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📰 The Next LVFS Actions Begin Tomorrow To Encourage More Hardware Vendors To Step Up Last year the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) announced plans for major vendors to pay or contribute code to this project that makes it easy for deploying new system and device firmware on Linux systems. They are asking those with less than 99 employees to contribute $10k USD annually or those larger organizations to contribute $100k USD annually or to be employing engineer(s) to work full-time on LVFS/Fwupd. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LVFS-April-2026-Actions #linux

📰 Fastfetch 2.61 System Information Tool Drops Windows 7 and 8 Support Fastfetch 2.61 drops Windows 7 and 8 support, introduces faster GPU detection, and transitions to a pure C build on Linux. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/fastfetch-2-61-system-information-tool-drops-windows-7-and-8-support/ #linux

📰 Linux 7.0-rc6 Released With The Fixes Still Coming In Heavy Linux 7.0-rc6 was just released in quickly working toward the stable Linux 7.0 release in mid-April. This was another busy week with lots of bug fixes... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-rc6-Released #linux

📰 I stopped guessing why my Linux PC was slow and used one command to find out Your boot isn't slow for no reason, it just hasn't told you why yet. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/your-linux-pc-is-probably-booting-slower-than-it-should/ #linux

📰 Immutable Linux sounded bulletproof until I tried to use it I thought this was supposed to make things easier for the user? 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/immutable-linux-sounded-bulletproof-until-i-tried-to-use-it/ #linux

📰 Stop using these 6 built-in Linux commands; I found something way better These alternatives have replaced several default commands for me. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/built-in-linux-commands-better-alternatives/ #linux

📰 ASUS Armoury & HP WMI Drivers Add More Laptops Ahead Of Linux 7.0-rc6 Merged today was another round of platform-drivers-x86 changes for the ongoing Linux 7.0 cycle. There are bug fixes plus some new hardware support additions that make this merge notable. Due to the new hardware support amounting to just device IDs and not risking existing hardware support, it's fine for merging at this late stage of Linux 7.0 development... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-rc6-More-Platform-Drv #linux

📰NVIDIA 595.58.03 Linux Driver Debuts As Stable R595 Build Building off the NVIDIA 595.45.04 Linux beta driver that brought DRI3 v1.2 support and new Vulkan capabilities, the NVIDIA 595.58.03 Linux driver released this morning as the first stable Linux driver build in the R595 release branch... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-595.58.03-Linux #linux

📰 I ditched GIMP for Krita and never looked back When I made the jump from Windows to Linux midway through 2025, I knew I had to find an alternative to one of my favorite image editors, Paint.net. It was simple, it did the job, and unfortunately, it wasn't on Linux. So, I went for the next-best thing I could think of off the top of my head: GIMP. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-ditched-gimp-for-krita-and-never-looked-back/ #linux

📰 The most underrated Windows feature is the built-in OpenSSH server Windows has spent years trying to catch up with workflows that Linux users have taken for granted. Things like package managers, proper terminals, and scripting have slowly improved, but one feature still flies under the radar more than it should. Modern versions of Windows ship with a built-in OpenSSH server. It’s not something you have to install separately from a random GitHub page. It is part of the operating system itself. Despite that,... 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/most-underrated-windows-feature-built-in-openssh-server/ #linux

📰 D7VK version 1.6 gets improved vertex processing and VSync handling D7VK v1.6 is another impressive sounding release for the Direct3D 3, 5, 6 7 to Vulkan translation layer bringing further compatibility improvements for Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/d7vk-version-1-6-gets-improved-vertex-processing-and-vsync-handling/ #linux

📰 Bottles 63.0 Introduces Proxy Support and Resolves Installation Issues Bottles 63.0, a Wine prefix manager for running Windows applications on Linux, enhances installation reliability and introduces proxy support. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/bottles-63-0-introduces-proxy-suppor/ #linux