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Framework 13 Pro sells out through August as Ubuntu sales lead Windows  TweakTown

Linux 7.1 Is Performing Well Overall In Early Benchmarks  Phoronix

With the Linux 7.1 merge window winding down ahead of the planned Linux 7.1-rc1 release on Sunday, I have begun testing out the Linux 7.1 Git state on various systems in my lab. So far Linux 7.1 appears to be looking good in the performance department with seeing a number of performance improvements in different areas but also a few possible regressions.

MangoHud 0.8.3 brings new features and fixes to the popular Linux gaming performance monitor  GamingOnLinux

More ancient Linux device support faces the chop  theregister.com

Many Intel & AMD Laptop Improvements Merged For Linux 7.1  Phoronix

As usual in recent years, there were many x86 platform driver changes merged this cycle for benefiting modern AMD Ryzen and Intel Core (Ultra) laptops. A variety of new features and laptop hardware support additions were merged for Linux 7.1...

3 essential Linux apps to try this weekend (April 17 - 19)  How-To Geek

The Linux kernel continues getting ready for AMD's upcoming Zen 6 processors...

Framework says it's selling more Linux laptops than Windows as new Laptop 13 Pro sells out first 7 batches  PC Guide

Beyond Linux looking to remove old drivers due to the surge of AI/LLM bug reports, the Linux 7.1 kernel is also removing some old hardware drivers simply on the basis of long obsolete hardware. The input subsystem saw several drivers removed this week for decades old hardware...

Linux 7.1 Removes Drivers For Long Obsolete Input Hardware: Bye Bus Mouse Support  Phoronix

Android's Linux Terminal now lets you max out performance, but at a cost  Android Authority

Someone Made a Windows 95 Subsystem for Linux  Linuxiac

Tails 7.7 Anonymous Distro Adds Detection of Outdated Secure Boot Certificates  9to5Linux

Canonical Launches Ubuntu 26.04 LTS "Resolute Raccoon," Its Latest Long-Term Support Linux Distro  Hackster.io

Android's Linux Terminal app just got a lot more colorful with theme support  Android Authority

Merged recently to the latest LLVM/Clang compiler development tree is the Arm C1-Ultra scheduling model for helping with delivering optimal binaries for that flagship next-gen Arm mobile CPU...

AxCrypt expands to Linux, bringing trusted encryption to the open-source ecosystem  openPR.com

It was just days ago we reported on a proposal to drop old network drivers due to AI-driven bug reports becoming a burden on upstream kernel developers. Last night that culminated with an initial pull request to clear out some old, unused networking drivers plus also clearing out the entire ISDN subsystem and more...