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📰 Systemd-Free Artix Linux Sees First Release in 2026 with XLibre and PipeWire Artix Linux 2026.04 distribution is now available for download with XLibre and PipeWire by default, Linux kernel 6.19, and more. Here's what's new! 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/systemd-free-artix-linux-sees-first-release-in-2026-with-xlibre-and-pipewire #linux#systemd#kernel

📰 AMD P-State Driver Introducing New Features With Linux 7.1 A few Linux kernel releases have passed since there have been any new features to talk about for the AMD P-State driver for CPU frequency scaling / power management with modern AMD Ryzen and EPYC processors. But for the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel there are some new features now ready for mainline... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Linux-7.1 #linux#amd#kernel

📰 Parrot Linux Takes Stand Against Age Verification Parrot Linux publishes an official statement against age verification as opposition grows across the Linux and open-source world. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/parrot-linux-takes-stand-against-age-verification/ #linux#opensource

📰 I switched to Linux for unconventional reasons, and now I can't go back I’ve been a fan of the Linux ecosystem ever since I got a taste of it with the Raspberry Pi OS (or Buster, as it was called back then) on my RPi Zero ages ago. Since then, it has been a fun journey involving distro-hopping shenanigans and virtualization experiments. But unlike most folks, my reasons for going down the slippery slope of Linux flavors were more than just dissatisfaction with Windows and a desire to bring old devices back to life... 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-switched-to-linux-for-unconventional-reasons/ #distro#linux#raspberry

📰 Linux Continues to Make History, Hitting 5% Usage on Steam Linux continues its rise on Steam, reaching a record 5% share in Valve’s March 2026 Hardware and Software Survey. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/linux-make-history-hitting-five-percent-usage-on-steam/ #steam#linux

📰 AMD Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" Enjoys Great Performance Gains With Latest Linux Software With the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release due out in three weeks, I have been re-testing a number of different devices on this newest Ubuntu release. One of the most significant improvements to note was when running the Framework Desktop with Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" and quantifying the performance gains of the Radeon 8060S Graphics since launch last year. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2604-strix-halo #linux#amd#ubuntu

📰 Steam store home page gets a refresh in Beta, plus another Linux SteamRT3 Beta fix Valve have pushed out an overhauled Steam store home page in the latest Steam Client Beta, along with another needed fix for the Linux SteamRT3 Beta.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steam-store-home-page-gets-a-refresh-in-beta-plus-another-linux-steamrt3-beta-fix/ #steam#linux

📰 Netrunner 26 Released with XLibre Xserver, Based on Debian 13 “Trixie” Netrunner 26 GNU/Linux distribution is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” and featuring the KDE Plasma 6.3.6 desktop environment with Linux kenrel 6.16. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/netrunner-26-released-with-xlibre-xserver-based-on-debian-13-trixie #kde#linux#gnu#debian#plasma

📰 AMD GPU Driver Sees DC Idle Manager & Multi-SDMA Engine Optimization For Linux 7.1 With Linux 7.0-rc6 having released on Sunday, we are hitting the point of the cut-off of new feature material being allowed into the Direct Rendering Manager's DRM-Next tree of queuing new graphics/display/accelerator feature code ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.1 merge window. As presumably the last AMDGPU/AMDKFD feature pull ahead of Linux 7.1, today's pull request from AMD contains some noteworthy final enhancements... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-Linux-7.1-Multi-SDMA #linux#amd

📰 Running Mainline Linux, U-Boot, and Mesa on Rockchip: A year in review Get the recap of Nicolas Frattaroli's FOSDEM talk detailing Rockchip’s mainline progress, including Vulkan 1.4 and NPU support as a vital path to sustainable, affordable hardware. 🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/03/02/running-mainline-linux-u-boot-and-mesa-on-rockchip-a-year-in-review/ #linux

📰 NVIDIA announce a preview of "DRM Per-Plane Color Pipeline API" support on Linux (good for HDR) NVIDIA just announced something quite interesting, in the form of an upcoming update for their GPU drivers for Linux.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/nvidia-announce-a-preview-of-drm-per-plane-color-pipeline-api-support-on-linux-good-for-hdr/ #linux

📰 The Linux Kernel's Minimum Rust Version Supported Prepares For Rust 1.85 Baseline The Rust-For-Linux crew is preparing to raise the minimum supported Rust version for building the Linux kernel and and similarly also bumping the minimum supported version of bindgen, the tool for generating Rust FFI bindings for C code in the kernel... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Preps-For-Rust-1.85-Base #linux#kernel