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📰 Linux Patches Make The IPv6 Stack Less Modular To Lower Architectural Burden Currently the Linux IPv6 networking stack can be built into the Linux kernel, built as a loadable kernel module, or not built at all. With proposed patches from a SUSE engineer, the IPv6 networking stack would be limited to being a kernel built-in or not at all. In doing away with IPv6 as a loadable kernel module would allow simplifying some code and lowering the Linux networking maintenance burden... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-IPv6-Built-In-Or-Nothing #kernel#linux

📰 Calamares Linux Graphical Installer Now Supports KDE’s Plasma Login Manager Calamares 3.4.2 open-source universal graphical installer for GNU/Linux distributions is now available for download with support for Plasma Login Manager. Here’s what’s new! 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/calamares-linux-graphical-installer-now-supports-kdes-plasma-login-manager #plasma#gnu#kde#linux#opensource

📰AMD Ryzen AI NPUs Are Finally Useful Under Linux For Running LLMs Over the past two years AMD has developed the AMDXDNA accelerator driver in the mainline Linux kernel for supporting the AMD Ryzen AI NPUs. But when it comes to user-space software on Linux actually able to leave the Ryzen AI NPUs it's been... extremely limited with nothing really useful besides some niche bits of code. Even AMD's own software like their GAIA on Linux has used Vulkan with their iGPUs rather than any NPU support. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Ryzen-AI-NPUs-Linux-LLMs #kernel#linux#amd

KDE Plasma 6.5.6 Released as Final Bugfix Update for the 6.5 Series https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-5-6-released-as-final-bugfix-update-for-the-6-5-series/

Arduino's new AI single-board computer runs Ubuntu - OMG! Ubuntu https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/arduino-ventuno-q-ubuntu-edge-ai-board

New Patch Can Boost Linux ZRAM Compression Performance By Over 50% - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-ZRAM-50p-Compress-Boost

Lenovo Slim 7i Aura Edition is an lightweight laptop with Intel Panther Lake - Liliputing https://liliputing.com/lenovo-slim-7i-aura-edition-is-an-lightweight-laptop-with-intel-panther-lake/

Fedora 44 Beta Released With Better KDE Experience, Many Upgrades - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-44-Beta

Performing Right Society (PRS) sues Valve over video game music | GamingOnLinux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/performing-right-society-prs-sues-valve-over-video-game-music/

There's Hope That At Least Colorado's Age Attestation Bill Could Exclude Open-Source - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/Colorado-Maybe-Exclude-OSS

Ghostty 1.3 Terminal Emulator Released with Native Scrollbars https://linuxiac.com/ghostty-1-3-terminal-emulator-released-with-native-scrollbars/

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Officially Supporting Cloud-Based Authentication With Authd - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.04-LTS-Authd