Open-source News

AMD Dev Proposes Dynamic Mitigations For Linux: Run-Time Toggling Of CPU Mitigations  Phoronix

This new Flatpak app store should be installed by default on every Linux distro  ZDNET

While more code enabling Apple Silicon is reaching the mainline Linux kernel, a lot of important functionality so far remains under development or out-of-tree in the downstream Asahi Linux repository. One piece that's quite important for modern computing and still working its way to the mainline kernel is enabling USB3 functionality with Apple Silicon devices on Linux...

Linux Patches Updated For Apple Silicon USB3 Support  Phoronix

How Linux resolves domain names in 2025: from call to IP | by Aleksei Aleinikov | Oct, 2025  DataDrivenInvestor

My favorite way to run Windows apps on Linux just got even better  ZDNET

The First FreeBSD 15 Beta Is Here, and It's Dropping Most 32-bit Devices  How-To Geek

Using Linux to simulate internet outages in my home lab was the best bad idea  XDA

Now that the Linux 6.18 merge window is over with Linux 6.18-rc1 having released yesterday, here is a look at all the interesting new features and changes to find with this kernel. Making Linux 6.18 all the more exciting is that it's expected to become the 2025 Linux LTS kernel once its stable release occurs in December.

Linux 6.18 Features: New AMD & Intel CPU Features, Rocket Driver, DM-PCACHE, Other New Drivers  Phoronix

Linux Kernel 6.18-rc1 Released With Extensive Updates Following a Steady Merge Window  Cyber Security News

Linux Kernel 6.18-rc1 Released With Extensive Updates Following a Steady Merge Window  Cyber Security News

Blender 5.0 Beta Officially Released with HDR and Wide Gamut Display Support  9to5Linux

Mir 2.23 is out today as the newest version of this Canonical-led library for crafting Wayland-based shells and for smaller desktops to ease the adoption of Wayland, with a focus on Ubuntu Linux platforms...

Privacy-focused email provider Fastmail launches desktop app for Windows, macOS, and Linux  BetaNews

In the works the past number of months has been cache-aware load balancing / cache aware scheduling support for Linux. The latest iteration of those patches by Intel were posted this weekend and are enjoying the most uplift on AMD EPYC Genoa and newer platforms...

Updated Intel Patches For Cache Aware Scheduling Net A 44% Win For AMD EPYC  Phoronix

How to Upgrade LMDE 6 to LMDE 7  9to5Linux

RIP Windows 10 - Winux 'W10EOL' is the Windows 11 clone that runs on Linux and makes your old PC feel new again  BetaNews

Box64 0.3.8 is now available for this x86_64 user-space emulator for Linux that allows ARM64 and RISC-V 64-bit and LoongArch 64-bit systems to enjoy running x86_64 games and applications. Box64 along with the likes of FEX-Emu are the leading options for those needing to run x86_64 programs on ARM64 and elsewhere...