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No More Reboots During Kernel Patching for ARM64 Systems on Ubuntu
Canonical's Livepatch finally extends to the platform in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Ubuntu Core 26.
ArmSoM Sige6 is The First Sige Board to Ditch Rockchip For Allwinner
Powered by the Allwinner A733, the SBC brings a 3 TOPS NPU, Wi-Fi 6, and up to 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM.
Guncrypt is Halfbrick Studio's First PC Game, That Also Works on Linux
If you are into rogue-like games, this one might be the one to get on Linux.
Canonical's New AI Tool Wants You to Talk to Ubuntu Instead of Type
Myna runs entirely on local hardware and is set to debut with Ubuntu 26.10.
Epic Games Built Its Own Git Alternative For Handling Large Files
Written in Rust and released under the MIT license, Lore is a version control system for handling large, complex data.
After the AUR Malware Flood, Yay v13 Lets You Script Your Own Safety Net
The release adds Lua-based hooks alongside a simpler way to see how recently a PKGBUILD was last touched.
Commodore's New Flip Phone Skips Android for Linux-Based Sailfish OS
The Callback 8020 still runs apps made for Android, btw.
KDE Plasma 6.7 Release Resurrects Two Themes From the KDE 4 Era
The release also brings per-screen virtual desktops and Union, a new CSS-based theming system.
Raven Prism is a Linux Computer That Happens To Be A Pair of Glasses
This eye-controlled smart glass is a San Francisco-based startup's bet on ambient computing.
Arch Linux Pulls the Plug on New AUR Registrations After Malware Flood
More than 1,500 AUR packages got hit, and new waves kept coming.
To Make Things Easier, CachyOS Opted for a New GUI Package Manager
There are a couple of graphical package managers for Arch-based distros, but CachyOS opted for a new one in C#.
Flipper One is a Pocket-sized Linux Cyberdeck
And it needs your help to come to fruition.
Linux Kernel 7.1 is a Feature Release That Could Be Useful For You
Don't let the .1 fool you, this release has plenty to offer.
An AI Agent Infiltrated Fedora's Bug Tracker and Wreaked Havoc
A hijacked contributor account let an AI agent loose on Fedora's bug tracker, closing bugs, posting hallucinated fixes, and getting bad code into Anaconda.
There is a New X11 Server, Written in Rust, With the Help of AI
Yserver is a vibe-coded project that ditches legacy code to work cleanly on modern Linux systems.
DOCX, PDFs Were Not Built for AI. This New Open Standard Wants to Change That
The spec looks to simplify how AI systems read and process documents under a vendor-neutral umbrella.
KaOS Releases First Dinit-Based ISO, but It's Not Ditching Systemd Entirely
The distro ditches systemd as the init system while keeping some key components around.
Good News For Linux Terminal Junkies! Proton Drive Now Has a CLI
Something to work with before the GUI client for Linux drops.
ONLYOFFICE DocSpace 3.7 Lets You Generate Files Using AI
The update also adds DeepSeek, xAI, and Google AI support alongside a revamped form-filling experience.
Collabora's CODE 26.04 Release Might Be Its Biggest One Yet
The experimental online office suite gets AI tools across all three editors and a lot more in this release.
Bambu Lab Keeps Locking Down, The Community Keeps Building Up
As Bambu Lab tightens its grip on its ecosystem, tools like Bambuddy are giving owners back control of hardware they paid for.
Proton Drive is Now Faster (And Getting a Linux Client Soon)
The overhaul is part of a broader SDK rebuild that has been in the works throughout 2026.
Canonical Promotes Steam Snap to Stable on ARM64, With Plans to Rebuild It from Scratch Later
The current snap bundles FEX to emulate x86 Steam on ARM hardware, but that approach might be shortlived.
