least the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 "Strix Point" laptop SoC when making use of Cache Aware Scheduling...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-CAS-Regression-AMD-HX-370

#amd #git #linux

📰 uCreator Android Spyware Can Steal Telegram 2FA Passwords and Clone WeChat Accounts

A rentable Android spyware kit called uCreator takes over Telegram and WeChat accounts by hiding its code inside working copies of the two apps, researcher Ovi found. It only reaches people who install one of these tampered copies, spread outside the official app stores, or who run WeChat inside the kit makers' own container app.The kit's Telegram part matches Baohuo, a backdoor that Doctor.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/ucreator-android-spyware-can-steal.html

#android

📰 Nouveau-DKMS Aims For Better NVIDIA Open-Source Experience On Old GPUs

Nouveau-DKMS is in development as an out-of-tree spin-off of the open-source NVIDIA "Nouveau" driver focused on providing better support for NVIDIA GeForce 400/500 "Fermi" series graphics processors and potentially other generations too pre-Turing where the modern Nova driver is in development by NVIDIA...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nouveau-DKMS

#opensource

📰 Linux 7.4 Begins Employing New "Core MM" Tree

Core memory management patches to the Linux kernel have typically been routed to mainline via Andrew Morton's "MM" branch, which is where also a variety of broader memory management related patches are also queued like all the ongoing work to DAMON/DAMOS. Kernel maintainers have now agreed to a new "Core MM" tree as the home for all of the core memory management changes moving forward...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Core-MM-Tree

#kernel #linux

📰 Snapdragon X1 Elite / Acer Swift 14 AI Performance On The Ubuntu 26.10 X1E Concept

For those curious about the Snapdragon X1 Elite performance on the recently released Ubuntu 26.10 Concept X1E ISO, here are some benchmarks showing the performance relative to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS X1E state on the same hardware.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-snapdragon-x1e

#ubuntu

📰 Mesa 27.0 Switching To Kraid Compiler By Default For Arm Mali GPUs

In development for a number of months now has been Kraid as a modern graphics compiler for recent Arm Mali GPUs. Kraid was merged for Mesa 26.2 back in June while in Mesa 27.0 due out in Q1 it will be switching to this new shader compiler by default...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-27.0-Goes-Kraid

#arm

📰 Noctalia 5.4 Wayland Shell Adds New Themes, Screenshot Features

Noctalia 5.4 expands desktop theming, adds JPEG XL screenshot support, introduces new visual effects, and improves widgets and plugins.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/noctalia-5-4-wayland-shell-adds-new-themes-screenshot-features/

#wayland

📰 Systemd Creator’s Startup Opens Signups for Private Preview of its Linux System

Amutable Foundations is a read-only, image-based system where every machine produces signed reports of its own state.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17506987/amutable-foundations-private-preview

#linux #systemd