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Following last week's initial batch of AMDGPU kernel graphics driver changes intended for Linux 6.19, another round of new AMDGPU / Radeon / AMDKFD material was sent out today to DRM-Next. Notable with this pull is the Display Core "DC" work for analog video connectors as the initiative from one of Valve's contractors for improving the Radeon GCN 1.0 era GPU support with the AMDGPU driver...

AMDGPU With Linux 6.19 Will Support Analog Video Connectors For Old GCN 1.0 GPUs  Phoronix

5 lightweight Linux distros that breathe life into old Windows 10 laptops  XDA

Linux Revolutionizes PC Gaming: 90% Windows Compatibility via Proton  WebProNews

I ditched Linux for Windows (yes, really) — and you might want to as well  MakeUseOf

New Gentlemen’s RaaS Advertised on Hacking Forums Targeting Windows, Linux and ESXi Systems  CyberSecurityNews

Eric Engestrom just released Mesa 25.2.6 as the newest bi-weekly stable update to this collection of open-source OpenGL and Vulkan drivers widely used on Linux systems for 3D support...

Bazzite's Fall Update Adds Support for More Handhelds  How-To Geek

Qilin Ransomware Exploits WSL to Run Linux Encryptors on Windows  WebProNews

Dangerous npm packages are targeting developer credentials on Windows, Linux and Mac - here's what we know  TechRadar

Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS & COSMIC Desktop Aim For December Stable Release  Phoronix

Following last month's Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS beta and COSMIC desktop beta, System76 has now shared their stable release plans for this long-awaited LInux distribution release with their Rust-written custom desktop...

SUSE brings agentic AI to enterprise Linux  BetaNews

6 hidden GNOME Search tricks every Linux user should try  ZDNET

Inside Canonical's plan to make Ubuntu 26.04 the Linux desktop that finally goes mainstream  ZDNET

Prominent AMD Radeon Gallium3D driver developer Marek Olšák just changed the RadeonSI driver's default from the AMDGPU LLVM shader compiler back-end over to the ACO back-end initially developed by Valve. This should lead to better performance and quicker shader compilation and in turn faster game loads...

Ransomware hackers are now running Linux encryptors in Windows to stay undetected  TechRadar

Penguin Solutions Fault Tolerance Platforms Now Support Oracle Database Applications – Company Announcement  Financial Times

On Monday the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 officially arrived at Internet retailers and is successfully selling at the $1299 price point. Some models have sine sold out but as of writing two days later some Radeon AI PRO R9700 graphics cards remain available at that competitive price point. On Monday I provided some initial benchmarks of the AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 for vLLM AI inferencing with more AI benchmarks on the way... While the craze is all about AI in 2025, the Radeon AI PRO R9700 does work for other non-AI workloads too and in this article is a look at its competitive OpenCL performance with great value compared to the NVIDIA RTX competition.

Hacking Forums Promote New Gentlemen’s RaaS Targeting Windows, Linux, and ESXi Systems  Cyber Press