# Lunar Computer

> Linux, gaming, and hardware news, reviews, and tutorials. Covering single-board computers, mini PCs, handhelds, self-hosting, and open source.

Lunar Computer publishes news, reviews and tutorials about Linux, computer hardware and gaming. The lists below are generated from the live site; unlisted articles are excluded.

## Main sections
- [Home](https://lunar.computer/): Latest Linux, hardware and gaming news
- [Reviews](https://lunar.computer/reviews): Hardware and product reviews
- [Tutorials](https://lunar.computer/tutorials): Guides and how-tos

## Latest articles
- [ASUS UGen300 Packs a 40 TOPS AI Accelerator Into a USB-C Dongle With Open-Source Linux Drivers](https://lunar.computer/asus-ugen300-packs-a-40-tops-ai-accelerator-into-20260807): ASUS puts a fanless 40 TOPS Hailo-10H AI accelerator with 8 GB RAM into a 2.5 W USB-C dongle that works on any Linux, Windows, or Android host.
- [Anbernic's $65 RG SP Brings GBA Clamshell Nostalgia to Linux](https://lunar.computer/anbernic-s-65-rg-sp-brings-gba-clamshell-20260807): Anbernic's GBA SP-inspired clamshell runs Linux on the community-favorite Allwinner H700, with muOS and Knulli custom firmware support expected shortly after launch.
- [Linux 7.3 Brings Gyro and Accelerometer Support to the Original Steam Controller's Kernel Driver](https://lunar.computer/linux-7-3-brings-gyro-and-accelerometer-support-20260807): Linux 7.3 adds gyro, accelerometer, and touch grip support to the hid-steam kernel driver, letting the original Steam Controller's motion sensors work natively without Steam or SDL.
- [NetBSD 11.0 Arrives With RISC-V and Snapdragon X Elite Support](https://lunar.computer/netbsd-11-0-arrives-with-risc-v-and-snapdragon-x-20260802): NetBSD's 19th major release brings its first stable RISC-V port for boards like the VisionFive 2, plus a MICROVM kernel that boots VMs in 10 ms.
- [Jellyfin for Android 2.7 Makes Native Video the Default, Cuts Transcoding for Self-Hosters](https://lunar.computer/jellyfin-for-android-2-7-makes-native-video-the-20260802): Jellyfin for Android 2.7 defaults to native video playback to reduce transcoding, redesigns downloads for offline use, and rewrites Android Auto with audiobook support.
- [ELM11-Feather Brings a Full FPGA to the Adafruit Feather Form Factor](https://lunar.computer/elm11-feather-brings-a-full-fpga-to-the-adafruit-20260802): An FPGA dev board in the Feather form factor that lets you reprogram the processor, peripherals, and I/O in Lua, C, and HDL, with open source toolchain support via Yosys and Apicula.
- [Octopus 16 Packs a 16-Channel Open-Source Brain-Computer Interface Into a Coin-Sized PCB](https://lunar.computer/octopus-16-packs-a-16-channel-open-source-brain-20260802): A 26 mm open-source board with 16 EEG channels and dual 24-bit ADCs turns a XIAO ESP32-S3 into a wireless brain-controlled gamepad for $250.
- [Steam on Linux Recovers to 4% in July After Three-Month Slide](https://lunar.computer/steam-on-linux-recovers-to-4-in-july-after-three-20260802): Linux rebounds to 4.01% in the July Steam Survey after months of decline, with SteamOS Holo now powering 22% of Linux gaming systems as the Steam Machine begins shipping.
- [Bazzite 44.20260802 Ships Kernel 7.1.5 and Mesa 26.1.6 in Latest Stable Update](https://lunar.computer/bazzite-44-20260802-ships-kernel-7-1-5-and-mesa-20260802): Bazzite's latest stable image bumps the kernel to 7.1.5 and Mesa to 26.1.6, with updated Nvidia drivers, Gamescope, and a new OpenCL ICD loader replacing ocl-icd.
- [FriendlyELEC NanoPi R28S Squeezes Dual Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi 6 Into a Tiny OpenWrt Router](https://lunar.computer/friendlyelec-nanopi-r28s-squeezes-dual-gigabit-20260801): FriendlyELEC's NanoPi R28S crams dual Gigabit Ethernet, WiFi 6, and a USB-C debug console into a 5 cm router board starting at $20.
- [Zinwa Q27 Brings a Full QWERTY Keyboard to a 5G Android 16 Phone](https://lunar.computer/zinwa-q27-brings-a-full-qwerty-keyboard-to-a-5g-20260731): Zinwa's first fully custom keyboard phone packs a Dimensity 7300, 5G, and Android 16 into a BlackBerry Classic-inspired form factor.
- [InHand Mo 62A and Mo 68A Pack TI Vision AI Into a Raspberry Pi Form Factor](https://lunar.computer/inhand-mo-62a-and-mo-68a-pack-ti-vision-ai-into-a-20260731): Two Pi-sized SBCs from InHand bring TI's 2 and 8 TOPS vision AI processors to a HAT-compatible board running Debian 13.2 on Linux 6.12.
- [Incus 7.3 Patches Nine Critical Vulnerabilities, Adds Shared GPU Acceleration for VMs](https://lunar.computer/incus-7-3-patches-nine-critical-vulnerabilities-20260731): Incus 7.3 fixes 13 security issues (9 critical host-level exploits) and introduces shared GPU acceleration for VMs via virglrenderer, letting multiple guests share one GPU without passthrough.
- [Proxmox VE Gains Official NVIDIA Partnership, Will Support Grace and Vera ARM CPUs](https://lunar.computer/proxmox-ve-gains-official-nvidia-partnership-will-20260731): Proxmox VE is being optimized for NVIDIA's ARM-based Grace and Vera CPUs as part of a new partnership that integrates the open-source hypervisor into NVIDIA's AI data center management stack.
- [Espressif's ESP32-S31 Enters Mass Production With RISC-V Cores, Wi-Fi 6, Thread, and a Full MMU](https://lunar.computer/espressif-s-esp32-s31-enters-mass-production-with-20260731): Espressif's ESP32-S31 ships with dual RISC-V cores at 320 MHz, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and Thread/Zigbee on one chip for under $6.
- [VIEWE's 7.6-Inch Square Touch Displays Bring 1200x1200 Resolution to SBC Projects](https://lunar.computer/viewe-s-7-6-inch-square-touch-displays-bring-20260731): VIEWE's 7.6-inch square HDMI touch displays offer 800x800 or 1200x1200 IPS panels with 1,000 cd/m² brightness, USB-C touch, and plug-and-play SBC compatibility.
- [Steam Client Beta Adds AV1 and HDR Streaming to the Steam Deck](https://lunar.computer/steam-client-beta-adds-av1-and-hdr-streaming-to-20260731): Valve's Steam client beta wires up royalty-free AV1 streaming and HDR support for Remote Play on the Steam Deck.
- [Seeed Studio's $50 reTerminal Sticky Is a Hackable E Ink Display and eReader](https://lunar.computer/seeed-studio-s-50-reterminal-sticky-is-a-hackable-20260731): A $50 ESP32-S3 E Ink touchscreen device with built-in magnets that works as a smart display or pocket eReader, with full support for the CrossPoint open-source firmware.
- [Waveshare RP2350-POE-ETH Packs Wired Ethernet and Optional PoE Into a Tiny RP2350 Board](https://lunar.computer/waveshare-rp2350-poe-eth-packs-wired-ethernet-and-20260731): Waveshare's tiny RP2350-POE-ETH board combines a dual-architecture RP2350 MCU with WIZnet's W6300 QSPI Ethernet controller and optional 802.3af PoE, starting at $14.
- [Valve Is Funding a Port of the Open-Source RADV Vulkan Driver to Windows](https://lunar.computer/valve-is-funding-a-port-of-the-open-source-radv-20260731): Valve is sponsoring the port of Mesa's open-source RADV Vulkan driver to Windows, with Counter-Strike 2 already running in early demos.
- [Rust-Based X11 Server YSERVER 1.4 Gets Chrome and Steam GPU Acceleration](https://lunar.computer/rust-based-x11-server-yserver-1-4-gets-chrome-and-20260729): YSERVER 1.4, a Rust reimplementation of X11 built largely with AI, now runs Chrome and Steam with GPU acceleration and supports KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, and NVIDIA hardware.
- [Raspberry Pi CM0 Gets Its First DIN-Rail Industrial Computers From EDATEC](https://lunar.computer/raspberry-pi-cm0-gets-its-first-din-rail-20260728): EDATEC pairs the compact Raspberry Pi CM0 with isolated digital and analog I/O in two DIN-rail industrial computers running Raspberry Pi OS.
- [LILYGO T-Display C5 Brings Dual-Band WiFi 6 and ESPHome Support to a $12 ESP32 Dev Board](https://lunar.computer/lilygo-t-display-c5-brings-dual-band-wifi-6-and-20260728): LILYGO's $12 T-Display C5 packs dual-band WiFi 6, BLE 5.0, and Zigbee on a tiny RISC-V board with a 1.9-inch color LCD and battery support.
- [Beelink ME Pro NAS Packs 10GbE and Thunderbolt 4 Into a Compact 2-Bay Intel 18A Box](https://lunar.computer/beelink-me-pro-nas-packs-10gbe-and-thunderbolt-4-20260727): Beelink's updated 2-bay NAS runs Intel's 18A Wildcat Lake chip with 10GbE, dual Thunderbolt 4, and a 15 TOPS NPU in a modular chassis that supports swappable motherboards.
- [BOSGAME E6 ECO Brings Intel Wildcat Lake to a $380 Mini PC With Ubuntu Support](https://lunar.computer/bosgame-e6-eco-brings-intel-wildcat-lake-to-a-380-20260727): Intel 18A silicon with a 15 TOPS NPU, dual 2.5GbE, and USB4 in a $380 mini PC with Ubuntu Linux support.
- [CirkitScape Top HAT Packs GPIO Expansion, ADC, RS-485, and a USB Hub Into One Raspberry Pi Board](https://lunar.computer/cirkitscape-top-hat-packs-gpio-expansion-adc-rs-20260727): A single Raspberry Pi HAT combining 16 extra GPIOs, a 12-bit ADC, RS-485, and a four-port USB 2.0 hub, all controllable via standard Python libraries.
- [Planet Technology Turns a Raspberry Pi 5 Into a $3,640 NDAA-Compliant Surveillance Appliance](https://lunar.computer/planet-technology-turns-a-raspberry-pi-5-into-a-3-20260727): Planet Technology's AIS-1000 wraps a Raspberry Pi 5 and Hailo-8L AI accelerator into a $3,640 NDAA-compliant surveillance station handling eight camera streams with edge AI analytics.
- [FriendlyELEC NanoPi M6V2 Packs RK3588S, NVMe, and 8K Output Into a 90 mm Board](https://lunar.computer/friendlyelec-nanopi-m6v2-packs-rk3588s-nvme-and-20260727): FriendlyELEC's NanoPi M6V2 pairs the RK3588S with NVMe storage, 8K HDMI 2.1, a 6 TOPS NPU, and one of the widest OS lineups in its class, starting at $172.
- [nRF54L15 Discovery Board Ships With Open Hardware Design and Snap-Apart Debugger](https://lunar.computer/nrf54l15-discovery-board-ships-with-open-hardware-20260727): Open-hardware nRF54L15 devboard with a snap-apart CMSIS-DAP debugger, Bluetooth LE 6.0, Matter, Zephyr support, and full KiCad sources under CERN OHL V2.
- [MUSE Pi Pro Packs M.2 and Mini-PCIe Into a Pi-Sized RISC-V Board](https://lunar.computer/muse-pi-pro-packs-m-2-and-mini-pcie-into-a-pi-20260726): The MUSE Pi Pro squeezes M.2 NVMe, mini-PCIe, and four USB 3.0 ports onto a credit-card-sized RISC-V board with growing mainline Linux kernel support.

## Recent reviews
- [Lenovo Legion Go 2 Review: Running Bazzite on AMD Z2 Extreme Handheld](https://lunar.computer/lenovo-legion-go-2-review-running-bazzite-on-amd-20260702): Bazzite turns the Legion Go 2 into more than a gaming handheld, with the Z2 Extreme and OLED display making it a genuinely versatile Linux device.
- [Orange Pi Zero 3W Review: Octa-Core A733 in a Pi Zero Footprint](https://lunar.computer/orange-pi-zero-3w-review-octa-core-a733-in-a-pi-20260613): Orange Pi crams an octa-core Allwinner A733 and up to 16GB of LPDDR5 into a Raspberry Pi Zero footprint, with a 10 Gbps USB port and about 4x a Pi Zero 2 W's multi-core grunt.
- [AnkerMake M5 3D Printer Review](https://lunar.computer/ankermake-m5-3d-printer)
- [ASUS ROG Ally X, Lenovo Legion Go, and Steam Deck OLED: Comparing performance, screens, build quality and ergonomics](https://lunar.computer/asus-rog-ally-x-lenovo-legion-go-steam-deck-oled-comparing)

## Recent tutorials
- [How to Create a File Server using Raspberry Pi 5](https://lunar.computer/how-to-create-a-file-server-using-raspberry-pi-5)
- [Run NixOS in a DigitalOcean Droplet](https://lunar.computer/nixos-digitalocean)
- [Run NixOS using Vagrant](https://lunar.computer/vagrant-nixos)
- [Deploy a Kubernetes Cluster with Service Mesh on DigitalOcean Using K3s](https://lunar.computer/k3s-service-mesh-digitalocean)
- [Upgrade Fedora 30 to 31](https://lunar.computer/upgrade-fedora-30-31)
- [Install vagrant-libvirt on macOS](https://lunar.computer/vagrant-libvirt-macos)
- [Deploy Bitwarden on Docker Swarm](https://lunar.computer/bitwarden-docker-swarm)
- [Enable Third-Party Repositories on SmartOS](https://lunar.computer/smartos-repositories)
- [Deploy GitLab CE on Docker Swarm](https://lunar.computer/gitlab-docker-swarm)
- [Create a Docker Swarm Cluster on DigitalOcean](https://lunar.computer/docker-swarm-digitalocean)
- [Install netatalk on SmartOS](https://lunar.computer/netatalk-on-smartos)
- [Run macOS Mojave using Vagrant](https://lunar.computer/vagrant-macos-mojave)
- [Deploy a Three-Node Kubernetes Cluster on Fedora 30 on DigitalOcean](https://lunar.computer/kubernetes-fedora-30-digitalocean)
- [Customize Proxmox VE 6.0](https://lunar.computer/customize-proxmox-60)
- [Run Proxmox VE 6.0 using Vagrant](https://lunar.computer/vagrant-proxmox-60)

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