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KDE Linux Prunes Its Insecure & Unused Software

Phoronix - Mon, 06/01/2026 - 01:08
With the end of the month comes a new KDE Linux status report from prominent KDE developer Nate Graham...

Linux 7.1-rc6 To Support The ASUS ROG RAIKIRI II & Nova 2 Lite Controllers

Phoronix - Sun, 05/31/2026 - 21:59
Ahead of the Linux 7.1-rc6 test kernel due out later today, this week's batch of input subsystem fixes have been sent out that includes enabling a few newer input devices...

Linux Might Finally Disable The Microsoft RNDIS Protocol Drivers In 2026

Phoronix - Sun, 05/31/2026 - 21:28
Going back to early 2023 there were efforts to disable all the Linux drivers for Microoft's RNDIS protocol. Remote NDIS has proven to be a real security concern while superior, modern alternatives exist...

Wine-Staging 11.10 Fixes 14 Year Old Bug, Also Fixes Issue Of Some Games Being Too Dark

Phoronix - Sun, 05/31/2026 - 19:28
Building off Friday's release of Wine 11.10 is now the Wine-Staging 11.10 experimental/testing flavor with nearly 300 additional patches atop that upstream code...

Servo 0.2 Released With Revamped Android Browser UI

Phoronix - Sun, 05/31/2026 - 19:01
For ending out the month of May is a new monthly release of Servo, the open-source, Rust-based browser engine being developed by Linux Foundation Europe stakeholders and the open-source community. There are many nice enhancements on the desktop side with Servo 0.2 while also improving the Android browser UI experience with Servo too...

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