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Linux Might Drop The Apple HFS / HFS+ File-System Kernel Driver Support

Phoronix - Tue, 04/15/2025 - 18:50
There's the possibility raised that the mainline Linux kernel might remove its file-system kernel drivers for Apple HFS and HFS+ this year...

Intel's VPL GPU Runtime Preparing To Drop The Media SDK With Pre-Tigerlake Support

Phoronix - Tue, 04/15/2025 - 18:32
The Intel Video Processing Library GPU Runtime "VPL-GPU-RT" as the run-time component to the Intel VPL API for video processing with a variety of video encoders/decoders and filters is preparing to end mainline support for Intel graphics prior to Tiger Lake...

Linux 6.16 Expected To Remove Datagram Congestion Control Protocol "DCCP" Networking

Phoronix - Tue, 04/15/2025 - 18:16
The Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) intended for online gaming, IP telephony, multimedia streaming, and other online real-time purposes for this transport layer protocol is expected to be stripped out of the Linux kernel with the upcoming v6.16 cycle...

Manjaro 25.0 Released With Upgrades To Linux 6.12 Plus GNOME 48 & KDE Plasma 6.3

Phoronix - Tue, 04/15/2025 - 17:37
In addition to yesterday's alpha release of the semi-immutable Majaro Summit distribution, Manjaro Linux has now resolved Manjaro 25.0 as the newest version of this (non-immutable) Arch Linux based desktop operating system...

Oracle Releases Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8 Powered By Linux 6.12 LTS

Phoronix - Tue, 04/15/2025 - 08:40
Oracle today debuted the newest version of their Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel "UEK" designed to be paired with their RHEL-derived Oracle Linux operating system as a heavily-patched version of the Linux kernel. With today's release of UEK 8 they have rebased atop the current Linux 6.12 long-term support codebase...

GNOME Shell Frippery Makes It Into Debian Unstable For A GNOME2-Like Experience

Phoronix - Tue, 04/15/2025 - 04:18
After nearly one and a half decades after the packaging request was made, GNOME Shell Frippery extensions have finally worked their way into Debian via the unstable archive for offering a GNOME2-like desktop experience...

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