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[#] Sat Jan 31 2026 19:50:31 UTC from rss <>

Subject: The Last Of The Dolby Digital Plus "E-AC3" Patents Might Now Be Expired

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For those interested in the Dolby Digital Plus "Enhanced AC-3" audio compression format for open-source software, the last of the patents for this widely-used format by streaming services and more appears to have expired...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dolby-Digital-Plus-E-AC3-2026

[#] Sat Jan 31 2026 21:22:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Linux Lite 7.8 Is Out With App Rewrites and GTK4 Transition

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Ubuntu-based Linux Lite 7.8 is now available, featuring 12 rewritten applications as the project moves toward Python and GTK4 in Series 8.

https://linuxiac.com/linux-lite-7-8-is-out-with-app-rewrites-and-gtk4-transition/

[#] Sat Jan 31 2026 22:53:29 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Linuxulator-Steam-Utils To Enjoy Steam Play Gaming On FreeBSD & Other Options

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Presented today at FOSDEM in Brussels was the state of gaming on FreeBSD by Thibault Payet. Besides various open-source games able to be compiled natively for FreeBSD, this BSD can get in on the Steam Play gaming scene thanks to the "linuxulator-steam-utils" project as a set of workarounds for the Steam Linux client on FreeBSD 14 and newer. Linuxulator-steam-utils builds off FreeBSD's Linuxulator support for running Linux binaries to enjoy the likes of Steam and even Steam Play (Proton) Windows games running on this translation layer for Linux and in turn running on FreeBSD...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Gaming-2026

[#] Sun Feb 01 2026 03:12:45 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Shotcut 26.1 Open-Source Video Editor Released with Hardware Video Decoding

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Shotcut 26.1 has been released today as a major update to this open-source, free, and cross-platform video editing software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.

https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-26-1-open-source-video-editor-released-with-hardware-video-decoding

[#] Sun Feb 01 2026 04:44:14 UTC from rss <>

Subject: GNOME 50 Is No Longer Treating Variable Rate Refresh "VRR" As Experimental

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Another great albeit overdue improvement for GNOME 50 has landed: Variable Rate Refresh "VRR" functionality for modern displays is now promoted and no longer treated as an experimental feature...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-VRR-Not-Experimental

[#] Sun Feb 01 2026 06:15:44 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Budgie Desktop 10.10.1 Released With Better Wayland Support

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Budgie desktop 10.10.1 arrives as the first maintenance update in the 10.10 series, with stability improvements, bug fixes, and better Wayland behavior.

https://linuxiac.com/budgie-desktop-10-10-1-released-with-better-wayland-support/

[#] Sun Feb 01 2026 07:47:14 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Linux 7.0 Aims To Replace More Caching Code With Sheaves For "Hopefully" Improved Performance

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Introduced to the mainline Linux kernel last year was "sheaves" as an opt-in per-CPU array-based caching layer. Sheaves was merged back in Linux 6.18 and while it started as an opt-in caching layer, the plan is to replace more CPU slabs / caches with sheaves. Queued up for slated introduction in the upcoming Linux 7.0 cycle is replacing more of those caches with sheaves...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Replace-Slabs-Sheaves

[#] Sun Feb 01 2026 09:18:45 UTC from rss <>

Subject: How to Install Pydio Cells on Ubuntu 25.04

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Explore a step-by-step guide for installing, configuring, and running Pydio Cells on Ubuntu to manage and collaborate on your document files.

https://ubuntushell.com/install-pydio-cells-on-ubuntu/

[#] Sun Feb 01 2026 10:50:13 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Phosh Mobile Phone UI Making Progress On GTK4 Port

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Evangelos Ribeiro Tzaras presented today at FOSDEM on the latest work around Phosh, the mobile phone user interface / Wayland shell project for mobile Linux environments. Phosh has been making steady progress and has more features out on the horizon...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Phosh-GTK4-Progress

[#] Sun Feb 01 2026 14:08:30 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Plasma 6.7 Will Introduce a Global Shortcut to Clear Notification History

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The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.7 release will add a global keyboard shortcut that lets users quickly clear their notification history.

https://linuxiac.com/plasma-6-7-will-introduce-a-global-shortcut-to-clear-notification-history/

[#] Sun Feb 01 2026 15:40:01 UTC from rss <>

Subject: smolBSD Builds On The NetBSD-MicroVM Kernel For Booting To Service VMs In Milliseconds

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A new BSD distribution I only learned about for the first time this weekend is smolBSD, a project built atop the netbsd-MICROVM kernel coming with NetBSD 11 for providing insanely fast booting micro-VMs intended for micro-services and similar environments...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/smolBSD

[#] Mon Feb 02 2026 02:20:31 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Linux 6.19-rc8 Released Ahead Of Linux 6.19 Stable Next Week

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While typically the stable Linux kernel would come after the -rc7 release a week prior, for Linux 6.19 the release is being dragged out by an extra week not due to any scary bugs but rather due to the holiday downtime at the end of the year. As such Linux 6.19-rc8 is out today with the stable v6.19 release expected next Sunday...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-rc8

[#] Mon Feb 02 2026 03:52:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 5, 2026 (Jan 26 – Feb 1)

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Catch up on the latest Linux news: Linux Lite 7.8, DietPi 10, VirtualBox 7.2.6, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.4, Plasma 6.6 Beta 2, Transmission 4.1, Xfce begins work on a Wayland compositor, what happens if Linus Torvalds steps away, and more.

https://linuxiac.com/linuxiac-weekly-wrap-up-week-5-2026-jan-26-feb-1/

[#] Mon Feb 02 2026 05:23:32 UTC from rss <>

Subject: Installing and Running Fortran Program on Linux

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Learn how to install and write your first Fortran program on Linux, a high-level language crucial for scientific and engineering calculations in niche domains.

https://linuxtldr.com/installing-fortran/

[#] Mon Feb 02 2026 06:55:00 UTC from rss <>

Subject: After Years of Waiting Jellyfin Finally Lands on Samsung Tizen TVs

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Samsung Smart TV owners can now use Jellyfin natively, as the open-source media server is now available on the Tizen platform.

https://linuxiac.com/after-years-of-waiting-jellyfin-finally-lands-on-samsung-tizen-tvs/

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