Open-source News

3 reasons I'm quitting Arch Linux—after using it for 5 years  How-To Geek

KDE Plasma 6.8 Ends eGPU Copy Tax: Cyberpunk Jumps From 27 to 50 FPS on Wayland  techtimes.com

Intel Xe3 graphics gain lower-power display mode with Linux 7.3  VideoCardz.com

These 5 lightweight Linux distros make Windows feel so bloated  How-To Geek

How To Sideload Android APKs On Your Chromebook  Engadget

Linux Crosses Double-Digit Threshold in North America, Two Datasets Confirm  Tech Times

NetBSD 11.0 Ships First Stable RISC-V Port and Ten-Millisecond Boot Kernel  Tech Times

Intel recently announced Starfire as their new Panther Lake derived, space-grade SoC designed for extreme environments... like survivability in space. With the Linux 7.3, we are going to begin seeing the first Intel Starfire specific patches land in the kernel...

Linux 7.3 To Begin Laying The Groundwork For Intel Starfire  Phoronix

My Linux PC was sluggish for no obvious reason—Claude helped me revive it  How-To Geek

Cyberpunk 2077 started working up to 80% faster on eGPU in Linux with a new protocol  GameGPU

Your Computer Is About to Demand Your Age Before You Can Use It. Here's Why  PCMag

5 things nobody tells you about switching to Linux from Windows  How-To Geek

Linux 7.3 will receive support for Qualcomm Adreno 704 and Adreno 722 GPUs.  GameGPU

A Meta developer's Linux patch could boost Steam Deck frame rates by up to 32%  TechSpot

Linux patch fixes Zen 5 chips being misidentified as Zen 6  GameGPU

Linux 7.3 To Support The Qualcomm Adreno 704 & Adreno 722 GPUs  Phoronix

Sent out on Saturday were the Qualcomm MSM DRM kernel graphics/display driver updates to land for the upcoming Linux 7.3 merge window...

Following last week's release of Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 for this community-maintained, mobile flavor of Ubuntu Linux, more details are now available on their upcoming development efforts and eventual transition to an Ubuntu 26.04 base...

Ubuntu Touch Making Progress Toward Ubuntu 26.04, Vulkan & App Updates  Phoronix