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Linux 6.13-rc2 Released With An Initial Batch Of Fixes

Phoronix - Mon, 12/09/2024 - 06:16
Linus Torvalds just issued Linux 6.13-rc2 with an initial serving of bug/regression fixes following last week's Linux 6.13-rc1 release that capped off the feature-packed Linux 6.13 merge window...

Linux EFI Zboot Abandoning "Compression Library Museum", Focusing On Gzip & Zstd

Phoronix - Sun, 12/08/2024 - 22:50
The Linux kernel EFI Zboot code for carrying the Linux kernel image for EFI systems in compressed form is doing away with its "compression library museum" of offering Gzip, LZ4, LZMA, LZO, XZ, and Zstd compression options to instead just focus on Gzip and Zstd compression support...

Linux 6.13-rc2 To Workaround Buggy Intel Lunar Lake Leading To Responsiveness Issues

Phoronix - Sun, 12/08/2024 - 20:00
Sent out this morning were the "x86/urgent" updates ahead of Linux 6.13-rc2 due out later today. There are x86 fixes for both Intel and AMD processors this week. Most notable though is fixing some buggy Intel Core Ultra "Lunar Lake" behavior that could lead to responsiveness/delay issues due to the MONITOR implementation being buggy/broken...

Ubuntu flash-kernel Package Looks To Drop Support For Old ARM Hardware

Phoronix - Sun, 12/08/2024 - 19:51
The flash-kernel package is used for putting the Linux kernel image and initramfs in the boot location for embedded devices that aren't able to boot directly from /boot. The flash-kernel package is particularly important for older ARM hardware while now Ubuntu maintainers are looking at dropping patches they currently carry for a number of aging ARM platforms...

Manjaro 24.2 Released With GNOME 47 Updates, Powered By Linux 6.12 LTS

Phoronix - Sun, 12/08/2024 - 19:05
Manjaro 24.2 "Yonada" is out today as the newest version of this popular desktop focused Linux distribution built atop Arch Linux...

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