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WQ_AFFN_CACHE_SHARD Merged For Linux 7.1: Significant Win For CPUs With Many Cores Per LLC  Phoronix

This Linux launcher replaced four habits I didn't question before  MakeUseOf

Archinstall 4.2 is now available as the latest update to this very convenient, text-based Arch Linux OS installer...

Arch Linux's Archinstall 4.2 Fixes Botched Disk Encryption Security  Phoronix

Zorin OS 18.1 Released With Lite Edition, Better App Support, and Linux 6.17  Linuxiac

Linux 7.1 Is A Big Win For Intel Panther Lake With FRED Now Enabled By Default  Phoronix

Last month I ran benchmarks showing the very positive performance impact FRED has on Intel's new Panther Lake processors while wondering why Flexible Return and Event Deliver wasn't enabled by default yet on Linux. Hours after that story was published, an Intel engineer posted the patch to enable FRED by default with the rationale they were waiting for hardware to be publicly released in order to evaluate the performance benefit. Days after that the FRED-by-default patch hit tip/tip.git and now as of yesterday that patch is merged for Linux 7.1...

20-year-old Enlightenment E16 bug finally gets patched  theregister.com

Zorin OS 18.1 Arrives With Fit and Finish Improvements Throughout  Thurrott.com

Zorin OS 18.1 Is Released  Zorin Blog

Last week after receiving the Intel Arc Pro B70 review hardware I began with some benchmarks looking at how the Arc Pro B70 compared to existing Intel GPUs on Linux with their fully open-source driver stack. Today's article features the latest Arc Pro B70 benchmarks under Linux in looking at how the performance and value compares to other NVIDIA RTX and AMD Radeon (AI) PRO workstation graphics cards in the lab.

Every Linux user told me to try Niri, so I finally did and it wasn't for me  MakeUseOf

Why Zorin OS 18.1 is simply the best Linux distro - for anyone  ZDNET

Intel Arc Pro B70 Open-Source Linux Performance Against NVIDIA RTX & AMD Radeon AI PRO Review  Phoronix

I installed Zorin OS on an old laptop, and now I get the hype  MakeUseOf

Can this $70 Linux app make up for the lack of Photoshop? I tried it to find out  Yahoo Tech

Can this $70 Linux app make up for the lack of Photoshop? I tried it to find out  ZDNET

Zorin OS 18.1 Boosts Windows App Support by 40%, Improves Window Tiling  9to5Linux

5 Bash one-liners that keep me coming back to the Linux terminal  How-To Geek

Get Windows on Linux in 10 minutes with these 2 commands  How-To Geek