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📰 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 #kernel#linux

📰 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 #kernel#linux

📰 Ubuntu Looks Toward More Snap-Based Devpacks Moving Forward Canonical is out with a new blog post today outlining toolchain changes to Ubuntu Linux from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS due for release tomorrow. While those changes over the past two years aren't too news worthy if you have been following the interim Ubuntu releases, what's interesting is their road ahead on the Ubuntu toolchain front for developers... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-More-Devpacks-Future #linux#ubuntu

📰 Many Great Networking Improvements Arrive In Linux 7.1 Merged recently to Linux Git were the big set of networking changes for the Linux 7.1 kernel... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Networking #kernel#linux

📰 Intel Media Driver 2026Q1 Continues Nova Lake S Enablement Intel today published their official quarterly feature release to their open-source Media Driver providing Video Acceleration API (VA-API) support on Linux... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Media-Driver-2026Q1 #intel#linux#opensource

📰 Ghostty OpenGL-Accelerated Terminal Available On Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Since Ubuntu 25.04 Ptyxis has been the default terminal emulator after it initially became available in Ubuntu 24.10. For the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release, Ptyxis remains the default but Ghostty is now available too... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ghostty-Ubuntu-26.04 #ubuntu

📰 New GoGra malware for Linux uses Microsoft Graph API for comms A Linux variant of the GoGra backdoor uses legitimate Microsoft infrastructure, relying on an Outlook inbox for stealthy payload delivery. 🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-gogra-malware-for-linux-uses-microsoft-graph-api-for-comms/ #linux

📰 PipeWire 1.6.4 Improves ALSA Sequencer Port Names, Fixes More Bugs PipeWire 1.6.4 audio/video server for Linux is now available for downlaod with ALSA Sequencer improvements and various bug fixes. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-4-improves-alsa-sequencer-port-names-fixes-more-bugs #linux

📰 The People Who Put Emulators on Your Steam Deck Now Want to Sell You a Linux Console The Playnix Console is a €1,179 Linux-powered gaming machine with an RX 9060 XT inside. 🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17323368/playnix-linux-console #linux#steam

📰 Someone turned an ESP32 T-LoRa Pager into a portable music machine, and you can too While Raspberry Pis and ESP32s are great for hobbyists, they also regularly find themselves in products. They're very useful, after all, so it's only natural that companies will use them as their hardware of choice when making something small that doesn't need to be an absolute powerhouse. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/someone-turned-an-esp32-t-lora-pager-into-a-portable-music-machine-and-you-can-too/ #raspberry

📰 F2FS, EXT4 & XFS Focus On Fixes For Linux 7.1 The Flash Friendly File-System (F2FS) updates have been merged for the ongoing Linux 7.1 merge window that will wrap up on Sunday. This follows earlier merges for the XFS and EXT4 drivers too... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/F2FS-Linux-7.1 #linux

📰 Mozilla Thunderbird 150 Brings Support for Generating Unobtrusive Signatures Mozilla Thunderbird 150 open-source email client is now available for download with support for generating unobtrusive signatures for OpenGPG, Account Hub improvements, and many other changes. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-150-brings-support-for-generating-unobtrusive-signatures #opensource