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📰 New FUTEX Syscalls Back To Being Worked On For Helping Valve's ARM64 Gaming Ambitions Going back to last year the Igalia open-source consulting firm has been working on enhancing the Linux kernel to help Steam Play gaming on ARM64 and ensuring the FEX emulator is operating efficiently for x86/x86_64 games running on the likes of the Steam Frame. After other kernel work in recent months, there's finally an updated round of the FUTEX get_robust_list2 and set_robust_list2 system call patches... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FUTEX-Robust-List2-Syscalls #kernel #linux #opensource #steam 👉@sysadminoff https://phoronix.com/news/FUTEX-Robust-List2-Syscalls

gThumb 4.0 has been released, and it looks like a brand new app gThumb’s big GTK4 and Vala rewrite is now officially stable and available for download. I previewed the gThumb 4.0 alpha back in May, remarking on how much of a difference the UI refresh makes to the app – the long-serving photo manager looks like an entirely new app. Every part of gThumb’s interface benefits from the port to GTK4/libadwaita, backend performance is improved by using newer versions of libraries and desktop integration catches up – on GNOME, the modern file chooser with icon thumbnails is used. Greater use of padding and spacing gives everything – editing tools, file properties, settings, […] You're reading gThumb 4.0 has been released, and it looks like a brand new app, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. 👉@sysadminoff https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/gthumb-4-0-improved-ui

📰 Shelly 3.1.5 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Adds Atoll-Powered AUR Browser Shelly 3.1.5 graphical package manager for Arch Linux distributions is now available for download with Atoll-powered AUR browser, a build-and-install command, and native tools for maintaining your own package repositories. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/shelly-3-1-5-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-adds-atoll-powered-aur-browser #arch #linux 👉@sysadminoff

📰 Approaching A 10 Second Linux Kernel Build The coffee window is closing. Going back many years with the time it's taken to compile the Linux kernel has been a well known opportunity for a coffee break or even eating a meal during the lengthy Linux kernel build process. Even when the Linux kernel was much smaller than it is today, with the hardware at the time it would often be a very time consuming process... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/near-10-sec-kernel-build #kernel #linux 👉@sysadminoff https://phoronix.com/review/near-10-sec-kernel-build

Выпуск ynotbit 0.5.0, настольного клиента Bitmessage на C++/Qt Опубликован выпуск ynotbit 0.5.0 — компактного настольного клиента для децентрализованной сети обмена сообщениями Bitmessage. Готовые сборки подготовлены для Linux (AppImage, x86_64), macOS (Apple Silicon) и Windows (x86_64). Ключи идентичностей хранятся в отдельном защищённом паролем хранилище (Argon2id и XChaCha20-Poly1305), а переписка — в зашифрованном документе SQLCipher, который пользователь размещает там, где удобно. Сетевой узел работает отдельным процессом без доступа к ключам и продолжает собирать объекты сети, пока хранилище заблокировано; после разблокировки подходящие сообщения расшифровываются и сохраняются в почтовый ящик. ( читать дальше... ) >>> Загрузка (v0.5.0)  bitmessage, c++, qt 👉@sysadminoff https://www.linux.org.ru/news/opensource/18389307

📰 Raspberry Pi surfs memory crunch to record first half A well-timed RAM stockpile helped keep boards shipping while rivals struggled for memory. 🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/09/25/raspberry-pi-surfs-memory-crunch-to-record-first-half/5299155 #raspberry 👉@sysadminoff https://theregister.com/storage/2026/09/25/raspberry-pi-surfs-memory-crunch-to-record-first-half/5299155

📰 AMD Sends Out New Linux Patches Further Enhancing HDMI 2.1 Reliability Linux 7.4 is going to be the big kernel release where the AMD graphics driver will finally expose HDMI 2.1 by default and comes with features including HDMI FreeSync, VRR, and ALLM. Ahead of that milestone there have been various other last minute tweaks and improvements to its HDMI 2.1 support. Sent out on Thursday was the latest round of AMDGPU DC patches that includes a few more patches for improving the HDMI 2.1 reliability... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-HDMI-2.1-Reliability #amd #kernel #linux 👉@sysadminoff https://phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-HDMI-2.1-Reliability

📰 Ubuntu stopped being the lightweight Linux distro, and Linux Mint filled the gap it left behind A surprising shift to Linux Mint reveals leaner memory use, polished Cinnamon defaults, and a friendlier upgrade path. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-mint-is-the-best-ubuntu-replacement/ #distro #linux #ubuntu 👉@sysadminoff https://xda-developers.com/linux-mint-is-the-best-ubuntu-replacement

📰 Linux Kernel Developers Consider Adding AGENTS.md To Help Guide AI/LLM Agents While the Linux kernel continues to be bombarded with patches from AI/LLM agents, to date the kernel hasn't carried an AGENTS.md Markdown file with instructions catering to AI/LLM agents. But a patch set out today would finally introduce one... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Considers-AGENTS-MD #kernel #linux 👉@sysadminoff https://phoronix.com/news/Linux-Considers-AGENTS-MD

What’s your Ubuntu 27.04 codename prediction? Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’ is about to be released – but what will the next release be called? Right now, we don’t know, but care to take a guess? Traditional dictates that the Ubuntu 27.04 title will be made up of an adjective and animal (real or mythical) that both begin with the letter ‘T’. There’s been a tranche of terrific names of late: These tell us one thing: the codename combo is rarely an obvious pairing. On the adjective side, Ubuntu swings from silly (Saucy, Bionic, Disco, Hirsute) to professional (LTS’ have used Hardy, Trusty, Resolute) to “eDuKaShuNal“, teaching […] You're reading What’s your Ubuntu 27.04 codename prediction?, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. 👉@sysadminoff https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2704-codename-prediction

📰 systemd Gets Built-In System Reporting With systemd-report The new systemd-report collects system facts and runtime metrics into unified, timestamped JSON reports for monitoring and fleet management. 🔗 Source: / #systemd 👉@sysadminoff https://linuxiac.com/systemd-gets-built-in-system-reporting-with-systemd-report

📰 Qualcomm Posts Patches For Enabling GPU Support In Their Snapdragon X2 Mahua SoC Yesterday Qualcomm posted open-source GPU driver patches for their Adreno 850 GPU one day after being announced with the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. Yesterday Qualcomm also announced their Snapdragon X2 Linux support plans. Today they have posted the GPU enablement patches for what's found in the Mahua SoC for lower-tier Snapdragon X2 SoCs... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Mahua-GPU-Support #linux #opensource 👉@sysadminoff https://phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Mahua-GPU-Support

📰 Asahi fork embraces LLMs and lands Linux on the M4 Mac mini Coding agents helped two developers build an accelerated desktop and graphics driver in weeks. 🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/25/asahi-fork-embraces-llms-and-lands-linux-on-the-m4-mac-mini/5298931 #linux 👉@sysadminoff https://theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/25/asahi-fork-embraces-llms-and-lands-linux-on-the-m4-mac-mini/5298931

📰 ReactOS Lands Significant DirectX Stack Update From Wine For Enabling More Games The open-source ReactOS project striving to provide binary compatibility with Microsoft Windows applications/games as well as drivers took a huge step forward today with landing a significant update to its DirectX stack from code leveraged from the Wine project... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Updated-Wine-DirectX #opensource #wine 👉@sysadminoff https://phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Updated-Wine-DirectX

📰 The Netherlands Built a Nix-Basd Linux Desktop Because Microsoft Cut Off the ICC Eight municipalities are already testing DAWO, the government's NixOS-powered work environment. 🔗 Source: #linux 👉@sysadminoff https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17473313/netherlands-dawo-initiative

📰 Ubuntu 26.10 Delivers Some Nice Gains For Intel Panther Lake / Framework Laptop 13 Pro For those with a Framework Laptop 13 Pro or another Intel Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" laptop, the upcoming Ubuntu 26.10 release is delivering some nice out-of-the-box improvements over Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-panther-lake #intel #ubuntu 👉@sysadminoff https://phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-panther-lake

📰 F-Droid app store thumbs its nose at Google's dev crackdown The Chocolate Factory is tightening the screws on Android sideloading, but the FOSS app market is rolling out a huge overhaul and planning for the future. 🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/09/24/f-droid-app-store-thumbs-its-nose-at-googles-dev-crackdown/5298974 #android 👉@sysadminoff https://theregister.com/applications/2026/09/24/f-droid-app-store-thumbs-its-nose-at-googles-dev-crackdown/5298974

📰 COSMIC Epoch 1.9 Brings New Image Viewer & On-Screen Keyboard COSMIC Epoch 1.9 was released last night as the newest version of the System76-sponsored, Rust-based desktop environment. COSMIC Epoch 1.9 release notes only became available today and it's a big one with new apps and improvements to existing offerings... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.9-Released #rust 👉@sysadminoff https://phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.9-Released

Meta’s Muse reaches No. 1 on Apple’s App Store as AI agents gain momentum Meta’s Muse has reached No. 1 on the U.S. Apple App Store’s free-app chart, intensifying the debate over Meta’s AI comeback and the rise of consumer AI agents. Alex Kantrowitz and Ranjan Roy discuss whether Muse’s early momentum signals a shift away from frontier models toward practical products built around integrations, tool use, and trust. They also examine dopamine sites, which simulate online shopping for the pleasure of browsing rather than receiving products. Source 👉@sysadminoff https://4sysops.com/archives/metas-muse-reaches-no-1-on-apples-app-store-as-ai-agents-gain-momentum/

Первый бета-выпуск видеоредактора GoZen, созданного на базе игрового движка Godot и FFmpeg Началось бета-тестирование минималистичного видеоредактора GoZen, созданного с использованием игрового движка Godot и пакета FFmpeg. Проект ориентирован на повседневную работу с контентом любителями и полупрофессионалами. Основной акцент сделан на простоте, стабильности и производительности без избыточной сложности традиционных систем нелинейного видеомонтажа. Код написан на языках C++ и GDScript и распространяется под лицензией GPLv3 (FFmpeg используется с флагом "--enable-gpl3"). Поддерживаются платформы Linux, Windows и macOS. 👉@sysadminoff https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66359