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Debian 13.0 is now one step closer to release with Debian developers having moved Debian "Trixie" into a hard freeze state ahead of the official release this summer...

Linux 6.14.7 and other new point releases for stable and maintained Linux kernel series were released today. Among the fixes incorporated were a notable ARM64 security fix...

With the recently-launched Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 42 Linux distributions I've been seeing very healthy competition on Intel and AMD x86_64 hardware between these two leading Linux operating systems. But, surprisingly, after evaluating the AArch64 performance I was surprised to find Ubuntu 25.04 delivering a decisive advantage over Fedora 42 when testing on Ampere Altra using a System76 Thelio Astra workstation.

Ubuntu 25.04 Delivers Decisive Lead Over Fedora 42 For Ampere Altra Performance  Phoronix

Escaping US Tech Giants Leads European YouTuber To Open Source  Hackaday

First on Phoronix earlier this week was highlighting AMD making their first step toward Zen 6 CPU feature development for the Linux kernel with introducing a "ZEN6" feature flag and filling out the Family 1Ah models that will be attributed to those next-gen CPUs. That patch has now been merged for Linux 6.15 and will be found in tomorrow's Linux 6.15-rc7 release...

AMD Zen 6 Feature Flag Merged For Linux 6.15  Phoronix

Toss Windows 11 in the trash and give Debian Linux 12.11 a try  BetaNews

While Debian 13 is coming soon, for the moment the Debian 12 series remains the latest stable series for this widely-used Linux distribution. Out today is Debian 12.11 that adds in dozens of bug fixes...

Debian 12.11 Pulls In Dozens Of Fixes  Phoronix

NordVPN ups its Linux support, but you still can't use it on Steam Deck  PCGamesN

Installing a VPN on Linux? Here are the Easiest Methods  AOL.com

Debian 12.11 “Bookworm” Released with 81 Bug Fixes and 45 Security Updates  9to5Linux

This $3 app is the best purchase I made for my Linux PC  XDA

How To Hibernate your Linux computer: Unlike sleep, it uses no battery  Tom's Hardware

Niri 25.05 is out today as the newest major step forward for this scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor that has developed a devoted following...

Nate Graham is out with his weekly development summary to highlight all of the interesting Plasma happenings for the past week...

Released today is the RC1 version of Debian Installer for Debian 13 "Trixie"...

Debian Installer Trixie RC 1 Adds Rescue Support On Btrfs, Upgraded Linux 6.12 Kernel  Phoronix

High Reliability  Hackaday