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Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Snapshot 2 Is Now Available for Download

Development of Ubuntu 26.10 (codename Stonking Stingray) kicked off on April 30th, 2026, with the usual toolchain upload, and a first snapshot arrived at the end of May based on the previous Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon), which means that it’s powered by Linux kernel 7.0 and the GNOME 50 desktop environment.

NVIDIA 580.173.02 Linux Graphics Driver Released for GeForce 10 Series

The NVIDIA 580.173.02 graphics driver is here to fix an issue where OpenGL buffers allocated with glBufferStorage and no storage flags were allowed to migrate from GPU memory to host memory, as well as a bug that could cause black screens after modesets in X11 apps using the Present extension.

Calibre 9.10 Open-Source E-Book Manager Brings New UI to the Content Server

Coming a month after Calibre 9.9, the Calibre 9.10 release updates the Content Server with a new “modern” interface that features a sidebar for easier navigation and support for installing as a PWA (Progressive Web App) when used with HTTPS, adds support for CSS Level 4 selectors to the CSS parser, and adds an option to convert PNG images to JPEG or WebP in the e-book editor.

DXVK 3.0 Released with Shader Compilation and D3D9 Improvements

Highlights of DXVK 3.0 include support for dxbc-spirv for shader compilation, which should fix rendering issues in games, Shader Model 1-3 support for D3D9, support for the VK_EXT_descriptor_heap Vulkan extension by default on drivers that support it, and support for shared resources to work on Wine’s upstream implementation.

Purism Announces Librem 16 as World’s Most Private and Secure Linux Laptop

Featuring a 16-inch display with 1920×1200 resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio and a high-quality aluminum chassis with no branding, the Librem 16 is powered by a 13th-generation Intel Core i7-13620H processor with 10 cores, 16 threads, up to 4.9 GHz clock speed, and Intel UHD Graphics, up to 64GB DDR4 RAM, and up to 16TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD storage.

KaOS Linux 2026.06 Launches Officially as First Release with Dinit

As previously reported, the KaOS Linux devs have decided to move away from systemd and the KDE Plasma desktop environment after more than 12 years of using them by default. Earlier this year, in February, they dropped KDE Plasma for a Niri/Noctalia setup, but they were still working on replacing systemd with another init system.

Latest Steam Client Update Improves PipeWire Session Logic on Linux

The June 23rd, 2026, Steam Client update is here to improve the PipeWire session logic on Linux, which means that when persistent capture permissions are granted to the Steam Client, there will only be an active PipeWire session when streaming or recording.

LinuxGizmos.com

LILYGO T-Impulse Plus wearable dev board comes with LoRa, GNSS, OLED, and IMU

LILYGO has listed the T-Impulse Plus, a low-power wristband-style development board based on the Nordic nRF52840 microcontroller. The device offers LoRa connectivity, Bluetooth 5 support, GNSS positioning, an IMU, a small OLED display, power management, and a vibration motor in a compact wearable enclosure.

DietPi v10.5 Updates Raspberry Pi Display and Camera Options

The June 2026 release of DietPi v10.5 updates the dietpi-config display options, with several Raspberry Pi-specific changes related to graphics drivers, camera support, and display configuration. The release also adds ARMv7 support for the RustDesk Client package and includes several bug fixes affecting NanoPi K2, RTC configuration, and ownCloud Infinite Scale installations.

QuadRF uses Raspberry Pi 5 for 4×4 MIMO SDR, RF visualization, and scalable phased-array support

Crowd Supply recently featured QuadRF, a 4×4 MIMO software-defined radio platform designed for spatial RF visualization, beamforming, and phased-array experimentation. The platform includes four coherent transmit/receive channels, swappable dual-polarization antennas, an integrated Raspberry Pi 5, and a browser-based interface for viewing nearby wireless activity.

Internet Society

Solving Crime Without Breaking Encryption

Policymakers often face a dangerous dilemma: preserve privacy and security for everyone, or break encryption so law enforcement can catch criminals. This is a false choice.

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Journalists Should be Ashamed for Parroting False Claims From IBM Management About "Quantum Computing", Say IBM Insiders Who Work on "Quantum Computing"
    IBM is a buzzwords vendor. International Buzzwords Machines.
  2. Exposing Corruption Using a Highly Resilient Platform
    Growing levels of trust, based on our track record, help us attract whistleblowers
  3. FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) Has Weakened If Not Ruined What's Left of Big Media
    Many things that have existed for decades are now being rebranded as "AI"
  4. SLAPP Censorship - Part 97 Out of 200: Garrett in Hiding (From the Simple Observable Fact He's Closely Connected to the Microsofter Who Strangles Women, Tells Women to Kill Themselves, and Worse)
    They use one another; they are coordinating this via the SLAPP industry in another continent
  5. Rust Outsources its Financing (or Financial Control) to Microsoft
    How long before the third "E"?
  6. IBM's Shares Fell Nearly 13% in One Day (Including After Hours)
    its main product is false promises
  7. European Patent Office (EPO) Series: "Operation Influencer"
    Costa's political career was far from finished

    New

  8. Links 04/06/2026: Self-hosting Remotely and GemText Emphasis
    Links for the day
  9. Links 04/06/2026: Ukraine’s Daily Moment of Silence and Uber Lays off 23% of HR
    Links for the day
  10. SLAPP Censorship - Part 98 Out of 200: Microsoft Threatening Real Security Researcher With Criminal Investigation for Talking About Microsoft's Bug Doors/Back Doors
    The crime should be the back doors (deliberate attack on every user's data protection), not talking about those back doors
  11. Microsoft Would Get Away Even With Pedophilia
    "Microsoft should never be above the law"
  12. Free Software is Nourishment to Software Users, Unlike Proprietary Software
    Quit treating "mere users" of software "like animals"
  13. The "Peanut Gallery" of GAFAM Has Infiltrated Free Software Projects or Disrupts Free Software Communities
    They contribute nearly nothing and do substantial damage; they're freeloaders who attack the most productive members of projects
  14. Coding is Not a Quantity Game (It Never Was!)
    "less is more"
  15. Mass Layoffs Expected at Microsoft in July 2026
    They're preparing more "lists" of people
  16. Reflection on EPO Leadership That Harbours Cocaine, IBM Leadership That Pumps-and-Dumps the Shares, and More
    ManCity replaced Manuel Pellegrini with a more famous manager it didn't envision winning 20 titles in 10 years (it could only hope) [...] Team-building is something that "Pep" seemed to be good at, as was Jürgen Klopp
  17. Pump and Dump by IBM Insider Traders: Nickle LaMoreaux, Gary Cohn, James Kavanaugh, Arvind Krishna, Robert Thomas, and Others
    the shares are already collapsing
  18. Links 04/06/2026: Microsoft Threatening Security Researcher for Naming Back Doors in BitLocker, "Demand is Booming for" Old Tech
    Links for the day
  19. Gemini Links 04/06/2026: "Word Vomit", Slop", and Moving to Gopher/Gemini
    Links for the day
  20. "Format Sovereignty" Can Only be Accomplished With LaTeX or OpenDocument Format (ODF) or Vendor-Neutral Standards for Editable Documents
    Microsoft is, in effect, above the law
  21. The Cyber Show on the Importance of Software Freedom and Why GNU/Linux Could Not be Stopped
    an excellent article
  22. Drew DeVault Can Still Redeem His Reputation. Revisiting His Attacks (and Attack Site) on Richard Stallman Might be a Good Start.
    DeVault has openly apologised (this past spring)
  23. The Register MS is Publishing Paid SPAM; Some of It is Designed to Prop Up the "AI" Pyramid Scheme
    The Register MS participates in scams
  24. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  25. IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, June 03, 2026
    IRC logs for Wednesday, June 03, 2026

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.

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