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MediaTek Genio IoT support keeps moving upstream.

Together with MediaTek, we’re expanding enablement across the Genio family, from HDMI 2.0 support on existing boards to continued Linux progress for Genio 520 and 720, and Genio Pro 5100 work extending into U-Boot and Trusted Firmware-A.

https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/mediatek-genio-upstream-update-from-hdmi-20-to-booting-uboot-trusted-firmware-a.html

#MediaTek #Genio #EmbeddedLinux #LinuxKernel #OpenSource

MediaTek Genio IoT support keeps moving upstream.

Together with MediaTek, we’re expanding enablement across the Genio family, from HDMI 2.0 support on existing boards to continued Linux progress for Genio 520 and 720, and Genio Pro 5100 work extending into U-Boot and Trusted Firmware-A.

https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/mediatek-genio-upstream-update-from-hdmi-20-to-booting-uboot-trusted-firmware-a.html

#MediaTek #Genio #EmbeddedLinux #LinuxKernel #OpenSource

Linus Torvalds released the seventh release candidate (RC7) for Linux Kernel 7.2. Learn what's new in Kernel 7.2-rc7.

More details here: https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-2-rc7-released/

#Kernel72 #RC7 #Linuxkernel #Opensource #Releases

Linus Torvalds released the seventh release candidate (RC7) for Linux Kernel 7.2. Learn what's new in Kernel 7.2-rc7.

More details here: https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-2-rc7-released/

#Kernel72 #RC7 #Linuxkernel #Opensource #Releases

Linux Mint 22.3 Zena aggiorna il supporto hardware con un nuovo ISO HWE basato su Linux 7.0. Una soluzione pensata soprattutto per i computer più recenti. #LinuxMint #Linux #LinuxKernel #Ubuntu #OpenSource https://www.linuxeasy.org/linux-mint-22-3-hwe-arriva-con-linux-kernel-7-0/

Linux Mint 22.3 Zena aggiorna il supporto hardware con un nuovo ISO HWE basato su Linux 7.0. Una soluzione pensata soprattutto per i computer più recenti. #LinuxMint #Linux #LinuxKernel #Ubuntu #OpenSource https://www.linuxeasy.org/linux-mint-22-3-hwe-arriva-con-linux-kernel-7-0/

Good lunch 😋 , some hot coffee ☕ , aaaaand some trivialities 😜

#linuxadmin #linuxkernel #opensource #operatingsystem

Good lunch 😋 , some hot coffee ☕ , aaaaand some trivialities 😜

#linuxadmin #linuxkernel #opensource #operatingsystem

Linux 7.2 RC7 is now available for developers and power users!

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/linux-7-2-rc7-released/

Linux 7.2 RC7 is now available for developers and power users!

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/08/10/linux-7-2-rc7-released/

Linux 7.2 RC7 released!

After the release of Linux 7.1, which brought many features and improvements across different portions of the Linux kernel, such as hardware support and other improvements, an upcoming version of Linux is in the works.

Linux 7.2 RC6 is now live for developers and power users who are willing to try out a pre-release version of Linux that is yet to be released. All the interesting changes from performance improvements to bug fixes have been integrated to this release candidate, including, but not limited to:

• PCIe devices should not inadvertently reduce its speed to 2.5 GT/s
• Improved performance for AMD EPYC Sorano
• Added support for Wacom W9000 pen-enabled touchscreen
• Dropped ancient PROFIBUS driver ported from SCO Unix
• Bug fixes and minor improvements made to NTFS3 driver
• Startup overhead has been reduced for RISC-V
• USB4STREAM has been added to quickly send data between USB4 connected devices
• Preparations for NVIDIA Blackwell-Next devices
• Networking improvements and support for Wi-Fi 8 (UHR)
• Apple M3 systems can now boot to Linux 7.2
• AppleTalk protocol support has been dropped
• Various bug fixes and general improvements

The below announcement from Linus Torvalds in the mailing list says:

Another week, another -rc.

I can't say that I'm exactly thrilled about the size of this all, but it is what it is: the new normal with a lot of fixes, many of them due to review by various AI tools.

And nothing looks particularly scary per se - it's just that there's a lot here. Most of it is fairly small, although we have a couple of larger diffs: s390/zcrypt fixes stand out in the diffstat, and so does btrfs bringing back the fixup worker infrastructure. And some netfilter ipset fixes.

But aside from a few places like that, most of this is just lots of tiny fixes. It's pretty much spread all over - drivers (gpu, sound, networking, you name it), filesystems, core networking, arch code..

I don't currently see any value in delaying the 7.2 release, so I would expect that to happen next weekend unless something really bad pops up.

Linux v7.2 will be the third version from the v7.x series that will be released after Linux 7.1, which will bring many improvements and additions to enhance your user experience.

Arch Linux and other distributions will be updated to utilize Linux 7.2 once it officially releases to the public, with rolling distros being updated first, then the subsequent distributions will utilize this version of Linux according to the distro’s release schedule. Meanwhile, keep checking for updates in your Linux distro (such as pacman -Syu as root in Arch Linux), or compile it from source.

Please note that, if you’re going to try out this pre-release version of Linux, be sure that it might contain more bugs than the final release, as it’s an experimental version not intended for production use. We advise you to back up all critical data before you utilize this version.

To download Linux 7.2’s source code, click on the below button:

Linux 7.2 RC7 released!

After the release of Linux 7.1, which brought many features and improvements across different portions of the Linux kernel, such as hardware support and other improvements, an upcoming version of Linux is in the works.

Linux 7.2 RC6 is now live for developers and power users who are willing to try out a pre-release version of Linux that is yet to be released. All the interesting changes from performance improvements to bug fixes have been integrated to this release candidate, including, but not limited to:

• PCIe devices should not inadvertently reduce its speed to 2.5 GT/s
• Improved performance for AMD EPYC Sorano
• Added support for Wacom W9000 pen-enabled touchscreen
• Dropped ancient PROFIBUS driver ported from SCO Unix
• Bug fixes and minor improvements made to NTFS3 driver
• Startup overhead has been reduced for RISC-V
• USB4STREAM has been added to quickly send data between USB4 connected devices
• Preparations for NVIDIA Blackwell-Next devices
• Networking improvements and support for Wi-Fi 8 (UHR)
• Apple M3 systems can now boot to Linux 7.2
• AppleTalk protocol support has been dropped
• Various bug fixes and general improvements

The below announcement from Linus Torvalds in the mailing list says:

Another week, another -rc.

I can't say that I'm exactly thrilled about the size of this all, but it is what it is: the new normal with a lot of fixes, many of them due to review by various AI tools.

And nothing looks particularly scary per se - it's just that there's a lot here. Most of it is fairly small, although we have a couple of larger diffs: s390/zcrypt fixes stand out in the diffstat, and so does btrfs bringing back the fixup worker infrastructure. And some netfilter ipset fixes.

But aside from a few places like that, most of this is just lots of tiny fixes. It's pretty much spread all over - drivers (gpu, sound, networking, you name it), filesystems, core networking, arch code..

I don't currently see any value in delaying the 7.2 release, so I would expect that to happen next weekend unless something really bad pops up.

Linux v7.2 will be the third version from the v7.x series that will be released after Linux 7.1, which will bring many improvements and additions to enhance your user experience.

Arch Linux and other distributions will be updated to utilize Linux 7.2 once it officially releases to the public, with rolling distros being updated first, then the subsequent distributions will utilize this version of Linux according to the distro’s release schedule. Meanwhile, keep checking for updates in your Linux distro (such as pacman -Syu as root in Arch Linux), or compile it from source.

Please note that, if you’re going to try out this pre-release version of Linux, be sure that it might contain more bugs than the final release, as it’s an experimental version not intended for production use. We advise you to back up all critical data before you utilize this version.

To download Linux 7.2’s source code, click on the below button:

#Linux 7.2-rc7 is now available for public testing from https://kernel.org and Linus Torvalds says that "I don't currently see any value in delaying the 7.2 release, so I would expect that to happen next weekend unless something really bad pops up." Happy testing!

#LinuxKernel #OpenSource

#Linux 7.2-rc7 is now available for public testing from https://kernel.org and Linus Torvalds says that "I don't currently see any value in delaying the 7.2 release, so I would expect that to happen next weekend unless something really bad pops up." Happy testing!

#LinuxKernel #OpenSource

#Linux 7.1.8, 6.18.44, 6.12.103, and 6.6.151 kernels are now available for download at https://www.kernel.org

#OpenSource #LinuxKernel

#Linux 7.1.8, 6.18.44, 6.12.103, and 6.6.151 kernels are now available for download at https://www.kernel.org

#OpenSource #LinuxKernel

#LinuxKernel:

Greg Kroah-Hartman zieht klare Grenze für #KI-generierten #Code

KI darf im #Linux_Kernel helfen, aber nicht überall. #Greg_Kroah_Hartman schränkt ihren Einsatz im Bereich drivers/staging jetzt deutlich ein.

Der #Maintainer „clanker“ reagiert auf eine wachsende Zahl automatisch erzeugter Patches. Nach seinen Angaben landen inzwischen immer häufiger Änderungen aus Sprachmodellen im Staging-Bereich. Diese Beiträge will er künftig grundsätzlich ablehnen.

https://fosstopia.de/greg-kroah-hartman-zieht-klare-grenze-fur-ki/

#LinuxKernel:

Greg Kroah-Hartman zieht klare Grenze für #KI-generierten #Code

KI darf im #Linux_Kernel helfen, aber nicht überall. #Greg_Kroah_Hartman schränkt ihren Einsatz im Bereich drivers/staging jetzt deutlich ein.

Der #Maintainer „clanker“ reagiert auf eine wachsende Zahl automatisch erzeugter Patches. Nach seinen Angaben landen inzwischen immer häufiger Änderungen aus Sprachmodellen im Staging-Bereich. Diese Beiträge will er künftig grundsätzlich ablehnen.

https://fosstopia.de/greg-kroah-hartman-zieht-klare-grenze-fur-ki/

(more Linux news in previous posts)

IceWM 4.1.0 Drops Seven Months After 4.0, Brings Stability Tweaks and Scripting Upgrades:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/icewm-410-released-x11-window-manager-adds-alpha-fix-and-scripting-tweaks/

Hyprland 0.56.2 Released: 16 Backported Fixes Stabilize the 0.56 Series:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/hyprland-0562-released-16-backported-fixes-stabilize-the-056-series/

New Zapscape KVM Flaw Could Let Privileged L1 Guest Code Escape to Linux Hosts:
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-zapscape-kvm-flaw-could-let.html

New Debian 13 Kernel Security Update Fixes “Zapscape” and “SCTPhantom”:
https://9to5linux.com/new-debian-13-kernel-security-update-fixes-zapscape-and-sctphantom

Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.264, 5.15.215, 6.1.182, 6.6.150, and 6.12.102 Drop: Hardened Safe-RET Fix for AMD SRSO:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-lts-kernel-510264-515215-61182-66150-and-612102-drop-hardened-saferet-fix-for-amd-srso/

Linux Kernel 6.18.43, 6.6.149, and 6.1.181 Patches New Spectre v2 Interrupt Injection Flaw:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-kernel-61843-66149-and-61181-patches-new-spectre-v2-interrupt-injection-flaw/

While Torvalds Makes Peace With AI in Linux, Greg Kroah-Hartman Draws a Line (Sort of):
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17403762/linux-drivers-staging-ai-rejection

HyperX Driver Coming For Linux 7.3 Just To Report A Microphone's Mute Status:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/HID-HyperX-QuadCast-2-Linux-7.3

Nobody Touched This Linux Driver for Years, Until AI Started Poking Around and It Got Removed:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17404841/linux-old-moxa-driver-removal

Rust-Based uutils Coreutils 0.10 Reaches 93.5% GNU Compatibility:
https://linuxiac.com/rust-based-uutils-coreutils-0-10-reaches-93-5-gnu-compatibility/

NVIDIA 610.57.04 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for Many Games:
https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-610-57-04-linux-graphics-driver-improves-support-for-many-games

NVIDIA now supporting the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) as a premier sponsor:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-now-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs-as-a-premier-sponsor/
(So NVIDIA, not f*ck you then lol)

NetworkManager Adopts Policy For AI Coding Assistants:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetworkManager-AI-Coding-Policy

zlib-rs 0.6.7 Released With LoongArch LSX Optimizations, Use-After-Free Fix:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/zlib-rs-0.6.7

Mesa 26.2 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Here’s What’s New:
https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-2-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-new

GStreamer 1.28.6 Adds H.266 Muxing Support to the Rust MP4 Muxers:
https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-6-adds-h-266-muxing-support-to-the-rust-mp4-muxers

(FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #IceWM #Hyprland #Security #Debian #LinuxKernel #HyperX #RustCoreutils #NVIDIA #NVIDIADriver #NetworkManager #zlibrs #Mesa #GStreamer #WM #WindowManager #FosseryTech

(more Linux news in previous posts)

IceWM 4.1.0 Drops Seven Months After 4.0, Brings Stability Tweaks and Scripting Upgrades:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/icewm-410-released-x11-window-manager-adds-alpha-fix-and-scripting-tweaks/

Hyprland 0.56.2 Released: 16 Backported Fixes Stabilize the 0.56 Series:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/hyprland-0562-released-16-backported-fixes-stabilize-the-056-series/

New Zapscape KVM Flaw Could Let Privileged L1 Guest Code Escape to Linux Hosts:
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-zapscape-kvm-flaw-could-let.html

New Debian 13 Kernel Security Update Fixes “Zapscape” and “SCTPhantom”:
https://9to5linux.com/new-debian-13-kernel-security-update-fixes-zapscape-and-sctphantom

Linux LTS Kernel 5.10.264, 5.15.215, 6.1.182, 6.6.150, and 6.12.102 Drop: Hardened Safe-RET Fix for AMD SRSO:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-lts-kernel-510264-515215-61182-66150-and-612102-drop-hardened-saferet-fix-for-amd-srso/

Linux Kernel 6.18.43, 6.6.149, and 6.1.181 Patches New Spectre v2 Interrupt Injection Flaw:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-kernel-61843-66149-and-61181-patches-new-spectre-v2-interrupt-injection-flaw/

While Torvalds Makes Peace With AI in Linux, Greg Kroah-Hartman Draws a Line (Sort of):
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17403762/linux-drivers-staging-ai-rejection

HyperX Driver Coming For Linux 7.3 Just To Report A Microphone's Mute Status:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/HID-HyperX-QuadCast-2-Linux-7.3

Nobody Touched This Linux Driver for Years, Until AI Started Poking Around and It Got Removed:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17404841/linux-old-moxa-driver-removal

Rust-Based uutils Coreutils 0.10 Reaches 93.5% GNU Compatibility:
https://linuxiac.com/rust-based-uutils-coreutils-0-10-reaches-93-5-gnu-compatibility/

NVIDIA 610.57.04 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for Many Games:
https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-610-57-04-linux-graphics-driver-improves-support-for-many-games

NVIDIA now supporting the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) as a premier sponsor:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-now-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs-as-a-premier-sponsor/
(So NVIDIA, not f*ck you then lol)

NetworkManager Adopts Policy For AI Coding Assistants:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetworkManager-AI-Coding-Policy

zlib-rs 0.6.7 Released With LoongArch LSX Optimizations, Use-After-Free Fix:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/zlib-rs-0.6.7

Mesa 26.2 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Here’s What’s New:
https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-2-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-new

GStreamer 1.28.6 Adds H.266 Muxing Support to the Rust MP4 Muxers:
https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-6-adds-h-266-muxing-support-to-the-rust-mp4-muxers

(FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #IceWM #Hyprland #Security #Debian #LinuxKernel #HyperX #RustCoreutils #NVIDIA #NVIDIADriver #NetworkManager #zlibrs #Mesa #GStreamer #WM #WindowManager #FosseryTech

Linux 7.2 RC7 is expected to release this Monday.

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/linux-7-2-rc7-is-expected-to-release-this-week/

Linux 7.2 RC7 is expected to release this Monday.

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/08/09/linux-7-2-rc7-is-expected-to-release-this-week/

Linux Kernel releases as of Week 32, August 8th, 2026.

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/linux-weekly-releases-issue-64-week-32-8-8-2026/

Linux Kernel releases as of Week 32, August 8th, 2026.

#Linux #Kernel #LinuxKernel #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates

https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/08/08/linux-weekly-releases-issue-64-week-32-8-8-2026/

Linux Weekly Releases Issue #64 (Week 32 – 8/8/2026)

Every week, new Linux versions that are under a supported version series get released to incorporate bug fixes and other general improvements that are pushed to the servicing branches. This ensures that your Linux user experience gets better when latest versions fix some of the bugs.

This week, the below Linux kernel versions under the v7.x series are released:

Alongside v7.x, here are the v6.x versions that were released:

For users who prefer to stay in the v5.x series, here are the latest releases:

Please note that the downloads are in the source code form, so this means that you may have to compile from source in order to use one of the Linux versions shown above. Your distribution might not include the above Linux versions.

Linux Weekly Releases Issue #64 (Week 32 – 8/8/2026)

Every week, new Linux versions that are under a supported version series get released to incorporate bug fixes and other general improvements that are pushed to the servicing branches. This ensures that your Linux user experience gets better when latest versions fix some of the bugs.

This week, the below Linux kernel versions under the v7.x series are released:

Alongside v7.x, here are the v6.x versions that were released:

For users who prefer to stay in the v5.x series, here are the latest releases:

Please note that the downloads are in the source code form, so this means that you may have to compile from source in order to use one of the Linux versions shown above. Your distribution might not include the above Linux versions.

#Linux 6.12.102, 6.6.150, 6.1.182, 5.15.215, and 5.10.264 kernels are now available for download at https://www.kernel.org

#OpenSource #LinuxKernel

#Linux 6.12.102, 6.6.150, 6.1.182, 5.15.215, and 5.10.264 kernels are now available for download at https://www.kernel.org

#OpenSource #LinuxKernel

Tails 7.10.1 patches CVE-2026-64560, a Linux kernel race condition letting a compromised Tor Browser gain root and deanonymize users via a malicious website.

#Tails #CVE202664560 #LinuxKernel #TorBrowser #Deanonymization #PrivilegeEscalation #AnonymityOS #TailsOS

https://meterpreter.org/tails-cve-2026-64560-deanonymization-patch/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

#Linux 7.1.7, 6.18.43, 6.6.149, 6.1.181, 5.15.214, and 5.10.263 kernels are now available for download at https://www.kernel.org

#OpenSource #LinuxKernel

#Linux 7.1.7, 6.18.43, 6.6.149, 6.1.181, 5.15.214, and 5.10.263 kernels are now available for download at https://www.kernel.org

#OpenSource #LinuxKernel

Linus Torvalds released the sixth release candidate (RC6) for Linux Kernel 7.2. Linux 7.2-rc6 is the biggest RC6 in years.

Full details here: https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-2-rc6-released/

#Kernel72 #Linuxkernel #Rc6 #Linux #Releases #Opensource

Linus Torvalds released the sixth release candidate (RC6) for Linux Kernel 7.2. Linux 7.2-rc6 is the biggest RC6 in years.

Full details here: https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-7-2-rc6-released/

#Kernel72 #Linuxkernel #Rc6 #Linux #Releases #Opensource