Open-source News

Back in Linux 6.2 the in-kernel Zstd compression/decompression code was updated against the Zstd 1.5 upstream state. Now for the Linux 6.8 kernel in the new year the plan is for updating to Zstd 1.5.5 that should provide better compression performance...

Linux 6.8 Looks To Upgrade Its Zstd Code For Better Compression ...  Phoronix

The Platform Matters: A Comparative Study on Linux and Windows ...  Check Point Research

Firefox 120 Adds New Privacy Options, PIP Snapping + More  OMG! Ubuntu!

PC live images: Play games, repair issues, or try Linux - risk-free  PCWorld

In addition to Microsoft enabling OpenGL 4.6 over Direct3D 12 via Mesa, Microsoft engineers have also been working on some video improvements within the Mesa code-base...

Microsoft Looking To Add Windows Media Foundation Transforms ...  Phoronix

Open source re-implementation of Tomb Raider 1 'TR1X' gets Linux ...  GamingOnLinux

Intel Vulkan drivers on Linux should run more games with Mesa 24.0  GamingOnLinux

Intel has announced their 2024 updates to oneAPI that they are promoting as the Intel Software Developer Toolkits 2024 release...

Intel Software Developer Toolkits 2024 Released For Pushing AI ...  Phoronix

One of the features that was merged yesterday into the GCC compiler just before shifting to its "bug fixing" phase of development was Intel's AVX10.1 support...

Initial Intel AVX10.1 Support Makes Its Way Into GCC 14  Phoronix

Will anybody save Linux on Itanium? Absolutely not  The Register

Rocky Linux 9.3 ya tiene lista su imagen para PowerPC, entre otras novedades  MuyLinux

Hackers Infect Linux Machines with Rootkits via Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability  CybersecurityNews

Kinsing Hackers Exploit Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability to Deploy Linux Rootkits  The Hacker News

How to Install XAMPP on Linux: A Quick Step-by-Step Guide  hackernoon.com

Oracle Linux 8 Update 9 includes updated Linux Kernel and improved technology for developers  Oracle

How to Use the yes Command on Linux  How-To Geek