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Steam Deck OLED Finally Gets Audio Fix in Mainline Linux Kernel After Two Years
A DMI quirk finally restores audio on the Steam Deck OLED in mainline Linux, fixing a regression that has persisted since the 6.8 kernel cycle.
Volla Phone Plinius Ships With Ubuntu Touch or De-Googled Android
Volla's new IP68 Android handset ships with a user-replaceable 5,300 mAh battery and a choice of Ubuntu Touch or de-Googled Volla OS at checkout.
Proxmox Backup Server 4.2 Adds S3 Storage, Encrypted Sync, and Parallel Transfers
Proxmox Backup Server 4.2 brings server-side encryption for sync jobs, parallel group transfers, and official S3 storage backend support on a Debian 13.4 base with kernel 7.0 and ZFS 2.4.
Proxmox Adds StorPool as Official Solution Provider for High-Performance Block Storage
StorPool brings sub-0.1 ms latency block storage to Proxmox VE with native integration, targeting enterprises running demanding workloads on open-source infrastructure.
Pi-hole Patches Two Security Vulnerabilities in Latest Release
Pi-hole's latest update fixes two security vulnerabilities and resolves thread-safety crashes under concurrent API load.
Bazzite 43.20260420 Fixes Steam Window Rules and Updates Mesa, GNOME Extensions
Bazzite's latest stable image fixes Steam window behavior under GNOME Wayland and refreshes Mesa, container tooling, and several bundled shell extensions.
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Valve Engineer Finally Brings Linux Support to AMD Radeon HD 7870 XT After Nearly 14 Years
A Valve engineer's patch series finally enables the Radeon HD 7870 XT to work under Linux, fixing a 14-year-old bug caused by the GPU's unusual harvested silicon configuration.
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Valve Engineers Merge RDNA 4m Driver Support Into Mesa Ahead of AMD's Unannounced APUs
Valve's Linux graphics team merges RDNA 4m (GFX 11.7) Vulkan driver support into Mesa, revealing next-gen floating point features headed to unannounced AMD APUs.
Forgejo v15.0 Ships Repository-Scoped Tokens, Ephemeral Runners, and OpenID Connect for Actions
Forgejo hits its 100th release with v15.0, adding repo-scoped tokens, OpenID Connect for Actions workflows, ephemeral runners, and expanded reusable workflow support.
KDE Gear 26.04 Arrives as the Project Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
KDE Gear 26.04 delivers animated transition previews in Kdenlive, custom shortcuts in Dolphin, thread support in NeoChat, and refreshed PIM apps as the project turns 30.
Bazzite 43.20260415 Ships Mesa 26.0.4, KDE 6.6.4, and a Revamped Setup Portal
Bazzite's latest stable image delivers Mesa 26.0.4, KDE 6.6.4, a revamped setup portal with one-click troubleshooting, and a Steam Deck keyboard fix.
Alpine Linux Ships Security Patches Across Four Stable Branches
Alpine Linux patches ten CVEs across OpenSSL, musl, and zlib in all four supported branches, hitting core libraries that underpin nearly every container and embedded deployment.
Linux 7.0 Kernel Arrives With XFS Self-Healing, New AMD and Intel Hardware Support
Linux 7.0 ships with XFS self-healing, expanded AMD and Intel GPU support, a critical X.509 security fix, and lands as the kernel for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
KDE Frameworks 6.25.0 Brings PlayStation Image Support, Wayland Fixes, and New Syntax Highlighting
KDE Frameworks 6.25.0 lands with PlayStation TIM image support, extensive KIO memory leak fixes, new syntax definitions for STEP/PIO/SAS files, and several Wayland clipboard improvements.
Deepin 25.1.0 Ships With Linux 6.18 and System-Level AI Controls
Deepin 25.1.0 brings Linux kernel 6.18 and a new AI "Claw mode" that lets users control their desktop through natural language commands via integrated IM platforms.
VLC Spotted Running on Laptop During NASA's Artemis II Mission
VLC media player was spotted running on a laptop during NASA's Artemis II lunar mission, with FFmpeg claiming shared credit since VLC runs on its libraries.
KDE Plasma 6.6.4 Arrives With Three Weeks of Bug Fixes and Translations
KDE Plasma 6.6.4 is a bugfix update packing three weeks of fixes and fresh translations on top of February's feature-focused Plasma 6.6 release.
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Linux 7.1 to Enable AMDGPU Driver by Default for GCN 1.1 APUs
Linux 7.1 switches GCN 1.1 APUs like Kaveri and Kabini to the modern AMDGPU driver, bringing better performance and Vulkan support to these older AMD chips.
Bazzite Gaming Linux Distribution Releases Version 43.20260404
Bazzite 43.20260404 ships with kernel 6.17.7, Mesa 26.0.3, Nvidia 595.58, and expanded Bazaar package manager hooks across multiple languages.