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📰D7VK v1.8 Continues Improving Legacy Direct3D Atop The Vulkan API D7VK as what began as an implementation of the Direct3D 7 API on top of the Vulkan API, based off DXVK as part of Steam Play (Proton) for D3D8 through D3D11 support, continues enhancing its legacy D3D API support that over time has stretched now from D3D7 to D3D3... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/D7VK-1.8-Released #proton#steam

📰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 #kernel#linux

📰CachyOS Introduces New Default GUI Package Manager, Kyber For NVMe I/O Scheduler The April 2026 ISO refresh of the Arch Linux based CachyOS is now available with a variety of refinements, new hardware support, and other polishing... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-April-2026 #arch#linux

[Release] rockchip-vaapi - VA-API hardware video decode driver for RK3588 (Orange Pi 5 Plus, Rock 5B, etc.) --> https://www.reddit.com/r/OrangePI/s/hovQdXveM4

📰 The New Linux Kernel AI Bot Uncovering Bugs Is A Local LLM On Framework Desktop + AMD Ryzen AI Max Earlier this month on Phoronix we were the first to draw attention to a new fuzzing tool / AI bot uncovering kernel bugs by Greg Kroah-Hartman, the "second in command" for Linux kernel development and stable maintainer. Greg has now shared more light on the "gregkh_clanker_t1000" for this tool that has been uncovering more Linux kernel bugs the past few weeks... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Clanker-T1000-AMD-Ryzen-AI-Max #amd#kernel#linux

📰 Asahi Linux Improves Apple Silicon Support as Fedora Asahi Remix 44 Nears Asahi Linux moves Apple Silicon support forward with a new installer, Mac Pro support, firmware updates, and Fedora Asahi Remix 44 preparations. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/asahi-linux-improves-apple-silicon-support-as-fedora-asahi-remix-44-nears/ #fedora#linux

📰BleachBit 6.0 Introduces New Cookie Manager, Improves Browser Cleaning BleachBit 6.0 open-source and free disk space cleaner, privacy manager, and computer system optimizer software is now available for download with many improvements and major changes. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/bleachbit-6-0-introduces-new-cookie-manager-improves-browser-cleaning #opensource

📰 GNOME extensions are basically required, but they're a ticking time bomb for Linux desktops The unpredictable nature of GNOME extensions, lacking a standard rulebook, often leads to instability and crashes. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/gnome-extensions-are-reason-linux-desktops-break-themselves/ #gnome#linux

📰 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/ #kernel#linux

📰 LACT 0.9 Released With UI Updates, Voltage-Frequency Curve Editor For NVIDIA LACT, one of the leading open-source solutions to provide a graphics card management GUI that works across AMD / NVIDIA / Intel graphics hardware on Linux, is out with a major update this weekend... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LACT-0.9-Released #amd#intel#linux#opensource

📰 I turned a Raspberry Pi and mini PC into a portable homelab that fits in my backpack I love my homelab — but accessing it remotely from a hotel or café only gets me so far. That remote connection works fine for simpler tasks like checking dashboards, running scripts, waking up, or shutting down machines. But anything heavier — large file transfers, streaming, or running intensive workloads — quickly reveals public Wi-Fi’s limitations. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/turned-raspberry-pi-mini-pc-into-portable-homelab-that-fits-backpack/ #raspberry

📰 Niri 26.04 Brings Long-Awaited Blur Support to the Wayland Compositor Niri 26.04 scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor adds long-awaited blur support, improved screencasting, faster rendering, and more. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/niri-26-04-brings-long-awaited-blur-support-to-the-wayland-compositor/ #wayland