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Linus Torvalds Rejects "Garbage" RISC-V Patches for Linux 6.17  WebProNews

I tried out these 5 Linux desktop environments that aren't GNOME or KDE, and they're surprisingly decent  xda-developers.com

I can’t live without these 5 obscure Linux apps  xda-developers.com

Small Linux Projects: Innovation Amid Sustainability Challenges  WebProNews

OBS Studio 31.1.2 Fixes Linux Video Capture Crashes  WebProNews

Linux Kernel 6.16 Released: Ext4/XFS Enhancements, AMD/Intel Support  WebProNews

Linux Kernel 6.16 Released: Ext4/XFS Enhancements, AMD/Intel Support  WebProNews

I've used Linux for the last 19 years, and these problems have aged like used gum  xda-developers.com

Linus Torvalds calls RISC-V code from Google engineer 'garbage' and that it 'makes the world actively a worse place to live' — Linux honcho puts dev on notice for late submissions, too  Tom's Hardware

Debian 13.0 released yesterday while already Debian developers are beginning to think about Debian 14 as the next major release due out in 2027. Debian 14 is codenamed Forky and among the changes expected is LoongArch64 "Loong64" CPU port support being improved...

Debian 14 Eyes LoongArch CPU Support  Phoronix

Major Intel Linux driver projects are dying due to Intel layoffs and corporate restructuring — compatibility and reliability issues could increase over time  Tom's Hardware

In preparing for the GNOME 49 beta release, GNOME Shell this weekend released 49.beta.1 with a few changes worth highlighting...

Ahead of the Linux 6.17-rc1 release due out in the coming hours, the Turbostat updates for that tool living within the kernel source tree were merged...

Turbostat Now Displays CPU L3 Cache Topology Information  Phoronix

BadCam: Linux-based Lenovo webcam bugs enable BadUSB attacks  Security Affairs

Debian 13 “Trixie” released with Linux 6.12, official 64-bit RISC-V support  CNX Software

KDE makes the "dumb" Copilot key useful on Linux laptops  xda-developers.com

15 Co-Op Games for Linux Steam Gamers in 2025  It's FOSS

Intel Layoffs Orphan Key Linux Kernel Drivers, Exposing Risks  WebProNews