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Back in Linux 5.19 the initial code for Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) was merged while still an ongoing matter is getting the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) integration merged that is now up to its tenth revision and spans 108 patches...

108 Patches Sent Out In Latest Revision Of Intel TDX KVM Support For Linux  Phoronix

Reminder: Update your PC info for the next round of statistics updates  GamingOnLinux

Install WoeUSB on Ubuntu to Create Bootable Windows USB  It's FOSS

Russia tries to impose switch to Linux from Windows  Freethink

Russia tries to impose switch to Linux from Windows  Freethink

Russia tries to impose switch to Linux from Windows  Freethink

How to View Maps in Your Linux Terminal With MapSCII  MUO - MakeUseOf

Sackboy: A Big Adventure is another Sony port working well on Steam Deck / Linux  GamingOnLinux

How to Use Siren to Play Music Without Leaving Your Terminal  MUO - MakeUseOf

Back in late 2020 FreeBSD initially landed WireGuard support ahead of FreeBSD 13. But then during the FreeBSD 13 release candidate phase, the WireGuard driver was removed over concerns over the quality of the initial implementation...

FreeBSD Re-Introduces WireGuard Support Into Its Kernel  Phoronix

Chrome issues urgent zero-day fix – update now!  Naked Security

VRR (external screens) and Allow Tearing options coming to Steam Deck  GamingOnLinux

Train for a Linux certification with this $70 course bundle deal  BleepingComputer

JPEG-XL has been looked on rather favorably as a royalty-free, next-generation lossy/lossless image format with much better performance than JPEG. To much surprise, Google Chrome is already making preparations to deprecate JPEG-XL image support in their browser...

While Asahi Linux has been running on the higher-end Apple M1 SoC variants and those Macs utilizing them, with the mainline Linux 6.2 kernel will finally be the upstreaming of the Apple M1 Pro/Max/Ultra support with the various device trees set to be added...

Linux 6.2 Picking Up Mainline Support For Apple M1 Pro/Max/Ultra Hardware  Phoronix

Bcachefs developer Kent Overstreet on Friday published a new status update on this original file-system born out of Linux's block cache (BCache) code. Bcachefs has been in development for years though it isn't quite yet in a position for landing in the mainline kernel. In any event a lot of feature work continues happening and Overstreet remains dedicated to the file-system's success...

Bcachefs Rolling Out New Allocator, Performance Continues Improving  Phoronix