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I've used Linux for 30 years - here's how I'd rank DistroWatch's top 10  ZDNET

Going back to February there was a bug report around the xHCI controller dieing on resume from s2idle when using an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" Framework Desktop. In turn all USB devices behind the xHCI controller are lost on resume, but unbinding and binding the driver can restore the functionality without a reboot. After months of back and forth communication, it looks like a solution has been figured out and comes down to a nuance of the PCI spec with needing a brief wait...

Proposed Linux Patch For A Brief Delay To Match PCI Spec Will Hopefully Address Some Bugs  Phoronix

Newer Lenovo ThinkPad systems feature a security feature called USB-C Security Restricted Mode that is in the process of being wired up for reporting under Linux...

Linux Prepares For New USB-C Security Feature On Lenovo ThinkPads  Phoronix

The post herdr: A Terminal Tool for Managing Multiple AI Coding Agents first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

If you run multiple AI coding agents at the same time, you’ve probably faced this problem: too many terminal tabs,

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Cyber researchers sound alarm over a 15-year-old Linux kernel flaw – 'GhostLock' could let hackers seize unpatched machines in just five seconds  IT Pro

With the Linux 7.2 kernel there is initial support for booting the Apple M3 SoC on Linux but it's not yet functional for end users with just booting to a simple console. There are now Device Tree files posted for booting the Apple M4 on Linux but also not yet useful for any typical Apple Mac/MacBook usage on Linux...

Initial Patches Posted For Booting The Apple M4 On Linux  Phoronix

The AMD Ryzen AI Halo mini PC powered by Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" began shipping this week. It features very nice Linux support out-of-the-box with the Debian-based Ryzen AI Developer Platform operating system. For those wishing to run their own x86_64 Linux distribution, one of the only caveats in the Linux support is quite small... No mainline kernel support yet for controlled the RGB LED light strip on the driver. But that driver is coming and will hopefully be mainlined soon...

AMD Ryzen AI Halo Box RGB LED Driver Inches Closer To The Mainline Kernel  Phoronix

Proton may have saved Linux gaming, but it also ruined it  MakeUseOf

Zlib-rs 0.6.6 was just released by the Trifecta Tech Foundation. Just weeks after the prior release with a fix for Intel Raptor Lake and bringing new SIMD optimizations, zlib-rs 0.6.6 is about delivering updated Zlib API compatibility...

Linux Foundation Announces Intent to Launch Open Health Stack Software Foundation to Advance Open Source Digital Health Innovation  Linux Foundation

Linux Mint Cinnamon is finally Wayland ready  GamingOnLinux

Tuxedo Computers are putting Ubuntu Linux in the bin to use Debian for Tuxedo OS  GamingOnLinux

High-Severity Linux Vulnerabilities Patched  Open Source For You

The post Flyline: Add Syntax Highlighting, Fuzzy Search, and AI to Bash first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

If your Bash prompt still feels like it belongs in 2005, with no syntax highlighting, no fuzzy history search, and

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Linux Foundation Announces Intent to Launch Open Health Stack Software Foundation to Advance Open Source Digital Health Innovation  PR Newswire

The best Linux distro for Windows escapees will fully support Wayland  XDA