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Vulkan 1.4.362 Released With New Extensions Developed by Valve
Vulkan 1.4.362 is out with two new Vulkan API extensions, one developed by Valve and the other by Valve's Linux graphics team.
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Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 3 Monthly ISOs Released For Testing
Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 3 released for testing, providing the latest experience with new packages for bug discovery.
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Amazon Linux 2027 Now in Preview: Powered By Linux 7.1, x86-64-v3 & Built With LTO
Amazon Linux 2027 preview announced with updates, optimizations, and new features.
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Lemonade 11.9 Local AI Server Released With Super Exciting AMD ROCm HRX Backend
Lemonade 11.9, an open-source local AI server, has been released with experimental AMD ROCm HRX backend support for Llama.cpp, promising significant performance uplifts for AMD GPUs and APUs.
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FreeDesktop SDK 26.08 Released With Snap Support Dropped, Bootstrap Changes
FreeDesktop SDK 26.08 released with changes including dropping Snap support and Bootstrap changes.
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Intel Updates LLM-Scaler-vLLM Build For vLLM 0.26 & Other Improvements
Intel releases a new beta version of LLM-Scaler-vLLM for vLLM, improving performance and fixing bugs.
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Linux Changes For CPPC On Zen 6 Clients - Hard-Coded Default Puts Low-Power Core At 0.47x
Linux kernel patches adjust ACPI Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) for upcoming AMD Zen 6 client processors, with hard-coded values for low-power cores.
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Intel Graphics Driver Introducing Cold Reset Recovery For Linux 7.4, Panther Lake IBC v3
Intel Xe Linux driver introduces cold reset recovery and Panther Lake IBC v3 for Linux 7.4.
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KDE Linux Now Providing Automatic Btrfs Snapshots For All User Files
KDE Linux introduces automatic Btrfs snapshots for all user files, enhancing data safety and undo support.
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NVIDIA Posts Linux Scheduler Patches to Further Boost SMT Performance on NVIDIA Vera
NVIDIA has posted Linux scheduler patches to enhance SMT performance on NVIDIA Vera with its Olympus cores.
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New Open Source SM750 HDMI Driver Enhances Linux Display Performance
An experimental open-source Linux DRM/KMS driver has been released for specific Silicon Motion SM750G10 SE-DP750A-HDMI PCIe cards, enabling HDMI output and performance optimizations.
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Linux 7.3 Lands More Audio Workarounds For Laptops & Other Devices
Linux 7.3 introduces more audio fixes and workarounds for laptops and other devices.
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KVM Chainsaw Clean-Up Merged for Linux 7.3 Along With Other Fixes
KVM changes for Linux 7.3 include bug fixes and code clean-ups, with notable improvements for AMD and Intel KVM.
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Linux 7.3 Introduces 8250_mxpcie Driver For Moxa PCIe Multi-Port Serial Boards
Linux 7.3 updates TTY/Serial code, dropping an old driver and adding a new one 8250_mxpcie driver for Moxa PCIe multi-port serial boards.
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KDE Plasma 6.8 Improving Performance & Efficiency For Some Full Screen Content
KDE Plasma 6.8 enhances performance and efficiency for full-screen content with offloading single-plane OETF to the CRTC post-blend gamma LUT and reducing screen-casting latency.
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F2FS With Now Handle Multi-Device Flushes In Parallel With Linux 7.3
F2FS now handles multi-device flushes in parallel with Linux 7.3, thanks to improvements by Samsung engineer Yonggil Song.
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Debian Votes To Allow 'Responsible Use Of Generative AI'
Debian developers have voted to allow 'Responsible Use Of Generative AI' in the project, with a proposal that acknowledges AI tools can improve productivity but requires contributors to review AI-assisted output.
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The Linux Kernel Is Approaching 2,000 CVEs Per Release
Linux kernel's CVEs per release are increasing, with recent releases averaging over 1,000 CVEs. Greg Kroah-Hartman shared a slide showing the trend from Linux 6.9 to Linux 7.2.
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Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Released With Initial Collection Of Fixes
Canonical released Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS with bug and security updates since April's release of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
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Intel Linux Driver Orphaned For Limiting RF Exposure To Humans
Intel Linux driver for limiting RF exposure to humans is being orphaned due to departures from the company.
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AMD Preparing To Enable HDMI 2.1 FRL Support By Default For Linux
AMD is preparing to enable HDMI 2.1 FRL support by default in the Linux 7.4 kernel, following the recent HDMI 2.1 FRL patches for their open-source AMDGPU driver.
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Linux 7.3 Adds RWF_DONTCACHE Support for Block Devices
Linux 7.3 introduces RWF_DONTCACHE support for block devices, improving I/O performance in the HPC and AI spaces.
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CISA Adds Six Exploited Flaws to KEV, Including NetScaler, Linux, and SQL Server Bugs
CISA has added six actively exploited vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, including critical flaws in Citrix NetScaler, Linux Kernel, and Microsoft SQL Server, urging federal agencies to patch them immediately.
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Asahi Linux Hopes To Ship A Release Soon With Apple M3 Device Support
Asahi Linux is nearing a release with support for Apple's M3 chips, including working webcams and USB 3.0/Thunderbolt. Work also continues on M4/M5 support.
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Intel Introduces New 'BFF' Linux Driver to Deal with Aging Silicon and Stuck Bits
Intel releases a new Linux driver called 'BFF' to address issues with aging processor silicon where bits may become stuck over time.
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Armbian 26.8 Released With Installer Rewrite, UEFI ISO Images
Armbian 26.8 updated with a new installer, improved UEFI ISO images, and support for more ARM single board computers.
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Google Engineers Experimenting With Flatpak Packaging For Chrome/Chromium
Google engineers are experimenting with Flatpak packaging for the Chrome/Chromium web browser on Linux. This is a testing phase and not a commitment to officially support Flatpak packages.
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Linux 7.0-mk2 Released For Multi-Kernel Linux With Promising Performance Results
Linux 7.0-mk2 has been released with multi-kernel architecture, allowing multiple independent kernel instances to co-exist on a single physical machine. This release includes patches for the multi-kernel behavior and is considered the first public release of the multikern…
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Wayland Found To Be
The PorteuX Linux distribution has found that Wayland is intrinsically faster than X11, but not necessarily more efficient. Their tests were done on an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS system with Radeon 780M integrated graphics and 32GB of RAM running PorteuX 2.8 Linux.
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DisplayPort 2.1 ALPM Still Being Worked On For Intel Xe3P / Nova Lake
Intel engineers are still working on DisplayPort 2.1 ALPM support for their Xe3P graphics, which is expected to provide power savings during periods of inactivity.