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In addition to System76 software engineers being busy working on their new COSMIC desktop environment, on Thursday they also released a new version of the System76 Scheduler that is used by Pop!_OS...

August Windows patch breaks some dual-boot systems: how to fix  Notebookcheck.net

Chrome dumped support for Ubuntu 18.04 – but it'll be back  The Register

NILFS2 File-System Seeing More Fixes, Additional Ioctls Wired Up Ahead Of Linux 6.12  Phoronix

While Bcachefs and Btrfs capture much of the Linux file-system spotlight these days when it comes to exciting developments, there is no shortage of alternative open-source file-systems. One that's been around for a long time but not seeing as much adoption or major feature developments but still worthy of a shout-out is the log-structured NILFS2 file-system. With the upcoming Linux 6.12 cycle it looks like it will land a fresh round of fixes and a few new ioctls being enabled...

The upstream Linux "oxp-sensors" driver began as a driver for supporting the sensors on the OneXPlayer handheld. With time this driver has been extended to support more handheld gaming consoles and a new patch enables support for several more devices...

Several Newer Gaming Handheld Devices To See Linux Sensor Monitoring Support  Phoronix

U.S. CISA adds Dahua IP Camera, Linux Kernel and Microsoft Exchange Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vuln...  Security Affairs

GNOME 47 Beta launches with hardware encoding for screen recordings and more  Notebookcheck.net

How to fix your dual-boot if the August Windows patch broke it  Notebookcheck.net

“Something has gone seriously wrong” — Dual-boot Windows and Linux systems get worrying warning following Microsoft update  TechRadar

4 Ways I Increase Privacy on My Linux Laptop  How-To Geek

Microsoft confirms August updates break Linux boot in dual-boot systems  BleepingComputer

KDE Gear 24.08 has been released for this collection of KDE applications that pair with the Plasma desktop...

Microsoft's Latest Update Breaks Dual-Boot PCs  Petri.com

A Windows Update is Breaking Dual-booting PCs  How-To Geek

Facepalm: Microsoft's August Security Update Breaks Dual Booting Windows And Linux PCs  Hot Hardware

Dual booters, beware: the latest Windows update can make a mess of your setup  XDA Developers

A Great Linux Feature Is Coming to ChromeOS Flex  How-To Geek

The Linux security team issues 60 CVEs a week, but don't stress. Do this instead  ZDNet