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Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance For Intel Core Ultra X7 Panther Lake  Phoronix

Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance For Intel Core Ultra X7 Panther Lake  Phoronix

Last week I began publishing the many exciting Panther Lake benchmarks under Linux from the interesting CPU performance and efficiency to the much anticipated Xe3 graphics with the Intel Arc B390 graphics. Up today is a look at how the out-of-the-box performance for the Intel Core Ultra X7 358H compares under Microsoft Windows 11 and the current Ubuntu Linux 26.04 development state.

Decman Is a Declarative Package and Configuration Manager for Arch Linux  Linuxiac

Five Free Linux Servers Challenge Public Cloud  findarticles.com

We might finally be getting Linux 7.0 at last  TechRadar

1. Linux 6.19 arrives with a teaser for Linux 7.0  theverge.com
2. Linus Torvalds keeps his ‘fingers and toes’ rule by decreeing next Linux will be version 7.0  theregister.com
3. Linux 6.19 Released With Better Support For Older AMD GPUs, DRM Color Pipeline API  Phoronix

5 Linux servers that let you ditch the public cloud and reclaim your privacy - for free  ZDNET

GNU Binutils 2.46 Adds Support for AMD Zen6 CPUs, SFrame v3, and More  9to5Linux

Two interesting bits of Blender news this week for those fond of this leading open-source 3D modeling software...

How to rescue a "broken" Linux PC from the command line  How-To Geek

GNU Linux-Libre 6.19 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers  9to5Linux

Debian's tag2upload has finally reached general availability "GA" status for helping Debian developers/maintainers with an improved Git-based packaging workflow...

Building off yesterday's Linux 6.19 release is now the GNU Linux-libre 6.19-gnu downstream release that strips out support for open-source drivers dependent upon binary-only microcode/firmware and other elements deemed against free software standards, removing the ability to load non-open-source kernel modules, and similar restrictions in the name of software freedom...

GNU Linux-Libre 6.19 Deals With More Firmware Blobs In Intel Xe, IWLWIFI & NVIDIA Nova  Phoronix

Linux Mint isn’t just for beginners—and this "hidden" Cinnamon feature proves it  How-To Geek

GOG Confirms Native Linux Version of Galaxy Launcher Is in Development  Techloy

KDE Linux gets performance improvements, new default apps and goes all-in on Flatpak  GamingOnLinux

Linux 7.0 Looms Large: Inside the Landmark Kernel Release That Could Reshape Open-Source Computing  WebProNews

Linux kernel 6.19 arrives and the next will be 7.0  GamingOnLinux