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Linus Torvalds just tagged the Linux 6.19-rc6 kernel in working toward the stable Linux 6.19 kernel release likely on 8 February...

Linux 6.19-rc6 Released With More Bug Fixes  Phoronix

Q4OS Simplifies Linux For Beginners With Windows Tool  findarticles.com

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: January 18th, 2026  9to5Linux

New VailuxOS Simplifies Windows To Linux Migration  findarticles.com

Adobe Creative Cloud Apps Run Smoothly on Linux Thanks to New Wine Pat  EJS Computers

ReactOS as the long-in-development "open-source Windows" project has been on quite a roll recently. Beyond a big Windows NT 6 compatibility improvement and fixing a very annoying usability issue, for this third week of the year there is another big change landing: a significant improvement in networking performance on ReactOS...

Wine Patches Bring Newer Versions of Adobe Photoshop to Linux  OMG! Ubuntu

Major Linux Distributions Drop Seven Commands  findarticles.com

Your modern Linux desktop is too busy: Why I went back to basics with MATE  How-To Geek

Ahead of the Linux 6.19-rc6 kernel release due out later today are two USB fixes for Apple M1 / M2 Macs running the mainline kernel. These Apple USB fixes are also marked for back-porting to the stable Linux kernel series...

Linux 6.19 Landing Fixes For USB2/USB3 Issues With Apple M1/M2 Macs  Phoronix

This 2.6 pound laptop has a 2.8K 120 Hz display, 99 Wh battery, and Linux or Windows options  Liliputing

Vanilla OS And Bazzite Rivalry Shapes Immutable Linux  findarticles.com

Tuxedo launches a slim 16-inch business laptop with a high-end Intel CPU  TechRadar

This is the Linux release I'm looking forward to most this year  How-To Geek

Developer patches Wine to make Photoshop 2021 & 2025 run on Linux — Adobe Creative Cloud installers finally work thanks to HTML, JavaScript and XML fixes  Tom's Hardware

I tried switching to the new Rust-based COSMIC, and it was a mistake  How-To Geek

Mageia Harkens Back to the Glory Days of Mandrake Linux  The New Stack

With the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel cycle, the HP-WMI driver is slated to add manual fan control support for HP Victus S-Series gaming laptops as well as for some HP OMEN gaming laptops too...