📰 Linux 6.19-rc5 To Fix Broken Nouveau Driver With Newer NVIDIA GPUs

Now past the end-of-year holidays, this round of Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) fixes for the in-development Linux 6.19 are a bit more meaningful following those light holiday weeks. Sent out today were the DRM fixes for Linux 6.19-rc5 that includes a fix for broken support for newer NVIDIA GPUs on the Nouveau open-source driver...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-rc5-DRM-Fixes

📰 loss32 Wants to Turn Linux Into a Full Win32 Desktop Powered by WINE

loss32 is an experimental Linux project that runs an entire Win32 desktop under WINE, aiming to make decades of Windows software feel native on Linux.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/loss32-wants-to-turn-linux-into-a-full-win32-desktop-powered-by-wine/

📰 Steam Frame and Steam Machine will be another good boost for Flatpaks and desktop Linux overall too

With the Steam Frame and Steam Machine launching with SteamOS Linux this year, we're going to again see a nice boost for Flatpaks and desktop Linux overall..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/steam-frame-and-steam-machine-will-be-another-good-boost-for-flatpaks-and-desktop-linux-overall-too/

📰 Pi-hole was my gateway drug to self-hosting everything

Pi-hole started as a simple ad blocker on my Raspberry Pi and became the project that led me to self-host most of my digital life.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/pi-hole-gateway-drug-self-hosting-everything/

📰 Steam Is Coming to ARM64 as Ubuntu Opens Testing via Snap

Steam is moving closer to ARM64 availability as Ubuntu opens testing of a Snap package powered by FEX x86 emulation.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/steam-is-coming-to-arm64-as-ubuntu-opens-testing-via-snap/

📰 AMD Enabling New GFX12.1 & More RDNA 3.5 Hardware Blocks With Linux 6.20~7.0

AMD today sent out their latest pull request to DRM-Next of new AMDGPU/AMDKFD kernel driver changes they are looking to get into the next kernel cycle, which will either be known as Linux 6.20 or more than likely be called Linux 7.0. Notable with this week's pull request is enabling a lot of new GPU hardware IP blocks, including GC/GFX 12.1 as a new addition past the current GFX12.0 / RDNA4...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDGPU-GC-12.1-Linux-6.20

📰 Debian goes retro with a spatial desktop that time forgot

Trixie plus a carefully configured MATE setup, and absolutely nothing else The Desktop Classic System is a rather unusual hand-built flavor of Debian featuring a meticulously configured spatial desktop layout and a pleasingly 20th-century look and feel.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/desktop_classic_system/

📰 Big GPU & Kernel Update Headed to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

A new hardware enablement (HWE) will roll out to users on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS this month, ahead of the Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS point release due on February 12. Ubuntu’s engineers periodically backport the Linux kernel and graphics drivers included in interim releases to the current long-term support (LTS) version. The next update delivers components from Ubuntu 25.10, released in October 2025. This means the Ubuntu 24.04.4 HWE brings the Linux 6.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/ubuntu-24-04-4-lts-hwe-update-kernel-mesa

📰 KDE Frameworks 6.22 Fixes Multiple Clipboard-Related Issues on Wayland

KDE Frameworks 6.22 open-source software suite is out now with various improvements and bug fixes for KDE apps and the Plasma desktop. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6-22-fixes-multiple-clipboard-related-issues-on-wayland

📰 MSI introduces Cubi NUC AI+ 3MG mini PC with up to Intel Core Ultra 9 386H

Intel’s Panther Lake chips with 12-core Intel Arc Pro B390 integrated graphics have gotten a lot of attention at CES. But some of the lower-spec chips with 4-core graphics actually have a few advantages including support for up to 20 PCIe lanes and user-upgradeable memory. So it’s interesting to see MSI introducing a new mini .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/msi-introduces-cubi-nuc-ai-3mg-mini-pc-with-up-to-intel-core-ultra-9-386h/

📰 Steam games finally run better on Linux Arm devices, and you can test them right now

Things have been looking good for fans of the Arm architecture. Sure, the developments may not be coming in thick and fast, but they are making tangible progress, and we're finally seeing Arm devices get the love and respect they deserve. We've seen operating system developers making Arm versions of their software, and third-party companies either making an Arm-native version of their apps or using a compatibility layer to get things working.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/steam-will-finally-run-better-on-arm-devices-and-you-can-test-the-new-version-right-now/

📰 LMDE 7 Users Get the Cinnamon 6.6 Desktop Environment

Cinnamon 6.6 has landed in LMDE 7, allowing Linux Mint Debian Edition users to experience the updated desktop before Mint 22.3 arrives.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/lmde-7-users-get-the-cinnamon-6-6-desktop-environment/

📰 AI Assistant App For GNOME Adds MCP Server Support To Integrate With Much More Software

Hitting the "1.0" milestone last summer was the GNOME AI virtual assistant app called Newelle. This third-party GNOME app has continued evolving as an AI-focused assistant on the GNOME desktop and has now rolled out MCP server support to integrate with "thousands" of other apps...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-AI-Newelle-MCP-Server

📰 Arch Linux-Based ArchBang Linux Distro Introduces New Application Launcher

ArchBang Linux 1001 distribution is now available for download with wmenu as a dynamic application launcher for Wayland and Labwc.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-based-archbang-linux-distro-introduces-new-application-launcher

📰 Linux 7.0 Readying Improvement For Rust + LTO Kernel Builds

Alice Ryhl of Google has been working on an improvement to the Linux kernel code for inlining C helpers into Rust when making use of a Link-Time Optimized (LTO) kernel build. At least some of the patches are queued up for merging in the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 cycle for helping those enabling the Rust kernel support and also making use of the LLVM/Clang compiler's LTO capabilities for greater performance...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Rust-LTO-Inline-Coming

📰 Debian 13.3 “Trixie” Released with 108 Bug Fixes and 37 Security Updates

Debian 13.3 is now available for download as a new point release to Debian 13 “Trixie” with 108 bug fixes and 37 security updates.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/debian-13-3-trixie-released-with-108-bug-fixes-and-37-security-updates

📰 Canonical call for testing their Steam gaming Snap for Arm Linux

Doing something similar to what Valve will do for the Steam Frame, Canonical have announced a Steam gaming Snap package for Arm..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/canonical-call-for-testing-their-steam-gaming-snap-for-arm-linux/

📰 Mageia 10 Alpha Released - 32-bit ISOs Still Available

The first alpha release of Mageia 10 is now available for this Linux distribution who's lineage traces back to Mandriva and before that the legendary Mandrake Linux...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mageia-10-Alpha

📰 Budgie 10.10 Released: Officially Migrated From X11 To Wayland

The Budgie 10.10 desktop has been officially released in marking the open-source project's transition from X11 to Wayland...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Budgie-10.10-Released

📰 4 things you shouldn’t do with your Raspberry Pi

Avoid these common Raspberry Pi mistakes that cause crashes, corrupt storage, and security risks, and learn how to keep your SBC stable and secure.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/things-shouldnt-do-with-raspberry-pi/

📰 Linux Lands Safeguard For RISC-V Against Another Microarchitectural Attack Vector

Increasingly complex RISC-V cores aren't magically immune to the speculative execution / side-channel vulnerabilities that have rattled the x86_64 and ARM64 landscape for years. Following recent work on Spectre V1 handling for RISC-V in the Linux kernel, merged this weekend for Linux 6.19-rc5 is another RISC-V attack vector safeguard...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-RISC-V-Side-Channel