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The Systemd Fault Line: Why KDE’s Plasma Login Manager Is Leaving FreeBSD Behind  WebProNews

KDE Plasma 6.6 will increase reliance on systemd  theregister.com

Revisiting The Linux 6.19 Performance With "NEXT_BUDDY" Now Disabled Review  Phoronix

Back at the start of the Linux 6.19 kernel cycle I ran benchmarks showing some scheduler performance regressions with the new kernel. Fortunately, two weeks out from the Linux 6.19 stable release, merged this weekend was disabling the scheduler's NEXT_BUDDY feature due to performance regressions. Here are some fresh benchmarks looking at the latest Linux 6.19 Git state with/without NEXT_BUDDY and comparing it to Linux 6.18 stable for reference.

Stop wrestling with Windows 11: 5 reasons Linux is finally the simpler choice  How-To Geek

Patch Proposed To Allow Toggling Linux Kernel VT Support At Boot Time  Phoronix

A patch causing a healthy technical debate today on the Linux kernel mailing list would allow the kernel virtual terminal "VT" support to be enabled/disabled at boot time rather than being limited to the current CONFIG_VT build-time option...

Hardcore: Programmer Spends 6 Months Building 486 Motherboard from Scratch, Runs Linux, DOOM, and Win3.1 Successfully  36氪

I ditched my favorite to-do app for a Linux terminal—here's what surprised me  How-To Geek

Added to the LLVM 23 Git codebase minutes ago is a pull request adding the initial AMDGPU GFX13 target for their next-generation graphics core IP. AMD GFX13 is presumably for RDNA5...

Proton VPN reveals major Linux makeover – both for GUI and CLI users  TechRadar

The Unbreakable Desktop: How Vanilla OS Is Engineering a Safer, Simpler Linux for the Masses  WebProNews

Mesa 25.3.4 released with more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers  GamingOnLinux

How To Install NPM Linux  About Chromebooks

AMDGPU Patches Updated For HDMI Gaming Features On Linux With Radeon Graphics  Phoronix

A patch series posted last week for the open-source AMDGPU kernel driver implements HDMI Variable Rate Refresh "VRR" and other gaming features for HDMI displays. With the HDMI Forum blocking HDMI 2.1 open-source support, these HDMI gaming features for the AMDGPU driver were developed via trial-and-error and the limited public knowledge available. A second iteration of these patches are now available for testing...

New Patches Aim To Lower Linux Memory Use For Swap, Slightly Improve Performance  [H]ard|Forum

Linux Kernel Contributors And Lines of Code Statistics 2026  commandlinux.com

Banjo-Kazooie gets a native PC port with Linux / Steam Deck support  GamingOnLinux

For the Intel-powered LG Gram Style 14 laptop one of the Linux support caveats is the internal speakers not working properly under Linux, but with a patch expected for the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel cycle it will finally fix the laptop speaker support for one of the laptop models in this series...