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The long-awaited beta release of the Pop!_OS 24.04 Linux distribution and the closely-aligned COSMIC desktop environment will be happening in late September...

Pop!_OS 24.04 Beta Along With COSMIC Desktop Beta In Late September  Phoronix

Mozilla Ends 32-Bit Linux Support in Firefox 145 Starting 2026  WebProNews

Merged today to Linux Git ahead of the Linux 6.17-rc5 release on Sunday were a few notable x86 platform driver changes. This includes some new hardware support and device quirks...

New x86 Hardware Support & Device Quirks Merged Ahead Of Linux 6.17-rc5  Phoronix

3 things I never got as a Windows fanboy that Linux users have had for years  xda-developers.com

Linux Mint 22.2 (Zara) released | Born's Tech and Windows World  BornCity

Firefox on Linux Is Ending Feature Updates for Old PCs  How-To Geek

Linux Node Launch and Protocol Upgrades Can't Stop Pi's Plunge to $0.34  AInvest

Firefox ESR 115 won't quit Windows 7 – at least not until March 2026  theregister.com

A First Look At Ubuntu 25.10 Performance On AMD Strix Halo / Framework Desktop  Phoronix

It has been a lot of fun over the past month looking at the performance of AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ Strix Halo powering the Framework Desktop. The newest area being explored is how the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 is looking compared to the current Ubuntu 25.04 release.

Tired of Your Windows? Not Ready to Buy a Mac? Maybe It’s Time to Try Linux.  Popular Mechanics

Wine 10.15 To Feature Initial Support For Using NTSYNC On Linux  Phoronix

With Wine 10.15 expected to be released next Friday there will be initial support for using the NTSYNC driver found within the Linux kernel...

The newest hardware offering from Raspberry Pi announced today is... a 1TB SSD...

Linux Mint 22.2 brings Cinnamon refresh, hardware updates  theregister.com

Linux Mint 22.2 'Zara' makes my favorite distro even better - what's new  ZDNET

Mozilla announced today that they will be ending 32-bit Linux support for the Firefox web browser in 2026...

The upcoming Linux 6.18 kernel cycle will present better support for Xiaomi Redmibook laptops thanks to a WMI driver being queued into the x86 platform drivers "-next" branch for providing better handling of the keyboards found with these laptops...