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📰 The Epic Games Launcher is coming to Linux, but the Heroic team isn't too worried Heroic's home turf advantage may make it the winner of the two. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/the-epic-games-launcher-is-coming-to-linux-but-the-heroic-team-isnt-too-worried/ #linux

📰 AMD Posts Massive 109 Patch Series For GFX 12.1 RAS Support On Friday Evening AMD has a tendency to send out large feature patch series for their open-source Linux drivers on Friday afternoons/evenings. Today we were greeted by a set of 109 patches working on RAS support for the upcoming AMD GFX12.1 target... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GFX12.1-RAS-Patch-Series #amd #linux #opensource

📰 KDE Frameworks 6.29 Adds ZIP64 Writing, Expands HEIF Support KDE Frameworks 6.29 arrives with ZIP64 archive writing, broader HEIF image support, KIO improvements, and numerous fixes across KDE’s core libraries. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kde-frameworks-6-29-adds-zip64-writing-expands-heif-support/ #kde

📰 Lemonade 11.6 Integrates Muse-Glimmer 30B, Experimental TheNoise ROCm Image Generation For those dabbling with generative AI on the weekends, the AMD-led Lemonade SDK 11.6 is out today with its newest feature release of this open-source software for running local AI apps with optimized LLMs across CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lemonade-SDK-11.6 #amd #opensource

📰 Omarchy 4.0 Linux Distro Released With Desktop Shell Now Implemented Via Quickshell Omarchy as the Arch Linux distribution developed by David Heinemeier Hansson "DHH" / Basecamp is out today with Omarchy 4.0 as the distro's biggest release to date... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Omarchy-4.0-Released #arch #distro #linux

📰 Add multiple picture widgets to your Ubuntu desktop If you remember that desktop picture widget for GNOME I wrote about last year, but found it a bit too basic for your personalisation preferences, you weren’t alone. Another user felt it could lacked enough flexibility, so forked and improved it. Picture Desktop Widget Remake improves on the original. It lets add multiple picture widgets to your Ubuntu desktop, and assign each one a different folder to pull images from, at random. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/desktop-picture-frame-widget-ubuntu #gnome #ubuntu

📰 Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.11 Adds Support for Multi-Frame Compressed Images Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.11 flashing tool for Raspberry Pi devices is now available for download with support for newer multi-frame compressed images, more reliable writes to SD cards, and other changes. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-11-adds-support-for-multi-frame-compressed-images #raspberry

📰 Features Coming For Linux 7.3 From Optimizing Intel Hybrid CPUs To Old AMD Athlon XPs With Linux 7.2 expected to see its stable debut Sunday, here is a look at what I have been monitoring as changes expected to be submitted during the Linux 7.3 merge window that will open on Monday... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Features-Preview #amd #intel #linux

📰 The LULULOOK Gaming Pillow for Steam Deck is the ultimate way to be lazy LULULOOK sent over the LULULOOK Gaming Pillow for Steam Deck and it has become my go-to when I want to be truly lazy.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-lululook-gaming-pillow-for-steam-deck-is-the-ultimate-way-to-be-lazy/ #steam

📰 Patches Posted For Fixing The Linux DRM Scheduler's Fair Policy Ahead of the Linux 7.2 kernel release expected out on Sunday, the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem was forced to revert their "fair" scheduler policy default new for this kernel. Due to a last minute user-reported regression, FIFO returns as the default DRM scheduler policy for Linux 7.2. But patches are now available for addressing that regression and thus hopefully for Linux 7.3 there will be the fair scheduler becoming the default... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Patches-Fix-DRM-Fair #kernel #linux

📰 The "bullet-proof KDE Software initiative" announced, bringing a proper long-term support to KDE Plasma Kubuntu Focus, Techpaladin Software, and KDE e.V. together announced the "bullet-proof KDE Software initiative" with funding for a true KDE Plasma LTS release.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-bullet-proof-kde-software-initiative-announced-bringing-a-proper-long-term-support-to-kde-plasma/ #kde #plasma

📰 Open-Source exFAT Programs 1.4.3 Improves Fsck & Mkfs Ahead of the Linux 7.2 kernel release expected on Sunday, a new release of the exFAT file-system user-space programs was released overnight... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/exfatprogs-1.4.3 #kernel #linux #opensource

📰 Epic Games Store will get a Linux version sometime "soon" Epic Games recently did an AMA (Ask me anything) in the community Discord server, confirming that a Linux / SteamOS version of the Epic Games Store is coming.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/epic-games-store-will-get-a-linux-version-sometime-soon/ #linux

📰 PS5 emulation finally arrives on the Steam Deck, achieving a milestone performance of, uh, 0.6 FPS Getting an emulator working for the first time on a piece of hardware is no small feat. The beginning may look quite rough, but despite how badly it performs, it's still a good proof of concept that at least something is possible. I say this because someone has gotten a PS5 emulator running on their Steam Deck, and while it never breaks 1 FPS, it's still amazing that it even runs at all. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/ps5-emulation-finally-arrives-on-the-steam-deck-achieving-a-milestone-performance-of-uh-06-fps/ #steam

📰 AMD GAIA 0.23 Delivers Ability To Install/Run AI Agents From The Terminal AMD's GAIA open-source AI software built atop Lemonade for serving as an AI companion for emails, a Bash coding agent, and other AI agent skills is out with a new version today with more features while also improving security and making other improvements... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GAIA-0.23 #amd #opensource

📰 This open-source app turns your Immich library into a memory game, and I've rediscovered photos I completely forgot I took Immich Mini Games made me interact with my photo library more in a week than I had in years. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/app-turns-your-immich-library-into-memory-game-rediscovered-photos-forgot/ #immich #opensource

📰 The Best Linux 7.2 Features: Cache Aware Scheduling, AMD Zen 6, AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL With the Linux 7.2 kernel expected to be released on Sunday, 16 August, here is a look at some of the most interesting new features and changes to find with this next kernel version to be used by Ubuntu 26.10 and other upcoming Linux distribution releases... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Best-Features #amd #kernel #linux #ubuntu

📰 KDE Announces “Bulletproof” KDE Suite with Three Years of Support KDE announces "bullet-proof" KDE suite with three years of bug fixes and security updates for KDE Plasma 6.6 LTS and related KDE software. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kde-announces-bulletproof-kde-suite-with-three-years-of-support #kde #plasma

📰 Nitrux Linux Unveils New Workspace Environment Built Around Hyprland Nitrux unveils its new modular Workspace Environment built around Hyprland, QML, and MauiKit, while officially retiring the Maui Shell project. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/nitrux-linux-unveils-new-workspace-environment-built-around-hyprland/ #linux

📰 PAYDAY 2 dropped the Native Linux version so you'll need to use Proton OVERKILL / Starbreeze Entertainment announced that PAYDAY 2 has dropped support for their Native Linux version with a big update to the game with 64bit support.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/payday-2-dropped-the-native-linux-version-so-youll-need-to-use-proton/ #linux #proton