📰 Drgn 0.3 Released For This "Natural" Programmable Debugger From Meta

Drgn is the open-source project out of Meta developing a very versatile debugger with the intent being a debugger focused on programmability with it striving to "make scripting as natural as possible so that debugging feels like coding." Drgn 0.3 released this weekend with the latest round of improvements...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Drgn-0.3-Released

#opensource

📰 LineageOS 24 Released, Another Game Boy Emulator On E Ink, and turn A PSP Into Raspberry Pi-Powered PC: Liliputing News Roundup

The PSPi 6 turns the PlayStation Portable (PSP-1000) into a modern emulation handheld (and PC) with a custom board that lets you use a Raspberry Pi Zero, Zero 2W, or CM4 for brains • Microsoft is moving to standardize printer drivers, meaning that newer models should work well with most PCs running Windows 10 21H2 or newer • E Ink displays used for eReaders and electronic labels usually only support 1-3 refreshes per second.

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/lineageos-24-released-another-game-boy-emulator-on-e-ink-and-turn-a-psp-into-raspberry-pi-powered-pc-liliputing-news-roundup/

#raspberry

📰 Corsair Novablade Pro & 8BitDo Pro 2 Controllers To Be Supported With Linux 7.3-rc7

Sent out today as part of this week's input subsystem fixes are device ID additions to the XPad driver for enabling two more gaming controllers to work nicely under Linux...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Corsair-Novablade-Pro-Linux-7.3

#linux

📰 Linux Landing Kernel Workaround For AMD TLBI Erratum #1718

AMD TLBI Erratum #1718 was worked around in CPU microcode for addressing a defect in certain Zen CPUs where the Translation Lookaside Buffer Invalidate Instruction use could lead to to stale translation entries. But for those on affected AMD CPUs and not running the updated microcode, a kernel workaround is being introduced with today's Linux 7.3-rc7 kernel and to be back-ported to prior kernel versions...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-WA-TLBI-Erratum-1718

#amd #kernel #linux

📰 ProtonUp-Qt 2.16 Linux Gaming Utility Adds New Compatibility Tool

ProtonUp-Qt 2.16 adds proton-wineland support, fixes GE-Proton installation issues, and improves Heroic Games Launcher integration.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/protonup-qt-2-16-linux-gaming-utility-adds-new-compatibility-tool/

#linux #proton

📰 I replaced Moonlight and Parsec with Steam Remote Play, and my game streams finally get the quality they deserve

With Steam's addition of the Pyrowave codec, local streaming quality has received a serious upgrade.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-replaced-moonlight-and-parsec-with-valve-remote-play-pyrowave/

#steam

📰 Raspberry Pi Desktop catches up with Debian 13 after 4-year wait

Want a lightweight GUI OS for an old PC? Try this first.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/10/12/raspberry-pi-desktop-catches-up-with-debian-13-after-4-year-wait/5301693

#debian #raspberry

📰 EXT4 Introducing IOmap Buffered I/O Path With Some Performance Gains

EXT4 with the upcoming Linux 7.4 kernel looks like it will introduce opt-in support for IOmap buffered I/O in replacing the file-system's buffer_head usage with IOmap...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/EXT4-iomap-Buffered-IO

#kernel #linux

📰 Pimax to improve Linux VR support, announces Crystal Pro headset and their own Steam Machine

Pimax recently revealed a new high-end VR kit, along with their own version of a Steam Machine, and they plan better Linux support overall.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/pimax-to-improve-linux-vr-support-announces-crystal-pro-headset-and-their-own-steam-machine/

#linux #steam

📰 Linus Torvalds "Did What I Preach", Used AI To Make Code Decipherable & Uncovered More Bugs

After using Claude Code to draft code to help make a fundamental improvement to the Linux kernel, Linux creator Linus Torvalds continued using AI this weekend and talking up its benefits. Beyond generating initial patches and a test program for that noted I/O enhancement, he separately talked up using AI/LLMs for making patches more decipherable to understand in the process the AI noted more long-standing bugs within the Linux kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linus-Torvalds-Assoc-Array

#kernel #linux

📰 Intel Posts Updated Linux Driver Code For HDMI 2.1 FRL On Meteor Lake & Newer

Following AMD completing their HDMI 2.1 implementation for the open-source AMDGPU Linux driver after beginning with HDMI FRL patches earlier in the year, Intel's open-source driver developers are following in their footsteps...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-HDMI-2.1-FRL-Linux-v2

#amd #intel #linux #opensource

📰 Peppermint OS Expands Beyond Debian with Void Linux-Based PepVoid

Peppermint OS is testing PepVoid, a new Void Linux-based edition featuring Xorg and XLibre, with an official release potentially coming in November.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/peppermint-os-expands-beyond-debian-with-void-linux-based-pepvoid/

#debian #linux #linuxbased #xorg

📰 Linux 7.4 To Upstream Support For Three Snapdragon X2 Elite Laptops

For those looking to run Linux on new Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 hardware, there are laptops from ASUS, HP, and Lenovo that are powered by the X2 Elite and will be supported with the mainline Linux 7.4 kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ASUS-UX3407NA-Linux-7.4

#kernel #linux

📰 Linux 7.4 To Upstream Support For Three Snapdragon X2 Elite Laptops

For those looking to run Linux on new Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 hardware, there are laptops from ASUS, HP, and Lenovo that are powered by the X2 Elite and will be supported with the mainline Linux 7.4 kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ASUS-UX3407NA-Linux-7.4

#kernel #linux

📰 Mozilla Firefox 158 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

Mozilla Firefox 158 open-source web browser is now available for download with improved PDF handling, New Tab page updates, improved form filling in the Smart Window, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-158-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

#firefox #opensource

📰 Linux May Get a New Home for AI Agent Skills

A proposed agents directory would hold skills and other resources for coding assistants, starting with one that finds the commit behind a bug.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17494542/linux-ai-agent-skills-directory-proposal

#linux

📰 Ubuntu 27.04 “Tenacious T-Rex” Is Slated for Release on April 22nd, 2027

Canonical's next major Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 27.04 "Tenacious T-Rex," has been slated for release on April 22nd, 2027, and it’s expected to come with the GNOME 52 desktop environment and Linux kernel 7.6.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-27-04-tenacious-t-rex-is-slated-for-release-on-april-22nd-2027

#gnome #kernel #linux #ubuntu

📰 Proton Drive’s new CLI brings encrypted cloud storage to scripts and servers

When most people think of “cloud storage,” a website, an app, or a linked folder in your file management system immediately comes to mind. Our interactions with the cloud are mainly through graphical interfaces. But this is, of course, not really necessary. Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) are there for our benefit. When one computer speaks to another, they can forego all that decoration and get straight down to business.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/proton-drive-cli-encrypted-cloud-storage-scripts-and-servers/

#proton

📰 ROCm 10 OpenCL vs. Mesa 26.3-dev Rusticl Performance On AMD Strix Halo

With all the recent progress on Mesa's Rusticl driver as a Rust-based OpenCL driver working across the different Mesa Gallium3D hardware drivers, a Phoronix Premium supporter inquired about seeing some fresh benchmarks of this open-source OpenCL solution. Here is a look at how the Mesa 26.3 Rusticl driver is looking against AMD's official OpenCL driver within ROCm 10.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/rocm-10-opencl-rusticl

#amd #opensource #rust

📰 Ubuntu’s Myna Speech-to-Text App Is Now Available as a Technology Preview

Ubuntu's Myna local speech-to-text application is now available for public testing on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.10.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/ubuntus-myna-speech-to-text-app-is-now-available-as-a-technology-preview

#ubuntu