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Ubuntu 26.10 Looks To Strip Its GRUB Bootloader To The Bare Minimum For Better Security

Phoronix - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 18:31
Ubuntu developers at Canonical are looking to strip the signed GRUB bootloader features to the bare minimum for the Ubuntu 26.10 release later this year. Dropping support for XFS, ZFS, Btrfs, LVM, md-raid (except RAID1), LUKS-encrypted disks, and other features is being looked at in the name of security...

Mesa 26.0 Will Make It In Time For The Fedora 44 Release

Phoronix - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 18:18
With the recent Fedora 44 beta release, Mesa 25.3 graphics drivers were in use rather than the newest Mesa 26.0 series. The good news is that there is now approval for getting Mesa 26.0 drivers to land in time for next month's official Fedora 44 release...

Unvanquished 0.56 Released With More Renderer Improvements, OpenMP Added To Engine

Phoronix - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 17:47
Unvanquished 0.56 is out today as the latest major update to this prominent open-source, community-driven shooter game. Unvanquished continues progressing after more than a decade in development for this open-source game and with today's v0.56 release features improved visuals, OpenMP for CPU-based rendering of skeletal models, and other enhancements...

Intel's Vulkan Linux Driver Lands New Feature To Boost DX12 Game Performance

Phoronix - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 08:14
Intel's open-source "ANV" Vulkan driver for Linux systems enabled a new feature called BTP+BTI RCC Keying. You may be wondering what it means or stands for, but long story short it helps with the performance of Direct3D 12 (DX12) games running on Linux by way of Valve's Steam Play with Proton + VKD3D-Proton...

Streamline your work with the new learning drawer in the migration toolkit for virtualization

Red Hat News - Wed, 03/25/2026 - 08:00
With the migration toolkit for virtualization 2.11 (MTV) release, users gain an improved learning experience.A new “Tips and tricks” drawer was introduced as part of the 2.10 release and further improved in the following 2.11 release, which allows users to access contextual help, tips, and best practices directly within the interface. This feature is designed to reduce the learning curve for new users and provide immediate, in-context guidance for common and complex migration tasks, helping users learn key MTV workflows without ever leaving their current view.Learn while doing: Interactive

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