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📰 AMD ISP4 Driver On Track To Be Merged For Linux 7.2 It looks like with the Linux 7.2 kernel later in the year the AMD ISP4 driver will finally be merged to mainline. This driver is needed for the web camera on the HP ZBook Ultra G1a Strix Halo laptop and other future AMD Ryzen laptops... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-ISP4-For-Linux-7.2 #linux#amd#kernel

📰 Mesa Granted Permanent Updates Exception For Fedora Linux It doesn't change too much in practice with how Mesa updates typically have been handled under Fedora Linux, but now it's officially documented: Mesa graphics drivers have a permanent updates exception so new Mesa versions can be shipped as updates in Fedora stable releases... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-Updates-Exception-Fedora #linux#fedora

📰 RISC-V XIP Linux Feature Being Removed After It Keeps Breaking For Months At A Time Introduced in Linux 5.13 back in 2021 was eXecute In Place "XIP" support for RISC-V that allows for the kernel image to be executed from ROM. The intent is on allowing the kernel to run from non-volatile storage like NOR flash that is directly addressable by the CPU and to reduce RAM usage. But after RISC-V XIP support is broken for months at a time, the feature is now set to be retired from the mainline kernel... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/RISC-V-XIP-Being-Removed #linux#kernel

📰 A Small But Useful Debugging Addition For AMD Zen Systems With Linux 7.1 A small but convenient feature is coming with the Linux 7.1 that will be useful in debugging AMD Zen system problems and information reporting/transparency purposes... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-AGESA-Version-Linux-7.1 #linux#amd

📰 Patch to end i486 support hits Linux kernel merge queue After a year of patchwork, maintainers look ready to start retiring 486-class CPUs It's taken nearly a full version number to get the pieces in order, but the long-awaited end of 486 chip support in the Linux kernel appears to be nigh with Linux 7.1's release later this year. … 🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/04/06/patch_to_end_i486_support/ #linux#kernel

📰 Multi-OS Cyberattacks: How SOCs Close a Critical Risk in 3 Steps Your attack surface no longer lives on one operating system, and neither do the campaigns targeting it. In enterprise environments, attackers move across Windows endpoints, executive MacBooks, Linux infrastructure, and mobile devices, taking advantage of the fact that many SOC workflows are still fragmented by platform. For security leaders, this creates a. 🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/04/multi-os-cyberattacks-how-socs-close.html #linux

📰 hid-omg-detect: Linux Driver In Development To Detect Malicious HID Devices Zubeyr Almaho has been leading work on a new HID driver named hid-omg-detect with an intent on passive monitoring to watch out for any malicious HID devices being connected to the system... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/hid-omg-detect-Malicious-HID #linux

📰 Arch Linux Makes nft the Default Backend for iptables Arch Linux developers have announced that iptables now defaults to the nft backend, replacing the previous iptables-nft package name. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-makes-nft-the-default-backend-for-iptables/ #linux#arch

📰Linux 7.0-rc7 Released With Improved Docs For AI Agents, WiFi Driver Performance Fix Timed for Easter this year is the seventh weekly release candidate for the Linux 7.0 kernel. If all goes well, Linux 7.0 stable will be out next week... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-rc7-Released #linux#kernel

📰 The best thing about modern Linux isn't the desktop, it's how easy it is to roll back your mistakes When I made the move from Windows to Linux, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I knew I was moving into a whole new ecosystem, and I had an idea as to what I wanted to test out, but other than that, I had no idea what I was getting into. So, I just sort of jumped in and gave Linux a try. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/best-thing-about-modern-linux-rollback-your-mistakes/ #linux

📰 Debian Is Figuring Out How Age Verification Laws Will Impact It With age verification/attestation laws down to the OS level enacted by California and being decided upon by other US states, it's been a hot topic of discussion in the open-source world. For the Debian project that is strictly volunteer/community-driven unlike various commercial Linux platforms, they are figuring out how such laws will impact them... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Undecided-Age-Laws #linux#opensource#debian

📰 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