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New x86 Hardware Support & Device Quirks Merged Ahead Of Linux 6.17-rc5

Phoronix - Sat, 09/06/2025 - 06:18
Merged today to Linux Git ahead of the Linux 6.17-rc5 release on Sunday were a few notable x86 platform driver changes. This includes some new hardware support and device quirks...

A First Look At Ubuntu 25.10 Performance On AMD Strix Halo / Framework Desktop

Phoronix - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 23:00
It has been a lot of fun over the past month looking at the performance of AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ Strix Halo powering the Framework Desktop. The newest area being explored is how the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 is looking compared to the current Ubuntu 25.04 release.

Wine 10.15 To Feature Initial Support For Using NTSYNC On Linux

Phoronix - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 22:20
With Wine 10.15 expected to be released next Friday there will be initial support for using the NTSYNC driver found within the Linux kernel...

Raspberry Pi Launches A 1TB SSD For $70 USD

Phoronix - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 22:06
The newest hardware offering from Raspberry Pi announced today is... a 1TB SSD...

Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year

Phoronix - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 21:24
Mozilla announced today that they will be ending 32-bit Linux support for the Firefox web browser in 2026...

Xiaomi Redmibook Laptops To See Better Support With Linux 6.18

Phoronix - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 20:44
The upcoming Linux 6.18 kernel cycle will present better support for Xiaomi Redmibook laptops thanks to a WMI driver being queued into the x86 platform drivers "-next" branch for providing better handling of the keyboards found with these laptops...

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