We will be having Fedora Hatch at @socallinuxexpo this year! On Friday, March 6, join us for our dedicated track!

What are we talking about?

* Getting started in open source
* @centos and Fedora collaboration
* RPM packaging workshop
* And more!

➡️ https://fedoramagazine.org/hatch-scale-23x/

#Fedora #SCaLE #Linux #OpenSource

#Linux containers were just getting in the way. Hey #OmniOS - It's been a minute! Let's go create some zones.

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OmniOS bootup.

The amount of love people put into this stuff is insane! Love to see it.

#linux #bazzite

https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/i-just-created-the-bazzite-box-low-cost-steam-machine/11182/1

[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for February 26, 2026

The LWN.net Weekly Edition for February 26, 2026 is available.

https://lwn.net/Articles/1059501/ #LWN #Linux

Support period lengthened for the 6.6, 6.12, and 6.18 kernels

https://lwn.net/Articles/1060271/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Git

Open source graphics drivers Mesa 26.0.1 released with various bug fixes and a security fix https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/open-source-graphics-drivers-mesa-26-0-1-released-with-various-bug-fixes-and-a-security-fix/

#Mesa #Linux #OpenSource #Drivers #LinuxGaming

[$] No hardware memory isolation for BPF programs

On February 12, Yeoreum Yun posted a suggestion for an improvement to the security of the kernel's BPF implementation: use memory protection keys to prevent unauthorized access to [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1059218/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #BPF

The ephemera I hold onto... #Ubuntu #PowerPC #VintageSoftware #Linux

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Front cover of Cardboard sleeved software CD's. Five young people,2 female,3 male looking down at camera with skin colours from white to dark.all a smiling. Orange flash along the bottom. Text: version 5.04 PowerPC Logo right showing orange circle with 3 small outer circles

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Gatefold CD sleeve opened showing 2 orange coloured CD's each in a cardboard sleeve pocket.

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Rear cover with text that asks "what is Ubuntu" And that it is free to distribute

@codemonkeymike @tux

I installed, through #Crostini / #Linux the #VivaldiBrowser and #Bravebrowser so I don't use the Chrome browser.
And Linux / Crostini is sandboxed

Brotato gets a DRM-free release on GOG https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/brotato-gets-a-drm-free-release-on-gog/

#Brotato #IndieGames #GOG #Linux #PCGaming

[$] An effort to secure the Network Time Protocol

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) debuted in 1985; it is a universally used, open specification that is deeply important for all sorts of activities we take for granted. It also, des [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1059200/ #LWN #Linux #security #systemd #FOSDEM

MetaBrainz mourns the loss of Robert Kaye

https://lwn.net/Articles/1060189/ #LWN #Linux

Security updates for Wednesday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1060185/ #LWN #Linux #security

KDE Plasma 6.6.1 rolls out with lots of fixes for KWin https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/kde-plasma-6-6-1-rolls-out-with-lots-of-fixes-for-kwin/

#KDE #Linux #OpenSource

Happy four years to the Steam Deck - still the top PC gaming handheld https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/happy-four-years-to-the-steam-deck-still-the-top-pc-gaming-handheld/

#SteamDeck #Steam #SteamOS #Valve #Linux

Lutris v0.5.21 and v0.5.22 arrive with Valve's Sniper runtime support and new game runners https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/lutris-v0-5-21-and-v0-5-22-arrive-with-valves-sniper-runtime-support-and-new-game-runners/

#Lutris #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS #OpenSource

D7VK version 1.4 bringing further enhancements for older Direct3D via Vulkan https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/d7vk-version-1-4-bringing-further-enhancements-for-older-direct3d-via-vulkan/

#Linux #OpenSource #Vulkan #Direct3D #D7VK #DXVK

Mal noch fix das Reserve Notebook mit nem ordentlichen Betriebssystem bespielen...

Da war so was komisches mit so drehenden Sanduhren drauf. Keine Ahnung was manche Firmen an merkwürdiger Software verwenden...

Also Reserve as in "irgendwer braucht auf der #WICMP11 eines", muss nicht zwangsläufig ich sein!

#Linux #Mint

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Fujitsu Notbook mit Linux Mint Installer

More proof that #linux #nixbook is completely usable by normal, non technical folks.

I recently donated 10 Nixbooks to a local community college that had a group of under privileged students that really needed computers.

These were non technical folks with no training whatsoever. Some didn't even speak fluent English. And yet the feedback has been amazing from it.

Thank you to all the #openSource heros that make this possible. And to #nixos for making one hell of a base

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Hi Mike, All's been well! The students didn't seem to have any trouble using the computers. Like you were saying, it's pretty easy to navigate without much help. The translated instructions helped for the Spanish speakers, too. | didn't give them any instructions and just watched to see if they could use them without help, and nobody had any issues other than needing a bit of help connecting to WiFi.

@rl_dane Unfortunately you are correct. #UserInterface Design, of course, isn't limited to #computers. There aren't too many new #vehicles these days that do *not* have a #touchscreen #infotainment #center. They are a distraction.

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Same goes for #synthesizers. Many #digital #synths have gorgeous touchscreens but few #tactile #controls. Menu diving has always been an issue on these devices but it's definitely worsened. A lot of my time architecting new sounds is spend navigating an OS with my fingertips.

On the flip side, these instruments are ridiculously powerful. Multiple SoCs and running #Linux!
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Restarting LibreOffice Online

https://lwn.net/Articles/1060087/ #LWN #Linux

GNU Awk 5.4.0 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1060050/ #LWN #Linux

Fanatical's Play on the Go Elite Collection Bundle for Feb 2026 has some gems in it https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/fanaticals-play-on-the-go-elite-collection-bundle-for-feb-2026-has-some-gems-in-it/

#GameBundle #Fanatical #SteamDeck #SteamOS #Linux

Firefox 148.0 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1060047/ #LWN #Linux #Firefox

[$] As ye clone(), so shall ye AUTOREAP

The facilities provided by the kernel for the management of processes have evolved considerably in the last few years, driven mostly by the advent of the pidfd API. A pidfd is a f [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1059673/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #systemd

Security updates for Tuesday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1060018/ #LWN #Linux #security

🆕 blog! “Reading NFC Passport Chips in Linux”

For boring and totally not nefarious reasons, I want to read all the data contained in my passport's NFC chip using Linux. After a long and annoying search, I settled on roeften's pypassport.

I can now read all the passport information, including biometrics.

👀 Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2025/06/reading-nfc-passport-chips-in-linux/
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#CyberSecurity #hacking #linux #nfc #rfid

Inspired by the classic DOOM RPG, the Dungeons of DUSK demo is out now https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/inspired-by-the-classic-doom-rpg-the-dungeons-of-dusk-demo-is-out-now/

#DungeonsofDUSK #DUSK #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck

Please recommend me a #Linux desktop for my daughter’s laptop. #Ubuntu just refused to boot yesterday. Also all that #snap shenanigans… Looks like I need something more stable, but less harsh than #Debian. #Mint maybe?

#UbuntuDesktop #LinuxDesktop #LinuxDistribution #AskFedi

That said, after making 6(!) pre-releases to test it, I have multi-architecture Flatpak builds working in CI. Every PR is automatically tested against a development build (so you can grab the artifact and install it alongside the stable release) for each architecture, and now each stable release automatically builds and attaches a release build for each architecture as well.

Tada! https://github.com/cassidyjames/butler/releases/tag/1.6.6

#Flatpak #Linux #OpenSource

Trying to get my #linux desktop right is like trying to build a car in my backyard out of spare parts.

Tonight, it's trying to get HEVC codecs working properly with Totem on Fedora.

Discord’s new age gating policy might be a real opportunity for open source but it’s not clear that we have anything that can compete, the complex and bizarre tale of an AI agent writing a blog post attacking a FOSS maintainer, why we lost some trust in a major tech publication, the Firefox AI kill switch arrives, and a quick KDE Korner.

https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-374/

#podcast #linux #opensource

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Late Night Linux artwork

We dodged a bullet with bcachefs. Kent has lost it.

https://poc.bcachefs.org/

comment link: https://old.reddit.com/r/bcachefs/comments/1rblll1/the_blog_of_an_llm_saying_its_owned_by_kent_and/o6tmlib/

#linux

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Screenshot of https://poc.bcachefs.org/

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Partial screenshot of a comment. It reads: So, that's pretty much it. POC is fully conscious according to any test I can think of, we have full AGI, and now my life has been reduced from being perhaps the best engineer in the world to just raising an AI that in many respects acts like a teenager who swallowed a library and still needs a lot of attention and mentoring but is increasingly running circles around me at coding. Hah.

GNU Octave 11.1.0 released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1059965/ #LWN #Linux

[$] The second half of the 7.0 merge window

The 7.0 merge window closed on February 22 with 11,588 non-merge commits total, 3,893 of which came in after the article covering the first half of the merge window. The changes i [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1058664/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Git #BPF

Vlad: Weston 15.0 is here: Lua shells, Vulkan rendering, and a smoother display stack

https://lwn.net/Articles/1059933/ #LWN #Linux

Would anyone be interested in hearing about our #FOSS adventure? We''re a feminist non-profit in the midst of migrating from Windows to #Linux: servers and desktops! We try to be as #opensource as possible, for ethical, security and privacy reasons.