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Bcachefs has been developed for a half-decade now as the Linux file-system born out of the block cache "bcache" kernel code. Kent Overstreet continues spearheading the work and while it's been quiet in recent months today he sent out a new round of Bcachefs patches for review on the Linux kernel mailing list...

Bcachefs Linux File-System Sent Out For Review With Exciting Feature Progress  Phoronix

Linux 5.10 will be the next long-term support Linux kernel  ZDNet

The Snap packaging / software deployment effort led by Canonical for Ubuntu and other distributions currently relies on XZ compression of the SquashFS-based archives while moving forward they are planning to make use of LZO compression. Snap'ing with LZO will result in faster startup-times at the cost of larger packages...

Best Linux server distributions of 2020  TechRepublic

Landing yesterday within the Rust code-base is the initial version of a Cranelift code generator back-end. By leveraging the Cranelift code generator that is developed as part of the Bytecode Alliance for WebAssembly, Rustc with Cranelift can experince much faster debug builds...

Fedora Linux 33 with GNOME 3.38 now available for PC and Raspberry Pi  BetaNews

Linux 5.10 Released: Bigger Kernel Release Than Expected  ADT Magazine

At the end of last week System76 released Pop!_OS 20.10 as their customized distribution built atop Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla. For those curious here are some benchmarks of System76's Pop!_OS 20.10 versus 20.04 using the Thelio Major with AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Radeon RX 5700 XT graphics.

Global Linux Operating System Market Key Factors, Opportunity Assessment & Forecast 2027: Fedora Linux, Ubuntu Linux, IBM, Manjaro, openSUSE, Debian  TechnoWeekly

Fedora 33 has just been released as the last major update to this Red Hat sponsored Linux distribution for 2020...

F(x)tec Pro1-X is a phone that ships with Linux or Android (and has a keyboard)  Liliputing

Fedora 33 Released With Workstation Using Btrfs By Default  Phoronix

A preview of Microsoft Edge Chromium is finally available on Linux to “provide a representative experience” for developers who want to build and test their websites and applications.  re:Jerusalem

How to Clear Terminal Screen in Ubuntu and Other Linux Distributions  It's FOSS

This Gorgeous New Linux Phone Ships With Ubuntu Touch And LineageOS  Forbes

MINISFORUM EliteMini H31G Coffee Lake Mini PC Review with Windows & Linux  CNX Software

Linux Foundation's AI Foundation & ODPi Merge to Support Growing Portfolio of Technologies  ARC Viewpoints

Linux 5.10 rc1 LTS Released: What's New?  Fossbytes

How to opt-out of the Windows Insider Program now that the October 2020 Update is out  Windows Central