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New Linux Patches Propose Removing Support For Old i486 & Early i586 CPUs  Phoronix

Nearly two years ago patches for casefolding / case insensitive file and folder support on Bcachefs were posted by a Valve/Linux developer. That support was upstreamed into the Bcachefs kernel driver but it turns out that it never properly worked. Patches now set for merging into the Linux 6.15 will fix that case insensitive file/folder opt-in support so that it is now properly supported...

Bcachefs Landing Fixes So Its Case Insensitive Support Actually Works  Phoronix

One of the interesting new features merged to the Linux kernel last year was the DRM Panic infrastructure so that Linux can display an error screen akin to Windows' "Blue Screen of Death" when encountering problems. With follow-on kernel releases it's been extended to add QR code error messages and other improvements. But DRM Panic does require the support/cooperation of the different Direct Rendering Manager drivers and so far Intel graphics haven't been supported...

Intel Linux Graphics Driver Patches Updated For DRM Panic Support  Phoronix

Download darktable (free) for Windows, macOS and Linux  Gizmodo

Intel today released a new version of the Intel Extension for PyTorch in order to apply optimizations to PyTorch for benefiting Intel's hardware. With the Intel Extension for PyTorch v2.7 release, there is support for new large language models (LLMs) as well as various performance optimizations and other enhancements...

More games for Steam Deck / Linux from Prime Gaming for April 25th  GamingOnLinux

Linux vulnerability exploit bypasses security services  techzine.eu

COSMIC Alpha 7 Desktop Adds Pinned Workspaces, New Accessibility Features  9to5Linux

Following the COSMIC Alpha 6 release from February, System76 today released COSMIC Alpha 7 as their last planned alpha release for this open-source, Rust-written desktop environment designed around the needs of their Pop!_OS Linux distribution...

Lilbits: Snapdragon X Chromebooks, Pixel 7a battery swelling, and a Liberux NEXX Linux phone progress update  Liliputing

Fedora 42 has the Answer, but Ubuntu's Plucky Puffin isn't far behind  theregister.com

Spring brings latest releases from Fedora and Ubuntu  theregister.com

CIQ Announces FIPS 140-3 Compliance for Rocky Linux, Empowering Secure Open Source Adoption  Yahoo Finance

CIQ Announces FIPS 140-3 Compliance for Rocky Linux, Empowering Secure Open Source Adoption  PR Newswire

The Curing Rootkit For Linux Leverages io_uring, But Not In A Terrifying Way  PC Perspective

ARMO: io_uring Interface Creates Security ‘Blind Spot’ in Linux  Security Boulevard

NVIDIA disclose new security flaw in their Linux GPU drivers  GamingOnLinux

Linux Foundation Named in 2025 WTR Industry Awards Shortlist for Excellence in Trademark Management  PR Newswire