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While most Linux gamers are content using Valve's Steam Play (Proton) these days for Linux gaming, a new release of CodeWeavers' CrossOver is now available for enjoying other Windows applications and games on Linux as well as macOS. CrossOver 25.21 enhances the stability of the Microsoft Office office suite on Linux among other changes...

CodeWeavers CrossOver 25.1 Improves The Stability Of Microsoft Office On Linux  Phoronix

This Patch Tuesday the only new security fix merged to the Linux kernel is addressing a vulnerability affecting AMD SEV-SNP secure virtual machines...

This is how I create and manage VMs on Linux distros  xda-developers.com

InstallAware Launches Setup Virtualization Technology "Project OS/3," Running Windows Binaries Directly on Linux and macOS.  PRWeb

This new Arch Linux tool takes the hassle out of keeping packages up to date - here's how  ZDNET

I'm a Linux expert, and here are 6 commands I can't live without  ZDNET

Linux Mint 22.2 Beta focuses on visual improvements  Notebookcheck

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 With Framework Desktop vs. Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Linux Performance Review  Phoronix

Last week alongside our Framework Desktop review with the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" SoC I posted benchmarks of the Strix Halo performance compared to the Ryzen 9 9950X / 9950X3D socketed desktop processors. For those wondering similarly how the top-end Strix Halo SoC in the Framework Desktop competes with the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K "Arrow Lake" flagship in performance and power efficiency, here are those comparison benchmarks.

Linux Mint 22.2 'Zara' beta now ready to download -- here's what's new  BetaNews

Following this weekend's release of Debian 13.0 "Trixie", Debian GNU/Hurd 2025 has been released as the state of Trixie while running atop Hurd rather than Linux...

Debian GNU/Hurd 2025 Released With Completed 64-bit Support, Rust Ported  Phoronix

Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Released, This is What’s New  OMG! Ubuntu

Following the NVIDIA 580 Linux beta driver from just one week ago, today NVIDIA issued a new R580 series Linux driver build...

NVIDIA 580.76.05 Linux Driver Updates EGL Bits, Adds New MetaMode Attribute  Phoronix

ZLUDA as the open-source solution bringing CUDA to non-NVIDIA hardware has been seeing a nice uptick in activity the past several months for its latest take on life. The latest feature merged to ZLUDA is the all-important kernel cache to help with performance...

Local Repair Cafés Plan Free ‘Linux Lifeline’ to Save Old PCs from Windows 10 Cut-Off  Kirklees Local TV

The GCC 14 compiler had marked the Itanium IA-64 code as being obsolete and slated for removal in GCC 15. But then last year the Itanium port was un-deprecated with plans to "support this for some years to come." Now one year later it's back to talking about deprecating/obsoleting the Itanium IA-64 compiler code in GCC...

Itanium IA-64 Support May Revert Back To Being Deprecated/Obsolete For GCC 16  Phoronix