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6 essential gaming apps for Linux  XDA Developers

HandBrake 1.7.3 Open-Source Video Transcoder Released with Linux Fixes  9to5Linux

PeaZip 9.7 Released: Native AArch64 Linux Support and Enhanced Theming  BNN Breaking

PeaZip 9.7 Open-Source File Archiver Utility Adds Native ARM64 Linux Support  9to5Linux

AMD has begun queuing AMDGPU Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) kernel graphics driver updates in DRM-Next ahead of the Linux 6.9 merge window kicking off next month...

AMDGPU Driver Changes Begin For Linux 6.9: RAS ACA Framework, SEQ64 Infrastructure & Fixes  Phoronix

TrenchBoot has been in development for several years now by Oracle, 3mdeb, and other stakeholders for providing greater security and integrity to the Linux boot process via measured launch of the OS using a Dynamic Root of Trust Measurement (DRTM) backed by Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) and AMD Secure Startup. Much progress was made over 2023 while more work is ahead in 2024 for furthering the TrenchBoot efforts...

TrenchBoot Progress For Adding More Security & Integrity To The Boot Process  Phoronix

Kali Linux 2020.3: A New Era for Ethical Hacking  BNN Breaking

Debian 12.5 Released To Provide The Latest Security & Bug Fixes  Phoronix

Debian 12.5 is out this weekend as the newest stable point release for this widely-used Linux distribution in order to ship the latest security fixes and various bug fixes...

Upgrading Password Security for Arch Linux: Transitioning from MD5 to SHA-512  BNN Breaking

Don't watch Taylor Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelce play NFL Football: Install Debian Linux 12.5 during Super Bowl LVIII ...  BetaNews

Debian 12.5 “Bookworm” Released with 68 Bug Fixes and 42 Security Updates  9to5Linux

microsoft/sudo: It's sudo, for Windows  GitHub

The Usage Of Embedded Linux In Spacecraft  Hackaday

How to install Anaconda on Ubuntu  XDA Developers

How to Use curl to Download Files From the Linux Command Line  How-To Geek

KDE Frameworks 5.115 Improves Copy/Move of Large Number of Files  9to5Linux

Making for a very exciting Saturday morning, AMD just posted their initial enablement patch for plumbing Zen 5 processor support "znver5" into the GNU Compiler Collection! With GCC 14 due to be released as stable in March~April as usual for the annual compiler release, it's been frustrating to see no Zen 5 support even while Intel has already been working on Clear Water Forest and Panther Lake support with already having upstreamed Sierra Forest, Granite Rapids, and other new CPU targets months ago... Well, Granite Rapids was added to GCC in late 2022. But squeezing in as what should now be merged in time is the initial AMD Zen 5 support!..