Wine 11.13 arrives with better support for input pointers and more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/wine-11-13-arrives-with-better-support-for-input-pointers-and-more/

#Wine #Linux #LinuxGaming #OpenSource

Heya folks! It's sync day, and that means it's time for the weekly Solus roundup! Read all about it on our forums: https://discuss.getsol.us/d/12855-week-28-2026

#FOSS #Linux #Solus #OpenSource

- Evan

Currently in the testing branch of #nixbook . The 26.05 base update with the new cinnamon menu, better theme consistency when creating new users, AND a set of default wallpapers now included!

Next week, this will go live, with a new 26.05 based installer as well!

#linux #nixos

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Nixbook showing default wallpapers

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Nixbook showing the new cinnamon menu

I usually explain the difference between open source and free software as “open as in open for business versus free as in freedom” but maybe I should start using “open as in open to profiting from genocide” instead.

#RedHat #openSource #Linux #IBM #Holocaust #israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism

RE: https://floss.social/@thepeoplestech/116850728885333806

Red Hat? Complicit in genocide, you say?

Red Hat as in the Red Hat owned by IBM that was complicit in the Holocaust?

The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

#RedHat #openSource #Linux #IBM #Holocaust #israel #genocide #ethnicCleansing #apartheid #settlerColonialism

[$] An update on the scraper situation

Our article "Fighting the AI scraper bot scourge", published in early 2025, discussed the problem of widespread scraping of web sites in search of training data for large language [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1080822/ #LWN #Linux #security

[$] QBE 1.3: metaprogramming, performance, and cross-platform support

QBE, a compact compiler backend developed by Quentin Carbonneaux, is a lightweight alternative to larger compiler backends such as LLVM and GCC. Designed to be small enough for a s [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1080519/ #LWN #Linux #GCC #LLVM

Security updates for Friday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1082272/ #LWN #Linux #security

Transport Fever 3 devs showcase new Features and Vehicles https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/transport-fever-3-devs-showcase-new-features-and-vehicles/

#TransportFever3 #TransportFever #Gaming #Linux #PCGaming

Steam Machine and SteamOS compatibility ratings appear on Steam https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/steam-machine-and-steamos-compatibility-ratings-appear-on-steam/

#SteamMachine #SteamOS #Linux #Gaming #Steam

@thelinuxEXP Thanks, I've tried #UbuntuTouch quite some time ago and gave up in the end. Don't even rembember why, but should give it a go again.

#Linux #Ubuntu #Mobile #OpenSource

So, #Pika backup seems to just *fail* after a while, eventually giving my external drive errors that it chokes on.

Any recommendations for another backup system like that?

I used #TimeMachine when I was on a #MacBook, and I would love something with that functionality.

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

```
find / -name "*FOO*txt" -ls

# match is case insensitive
find / -iname "*FOO*txt" -ls
```

will search '/', and all subdirectories, for files with 'FOO' and ending with 'txt' in the name. You don't need AI Terminal Wrapper or AI agents for this on your desktop. Stop sending data to big tech.

#linux #unix #macos

[$] Kitty chases the mouse

Kitty is a terminal emulator that runs on Linux, macOS, and the BSDs, which is notable for its speed and features such as image support and advanced font handling. It is under acti [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1080821/ #LWN #Linux #Debian #Python

@glyph @glen_malley Maybe you are talking about this video of a trio discussing their experiment of trying Linux for a month as Windows user.

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

In the end, they were all leaning towards maximizing #Linux and minimizing Windows, and it seems part of that success was that they could use LLMs to quickly solve problems they ran into.

To me, it was a positive story making of tools making easier to switch to Linux.

Rust 1.97.0 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1082032/ #LWN #Linux #Rust

Security updates for Thursday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1082030/ #LWN #Linux #security

Linux Mint Cinnamon is finally Wayland ready https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/linux-mint-cinnamon-is-finally-wayland-ready/

#Linux #LinuxMint #Wayland #OpenSource

Tuxedo Computers are putting Ubuntu Linux in the bin to use Debian for Tuxedo OS https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/tuxedo-computers-are-putting-ubuntu-linux-in-the-bin-to-use-debian-for-tuxedo-os/

#Ubuntu #Linux #TuxedoOS #Debian #OpenSource

Psst
*What?*
Wanna new immutable #Linux desktop OS?
*I'm interested*
Uses Cosmic
*I'm very interested*
Based on Arch
*Get out of my house*

[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for July 9, 2026

The LWN.net Weekly Edition for July 9, 2026 is available.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1080835/ #LWN #Linux

OpenMandriva: Statement regarding attempted distribution sabotage

https://lwn.net/Articles/1081884/ #LWN #Linux

This is great. A CTF on a t-shirt. Forget QR codes with built-in error correction. At least make it a challenge! OCR is perfect.

https://tris.sherliker.net/blog/obfuscated-self-evaluating-bash-script-by-cdn-akamai-being-supplied-to-consumers-via-retail-stores/

#bash #linux #ctf

[$] Progress in modernizing kernel cryptography

At the 2026 Linux Security Summit North America, Eric Biggers spoke about some of the problems with the kernel's cryptography framework, as well as the recent progress in adding li [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1077427/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Git

Security updates for Wednesday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1081798/ #LWN #Linux #security

So, I have spent 30 days with a #Linux phone (#Ubuntu Touch): here are the apps I used, what I tweaked, what worked well, what was hacky, what didn't work at all, and why I'll be sticking with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWWPebWHs8s

NVIDIA 610.43.03 driver released for Linux with a vague changelog https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/nvidia-610-43-03-driver-released-for-linux-with-a-vague-changelog/

#NVIDIA #Drivers #Linux

xorg-server 21.1.24 and xwayland 24.1.13 released to fix more security issues https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/xorg-server-21-1-24-and-xwayland-24-1-13-released-to-fix-more-security-issues/

#OpenSource #Security #Linux #Xwayland #xorg

Proton 11.0-1 officially released to expand Windows games on SteamOS / Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/proton-11-0-1-officially-released-to-expand-windows-games-on-steamos-linux/

#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #SteamMachine

Sharing for lulz 🤣 #linux #vim #unix

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In this meme we see an elderly veteran in a dress uniform looking emotional and on the verge of tears, with the text that reads: "Me, having fought in the Vim–Emacs wars, seeing juniors vibe-code in Cursor”.

Mac people discovering Distrobox + Distroshelf/Boxbuddy

Nice UX, this would be lovely on #linux and #podman

https://davit.app/