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NVIDIA today issued the 580.94.11 driver release as their newest Vulkan beta driver for Linux customers. Most notable with this beta driver update is adding VK_EXT_hdr_metadata support...

NVIDIA 580.94.11 Linux Driver Brings HDR Metadata Support  Phoronix

I turned an old laptop into the perfect Linux box for my home lab  XDA

TUXEDO halts Snapdragon X Elite Linux laptop plans, may revisit with Snapdragon X2  VideoCardz.com

Tuxedo won’t sell a Linux laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon X after all  Liliputing

Coding legend praises relaxed AI workflows as complexity grows  TechRadar

In addition to Valve contributing to the open-source Radeon Vulkan driver for enhancing the Linux gaming experience and their AMD-powered Steam Deck, the upcoming Steam Frame VR headset is making use of Mesa's open-source "Turnip" Vulkan driver for Qualcomm Adreno graphics...

Steam Frame Using Mesa's Turnip Vulkan Open-Source Driver  Phoronix

Daily Deal: Linux/UNIX Certification Training Bundle  Techdirt.

Back in mid-2024, the Bavarian Linux PC vendor TUXEDO Computers teased plans for developing a Snapdragon X Elite Linux laptop. Initially they hoped to have it out by Christmas 2024. That didn't happen and now approaching Christmas 2025 they confirmed they have stopped their plans for shipping a Snapdragon X1 Elite laptop for Linux customers...

TUXEDO Computers Drops Snapdragon X1 Elite Linux Laptop Plans  Phoronix

Linux PC maker says Snapdragon X Elite is "less suitable than expected"  Windows Central

I finally turned Linux into the perfect OS for a 2-in-1 PC, and it's even better than Windows  XDA

I tried a Linux-style file manager and it made Windows File Explorer feel years behind  MakeUseOf

One of the areas I've been meaning to run more benchmarks on this season has been for the recently released Clang 21 compiler. Back in September when LLVM Clang 21 was debuting I ran some initial benchmarks and found it to deliver some nice performance gains on AMD EPYC Zen 5 but then have been busy with other benchmarks/articles for expanding that testing. Recently with having some spare cycles and gratis access still to the Microsoft Azure HBv5 instance for AMD EPYC Zen 4 with HBM3, I ran some Clang 20 vs. Clang 21 performance benchmarks there for those wondering about any performance benefits of this new compiler release on Zen 4.

Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund / Sovereign Tech Agency has been a godsend the past few years for the open-source community. This funding from the German government has led to significant funding for dozens of prominent open-source infrastructure projects to provide more resources for enhancing security, enabling new features, and more. As the Sovereign Tech Fund prepares for the next phase of growth, they are hiring a new head to lead the efforts...

The upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel cycle is set to introduce support for the Realtek RTL8125K as a forthcoming Ethernet ASIC...

With Lunar Lake and newer Intel graphics there is a new feature called the Common Mode Timing Generator (CMTG) that so far hasn't been enabled by the open-source Intel Linux graphics driver. But patches being worked on are enabling this CMTG feature that will unlock other functionality moving forward...

I use a free, open-source Linux photo manager that actually shines on Windows  How-To Geek

3 useful Linux apps to try this weekend (November 21 - 23)  How-To Geek