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How I reduced context switching on Linux by redesigning my browser workflow  MakeUseOf

Firefox ends support for Windows 7: Upgrade to 10 or Linux  PCWorld

Linux hardware vendor System76 has begun teasing a redesign of their Thelio chassis that is used by their modern desktops and workstations. Helping distinguish System76 from other Linux desktop/PC vendors has been their custom-engineered, built-in-the-USA enclosures and now they are preparing to launch a next-generation design...

System76 Preparing To Introduce Redesigned Thelio Hardware  Phoronix

The x86 platform driver updates were merged recently for the ongoing Linux 7.0 merge window. As is a common theme for platform-drivers-x86, a lot of the feature work is around Linux laptop drivers for enhancing the support on modern hardware...

These are the only Linux distros I recommend for sysadmins  How-To Geek

Earlier this month Dell sent over a review sample of their new UltraSharp U5223KW monitor. While the model number may not imply much, this monitor is outright incredible. The Dell UltraSharp U5223KW is a 52-inch 6K @ 120Hz monitor with integrated USB hub also working as a KVM switch, 140 Watt power delivery support for USB-C/Thunderbolt laptops, 2.5G Ethernet, and the color reproduction and visuals with this Dell 6K monitor are impeccable.

New SysUpdate Variant Malware Discovered and Tool Developed to Decrypt Encrypted Linux C2 Traffic  CybersecurityNews

AsteroidOS 2.0 Brings an Open, Linux-Based Replacement OS to More Smartwatches Than Ever  Hackster.io

Pocketblue Brings Fedora Atomic Linux to Mobile Devices  Linuxiac

Nvidia releases 580.126.18 Linux driver to fix Kernel 6.19 compatibility issues  Notebookcheck

LoongArch Ready With New Features In Linux 7.0  Phoronix

The Linux 7.0 kernel is shipping improvements for LoongArch, the Chinese CPU architecture inspired by MIPS64 and RISC-V and has been showing much potential for their domestic PC manufacturing...

Apple gives updates on Linux containers on macOS  thestack.technology

Beyond the Firewall: A Guide to Enterprise-Grade Linux VPS Security in 2026  Programming Insider

Gentoo Linux says goodbye to GitHub and moves to European privacy-respecting alternative  Cybernews

Experimental code ready for testing to enable HDMI 2.1 FRL with AMDGPU on Linux  GamingOnLinux

Asahi Linux developers have published a status report following the recent Linux 6.19 kernel release to outline recent progress and upcoming items around Apple Silicon support on Linux. This year will also mark five years that Asahi Linux has been around for bringing Linux to the Apple M-Series hardware...

As part of enhancing the FreeBSD experience on laptops and desktops, FreeBSD developers have been working toward adding a convenient desktop install option to their text-based installer for easily deploying the KDE Plasma desktop along with the necessary GPU drivers. After it didn't get wrapped up in time for the FreeBSD 15.0 release, that desktop installer option is now ready for testing...

Last year we began seeing Linux patches preparing the kernel for Intel Data Streaming Accelerator "DSA" 3.0 IP. Finally with the Linux 7.0 kernel those patches in updated form have now been merged...