Open-source News

Surfshark is one of the few to add dedicated IP to the Linux GUI app  The Manila Times

The open-source Mesa PowerVR "PVR" Vulkan driver has merged multi-architecture support as part of preparing to add support for newer Imagination GPUs...

Here's our 2025 GOTY picks  GamingOnLinux

Last week a request for comments (RFC) was issued around establishing an LLVM AI Tool Use Policy. The proposed policy would allow AI-assisted contributions to be made to this open-source compiler codebase but that there would need to be a "human in the loop" and the contributor versed enough to be able to answer questions during code review. Separately, yesterday a proposal was sent out for creating an AI-assisted fixer bot to help with Bazel build system breakage...

An interesting anecdote from this month's Linux Plumbers Conference in Tokyo is that Meta (Facebook) is using the Linux scheduler originally designed for the needs of Valve's Steam Deck... On Meta Servers. Meta has found that the scheduler can actually adapt and work very well on the hyperscaler's large servers...

Meta Is Using The Linux Scheduler Designed For Valve's Steam Deck On Its Servers  Phoronix

Merged ahead of the upcoming GCC 16.1 stable release of the GCC 16 compiler is initial support for the Armv9.6-A target...

For those currently owning an ASUS ROG MAXIMUS X HERO or ASUS Pro WS TRX50-SAGE WIFI A motherboard, Linux sensor monitoring support will be in place for the next kernel release...

Using An E-Book Reader As A Secondary Display  Hackaday

Using An E-Book Reader As A Secondary Display  Hackaday

Lubuntu vs. Xubuntu: Which Ubuntu flavor is right for you - my expert advice  ZDNET

Linux 6.19 boosts old AMD GCN HD 7900 GPU performance by ~30% with AMDGPU  VideoCardz.com

Stop Manually Checking GitHub Releases — These Tools Automatically Install & Update Apps on Linux  It's FOSS

Mirantis Joins Linux Foundation’s Agentic AI Foundation as Silver Member  AiThority

It looks like the upcoming Intel Panther Lake H SoCs for the next-gen premium/high-end performance laptop market there could be quite a few different SKUs. A new patch for an Intel open-source driver expands the Panther Lake H line-up from three to 13 different IDs...

Intel Linux Driver Preps For Up To 13 Different Panther Lake H SoCs  Phoronix

Elementary OS 8.1 has more Dock updates and Wayland by default  How-To Geek

I automated my entire Linux desktop — and I didn’t have to touch the terminal once  MakeUseOf

For helping with thread placement on modern AMD Zen systems with multiple CPU core complexes, Google has been developing "BPF CCX" that leverages the Linux kernel's eBPF capabilities paired with a user-space agent for fine-grained thread control. Google has found very positive performance results out of their use of this alternative means of high performance scheduling for achieving even greater performance on AMD processors under Linux...

Google Taps More Performance Out Of AMD Zen CPUs With BPF-CCX Scheduling  Phoronix