Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18774 · 13.05.2026, 12:46
📰 Linux gains more critical Windows apps: 3D Movie Maker and Space Cadet Pinball
Further demonstrating its role as industry default OS the versatility of modern porting tools.
🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/13/linux-gains-more-critical-windows-apps-3d-movie-maker-and-space-cadet-pinball/5239455
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18770 · 13.05.2026, 08:37
📰Discord joke that it's The Year of the Linux Desktop
The Year of the Linux Desktop is finally here! Sort of. Well, not really but it's getting there and Discord has seen some nice improvements lately.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/discord-joke-that-its-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18758 · 12.05.2026, 14:15
📰 Fwupd 2.1.3 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for SHIFT6mq and SHIFTphone 8
Fwupd 2.1.3 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the SHIFT6mq and SHIFTphone 8 modular smartphones, as well as various other improvements.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-1-3-linux-firmware-updater-adds-support-for-shift6mq-and-shiftphone-8
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18752 · 11.05.2026, 21:59
📰 I tested every Linux desktop and realized fragmentation isn't a problem anymore
Choosing a Linux desktop used to be a make-or-break decision, but nowadays, things are much less complicated.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/tested-every-linux-desktop-realized-fragmentation-problem-anymore/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18746 · 11.05.2026, 13:18
📰 F2FS Preparing FSERROR Reporting Support
Introduced in Linux 7.0 was FSERROR as generic I/O error reporting infrastructure. Linux to that point had no standardized mechanism for reporting metadata corruption or file I/O errors to user-space with each file-system doing its own thing. The Flash-Friendly File-System (F2FS) is now the latest Linux file-system preparing for FSERROR usage...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/F2FS-FSERROR
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18744 · 11.05.2026, 11:26
📰 Linux 7.0.6 Released To Finish Mitigating the Dirty Frag Vulnerability
Linux 7.0.6 is out as stable this morning to finish mitigating the Dirty Frag vulnerability that was made public last week...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0.6-Released
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18742 · 11.05.2026, 09:40
📰 PeaZip 11.1 File Archiver Adds Security Fixes and Updates 7z Backend
PeaZip 11.1 updates its 7z backend, fixes security issues, and improves archive extraction workflows across Linux and Windows.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/peazip-11-1-file-archiver-adds-security-fixes-and-updates-7z-backend/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18736 · 10.05.2026, 19:33
📰 The year of the Linux desktop already happened, just not on desktops
Fans have been waiuting for the year of the Linux desktop, but it arrived without us realizing it.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/year-linux-desktop-already-happened-just-not-desktops/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18725 · 09.05.2026, 18:55
📰 Good Job Dell and Lenovo! Hope Others Follow You
Lenovo and Dell are now funding the service that ships firmware to millions of Linux devices.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17337295/lvfs-finally-has-premier-sponsors
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18721 · 09.05.2026, 16:24
📰 The Linux desktop's biggest upgrade was learning when not to ask the user
It finally learned when to stay quiet and let us get back to work.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-desktops-biggest-upgrade-learning-not-ask-user/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18720 · 09.05.2026, 13:27
📰 I stopped recommending Linux Mint after trying Lubuntu on a nine-year-old laptop
It's often said that Linux is the perfect way to breathe new life into an old laptop, but the exact version of Linux you should choose is always up in the air. Linux Mint is a common recommendation that's stable and modern enough to have all the features you need, but there are others that are more focused on even older hardware, like antiX and MX Linux.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/stopped-recommending-linux-mint-trying-lubuntu-nine-year-old-laptop/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18709 · 08.05.2026, 08:26
📰 Dirty Frag Vulnerability Made Public Early: Root Privilege On All Distributions
One week after the Copy Fail vulnerability, a new Linux local privilege escalation bug has been made public. This time around there are no patches or CVEs yet for this "Dirty Frag" vulnerability as the embargo was broken early and thus the security researcher went ahead and published earlier than anticipated...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dirty-Frag-Linux
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