Linuxulator-Steam-Utils To Enjoy Steam Play Gaming On FreeBSD & Other Options
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Gaming-2026

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Is the processor P-state driver differently written in Linux and Windows? Shouldn't they both adhere to standard specification?

windows topic might not be relevant here but just sharing the observation.

in linux, you may be already aware of intel-pstate and amd-pstate drivers which directly interface with the cpu instead of the OSes getting in the middle..

so as per the acpi spec standard, EPP (Energy performance preference) value ranges from 0-255 where 0 is full performance and 255 is full energy saving.

In Linux, setting to power saver triggers 255 EPP value which seem to work as designed (or is it?), and limits the cpu clocks max to the base clock

but in Windows, setting to 255 does not limit to base clock but still lets boost clock take place (but seems to be slightly lower compared to balanced 128 value). only way to disable boost clock is to explicitly disable boost mode in windows but not by setting EPP 255 value.

so they both apparently implement the p-state autonomous drivers differently. is that the case or there is something else going on here?

is there any views on this? appreciate the comments in advance

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Dock Media Player Extension
https://redd.it/1qsk84q
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Classic Linux Wallpapers?

Are there any wallpapers you'd consider "classic" in linux/bsd spaces? I recently switched my windows box over to the old win98 clouds and the thought struck me that I don't really know of anything as distinctive as bliss or even OSX's leopard aurora. Maaaybe the one ubuntu shipped from 10.10 to 12.04-ish during the unity days or one of those geometric ones that came with plasma LTS's, but what do y'all think?

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Manga Reader version 2.3.0 released
https://georgefb.com/blog/mangareader-version-2.3.0-released/

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smolBSD Builds On The NetBSD-MicroVM Kernel For Booting To Service VMs In Milliseconds
https://www.phoronix.com/news/smolBSD

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linux on mobile options & recommendations

hello! for a long time now i’ve been dissatisfied with ios and android and been wanting a change. from what i looked at i’m not really sure if there’s a linux mobile version that is developed enough to actually be a day-to-day replacement that lets me chunk my iphone. is there a good options? if not then i’m working on building my own diy phone using a raspberry pi so a good distro to use for that would also help. ty

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Minimalist timer for your terminal
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Where to donate to?

As a private desktop Linux user, who has very limited knowledge and understanding of technology, I'm aware that I'll never be able to support the growth of Linux and FOSS, other than by using it and spreading the word. I have a strong desire to support the community though and would like to contribute. As someone working in non profit full time, I know that acquiring funds is what makes or breaks a project.

I'm aware that I can donate to the distro developers/communities or to foundations. However, as someone who isn't a developer, I'm ignorant of the underlying infrastructure that maintains the FOSS community. Which brings me to my question -

What is the best way to financially support the development of Linux and FOSS as a whole? Where's the money most needed?



I hope this is the correct sub for this question. If it isn't, I'm sorry.

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Microsoft's New Open-Source Project: LiteBox As A Rust-Based Sandboxing Library OS
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Microsoft-LiteBox

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WhatsApp Web can call now !

We’ve been waiting for WhatsApp calls on Linux for a long time, and now it’s finally here.
It feels great to use voice and video calls without any hacks or workarounds.
Small thing maybe, but great new for Linux users.

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LibreOffice 26.2 released today.
https://www.libreoffice.org/discover/libreoffice/

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Inside the Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG): A New Layer of Kernel Integrity Protection | Linux Journal
https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/inside-linux-kernel-runtime-guard-lkrg-new-layer-kernel-integrity-protection

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Valve explains why it hasn’t announced release dates for its new hardware, now plans for “first half of the year”
https://www.pcguide.com/news/valve-explains-why-it-hasnt-announced-release-dates-for-its-new-hardware-now-plans-for-first-half-of-the-year/

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First beta for Krita 5.3 and Krita 6.0 - Wayland color management and HDR for 6.0
https://krita.org/en/posts/2026/krita-6.0.0-beta1-released/

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Linux 7.0 Should Fix Nouveau For The Large Pages Support For Better NVK Performance
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-To-Fix-Nouveau-Large

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What finally make Linux click for you?

I've tried linux a few times, but it never fully clicked for me. I could use it but I don't really understand why so many people love it. Now I'm thinking about giving it another proper shot and actually sticking with it because of my job requirements.

What made linux finally make sense for you? Was it daily use, working on a project or something else?Thanks!!

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Announcing: Rataplay | Terminal User Interface (TUI) for searching, playing, and downloading videos

Disclaimer: I'm not the author. (My only contributions was suggestions. That's all. Now, I'm sharing it.)

I'm sharing because this is the best yt project I've tested so far.

Rataplay

- Instant Search: Direct search from CLI or via the interactive TUI with live progress.
- Visual Excellence: High-quality thumbnails with specialized support for Kitty and WezTerm graphics protocols.
- Versatile Playback:
- External: Play videos in an external mpv window with any prefered quality.
- In-Terminal: Specialized "Watch in Terminal" mode using mpv's TCT output.
- Audio Only: High-fidelity audio streams for background listening.
- Background Downloads: Multi-threaded downloads with real-time speed, progress, and ETA tracking. Re-download in any quality video from downloads panel.
- Local Management: Browse, play, and manage your downloaded files directly within the app.
- Mouse Support: Navigate search results, manage downloads, and interact with the UI seamlessly using your mouse.
- Custom Execution Paths: Override default system paths for critical dependencies like mpv, yt-dlp, ffmpeg, and deno.
- Logging System: Robust logging system with configurable file paths and levels for easier debugging.
- Cookie Integration: Authenticate with YouTube using browser cookies or exported files (Netscape/JSON) to access restricted content.
- Hot Reload System: Configuration changes (themes, paths, logging, etc.) are applied instantly without restarting the app.
- Full Playback Control: Play/Pause, Seek (5s/30s), and Progress tracking via IPC sockets.
- System Media Controls: Native support for Play/Pause, Next/Prev, and Stop via system media keys (MPRIS/SMTC).
- Async Core: Powered by Tokio for a zero-latency, non-blocking UI.
- Toggle Themes and Animations easily with commands or from settings menu
- Refine visuals with custom download progress style

Linux executable binary provided in the Github releases

I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy Rataplay as much as I do.

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Journiv Immich Integration: Capture the story behind your photos and videos.
https://redd.it/1qwq63i
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wayland "ext-zones" has been merged as an experiment under "xx-zones"
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wayland/wayland-protocols/-/merge_requests/264

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Orbitiny Desktop Pilot 9 Released - Another Super Massive Release – Qt6 Upgrade + 4 New Exclusive Innovations + 5 New Programs + Many More New Features and Bug Fixes and Orbitiny's Official Website Launched

Orbitiny Desktop, a Qt/C++ based desktop full of real innovations has seen a new release - Orbitiny Desktop Pilot 9. Orbitiny Desktop is a new Qt/C++ desktop environment for Linux built from the ground up using Qt and coded in C++, bringing you exclusive features and functionalities unavailable in other desktop environments.

These features include: desktop gestures, icon emblems for files on the clipboard (cut or copied), icon emblems for new and modified files, icon emblems for empty files and directories, multi-paste support, (pasting to multiple selected directories), dedicated icons for mounted and user account home directories, custom desktop directories, individual desktop directory per monitor, individual desktop directory per virtual desktop and a lot more!

With the release of Pilot 9, the tradition of innovation continues and it's bringing you 4 additional unconventional but productive functionalities that you don't get to see in other desktops.

# 1.0 Pilot 9 - Release Notes:

# New Exclusive Features:

New & Orbitiny Exclusive: Added an "Append to Clipboard" option to the right-click context menus. This feature appends the selected file path(s) to the existing ones on the clipboard. If no files are set on the clipboard, it will set them. So, to make it clear, it does not replace the existing files already set on the clipboard. That one is done when you select "Copy". "Append to Clipboard" appends additional file paths to the existing ones already set on the clipboard and then when you select "Paste", it just pastes all of them. So unlike selecting "Copy" which overwrites previous file paths, "Append to Clipboard" appends the file paths. If no file paths exist, it will set them.
New & Orbitiny Exclusive: Added "Paste to Image" option to the right-click context menus. This feature appends (vertically) the clipboard pixmap or the file path if it is an image file to the one selected. So it's like the "Paste to File" option where text context from the clipboard gets pasted into the file (seen first in Orbitiny's initial Pilot 1 Release) but now this functionality is extended and applied to images as well.
New & Orbitiny Exclusive: Added an "Add to Paste Basket" + "Paste to Basket" options in the right-click context menus. It adds the selected file path(s) to the Paste Basket. The Paste Basket is a set of destination directories. When you select "Paste to Paste Basket", the file paths currently on the clipboard will be pasted to each of those directories. If you have selected a mix of directories and non directories only the directories will be added to the "Paste Basket".
New & Orbitiny Exclusive: Added "Image Join" - Drag one (or more) image files onto another image file and you get an image join menu: "Join Images Vertically" and "Join Images Horizontally". Each of the dragged image file will be appended to the target file.

# New Applications / Programs:

New: Created Orbitiny Screen/Monitor Configuration utility to configure and rearrange your monitor positions and screen resolutions (portable and can be used on any desktop environment)
New: Created Orbitiny Desktop Monitor Brightness Control utility to control your screen brightness on any of your screens (portable and can be used from any desktop environment)
New: Created a screenshot capturing utility called: orbitiny-screenshot-grabber. Usage: orbitiny-screenshot-grabber /path/to/dir/to/save/screenshot/in or if left blank, it will be saved in $HOME/Pictures/Screenshots/. A subdirectory called orbitiny-screenshot-grabber will be created and all file names will be generated automatically in sequential order: 00.png, 01.png, 02.png etc.
New: Converted the Orbitiny File Copier