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Show HN: AntiPDF – PDF as it should have been all along

Hi HN,I built AntiPDF, a native PDF reader AND editor for Windows (coming to Linux and MacOS). I built it because I got tired of getting ads and all those Acrobatics.AntiPDF can read, edit, annotate, OCR and organize PDFs while keeping your documents on your computer. It's written completely in Odin and rendered with Vulkan using MSDF fonts for those lovely smooth fonts.Any action in the program that took longer than 20ms was questioned and rewritten. The "Anti" isn't about P

Valve confirms Steam for Linux on ARM hardware is still unsupported

Steam has native ARM64 builds and Valve's Steam Frame uses ARM64 hardware. Valve still says general Steam for Linux support ...

Kagi is pulling Orion from Windows and Linux, leaving its cross-browser extension dream behind

Kagi is shelving Orion on Windows and Linux, but the WebKit browser's code is headed to the open source community.

KDE is fighting over whether AI belongs in Linux. Here's what's at stake

Whether it's about the inclusion of AI features within the actual software itself, or the use of AI to develop and maintain ...

Linux Moves Closer to Retiring the x32 ABI After Years of Limited Adoption

Linux kernel developers are renewing efforts to retire the x32 application binary interface (ABI), a little-used ...

Microsoft Updates Its WSL2 Linux Kernel With DXGKRNL Improvement, More Features Enabled

Following the Windows Subsystem for Linux 3.0.2 release with support for running WSL2 now on very large servers and also experimental sparse VHD storage support, Microsoft has now released a new ...

Googlebooks have a Linux app problem that even budget Chromebooks solved years ago

Along with Linux apps, Googlebooks are reportedly also struggling with Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) — the backbone of apps on ...

Steam's latest beta update makes running Windows games and apps on Linux a lot easier

Add it to Steam and you're good to go.

[OS/Kernel Structure] Why is Linux fast on old PCs and mini PCs? The decisive design differences from Windows

When you install Windows 11 on an "old laptop from several years ago" or a "mini PC with minimal specs," the performance feels sluggish and the fan runs constantly. However, have you ever experienced the phenomenon where installing a lightweight Linux distribution makes it run as snappily as if

Linux app support is disappointing on Googlebooks, but Breadstick Linux is the solution

Googlebooks have rudimentary Linux support, but the Breadstick Linux app is a simpler, more convenient way to run Linux apps ...

My 5 favorite Linux distros for security – and how they protect your privacy

If security is a top priority, you should consider one of these five Linux distributions. They're all free to install and use ...

10 Best Linux Distros in 2026, Ranked for Every User

Compare the best Linux distros in 2026 for beginners, developers, and power users: real rankings on speed, support, and ease ...

Linux founder Linus Torvalds says AI is a gateway drug into programming

Torvalds said AI can do “really good code” but warned against it when users are unsure what the end result should be.

Linux Distros Should Stop Worrying About Their Desktops

I think most Linux distros are making a big mistake focusing so much time customizing their desktops. WANT TO SUPPORT THE ...

Don't Update Linux Mint Before Watching This!

Linux Mint updates can be confusing. Should you install every update immediately, or is it better to wait? In this video, I explain ...

Linux Update October 2026

Linux news and broader developments, including the forthcoming Fedora 45 and Ubuntu 26.10, Omarchy, Raspberry Pi OS ...

Deveggs – a self evolving developer eggsperience

i've tried many agent stacks like garry's gstack, poteto's pstack, claude superpowers, etc. while i generally love the experience, i know that i'm not using the majority of their capabilities.these stacks are fundamentally distilled from their parents daily habits, but that means it isn't personalized to me. plus, part of what makes the developer's experience so fun is the unique lessons hard earned through trial and error - tailored to the way i think and work. i

Show HN: Railcode – Secure cloud for internal software

Hey HN, Yakko here from Railcode.Railcode is like an internal Vercel for your company.We built it after speaking to dozens of engineering leaders at various companies where employees were given access to Claude Code or Codex and started to build little tools (apps, agents) locally, but then struggled to share it with coworkers securely.Typical scenarios are:1. Employees can't share what they've built because of internal policies2. Agents find the path of least resistance and deploy thi

Show HN: Rhyven – A marketplace for agents

My name is Caleb and I am the creator of rhyven marketplace.Why did I make it:I create and use a lot of mcps for my daily job. I noticed that most mcps did not have much uniformity and a lot of them were to connect to platforms with large UIs for humans even though agents are the only one using them now.So I thought why not make apps for agents to improve the end human user's experience, in both using and trying new apps.From this rhyven became two things.1. A marketplace for primarily head

Why Linux power users love the features that hold it back

A mosaic of desktops, toolkits, and command line rituals reveal a culture that prizes control, polish, and tinkering.