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Linux 6.15 Extending Thermal Control Support To More Alienware & Dell Systems

Phoronix - Fri, 04/18/2025 - 04:07
Upstreamed to the Linux kernel last year was the alienware-wmi-wmax driver for enabling thermal control support on various Alienware and Dell G-Series systems. Being merged today as a "fix" for Linux 6.15 is extending that thermal control support to a number of additional Dell/Alienware systems...

Framework 13 With AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series "Strix Point" Makes For A Great Linux Laptop

Phoronix - Thu, 04/17/2025 - 23:00
Today the review embargo lifts on the Framework 13 with AMD Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" SoCs: wow, what an upgrade! I've spent the past week testing out the Framework 13 with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and it's been terrific. Framework 13's modularity continues to pay off and allows easily upgrading to the new Strix Point bearing motherboard with AMD Zen 5 CPU cores and the Radeon 890M (RDNA 3.5) integrated graphics. If you are on a fresh Linux distribution the support is in great shape and paired with great performance for delivering a great 2025 Linux laptop option.

Ubuntu 25.04 Now Available For Download With GNOME 48 + Linux 6.14, Better Performance

Phoronix - Thu, 04/17/2025 - 22:06
Ubuntu 25.04 ISO images are now available for download along with the various flavors of this newest six-month, non-LTS Linux distribution update...

Arch Linux Is The Latest Distribution Replacing Redis With Valkey

Phoronix - Thu, 04/17/2025 - 21:56
Arch Linux is the latest Linux distribution replacing its Redis packages with the Valkey fork...

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