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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Confirms its Kernel Version  OMG! Ubuntu

Using Linux made me appreciate these 5 Windows features  MakeUseOf

The recently released Linux 6.18 kernel is this year's Long Term Support version. As such it's sure to a see a lot of enterprise and hyperscaler uptake in being the annual LTS kernel version. While Linux 6.12 LTS will be maintained at least through the end of next year, upgrading to Linux 6.18 LTS can be very worthwhile from the performance perspective beyond the extended timeline until it will reach end-of-life. Here are benchmarks showing the performance advantages of upgrading from Linux 6.12 LTS to Linux 6.18 LTS for 5th Gen AMD EPYC "Turin" as well as an early look on the same server for the performance direction Linux 6.19 is bringing the kernel into 2026.

Linux 6.12 To Linux 6.18 LTS Upgrade Offers Worthwhile Benefits For 5th Gen AMD EPYC  Phoronix

7 operating systems you should try on your virtual machine this weekend  MakeUseOf

pearOS is a Linux that falls rather close to the Apple tree  theregister.com

For X.Org Server users there is a new release of xorgproto for the holidays. Xorgproto as the set of headers and specifications for the X11 core protocols and extensions is out with its first new release since March 2024...

Xorgproto 2025.1 Released To Recognize Newer Keyboard Keys  Phoronix

How to Set Up Ubuntu on Chromebook  commandlinux.com

Linux creator Linus Torvalds previously referred to file-systems in user-space as for toys and misguided people. But FUSE has shown a lot of interesting use-cases over the years and has grown more capable in the decade since Torvalds' prior comments. Out today is FUSE 3.18 as the latest release for the FUSE library...

3 cool and useful Linux apps to try this weekend (December 19 - 21)  How-To Geek

Since late 2024 Intel has been working on 5th Gen NPU support for their Linux IVPU driver. That 5th Gen NPU support for Intel Core Ultra "Panther Lake" SoCs was upstreamed back in Linux 6.13. Now today the Intel Linux NPU user-space driver has seen its official support added for Panther Lake...

Intel's Linux NPU User-Space Driver Adds Panther Lake Support  Phoronix

Dedicated IP arrives on Surfshark's Linux apps – but how does it compare to its rivals?  Tom's Guide

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS to arrive in April with Linux 6.20 kernel  Neowin

Linux Kernel Rust Component Hit by Vulnerability Causing System Crashes  Cyber Press

Fwupd 2.0.19 Linux Firmware Updater Supports Lenovo Sapphire Folio Keyboard  9to5Linux

As we have been covering over the past year, major investments have been made to better the outlook for running FreeBSD on laptop hardware. From WiFi driver improvements to enhancing suspend/resume, power management, graphics drivers, and other features, it's been a big undertaking to make FreeBSD work better on laptops. The FreeBSD Foundation calls 2025 as having brought "transformative changes" for the FreeBSD laptop experience...

Canonical confirmed their Linux kernel plans today for the Ubuntu 26.04 Long Term Support (LTS) release due out in April...

Cloud Hypervisor 50.0 is out today for this cloud-minded, security-focused and Rust-based hypervisor. Cloud Hypervsior began as an open-source Intel project while in more recent times has shifted to being largely maintained by Microsoft, Crusoe, Cyberus Tech, Rivos, and others...