Servo now on crates.io

https://lwn.net/Articles/1067467/ #LWN #Linux

Linux 7.0 has been released (don't get excited by the shiny new version number, mind).

What's new? As ever, a lot – swap performance boosts, Intel TSX re-enabled on 10th gen and newer Intel CPUs, more legacy AMD GPU driver buffs and, on a quirky note, support for the Rock Band 4 Bluetooth guitar!

More details ⤵

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-7-0-kernel-features

#linux #openSource #amd

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A mocked up newspaper headline announced that a new Linux kernel has been released. The newspaper is surrounded by devices, including a keyboard, Rock Band 4 guitar controller and a mug with the Rust logo as latte art.

New #Linux #kernel #policy: when writing code, humans can be "assisted" by "#AI", but they have to disclose it, and take full responsibility, as contributors.

While this gets celebrated as a "pragmatic stance", it simply delegates responsibilities to individual contributors that no one in good conscience can reasonably take.

Would you be willing to guarantee, legally binding, with all consequences, that your "AI" "assistant" didn't copy-paste code that's under an incompatible license? Or even proprietary, stolen one?

This is a cop out, not a responsible policy. Basically the dirty #subcontractor pattern: Everybody knows that nobody can actually guarantee what they're promising, but hey, wink wink here's their signature, they "promised" it wink wink

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/linux-lays-down-the-law-on-ai-generated-code-yes-to-copilot-no-to-ai-slop-and-humans-take-the-fall-for-mistakes-after-months-of-fierce-debate-torvalds-and-maintainers-come-to-an-agreement

There is hope for us #Linux users to natively run a #Flexradio !!
https://github.com/ten9876/AetherSDR

#HamRadio #OpenSource #AetherSDR #SDR

Security updates for Monday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1067436/ #LWN #Linux #security

D7VK version 1.7 brings even more retro Direct3D gaming to Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/d7vk-version-1-7-brings-even-more-retro-direct3d-gaming-to-linux/

#Linux #RetroGaming #LinuxGaming #OpenSource #D7VK

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟰/𝟭𝟯 (Valuable News - 2026/04/13) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/valuable-news-2026-04-13/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

Linux kernel 7.0 is out now https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-kernel-7-0-is-out-now/

#Linux #Kernel #OpenSource

Someone should make this but it's the FreeBSD demon #linux #shitpost

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a Mooks t-shirt, poorly doctored to read "linooks" instead

https://tube.adriansnetwork.org/w/biPkoS4dgsja2iokVcdYQu

#postmarketos #linuxmobile #linux #foss #opensource #hacking

The 7.0 kernel has been released

https://lwn.net/Articles/1067279/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Rust #Git #XFS #io_uring

I have decided that since ProtonMail's "app" for Linux is just a webapp anyway, I will simply run it in my browser and, I think, not take up twice as much RAM.

I really wish there were a desktop app that interacted with their tagging system. Perhaps I should be on a *less* security-focused email system.

#email #ProtonMail #FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Linux

I decided to dedicate my weekend to server maintenance and documentation.

Yesterday, I managed to install Immich using Quadlets, following the instructions on this very insightful repository, then I tried to migrate a Nextcloud installation from YunoHost to my new homelab. I started a #tmux session so that @sirodoht could kindly join to help me. We tinkered for two hours, but there was too much to do 🤯

Today, I spent the whole day writing documentation for these and many other things I learned/did in the past couple of months, since I am terrible at taking notes of the technical experiments I do.

I am exhausted, but also quite discouraged. The more I write, the more I feel there is to write. I really think I don’t have the time and the energy, but when it’s done it’s very fulfilling, and it’s very useful to have a lot of references in the future.

I will edit this post once what I wrote gets published on tommi.space.

#Immich #Podman #Quadlet #Quadlets #systemd #Linux #containers #tmux #documentation

Debating with myself if I should migrate my current #Arch install to #Artix or if I should clone my Arch partition first to test out the migration and confirm it works as expected and is what I want before committing.

#Linux

Something that I'd love to be able to do, but haven't figured out how, yet:

You can run somecommand 2>&1 > log.txt to get STDOUT and STDERR together, but you won't know which is which.
You can run somecommand 2>err.txt >log.txt to get STDOUT and STDERR separate, but you won't know the timing, or which error messages happened between which STDOUT messages.
I'd like to figure out some way to combine both, so you end up with a file like this:

1: this was a STDOUT message
1: this was a STDOUT message
1: this was a STDOUT message
2: this was a STDERR message
2: this was a STDERR message
1: this was a STDOUT message
2: this was a STDERR message
1: this was a STDOUT message
1: this was a STDOUT message
1: this was a STDOUT message
1: this was a STDOUT message
1: this was a STDOUT message
2: this was a STDERR message
2: this was a STDERR message

Any ideas? @mirabilos?

#Unix #UnixShell #Linux #BSD

I don’t use Twitter or Microsoft Edge, but my network logs tell a different story.

Following my post on why I’m skipping the proprietary "Little Snitch" port for Linux, I spent Saturday evening watching the "invisible conversation" between my family’s idle devices and Big Tech servers. Even with no one actively online, the telemetry never stops.

The receipts are now on the blog:

https://the.unknown-universe.co.uk/privacy-security/my-logs-disagree/

#Privacy #FOSS #HomeLab #Linux #SelfHosted #AdGuardHome

After using #OpenBSD for a while I got used to finding ALL answers in MAN pages. #Linux has them since forever, but man pages on OpenBSD are on another level.

So yesterday I installed Arch Linux to remind myself on overall feel of that OS and I noticed that it doesn't have man command (archinstall with a desktop preset).

I am aware that everything is optional on Arch Linux, but having man pages optional feels rather weird after using OpenBSD.

🇫🇷 Frankreich macht Ernst: Die Digitalbehörde DINUM wechselt von Windows zu Linux, 80.000 Beschäftigte der Krankenversicherung migrieren auf eigene Kollaborationstools. Bis Herbst 2026 muss jedes Ministerium einen Abfahrtsplan vorlegen. So geht digitale Souveränität! 💪🇪🇺

#DigitaleSouveränität #Linux #OpenSource #Datenschutz

https://www.heise.de/news/Frankreichs-Plan-Weg-von-Windows-hin-zu-Linux-11251566.html

Nuevo post. Hacía mucho tiempo que no había...

Una de memes sobre Linux #13

#linux #gnulinux #memes #internet #blog #enmiblog

https://thecheis.com/2026/04/11/una-de-memes-sobre-linux-13/

I recently switched to #Linux Mint. I mean, the reasons are obvious so I will save that for a different time. What really struck me was just how easy it was to actually do it. Problems were minor and mainly due to the fact that I have an Nvidia card in my laptop.

Aside from that, I was up and running quickly. Apps I wanted, (including Steam,) were easy to find and install. There were a couple apps that I needed to find replacements for, like Notepad++.

Yesterday, I deleted my #Windows drive.

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Linux people will argue for weeks over which distro is the best but all agree that Mint is best for newcomers and family.

I was inspired by @gumnos ' blog post back in November that I posted one of my own. Took 4 months but I've posted it!

My Journey to the BSDs:

https://pertho.net/2026/04/11/my-journey-to-the-bsds/

#FreeBSD #OpenBSD #Linux #Sysadmin

A set of Saturday stable kernel updates

https://lwn.net/Articles/1067272/ #LWN #Linux #kernel

My newly adopted Konqi really enjoys the hot chili at @linuxtage - come get yours at the @kde booth! #glt26 #graz #kde #linux

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A red crocheted Konqui next to a bowl of Chili

Just realised that we don't have any Windows machines in the house.

We have one iMac running Apple OSX, 2 Mac laptops running #Linux, a Lenovo laptop running Linux, a mini PC running Linux and a Microsft Surface running Linux.

Every one of these machines running Linux is stable and have no problems. 😀

Time for our #Linux and #OpenSource news video! In this one, France is announcing a move to Linux and to Open Source solutions, with each ministry being required to provide a plan to do so!

We also have more distros speaking on age verification, KDE revamping some themes to give you more options, and a lot more:

https://youtu.be/Hbfyv7HJZrc

What my #Bazzite background looks like right now.

#Linux #SuperMario

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Super Mario Galaxy background on Bazzite

Tar fediverse

tar -cvfz fediverse.raw  fediverse.tgz`
ls -lh

fediverse.raw 2.048 PiB

fediverse.tgz 1.36 TiB

According to my version of tar(1) it's entirely doable

/me grins 😁

sources
man tar(1)
man gnu

@stefano @justine

corrected for syntax

#tar #GNU #gnutar #cvfz #gzip #compression #fediverse #mathematics #technology #OpenSource #Linux #BSD

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/12603-week-15-2026

#FOSS #Linux #Solus #OpenSource

- Evan

@EUCommission, time to cut a lot of imports from USA! We pay around 6 BILLIONS € every MONTH just for a few digital services that we can / could switch for European or #FreeSoftware #LibreSoftware #OpenSource alternatives like #Linux, @libreoffice and European cloud providers.

And even, by supporting libre software we support more equal humankind globally, as libre software can be used even by economically challenged people worldwide, such leaving no one behind 🤗

Any suggestions for a Linux native time tracking app? Need to track time for client billing, really liked Timemator on Mac and don't want a web based solution.

#LinuxApp #Suggestions #Linux

With profuse apologies to Flannery O'Connor,

"It would of been a good printer, if it had been somebody there to restart it every minute of its life."

#NetworkPrinting #FlanneryOConnor #AGoodManIsHardToFind #SouthernGothic #Literature #Linux

Test ISOs of Bluefin Dakotaraptor. Feel free to dive right in!

#linux #gnome

https://github.com/ublue-os/bluefin/discussions/4066#discussioncomment-16522428

May this sanity spread to all nations.

FWIW you can be absolutely sure there is no way the US public, gov and mil sectors would ever allow the use of non-US proprietary OS's.

We've all just normalised US tech dependency. Tireless pressure gangs of lobbyists on insane carbon miles have helped of course.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/10/france-to-ditch-windows-for-linux-to-reduce-reliance-on-us-tech/

#sovereignty #linux #floss

New #blog #post: I Loved Computers Before the Internet was a Thing

https://rldane.space/i-loved-computers-before-the-internet-was-a-thing.html

611 words

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn @ay

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#rlDaneWriting #blost #computing #privacy #autonomy #DigitalAgency #Linux #BSD #Haiku #RetroComputing

How Mastodon are you?
Choice all that apply to you!

#Mosstodon #Food #Vegan #Linux #BloomScrolling #bread #politics #mentalHealth #altText #nature

Desktop singalongs just got real easy, as the Dynamic Music Pill GNOME Extension is now able to show real-time synced lyrics.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/lyrics-feature-dynamic-music-pill-extension

#linux #gnome

Amen @SocketSecurity

https://socket.dev/blog/dont-kill-the-goose-that-lays-the-golden-eggs

#opensource #freesoftware #linux #supplyChain #greed #capitalism #extraction #postopen

Legendary, the free and open source Epic Games Launcher, has moved to a new organisation https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/legendary-the-free-and-open-source-epic-games-launcher-has-moved-to-a-new-organisation/

#Linux #EpicGames #Legendary #LinuxGaming #OpenSource

May wants to make a space heater out of an old computer, and Joe is thinking about buying a new (used) laptop. The heater will be pretty straightforward but finding the right laptop will be much harder.

https://linuxafterdark.net/linux-after-dark-episode-119/

#podcast #linux #opensource

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Linux After Dark artwork

[$] Removing read-only transparent huge pages for the page cache

Things do not always go the way kernel developers think they will. When the kernel gained support for the creation of read-only transparent huge pages for the page cache in 2019, [...]

https://lwn.net/Articles/1066582/ #LWN #Linux #kernel #Git #XFS #BPF

Security updates for Friday

https://lwn.net/Articles/1067200/ #LWN #Linux #security

Valve dev fixes up VRAM management on AMD GPUs to improve performance https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/valve-dev-fixes-up-vram-management-on-amd-gpus-to-improve-performance/

#OpenSource #Linux #AMD #LinuxGaming

Proton Experimental brings fixes for classic Resident Evil 1 & 2, Dino Crisis 1 & 2 and more https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-classic-resident-evil-1-2-dino-crisis-1-2-and-more/

#Proton #SteamOS #Linux #SteamDeck #DinoCrisis #ResidentEvil

SteamVR Beta brings a number of fixes for Linux gamers https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steamvr-beta-brings-a-number-of-fixes-for-linux-gamers/

#SteamVR #VR #Valve #Steam #Linux #Gaming

Framework tease new hardware and something big for Linux too https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/framework-tease-new-hardware-and-it-seems-something-linux-related-too/

#Framework #Linux #PCGaming #Hardware #OpenSource

Bazzite Linux gets some major upgrades for the April 2026 Update https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/bazzite-linux-gets-some-major-upgrades-for-the-april-2026-update/

#Bazzite #Linux #LinuxGaming #HandheldGaming

Debian Linux waiting on further info for how age verification will affect it https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/debian-linux-waiting-on-further-info-for-how-age-verification-will-affect-it/

#Linux #Debian #OpenSource

SteamOS 3.8.1 now in Beta for more gamers to test new features https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/steamos-3-8-1-now-in-beta-for-more-gamers-to-test-new-features/

#SteamDeck #Steam #SteamOS #Valve #Linux

Is there any good way of moving a process into a systemd StartTransientScope together with its children?

In niri we put spawned processes into scopes, so oomd and other stuff can work properly. Usually you do it by putting yourself into a scope, then exec-ing the target program. But that's a 7 ms toll on startup time, so in niri we spawn the program right away, and then put it into a scope. However, if the program forks fast enough, that child doesn't go into the scope..

#niri #linux #systemd

Just 4 years ago I wouldn't have believed this shift as remotely possible.

"France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

France is transitioning government desktops to Linux, with each ministry required to formalize its implementation plan by autumn 2026."

#Linux #OpenSource #France #DigitalSovereignty

https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/