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In addition to EXT4 seeing some performance optimizations and folio conversion for Linux 6.4, the Btrfs and Flash-Friendly File-System (F2FS) drivers are also seeing some nice enhancements with this next Linux kernel version...

F2FS & Btrfs Enjoy Some Nice Improvements With Linux 6.4  Phoronix

You Can Now Install Linux Kernel 6.3 on Ubuntu, Here’s How  9to5Linux

CachyOS isn't for beginners but it's great for those looking to get into Arch Linux  ZDNet

Last year the Pop!_OS software developers at System76 introduced system76-scheduler as a Rust-written user-space daemon intended to auto-configure CFS and dynamically manage process priorities. They've added various features to improve the Linux desktop responsiveness and performance while today they rolled out system76-scheduler v2.0 as the latest iteration of this process scheduler...

The latest feature planning around Fedora 39 for releasing later this year is around ensuring your EFI System Partition (ESP) is large enough for new functionality moving forward...

Fedora 39 Wants To Ensure Your ESP Is Big Enough  Phoronix

Grounded 1.2 out now and Steam Deck Verified but desktop Linux needs a small fix  GamingOnLinux

How to Create a User on Linux  How-To Geek

Git 2.40.1 is out today due to three new security vulnerabilities being disclosed. Due to those security fixes there are also Git updates for prior stable series with v2.39.3, v2.38.5, v2.37.7, v2.36.6, v2.35.8, v2.34.8, v2.33.8, v2.32.7, v2.31.8, and v2.30.9...

While Intel Shadow Stack support has been around since Tiger Lake CPUs as part of Intel's Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET), finally for the Linux 6.4 kernel is this security feature being enabled with the mainline Linux kernel...

Intel Submits Long-Awaited Shadow Stack Support For Linux 6.4  Phoronix

Create a Great-Looking Static Blog From Your Linux Terminal With Bashblog  MUO - MakeUseOf

Using a Steam Deck to control a Ukrainian automatic turret, now I've ...  GamingOnLinux

How to switch from root to another user in Ubuntu terminal?  H2S Media

Linux 6.3 offers improved security and functionality for users  Ghacks

Google Chrome is improving dark mode support on Linux  9to5Google

VA-API has been around for more than one decade as the most common Linux Video Acceleration API that works across multiple GPU/driver vendors. It's been Linux-focused to this point while thanks to the work of Microsoft has begun seeing support on Windows...

SD Memory Card Formatter Supports Linux with Update from Tuxera  Fort Worth Star-Telegram

SD Memory Card Formatter Supports Linux with Update from Tuxera  Newswire