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This article explains systemd dynamic users, a feature that creates ephemeral Unix users at runtime for systemd units, removing the need to manually manage service users. It includes configuration examples and use cases.

Soar is a fast, modern, bloat-free Linux package manager written in Rust, supporting static binaries, AppImages, and portable packages without requiring root, with distro-independent installation and secure builds.

Jeff Geerling reviews the Dell XPS 13 with Intel Core 5 320, highlighting its impressive power efficiency and Linux compatibility, and expresses optimism about Intel's low-end processor direction.

A blog post detailing the quirks and challenges of running the unofficial Steam arm64 client on postmarketOS, including the client's obliviousness to being arm64, missing Proton/runtime downloads, and references to FEX and graphics-provider manifests for Valve's upcoming Steam Frame.

GNOME Boxes has been rebuilt from the ground up as a Flatpak-only GTK4/Libadwaita app with a bundled virtualization stack, now offering out-of-the-box Windows 11 installation support (Secure Boot + virtual TPM) and a beta release for testing.

Monthly digest of KDE Linux updates for July 2026, covering new QA/integration testing, kernel hardening, performance tweaks, and expanded software compatibility via Flatpak downloads for Java and DOS apps.

A detailed technical recap of attempts to turn a Raspberry Pi into a Wii U gamepad clone, highlighting Wi-Fi chipset compatibility issues and finding that an Orange Pi Zero 2W works surprisingly better.

A fun open-source tool that turns a Framework 12 laptop's hinge into a creaky wooden door sound, with pitch based on hinge position and volume based on speed.

Explains why X11 authentication cookies fail across hosts/containers due to hostname keying, and shows a one-line sed trick to rewrite the cookie family to FamilyWild (0xffff) so it matches any hostname.

A detailed blog post about rebuilding and upgrading an Apple Workgroup Server 9150 to run MkLinux, exploring Apple's early server history.

Arch Linux has disabled adoption of orphaned AUR packages after a wave of malicious package adoptions pushed remote-access trojans to users, following earlier account-registration suspensions and a previous attack campaign.

A devlog explaining the double-fork technique for creating robust POSIX daemons, covering forks, sessions, and controlling terminals in the context of building zmx in Zig.

claude-account is a Linux tool that allows users to switch between multiple Claude Code accounts without re-logging, by isolating configuration directories for each account.

A new AMD Linux kernel patch improves low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck by monitoring core workloads and temporarily setting busy cores to performance mode, resulting in up to 31.8% improvement in 1% low FPS in Civilization VI.

The article discusses the integration of AI tools like LLMs in Linux kernel development, highlighting Linus Torvalds' support for AI-assisted code and the controversy around the new Sashiko code review tool, while critiquing Torvalds' dismissal of ethical concerns.

An in-depth investigation of multi-seat (multiple mice/keyboards) support on Linux Wayland compositors and libraries, with published tools and patches to improve multi-player computing.

Hulios is an eBPF-powered transparent Tor VPN gateway for Linux that secures outbound traffic by redirecting TCP and DNS through an embedded Arti Tor client and Hickory-based DNS resolver, with kernel-level leak protection.

This article demonstrates how to profile eBPF code performance by creating a simple C test harness that measures file open latency, enabling developers to compare overhead before and after attaching eBPF hooks.

A blog post discussing how Nix helps solve dependency and reproducibility issues in building systems software, particularly for fast-evolving subsystems like BPF and io_uring.

A KDE developer optimizes KIO to dramatically speed up copying many small files, reducing overhead by removing socket round-trips and using in-process threading, achieving near-rsync performance.