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📰 A Raspberry Pi 5 Handheld That Replaces Plastic with Brass

🔗 Source: https://www.hackster.io/news/a-raspberry-pi-5-handheld-that-replaces-plastic-with-brass-eb5e29d5b751

📰 Ubuntu 26.04 fixes Papers bug that sent PDF links to wrong page

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is prepping a bug fix update to Papers, the document viewer that replaced Evince in 25.04, resolving several annoyances – including internal PDF links that jumped to the wrong page. The internal link snafu only occurred in some PDFs, not all, and typically took you to a page one off the actual target. Annoying.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-04-papers-pdf-viewer-bug-fixes

#ubuntu

📰 My Linux laptop runs better now that I treat it like a server

I'm my own sysadmin and I only have myself to blame.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/my-linux-pc-runs-better-now-that-i-treat-it-like-a-server/

#linux

📰 Slack Who? This Self-Hosted Chat App Just Went Open Source

Built by one developer over the past year, Chatto is a team chat solution that can be self-hosted.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17379567/chatto-goes-open-source

#opensource

Orange Pi 6 SBC delivers 45 TOPS AI with dual 2.5GbE
https://www.electronics-lab.com/orange-pi-6-sbc-packs-cix-p1-soc-45-tops-ai-dual-2-5gbe-and-lpddr5/

📰 Heavy Metal Death Can is a retro survival horror set on a Cold War–era submarine - now on Linux

Heavy Metal Death Can released back in May and just recently the developer updated the game to include Native Linux and macOS support.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/heavy-metal-death-can-is-a-retro-survival-horror-set-on-a-cold-war-era-submarine-now-on-linux/

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ESP32 Keeps Tabs On Your Local Airspace | Hackaday
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/08/esp32-keeps-tabs-on-your-local-airspace/

📰 Reworked System Call Entry Handling Slated For Linux 7.3

Stemming from looking at a proposed Linux kernel patch to alter the Linux kernel's system call number handling, veteran Linux kernel developer Thomas Gleixner went down a rabbit hole of the kernel's system call entry handling to make a number of clean-ups and improvements to the code. That rework to the system call entry handling is now expected to land for the Linux 7.3 kernel cycle...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rework-Sysclal-Entry-Linux-7.3

#kernel #linux

📰 Claude desktop app for Linux enters beta

Anthropic has released a beta of its Claude desktop app for Linux, launching alongside an apt repo Ubuntu users can add for ongoing updates. According to the official docs, Claude desktop for Linux offers “the same Chat, Cowork, and Claude Code experience as macOS and Windows: parallel sessions, visual diff review, an integrated terminal and editor, and live app preview”. However, not all of the app’s features are yet available.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/claude-desktop-linux-beta

#linux #ubuntu

📰 COSMIC just hit version 1.2, and it's quietly doing things GNOME and KDE still make you fight for

The world of Linux desktops is rich and varied, with plenty of options to suit your preferences. But while KDE and GNOME dominate the landscape, a relative newcomer is starting to make waves with features other desktops still don't fully support. It's called COSMIC, and it recently hit version 1.2.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/cosmic-hit-version-1-2-quietly-doing-things-gnome-kde-still-make-you-fight-for/

#gnome #kde #linux

📰 Compromised jscrambler 8.14.0 npm Release Drops Rust Infostealer During Install

Version 8.14.0 of the jscrambler npm package shipped with a malicious preinstall hook that silently drops and runs a native infostealer during installation, one build each for Windows, macOS, and Linux.Published on July 11, 2026, it needs no import and no CLI call. Installing 8.14.0 is enough to run it.Socket flagged the release six minutes after it was.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/07/compromised-jscrambler-8140-npm-release.html

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📰 COSMIC Desktop’s Big Visual Upgrade Is Finally Here

Pop!_OS 24.04 users can now enable COSMIC’s long-awaited Frosted Glass effect, with a wider Linux rollout expected next week.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-big-visual-upgrade-is-finally-here/

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📰 Llama.cpp, Speeches, and Open WebUI turned my Raspberry Pi into a voice assistant that actually works

The best part? This voice assistant runs entirely locally.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-built-a-voice-assistant-with-my-raspberry-pi/

#raspberry

📰 Debian 13.6 “Trixie” Released with 124 Bug Fixes and 120 Security Updates

Debian 13.6 is now available for download as a new point release to Debian 13 “Trixie” with 124 bug fixes and 120 security updates.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-6-trixie-released-with-124-bug-fixes-and-120-security-updates

#debian

📰 I Mined and Built My Way Through Space Haven

An indie game studio out of Finland, Linus Torvalds' birth country, built this game, treating Linux as a first-class citizen.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17376559/space-haven-review

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📰 Linux 7.2-rc3 Bringing Display Detection Improvement To Help Some Multi-GPU Systems

Sent out today was this week's round of x86 (x86_64) fixes ahead of the Linux 7.2-rc3 kernel test candidate due out on Sunday...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-rc3-Multi-GPU-Fix

#kernel #linux

📰 DLSS Updater 4.3.0 for Linux has "grown into a full Proton Upscalers panel"

Open source is awesome, and tools like the DLSS Updater can be incredibly useful and the Linux support just keeps on getting better.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/dlss-updater-4-3-0-for-linux-has-grown-into-a-full-proton-upscalers-panel/

#linux #opensource #proton

📰 KDE Developers Continue Landing More Features For Plasma 6.8

KDE developers continue to be very busy this summer landing more features for the upcoming Plasma 6.8 desktop...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.8-Spectacle-Audio

#kde #plasma

📰 Valve fix up Marvel Rivals on SteamOS / Linux with Proton Hotfix

Another constantly updated game that broke with newer Proton recently is Marvel Rivals, but now thanks to Valve it should work again with Proton Hotfix.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-fix-up-marvel-rivals-on-steamos-linux-with-proton-hotfix/

#linux #proton

📰 Azure Linux 4.0 Released: Microsoft Expands Its Enterprise Linux Platform Beyond the Cloud

by George WhittakerMicrosoft has officially unveiled Azure Linux 4.0, the latest version of its open-source Linux distribution designed for cloud infrastructure, enterprise workloads, and modern data centers. Formerly known as CBL-Mariner, Azure Linux has powered Microsoft's internal cloud services for years, but version 4.

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/azure-linux-40-released-microsoft-expands-its-enterprise-linux-platform-beyond-cloud

#linux #opensource