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Ubuntu 24.04 increases vm.max_map_count for smoother Linux gaming  GamingOnLinux

The open-source Panthor DRM driver for supporting newer Arm Mali GPUs was queued in drm-misc-next at the start of March ahead of the Linux 6.9 merge window. It ultimately though didn't see a drm-misc-next pull to DRM-Next ahead of the Linux 6.9 merge window and thus being held off until the Linux 6.10 cycle. This week though that drm-misc-next submission to DRM-Next took place as that driver and other changes begin queuing for Linux 6.10...

The Orange Pi gaming handheld starts at $499  Overkill.wtf

Microsoft may be making it easier to install Linux distros in Windows 11 with a new UI for WSL  BetaNews

Linux Admins Beware! Fake PuTTY Client That Rhadamanthys Stealer  CybersecurityNews

THine Announces the 1st Standalone Camera ISP Driver in the Linux Mainline Kernel  TimesTech

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Ubuntu is a well-known Linux operating system loved for its easy-to-use interface and strong performance. Although it comes with GNOME as its default desktop environment,

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UGREEN enters Network Attached Storage (NAS) market with diverse Linux-based NASync lineup  BetaNews

SCaLE 21x: A Community Event About Much More Than Linux  Security Boulevard

Ubuntu Linux LTS releases get up to 12 years of support — if you pay for it  BetaNews

My favorite Linux text editors (and why you should be using one)  ZDNet

KDE Plasma theming security nightmare: scripting feature can run root commands including the worst Linux meme  Notebookcheck.net

KDE Plasma theming securuty nightmare: scripting feature can run root commands including the worst Linux meme  Notebookcheck.net

Five Linux file and folder management commands you need to know  ZDNet

First release candidate of Linux kernel 6.9 looks 'fairly normal,' says Torvalds  The Register

Linux-based Orange Pi Neo gaming handheld with AMD Ryzen 7 starts at $499  Notebookcheck.net

Ubuntu Linux LTS Releases Can Now Get 12 Years of Updates  How-To Geek

Linux 6.9 Features: DM VDO, AMD Preferred Core, Intel FRED & Larger Console Fonts  Phoronix

Now that Linux 6.9-rc1 was released on Sunday to mark the end of the merge window, here is a look at all of the new features that have been merged for the Linux 6.9 kernel cycle.

Ubuntu Long-Term Support (LTS) releases have been support for 10 years of updates by Canonical while now that has been extended to 12 years but only for Ubuntu Pro customers going for their legacy support add-on. This 12 year support is extended retroactively going back to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS...