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The Ubuntu 24.04 codename has been revealed as "Noble Numbat" while kicking off this next development cycle that is all the more exciting due to being the next long-term support (LTS) release...

Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat" Opens For Development  Phoronix

Linux Mint 21.3 to Feature Experimental Wayland Support  OMG! Ubuntu!

Earlier this month Framework 13 began shipping out their AMD Ryzen powered modular laptop. Unfortunately though the launch-day testing of the Framework laptop under Linux was hampered by a BIOS issue. It's taken longer, but this week a new BIOS is now available for testing that resolves the AMD Linux graphics issue. Here's how to go about easily flashing the system BIOS with Fwupd and LVFS to get up and running well on Linux...

AMD-Powered Framework Laptop Now Working On Linux With ...  Phoronix

CIQ Announces Availability of Advanced HPC Consultation Services ...  HPCwire

Linux Mint 21.3 to Ship with Cinnamon 6.0 and Experimental Wayland Support  9to5Linux

Powerful Malware Disguised as Crypto Miner Infects 1M+ Windows, Linux PCs  PCMag

With the newly-started Mesa 24.0 development cycle a very exciting feature landed today... The ACO compiler integration for the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver has appeared to effectively wrap up for optionally making use of this Valve-developed shader compiler as an alternative to the AMDGPU LLVM shader back-end...

RadeonSI Completes ACO Compiler Support With Mesa 24.0  Phoronix

Tucked away within the October 2023 monthly status updates for the Linux Mint project is word they have begun working on their Wayland support...

Linux Mint Starts Working On Wayland For Cinnamon, Likely Not ...  Phoronix

Microsoft says it's heading to the Ubuntu Summit from November 3-5  Neowin

Linux on Scratch Is Proven Possible, Thanks to This Clever RISC-V Emulator Project  Hackster.io

Given the recent launch of the Intel Arc Graphics A580 for under $200, I've been working on a fresh round of Intel / AMD Radeon / NVIDIA GeForce Linux gaming/graphics and compute benchmark results. Next week that fresh arsenal of Linux graphics benchmarks on the very latest drivers will be published but for today is a look at the most surprising aspect: the OpenCL-focused GPU compute benchmarks.

StripedFly malware framework infects 1 million Windows, Linux hosts  BleepingComputer

Farlight 84 players reporting bans on Steam Deck / Linux  GamingOnLinux

CIQ Simplifies HPC Deployment With Rocky Linux, Mountain and ...  PR Web

The Servo open-source web browser engine continues progressing as a community project under the leadership of Linux Foundation Europe. Over the course of October more features were implemented and additional fixes merged...

Servo Web Engine Made Some Nice Progress In October  Phoronix