It turns out the Steam Deck OLED gaming handheld has not had working audio support with the mainline (upstream) Linux kernel since a change in late 2023 that was merged for Linux 6.8. There was an AMD ASoC audio change that inadvertently broke audio support for the Steam Deck OLED handheld but not affecting the original LCD model. Valve's downstream Steam OS kernel has compensated for this known breakage and other distributions targeting the Steam Deck OLED have carried the patch, but now there is a proper solution upstream ahead of Linux 7.1-rc2...

Miklos Szeredi of Red Hat has been developing the FUSEX file-system as an extended/experimental area for File-System in User-Space "FUSE" development...

While the Alliance For Open Media had been aiming for the AV2 release by the end of 2025, as of right now the AV2 specification remains in a draft status. VideoLAN developers though for months have already been working on dav2d as an open-source AV2 decoder and that code was published this weekend...

KDE Linux continues making progress as the in-house Linux distribution to best showcase the latest KDE Plasma desktop innovations...

When you create a new user account and set a password for that account, the "password expires" status is set to never; however, you can later force them to change their password on their next login.

Uptime Kuma 2.3 adds OracleDB monitoring, collapsible status page groups, new notification providers, and several uptime and metrics fixes.

Britain's cyber agency says the bill for years of technical shortcuts is coming due, and it's arriving all at onceBritain's cyber agency is warning that AI-fuelled bug hunting is about to flush out years of buried flaws, leaving defenders scrambling to keep up.…

KDE Plasma 6.7 prepares Background Apps portal support, sharper KWin zoom upscaling, and several System Tray and Discover refinements.

Take those token limits and shove them by vibe coding with a local LLMWith model devs pushing more aggressive rate limits, raising prices, or even abandoning subscriptions for usage-based pricing, that vibe-coded hobby project is about to get a whole lot more expensive. Fortunately, you're not without cost-saving options.…

Following last year's release of FreeBSD 15.0, FreeBSD 15.1 is working its way toward release release in June. For kicking off the release dance, FreeBSD 15.1 Beta 1 is available today for testing...

‘Copy Fail’ puts Linux users on alert as kernel patches race out and distros scramble to puh them to the update channel.

Zoey Bauer released Shelly 2.2 today as a major update to this graphical package manager for Arch Linux and Arch Linux-based distributions like CachyOS, which introduces a revamped UI and other improvements.

APT 3.3 package manager removes the long-standing unstable CLI warning and adds support for requesting a specific CLI version.

The ESP-FLY DIY Kit is a compact micro drone platform built around the Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32-S3, developed as a collaboration between Seeed Studio and Max Imagination. The kit targets educational and hobbyist use, combining a small airframe with wireless control options and a customizable firmware environment. The system is delivered as a DIY kit […]

Plenty of corporate speak in this announcement, but you can look beyond that:

Canonical confirms Ubuntu web infrastructure is facing a sustained cross-border DDoS attack, causing service disruption.

Wine 11.8 updates Mono to version 11.1, improves MSXML and VBScript support, and fixes 22 bugs across games and Windows apps.

Both Cupertino and Google are imposing ever stricter limits on their phones – but you have alternativesAs both Apple and Google introduce unwelcome changes in their phone OSes, here's a quick reminder that you do have alternatives to the Gruesome Twosome.…

In addition to today's monthly ISO refresh of Arch Linux that is now pulling in the Linux 7.0 kernel and other updates, the downstream EndeavourOS also happens to be out with a new ISO release for starting the month of May...

'Online platforms can rely on our app,' says Commish, 'there are no more excuses'The European Commission has recommended EU member states adopt an age verification app designed to protect children from harmful online content.…