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A patch for the HP-WMI Linux kernel driver sent out on New Year's Eve aims to allow for better HP OMEN 17 laptop Linux performance by altering the thermal profile behavior so that the OMEN "8BAD" laptop can run at a higher TDP than what's otherwise permitted by the system's embedded controller (EC) without throttling...

Linux Patch Allows For Better HP OMEN 17 Laptop Performance - But With Higher TDP  Phoronix

Linux use on Steam ends 2023 with a multi-year high (thanks Steam Deck)  GamingOnLinux

Linux Distro Reviews: Cinnamon Desktop Environment  WebProNews

Following the 2023 highlights for Intel and AMD on Linux, here's a look back at the most popular Linux-related NVIDIA news for the past calendar year...

NVIDIA's Open-Source Kernel Driver & Maturing Wayland Support Were Great In 2023  Phoronix

5 Linux Distributions to Breathe New Life Into Old Hardware  How-To Geek

Thanks to Fedora, it's now much easier to run Linux on your M1 or M2 Macs — just make sure you've got plenty of ...  iMore

While we are now into 2024, AMDVLK 2023.Q4.3 was released today as a final EOY2023 update to this open-source AMD Vulkan driver that was supposed to be out last week but presumably got delayed due to the holidays...

AMDVLK 2023.Q4.3 Released With Counter-Strike 2 Optimization, VKD3D Change  Phoronix

Queued in the kernel's crypto subsystem development tree ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.8 merge window is introducing support for next-gen Intel QAT accelerators. The Intel QAT 420xx devices will support more acceleration engines as well as additional algorithms for next-generation QuickAssist Technology...

Linux 6.8 To Support Next-Gen Intel Accelerators (QAT 420xx): More Engines, More Algos  Phoronix

How to Create, Extract, and List RAR Files on Linux  How-To Geek

As part of our various year-end articles, here is a look back at the most popular systemd stories on Phoronix for the past year...

There's a new coolest Linux distribution ready to wow you in 2024  ZDNet

There's a new coolest Linux distribution ready to wow you in 2024  ZDNet

Systemd-Free Distro Nitrux Kicks Off 2024 with New ISO Release  9to5Linux

Systemd-Free Distro Nitrux Kicks Off 2024 with New ISO Release  9to5Linux

The third merge request in the series addressing ongoing TGSI to NIR intermediate representation conversions has landed in Mesa 24.0-devel for the AMD RadeonSI Gallium3D driver...

Ahead of Linux 6.7 releasing next weekend, there's another set of Bcachefs file-system driver fixes on their way to the mainline kernel...