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The Linux kernel mailing list drama around the Rust programming language use within the kernel continues... Linus Torvalds has largely refrained from the ongoing LKML discussions around a Rust policy for the Linux kernel and in-fighting between kernel developers and maintainers with differing views over Rust. This evening though Linus Torvalds did decide to chime in on the conversation...

Linux royalty backs adoption of Rust for kernel code, says its rise is inevitable  The Register

Zero Trust World: Endpoint risks for Linux environments  SC Media

Running Linux Inside Animal Crossing on the GameCube  GBAtemp.net

Fedora Linux Now Supports RISC-V Processors  How-To Geek

Mesa's generic Zink OpenGL-on-Vulkan driver has landed support for cl_khr_gl_sharing, the extension that allows using OpenGL buffer / texture / render-buffer objects as OpenCL memory objects for better interoperability between the OpenGL and OpenCL APIs. This is important as in turn it is needed for the Zink driver to be used with the popular DaVinci Resolve video editor application...

I ditched Windows 11 for Linux — and you should, too  Laptop Mag

Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS Has Arrived: Here’s What’s New  How-To Geek

Rust 1.85 is out today and it is also the release that stabilizes the Rust 2024 Edition...

Endpoint Risks for Linux Environments – Daniel Madden – ZTW25 #2  SC Media

OpenRazer 3.10 was just released as the newest update to this set of community-maintained, open-source out-of-tree driver packages for enabling Razer device support on Linux...

OpenRazer 3.10 Delivers New Razer Hardware Support For Linux Users  Phoronix

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is now Steam Deck Verified  GamingOnLinux

The upcoming Linux 6.15 kernel is set to finally introduce a standardized way of informing user-space of GPUs becoming hung or otherwise unresponsive. This is initially wired up for AMD and Intel graphics drivers on Linux so the user can be properly notified of problems and/or user-space software taking steps to address the hung/unresponsive graphics processor...

4 Ways to Search the Web From the Linux Terminal  How-To Geek

Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS Released with New Linux Kernel  OMG! Ubuntu!

Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS is Available to Download  OMG! Ubuntu!

Linux Finally Introducing A Standardized Way Of Informing User-Space Over Hung GPUs  Phoronix

Following last week's delay due to a packaging mishap, Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS is available today as the newest point release for this current Long Term Support version of Ubuntu Linux...

Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS Now Available With Initial HWE Stack  Phoronix