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📰 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 #kernel#linux

📰 I moved my entire Linux home directory to a second drive, and nothing broke Once you separate the roles of OS and personal data, the whole system starts to feel more deliberate. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/moved-linux-home-directory-second-drive-nothing-broke/ #linux

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📰 Libcamera 0.7.1 Released With Improved Software ISP Libcamera 0.7.1 released on Tuesday as the newest feature release for this open-source library for camera image signal processors (ISPs) that has grown of importance for the likes of Raspberry Pi and Chrome OS and modern desktop Linux distributions with modern laptop hardware like recent Intel Core (Ultra) laptops... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/libcamera-0.7.1-Released #intel#linux#opensource#raspberry

📰 The ps5-linux project can turn some PlayStation 5 consoles into a Linux gaming machine The open source ps5-linux project has been released, allowing you to turn a PlayStation 5 into a fully fledged Linux gaming machine.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/the-ps5-linux-project-can-turn-some-playstation-5-consoles-into-a-linux-gaming-machine/ #linux#opensource

📰Bork in Prague: SUSE's keynote gods demand their tribute Linux vendor touts European independence while rate limits, Chromium popups, and cold sparks steal the show BORK!BORK!BORK! The keynote gods are a fickle bunch, as SUSE discovered at its annual shindig in Prague. What should have been a slick edge demo instead served up error pages to unsuspecting attendees, while keynote presentations attracted some unwelcome visitors.… 🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/29/never_anger_the_keynote_demo/ #chromium#linux

📰 AMD Introducing New Linux Driver For Their Halo Box: For Its RGB LED Light Bar AMD CEO Lisa Su back at CES 2026 showed off the Ryzen AI Halo box as a mini PC built around their excellent Strix Halo SoC. The Ryzen AI halo box is to serve as an AI development platform to compete with the likes of NVIDIA's DGX Spark and Dell GB10. This week is the first time I am seeing new Linux driver activity specifically referencing this exciting AMD "Halo Box" system... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Halo-Box-RGB-LED-Driver #amd#linux

📰 Thunderbird 150 Lands on Linux: Smarter Encryption, Better Tools, and a Polished Experience by George WhittakerMozilla has officially rolled out Thunderbird 150.0, the latest version of its open-source email client, bringing a mix of security-focused enhancements, usability upgrades, and workflow improvements for Linux and other platforms. Released in April 2026, this update continues Thunderbird’s steady evolution as a powerful desktop email solution. 🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/thunderbird-150-lands-linux-smarter-encryption-better-tools-and-polished-experience #linux#opensource

📰 Proton Experimental and Proton 11 Beta updated to fix issues with the EA App Valve released a small tweak update to both Proton Experimental and the Proton 11 Beta, bringing in an update to help with the EA App.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-experimental-and-proton-11-beta-updated-to-fix-issues-with-the-ea-app/ #proton

📰 GTK2 Gets an Unofficial Revival Fork for Legacy Linux Apps A Devuan community developer has launched GTK2-NG, a fork designed to maintain compatibility for legacy GTK2 software on current Linux systems. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gtk2-gets-an-unofficial-revival-fork-for-legacy-linux-apps/ #linux

📰Microsoft Reportedly Eyes Fedora Base for Azure Linux Microsoft is reportedly considering a Fedora-based foundation for Azure Linux, citing potential x86_64-v3 performance improvements in Fedora ELN meeting logs. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/microsoft-reportedly-eyes-fedora-base-for-azure-linux/ #fedora#linux

📰 IBM Updates Linux Patches For Introducing ARM64 KVM Virtualization On s390 At the start of April was the peculiar announcement of IBM collaborating with Arm on "dual architecture" hardware. The initial fruits of that collaboration at least are Linux kernel patches for enabling ARM64 virtualization acceleration on IBM Z servers. As we approach the end of the month, IBM has now posted a second iteration of those patches for enabling AArch64 software to run on IBM s390 via the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ARM64-On-s390-IBM-Z-v2 #arm#kernel#linux