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Linux developers are using AI vibe coding to keep vintage AMD GPUs alive — R600 driver cleaned up with GitHub Copilot gives HD 2000 to HD 6000 series a new lease of life

AI-assisted coding or vibe coding has infiltrated Linux driver maintenance, with Linux developers now using LLMs to help maintain old drivers in the Linux kernel. …

Jun 9, 2026 · Aaron Klotz

Hannah Montana Linux gets modern remaster after nearly two decades — ‘Sweet niblets,’ new v26 is built on Debian with a re-skin of KDE Plasma

… Hannah Montana Linux Is Back - YouTube Watch On Little is known about why the original Hannah Montana Linux was developed, released, and almost immediately abandoned. The version available via Archive.org is the only known release, identified as Hannah Montana Linux x86 basic edition 202201 . …

Jul 5, 2026 · Mark Tyson

Linux prepares to axe legacy x32 hybrid mode — hybrid 32-bit/64-bit mode faces complete removal by 2027 due to low adoption

Linux developers are looking into retiring the x32 ABI that was introduced into the Linux kernel in 2012. Phoronix reports that Sebastian Andrezj Siewior of Lintronix has proposed removing the x32 ABI from the Linux kernel due to its obsolescence and lack of serious adoption since its debut. …

May 29, 2026 · Aaron Klotz

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Linux AMD’s landmark K5 processor family will no longer be supported by Linux when kernel version 7.2 arrives. Linux Linux mascot Tux the penguin was first conceptualized by Linus Torvalds on this day in 1996. …

May 10, 2026

AMD leaves Linux FPGA users in the lurch with controversial Vivado licensing update — new tier model restricts future free versions to Windows

AMD has been accused of 'bait-and-switch' tactics following changes to the licensing of Vivado on Linux. As reported by It's Foss , AMD has decided that Linux users of the Vivado chip design environment need to pay up or stick with an older version that will become unsupported soon. …

May 26, 2026 · Zak Killian

Dev ports Linux to Atari's notorious Jaguar console from 1993 — the first 64-bit console features 2MB of RAM, 13.3 MHz CPU, and Tom and Jerry co-processors; the Jag was notoriously difficult to program and flopped

… With that in mind, and knowing that the CPU lacked an MMU, cakehonolulu was lucky to find that classic Motorola 68k processors are still supported by Linux, and also the uClinux project, which allows Linux to run on MMU‑less systems like the Jaguar. …

Jul 7, 2026 · Mark Tyson

Valve funding port of Linux RADV Radeon Vulkan driver to Windows — cross-platform effort already runs 'Counter-Strike 2'

The Steam Machine helped grow the popularity of Linux gaming, including installations of Bazzite and other gaming-oriented Linux distributions. …

Jul 31, 2026 · Bruno Ferreira

New Linux StarFighter laptop family debuts starting at $1,878 — Star Labs Systems' laptops arrive with spacious RAM, several options

… The StarFighter Linux laptop will compete against other Linux-focused designs from Framework, Tuxedo Computers, and Slimbook. …

May 6, 2026 · Jowi Morales

Linux mascot Tux the penguin hits 30 years old — Linus Torvalds outlined the design of the 'slightly overweight penguin' on May 9, 1996

Linux mascot Tux the penguin was first conceptualized on this day in 1996. In an email to a mailing list 30 years ago, Linus Torvalds informed the unwashed masses of his vision for a Linux logo prototype . …

May 9, 2026 · Mark Tyson

Commodore announces Linux-based flip phone with ‘no social media, no browser’ — the Callback 8020 will be available in five retro colorways starting at $499, runs 99% of Android apps

… Thus, it can still deliver plenty of smart functionality, partly due to the broad Android app compatibility of this Linux-based OS. …

Jun 16, 2026 · Mark Tyson

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