Building an Arch Linux aarch64 port for Holo Core (Collabora blog)

https://lwn.net/Articles/1083392/ #LWN #Linux #ArchLinux

Review of an interesting Gameboy-ish music player that is well worth reading if you are interested in such things. I might be tempted to back this / buy one for myself and my kids.

What's "funny" about this is that it has a magnetic backer that is intended to clip to your smartphone.

Like, you know, the all-in-one devices that were *supposed* to obsolete standalone media players. The all-in-one devices that, frankly, suck as music players - especially if you run Linux and just want to copy MP3s, etc., over to a device without having to fuss with cloud services or whatever.

#MP3 #Music #MediaPlayer #Linux

https://gardinerbryant.com/hands-on-with-the-hidizs-ap30-music-boy/

[$] Securing BPF LSMs against tampering

Since 2020, BPF programs have been able to act as Linux security modules (LSMs). Several projects, including systemd, have been working to use that capability to provide more secu [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1082111/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Gentoo #systemd #BPF #LSFMMBPF

This week's #Linux and #OpenSource News video is a bit early this week, as I won't be available tomorrow (another #Warhammer tournament!).

In this one, we have Torvalds talking about A.I. in two different ways, and also talking about the "social" aspect of Open Source, we have Wayland beating x11 in gaming benchmarks, and Age Verification growing quietly in a lot of countries:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NePj4xHU8I

Having seen some technologies come to a definite end, Chris wonders if we should be willing to draw a line under open source software sometimes.

https://linuxafterdark.net/linux-after-dark-episode-126/

#podcast #linux #opensource

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Linux After Dark artwork

🪦 A moment of silence, please, for the final release of Debian on x86-32

https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/15/a-moment-of-silence-please-for-the-final-release-of-debian-on-x86-32/5271198

#debian #linux #32bits #opensource

Security updates for Friday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1083388/ #LWN #Linux #security

They've made a new Toy Story movie because Debian Linux was about to run out of release names.
#Debian #Linux #ToyStory

Any ZorinOS users out there? This is my current play-around distro. Really liking it so far. Anyone like/dislike this one?

#linux #opinion #boost

#Linux #Meme #Memes

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"Wojack" "Gaussian Curve" meme Dumb left-of-curve guy is saying "Linux is Perfect for Games," and has logos of steamos, valve proton, and bazzite around him. Middle-intelligence uptight guy is saying, "Nooo! You have to do serious programming and self-hosting!!!" Smart monk-looking guy on the right of the curve is also saying "Linux is Perfect for Games," and has screnshots of NetHack and Netrek around him.

Weird, just did an update to Kernel Linux 6.8.0-136-generic x86_64 and now KDEConnect no longer connects.

#linux #kdeconnect

Edit: So it took a some probing, but I learned that vino and vlc were refusing connections as well. A quick:

sudo netstat -tunelp | grep -i kdeconnect

found that after the update, all my open ports were closed for all of the above services. Reopening them of course fixed everything right up.

Minecraft 26.3 Snapshot 4 brings SDL3, and prefers Wayland on Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/minecraft-26-3-snapshot-4-brings-sdl3-and-prefers-wayland-on-linux/

#Minecraft #MinecraftJava #Gaming #PCGaming #Linux

[$] Sched-ext: enqueue() for sub-schedulers and proxy-execution support

The extensible scheduler class (sched_ext) allows the installation of custom CPU schedulers as a set of BPF programs. While sched_ext, in its current form, has already led to a lo [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1082717/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #BPF

This isn't surprising for a couple of reasons.

First, being critical of a new technology is not same as being anti, which means to fight against it.

Second, Linus used Google Antigravity to vibe code the Python-based audio sample visualizer for his hobby project AudioNoise, which was released in January 2026.

https://www.techspot.com/news/113138-linus-torvalds-tells-anti-ai-critics-fork-linux.html

#Linux

@rl_dane

This is the second post where you'd dropped the F bomb....for good reason.

I have so much to say but not sure how to say it but I will do my best. For *years*, I've enjoyed using #Linux both as a hobbyist and professional #sysadmin. The OS is definitely not the one I started with 20+ years ago. Since at least COVID has....well, it's turned into a full blown corporate-controlled high speed sprawling mess. Not necessarily matured just grown exponentially wherever the various powers see fit. For this and other reasons, I am leaning more and more towards #FreeBSD.

Lastly, I will admit there are some #AI niche use cases which do interest me (related to my own hobbies) but shoving it into everything is not a good idea.

@patrick

Security updates for Thursday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1083201/ #LWN #Linux #security

Damn. This quote from Linus Torvalds is... well... damning.

In response to a discussion around use of generative AI as it relates to contributions to the Linux code base, Linus (creator and lead contributor to Linux) firmly states that AI contributions are welcome.

But then he goes on and concludes with this:

"The kernel project has been and will continue to be about the technology.

Sure, the social angle of working on open source is important and often a very motivating part of the project, but in the end that's a side benefit, not the _point_ of the project.

This is *NOT* some kind of "social warrior" project, never has been, and never will be.

In the kernel community we do open source because it results in better technology, not because of religious reasons.

And so we make decisions primarily based on technical merit. Not fear of new tools.

Linus"

A lot of us are on Linux specifically because of the social and political positives. Closed source is control. Open source is democracy.

Linus doing the typical tech-bro "i don't think of politics, I only think of tech" harkens back to any number of "science without ethics" atrocities.

Linus is and has always been a tech-bro (or proto tech bro). He has his throne of power and is happy where he is. Other tech-bros want money and influence. They're all the same.

But Linus is wrong.

Tech is politics.

And his stance and guiding influence with Linux is wrong.

Linus just made a political statement and has shifted the politics and societal approach of Linux.

Source: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/CAHk-=wi4zC+Ze8e+p3tMv8TtG_80KzsZ1syL9anBtmEh5Z40vg@mail.gmail.com/

#linux #solarPunk #Linus #AI #openSource

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screenshot of Linus' remarks stating: The kernel project has been and will continue to be about the technology. Sure, the social angle of working on open source is important and often a very motivating part of the project, but in the end that's a side benefit, not the _point_ of the project. This is *NOT* some kind of "social warrior" project, never has been, and never will be. In the kernel community we do open source because it results in better technology, not because of religious reasons. And so we make decisions primarily based on technical merit. Not fear of new tools. Linus"

Jagex Launcher Linux Beta released for Old School Runescape https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/jagex-launcher-linux-beta-released-for-old-school-runescape/

#Jagex #Linux #Runescape

Impressive grand-scale RTS game Beyond All Reason gets a major engine upgrade with ARM64 support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/impressive-grand-scale-rts-game-beyond-all-reason-gets-a-major-engine-upgrade-with-arm64-support/

#BeyondAllReason #RTS #OpenSource #Gaming #Linux

SteamOS 3.8.15 brings a performance fix and SteamOS 3.8.23 Beta is out too https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/steamos-3-8-15-brings-a-performance-fix-and-steamos-3-8-23-beta-is-out-too/

#SteamMachine #SteamOS #Steam #Linux

@rl_dane Does this come as a surprise to you?

#Linux is more corporate than ever but it didn't happen overnight. The OS drives #BigTech and companies around the world, and now it's pretty much the de facto OS for #AI.

Linus is a millionaire not because of the community but because of Big Tech and massive corporate contributions.

[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for July 16, 2026

The LWN.net Weekly Edition for July 16, 2026 is available.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1081915/ #LWN #Linux

🎙️ New episode of the Fedora Podcast is out!

We sat down with two of the three 2026 Fedora Contributor Recognition Program winners -- Justin Forbes and Ankur Sinha -- to talk about the work that earned them recognition and what keeps them showing up for Fedora year after year.

Congrats also to Fabio Valentini, the third winner, who we hope to have on a future episode!

🎬 Watch now: https://youtu.be/w-UrFwLLVng

#Fedora #Linux #OpenSource #FedoraPodcast

If one say wanted to move a ZFS root pool from a Linux host and re-install as a root pool on a FreeBSD host, is there anything "special" that needs to be done beyond the standard export/import type tutorials out there?

I mean, beyond mounting the rpool initially from the install media and deleting everything outside of /root and /home I mean?

Backups are verified; just trying to save the time involved for rebuilding ZFS under FreeBSD (vs import) and restoring TBs of data.

Anything special or considerations about the Linux -> FreeBSD movement of the pool?

#Linux #RunBSD #ZFS #OpenZFS

I don't know who needs to hear this, but #Linux is political. You personally might not be into it for the politics, which is fine I guess, but anything that pushes back against America's global tech monopoly is a political project. It can't not be.

Just saying.

#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Linux #Debian #Gnome

If I can't trust that the #Linux kernel won't be slop-free, looks like it's time to consider #BSD for the first time in three decades or so.
Therefore, I'm going to need some input.
Advice on which BSD for desktop use.
Will I be screwed in terms of gaming (my laptop has a 5070) via Steam/wine/Proton?

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #UNIX #LazyWeb #LazyFedi

[$] Topics in filesystem testing

It should come as no surprise that a gathering of filesystem developers would discuss filesystem testing; it has been a mainstay of the Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1082342/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Python #Git #BPF

Local DoS attack vectors in seunshare 3.10 (SUSE Security Team Blog)

https://lwn.net/Articles/1083076/ #LWN #Linux #security #SUSE

It's 2026 -- DOES YOUR HARDWARE ACCELERATED WINDOW MANAGER CAST SHADOWS ACCURATELY?? 1996 for comparison.

#psion #wayland #linux #retrocomputing

Ubuntu is hopping aboard a modern system message bus, with 26.10 replacing dbus-daemon with dbus-broker – years after other Linux distros did the same. Users won't notice much (if any) difference, but that's a good thing.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-10-dbus-broker?v1

#Linux #Ubuntu #Dbus

[$] Lockless MPSC FIFO queues for io_uring

Processes that use io_uring tend to keep a lot of balls in the air; being able to have many operations underway at any given time is part of the point of that API in the first plac [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1081871/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #io_uring

Security updates for Wednesday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1083044/ #LWN #Linux #security

Linux creator Linus Torvalds puts foot down on anti-AI comments https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/linux-creator-linus-torvalds-puts-foot-down-on-anti-ai-comments/

#Linux #AI #OpenSource

Many old shim versions are still accepted by secure boot

https://lwn.net/Articles/1082940/ #LWN #Linux #security

With this commit, #FreeBSD has retired the last GPL licensed code from its base. The FreeBSD 16 base system no longer contains any #GNU tools.

https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/commit/134a4c78d070f8c4ea43a060a7ae28d22ac39558

#Linux

Valve adds a "Great on Machine" section to the Steam Machine library https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-adds-a-great-on-machine-section-to-the-steam-machine-library/

#SteamMachine #SteamOS #Steam #Linux

Would you do anything with a good condition G4 powerbook, or is it hopeless?

#linux #apple

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17 inch G4 powerbook

Oops. If you're on #Linux, make sure you do fwupdmgr refresh; fwupdmgr upgrade to make sure the latest #UEFI DBX database is installed. On #Windows, Windows Update should handle this for you.

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/07/microsoft-secure-boot-has-been-broken-for-most-of-its-existence/

Measuring input latency on Linux: X11 vs Wayland, VRR, and DXVK

https://marco-nett.de/blog/measuring-input-latency-on-linux-x11-vs-wayland-vrr-dxvk/

#linux #gaming

We now have over 240 games tracked on our anti-cheat page for #Linux / #SteamOS

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/anticheat/