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loss32 is a Linux Distro Nobody Asked For (But Still Has Its Usage)  It's FOSS

SteamOS proved the Linux desktop doesn't need to look like Windows to succeed  XDA

I stopped using the Linux start menu: This "fuzzy" launcher is so much faster  How-To Geek

5 Essential Windows Apps You Won't Find On Linux  bgr.com

Microsoft’s AI dream is a user’s nightmare: 3 ways an "Agentic OS" fails  How-To Geek

With the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel cycle it looks like the time slice extension work could finally been merged, which has seen various attempts over the past decade. Time slice extension for the Linux kernel implemented using Restartable Sequences "RSEQ" allows user-space processes to request a temporary, opportunistic extension of their CPU time slice without being preempted...

A Decade In The Making, Time Slice Extension Could Be Merged For Linux 7.0  Phoronix

I Replaced Windows 11 With Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Much Better  PCMag

I Replaced Windows 11 With Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Much Better  PCMag UK

I Replaced Windows 11 With Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Much Better  PCMag Australia

I Replaced Windows 11 With Linux Mint. Here Are 7 Things It Does Much Better  me.pcmag.com

In addition to AMD releasing the Ryzen AI Software 1.7 release on Friday, they also published a new version of their MLIR-AIE compiler toolchain for targeting AMD Ryzen AI NPU devices with this LLVM-based MLIR-focused stack...

Merged on Friday as part of this week's DRM kernel graphics driver fixes for the week is addressing a regression affecting many different users with the Linux 6.19 development kernel...

Newlle as a virtual AI assistant for the GNOME desktop with API integration for Google Gemini, OpenAI, Groq, and also local LLMs is out with a new release. Newelle has been steadily expanding its AI integration and capabilities and with the new Newelle 1.2 are yet more capabilities for those wanting AI on the GNOME desktop...

Vanilla OS 2 is the bulletproof Linux distro I recommend to friends  MakeUseOf

Gear News of the Week: Apple’s AI Wearable and a Phone That Can Boot Android, Linux, and Windows  WIRED

A new driver in the Linux 6.19 kernel is the ASUS Armoury driver for supporting additional functionality with the ROG Ally gaming handhelds and other ASUS ROG gaming hardware like their laptops. The ASUS Armoury driver builds off the existing ASUS WMI driver but provides some design improvements to make it better than handling it within the existing driver. There is support for adjusting the APU-allocated memory, Intel core count control for P and E cores, FHD and UHD mode switching for display panels, and other features typically only exposed via the system BIOS...

ASUS Armoury Driver For Linux 6.19 Picks Up Support For More ASUS Laptops  Phoronix

First Steam Machine Accessories Arrive : From Glow Skins to Native 'GeForce NOW' App on Ubuntu  Geeky Gadgets

KDE Plasma 6.6 feature development work continues winding down while Plasma 6.7 has begun seeing more feature work. This week also saw at least nine different crash fixes affecting Plasma/KWin...