GNU/Linux Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 19, 2026

• Kernel Space / File Systems / Virtualization

  • Bootlin ☛ Device tree addons: describing non-discoverable addon boards and connectors

    Lots of embedded devices exist that have a connector for addon boards: BeagleBone Black Capes and Raspberry Pi Hats are just some common de facto standards, each with a whole ecosystem of base boards and addon boards that can be mixed and matched in countless ways.

• Graphics Stack

  • Mike Blumenkrantz: Out Of Jail

    Q3: Big Updates

    Hi.

    Long time no see.

    I’ve been in Big Triangle jail for the past several months, but now I’m out and “free” once again. I can feel the news sites trembling. I can hear the RSS readers dinging.

    That’s right. SGC is back.

    Future Posts

    I had a lot of plans going into 2026. I promised cool stuff. I promised a new level of insanity.

    I’ll give you a couple weeks to prepare yourselves, but it’s coming, and you are not prepared.

• Games

  • Geeky Gadgets ☛ Bazzite 44 Enables HDMI 2.1, Variable Refresh Rates and More

    The latest Bazzite 44 update brings a host of enhancements aimed at improving gaming compatibility, hardware support and overall user experience. Gardiner Bryant highlights key additions like the Input Plumber, which simplifies controller management and input remapping and the SteamOS Manager, offering streamlined session switching and TDP control for better performance and energy efficiency.

• Distributions and Operating Systems

  • Ryan Himmelwright ☛ My Path Back to Daily Driving Linux (2026)

    After several years with various MacBooks as my main computer, I think I’ve started to shift back to a Linux computer as my ‘daily driver’ again. To be clear, I still own and even use my MacBook often. However, for the last month or two, I’ve defaulted to my nixOS laptop, and used the Mac secondarily. Here’s how (from what I recall), that long road back has unfolded.

• Debian Family

  • Petter Reinholdtsen: Long term storage of Mattermost messages with Noark 5 XML

    It is said that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, a quote often attributed to the American philosopher George Santayana. And to remember the past, records must be maintained and kept accessible to learn from. With this in mind, it is no wonder that archivists worldwide consider it crucial to ensure the archival records are both complete and accurate, with a constant frustration caused by the knowledge that the archives are neither due to challenges in tracking down and collecting what should be archived.