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Arch Linux Based Endeavour OS Updated After ISO Refresh Hiatus  Phoronix

With the Linux Vendor Firmware Service serving more than 135 million downloads for Linux users updating their system and device firmware, LVFS has been working to get more hardware vendors to contribute either engineering resources or directly contributing annual dues as sponsors. Framework Computer is now the first one to have executed an agreement under these new sponsorship efforts...

Framework Computer Now Sponsoring LVFS / Fwupd Development  Phoronix

While there have been a number of Intel Linux engineers laid off over roughly the past year, other Linux kernel engineers opting to pursue employment opportunities elsewhere amid the ongoing challenges and restructuring at the company, and shifts in their open-source strategy, there's some good news as we work toward the 2025 holidays. Intel is currently hiring for two more experienced Linux kernel software engineers...

Intel Hiring Two More Experienced Linux Kernel Engineers  Phoronix

EndeavourOS Ganymede Rolls Out with KDE Plasma 6.5 and Linux Kernel 6.17  9to5Linux

I tested 5 lightweight Linux tools and they all earned a permanent spot  MakeUseOf

KDE developers have been busy ending out the month of November with a number of new features and fixes queued up for next year's Plasma 6.6 desktop release...

Niri 25.11 is now available as the latest feature release for this Rust-written, scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor...

Mission Center vs. Resources: The Ultimate Linux System Monitor Showdown  It's FOSS

SMHUB Nano Mg24 compact Linux-based Zigbee/Thread Smart Hub combines SG2000 RISC-V SoC with MG24 wireless MCU  CNX Software

Space Is Red Launched Today on Steam for PC, Mac, and Linux  COGconnected

Wine 10.20 is out as the newest bi-weekly development release of this open-source software enabling Windows applications and games to run on Linux. This is also with Wine 11.0 stable quickly approaching...

Wine 10.20 Released With VKD3D 1.18 Upgrade For Direct3D 12  Phoronix

5 reasons people give up on Linux (and why it’s time to come back)  How-To Geek

As some additional enticing Linux kernel patches posted this week for review, an updated patch series is working to optimize code generation during context switching...

How to manage your Linux firewall the easy way - without touching the terminal  ZDNET

6 Linux terminal habits I wish I learned years ago  XDA

How much RAM does your Linux PC need in 2025? Here's my ultimate sweet spot  ZDNET

The Integrity Dilemma: Why Top-Tier Studios Are Rejecting Valve’s Linux Push  WebProNews