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For the past several months Intel Linux software engineers have been working on Intel Touch Host Controller drivers as an IP block on the PCH for handling touchscreen, touchpad, and related touch input devices. On Sunday the fourth iteration of these driver patches were sent out as these new Intel open-source drivers near the mainline Linux kernel...

Intel Touch Host Controller Drivers Nearing The Mainline Linux Kernel  Phoronix

Linux-powered handheld computer connects to Raspberry Pi HATs, snap-on modules  Tom's Hardware

How to Run a Command That Requires sudo via SSH  TechRepublic

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: January 5th, 2025  9to5Linux

Linus Torvalds just released Linux 6.13-rc6 as the newest weekly test release of the Linux 6.13 kernel that is working its way toward stable later in January...

Linux 6.13-rc6 Released Following A Fairly Quiet Week  Phoronix

Linux gaming on the rise  Fudzilla

2025 Won't Be the Year of the Linux Desktop Either. So What?  How-To Geek

Windows 10 users urged to upgrade to avoid "security fiasco"  BleepingComputer

With the upcoming Linux 6.14 cycle Google is poised to have its ChromeOS UCSI driver upstreamed...

ChromeOS UCSI Driver Queued Ahead Of Linux 6.14 Cycle  Phoronix

Love KDE Plasma? These 7 Linux Distros Use Plasma as Their Default Desktops  How-To Geek

For fans of the Xubuntu derivative of Ubuntu Linux, the upcoming Xubuntu 25.04 release will feature the Xfce 4.20 desktop...

Xubuntu 25.04 Preparing Xfce 4.20 Desktop Upgrade  Phoronix

Linux: How to Use Cron to Schedule Regular Jobs  The New Stack

This morning I rolled out upgraded forum software to improve the forum experience and also hopefully help the overall Phoronix.com site performance with the database server being hammered recently from the forums...

Intel Razer Lake, Nova Lake, and Wildcat Lake processor IDs have been added to the Linux kernel: what do we  ITC

16-bit Linux-like Goodness  Hackaday