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Microsoft is preparing to ship Windows 11 25H2 as their newest incremental update to their operating system. Windows 11 25H2 is currently available via their preview channel in advance of the formal public release in October. With Canonical also putting the finishing touches on their Ubuntu 25.10 release also due for a stable release in October, here are some benchmarks looking at how those competing operating systems are fairing in various CPU benchmarks on the same hardware.

First Benchmarks Of Windows 11 25H2 vs. Ubuntu 25.10 On AMD Ryzen 9 9950X  Phoronix

First Benchmarks Of Windows 11 25H2 vs. Ubuntu 25.10 On AMD Ryzen 9 9950X  Phoronix

First Benchmarks Of Windows 11 25H2 vs. Ubuntu 25.10 On AMD Ryzen 9 9950X  Phoronix

Windows-like Kamuriki Linux 4.00 now available  Notebookcheck

Engineer Uses Claude AI to Revive 25-Year-Old Linux Tape Driver  WebProNews

While the BSDs don't see nearly as much activity around Wayland as the desktop Linux distributions and they continue to predominantly rely on the X.Org Server by default, the modern KDE Plasma 6 desktop can in fact work fine on Wayland under FreeBSD 14 and the upcoming FreeBSD 15.0 release...

How to Install Fedora Linux: A Step-by-Step Beginner’s Guide for 2025  Geeky Gadgets

Supermicro 800G switches to run Nokia's SR Linux and event automation suite  Telecompaper

Chrome 140 update breaks font rendering and stability on Linux  PiunikaWeb

Linus Torvalds Slams Link Tags in Linux Kernel Commit Messages  WebProNews

Squad got a big upgrade with the 9.0 update, as the devs address Linux compatibility  GamingOnLinux

Linux 6.18 To Introduce Support For Next-Gen eUSB2V2 Web Cameras  Phoronix

Thanks to work by open-source Intel software engineers over the past few months, the upcoming Linux 6.18 kernel is expected to add support for Embedded USB2 Version 2.0 "eUSB2V2" for supporting next-generation, higher-resolution laptop web cameras...

Linux 6.17-rc5 release is on track, but Torvalds calls out community on wasteful habits  Neowin

KDE officially release the first alpha of KDE Linux their new reference implementation OS  GamingOnLinux

The XFS file-system is ready to declare their online file-system checking "fsck" support in good enough shape for enabling by default in new kernel builds. Plus other XFS alterations ahead of Linux 6.18 that is expected to be this year's LTS kernel version...

Try out the demo for Yesterdreamt, a fresh twin-stick horrorvania  GamingOnLinux

A patch series that has been in development for a while now introduces the concept of "sheaves" for an opt-in, per-CPU and array-based caching layer for the SLUB kernel allocator. It looks like the sheaves patches are likely to be introduced for the Linux 6.18 kernel if no objections are raised...

Linux Looks Ready To Introduce "Sheaves" For Opt-In Per-CPU Array-Based Caching Layer  Phoronix