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We are down to about one month to go until the Linux 7.0 stable release and out today is Linux 7.0-rc4...

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 15th, 2026  9to5Linux

Kent Overstreet today released Bcachefs 1.37 as the newest feature release to this out-of-tree file-system driver and user-space tooling for this next-gen, copy-on-write file-system...

Bcachefs 1.37 Released With Linux 7.0 Support, Erasure Coding Stable & New Sub-Commands  Phoronix

You're Underestimating Steam Deck's Powerful Desktop Mode  bgr.com

Don't panic over new Linux exploits: How to check if your PC is affected in under 5 minutes  Yahoo Tech

Don't panic over new Linux exploits: How to check if your PC is affected in under 5 minutes  How-To Geek

AI-Assisted Infrastructure: How Intelligent Automation Is Transforming Enterprise Linux Operations  The AI Journal

Ageless Linux Launches to Challenge Age Verification Rules for Operating Systems  Linuxiac

I stopped chasing a 'daily driver' OS and my workflow improved instantly  MakeUseOf

Why I refuse to buy another Windows PC  How-To Geek

Merged to mainline yesterday for Linux 7.0 were yet more Rust changes in preparing for upcoming Rust releases as well as enhancing the kernel build reproducibility when engaging the Rust code...

Hangs & Performance Regression On Large Systems Fixed For Linux 7.0-rc4  Phoronix

This week's "sched/urgent" pull request was sent out today of scheduler updates for the ongoing Linux 7.0 cycle. Notable this week are fixing some hangs as well as a possible performance regression on large systems...

KDE Linux Adds Apple APFS File-System Support, Workaround For Frustrating AMDGPU Issue  Phoronix

In addition to GNOME OS seeing recent improvements, KDE Linux continues seeing more enhancements too for this leading reference platform for showcasing the KDE Plasma desktop...

SuperTux 0.7 officially released overnight for this nostalgic open-source game now seeing its first new release since December 2021. SuperTux 0.7 brings many significant improvements for this open-source game inspired by Super Mario...

SuperTux 0.7 Released With Enhanced Graphics, Level Redesign  Phoronix

CachyOS dethrones Arch as the top desktop distro for Linux gamers on ProtonDB  XDA

OpenRazer 3.12 adds Linux support for a good selection of new Razer accessories  XDA