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Linux 6.19 Features Include Many Benefits For Intel & AMD Users

Phoronix - 10 hours 29 sec ago
With the Linux 6.19 stable kernel expected to be released tomorrow (8 February), here is a reminder about the top features to expect from this next version of the Linux kernel...

NetBSD 11.0-RC1 Available For Testing With Enhanced Linux Emulation

Phoronix - Sat, 02/07/2026 - 22:10
The first release candidate of the big NetBSD 11.0 release is now available for testing...

Initial AMD Zen 6 "znver6" Support Merged For LLVM/Clang

Phoronix - Sat, 02/07/2026 - 20:20
Merged overnight to the LLVM/Clang compiler's codebase was initial targeting for next-generation AMD Zen 6 processors using the znver6 target...

KDE Linux To Provide Better Hardware Support & Better Performance

Phoronix - Sat, 02/07/2026 - 19:35
Following the September release of the KDE LInux reference distribution for the KDE desktop in alpha form, KDE Linux developers have been working toward the beta release with more improvements to this open-source desktop distro...

KMS Recovery Mechanism Being Worked On For Linux Display Drivers

Phoronix - Sat, 02/07/2026 - 19:20
A Linux kernel engineer at Microsoft is working on a useful Linux desktop improvement. Hamza Mahfooz who previously worked for AMD on their AMDGPU Linux display driver code has been spearheading work on a KMS recovery mechanism to help kernel mode-setting display drivers recover in case of problems...

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