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📰 Trying Out Snapdragon X Elite With The Acer Swift 14 AI Laptop On Ubuntu 26.04 This week I tried out the current Ubuntu 26.04 development state on the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite with the Acer Swift 14 AI laptop I have been using for my X Elite benchmarks over the past year. Unfortunately, it wasn't a smooth experience with new issues encountered for this Windows On ARM laptop... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Snapdragon-X-Elite-Ubuntu-26.04 #ubuntu#arm

📰 New Steam Release Fixes Proton Games Wrongly Flagged as Unplayable Also includes opt-in frame rate telemetry, hardware-tagged reviews, and several quality-of-life improvements. 🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17298791/steam-client-march-2026-release #steam

📰Linux 6.12 Through Linux 7.0 File-System Benchmarks For EXT4 + XFS Earlier this month were various Linux 7.0 file-system benchmarks showing how XFS is leading the race in the overall upstream Linux file-system performance on this forthcoming kernel. Stemming from that testing some premium supporters requested a fresh look at the historical performance of XFS as well as EXT4. So today's article is a look at how XFS and EXT4 have performed on every kernel release going back to Linux 6.12 LTS. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-612-linux-70-xfs-ext4 #kernel#linux

📰Foot: The Wayland Terminal Most Linux Users Don’t Know About Foot is a minimal Wayland-native terminal emulator for Linux that focuses on speed and simplicity. A hidden gem worth exploring. 🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17298790/foot-terminal #linux#wayland

📰 Asus launches NUC 16 Pro mini PC with Intel Panther Lake The Asus NUC 16 Pro is a mini PC with an Intel Core Ultra (Series 3) “Panther Lake” processor. First announced in January during CES, it’s now available for purchase in select markets… and select configurations. While the latest Asus NUC is eventually expected to be available with up to an Intel Core Ultra X9 388H processor, . 🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/asus-launches-nuc-16-pro-mini-pc-with-intel-panther-lake/ #intel

📰Linux Kernel API Specification Framework Advances Past RFC Stage After going through five rounds of review under a Request For Comments (RFC) flag, today the latest round of Kernel API Specification Framework patches were sent out with the RFC flag removed... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Kernel-API-Spec-Framework #kernel#linux

Igalia Introduces Moonforge Linux, a Yocto-Based OS for Embedded Devices https://linuxiac.com/igalia-introduces-moonforge-linux-a-yocto-based-os-for-embedded-devices/

📰 EndeavourOS Titan Released with Linux Kernel 6.19 and KDE Plasma 6.6 EndeavourOS Titan distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.19, KDE Plasma 6.6, and other changes. Here’s what’s new! 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/endeavouros-titan-released-with-linux-kernel-6-19-and-kde-plasma-6-6 #plasma#kde#kernel#linux

📰 TrueNAS Connect Announced For Offering Enterprise Features Without The Hardware Last year TrueNAS unified their SCALE and CORE offerings as part of solidifying their enterprise storage efforts around Linux from their prior FreeBSD base. This year the developers at iXsystems have another change in store with announcing TrueNAS Connect as a new bridge for accessing TrueNAS enterprise storage features without having to invest in their hardware... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrueNAS-Connect-2026 #linux

Google Chrome is (finally) coming to ARM64 Linux - OMG! Ubuntu https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/google-chrome-arm64-linux

Current RISC-V CPUs Being Too Slow Causes Headaches For Fedora: ~5x Slower Builds - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/RISC-V-Slow-Fedora-Packages

Six Android Malware Families Target Pix Payments, Banking Apps, and Crypto Wallets https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/six-android-malware-families-target-pix.html