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Christoph Langner
October 2026 21 posts
Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W and Pi 4 Model A show up in the kernel – while the Pi keeps getting pricier
Device trees in the kernel reveal a Raspberry Pi Zero 3 W and a Pi 4 Model A. The new budget boards come at the right time: the former 35-dollar …
Ghostty 1.4: Leaner Linux terminal with drag-and-drop splits
Ghostty 1.4 compresses its scrollback and saves up to 90 percent memory. On Linux, text looks sharper, and you can now move splits with the mouse.
Pulsgeber 0.5.3: Ready for TUXEDO Control Center 3.1
TUXEDO Control Center 3.1 reworked quite a bit under the hood. Pulsgeber 0.5.2 catches up: the menu entry is back, and the TCC tray can be reliably turned off under …
AI Ban on r/opensource: Who Actually Reviews the Code?
r/opensource and r/fossdroid are locking out AI-assisted projects, while the Linux kernel is dropping its label for AI code. Language models are a huge opportunity for free software, but somebody …
WebKitGTK 2.54: Tiny Star, Massive Memory Leak
While working on PlanetFOSS, I ran into a massive memory leak in WebKitGTK 2.54: a harmless frosted-glass effect via backdrop-filter pushes GNOME Web to as much as 9.8 GB. Firefox …
PHP2Shell: How to check your Docker containers for the PHP vulnerability
The critical PHP vulnerabilities CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619 also affect self-hosted services. A small loop shows which Docker containers still ship a vulnerable PHP version.
PlanetFOSS: Linux news that sorts itself
PlanetFOSS collects Linux and open source news from German and English sources and organizes it on its own: identical stories become bundles, new topics become comets, big events become supernovas. …
Samba for Sonos S1: Allowing SMB1 without throwing your whole home network wide open
Older Sonos speakers only play your music collection over SMB1 and NTLMv1. A dedicated user, a read-only share, and a few lines in smb.conf keep the speakers playing without leaving …
Microsoft Defender for Linux desktops: Finally I can sleep at night again
Microsoft brings its Defender to the Linux desktop. Against viruses that barely exist, for distributions I don't use, at prices I won't pay. Reason to celebrate, right?
Wireless mouse lagging? How to fix USB 3.0 interference
If your wireless mouse stutters or your wireless keyboard drops keystrokes, a USB 3.0 port is often to blame: it interferes with the 2.4 GHz signal. An extension cable usually …
