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KDE is welcoming Windows 10 exiles to switch to Linux  gHacks Technology News

KDE Gear 25.04.2 Released with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps  9to5Linux

FreeBSD: The Unsung Hero of Open Source Operating Systems  WebProNews

Mesa 25.1.2 graphics drivers bug-fix released for Linux  GamingOnLinux

LF Decentralized Trust Announces Six New Members, Expanded Certified Service Provider Program  PR Newswire

My go-to Linux search tool makes finding what you need easy and fast  ZDNET

AMD Radeon 8050S "Strix Halo" Linux Graphics Performance Review  Phoronix

Last month I began the much anticipated AMD Strix Halo Linux benchmarking at Phoronix by testing the top-end Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 that features 16 cores / 32 threads and the very impressive Radeon 8060S integrated graphics. Coming in one step below that flagship Strix Halo SoC is the Ryzen AI Max (PRO) 390 with Radeon 8050S graphics. Coming out today on Phoronix - coincidentally timed for the 21st birthday of Phoronix.com - is the first benchmarks of the Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 along with the Radeon 8050S graphics.

AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 Performance - 12-Core Strix Halo Review  Phoronix

For some very fun Linux benchmarking on this 21st anniversary of starting Phoronix is looking at the Ryzen AI Max (PRO) 390 Linux performance, the 12-core Strix Halo SoC with Radeon 8050S Graphics. While there have been various benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ (PRO) 395 in recent weeks on Phoronix and other publications, the other Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" SoCs haven't been as widely seen in the industry yet. The 12-core Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 was tested within another HP ZBook Ultra G1a for a very interesting look at the high-end/premium Linux laptop/workstation performance.

CoolerControl adds support for older Intel CPUs and support for more coolers  GamingOnLinux

Ubuntu Linux maker Canonical announced they will be sunsetting their Bazaar distributed revision control system code hosting with Launchpad. Git wins...

Crate Improvements & Other Rust Changes Merged For Linux 6.16  Phoronix

In addition to a number of new Rust abstractions in different Linux kernel subsystems, the main Rust infrastructure pull request was submitted and merged yesterday as we approach the end of the Linux 6.16 merge window...

Last week many Bcachefs performance optimizations, recovery work, and enhanced error messages were merged at the start of the Linux 6.16 merge window. Now ahead of the Linux 6.16-rc1 release coming on Sunday to cap off the merge window, a second round of Bcachefs enhancements and fixes were merged...

Heroic Launcher v2.17.1 released - fixing games not launching on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck  GamingOnLinux

Breaking Barriers: How Pop!_OS 24.04 Revolutionizes Hybrid Graphics for Linux Users  Linux Journal

Phoronix has made it another year. Today marks 21 years since I started Phoronix.com with a focus on providing Linux hardware reviews. Linux hardware support is a night and day difference then to today as is the overall ecosystem with all the major hardware vendors these days having some -- often significant -- levels of interest in Linux support. No longer is it typically a worry of whether your mouse, 56K modem, WiFi adapter, or other basic peripherals working but most often just a matter of how well the performance is on Linux, whether there is LVFS/Fwupd firmware updating support, and if other non-show-stopping features are supported. We still haven't managed the "year of the Linux desktop" but it's been wild with Chrome OS and Android being based on Linux, Linux coming to dominate the server world, Linux being ubiquitous to cloud computing, and Valve revolutionizing the Linux gaming space...

FOSS Weekly #25.23: Helwan Linux, Quarkdown, Konsole Tweaks, Keyboard Shortcuts and More Linux Stuff  It's FOSS

Linux enjoys a small usage uptick with Steam users, though at 2.69% it still has a long way to go to topple Windows  MSN