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David Sterba of SUSE sent in all of the Btrfs file-system updates today for the now-open Linux 6.15 kernel merge window. There are some new performance optimizations, new and faster Zstd compression level options, and other changes slated to be included for this CoW file-system in Linux 6.15...

Btrfs Adding Fast/Realtime Zstd Compression & Other Performance Optimizations  Phoronix

New Rust-Based Linux Kernel Module Unveiled to Detect Rootkits  GBHackers

New Rust-Based Linux Kernel Module Unveiled to Detect Rootkits  GBHackers

Linux kernel 6.14 out late due to 'pure incompetence' - don't get too excited about Linux gaming boosts  GamingOnLinux

5 ways I use regex in Linux (and why they're so essential)  ZDNet

Daily Deal: Linux/UNIX Training Bundle  Techdirt

5 Linux terminal apps better than your default - and they're all free  ZDNet

Linux Kernel 6.14 Released with Big Boost for Linux Gaming  OMG! Ubuntu!

I recommend these 3 best Linux distros for gamers ditching Windows  XDA Developers

Assuming no objections from Linus Torvalds, the now open Linux 6.15 merge window could introduce a brand new subsystem: fwctl...

New FWCTL Subsystem Submitted For Linux 6.15  Phoronix

An AMD engineer has landed experimental support within the LLVM codebase for building Flang-RT on GPUs. Flang-RT being the run-time for LLVM's modern Fortran "Flang" compiler and in turn this effort working to allow more Fortran code to easily run on GPUs with capable LLVM back-ends...

Savoir-faire Linux Introduces VulnScout.io , Strengthening Open-Source Security  Embedded Computing Design

Managing and monitoring user accounts on Linux  Network World

Fedora 42 beta has so many spins, it'll make your head whirl  The Register

Raspberry Pi's rpi-image-gen Tool Makes it Easy to Roll Your Own Highly-Customized Linux OS Images  Hackster.io

New Linux Kernel Rust Module Unveiled to Detect Rootkits  CybersecurityNews

There was a hiccup yesterday with no Linux 6.14 release or 6.14-rc8 otherwise... Linus Torvalds has a very good track record of sticking to his Sunday release regiment. Yet yesterday was quiet. Today though Linus Torvalds released the Linux 6.14 kernel as the newest stable version. Linux 6.14 is what's set to go on and power Ubuntu 25.04, Fedora 42, and other spring 2025 Linux distribution releases...

Linux 6.14 Released With Working NTSYNC Driver, AMD Ryzen AI Accelerator Support  Phoronix