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Systemd 261 is out as stable today with a number of new features and ready to coincide with H2'2026 Linux distributions...

I tested 9 Arch-based Linux distros, here's how I rank them  How-To Geek

It looks like AMD's next-gen SoCs not only will be exciting on the CPU side with the much anticipated Zen 6 cores but the AMD Audio Co-Processor "ACP" IP looks to be going through some significant updates...

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.10 Improves Wi-Fi SSID Handling and Accessibility  9to5Linux

The networking subsystem changes have been merged for Linux 7.2 with a lot happening around the core networking code as well as the many wired and wireless networking device drivers...

Linux 7.2 Brings More Work Around WiFi Aware, WiFi 8 / UHR & More Networking Hardware  Phoronix

CNCF and Linux Foundation Partner With Udemy For Unified Cloud Training  Siliconindia

Raspberry Pi engineers have released their first update to Raspberry Pi OS since April. With this new version comes the upgrade to the latest Linux 6.18 LTS kernel...

Raspberry Pi OS Moves To Linux 6.18 LTS Kernel, Updated LabWC Compositor  Phoronix

Raspberry Pi OS June Update Lands with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS  Linuxiac

Latest Raspberry Pi OS Release Is Powered by Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS  9to5Linux

3 blazing-fast Linux terminal apps to replace your graphical apps this weekend (Jun 19-21)  How-To Geek

Just shy of 1,000 new patches were merged on the SoC side for the Linux 7.2 kernel. Among all those patches are enabling five more SoCs to work with the mainline Linux kernel -- including the long-awaited Apple M3 support...

Linux Foundation launches Appia Foundation to build standardised specifications for AI  Computer Weekly

Just days after AMD engineers released a new Lemonade AI server with MCP server integration to make it much more useful, they have now released a new release of their GAIA "Generative AI Is Awesome" open-source software. With AMD GAIA 0.21.2, they have introduced a bash coding agent is their latest big ticket item in the AI space...

For those interested in Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) with modern Intel Xeon processors for confidential computing but also view system uptime as critical, beginning in Linux 7.2 the TDX support is now much more practical with allowing live updates without the need to reboot the running system in the event of security updates and similar...

Intel TDX Now Much More Practical With Ability To Apply Important Updates Without Reboot  Phoronix

Pilot a powerful warship in the space bullet heaven roguelike Sublight  GamingOnLinux

For those that enjoy keeping an eye on all their system vitals from temperatures to voltages, the hardware monitoring "HWMON" updates have seen many device additions for Linux 7.2...

ARCTIC Fan Controller, More ASUS & ASRock Boards Have Sensor Monitoring With Linux 7.2  Phoronix