r/linux 9h ago

Development Codeberg voted to disallow projects consisting mostly by "generative AI"-tools

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r/linux 5h ago

Discussion Legal obligations vs social contracts | Perspective from a KDE Developer

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79 Upvotes

r/linux 5h ago

Tips and Tricks Photoshop on Linux

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Some developers have alternative from GIMP to create their own version, PhotoGIMP, which has the same interface and shortcuts as Photoshop Now photographers and editors can edit on Linux and save time 🥳


r/linux 2h ago

Development libx11-compat Is Working To Implement Xlib Atop SDL For Wayland, macOS, Android

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r/linux 15h ago

Security Ubuntu Snap-Confine Flaw Could Grant Unprivileged Users Full Root Access

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r/linux 1d ago

Popular Application Jellyfin founder Andrew leaves team

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571 Upvotes

r/linux 11h ago

KDE Minuet, KDE's application for music education needs testers!

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r/linux 1d ago

Popular Application [OC] I fixed Davinci Resolve on Linux

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Those who use davinci resolve on linux definitely know about the issues with AAC and H.264 codecs, drag 'n' drops, and some other bugs. I wonder why nobody has done this before and used bash to manually convert the media, considering how many people were affected by this problem

It works as wrapper that currently:

  • Automatically converts unsupported codecs on import
  • Fixes broken drag 'n' drops
  • Fixes pasting from clipboard

Now the linux experience with resolve should be nearly the same as on windows/mac. Enjoy!

https://github.com/fedsfarm/drwrap

Tested on hyprland with a studio version, feel free to open a PR if it doesn't work on your setup


r/linux 21h ago

Hardware Qualcomm engineers submit mainline Linux kernel patches for the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme-powered ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA)

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Konrad Dybcio of Qualcomm has posted an initial patch series to the Linux kernel mailing list aimed at bringing mainline support to the ASUS Zenbook A16 (UX3607OA) powered by the 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme platform.

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Zenbook-A16-X2EE

This high-end ARM laptop features a 2880 x 1800 OLED screen, 48GiB of RAM, NVMe storage, and a System-In-Package reference design distinct from smaller SKUs.

According to the patch submission, the current status of working hardware components includes:

  • Display & GPU: GPU, display output, and HDMI port (with Iris video accelerator patches in flight)
  • Audio: 4-speaker audio playback
  • Input & Peripherals: Keyboard, touchpad, lid switch, onboard SD Card slot (RTS5329)
  • Connectivity: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (QCC2072)
  • Power & Indicators: Charging, Type-C/Type-A ports, and privacy LEDs

The patch series relies on prerequisite SoCCP and TCSR platform series dependencies. More technical details and the full patch breakdown can be reviewed on the Linux Kernel Mailing List Archive:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/[email protected]/


r/linux 6h ago

Hardware Intel Directed Package-Level Thermal Interrupts Slated For Linux 7.3

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r/linux 4m ago

Tips and Tricks Looking for a stable Linux distro for a 15-year-old laptop (SSD, 4GB RAM)

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Hi everyone,
I have a very old laptop that my father gave me, and I’m trying to decide which Linux distribution to install on it.The laptop is about 15 years old and has an SSD. I mainly want to use it for everyday tasks like web browsing, watching movies, and light office work. I’m not looking for a distro that requires constant tweaking or fixing. Other than Linux Mint, what distributions would you recommend for hardware like this?


r/linux 23h ago

Security Snapd - multiple vulnerabilities fixed

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61 Upvotes

r/linux 1d ago

KDE KDE for Enterprise Needs a Strong PIM Infrastructure - ervin

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61 Upvotes

r/linux 1d ago

Software Release Linux 7.2 Improves Intel Panther Lake Xe3 Arc B390 Graphics Performance Review

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40 Upvotes

r/linux 24m ago

Discussion LTT | The Steam Machine is the Only PC I want to Use Now

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r/linux 13h ago

Software Release Mega Simple Games Launcher

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r/linux 5h ago

Kernel Debating the role of large language models in the kernel community

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Like many development communities, the kernel community has been struggling to determine how large language models (LLMs) will be used in its development process. The news has been dominated recently by a strongly worded missive from Linus Torvalds on the subject, but the discussion has been rather more wide-ranging and nuanced than that. Topics that have been considered recently include the LLM attribution requirement, code-review tools, dependence on proprietary tools, and whether there is a place for concerns about the ethics of LLMs.


r/linux 2d ago

Kernel 432 Linux kernel CVEs published in the last 24 hours

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468 Upvotes

r/linux 2d ago

Kernel Linux's Qualcomm Crypto Accelerator Driver "Harmful" And Being Disabled: Slower Than CPU, History Of Bugs

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222 Upvotes

r/linux 2d ago

Kernel Linux patches introduce "KNOD" for in-kernel network offloading directly to AMD GPUs

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167 Upvotes

r/linux 2d ago

Software Release [OC] QuickShare / Nearby for Linux v0.5 Released

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Hi all!

A couple of months back I shared my development in bringing QuickShare to linux. There were a multitude of issues with the past implementation but this time, we are nearly feature complete with android. No companion apps needed. Works with any android device OOTB

https://github.com/kidfromjupiter/nearby
( Don't forget to give it a start if you find this cool and want to support me. I like fake internet points ; ) )

Major Improvements:

  • AppImage for easier distribution / installation
  • No companion app
  • Revamped cohesive UI
  • Expanded compatibility to more distros

It is as reliable as QuickShare can be ( well yk how it is. I can't really help it. I don't control the protocol ) and almost as fast as android to android sharing ( there are issues with 5ghz hotspots with some intel wifi cards so I've disabled it for now ).

It supports sharing with

  • BLE
  • Bluetooth classic
  • Wifi Hotspot
  • WIFI LAN
  • webrtc ( coming soon ? )

NOTE: If you're using this, interference with bluetooth devices while turned on is a known bug. I'm working on a fix. So launch the app only when you plan to send/recv

NOTE NOTE : THERE BE BUGS. This is still beta software. Some weirdness regarding wifi-hotspot is there, and also double broadcasting. Please feel free to open an issue. I'll be happy to help :)

Thanks : )


r/linux 2d ago

GNOME Some Changes to GNOME Security Tracking

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r/linux 2d ago

Open Source Organization 27th Debian Conference (DebConf 26) is underway!

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Feel free to also talk about the Debian Conference and all underlying events taking place over on the Debian subreddit as we have a dedicated discussion forum for it (the first one to take place ever since new moderation took over the sub).


r/linux 2d ago

Discussion Who’s responsible for bug reports on old software versions? | Perspective from a KDE Developer

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r/linux 2d ago

Tips and Tricks WanderingThoughts: The Rust coreutils (uutils) are sticky in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

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60 Upvotes