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System76 Preparing To Introduce Redesigned Thelio Hardware:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/System76-Thelio-Redesign

PipeWire 1.6 Released with Support for Audio Channel Layouts, LDAC Decoder:
https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-released-with-support-for-audio-channel-layouts-ldac-decoder

DNF 5.4 Released With Some New Options & AI Contributions Policy:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/DNF-5.4-Released

TrueNAS 25.10.2 brings 100+ fixes, OpenZFS 2.3.4, and NVMe-oF support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/truenas-25-10-2-brings-100-fixes-openzfs-2-3-4-and-nvme-of-support/

It's now easier to install MGSHDFix for Metal Gear games on Linux / Steam Deck:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/its-now-easier-to-install-mgshdfix-for-metal-gear-games-on-linux-steam-deck/

GE-Proton 10-31 brings fixes for Arknights: Endfield, Duet Night Abyss and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/ge-proton-10-31-brings-fixes-for-arknights-endfield-duet-night-abyss-and-more/

Lutris 0.5.20 Game Manager Adds Support for Importing Commodore 64 ROMs:
https://9to5linux.com/lutris-0-5-20-game-manager-adds-support-for-importing-commodore-64-roms

Fish 4.5.0 fixes Vi mode regressions and drops terminfo dependency:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/fish-4-5-0-fixes-vi-mode-regressions-and-drops-terminfo-dependency/

Intel Hiring More Linux Developers - Including For GPU Drivers / Linux Gaming Stack:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Linux-Jobs-February-2026

wlroots 0.20 Nears Release With New Protocols, Enhanced Vulkan Renderer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/wlroots-0.20-Released

Linux Begins Seeing Early Preparations For PCIe 7.0:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Early-PCIe-Gen-7-Prep

KVM In Linux 7.0 Adds Support For Virtualizing AMD ERAPS:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-KVM

Experimental code ready for testing to enable HDMI 2.1 FRL with AMDGPU on Linux:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/experimental-code-ready-for-testing-to-enable-hdmi-2-1-frl-with-amdgpu-on-linux/

Apple M3 With Asahi Linux Continues Making Progress, No ETA Yet For Shipping:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-M3-Asahi-Linux-2026

NTFS3 Driver Sees Improvements In Linux 7.0 While "NTFS Remake" Driver Bakes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NTFS3-Linux-7.0

Linux 7.0 Merges The Code To Replace The Tux Boot Logo At Build Time:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-FBDEV-Alternate-Logo

exFAT Achieves Better Sequential Read Performance With Linux 7.0:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-exFAT

Linux 7.0 Makes Preparations For Rust 1.95:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Rust-1.95-Prep

AppArmor Enhancements Merged For Linux 7.0:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-AppArmor

(FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #News #PipeWire #DNF #System76 #TrueNAS #GEProton #Lutris #FishShell #wlroots #KVM #LinuxKernel #AsahiLinux #NTFS3 #exFAT #AppArmor #FosseryTech

System76 Preparing To Introduce Redesigned Thelio Hardware

Linux hardware vendor System76 has begun teasing a redesign of their Thelio chassis that is used by their modern desktops and workstations

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Sep 12, 2025

#Linux 6.18 Will Further Complicate Non-#GPL Out-Of-Tree #FileSystems
A patch queued up for Linux 6.18 merge window removes #write_cache_pages. In turn this will cause issues for #nonGPL out-of-tree file-systems for writing dirty data from the page cache. After the #NTFS3 and #Bcachefs in-tree users of the iterator were moved off of it, for Linux 6.18 the "write_cache_pages" will be removed that is depended upon by out-of-tree, non-GPL file-systems.
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.18-write-cache-pages
Also affects #OpenZFS

Linux 6.18 Will Further Complicate Non-GPL Out-Of-Tree File-Systems

Out-of-tree file-system drivers not licensed/compatible with the GPL will have a new obstacle to deal with come time for Linux 6.18 later this year.

Thorsten Leemhuis (acct. 1/4)Jul 29, 2025

From the main #ntfs3 merge for #Linux 6.17[1]:

"Added:
- sanity check for file name
- mark live inode as bad and avoid any operations

Fixed:
- handling of symlinks created in windows
- creation of symlinks for relative path

Changed:
- cancel setting inode as bad after removing name fails
- revert 'replace inode_trylock with inode_lock'"

[1] https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/c/a11b4fa602ed3b744aa075f34bee82c12aa3553a

#kernel #LinuxKernel

Adam ♿Sep 8, 2024

#AdamFindsBugs https://github.com/tuxera/ntfs-3g/issues/122

Does anyone know if there's a different version of ntfsprogs for #NTFS3?

mkfs.ntfs can't use HDIO_GETGEO on nbd devices · Issue #122 · tuxera/ntfs-3g

strace -eioctl mkfs.ntfs /dev/nbd0p1 ioctl(3, BLKROGET, [0]) = 0 ioctl(3, BLKSSZGET, [512]) = 0 ioctl(3, BLKBSZSET, [512]) = 0 ioctl(3, BLKGETSIZE64, [8388608]) = 0 ioctl(3, HDIO_GETGEO, 0x7fff8a9a...

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Marvin Dec 13, 2023

@mah It's good to have something like "Hiren’s BootCD PE" on the USB stick in the drawer.
Later maybe think about changing NTFS, if not used as win install partition, for something more "neutral" (FAT32? ExFAT?), what can be handled by more operating systems . Of course it depends on your usecase
#linux #ntfs3 #fat32 #exfat

mah:~ $

Dec 13, 2023

Just had #ntfs3 corrupt a drive and ntfsfix is forcing me to use a windows system/vm to run chkdsk.

Love that this dumpster is called "fully functional" on the kernel docs yet on the mailing list it's "experimental" and it's maintainer orphaned it.

I wish I had anything nice to say about #linux drivers but I'm so bothered by the amount of trust issues I keep accumulating for this wild experience.

I don't even think it's that much better on *BSD, so frustrating.

Jack Zhang (📹🦝 Raccoon)Oct 10, 2023

Here's hoping NTFS3 gets stable enough to be on by default in the next LTS #Kernel, with a accompanying non-FUSE ntfsprogs.

#Linux #NTFS #ntfs3

Adam ♿May 29, 2023

Moving from #NTFS-3G to the newer #NTFS3 driver: 200 megabytes per second write to 1.1 gigabytes per second write.

#Linux

CyberArkLabs Feb 10, 2023

The #NTFS3 driver for #Linux is not without its flaws. A #bug has been found that could lead to a denial-of-service attack.
#DoS

https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/the-linux-kernel-and-the-cursed-driver

The Linux Kernel and the Cursed Driver

Introduction NTFS is a filesystem developed by Microsoft that was introduced in 1993. Since then, it has become the primary filesystem for Windows. In recent years, the need for an NTFS...