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📰 CPPC v4 Support Being Worked On NVIDIA For The Linux ACPI Driver Last year with the ACPI 6.6 specification release came revised Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) support for enhancing the capabilities around this standard for OS management of the performance of CPU cores using an abstract performance scale. That CPPC v4 support is now being worked on for the acpi_cppc Linux driver by NVIDIA engineers... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ACPI-CPPC-v4-Linux #linux

📰 Servo Browser Engine Seeing Progress On FreeBSD Support Following the recent Servo 0.1 release, the Servo project has published their latest monthly status report to highlight recent development efforts around this modern open-source browser engine... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-On-FreeBSD #opensource

📰 AMD Posts Newest Linux Patches To Accelerate Page Migration For Better Performance Posted to the Linux kernel mailing list this week was the newest revision of a patch series originally started in early 2025 by a NVIDIA engineer for accelerating page migration. Now being worked on by AMD engineers, this accelerated page migration via batch copies and hardware offloading continues to show promising results... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Accelerated-Page-Migration-v4 #amd#kernel#linux

📰 New Linux 'Copy Fail' Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Major Distributions Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a Linux local privilege escalation (LPE) flaw that could allow an unprivileged local user to obtain root.The high-severity vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-31431 (CVSS score: 7.8) has been codenamed Copy Fail by Xint.io and Theori."An unprivileged local user can write four controlled bytes into the page cache of any readable file on a Linux. 🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/new-linux-copy-fail-vulnerability.html #linux

📰 Rocket League adds Easy Anti-Cheat with Steam Deck / Linux still supported Psyonix have updated Rocket League to add in Epic's Easy Anti-Cheat, but thankfully they've enabled support for Linux / Steam Deck with SteamOS.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/rocket-league-adds-easy-anti-cheat-with-steam-deck-linux-still-supported/ #linux#steam

📰Proton Experimental updated to get Crimson Desert working again on Linux / SteamOS A recent update to Crimson Desert has been causing problems on Linux / SteamOS with it not launching, so Valve patched Proton Experimental to fix it.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-experimental-updated-to-get-crimson-desert-working-again-on-linux-steamos/ #linux#proton

📰 Wireshark 4.6.5 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities and Updates Protocol Support Wireshark 4.6.5 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available for download with updated protocol and capture file support, multiple security vulnerabilities, and various bug fixes. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-6-5-fixes-multiple-vulnerabilities-and-updates-protocol-support #opensource

📰 Linux cryptographic code flaw offers fast route to root Patches land for authencesn flaw enabling local privilege escalation Developers of major Linux distributions have begun shipping patches to address a local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability arising from a logic flaw.… 🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/linux_cryptographic_code_flaw/ #linux

📰 Enabling Ubuntu Pro in Security Center is super easy Ubuntu 26.04 LTS dropped the Software & Updates utility from default installs and added Ubuntu Pro settings to the Security Center app. But is the setup experience any better? The short answer is yes, mostly. The range of options mirrors what was in the old Software & Updates > Ubuntu Pro tab, but the layout is less cramped, with more room for concise explanations of what each setting and toggle does. Enrolling is improved too. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/enable-ubuntu-pro-security-center #ubuntu

📰 The Intel Lunar Lake CPU Performance Gains On Linux Over The Past Year Recently I ran benchmarks looking at the Xe2 graphics performance gains on Intel Lunar Lake over the past year with what's shipped by Ubuntu and comparing against our original tests of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition. With those Lunar Lake iGPU benchmarks out of the way, here is a look at how the Lunar Lake CPU performance has evolved on Linux since April 2025. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-lunar-lake-ubuntu-2604 #intel#linux#ubuntu

📰Canonical Unveils Ubuntu AI Strategy: Local Models, User Control, and Smarter Workflows by George WhittakerCanonical has officially revealed its long-anticipated plans to bring artificial intelligence features into Ubuntu, marking a significant shift for one of the world’s most widely used Linux distributions. Rather than rushing into the AI wave, Canonical is taking a measured, privacy-focused approach, one that aims to enhance the operating system without compromising its open-source values. 🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/canonical-unveils-ubuntu-ai-strategy-local-models-user-control-and-smarter-workflows #linux#opensource#ubuntu

📰 Rust-Written Zed 1.0 Code Editor Released Zed, the cross platform, open-source text/code editor written by the developers behind the Atom editor, has finally reached version 1.0... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Zed-1.0-Released #opensource