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      XDG-Desktop-Portal 1.20.4 Released To Protect Against Apps Trashing Arbitrary Host Files

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 0:31

    In addition to the release today of Flatpak 1.16.4 for shipping new security fixes including a sandbox escape and the ability to delete host files, XDG-Desktop-Portal 1.20.4 is also now available with another security fix of its own to prevent sandboxed apps from being able to trash arbitrary host files...
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      Flatpak 1.16.4 Brings Important Security Fixes For Sandbox Escape & Deleting Host Files

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 8 hours ago

    That Flatbox app sandboxing and distribution system is out today with important security updates...
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      Jay: A New Open-Source Shader Compiler Being Developed For Intel GPUs

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 8 hours ago

    Jay is a new open-source shader compiler being developed for Intel's open-source OpenGL and Vulkan Linux drivers. Ultimately this Jay shader compiler should help in delivering better Linux graphics performance with modern Intel hardware...
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      AMD InterWave ISA Sound Card Driver Seeing New Linux Patches In 2026

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 9 hours ago

    For those that like to make remarks about AMD "fine wine" especially when it comes to open-source Linux drivers and/or nostalgic about feature work on really old hardware, to much amusement there are new patches today for the AMD InterWave ISA sound card from the 1990s...
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      Ubuntu 26.04 Provides More Performance For AMD Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo"

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 14 hours ago

    Last week I provided benchmarks to quantify how the AMD Strix Halo graphics performance has evolved since launch one year ago, in today's article is a look at how the Zen 5 CPU performance with the flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 has evolved under Linux in the year since these exciting APUs began making their way to high-end laptops and desktops. Complementing the nice Radeon 8060S performance gains are also some nice CPU performance benefits quantified when using Ubuntu 26.04.
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      Intel QAT Driver With Linux 7.1 Adding Zstd Offload Support

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 15 hours ago

    The Intel QuickAssist "QAT" driver for the mainline Linux 7.1 kernel is adding support for Zstd offloading across QuickAssist Gen 4 / Gen 5 / Gen 6 accelerators for Zstandard compression as well as Zstandard decompression (limited there to the latest Gen 6 hardware)...
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      Linux's Second-In-Command Turns To New Fuzzing Tools For Uncovering Kernel Bugs

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 16 hours ago

    Greg Kroah-Hartman, the main Linux stable kernel maintainer and typically viewed as the second-in-command to the Linux kernel development, has turned to new "gregkh_clanker_t1000" fuzzing tooling to help uncover new kernel bugs...
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      Framework Reports More Memory Cost Increases, Some Good News For Framework 16

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 17 hours ago

    Framework Computer on Monday issued their latest update concerning the ongoing price increases for memory and solid state drives affecting the industry. There has been some more price increases, signs of some temporary reprieve, and then a bit of good news on pricing for select Framework hardware...
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      AMD ISP4 Driver On Track To Be Merged For Linux 7.2

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 19 hours ago

    It looks like with the Linux 7.2 kernel later in the year the AMD ISP4 driver will finally be merged to mainline. This driver is needed for the web camera on the HP ZBook Ultra G1a Strix Halo laptop and other future AMD Ryzen laptops...