Open-source News

SparkyLinux 8.2 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 6.19, Updated Packages  9to5Linux

Comedy co-op physics platformer Log Riders adds Linux support and looks hilarious  GamingOnLinux

These 3 Linux software names make a lot more sense once you know the full story  How-To Geek

Windows User Switches to Linux, Misses Windows Hello  findarticles.com

KDE Says Plasma Desktop Will Never Force Users to Use systemd  9to5Linux

I replaced Windows with Linux, and there's only one feature I miss  ZDNET

X4: Foundations is getting cross-platform cloud saves - possible breakage coming for Linux  GamingOnLinux

Firmware Upstreamed For Supporting The Qualcomm Snapdragon X2's Adreno GPU  Phoronix

Upstreamed last week to the linux-firmware.git repository by Qualcomm was the GPU firmware files needed for enabling the Adreno GPU on the new Snapdragon X2 Elite laptop SoC...

GE-Proton 10-31 brings fixes for Arknights: Endfield, Duet Night Abyss and more  GamingOnLinux

OpenRISC With Linux 7.0 Improves Out-Of-The-Box Support For More FPGA Dev Boards  Phoronix

While the OpenRISC project began ten years before RISC-V was started, it hasn't enjoyed the hardware ecosystem successes of the latter but still the upstream Linux kernel support continues moving forward and the ability to run OpenRISC on FPGA developer boards...

Linux Mint isn't the best Windows replacement anymore  How-To Geek

InputPlumber 0.74 is now available for this open-source input routing and control daemon for Linux systems. InputPlumber enables combining of multiple input devices, emulating different inputs, and a variety of other features particularly of benefit for Linux gaming...

Why Most Users Stay On Windows Despite Linux Being Free  gHacks

InputPlumber 0.74 Released With Hardware Support Improvements  Phoronix

Price of popularity: Linux Mint's success also means maintainer stress  theregister.com

For those preferring to wait for the first point release of a new Linux kernel version before upgrading, Linux 6.19.1 is out today to address some early bugs that made it into the Linux 6.19 kernel stable release one week ago...

If you dual-boot Linux, don't make these costly 4 mistakes  MakeUseOf

A Linux distro has dropped KDE Plasma after 12 years as it tries to escape Systemd  XDA