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So You've Set Up Linux On Windows Using WSL, Here's What You Can Do With It  How-To Geek

RefreshOS 2.5 mixes desktops but keeps Debian underneath  theregister.com

Linux Kernel Eyes Default BLAKE2s for Faster, Secure Hashing  WebProNews

Armbian 25.8 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 6.16 and Debian Trixie  9to5Linux

Fast AMD processor, up to 128 GB RAM and Linux - The InfinityBook Pro 14 leaves a good impression in our review  Notebookcheck

Threat Actors Leveraging Windows and Linux Vulnerabilities in Real-world Attacks to Gain System Access  CyberSecurityNews

3 Cool Linux Apps to Try This Weekend (August 29 - 31)  How-To Geek

Linux 6.17 Yields 37% Performance Boost on AMD EPYC Turin  WebProNews

Fwupd 2.0.14 Adds Support for Framework QMK Devices, SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3P  9to5Linux

My top 6 productivity apps for Linux that are lesser known - but shouldn't be  ZDNET

Fwupd 2.0.14 is out today as the newest version of this open-source firmware updating utility that is widely-used on Linux systems for BIOS/system firmware updates as well as an ever increasing array of different peripheral devices...

Linux Nodes, KYC Upgrades, and a $4 Battle: Why 3M Miners Are Watching Pi and SUI  AInvest

PC gamers are patiently waiting for SteamOS to release so they can start gaming on Linux, poll suggests  PC Guide

Is the Recent Linux Node Launch a Catalyst for Pi Coin's Institutional Adoption?  AInvest

For those using Intel Arc A-Series graphics cards on Linux, the i915 kernel driver remains the default but switching over to the Xe driver can yield some incremental performance benefits. For OpenCL / GPU compute workloads especially, switching to the Xe kernel driver can be rather dramatic.

Switching From i915 To Xe Linux Drivers Can Yield Some Big Gains For Intel Arc A-Series  Phoronix

Popular sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder Cobalt Core added Linux support  GamingOnLinux

Inside the Hack – How Cybercriminals Exploit Windows and Linux Flaws to Breach Systems  cyberpress.org

Check out the demo for Solace Creek a horror game blending suspense, exploration, stealth & puzzle solving  GamingOnLinux

Recently queued into the Linux networking subsystem's net-next branch ahead of the Linux 6.18 merge window is the Qualcomm PPE driver to support their Packet Processing Engine on select SoCs...