Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 24, 2026 (June 8 – 14)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Alpine 3.24, Linux kernel 7.1, COSMIC Desktop 1.0.16, Wine 11.11, Yserver is a new X11 server for Linux, and more.
DietPi 10.5 Enables KMS/DRM by Default on Raspberry Pi
DietPi 10.5 switches Raspberry Pi GUI installs to KMS/DRM by default, updates camera handling, and reworks display configuration.
Oracle Quietly Cuts Free Tier Ampere A1 Resources in Half
Oracle’s Always Free Ampere A1 allowance now lists 2 OCPUs and 12 GB RAM, down from the previous 4 OCPUs and 24 GB limit.
Linux Kernel 7.1 Released with Rewritten NTFS Support
Linux kernel 7.1 is out with rewritten NTFS support, Btrfs and exFAT updates, broad driver work, and cleanup of obsolete kernel code.
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