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Android's Linux Terminal Is Getting a New Feature  How-To Geek

The Linux 6.16 kernel is expected to be released as stable this coming Sunday, 27 July, barring any last minute issues that cause Linus Torvalds to have reservations over issuing v6.16 stable and to instead do a v6.16-rc8 test release. With Linux 6.16 imminent, here's a reminder about some of the most interesting features in this next Linux kernel version...

FreeBSD 15 installer to offer minimal KDE desktop  theregister.com

Ahead of the Linux 6.16 stable kernel expected to be released on Sunday, some last minute Bcachefs file-system fixes join various other kernel regression/bug fixes landing today in Git...

Bcachefs Lands Last Minute Fixes For Linux 6.16  Phoronix

Fight or Kite: I MMO on a Linux PC and you can too  Massively Overpowered

Beware of Fake Error Pages Deploying Platform-Specific Malware on Linux and Windows Systems  gbhackers.com

THE FINALS devs confirm (again) continued compatibility for Linux / Steam Deck with Proton  GamingOnLinux

A bizarre new Linux malware can be found hiding in cute animal photos  TechRadar

Why I'm Hopping Linux Distros to openSUSE This Weekend  How-To Geek

Heroic Games Launcher 2.18 adds GE-Proton prioritisation, improved UI navigation and new analytics  GamingOnLinux

Last week Friday the unfortunate news came down that Intel was discontinuing their Clear Linux project effective immediately. For the past ten years Intel software engineers have been crafting Clear Linux as a high performance distribution that is extensively optimized for x86_64 processors via aggressive compiler tuning, various patches to the Linux kernel and other packages, and a variety of other optimizations throughout the operating system. For years Clear Linux has led Linux x86_64 performance not only on Intel desktop/mobile/server hardware but on AMD systems too. Here is a final look at the Clear Linux performance on the Intel side compared to the performance of the latest Ubuntu 25.04 release.

Final Benchmarks Of Clear Linux On Intel: ~48% Faster Than Ubuntu Out-Of-The-Box  Phoronix

Benchmarks show AMD is still the best for Linux gaming, but ray tracing holds it back - and it's not the only thing  PC Guide

NVIDIA reveal more GPU driver security issues for July 2025  GamingOnLinux

Last month AMD detailed the Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series as the new Zen 5 Threadrippers. After the Threadripper PRO 9000WX Series debuted this week, AMD announced today that the Threadripper 9000 series will begin hitting retailers next week...

CachyOS Leads Linux Gaming with 10-15% FPS Gains and Low Latency  WebProNews

Y2K38 bug? Debian switching to 64-bit time for everything  theregister.com

New AI-assisted Linux malware uses panda JPEGs  SC Media

Given that non-UEFI BIOS systems are quite old at this point and Intel/AMD systems for the past number of years have all supported UEFI, another change proposal being considered this week by Fedoa Linux is limiting the release-blocking status of various (non-UEFI) BIOS systems...