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Initramfs vulnerability lets attackers with physical access compromise encrypted systems by entering incorrect password several times and accessing the debug shell on Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 42 systems:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/ubuntu-security-initramfs-bypass-encryption

Linux kernel 6.15.6 and 6.12.37 LTS deliver TSA (Transient Scheduler Attacks) mitigations:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.15.6-Linux-6.12.37-LTS

Wayback is now hosted on FreeDesktop.org:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-FreeDesktop.org

System76 Adder WS laptop available with Intel Core Ultra i9 and NVIDIA 50 series:
https://9to5linux.com/system76s-adder-ws-linux-laptop-gets-intel-core-ultra-i9-and-nvidia-50-series

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@benjamin
J'avoue, c'est quelque chose que j'avais envisagé aussi (reconditionner des ordis et les distribuer autour de chez moi pour un prix modique).
Mais, je ne sais pas comment accéder à des ordis qui vont partir à la casse. Et je ne suis pas sûr de disposer d'assez de temps.
Bref, ton idée me semble bonne, je me suis abonné à #LinuxLaptop

Pour suivre le sujet, je vous propose de vous abonner au hashtag #LinuxLaptop (merci @Ju_ pour l'idée)

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NVIDIA 580 Linux driver will be the last to support Maxwell, Pascal and Volta GPUs, X11 versions older than v1.17 will also be deprecated:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-580-Linux-Driver-Last-HW

Bash 5.3 released with a new form of command substitution that executes the command within the current shell execution context, GLOBSORT variable can be used to determine how the shell will sort results of pathname completion, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Bash-5.3

DXVK 2.7 released with Direct3D 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 based games and applications running atop the Vulkan API, other changes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/DXVK-2.7-Released

Alpine Linux developer Ariadne Conill announced Wayback, a new X11 compatibility layer on Wayland, utilizing a rootful XWayland server:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-X11-Wayland

TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 laptop available with AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX and AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D processors:
https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-stellaris-16-gen7-linux-laptop-now-ships-with-amd-ryzen-9-cpus

Linux reaches 5% desktop marketshare in the US:
https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/

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Flatpak 1.16.1 released with ability to allow a child account to update existing apps by default when using parental controls, match to Flatpak app instances by using the instance ID instead of the top-level process ID in the scope name, performance improvements, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/flatpak-1-16-1-linux-app-sandboxing-framework-brings-more-enhancements

Mesa 25.1 released iwth improvements for FOSS graphics drivers, improved support for various video games:
https://9to5linux.com/mesa-25-1-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-this-is-whats-new

System76 Serval WS laptop refreshed with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU, 16-inch display with 2560x1600 (2K) resolution, 240Hz refresh rate, and 16:10:
https://9to5linux.com/system76-refreshes-serval-ws-linux-laptop-with-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-gpu

Linux kernel drops support for Intel 486 and 586 processors:
https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-ends-486-support/

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@samuelsantaella @itsfoss I agree - that is the only real reason. #YotLD is not about anything technical, nor about market share! The true practical definition of #YotLD is when people can simply walk in to physical stores. and buy affordable laptops with #LinuxPreinstalled.

Remember, most people don't install Windows or macOS on their computers. In fact, they have no concept of an operating system - it's just a computer. They are only concerned with using the apps!

So, the main problem with this particular device is the poor PCI connection between the WiFi controller and PCI bridge, which generates a lot of kernel messaging and filling up the systemd journal. The Atheros 10k WiFi adapter is soldered onto the mainboard, so there's no way to fix it. WiFi works up to 200Mbps. These errors also don't let it sleep, but they can be masked in Linux.

Also, there's no detectable event in Linux when it goes into the tablet mode.

Also, quite poor charging performance: when turned on with full screen brightness, the battery gets barely enough energy to charge.

Overall, not recommended.

The lid closing is actually detected, but for some reason, the PCI bridge (PR07) was in the list of wakeup signals, so it woke up immediately. After toggling it on startup, the laptop sleeps properly now.

#cheapchineselaptop #linuxlaptop

For some reason, it doesn't detect the lid closing. Also, WiFi adapter reports errors every few seconds. The fun begins :)

Well, the issue was that I had a bad disk partitioning. I deleted all the partitions with #Gparted and it was smooth sailing. I decided not to use LVM because the SSD is relatively small (240GB) and I don't plan to move or resize partitions, but maybe I should reconsider because of snapshots.

Anyway, I'll be checking how it works and will post if I decide to reinstall again .