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KDE Pushes Linux as Windows 10 Support Ends in 2025  WebProNews

For those not liking the direction of the Linux desktop with its Wayland-first focus, the Rust-written Redox OS has begun rolling out X11 support within its Orbital display server...

Rust-Based Redox OS Begins Implements X11 Support, GTK3 Port  Phoronix

Mesa 25.1.2 is out today as the newest stable bi-weekly point release to this collection of open-source OpenGL/Vulkan/video drivers widely relied upon by Linux systems...

Linux 6.16 Exposes Statistics For NUMA Task Migration & Swapping  Phoronix

In addition to the memory management "MM" changes merged last week that included features like Kernel HandOver "KHO" support, a second batch of MM changes were submitted and merged this week for Linux 6.16...

KDE targets Windows 10 'exiles' claiming 'your computer is toast'  theregister.com

KDE Welcomes Windows 10 Users to Linux, Says Microsoft Is Doing "Tech Extortion"  How-To Geek

3 lessons I learned while using Linux as a Windows fanboy  XDA

Greg Kroah-Hartman today released Linux 6.15.1 as the first stable point release to the Linux 6.15 kernel that first shipped a week and a half ago. Linux 6.15.1 brings an initial batch of fixes, which are particularly noteworthy if trying to use a Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 laptop on Linux...

Linux 6.15.1 Ships With Fix To Prevent Snapdragon X1 GPUs From Severely Overheating  Phoronix

KDE is ready for Windows 10 exiles, but there's a big issue that needs to be talked about more  Windows Central

This Linux-friendly mini PC drives up to six monitors (and saves space in the office)  ZDNET

In addition to the excitement this morning of the Radeon RX 9060 XT review embargo lift, today also serves as another special day at AMD as they announced they have acquired software firm Brium...

Linux share on Steam grows rapidly, Windows 11 reaches 60%, NVIDIA RTX 3060 and both 4060s top the list  ITC.ua

Fwupd 2.0.11 Linux Firmware Updater Supports Lenovo Thunderbolt 5 Smart Docks  9to5Linux

AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Linux Performance Review  Phoronix

Ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics card hitting retailers tomorrow, today the review embargo lifts on this latest addition to the RDNA4 family. Here are the initial Linux graphics performance benchmarks for this new $349 graphics card compared to other AMD Radeon graphics cards as well as the NVIDIA GeForce and Intel Arc competition.

Fwupd 2.0.11 is now available as the latest update to this open-source firmware updating tool for Linux systems...

Chaos RAT Malware Targets Windows and Linux via Fake Network Tool Downloads  The Hacker News