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Continued Work On Attack Vector Controls Ahead Of Linux 6.16  Phoronix

Going back to last year an AMD engineer has been pursuing "Attack Vecotr Controls" to rethink CPU security mitigation handling. Attack Vector Controls aims to make it easier to manage CPU security mitigation settings by focusing on the class/scope of vulnerabilities rather than managing the mitigations at an individual level. It's looking like the initial attack vectors control code will be ready for mainlining in the upcoming Linux 6.16 cycle but stopping short of the complete implementation...

Proton is so good these days, I wish I could make the switch to Linux  XDA

Someone tried, and mostly managed, to run Linux in an Excel spreadsheet  TechSpot

How to change your hostname or computer name on Ubuntu Linux  Techloy

openSUSE Releases Leap 16 Beta  WebProNews

Full Disk Encryption Performance With Ubuntu 25.04 + Framework Laptop 13 Strix Point  Phoronix

For anyone storing personal information on their laptops especially, I definitely recommend making use of Linux LUKS-based full disk encryption capabilities. I've been recommending going with the full disk encryption capabilities for nearly two decades to help protect personal data in case your laptop is lost or stolen. The performance implications of using full disk encryption have went down over time and in most real-world workloads you'll see minimal to any difference out of it. As it's been a while since running any reference benchmarks looking at no disk encryption to full disk encryption, here are some results on the newly-released Ubuntu 25.04 paired with the Framework Laptop 13 powered by AMD Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point".

The Debian developer community is pursuing a General Resolution for voting on their policy around AI models...

Here's the games to claim for Steam Deck / Linux from Prime Gaming for May 2nd  GamingOnLinux

THE FINALS broke again on Linux Desktop / Steam Deck, Valve updated Proton Hotfix to fix it  GamingOnLinux

Linux 6.16 Will Begin Reporting The Cause Of Your AMD Zen System Being Reset/Rebooted  Phoronix

In the event of your AMD Ryzen or EPYC system being randomly reset or unexpectedly rebooted under Linux, the Linux kernel with the upcoming Linux 6.16 cycle is gaining the ability to report the reason for that reset. This is making use of a technical capability found going back to the AMD Zen 1 processors that the Linux kernel is now tapping into for reporting the cause of any previous system reset...

Bcachefs Lands More Fixes As It Works Toward Better Self-Healing & Automatic Repair  Phoronix

This week's batch of Bcachefs file-system fixes have been submitted ahead of the Linux 6.15-rc5 test kernel due out on Sunday...

The MoltenVK 1.3 release candidate didn't end up needing much baking and overnight the MoltenVK 1.3 stable release was issued for Vulkan 1.3 API support on Apple devices that is built atop Apple's Metal drivers...

Steam Survey for April 2025 results available, Linux sits at 2.27%  GamingOnLinux

Cheap Linux Web Hosting India | Plans Starting From $2/mo  openPR.com

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