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Review: the NovaCustom V54 is an outstanding Linux laptop with Dasharo coreboot firmware  OSnews

Intel Enabling SR-IOV For Battlemage Graphics Cards With Linux 6.17  Phoronix

The upcoming Linux 6.17 kernel is going to be an especially nice release for users of modern Intel graphics hardware on Linux. The very latest feature being enabled for this next Linux kernel version is SR-IOV for Battlemage GPUs to vastly enhance the Intel Linux graphics experience in virtualized environments...

I found a better way to transfer files between Android and Linux - and it's free  ZDNET

Linux curious? This tool will let you see what you've been missing without uninstalling Windows  XDA

Blender 4.5 is now officially available today as the newest feature release and one that is a Long Term Support (LTS) for this popular, cross-platform 3D modeling software...

One month ago there was the report on Phoronix of the Broadcom "BNGE" open-source driver being published for forthcoming BCM5770X networking chipsets. That new Broadcom BNGE driver is now set to be introduced in the upcoming Linux 6.17 kernel for supporting the new Broadcom wired networking hardware at up to 800 Gigabit speeds...

Wuthering Waves now Steam Deck Playable, and works on Desktop Linux with one tweak  GamingOnLinux

Linux Mint 22.2 Is Going to Work Better on New PCs  How-To Geek

The LLVM 21 compiler stack was branched today as release preparations get underway for shipping this next half-year compiler release as stable in late August or early September. In turn that now opens up LLVM 22 for development...

These 6 Linux file managers are way better than your default  ZDNET

6 most Windows-like Linux distros because old habits die hard  ZDNET

GTK3 Port Of The Kernel's gconfig Utility Appears Ready For Linux 6.17  Phoronix

Last month patches were posted for porting the Linux kernel's "gconfig" graphical kernel configuration utility from GTK2 to GTK3. It looks like those patches for the GTK3-ified gconfig are ready for upstreaming come Linux 6.17...

You can try Linux without ditching Windows first - here's how  ZDNET

Here's What to Expect When You Install Linux Mint  How-To Geek

6 reasons why I've stuck with Ubuntu-based Linux distros for the last 20 years  ZDNET

6 reasons why I've stuck with Ubuntu-based Linux distros for the last 20 years  ZDNET

New Leostream Platform 2025.1 Adds Significant Enhancements and Support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9  Business Wire

While the Intel Media SDK with VA-API has long supported accelerated video decoding, the latest Mesa 25.2 development code has now landed support for AV1 decoding using the Vulkan Video API with the Intel ANV driver for Xe2 Battlemage / Lunar Lake graphics and Gfx125 Xe graphics too...