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AMD prepares Zen 6 for Linux 7.3: More EILVT registers are intended to expand performance profiling  igor´sLAB

Linux project KNOD moves network processing directly onto AMD GPUs: ROCm is not required  igor´sLAB

I Tried MangoWM, and I'm Not Going Back to Niri  It's FOSS

New Steam Client Update Improves NVIDIA GPU Hardware Acceleration on Linux  9to5Linux

I tested the System76 Thelio Mira: it's the custom Linux desktop of my dreams  ZDNET

Cryptsetup 2.8.7 Released To Deal With Fallout Of Linux's Rushed AF_ALG Deprecation  Phoronix

Linux's cryptsetup for configuring and managing encrypted storage devices is ready with a new version as the developers work to deal with the recent deprecation of the Linux AF_ALG interface...

I finally tried an Atomic Linux desktop—and I'm no longer afraid to break my system  How-To Geek

GNOME Barely Beats KDE in Gaming Benchmark Comparison—Xfce With X11 Dead Last  TechPowerUp

Canonical today disclosed three new Snap security vulnerabilities affecting snapd. Two are rated high impact vulnerabilities while the third is considered medium but covers all Ubuntu releases of the past decade going back to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS...

Following recent Linux kernel patches enabling the Snapdragon X2 Elite powered Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen11 and HP EliteBook X G2q X2 Elite laptops to boot outside of Windows 11 on ARM, Qualcomm engineers have now posted a new patch series for getting the X2 Elite Extreme powered ASUS Zenbook A16 working on Linux...

Qualcomm Posts Linux Patches For X2 Elite Extreme Powered ASUS Zenbook A16  Phoronix

A way to run Denuvo games through a Linux hypervisor on Ryzen processors in the AM4 socket has been discovered.  GameGPU

Canonical Launches the Enterprise Store for Ubuntu Pro Users  9to5Linux

KDE Plasma 6.7 vs. GNOME Shell 50.3 vs. Xfce 4.20 On CachyOS With NVIDIA Graphics  Phoronix

Earlier this month I provided a look at the KDE Plasma 6.7 Wayland vs. X11 session performance for graphics/gaming on CachyOS using NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 graphics. Since then Phoronix readers -- including some premium supporters -- requested seeing some additional desktops tested with the latest CachyOS packages. So here we are now with seeing how KDE Plasma 6.7 compared to the Wayland-only GNOME Shell 50.3 desktop as well as the X11-based Xfce 4.20 desktop on CachyOS.

For months the Enterprise Store "enterprise-store" has been mentioned in some Ubuntu documentation and other elements while today it was formally announced by Canonical. The Enterprise Store is for helping to manage Ubuntu Linux deployments particularly within enterprise organizations that may have their computers air-gapped or otherwise strict Internet controls...

Canonical Makes The "Enterprise Store" Official For Offline/Air-Gapped Ubuntu Usage  Phoronix

Linus Torvalds Thinks AI Just Made Code Review the Most Important Job in Linux  Memeburn

How to get SteamOS to always boot into Desktop Mode  GamingOnLinux