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Linux Kernel Veteran Kirill Shutemov Joins Meta from Intel  WebProNews

AMD Threadripper 9980X + 9970X Linux Benchmarks: Incredible Workstation Performance  Phoronix

AMD Threadripper 9980X + 9970X Linux Benchmarks: Incredible Workstation Performance Review  Phoronix

Ahead of the Threadripper 9000 series hitting store shelves tomorrow, today the review embargo lifts on these new high-end desktop/workstation Zen 5 processors. I have been testing out the Threadripper 9970X and 9980X this month and have been extremely excited about the generational uplift and all-around performance of these new AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X/9980X processors on Linux for delivering the best possible workstation performance in 2025.

10 ways true Linux power users get more out of the world's best OS  ZDNet

Merged already for the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel were the many block subsystem and IO_uring changes for enhancing I/O on Linux as we roll toward the H2'2025 Linux distribution releases...

Linux 6.17 Drops Pktcdvd Driver, Many Block & IO_uring Improvements  Phoronix

Striving For Light Gets Native Linux Build That Becomes Default On Steam Deck  Steam Deck HQ

New Gunra Ransomware Linux Variant Launches 100 Encryption Threads with Partial Encryption Feature  gbhackers.com

Best Linux Laptop of 2025? TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 15 (Gen10) Launches  It's FOSS News

AMD Hardware Feedback Interface & CPUID Faulting Merged For Linux 6.17  Phoronix

Two notable AMD CPU feature additions were merged overnight for the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel...

Gunra Ransomware’s New Linux Variant Uses 100 Encryption Threads and Partial Encryption Feature  Cyber Press

AMD yesterday upstreamed a batch of new CPU microcode files to linux-firmware.git as the de facto repository where component firmware/microcode is easily distributed to Linux distributions. This also marks the first time that Family 1Ah (Family 26) CPU microcode is updated there for the latest Zen 5 processors...

AMD Zen 5 CPUs See First Microcode Updates In Linux-Firmware.Git  Phoronix

Earlier this year Linux kernel patches were posted for making SMP support unconditional so the kernel is always built for multi-core capabilities. With uniprocessor core environments being extremely rare especially for those that would be using an up-to-date, upstream Linux kernel, dropping non-SMP support would allow simplifying code paths within the kernel. Well, for Linux 6.17 it's finally happening...

Linux 6.17 Now Makes Multi-Core/SMP Support Unconditional  Phoronix

Archinstall 3.0.9 released today as the newest iteration of this text-based Arch Linux operating system installer...

Arch Linux Installer Adds Bluetooth Support & U2F Authentication  Phoronix

Hackers Target SAP NetWeaver to Deploy New Auto-Color Linux Malware  gbhackers.com