Open-source News

Chrome Is Finally Coming to ARM64 Linux Devices in 2026  TechRepublic

Not a Firefox Fork! Kagi's Orion Browser Arrives on Linux as a Public Beta  It's FOSS

5 Things Linux Can Do That Windows 11 Can't  bgr.com

The PS3 used to have a feature Sony would never allow today  MakeUseOf

Linux 7.1 Kernel Will Enhance Support for AMD Ryzen AI NPUs  TechPowerUp

Since last week's Fedora 44 Beta release I have been testing out this upcoming Fedora Linux version on a few systems in the lab, most notably with the Framework Desktop powered by the powerful AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo". Fedora Workstation 44 Beta has been looking nice and running stable albeit in some instances seeing lower performance at this point than Fedora Workstation 43 but overall in good shape.

Fedora Workstation 44 Beta Benchmarks On The AMD Ryzen AI Max Framework Desktop  Phoronix

Fedora 44 on the Raspberry Pi 5  Adafruit

The Myth of Linux Optimization Tools, and Why You Really Don’t Need Them At All  Make Tech Easier

The past several years Imagination Tech has been investing in an upstream and open-source DRM kernel graphics driver as well as a PowerVR Vulkan driver in Mesa. Their Mesa focus has exclusively been on the PowerVR Vulkan driver with the plans all along to use the Zink generic OpenGL-on-Vulkan implementation. With next quarter's Mesa 26.1 release, that goal is being realized with Zink now working nicely atop the PowerVR Vulkan driver for in turn achieving open-source OpenGL support on PowerVR...

A round of Intel graphics driver updates were sent today to DRM-Next in staging ahead of April's Linux 7.1 merge window. The changes in this pull aren't too particularly exciting with a lot of code refactoring and other work, but there are preparations made for supporting UHBR DP tunnels...

I dug into the Flipper One's firmware, and it's not a Flipper Zero sequel — it's a pocket Linux PC  XDA

How to Properly Install JetBrains Toolbox on Linux (Kubuntu/Ubuntu)  HackerNoon

Why I love my new Linux window manager  How-To Geek

My laggy Linux desktop looked idle, but something was clearly wrong  MakeUseOf

CrackArmor Flaws Expose Linux Systems to Privilege Escalation  Infosecurity Magazine

The work by Derek Clark on enhancing the Lenovo Legion Go gaming handheld support for Linux continues panning out nicely. The latest driver effort, the creation of the Lenovo Legion Go and Go S Series HID Drivers to help with controller configuration, is set to be introduced in Linux 7.1...

Lenovo Legion Go HID Drivers Queued Ahead Of Linux 7.1  Phoronix

SteamOS proved the Linux desktop works when you stop trying to make it look like Windows  XDA

OpenRazer v3.12.0 brings Linux support for more Razer devices  GamingOnLinux