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📰 KMSCON 10.0.2 Brings asciicast Playback Support, Bug Fixes

KMSCON 10.0.2 debuted today as the latest update to this leading user-space terminal emulator for Linux systems. KMSCON is built around Linux's KMS/DRM interfaces and the most viable alternative to date for in-kernel VTs...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KMSCON-10.0.2-Released

#kernel #linux

📰 KDE Software Now Has Stable Btrfs Snapshot Integration With KIO-Snapshot 1.0

With today's release of KIO-Snapshot, KDE software now has stable integration of Btrfs file-system snapshots...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Btrfs-Snapshots

#kde

📰 Dynamic clock, calendar and weather icons extension adds new styles

You can bring Ubuntu’s clock, calendar and weather app icons to life with the Dynamic Calendar, Clocks and Weather Icons GNOME Shell extension – which has been updated with new icon styles. The extension already provided Yaru, Adwaita, Paprius, Big Sur and other icon styles, built-in (the dynamic versions don’t depend on the icon sets themselves), so you can see real-time clock, date and weather info on app icons that look like their static...

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/dynamic-icons-gnome-extension-updated

#gnome #ubuntu

📰 Tuba, the best Mastodon client for Linux, just got a BIG update

Tuba 0.11 adds full Mastodon quote and Collections support, UnifiedPush and an early, experimental Android build. Linux's best Mastodon app, now better!You're reading Tuba, the best Mastodon client for Linux, just got a BIG update, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/tuba-mastodon-quote-support-collections

#android #linux #ubuntu

📰 Manic Android Malware Exfiltrates Data From Offline Phones via Nearby Infected Devices

A new Android threat codenamed Manic has been observed actively targeting Ukrainian banks, government and identity services, and messaging applications, as well as Russian and European financial institutions, global fintech and cryptocurrency services, and military-focused communications."Manic sits at the intersection of Android banking malware and mobile spyware, combining financial-fraud.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/manic-android-malware-exfiltrates-data.html

#android

📰 Linux Driver Posted For The PreSonus Quantum 2626: A ~$700 Thunderbolt Audio Interface

The PreSonus Quantum 2626 is a high-end, Thunderbolt 3 based audio interface. PreSonus just maintains Windows and macOS drivers for this high-end audio interface while now an open-source Linux driver has been posted after being independently developed via reverse engineering...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/PreSonus-Quantum-2626-Linux

#linux #opensource

📰 Linux Driver Posted For The PreSonus Quantum 2626: A ~$700 Thunderbolt Audio Interface

The PreSonus Quantum 2626 is a high-end, Thunderbolt 3 based audio interface. PreSonus just maintains Windows and macOS drivers for this high-end audio interface while now an open-source Linux driver has been posted after being independently developed via reverse engineering...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/PreSonus-Quantum-2626-Linux

#linux #opensource

📰 40 Malicious Firefox Extensions Pose as Web3 Products to Steal Wallet Secrets

A set of 40 Mozilla Firefox extensions has been found to engage in cryptocurrency wallet theft by masquerading as OKX, Rabby Wallet, TronLink, and other Web3 products.According to the Socket Threat Research team, the extensions are part of a broader set of 77 browser add-ons that share source code and infrastructure overlaps. The campaign, dubbed Offside Wallet Theft Factory, is believed to.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/40-malicious-firefox-extensions-pose-as.html

#firefox

📰 RPM 6.1 Is Here with New Release Model Inspired by the Linux Kernel

RPM 6.1 package manager for Red Hat Enterprise Linux-based distributions is now available with numerous new features and improvements. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/rpm-6-1-is-here-with-new-release-model-inspired-by-the-linux-kernel

#kernel #linux #linuxbased

📰 SparkyLinux 8.4 rekindles support for 32-bit PCs

Debian 13 derivative offers minimal x86 images and lets CDE ride again.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/20/sparkylinux-84-rekindles-support-for-32-bit-pcs/5289203

#debian

📰 KDE Gear 26.08 Apps Collection Released with Dolphin, Okular, and Kdenlive Improvements

KDE Gear 26.08 is now available with major updates to Dolphin, Okular, Kdenlive, Konsole, Minuet, and other KDE applications.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-gear-26-08-apps-collection-released-with-dolphin-okular-and-kdenlive-improvements/

#kde

📰 EXT4 Preps More Performance Improvements For Linux 7.3

In addition to the IOmap improvements helping EXT4 performance in Linux 7.3, the main EXT4 feature pull request has now been submitted for this next kernel version. That pull is set to land yet more performance optimizations for EXT4...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/EXT4-Linux-7.3

#kernel #linux

📰 Garuda Linux Temeraire Released with New CachyOS-Based Kernel, Plasma Login Manager

Garuda Linux Temeraire arrives with a new CachyOS-based kernel, Plasma Login Manager, revamped Hyprland setup, and major tooling changes.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/garuda-linux-temeraire-released-with-new-cachyos-based-kernel/

#kernel #linux #plasma

📰 Two Very Exciting Memory Management Optimizations Going Into Linux 7.3

Andrew Morton on Tuesday sent out all of the memory management "MM" updates for the Linux 7.3 merge window. The MM pull was particularly heavy as he noted 1,250 "added-to-MM" emails were sent out this cycle compared to 920 the prior cycle. With a lot of patch churn, he also turned to Google's Gemini AI for writing his patch summaries.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-MM

#linux

📰 I ditched three subscription services with a $15 Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, and my setup is bulletproof

A tiny DietPi and Docker base turns a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W into a privacy-first hub for passwords and PDFs.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/my-pi-zero-2w-runs-the-three-services-i-actually-use/

#raspberry

📰 Btrfs Ready With More Performance Improvements For Linux 7.3: Some ~3x To ~5x Wins

David Sterba of SUSE sent in the Btrfs file-system feature updates today that target the Linux 7.3 merge window. Among other changes are more performance improvements for this next version of the Linux kernel...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Btrfs

#kernel #linux

📰 Proton Experimental brings fixes for Company of Heroes 3, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Arma 3 and more

Valve just launched the latest Proton Experimental update to improve gaming on Linux / SteamOS, Steam Deck and Steam Machine - here's all that's changed.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-company-of-heroes-3-avatar-frontiers-of-pandora-arma-3-and-more/

#linux #proton #steam

📰 New AMD Low-Power Core & Unified Intel/AMD CPU Core Type Handling In Linux 7.3

Covered first on Phoronix back in June was an AMD Linux patch for introducing a new "low power" CPU core type to complement their typical "performance" cores and their "efficiency" cores like with Zen 4C/5C. That low power core is presumed for some Zen 6 clients and that integration is now merged for Linux 7.3 as well as unifying the Intel/AMD CPU core type handling...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/x86-Core-Types-Linux-7.3

#amd #intel #linux

📰 Raspberry Pi gets jiggy with batch CM5 provisioning

Clamp, flash, repeat – no separate IO board or host computer required.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/edge-and-iot/2026/08/19/raspberry-pi-gets-jiggy-with-batch-cm5-provisioning/5289499

#raspberry

📰 Someone made a Raspberry Pi D&D DM cyberdeck that tracks campaigns, rolls dice, and generates NPCs

There's nothing like being put on the spot as a D&D dungeon master when your players ask to talk to someone you haven't made notes for. And you know you can't just make up a random name and backstory, because your players will somehow make that one NPC a bigger part of the story than your planned villain.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-made-a-raspberry-pi-dd-gm-cyberdeck-that-tracks-campaigns-rolls-dice-and-generates-npcs/

#raspberry