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Firefox 146 Released with Fractional Scaling Support on Linux,  OMG! Ubuntu

Benchmarks show Windows can still outperform SteamOS on dedicated GPUs  TechSpot

Beginning with the Linux 6.19 kernel, the hung task detector and system lock-up detector are now optionally able to provide greater insight into the issues by dumping additional system information. The new lockup_sys_info and hung_task_sys_info sysctl knobs were merged over as part of the pull requests managed by Andrew Morton...

Linux 6.19's Hung Task & System Lockup Detectors Can Provide Greater Insight  Phoronix

Google engineers for the past number of months have been working on the Live Update Orchestrator as a new way of applying live Linux kernel updates. The Live Update Orchestrator "LUO" builds atop the Kexec Handover "KHO" functionality already within the kernel. Google has since been deplyoing LUO in their production environments for faster security updates to kernels, especially when involving VMs. LUO is now upstream in Linux 6.19...

Live Update Orchestrator "LUO" Merged For Linux 6.19  Phoronix

Linux Kernel 6.19 Adds Terminus 10×18 Font for HiDPI Console Clarity  WebProNews

Linux 6.19 Boosts Rust Kernel Integration with Driver Params and I2C Support  WebProNews

Linux Kernel 6.19 Enables USB3 on Apple M1 Devices  WebProNews

Linux 6.19 Kernel Adds PCIe Link Encryption for Secure Computing  WebProNews

Arm’s MPAM Extension Hits Linux 6.19 for Optimized Data Center Performance  WebProNews

Linux Kernel 6.19 Enhances HID for Gaming Peripherals and Security  WebProNews

Meson 1.10 is out today as the newest feature release for this popular cross-platform build system...

AMD Proposes Push-Based Load Balancing for Linux Kernel on Epyc CPUs  WebProNews

Linux 6.19: Enhancements and Early Performance Regressions Uncovered  WebProNews

2025 Wayland-NVIDIA GPU Compatibility Leap for Linux Users  WebProNews

Use Actiona to Automate Your Linux Desktop Without Touching the Terminal  Make Tech Easier

The Mozilla Firefox 146.0 release binaries are now available with a very exciting improvement for Linux users relying on Wayland...

Firefox 146 Now Available With Native Fractional Scaling On Wayland  Phoronix

Snap vs. Flatpak: How to decide which Linux package manager is right for you  ZDNET