The Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expired, Freeing DivX and Xvid Worldwide
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Linuxiac
The Last MPEG-4 Visual Patent Has Expired, Freeing DivX and Xvid Worldwide
The final MPEG-4 Part 2 patent has expired, removing licensing concerns from legacy DivX and Xvid video, but not from H.264 or modern MP4 files.
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📰 Ubuntu on Android isn't a gimmick — it's how I manage my homelab from anywhere
After building my homelab, carrying my MacBook wherever I traveled had become a habit. Not because I knew something would break, but because I‘d made a routine of checking the status every once in a while. Having it with me was insurance for my homelab; if something broke, I could pull out the MacBook and start troubleshooting immediately. But with time, carrying a laptop everywhere I went for tiny routine tasks started to feel excessive. That...
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-on-android-isnt-a-gimmick-its-how-i-manage-my-homelab-from-anywhere/
#android #ubuntu
After building my homelab, carrying my MacBook wherever I traveled had become a habit. Not because I knew something would break, but because I‘d made a routine of checking the status every once in a while. Having it with me was insurance for my homelab; if something broke, I could pull out the MacBook and start troubleshooting immediately. But with time, carrying a laptop everywhere I went for tiny routine tasks started to feel excessive. That...
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-on-android-isnt-a-gimmick-its-how-i-manage-my-homelab-from-anywhere/
#android #ubuntu
XDA
Ubuntu on Android isn't a gimmick — it's how I manage my homelab from anywhere
The "just in case" laptop just got replaced.
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📰 Guide: How to get SteamOS to always boot into Desktop Mode
If you want your SteamOS Linux machine like the Steam Deck or Steam Machine to automatically boot into Desktop Mode - that is actually possible.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-get-steamos-to-always-boot-into-desktop-mode
#linux #steam
If you want your SteamOS Linux machine like the Steam Deck or Steam Machine to automatically boot into Desktop Mode - that is actually possible.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/guides/view/how-to-get-steamos-to-always-boot-into-desktop-mode
#linux #steam
GamingOnLinux
How to get SteamOS to always boot into Desktop Mode
If you want your SteamOS Linux machine like the Steam Deck or Steam Machine to automatically boot into Desktop Mode - that is actually possible.
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📰 My home server is smart, my VPS is deliberately dumb, and that's the whole point
People mostly assume a VPS is a more reliable home server because it's always on and should be doing real work. Mine isn’t. I previously talked about how my NAS is just dumb storage and my local Debian server handles the compute. All meaningful workload stays on my Dell Latitude home server — Docker services, databases, media, and anything that actually owns data. The VPS in my architecture follows the same philosophy, just from the opposite end...
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/home-server-smart-vps-deliberately-dumb-thats-the-whole-point/
#debian
People mostly assume a VPS is a more reliable home server because it's always on and should be doing real work. Mine isn’t. I previously talked about how my NAS is just dumb storage and my local Debian server handles the compute. All meaningful workload stays on my Dell Latitude home server — Docker services, databases, media, and anything that actually owns data. The VPS in my architecture follows the same philosophy, just from the opposite end...
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/home-server-smart-vps-deliberately-dumb-thats-the-whole-point/
#debian
XDA
My home server is smart, my VPS is deliberately dumb, and that's the whole point
The dumbest device in my homelab is the hero.
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📰 Canonical Makes The "Enterprise Store" Official For Offline/Air-Gapped Ubuntu Usage
For months the Enterprise Store "enterprise-store" has been mentioned in some Ubuntu documentation and other elements while today it was formally announced by Canonical. The Enterprise Store is for helping to manage Ubuntu Linux deployments particularly within enterprise organizations that may have their computers air-gapped or otherwise strict Internet controls...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Enterprise-Store
#linux #ubuntu
For months the Enterprise Store "enterprise-store" has been mentioned in some Ubuntu documentation and other elements while today it was formally announced by Canonical. The Enterprise Store is for helping to manage Ubuntu Linux deployments particularly within enterprise organizations that may have their computers air-gapped or otherwise strict Internet controls...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Enterprise-Store
#linux #ubuntu
Phoronix
Canonical Makes The "Enterprise Store" Official For Offline/Air-Gapped Ubuntu Usage
For months the Enterprise Store 'enterprise-store' has been mentioned in some Ubuntu documentation and other elements while today it was formally announced by Canonical
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📰 AMD Getting The Linux Kernel Ready For Zen 6 Profiling/Perf With More EILVT Registers
Among the recent patch series in preparing Linux for upcoming AMD Zen 6 processors is making the kernel aware of additional EILVT registers to be found with at least EPYC Venice platforms...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Zen-6-More-EILVT-Registers
#amd #kernel #linux
Among the recent patch series in preparing Linux for upcoming AMD Zen 6 processors is making the kernel aware of additional EILVT registers to be found with at least EPYC Venice platforms...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Zen-6-More-EILVT-Registers
#amd #kernel #linux
Phoronix
AMD Getting The Linux Kernel Ready For Zen 6 Profiling/Perf With More EILVT Registers
Among the recent patch series in preparing Linux for upcoming AMD Zen 6 processors is making the kernel aware of additional EILVT registers to be found with at least EPYC Venice platforms.
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📰 Stratis Storage Anaconda Integration Approved For Fedora 45
The Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) has approved the latest batch of features for the upcoming Fedora 45 release...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-Approves-Stratis
#fedora
The Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) has approved the latest batch of features for the upcoming Fedora 45 release...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-45-Approves-Stratis
#fedora
Phoronix
Stratis Storage Anaconda Integration Approved For Fedora 45
The Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) has approved the latest batch of features for the upcoming Fedora 45 release.
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📰 VirtualBox 7.2.14 Adds Initial Support for Linux Kernel 7.2
VirtualBox 7.2.14 is out with initial Linux kernel 7.2 support, RHEL guest fixes, Windows clipboard improvements, and UEFI corrections.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-2-14-adds-initial-support-for-linux-kernel-7-2/
#kernel #linux
VirtualBox 7.2.14 is out with initial Linux kernel 7.2 support, RHEL guest fixes, Windows clipboard improvements, and UEFI corrections.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-2-14-adds-initial-support-for-linux-kernel-7-2/
#kernel #linux
Linuxiac
VirtualBox 7.2.14 Adds Initial Support for Linux Kernel 7.2
VirtualBox 7.2.14 is out with initial Linux kernel 7.2 support, RHEL guest fixes, Windows clipboard improvements, and UEFI corrections.
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📰 Valve's Steam Frame pushes Arch Linux toward official Arm64 support
Collabora's Holo Core port lays the groundwork for running SteamOS 3 natively on the headset.
🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/21/valves-steam-frame-pushes-arch-linux-toward-official-arm64-support/5275459
#arch #linux #steam
Collabora's Holo Core port lays the groundwork for running SteamOS 3 natively on the headset.
🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/07/21/valves-steam-frame-pushes-arch-linux-toward-official-arm64-support/5275459
#arch #linux #steam
theregister
Valve's Steam Frame pushes Arch Linux toward official Arm64 support
Collabora's Holo Core port lays the groundwork for running SteamOS 3 natively on the headset
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📰 Steam streaming on Proxmox doesn't require GPU passthrough, and my LXC setup proves it
I've been wanting to turn my Strix Halo box into a game streaming server for months, and the only thing stopping me was the dread of VFIO GPU passthrough. It's a pain: block the driver, wrangle IOMMU groups, dedicate the entire GPU to one VM, and pray that the next kernel update doesn't break everything. My homelab already runs half a dozen services on Proxmox, and giving up the only GPU in the machine to a single VM just feels wasteful.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/run-steam-in-an-lxc-on-proxmox-to-avoid-gpu-passthrough/
#kernel #steam
I've been wanting to turn my Strix Halo box into a game streaming server for months, and the only thing stopping me was the dread of VFIO GPU passthrough. It's a pain: block the driver, wrangle IOMMU groups, dedicate the entire GPU to one VM, and pray that the next kernel update doesn't break everything. My homelab already runs half a dozen services on Proxmox, and giving up the only GPU in the machine to a single VM just feels wasteful.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/run-steam-in-an-lxc-on-proxmox-to-avoid-gpu-passthrough/
#kernel #steam
XDA
Steam streaming on Proxmox doesn't require GPU passthrough, and my LXC setup proves it
It's not as weird as it sounds, honest
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📰 KDE Plasma 6.7 vs. GNOME Shell 50.3 vs. Xfce 4.20 On CachyOS With NVIDIA Graphics
Earlier this month I provided a look at the KDE Plasma 6.7 Wayland vs. X11 session performance for graphics/gaming on CachyOS using NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 graphics. Since then Phoronix readers -- including some premium supporters -- requested seeing some additional desktops tested with the latest CachyOS packages. So here we are now with seeing how KDE Plasma 6.7 compared to the Wayland-only GNOME Shell 50.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/cachyos-desktops-july-2026
#gnome #kde #plasma #wayland
Earlier this month I provided a look at the KDE Plasma 6.7 Wayland vs. X11 session performance for graphics/gaming on CachyOS using NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 graphics. Since then Phoronix readers -- including some premium supporters -- requested seeing some additional desktops tested with the latest CachyOS packages. So here we are now with seeing how KDE Plasma 6.7 compared to the Wayland-only GNOME Shell 50.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/cachyos-desktops-july-2026
#gnome #kde #plasma #wayland
Phoronix
KDE Plasma 6.7 vs. GNOME Shell 50.3 vs. Xfce 4.20 On CachyOS With NVIDIA Graphics
Earlier this month I provided a look at the KDE Plasma 6.7 Wayland vs.
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📰 Qualcomm Posts Linux Patches For X2 Elite Extreme Powered ASUS Zenbook A16
Following recent Linux kernel patches enabling the Snapdragon X2 Elite powered Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen11 and HP EliteBook X G2q X2 Elite laptops to boot outside of Windows 11 on ARM, Qualcomm engineers have now posted a new patch series for getting the X2 Elite Extreme powered ASUS Zenbook A16 working on Linux...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Zenbook-A16-X2EE
#arm #kernel #linux
Following recent Linux kernel patches enabling the Snapdragon X2 Elite powered Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen11 and HP EliteBook X G2q X2 Elite laptops to boot outside of Windows 11 on ARM, Qualcomm engineers have now posted a new patch series for getting the X2 Elite Extreme powered ASUS Zenbook A16 working on Linux...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Zenbook-A16-X2EE
#arm #kernel #linux
Phoronix
Qualcomm Posts Linux Patches For X2 Elite Extreme Powered ASUS Zenbook A16
Following recent Linux kernel patches enabling the Snapdragon X2 Elite powered Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen11 and HP EliteBook X G2q X2 Elite laptops to boot outside of Windows 11 on ARM, Qualcomm engineers have now posted a new patch series for getting the X2…
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📰 Mozilla Thunderbird 153 Is Out with Various New Features and Many Fixes
Mozilla Thunderbird 153 open-source email client is now available for download with new features, improvements, and numerous bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-153-is-out-with-various-new-features-and-many-fixes
#opensource
Mozilla Thunderbird 153 open-source email client is now available for download with new features, improvements, and numerous bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-153-is-out-with-various-new-features-and-many-fixes
#opensource
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📰 This Docker container converts any file to any format, so I stopped trusting sketchy websites with my private documents
Whether it’s productivity tools, media managers, or game servers, I stick to free and open-source apps as much as possible. After all, they’re completely private from the prying eyes of random companies, and I don’t have to spend dozens of dollars on monthly subscriptions to unlock essential features. With containerized images, I can even host FOSS tools on a server node and access them from the rest of my devices.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-one-docker-container-converts-any-file-to-any-format/
#opensource
Whether it’s productivity tools, media managers, or game servers, I stick to free and open-source apps as much as possible. After all, they’re completely private from the prying eyes of random companies, and I don’t have to spend dozens of dollars on monthly subscriptions to unlock essential features. With containerized images, I can even host FOSS tools on a server node and access them from the rest of my devices.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-one-docker-container-converts-any-file-to-any-format/
#opensource
XDA
This Docker container converts any file to any format, so I stopped trusting sketchy websites with my private documents
The privacy improvement alone was worth it
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📰 OBS Studio 32.2 Released with New Filter to Compose SDR into HDR
OBS Studio 32.2 open-source video recording and live streaming software is now available for download with a new filter to compose SDR into HDR, dynamic bitrate support for multitrack video, and more.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-32-2-released-with-new-filter-to-compose-sdr-into-hdr
#opensource
OBS Studio 32.2 open-source video recording and live streaming software is now available for download with a new filter to compose SDR into HDR, dynamic bitrate support for multitrack video, and more.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/obs-studio-32-2-released-with-new-filter-to-compose-sdr-into-hdr
#opensource
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📰 New Steam Client Update Improves NVIDIA GPU Hardware Acceleration on Linux
Valve released a new stable Steam Client update that promises to improve hardware acceleration for NVIDIA GPUs and game recording on Linux systems.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/new-steam-client-update-improves-nvidia-gpu-hardware-acceleration-on-linux
#linux #steam
Valve released a new stable Steam Client update that promises to improve hardware acceleration for NVIDIA GPUs and game recording on Linux systems.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/new-steam-client-update-improves-nvidia-gpu-hardware-acceleration-on-linux
#linux #steam
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📰 CachyOS rebuilds every package the 'wrong' way, and my Steam library runs faster for it
There's a set of unwritten rules that every Linux distribution follows, and I never thought about them until I found the one distro that doesn't. Compile for the oldest CPU anyone might own. Ship the mainline kernel. Use Valve's Proton, because Valve knows best. I've been running CachyOS on my ROG Ally X and my laptop for a while now, and it breaks every single one of those rules on purpose. It even skipped the Open Gaming Collective, the...
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/every-linux-gaming-distro-joined-collective-except-cachyos-its-beating-all-of-them/
#distro #kernel #linux #proton #steam
There's a set of unwritten rules that every Linux distribution follows, and I never thought about them until I found the one distro that doesn't. Compile for the oldest CPU anyone might own. Ship the mainline kernel. Use Valve's Proton, because Valve knows best. I've been running CachyOS on my ROG Ally X and my laptop for a while now, and it breaks every single one of those rules on purpose. It even skipped the Open Gaming Collective, the...
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/every-linux-gaming-distro-joined-collective-except-cachyos-its-beating-all-of-them/
#distro #kernel #linux #proton #steam
XDA
CachyOS rebuilds every package the 'wrong' way, and my Steam library runs faster for it
Generic binaries are the real bloatware
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📰 Ubuntu 26.10 will let you check your PC’s official certified status
Wondering if your laptop or desktop PC is Ubuntu Certified? Ubuntu 26.10 is adding a way to check from the Settings app. A new row in Settings > System > About reads “check if this computer is Ubuntu Certified”. Clicking it opens a new page that will read the local/cached status from the com.ubuntu.hwctl service (the Canonical hardware API introduced in 2025).
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-2610-certified-hardware-check
#ubuntu
Wondering if your laptop or desktop PC is Ubuntu Certified? Ubuntu 26.10 is adding a way to check from the Settings app. A new row in Settings > System > About reads “check if this computer is Ubuntu Certified”. Clicking it opens a new page that will read the local/cached status from the com.ubuntu.hwctl service (the Canonical hardware API introduced in 2025).
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-2610-certified-hardware-check
#ubuntu
OMG! Ubuntu
Ubuntu 26.10 will add Ubuntu Certified checking to Settings
Wondering if your laptop or desktop PC is Ubuntu Certified? Ubuntu 26.10 is adding a new way to check from the Settings app. A new row in Settings >
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📰 Raspberry Pi Launches 10-Inch Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 at $80
A new Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 model is now available with a 10-inch display and an $80 USD price tag, compatible with Raspberry Pi 5 and Raspberry Pi 5 CM SBCs.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-launches-10-inch-raspberry-pi-touch-display-2-at-80
#raspberry
A new Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 model is now available with a 10-inch display and an $80 USD price tag, compatible with Raspberry Pi 5 and Raspberry Pi 5 CM SBCs.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-launches-10-inch-raspberry-pi-touch-display-2-at-80
#raspberry
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📰 Immich 3.0 finally let me delete the Google Photos app for good
Google finally lost its last foothold on my photo library.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/immich-3-0-google-photos-app-deleted/
#immich
Google finally lost its last foothold on my photo library.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/immich-3-0-google-photos-app-deleted/
#immich
XDA
Immich 3.0 finally let me delete the Google Photos app for good
Google finally lost its last foothold on my photo library.
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