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Steam Achievement Sets Now in Beta

2026-10-17T13:12:01Z

We're starting a beta for Steam Achievement Sets, a new feature aimed at improving the achievement experience on Steam. Games today live longer than ever, continuing to receive updates through new DLC, expansions, and seasons. But achievements added with new…

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The 7.3 kernel has been released

2026-10-19T09:02:11Z

Linus Torvalds has released the 7.3 kernel, as expected. It's Sunday afternoon, and this week I somehow kept my wits together long enough to keep track of the day of the week, so the release isn't randomly delayed. Will wonders never cease? Anyway, nothing…

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Introducing GNOME OS Preview

2026-10-17T15:07:43Z

The GNOME Project has provided GNOME OS for some time; until now, the project only provided a "Nightly" edition that was built from the latest commits and was aimed solely at GNOME developers. Adrian Vovk has now announced the release of GNOME OS Preview…

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Microsoft Defender is now available on Linux desktops

2026-10-17T12:02:16Z

Microsoft Defender is now available for Linux desktops. Shocked? In 2026, you shouldn’t be. Microsoft’s down with the penguins these days: there’s a Linux kernel in Windows, it owns GitHub and makes Edge for Linux (not that too many people use it). Why not…

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Fedora 45 Will Not Be Released Next Week

2026-10-17T21:36:46Z

For those eager to run the pristine Fedora 45 media, you will need to wait at least one more week...

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BeamFS Sent Out As Newest File-System Proposal For Linux

2026-10-19T10:16:14Z

There is yet-another-Linux-file-system attempt... An initial request for comments (RFC) patch series was sent out this morning for BeamFS. The proposed BeamFS is a Reed-Solomon protected file-system...

Linux 7.4 Removing Its Broken & Rarely Touched Code For ARM64 Big Endian

2026-10-19T10:01:00Z

The ARM64 code for Linux 7.4 is stripping away its support for big-endian kernel builds for 64-bit ARM...