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The latest Firefox Nightly builds have now enabled the Split View mode by default to easily view two web pages at once within a single window...

Firefox Nightly Enables Split-View Mode Option By Default  Phoronix

Enabling Oracle Linux YUM Service Access using Private Service Access  Oracle Blogs

Origami Linux Debuts COSMIC On Immutable Fedora  findarticles.com

The latest Linux distro to embrace Wayland also makes Arch more accessible  ZDNET

Nexus Mods To Support Steam Deck And Steam Machine On Linux  findarticles.com

This new Linux distro folds a gorgeous COSMIC desktop into an immutable Fedora base  ZDNET

Godot 4.6 is officially out today as the newest feature release for this leading open-source, cross-platform game engine...

Godot 4.6 Ships Many Improvements For This Leading Open-Source Game Engine  Phoronix

Ahead of tomorrow's official availability of new Intel Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" laptops, the review embargo lifted on Panther Lake and its much anticipated Arc B390 graphics. There have been several Windows 11 reviews of Panther Lake out today, but what about Linux?..

Intel Panther Lake / Arc B390 Linux Benchmarks Still Coming  Phoronix

Nexus Mods Pledges to Add Native Steam Deck, Steam Machine Support on Linux  PCMag

Nexus Mods Pledges to Add Native Steam Deck, Steam Machine Support on Linux  PCMag UK

Nexus Mods Pledges to Add Native Steam Deck, Steam Machine Support on Linux  me.pcmag.com

This homebrew 486 motherboard runs Doom, Linux, and just enough DOS  TechSpot

The Systemd Fault Line: Why KDE’s Plasma Login Manager Is Leaving FreeBSD Behind  WebProNews

KDE Plasma 6.6 will increase reliance on systemd  theregister.com

Revisiting The Linux 6.19 Performance With "NEXT_BUDDY" Now Disabled Review  Phoronix

Back at the start of the Linux 6.19 kernel cycle I ran benchmarks showing some scheduler performance regressions with the new kernel. Fortunately, two weeks out from the Linux 6.19 stable release, merged this weekend was disabling the scheduler's NEXT_BUDDY feature due to performance regressions. Here are some fresh benchmarks looking at the latest Linux 6.19 Git state with/without NEXT_BUDDY and comparing it to Linux 6.18 stable for reference.

Stop wrestling with Windows 11: 5 reasons Linux is finally the simpler choice  How-To Geek