Open-source News

Building off yesterday's release of Linux 6.2, the GNU Linux-libre 6.2 kernel was published today by the GNU FSFLA folks maintaining this kernel downstream that strips out driver support dependent upon non-free software firmware/assets as well as dropping the ability to load closed-source kernel modules...

Dead Space got a small update for Steam Deck  GamingOnLinux

You Can Now Install Linux Kernel 6.2 on Ubuntu, Here’s How  9to5Linux

Linux Kernel 6.2 is here, and it now has mainline support for Apple ...  TechRadar

Plans Being Drafted To Upstream Intel's New "Xe" Linux Graphics Driver  Phoronix

While the Linux 6.3 merge window has just begun, what you won't find in this next kernel version is the Intel Xe DRM driver as the new kernel graphics driver being worked on by the company for their modern integrated and discrete graphics processors...

Real-Time Linux Gets Long-Term Support  Electronic Design

Intel Sends Out "La Jolla Cove Adapter" Linux Driver Patches As ...  Phoronix

Intel this weekend submitted their Linux device driver patches for review concerning their La Jolla Cove Adapter (LJCA) hardware...

OpenRA has another test release improving Dune 2000, Red Alert ...  GamingOnLinux

As part of the tracing updates sent in for Linux 6.3 is the introduction of the new "hwnoise" tool within the kernel source tree for monitoring and quantifying hardware noise...

Linux 6.3 Introducing Hardware Noise "hwnoise" Tool  Phoronix

Linux kernel 6.2 is out now, here's a feature highlight  GamingOnLinux

Out today is AMDVLK 2023.Q1.2 as AMD's second open-source Vulkan Linux driver release of the year...

AMDVLK 2023.Q1.2 Vulkan Driver Released With Fixes, New ...  Phoronix

Fish Shell to Ditch C++ for a Rust Port; Plans to be Available for ...  It's FOSS News

The EROFS file-system updates for Linux 6.3 include introducing a new option for per-CPU KThreads to provide low-latency decompression for speeding up use of compressed EROFS file-systems on Android devices...

EROFS Gets Low-Latency Decompression For Much Better ...  Phoronix

The Qt Group has released Qt Safe Renderer 2.0 as the newest version of their Qt renderer focused on functional safety for rendering user interface elements of utmost importance such as critical interfaces within automobiles and airplanes...

How to Delete a File in Linux  Beebom