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Linux 6.18 Adds Two New x86 Platform Drivers, New AMD PMF Capabilities

Phoronix - Mon, 10/06/2025 - 18:17
The x86 platform drivers area of the Linux kernel continues to see a lot of code churn for supporting new laptops and enhancing support for existing laptop models. Plus the likes of AMD PMF and Intel PMC continue to see ongoing improvements too...

Intel TDX Will Now Work With Linux's Kexec - Except For Early CPUs With Known Bug

Phoronix - Mon, 10/06/2025 - 18:04
The Intel Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) updates for the Linux 6.18 kernel allow it to work with Kexec for being able to load and boot into a new kernel from another currently running kernel...

VFIO Platform Driver Saved From Removal, NVIDIA GB300 Support Added

Phoronix - Mon, 10/06/2025 - 17:45
The VFIO subsystem updates were merged last week for the ongoing Linux 6.18 merge window...

Top 5 Linux Programs for Students in 2025

Tecmint - Mon, 10/06/2025 - 16:05
The post Top 5 Linux Programs for Students in 2025 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Linux is an open-source operating system whose use is increasing these days as a result of its stability, security, flexibility,

The post Top 5 Linux Programs for Students in 2025 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

FreeBSD 15.0 Alpha 5 Brings Release Build Improvements

Phoronix - Mon, 10/06/2025 - 08:18
FreeBSD 15.0 continues working its way toward a stable release in early December and out today is the fifth alpha release...

Linux 6.18 FUSE Brings Enhancements For File-System In User-Space

Phoronix - Mon, 10/06/2025 - 07:59
Adding to the Linux storage/file-system excitement for Linux 6.18 is enhancements to some of the core FUSE code for supporting file-systems in user-space...

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