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Linus Torvalds merged the code this weekend that allows easily replacing the Tux penguin boot logo used during the boot process. This new code optionally allows specifying an alternative boot logo at compile/build time...

Linux 7.0 Merges The Code To Replace The Tux Boot Logo At Build Time  Phoronix

Ubuntu 26.04 splits firmware package to reduce update sizes  OMG! Ubuntu

Digital sovereignty is the ultimate strategic lever for innovation. It propels organizations beyond compliance into true operational freedom where you, not your cloud provider, dictates your business continuity.Red Hat believes that sovereignty shouldn't be a wall but a foundation for the freedom to choose where and how you run your workloads. To accelerate this push towards sovereign independence, we are introducing the Red Hat Digital Sovereignty Readiness Assessment tool. Global regulations have raised the stakes for operational resilience and data jurisdictional control. But for many organ

As we prepare to head to the Fira and MWC Barcelona 2026, I find myself thinking about an industry question I am constantly asked: “Where is the value?” I’ve spent my career bridging the gap between engineering and the boardroom, worked in the telecoms industry from the days of GPRS to 5G, and I’ve learned one universal truth: Our industry is fantastic at inventing technology, but can occasionally struggle to connect it to the profit and loss (PL). For years, the "State of the Union" in telco was defined by a massive "hype-to-reality" gap.But as I look at the horizon for 2026, the cyni

At Red Hat, we believe the telecommunications landscape is entering its most transformative chapter yet. To thrive, telecommunications service providers must transcend their traditional role as connectivity providers to become indispensable enablers of digital autonomy. As we head to MWC Barcelona, the industry conversation has reached a decisive pivot. We have moved past the early phase of experimentation into a period of structured industrialization where the question is no longer "what if," but rather "where is the value?".With this in mind, our focus this year with Red Hat’s partner ecos

The open-source Linux file-system driver for supporting Microsoft's exFAT now can deliver better sequential read performance with Linux 7.0 thanks to multi-cluster support...

I installed this Linux distro on my gaming PC, and it runs Windows games better than Windows  MakeUseOf

Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 7, 2026 (Feb 9 – 15)  Linuxiac

KaOS Linux Drops KDE Plasma After 12 Years for Niri/Noctalia to Escape systemd  9to5Linux

BPI-R4 Pro Router Board Delivers MT7988A SoC with Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Capability  LinuxGizmos.com

I replaced three productivity apps with built-in Linux tools and didn’t miss them  MakeUseOf

Version 0.20 of the popular wlroots Wayland support library is nearing its official release. Over the past week were two release candidates for wlroots 0.20 were published for this library used by Sway, Wayfire, Cage, Gamescope, and numerous other Wayland compositors...

On The Inside: This writer's daily driver is a Linux laptop  How-To Geek

8 Ubuntu tips and tricks for first-time users  How-To Geek

3 reasons most people stick with Windows, even though Linux is free  How-To Geek

Low-Cost BeaglePlay SBC Gains Fully Upstream PowerVR Graphics with Vulkan 1.2  LinuxGizmos.com

This is the advanced feature every new Linux user needs to know  How-To Geek

I run terminal commands on my Linux PC from my Android home screen—here's how  How-To Geek

I tried running Linux on an Apple silicon Mac and regretted it  MakeUseOf