Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18662 · 03.05.2026 г., 11:09
📰 Turtle Beach WaveFront ISA Sound Cards Seeing Suspend/Resume Support On Linux In 2026
It's been an interesting 2026 in Linux development with beginning to phase out i486 CPU support, dropping ISDN and amateur "ham" radio support, and other code cleaning in the name of a diminishing user base -- or perhaps even no users left -- for those running such vintage hardware with a modern, up-to-date kernel. Yet ISA sound card drivers have seen an uptick in activity...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Turtle-Beach-WaveFront-SnR
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18643 · 01.05.2026 г., 12:33
📰 Linux 7.2 To Set Default DRM Scheduler Priority To "Fair", New AIE4 Hardware In AMDXDNA
Even while the Linux 7.1 merge window was still ongoing this month, the initial "drm-misc-next" pull request to DRM-Next was sent out for beginning to queue new feature material toward the Linux 7.2 kernel coming this summer...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Initial-DRM-Misc-Next
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18637 · 01.05.2026 г., 05:02
📰 Linux Mint To Begin Publishing HWE ISOs For Better Hardware Support
Due to Linux Mint moving to a longer development cycle with their next release not due until December, Linux Mint developers have decided to begin regularly publishing hardware enablement "HWE" ISOs with newer Linux kernel versions to provide better support for new hardware...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Mint-HWE-ISOs
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18633 · 30.04.2026 г., 19:32
📰 AerynOS Updated With Linux 7.0, Gaming Optimized Kernel Flavor
AerynOS, the Linux distribution formerly known as Serpent OS, is out with a new monthly ISO refresh and details on other recent improvements to this original, from-scratch Linux distribution...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-April-2026-Update
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18616 · 29.04.2026 г., 14:35
📰 Linux Kernel 6.19 Reaches End of Life: Time to Move Forward
by George WhittakerThe Linux kernel continues its fast-paced release cycle, and with that comes an important milestone: Linux kernel 6.19 has officially reached end of life (EOL). For users and distributions still running this branch, it’s now time to upgrade to a newer kernel version.This isn’t unexpected, Linux 6.
🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-kernel-619-reaches-end-life-time-move-forward
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18579 · 26.04.2026 г., 22:22
📰Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 7.1 Release Candidate
Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel series for public testing. Here’s what to expect!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/linus-torvalds-announces-first-linux-kernel-7-1-release-candidate
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18572 · 26.04.2026 г., 05:53
📰 Void Linux Switches Main NVIDIA Package to Open Kernel Modules
Void Linux now uses NVIDIA’s open DKMS kernel modules in its main NVIDIA package, starting with the 595.xx driver series.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/void-linux-switches-main-nvidia-package-to-open-kernel-modules/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18566 · 25.04.2026 г., 12:04
📰 New NTFS Driver Sees A Number Of Fixes Ahead Of Linux 7.1-rc1
With the Linux 7.1-rc1 kernel release due out tomorrow to cap off the Linux 7.1 merge window, one of the most notable additions this cycle is the introduction of the new NTFS driver that aims to provide better performance and more modern features than the existing NTFS3 in-kernel driver that was originally contributed by Paragon Software...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/New-NTFS-Driver-Fixes-Linux-7.1
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18562 · 24.04.2026 г., 19:39
📰 Farewell ISDN, Ham Radio & Old Network Drivers: Linus Torvalds Merges 138k L.O.C. Removal
Linus Torvalds did it! He merged the pull request to rid the Linux kernel of the old Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) subsystem and various other old network drivers largely for PCMCIA era network adapters. This was the code suggested for removal given the recent influx of AI/LLM-generated bug reports against this dated code that likely has no active upstream users remaining...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Removes-Old-Net
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18554 · 24.04.2026 г., 10:44
📰 Pull Request For Linux To Remove Old Network Drivers, ISDN Subsystem Due To AI/LLM Noise
It was just days ago we reported on a proposal to drop old network drivers due to AI-driven bug reports becoming a burden on upstream kernel developers. Last night that culminated with an initial pull request to clear out some old, unused networking drivers plus also clearing out the entire ISDN subsystem and more...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-PR-Remove-Old-Net
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18532 · 22.04.2026 г., 16:54
📰 KMSCON Continues Improving For VT Terminal Emulator In User-Space
KMSCON 9.3.4 is out today for this virtual terminal (VT) emulator in user-space that runs atop the Linux DRM/KMS APIs for those wanting to enjoy a CONFIG_VT=n Linux kernel experience...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KMSCON-9.3.4-Released
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18531 · 22.04.2026 г., 16:09
📰 Linux Kernel 6.19 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 7.0
Linux kernel 6.19 reached end of life and all users are now recommended to upgrade their systems to the latest Linux 7.0 kernel series as soon as possible.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-19-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-7-0
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