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📰 Patch to end i486 support hits Linux kernel merge queue After a year of patchwork, maintainers look ready to start retiring 486-class CPUs It's taken nearly a full version number to get the pieces in order, but the long-awaited end of 486 chip support in the Linux kernel appears to be nigh with Linux 7.1's release later this year. … 🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/06/patch_to_end_i486_support/ #linux#kernel

📰 Multi-OS Cyberattacks: How SOCs Close a Critical Risk in 3 Steps Your attack surface no longer lives on one operating system, and neither do the campaigns targeting it. In enterprise environments, attackers move across Windows endpoints, executive MacBooks, Linux infrastructure, and mobile devices, taking advantage of the fact that many SOC workflows are still fragmented by platform. For security leaders, this creates a. 🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/multi-os-cyberattacks-how-socs-close.html #linux

📰 Tiny Corp Begins Accepting Pre-Orders For Their $10M Exabox Open-source friendly company Tiny Corp that is behind the Tinygrad MIT-licensed neural network framework and developing a "sovereign" AMD GPU driver stack with their Tinybox hardware offerings has their sights on shipping the Exabox next year. The Tiny Corp's Exabox is expected to retail for around $10M USD but offer immense AI compute power... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Tiny-Corp-Exabox-Pre-Order #amd#opensource

📰 KDE 4’s Air Theme Making a Comeback, Oxygen Gets Major Revamp for Plasma 6.7 The Oxygen and Air themes from the KDE 4 desktop environment are making a major comeback with the upcoming KDE Plasma 6.7 release. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kde-4s-air-theme-making-a-comeback-oxygen-gets-major-revamp-for-plasma-6-7 #kde#plasma

📰 PeaZip 11.0 Archive Manager Speeds Up File Browsing and Enhances Bookmarks PeaZip 11.0 open-source archive manager is now available for download with faster archive browsing, enhanced bookmarks, internal drag and drop, and other changes. Here’s what’s new! 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/peazip-11-0-archive-manager-speeds-up-file-browsing-and-enhances-bookmarks #opensource

📰 hid-omg-detect: Linux Driver In Development To Detect Malicious HID Devices Zubeyr Almaho has been leading work on a new HID driver named hid-omg-detect with an intent on passive monitoring to watch out for any malicious HID devices being connected to the system... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/hid-omg-detect-Malicious-HID #linux

📰 Arch Linux Makes nft the Default Backend for iptables Arch Linux developers have announced that iptables now defaults to the nft backend, replacing the previous iptables-nft package name. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-makes-nft-the-default-backend-for-iptables/ #linux#arch

📰Linux 7.0-rc7 Released With Improved Docs For AI Agents, WiFi Driver Performance Fix Timed for Easter this year is the seventh weekly release candidate for the Linux 7.0 kernel. If all goes well, Linux 7.0 stable will be out next week... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-rc7-Released #linux#kernel

You can now enable Ubuntu Pro from the OS setup tool - OMG! Ubuntu https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-pro-initial-setup-tool

📰 A single mini PC replaced my Raspberry Pi cluster and nearly cut my power use in half A low-power mini PC replaced my Raspberry Pi cluster, simplified my home lab, and nearly cut power use in half. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/mini-pc-replaced-raspberry-pi-cluster-cut-power-use-half/ #raspberry

📰 The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes When I made the move from Windows to Linux, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I knew I was moving into a whole new ecosystem, and I had an idea as to what I wanted to test out, but other than that, I had no idea what I was getting into. So, I just sort of jumped in and gave Linux a try. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/best-thing-about-modern-linux-rollback-your-mistakes/ #linux

📰 Debian Is Figuring Out How Age Verification Laws Will Impact It With age verification/attestation laws down to the OS level enacted by California and being decided upon by other US states, it's been a hot topic of discussion in the open-source world. For the Debian project that is strictly volunteer/community-driven unlike various commercial Linux platforms, they are figuring out how such laws will impact them... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Undecided-Age-Laws #linux#opensource#debian