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This free and fast File Manager is the best I've used on Linux  XDA

5 systemd tweaks that really boost my boot time  XDA

It was just a few days ago that a multi-kernel architecture was proposed for the Linux kernel. Separate from that proposal from Multikernel Technologies, it turns out Bytedance has been working on their own similar solution called Parker. Today Bytedance lifted the lid on Parker as their solution for running multiple kernels simultaneously on the same hardware/system...

Baldur's Gate 3 gets a Native Linux version to improve it on Steam Deck  GamingOnLinux

MX Linux 25 reaches beta testing – complete with systemd  theregister.com

I tried out the brand new KDE Linux distro, and it's already my favorite  XDA

Running The Bcachefs DKMS Modules On Ubuntu Linux  Phoronix

With DKMS packages now being available for Ubuntu and Debian Linux distributions for running the latest out-of-tree Bcachefs file-system driver support with ease and reproducibility, I decided to try out the updated Bcachefs driver on Ubuntu Linux to see how the performance is relative to the upstream Linux 6.17 kernel with its now-frozen Bcachefs support.

Two pull requests were submitted this weekend of new Apple Silicon material ready for upstreaming with the soon-to-start Linux 6.18 kernel cycle...

Linux 6.18 To Improve Support For Apple's A11, Other Apple Silicon Improvements  Phoronix

Supply Chain to SSH Keys: The Expanding Arsenal of Linux Ransomware Threats  Morphisec

5 niche Linux distros that deserve way more attention  MakeUseOf

For further enhancing the upstream Linux kernel support for the AMD (Xilinx) Versal SoCs, a new Error Detection And Correction (EDAC) driver is set to premiere in the upcoming Linux 6.18 kernel for the Versal NET SoCs with DDR memory...

AMD Versal NET DDR EDAC Driver Ready For Linux 6.18  Phoronix

Best Linux Games Available For Free On Steam  Game Rant

How and Why I Run 4 Operating Systems on My PC  How-To Geek

Valve fixes DualSense crash on Linux / SteamOS and improves game recording with Vulkan  GamingOnLinux

Merged to Mesa 25.3-devel on Monday is SPIR-V shader replacement support as a new feature for helping Mesa's Vulkan drivers in testing and debugging issues...

Systemd 258 and GNOME 49 land  theregister.com

A set of 13 patches were posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list for optimizing the online defragmentation handling by the EXT4 kernel driver. The online defragmentation improvements for EXT4 can net a nice performance win with a very significant improvement in a variety of scenarios...