Okay, why is snap occupying every last bit of disk space with various ancient versions of whatever the heck is there... 🤔 #linux

Shane wants to make his homelab less janky so needs to decide on how to split up his compute and storage, plus some of the KVM over IP devices we own and how we use them.

https://hybridcloudshow.com/hcs63/

#podcast #linux #homelab

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Hybrid Cloud Show artwork

Thanks to the recent fixes, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition got bumped up to Steam Deck / Steam Machine Verified -> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/bethesda-finally-fix-the-skyrim-special-edition-on-screen-keyboard-crashing-steamos-steam-deck/

#Skyrim #SteamDeck #SteamMachine #SteamOS #Linux

[$] Considering the OpenMDW license

The open-source world has been struggling for a few years now to understand how to approach large language models (LLMs) and the licensing applied to them. What constitutes "freed [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1089251/

#LWN #Linux #Python

#GIMP 2.10 #AppImages for #Linux.

You're welcome. XD

https://github.com/megnu/gimp-appimage/releases/

(Early versions of Gimp 3 were VERY buggy, and sometimes the flatpak versions don't work for me)

Security updates for Friday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1089999/

#LWN #Linux #security

The Light Brigade: Definitive Edition and Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes add Steam Frame support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-light-brigade-definitive-edition-and-keep-talking-and-nobody-explodes-add-steam-frame-support/

#SteamFrame #Upcoming #VirtualReality #VR #SteamOS #Linux #Proton #FPS

Bazzite Linux 44 for handhelds finally launches with some massive upgrades https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/bazzite-linux-44-for-handhelds-finally-launches-with-some-massive-upgrades/

#Bazzite #HandheldGaming #DistroNews #OpenSource #Linux

Why I (still) love Linux

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/11/24/why-i-still-love-linux/

#Blogging #Linux #Repost

Did you know #SteamOS can now be downloaded and installed almost anywhere?

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/65B4-2AA3-5F37-4227#install

#Steam #Linux #gaming

Bluefin joins Bazzite in reaffirming our commitment to supporting upstream #linux kernel development.

Greg KH's kernel, each patch must have a path upstream or GTFO.

Find it in Bluefin's Game Mode this week or next.

https://opengamingcollective.org/

[$] A look at the Quickshell desktop-component toolkit

Quickshell is a toolkit for building desktop components, such as toolbars or menus. It uses QML, which is a declarative language for designing GUI applications. Quickshell helps de [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1083090/

#LWN #Linux #Debian #Python #Git

A good error dialog should tell you what failed, why it failed and what to do next.

Ubuntu's App Center offers none of those things with a shoulder shrug of an error message to say it's 'not sure what the error is'.

With critical features like driver management coming in 26.10, isn't it time for its error reporting to be a little more… clued-in?

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-app-center-something-went-wrong?v1

#Linux #Ubuntu #OpenSource

This really isn't all that surprising to me. To start, no one is stepping in and fixing bugs in the drivers. This includes the ARM manufacturers themselves.

ARM has a long sordid history of deserting hardware. Build it, ship it, abandon it. Found an ARM bug? Get new hardware.

So now you have abandoned ARM hardware with zero users for 20+ years.

Yeah, nuke it out of orbit.

To be clear, the drivers are marked deprecated; they're not being removed. Yet.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-SoC

#Linux

KDE Gear 26.08 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1089721/

#LWN #Linux

Supply chain attack on arrayref (Rust blog)

https://lwn.net/Articles/1089720/

#LWN #Linux #security #Rust

RPM 6.1.0 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1089719/

#LWN #Linux

[$] The beginning of the 7.3 merge window

As of this writing, 2,346 non-merge changesets have been pulled into the mainline repository for the 7.3 kernel release. That, clearly, is a mere down payment on the flood that is [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1089244/

#LWN #Linux #kernel #Rust #Git #BPF

Security updates for Thursday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1089717/

#LWN #Linux #security

A veritable smörgåsbord of new features lands in your favourite apps with KDE Gear ⚙️ 26.08!

Dolphin improves its integration with KDE Connect, Konsole revamps its drag'n'drop features, Kdenlive's titler gets more functionalities, and Okular's annotations more power.

And much more where that came from:

https://kde.org/announcements/gear/26.08.0/

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Keep KDE funded💲! Become a Supporter! Adopt an App! All at once!:

https://kde.org/anniversaries/30/?mtm_campaign=SupportingMemberDrive&mtm_kwd=m#become-a-member-and-build-a-better-world

#apps #desktop #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #Linux #Haiku #BSD

Firefox on Kubuntu recently lost sound (audio output – input is OK, at a glance).

Anyone else? A regression with an update to 154.0 (64-bit) Snap for Ubuntu, maybe?

Pages that are silent in Firefox are audible in Microsoft Edge.

I have sought a bug in a few places, but not yet in Reddit. I'm unashamedly lazy at the moment (trying to prioritise other things). TIA for any help.

#Firefox #audio #sound #bug #regression #Linux #Kubuntu #Ubuntu

[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for August 20, 2026

The LWN.net Weekly Edition for August 20, 2026 is available.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1088565/

#LWN #Linux

Linux 7.2 released

Version 7.2 of the Linux kernel has been released.

Significant features in this release include common attributes support in the bpf()vsystem call, cache-aware load balancing for the CPU scheduler, large-folio support in the Btrfs filesystem, further swap subsystem improvements, improvements to the Landlock security module, support for block devices with inline encryption hardware via the dm-inli

https://www.osnews.com/story/145830/linux-7-2-released/

#Linux

RE: https://cyberpunk.lol/@vantablack/117122590218549780

After the fifth glass you can even enable GPU acceleration

#Linux #Wimdows #wine

Hugo Slabbert ⚠️ boosted

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@vantablack@cyberpunk.lol

#wine #windows #linux

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Wine Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit (typically grapes) which causes Linux users to enter a mental state that allows them to run Microsoft Windows applications in their mind. Red and white wine, served in cool glasses.

#wine #windows #linux

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Wine Wine is an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit (typically grapes) which causes Linux users to enter a mental state that allows them to run Microsoft Windows applications in their mind. Red and white wine, served in cool glasses.

Pulsar Mouse Linux: version 0.1.3 released https://playingtux.com/en/articles/2026/08/pulsar-mouse-linux-v013-released/ #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #Pulsar #Mouse #OpenSource

Go 1.27 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1089559/

#LWN #Linux

Seven stable kernels for Wednesday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1089557/

#LWN #Linux #kernel

[$] Debian weighs eight options in vote on LLM usage

The Debian Project is voting on the usage of large language models (LLMs) to make contributions to the project. The first proposal, sent in late July by Matthias Geiger, would expr [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1087134/

#LWN #Linux #Debian #Gentoo #GCC #Rust #Python #systemd

@kdkorte Three cheers for #Debian.

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

Tuba 0.11 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1089537/

#LWN #Linux #Android

[$] Representing Python paths using pathlib

At the outset of his PyCon US 2026 talk, Trey Hunner said that his goal was for attendees to stop representing filesystem paths as strings and to use pathlib instead. That's kind [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1088781/

#LWN #Linux #Python

It's time to enter the Torment Hexus for some roguelike match-3 battling https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/its-time-to-enter-the-torment-hexus-for-some-roguelike-match-3-battling/

#IndieGame #NewRelease #Proton #Match3 #Roguelike #Linux

Security updates for Wednesday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1089501/

#LWN #Linux #security

I've had the beta for Tuxedo OS "Debian edition" for a week and a half now, and I've been using it as my main production system (yes I know, beta and prod shouldn't go together. Call me adventurous!).

So here's a deep dive into what it does, how it works, and why that's probably my new favorite #Linux distro, now that it's based on Debian testing and not Ubuntu LTS:

@tuxedocomputers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKpZO1bZtYI

Linux VRAM management set for more improvements with kernel 7.3 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/linux-vram-management-set-for-more-improvements-with-kernel-7-3/

#OpenSource #Drivers #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming

Hi Mastodon! 👋 As a developer of Parch Linux (https://parchlinux.com), I need some advice. Does anyone know how DistroWatch tracks updates, or how to properly reach out to Linux news sites? It's FOSS reviewed us once, but we’ve made massive changes since: new custom tools, a rewritten installer UI, and more!

Tomorrow marks our 5th anniversary! 🎉 But despite publishing our updates, we're facing total radio silence. I don't want to jump to conclusions, but after 5 years, it honestly feels like a media boycott simply because of our project's origin (Iran). I didn't choose my nationality, and despite heavy restrictions, our team has built something we're proud of.

We even have Server and Mobile editions in active development, yet the mobile efforts seem ignored even here among FOSS enthusiasts.

How can we break this silence? Any advice is appreciated! 🐧❤️

#Linux #FOSS #OpenSource #LinuxMobile #LinuxDistro #TechNews #TechJournalism #ParchLinux

#POLL Results:

44 people are in deep denial about their existential dread, and should consult a counselor and read #Kierkegaard immediately 😁
139 people like teh pretty tings, and can't be bothered
188 people have started down the path towards enlightment
354 people are cool_kids
92 people are very_cool_kids
55 people laugh at your inadequate security model
27 people can run a server on a bit of bailing wire and a microcontroller from 1987 — fear them.
26 people are keeping Gassée's dream alive, and are plenny cool in my book
4 people are totally cool, and totally in a class by themselves
and 21 people kinda scare me, but I'd like to know more. 🤣

#humor #humour #houmor #houmour

#Windows #MacOS #Linux #CommandLine #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Haiku #HaikuOS #BeOS #Amiga #Workbench #AROS #AmigaOS #Plan9 #9Front #TempleOS

P.S., wherever you find yourself, you're awesome. This is all for fun.