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Stemming from the X.Org Server change to no longer allow byte-swapped clients by default due to the feature being rarely used but of significant security concerns with being a large attack surface, GNOME's Mutter compositor has added optional support for being able to enable byte-swapped XWayland clients...

GNOME's Mutter Adds Support For Toggling Byte-Swapped XWayland Clients  Phoronix

Commands and setting for managing user accounts on Linux  Network World

VirtualBox 7.0.6 Adds Initial Support for Linux 6.2, RHEL 9.1, and UEK7 Kernels  9to5Linux

8 Reasons Why Linux Is Perfect for Older People  MUO - MakeUseOf

Intel Core i5 13400 Linux Performance - Raptor Lake 10 Cores / 16 ...  Phoronix

Earlier this month at CES, Intel announced the 35 and 65 Watt Raptor Lake processors alongside the 13th Gen Core Mobile CPUs. Those new Raptor Lake desktop CPUs are now available from multiple Internet retailers and the mid-range Core i5 13400 recently arrived at Phoronix to put it through its paces under Linux.

Bluetooth support for the Stadia Controller is now live  GamingOnLinux

How to test website speeds with curl  TechRepublic

How to test website speeds with curl  TechRepublic

AgStack: Linux Foundation Project Will Bring Farms Online  The New Stack

Linux vs Windows: Which Operating System is the Best?  Analytics Insight

How to quickly run Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 or Windows 11 ...  OnMSFT.com

How to Create Mind Maps Within the Linux Terminal With h-m-m  MUO - MakeUseOf

Haiku is an open-source operating system for those who miss NeXTStep  ZDNet

Haiku is an open-source operating system for those who miss ...  ZDNet

After quietly posting a "request for comments" patch series a few months back to no fanfare, AMD today published their post-RFC patch series today for introducing the AMD CDX bus to the Linux kernel. AMD CDX is ultimately for the interface/bus between the APU and FPGA(s) with future hardware...

Stellaris: First Contact story pack announced focusing on pre-FTL ...  GamingOnLinux

AMD CDX Being Prepared For Linux As The Bus Between Future ...  Phoronix

Apple today announced their M2 Pro and M2 Max SoCs found in new Apple MacBook Pro devices and they have also updated their Mac Mini computers with the M2 and interestingly even offering a model with the M2 Pro SoC...