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📰 Kernel 7.2: RK3588 media, smarter GPU memory, and Rust foundations

Linux kernel 7.2 adds broad core, Rust, and hardware-support updates, with Collabora contributing 102 patches across graphics, media, virtualization, networking, power management, and SoC enablement.

🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/kernel-7.2-rk3588-media,-smarter-gpu-memory,-and-rust-foundations.html

#kernel #linux

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https://collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/kernel-7.2-rk3588-media,-smarter-gpu-memory,-and-rust-foundations.html

📰 Omarchy Linux Just Got $8 Million From Tech's Biggest Names

A new nonprofit is being setup that would house all that money, and Hyprland is the first external project to benefit.

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https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17427570/omarchy-launches-omacom-foundation

We Have Too Many Linux Distros
YT - Brodie Robertson —> youtube.com/watch?v=4ju8ZFwzdOA

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📰 Mozilla Presents Their Plan For Shipping JPEG-XL In Firefox 157

While Firefox 152+ already offers experimental JPEG-XL support, Mozilla formally announced today their plans for officially shipping JPEG-XL image format support in the Firefox web browser...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-JPEG-XL-2026-Plans

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https://phoronix.com/news/Firefox-JPEG-XL-2026-Plans

HOL Guard adds a local approval gate for risky AI agent actions

HOL Guard is an open-source security layer that pauses risky actions from AI coding agents before they reach the host system. The tool runs locally, works offline, checks requests in under 50 milliseconds, and has passed 552,000 downloads—but its developers cannot yet say how many users keep it enabled.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/hol-guard-adds-a-local-approval-gate-for-risky-ai-agent-actions/

📰 Linux gaming gets another boost as Proton adds support for 16 niche games

If you're a Steam Deck or Steam Machine user, this is great news.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/protons-latest-stable-update-includes-support-niche-games/

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https://xda-developers.com/protons-latest-stable-update-includes-support-niche-games

📰 Ubuntu 24.04 gets a big open-vm-tools update

A major update to open-vm-tools, a package that integrates Linux virtual machines with VMware hypervisors, is rolling out to users of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. “Without SRUing the newer version users get issues running on more recent hypervisors”, Canonical’s Lena Voytek explained in a backport request. It’s a full backport from Ubuntu 26.04 LTS to support platform enablement to benefit those running 24.04 LTS. The open-vm-tool package goes from v12.3.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-2404-open-vm-tools-update

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https://omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-2404-open-vm-tools-update

Ядру Linux исполнилось 35 лет

25 августа 1991 года после пяти месяцев разработки 21-летний студент Линус Торвальдс объявил в телеконференции comp.os.minix о создании рабочего прототипа новой операционной системы Linux, для которой было отмечено завершение портирования bash 1.08 и gcc 1.40. Первый публичный выпуск ядра Linux был представлен 17 сентября. Ядро 0.0.1 имело размер 62 Кб в сжатом виде и содержало примерно 10 тысяч строк исходного кода. Современное ядро Linux насчитывает около 44 млн строк кода.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66133

У Linux юбилей -- 35 лет!

Сегодня ядру нашей замечательной системы исполняется 35 лет!
В этот день в 1991 году студент Хельсинского университета Линус Торвальдс написал в своëм электронном письме о том, что он делает свободную систему для систем 386(486) и желает получить обратную связь с пожеланиями: что людям нравится или не нравится в Minix, для дальнейшей реализации идей или пожеланий в системе Линуса.
На момент написания письма Линус уже портировал в свою систему bash 1.08 и gcc 1.40.



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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/kernel/18365797

📰 Early Linux 7.3 Kernel Benchmarks Show Some Performance Improvements, Some Regressions

Being halfway through the Linux 7.3 kernel merge window and prior to wrapping up and sending back the HP Z4 G6i workstation powered by the Xeon 678X Granite Rapids WS processor, I decided to run some benchmarks to see how Linux 7.3 Git is performing relative to the prior stable kernel series. Here are the first benchmarks of this early state of Linux 7.3 with some performance improvements as well as some regressions.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-73-early-benchmarks

#kernel #linux

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https://phoronix.com/review/linux-73-early-benchmarks

Релиз дистрибутива Vanilla OS 3, использующего контейнеры и атомарные обновления

После двух лет разработки опубликован выпуск пользовательского дистрибутива Vanilla OS 3, основанного на пакетной базе Debian, но выходящего за рамки обычной пересборки. Системное окружение в Vanilla OS монтируется в режиме только для чтения и обновляется атомарно, а приложения запускаются в отдельных контейнерах, используя прослойку на базе инструментария Distrobox. В качестве пользовательского окружения предлагается немодифицированный GNOME, поставляемый в том виде, в каком он изначально выпускается разработчиками. Собственные графические конфигураторы написаны на GTK4 с использованием Libadwaita. Размер iso-образа - 1.8 ГБ (x86_64, arm64).

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66130

Новая версия почтового сервера Exim 4.100

Опубликован релиз почтового сервера Exim 4.100, в который внесены накопившиеся исправления и добавлены новые возможности. Код проекта написан на языке Си и распространяется под лицензией GPLv2+.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66128

📰 AliExpress accused of fingerprinting shoppers with silent audio trick that also muted a dev's headphones

Sawtooth waves you can't hear still mess with your Bluetooth. Firefox and Brave say they've got you covered.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/24/aliexpress-accused-of-fingerprinting-shoppers-with-silent-audio-trick-that-also-muted-a-devs-headphones/5291662

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https://theregister.com/security/2026/08/24/aliexpress-accused-of-fingerprinting-shoppers-with-silent-audio-trick-that-also-muted-a-devs-headphones/5291662

В CPython реализована официальная поддержка архитектуры RISC-V

Разработчики языка программирования Python объявили о реализации официальной поддержки архитектуры RISC-V в кодовой базе CPython, эталонной реализации языка программирования Python. Для архитектуры RISC-V заявлен третий уровень поддержки, подразумевающий рабочую сборку и сопровождение как минимум одним участником из Core Team, но без гарантированного времени рассмотрения сбоев и без блокирования публикации релиза в случае наличия серьёзных проблем.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66129

Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’ hits feature freeze

Ubuntu 26.10, codenamed ‘Stonking Stingray’, has just hit feature freeze (as of August 24). From this point onwards, development focus shifts from landing major changes to improving them, along with the rest of the package set, ahead of the final, stable Ubuntu 26.10 release in October. “Ideally, you should all now be focusing on bug fixing rather than getting new features into the release”, said Paride Legovini, engineer at Canonical, in a post on the Ubuntu developer mailing list. However, the final makeup of Ubuntu 26.10 – which will offer GNOME 51, more Rust tooling and GPU driver management in […]
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-2610-hits-feature-freeze

📰 I turned an old laptop into the most useful device in my house, and it took an afternoon

A dusty second-gen i3 laptop found new life as a low-power home server running MX Linux and Docker for private backups.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/turn-an-old-laptop-into-a-useful-device-in-the-house/

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https://xda-developers.com/turn-an-old-laptop-into-a-useful-device-in-the-house

📰 Ancient Dungeon adds Steam Frame support

The co-op dungeon crawler Ancient Dungeon had an update just before the weekend with some bug fixes - and now it supports Valve's Steam Frame.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ancient-dungeon-adds-steam-frame-support/

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https://gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ancient-dungeon-adds-steam-frame-support

Microsoft Entra August 2026: Windows SSO control, Exchange attribute writeback, Lifecycle Workflows, and Cloud Sync

Microsoft published its August 2026 Microsoft Entra roundup on 10 August 2026. The generally available items cover Windows single sign-on (SSO) prompt control, Exchange Online attribute writeback through Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync, Lifecycle Workflows testing and cancellation, and optional email during External ID sign-up. Three capabilities remain in public preview: Active Directory device sync with Cloud Sync, automated cleanup of guest accounts that have no sponsor, and Group Policy Object (GPO) backups in Microsoft Entra Domain Services. Lifecycle Workflows, Cloud Sync, and Domain Services are Entra features for joiner-mover-leaver automation, hybrid directory synchronization, and a managed Active Directory domain in Azure.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/microsoft-entra-august-2026-windows-sso-control-exchange-attribute-writeback-lifecycle-workflows-and-cloud-sync/

Microsoft’s leaked Project Aion tried to replace Windows with Copilot

Leaked Microsoft documents and video reveal Project Aion, a working Copilot-only operating system that replaced the Windows desktop with an AI-driven web shell. Designed for PCs and potentially Android-based devices, Aion abandoned the Start menu and Win32 apps in favor of task-focused conversations, while Microsoft’s current priorities suggest the project is unlikely to ship.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/microsofts-leaked-project-aion-tried-to-replace-windows-with-copilot/

📰 GNU Emacs 31.1 Released With Mouse Control Enabled By Default, Theme For New Users

GNU Emacs 31.1 is out today as the newest feature release to this popular text editor...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Emacs-31.1-Released

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https://phoronix.com/news/GNU-Emacs-31.1-Released