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SELinux And AppArmor Adoption Statistics 2026  commandlinux.com

Linux 6.19.1 was released earlier today while it's since been replaced by Linux 6.19.2 to address fallout from that first point release with some systems not booting. This also resulted in new LTS kernel releases too due to the problematic code being picked up there too...

This month I have been doing a lot of Panther Lake benchmarking under Linux with the Core Ultra X7 358H. One of the areas of much interest has been the Arc B390 Xe3 graphics that have been working nicely out-of-the-box with the Intel open-source driver stack on Linux although there still are some gaps to fill against Windows. Those Intel Arc B390 Linux benchmarks so far have been focused on OpenGL and Vulkan graphics, but what about OpenCL and GPU compute with the open-source Intel Compute Runtime? Today's article is looking at the performance of the Xe3 Panther Lake graphics on the newest Compute Runtime release compared to prior Intel graphics generations and the AMD Ryzen AI competition.

Arc B390 Graphics With Panther Lake Performing Great On Open-Source Intel Compute Runtime  Phoronix

Unreal Tournament 2004 is now free with a community patch over 20 years later, Linux and macOS support included  PC Guide

This Bash script replaced 3 apps I use everyday  How-To Geek

LockBit 5.0 ransomware expands its reach across Windows, Linux, and ESXi  Help Net Security

Reverse Engineering Linux Distro REMnux Marks 15 Years With Major v8 Release Featuring AI Agent Support  It's FOSS

The PCI subsystem updates for Linux 7.0 are aplenty as usual and contain a wide assortment of different fixes and code improvements...

Linux 7.0 Better Segregates Legacy CardBus Code To Avoid On Modern PCs  Phoronix

SparkyLinux 8.2 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 6.19, Updated Packages  9to5Linux

Comedy co-op physics platformer Log Riders adds Linux support and looks hilarious  GamingOnLinux

LockBit’s New 5.0 Version Attacking Windows, Linux and ESXi Systems  CybersecurityNews

These 3 Linux software names make a lot more sense once you know the full story  How-To Geek

Windows User Switches to Linux, Misses Windows Hello  findarticles.com

KDE Says Plasma Desktop Will Never Force Users to Use systemd  9to5Linux

I replaced Windows with Linux, and there's only one feature I miss  ZDNET

X4: Foundations is getting cross-platform cloud saves - possible breakage coming for Linux  GamingOnLinux

Firmware Upstreamed For Supporting The Qualcomm Snapdragon X2's Adreno GPU  Phoronix

Upstreamed last week to the linux-firmware.git repository by Qualcomm was the GPU firmware files needed for enabling the Adreno GPU on the new Snapdragon X2 Elite laptop SoC...