Open-source News

“Something has gone seriously wrong,” dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update  Ars Technica

Why RefreshOS 2.0 is the Linux distro even a Windows user could love  ZDNet

Today marks the beginning of the string freeze for the long-awaited GIMP 3.0 open-source image editor release as one of the leading free software alternatives to Adobe Photoshop...

How to work with substrings on Linux  Network World

This lightweight Linux distro is the best way to revive your old computer. Here's how  ZDNet

Puppy Linux successor EasyOS gets updated to version 6.2  Notebookcheck.net

Descent 3 open source project gets a first release  GamingOnLinux

Linux Patches Work To Upstream Raspberry Pi's RP1 PCI Device Support  Phoronix

Andrea della Porta of SUSE has been working on upstreaming the Linux kernel support to boot the Raspberry Pi 5 on a mainline kernel. Over the past few months Andrea has posted a number of different patches derived in part from Raspberry Pi's downstream kernel code. The latest effort being pursued by the SUSE engineer is on upstreaming Raspberry Pi RP1 PCI device support using a DeviceTree overlay...

Canonical bring more Steam Snap improvements, also hiring more Desktop Software Engineers  GamingOnLinux

‘Final Fantasy 16’ Has Some Problems On Steam Deck, ROG Ally  Forbes

August Windows security update breaks dual boot on Linux systems  BleepingComputer

August Windows updates break dual boot on some Linux systems  BleepingComputer

August Windows updates break dual boot on some Linux systems  BleepingComputer

USENIX Security ’23 – Pspray: Timing Side-Channel Based Linux Kernel Heap Exploitation Technique  Security Boulevard

USENIX Security ’23 - Pspray: Timing Side-Channel Based Linux Kernel Heap Exploitation Technique  Security Boulevard

Intel Continues To Show AMD The Importance Of Software Optimizations: 16% More Ryzen 9 9950X Performance  Phoronix

As part of my ongoing AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Linux testing, last week I provided a look at the AVX-512 benefits to Zen 5 and also the Windows vs. Linux performance for the Ryzen 9 9950X. For sharing today is a look at multiple Linux distributions up and running on the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (Zen 5) desktop. Among the distributions in the mix are Intel's Clear Linux distribution that is optimally tuned for maximum x86_64 Linux performance and once again even on AMD hardware shows the significant benefits to a well-tuned Linux software stack.

Queued yesterday into the Linux power management subsystem's "linux-next" branch ahead of the Linux 6.12 kernel are some important additions for Intel processors and also an important fix for AMD processors to enjoy package power monitoring...

Granite Rapids Idle/P-State Work For Linux 6.12 & An Important AMD Energy Reporting Fix  Phoronix