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Microsoft .NET On Linux Patches Use IO_uring For Massive Performance Benefits

Phoronix - Tue, 02/17/2026 - 21:14
A pull request for the Microsoft .NET Runtime build on Linux to use IO_uring for sockets is showing some massive performance benefits...

Nova Lake S Support Added To Intel LPSS Driver In Linux 7.0

Phoronix - Tue, 02/17/2026 - 19:22
The latest Nova Lake enablement work for the Linux kernel to land is adding support for Nova Lake S platforms to the Intel LPSS driver in the upcoming Linux 7.0 kernel...

DNF 5.4 Released With Some New Options & AI Contributions Policy

Phoronix - Tue, 02/17/2026 - 19:06
DNF 5.4 is out today as the latest release for this next-generation RPM package management solution used by Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and various other RPM-based Linux distributions...

KDE Plasma 6.6 Released With Many Excellent Improvements

Phoronix - Tue, 02/17/2026 - 18:32
KDE Plasma 6.6 is now officially out as the newest feature update to this prominent open-source desktop environment. Plasma 6.6 is self-described by KDE developers as "the best desktop in the known universe (according to us). Plasma 6.6 is all about making your life as easy as possible without sacrificing any of the flexibility."..

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