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Do not leave Windows for Linux -- try dual boot or a VM instead  BetaNews

Firefox 137 To Support HEVC/H.265 Video Playback On Linux With VA-API  Phoronix

Anticipated for the April release of the Mozilla Firefox 137 web browser is finally supporting HEVC (H.265) video playback in an accelerated manner using the Video Acceleration API (VA-API)...

Following last month's release of Wine 10.0 one month ago, Wine 10.2 is now available as the newest bi-weekly development release that will culminate with the Wine 11.0 stable release in early 2026...

How to Install Spotify on Chromebook?  About Chromebooks

How to use exit codes  Network World

As the Kernel Turns: Rust in Linux saga reaches the “Linus in all-caps” phase  Ars Technica

System76 engineers remain quite busy working on their Rust-written COSMIC desktop environment to be used by their Pop!_OS operating system as well as other Linux distributions moving forward...

SandboxAQ, MITRE, Linux Foundation announce RWPQC 2025 to address quantum threats  IndustrialCyber

Rust for Linux: Safety gains vs maintainability fears  Developer News

FineIBT is a Linux kernel initiative led by Intel engineers that aimed to combine the best of Intel Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) and Control Flow Integrity. FineIBT was merged in 2022 for the Linux 6.2 kernel as an alternative control flow integrity implementation. Some FineIBT weaknesses were previously addressed but now the implementation has been determined to be "critically flawed" at least until next-generation Intel processors appear with FRED...

Linux's FineIBT Protections "Critically Flawed" Until Intel CPUs Appear With FRED  Phoronix

Hands-on: Ueli is a launcher you can use on Windows, macOS, and Linux — and it's pretty good  XDA Developers

The AMD EPYC 9005 "Turin" processors that launched last year offer excellent performance and power efficiency out-of-the-box. For those wanting to pursue maximum power efficiency and running in the most optimal configuration for performance-per-Watt, AMD EPYC BIOS tunables as well as recent Linux kernel driver improvements can help in driving even greater efficiency. Today's article is a look at the impact of the AMD P-State driver usage and options with recent kernel versions as well as the Power Profile Selection BIOS option for the impact on 5th Gen EPYC performance and power efficiency.

What to claim from Prime Gaming, February 21st edition - plenty for Steam Deck / Linux  GamingOnLinux

Playstation 2 Emulator PCSX2 enables Wayland by default  GamingOnLinux

We are nearing one year since the first Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 Elite laptops shipped with Windows 11 ARM. For the upcoming Ubuntu 25.04 release it's looking like more of these ARM-powered laptops will have somewhat usable support at least for those wanting to avoid Intel Core Ultra or AMD Ryzen laptops...

Server Operating System Market to Worth More than US$ 43.35 Billion By 2033 | Astute Analytica  GlobeNewswire

The latest open-source project enabling Wayland support by default today is PCSX2 as the PlayStation 2 game emulator for Linux and other platforms...

PCSX2 Enables Wayland Support By Default - After Previously Calling It "Super Broken"  Phoronix