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Installing the NVIDIA proprietary graphics driver stack on Fedora currently doesn't jive with UEFI Secure Boot systems and can lead to the OS being unbootable. As such, the NVIDIA driver option was previously removed from GNOME Software. But as the NVIDIA driver is still widely sought after on Fedora by Linux gamers and those wanting to run CUDA/AI workloads especially, Fedora 41 is now cleared to roll-out NVIDIA driver support with UEFI Secure Boot integration...

New Linux kernel 6.10 promises improved security and performance  Techzine Europe

Snapdragon X Elite iGPU disabled by default in latest Linux patch — caused by OEM key signing that may not be available  Tom's Hardware

AMD Advances Confidential Computing In Linux 6.11 With SEV-SNP + SVSM Guest Support  Phoronix

The AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) changes have been submitted for the recently opened Linux 6.11 merge window. Notable this cycle is getting support in the mainline kernel for SEV-SNP guest support over a Secure VM Service Module (SVSM)...

The open-source LLVM compiler today dropped support for AMD's long forgotten 3DNow! instructions...

What’s New With the Just-Released Linux 6.10 Kernel  The New Stack

For those running the popular, modular/upgradeable Framework Laptops, the Linux 6.11 kernel is bringing some nice driver additions for enhancing the support on the recent models...

Linux 6.11 Adds ChromeOS EC LED Driver For The Framework Laptops  Phoronix

The Linux Foundation and OpenSSF release report on the state of education in secure software development  SecurityInfoWatch

Intel engineers have been busy preparing their open-source Linux software stack for H.266/VVC video decoding that is expected with upcoming Xe2 graphics for Lunar Lake and Battlemage. FFmpeg 2024Q2 is out today with VVC decoding now working on Intel graphics for this widely-used multimedia library...

Intel FFmpeg 2024Q2 Update Enables GPU-Accelerated VVC Decoding  Phoronix

Jens Axboe has seen all of the block subsystem and IO_uring changes already mainlined for the in-development Linux 6.11 kernel...

Linux 6.11 Adds Support For Rust-Based Block Drivers & Atomic Writes  Phoronix

VirtualBox 7.0.20 Introduces Initial Support for openSUSE 15.6 and RHEL 9.5 Kernels  9to5Linux

KDE Plasma 6.1.3 Improves Flatpak Support in Discover, Fixes More Bugs  9to5Linux

KDE Plasma 6.1.3 Improves Flatpak Support in Discover, Fixes More Bugs  9to5Linux

The Linux Foundation and OpenSSF Release Report on the State of Education in Secure Software Development  GlobeNewswire

It's Blender 4.2 release day! Blender 4.2 marks the newest long-term support (LTS) release for this wonderful free software 3D modeling solution that has developed quite a following across the industry...

Linux Is Free, But I Pay for Linux PCs: Here's Why  How-To Geek