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📰 Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS released with Linux 6.17 + Mesa 25.2 Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS is now available to download. This fourth point release brings the Linux 6.17 HWE kernel and Mesa 25.2 graphics stack for better hardware support.You're reading Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS released with Linux 6.17 + Mesa 25.2, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-24-04-4-lts-released #linux#kernel#ubuntu

📰 AI Helped Uncover A "50-80x Improvement" For Linux's IO_uring Linux block maintainer and IO_uring lead developer Jens Axboe recently was debugging some slowdowns in the AHCI/SCSI code with IO_uring usage. When turning to Claude AI to help in sorting through the issue, patches were devised that can deliver up to a "literally yield a 50-80x improvement on the io_uring side for idle systems." The code is on its way to the Linux kernel... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-50-80x-IO-uring #linux#kernel

📰 Olimex ESP32-P4-PC is an open source IoT board with a 400 MHz dual-core RISC-V chip and plenty of I/O for $29 Open hardware maker Olimex has introduced a new development board powered by an ESP32-P4 processor featuring a dual-core 400 MHz RISC-V processor, and a low-power 40 MHz RISC-V microcontroller core. With just 768 KB of internal memory, 32MB of PSRAM, and 16MB of SPI flash storage, the Olimex ESP32-P4-PC is clearly not meant for use . 🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/olimex-esp32-p4-pc-is-an-open-source-iot-board-with-a-400-mhz-dual-core-risc-v-chip-and-plenty-of-i-o-for-29/ #opensource

📰 Free and open source RTS 0 A.D. release 28 "Boiorix" is live The first release of 0 A.D. that doesn't have an "Alpha" label attached, as the free and open source RTS has grown up with their faster release schedule.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/free-and-open-source-rts-0-a-d-release-28-boiorix-is-live/ #opensource

📰 Gigabyte MZ33-AR1: A Uniquely Positioned AMD EPYC 9005 Motherboard For Open-Source Firmware The Gigabyte MZ33-AR1 is a single socket AMD EPYC 9004/9005 E-ATX server motherboard for those wanting up to 24 RDIMMs, dual 10 Gigabit LAN, and plenty of storage potential via six MCIO connectors and four PCIe Gen5 x16 slots. Beyond offering nice capabilities for this modern AMD EPYC server motherboard at a ~$700 USD price point, it's uniquely positioned for an open-source firmware future thanks to ongoing work around AMD openSIL and hopefully... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/gigabyte-mz33-ar1 #opensource#amd

📰 5 Linux tools that made me stop using Windows utilities One of the perks of running Windows Subsystem for Linux is that it allows me to use Linux tools on Windows. There are several default Windows utilities for which Linux has much better alternatives, so I've begun using them in place of the Windows equivalents. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-tools-that-made-me-stop-using-windows-utilities/ #linux

📰 Weston 15.0 Wayland Compositor Released With Vulkan Renderer, New Protocols After delays, Weston 15.0 shipped this morning as the latest feature release to this reference Wayland compositor. Weston 15.0 comes in heavy on new features - including a Vulkan renderer in experimental form... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Weston-15.0-Released #wayland

📰 PipeWire 1.6 Released With Many New Features PipeWire 1.6 is out today as the newest feature release for this software widely used by the Linux desktop for managing of audio and video streams while nicely integrating with sandboxed Flatpak apps and more... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/PipeWire-1.6 #linux#flatpak

📰 Fake IPTV Apps Spread Massiv Android Malware Targeting Mobile Banking Users Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android trojan called Massiv that's designed to facilitate device takeover (DTO) attacks for financial theft.The malware, according to ThreatFabric, masquerades as seemingly harmless IPTV apps to deceive victims, indicating that the activity is primarily singling out users looking for the online TV applications."This new threat, while. 🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/02/fake-iptv-apps-spread-massiv-android.html #android

📰This is Probably the Best Video Downloader App (And it is Free and Open Source) If you are looking for a free video downloader that just works on Linux, Windows or macOS, VidBee is the ideal choice here. 🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/vidbee/ #linux#opensource

📰 Linux Still Working To Clean Up The Realtek RTL8723BS 802.11b/g/n WiFi Driver In 2026 Introduced to the Linux 4.12 kernel's staging area back in 2017 was the Realtek RTL8723BS WiFi driver. The Realtek RTL8723BS is an 802.11 b/g/ SDIO WLAN adapter with Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity too. In the nearly decade since this driver was added to the staging area, it's continued to be cleaned up and with the Linux 7.0 merge window there is yet again a lot of work on cleaning up this WiFi driver for the old Realtek hardware... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Staging #linux#kernel

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