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This Linux distro isn't the easiest to use, but it's one of the most rewarding  ZDNet

Another Habana Labs Driver Maintainer Is Leaving Intel  Phoronix

It was just two months ago that Oded Gabbay, the longtime maintainer of the Habana Labs kernel accelerator driver for Linux, announced he was stepping down from his software role and leaving Intel. Oded Gabbay was also a maintainer of the new Intel Xe kernel graphics driver. That was a surprising move with Oded Gabbay having been at Intel / Habana Labs for 7+ years and oversaw the creation of the Linux kernel's "accel" accelerator subsystem and more while prior to that having been at Red Hat and AMD. Ofir Bitton was named the Habana Labs driver maintainer following that but now he announced he too is leaving Intel...

eLxr launches edge-to-cloud Linux ...  eeNews Europe

eLxr launches edge-to-cloud Linux ...  eeNews Europe

openSUSE Devs Release Aeon RC3 With Default Full Disk Encryption  WebProNews

How to use the Linux history command - and what it can do for you  ZDNet

How to use the Linux history command - and what it can do for you  ZDNet

While most Linux distributions are running on systemd as the init/service manager, SysVinit is continuing to be maintained. SysVinit 3.10 was released today with one new feature and some fixes. Coincidentally the new feature of SysVinit 3.10 is improving compatibility with systemd's machinectl command...

Please, Touch The Artwork 2 adds Linux support  GamingOnLinux

Please, Touch The Artwork 2 adds Linux support  GamingOnLinux

LF Broadband rises from ONF ashes  TelecomTV

Immediately prior to the Linux 6.11-rc1 kernel being released yesterday, a set of Compute Express Link (CXL) patches were merged for the Linux kernel. There is some more CXL feature work this cycle but also notable is a documentation update as it now provides a concise look at the current state of CXL support on Linux...

Linux Evolution: A Comprehensive Timeline  Security Boulevard

Linux Evolution: A Comprehensive Timeline  Security Boulevard

As I noted in yesterday's AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 review and in particular the new RDNA3.5-based Radeon 890M graphics, I used updated DMCUB firmware with the open-source Linux graphics driver stack to workaround some screen freezes and kernel errors initially experience while using the Linux 6.10 kernel. That updated DMCUB firmware is now public within the upstream linux-firmware.git repository for those that may be picking up a new AMD Ryzen AI laptop with RDNA3.5 graphics in the coming days...

AMD Updates DMCUB Firmware For RDNA3.5 Graphics With Strix Point  Phoronix

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 28th, 2024  9to5Linux

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 28th, 2024  9to5Linux

Intel is kicking off the new week with a new release to their open-source Compute Runtime stack that provides OpenCL and Level Zero support across Windows and Linux systems with Intel integrated/discrete graphics...