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With the Linux 7.0 merge window beginning to calm down ahead of the 7.0-rc1 release due out on Sunday, one of the areas I was most excited about benchmarking on Linux 7.0 was looking for any performance gains with the new Intel Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" given ongoing Intel Xe graphics driver improvements and other general kernel optimizations. Unfortunately, at large the Intel Panther Lake performance is moving in the wrong direction with the early Linux 7.0 benchmarking.

NAS and file server OS distribution Statistics 2026  commandlinux.com

What Is GRUB In Linux  commandlinux.com

Windows will never be atomic, and that gives Linux a permanent edge  XDA

5 reasons to start using the Linux command line  How-To Geek

Long past due for retirement, the Linux 7.0 kernel has removed the obsolete Mwave driver for the 3780i ACP Modem found in some Pentium II era IBM ThinkPads from the 1990s...

Want to develop your Linux skills? I've found the perfect distro for you  ZDNET

Intel's Discontinued Open-Source OpenPGL Project Finds A New Home  Phoronix

Back in 2022 Intel announced OpenPGL as an open-source library for path guiding to help enhance the quality of path-based renderers. With time Blender began making use of OpenPGL and other industry interest and adoption. Unfortunately, Intel quietly ended work on OpenPGL in 2025 but has now fortunately found a new home...

How I reduced context switching on Linux by redesigning my browser workflow  MakeUseOf

Firefox ends support for Windows 7: Upgrade to 10 or Linux  PCWorld

Linux hardware vendor System76 has begun teasing a redesign of their Thelio chassis that is used by their modern desktops and workstations. Helping distinguish System76 from other Linux desktop/PC vendors has been their custom-engineered, built-in-the-USA enclosures and now they are preparing to launch a next-generation design...

System76 Preparing To Introduce Redesigned Thelio Hardware  Phoronix

The x86 platform driver updates were merged recently for the ongoing Linux 7.0 merge window. As is a common theme for platform-drivers-x86, a lot of the feature work is around Linux laptop drivers for enhancing the support on modern hardware...

These are the only Linux distros I recommend for sysadmins  How-To Geek

Earlier this month Dell sent over a review sample of their new UltraSharp U5223KW monitor. While the model number may not imply much, this monitor is outright incredible. The Dell UltraSharp U5223KW is a 52-inch 6K @ 120Hz monitor with integrated USB hub also working as a KVM switch, 140 Watt power delivery support for USB-C/Thunderbolt laptops, 2.5G Ethernet, and the color reproduction and visuals with this Dell 6K monitor are impeccable.

New SysUpdate Variant Malware Discovered and Tool Developed to Decrypt Encrypted Linux C2 Traffic  CybersecurityNews

AsteroidOS 2.0 Brings an Open, Linux-Based Replacement OS to More Smartwatches Than Ever  Hackster.io

Pocketblue Brings Fedora Atomic Linux to Mobile Devices  Linuxiac

Nvidia releases 580.126.18 Linux driver to fix Kernel 6.19 compatibility issues  Notebookcheck