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Linux 5.7's Netfilter framework is set to see better performance on modern Intel and AMD systems thanks to AVX2 optimizations...

Getting started with Linux AppImages on your Chromebook  Chrome Unboxed

Linus Torvalds just released Linux 5.6-rc6 and the code metrics are looking good for this stage of the kernel cycle...

Linux 5.6-rc6 Released With The Kernel Coming In At Just The Right Size  Phoronix

While a lot of feature work has been building up for Linux 5.7 in various subsystem development repositories ahead of the merge window in a few weeks, one of the big driver additions many users have been clamoring for isn't yet queued. The AMD Sensor Fusion Hub open-source driver for Linux appears stalled pending more reviews from upstream developers...

AMD Sensor Fusion Hub Driver Isn't Yet Queued For Linux 5.7  Phoronix

AMD Sensor Fusion Hub Driver Isn't Yet Queued For Linux 5.7  Phoronix

Flying under our radar until now was that KDE Frameworks 5.68 was released last week as the monthly update to this collection of KDE-minded libraries complementing the Qt tool-kit...

Microsoft Is Making it Easier to Update the Linux Kernel Built Into Windows 10  Tom's Hardware

The $199 Pinebook Pro Gets Even Better With New Manjaro KDE Version  Forbes

Complementing the Firefox 73 vs. 74 vs. 75 Beta benchmarks on Ubuntu Linux from AMD Ryzen this week, here are those numbers side-by-side with the Google Chrome 80 web-browser for putting the performance into more perspective...

Chrome 80 Against Firefox 74/75 Performance On Linux  Phoronix

Chrome 80 Against Firefox 74/75 Performance On Linux  Phoronix

Marcel Holtmann of Intel's open-source Linux team released BlueZ 5.54 this morning as the latest version of this widely-used user-space Linux Bluetooth stack...

BlueZ 5.54 Linux Bluetooth Stack Released With Just-Works Repairing Policy, EATT Support  Phoronix

BlueZ 5.54 Linux Bluetooth Stack Released With Just-Works Repairing Policy, EATT Support  Phoronix

Coming just past the GNOME 3.36.0 release is the merging of a year-old patch-set to tie in middle mouse button click emulation with libinput for Mutter...

The Coronavirus doesn't appear to be impacting KDE development speed at all as it's been another week seeing a ton of feature activity for this open-source desktop...

Why picking Windows 10 over Mac and Linux could be the best decision you make  Express

Some time ago, I decided to move my computing environment from a Mac Mini PowerPC to a Raspberry Pi Model 2. This article describes my reasons for doing so and how I did it. While it is quite technical in places, if you're considering switching from an existing system to something decidedly lean and mean, there are things that you need to know before making that leap. There are lots of links to click as well, which will lead you to the software and apps that I mention.

Enjoy!

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