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📰 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Raises Desktop Minimum RAM Requirement Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) will increase the minimum RAM requirement for Desktop users from 4 GB to 6 GB. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/ubuntu-26-04-lts-raises-desktop-minimum-ram-requirement/ #ubuntu

📰 Razer Wolverine V3 Pro & Betop KP50 Controllers To Be Supported By Linux 7.0 Ahead of tomorrow's Linux 7.0-rc7 kernel release, this week's batch of input fixes were sent in and merged. Besides a few small input fixes are also some new device IDs and quirks for hardware now to be handled by Linux 7.0... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-rc7-Input-Fixes #linux#kernel

📰 More New Ubuntu 26.04 Yaru Icons A pair of new icons have been added to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, giving the Resolute Raccoon’s new default apps, a Yaru-y look. A new icon is added for Resources, Ubuntu’s new default system monitor tool. In the Ubuntu 26.04 beta this was using the upstream icon, which didn’t look out of place really but wasn’t using one a Yaru icon set template shape. That’s now fixed. Still identifiably a system monitor, but using a circle gauge motif. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/yaru-new-icons-resources-showtime #ubuntu

📰 Linux 7.1 To Expose AMD Zen 6's AVX-512 BMM For Guest VMs A small but important patch that looks like it will be merged for the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel is for enumerating AVX-512 BMM support for KVM virtualized guests. AVX-512 BMM is one of the exciting ISA additions with next-gen AMD Zen 6 processors... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-KVM-AVX-512-BMM #linux#amd#kernel

📰 This lightweight Linux distro is what old hardware has been waiting for Void Linux won’t be the right distro for everyone, but on old hardware, its lean design can feel like a second life. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/lightweight-linux-distro-what-old-hardware-waiting-for/ #distro#linux

📰 KDE Plasma 6.7 Desktop Environment Is Coming on June 16th, Here’s What to Expect The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment is expected on June 16th, 2026, with many new features and improvements. Here’s what’s to expect. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-7-desktop-environment-is-coming-on-june-16th-heres-what-to-expect #kde#plasma

📰 Skyscraper brings Bluesky to the Linux terminal What’s better than using a social network? Not using one, I suppose. Or using one in the nerdiest way you can. Case in point, Skyscraper. Created by developer Cameron Banga, Skyscraper is an open-source terminal client for Bluesky, written in Rust and available on GitHub. It does the core essentials – timeline browsing, posting, replies, reposts, likes and profile viewing. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/skyscraper-bluesky-terminal-client-linux #linux#opensource

📰 OpenRazer 3.12.1 Enables Two More Razer Devices Under Linux OpenRazer 3.12 released in mid-March as the latest feature update to these open-source drivers for Razer hardware on Linux. Out today is OpenRazer 3.12.1 for enabling two more Razer products on Linux plus shipping a couple fixes... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenRazer-3.12.1-Released #linux#opensource

📰 Wine 11.6 Brings Android Driver Work, Game Mod Fixes Wine 11.6 brings early Android driver revival work, better game mod support through DLL load order changes, more VBScript fixes, and 28 bug fixes. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/wine-11-6-brings-android-driver-work-game-mod-fixes/ #android

📰 Arch-Based Omarchy 3.5 Brings Full Intel Panther Lake Support Arch-based Omarchy 3.5 adds Intel Panther Lake support with a patched Linux kernel 6.19, Dell XPS 2026 fixes, and new features. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-based-omarchy-3-5-brings-full-intel-panther-lake-support/ #linux#arch#kernel#intel

📰 Redox OS Introducing New CPU Scheduler For ~1.5x Performance In Heavy Tasks The Rust-based Redox OS operating system is preparing to land a new CPU scheduler thanks to work being carried out by open-source developer Akshit Gaur on modernizing the platform's process scheduling subsystem... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-New-CPU-Sched #opensource

📰 Intel Linux NPU Driver 1.32 Adds Wildcat Lake Support Intel today released their Linux NPU Driver 1.32 as the user-space driver components that interacts with the upstream IVPU kernel accelerator driver for supporting the NPU hardware with Core Ultra processors... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-NPU-Linux-Driver-1.32 #linux#kernel#intel