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Following the Linux 6.16 kernel release from Sunday evening, GNU Linux-libre 6.16-gnu is now available for that kernel downstream that strips out driver/kernel code dependent upon non-free-software microcode/firmware, the ability to load proprietary kernel modules, and carving out other bits of the Linux kernel not meeting their stringent free software standards...

Linux Kernel 6.17 NTFS3 Update Fixes Windows Symlink Handling  WebProNews

Linux 6.16 Adds Critical Bcachefs Fixes to Avert Data Loss  WebProNews

Linux 6.16 released, Torvalds fears delay for 6.17  Techzine Global

Latest Linux Kernel 6.16 is all Focused on AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA  It's FOSS News

Linux 6.16 Released with OpenVPN Speed Boost, 5-Level Paging + More  OMG! Ubuntu

As anticipated the Linux 6.16 kernel was promoted to stable. Linux 6.16 now greets the world with various performance improvements, NVIDIA Hopper and Blackwell open-source GPU driver support in Nouveau, Intel Advanced Performance Extensions (APX) preparations, and many other exciting enhancements...

Linux 6.16 Released - Better Performance, NVIDIA Blackwell Open-Source & Intel APX  Phoronix

7 Linux Apps I Install on Every New PC  How-To Geek

These 5 Linux distros are perfect for reviving PCs that can't handle Windows 11  xda-developers.com

I Played This Free Linux Skills Game and Learned 6 New Commands  How-To Geek

Kapitano (Linux Antivirus Scanner) Developer Abandons Ship  OMG! Ubuntu

AMD Kernel Graphics Driver Exceeds 5.9 Million Lines In Linux 6.16  Phoronix

The modern AMD Kernel graphics driver consisting of AMDGPU, the AMDKFD compute code, and associated infrastructure continues to easily be the largest mainline open-source driver. With the Linux 6.16 kernel debuting as stable as soon as later today, the AMD kernel graphics driver cracks the 5.9 million line threshold. In comparison, the entire Linux kernel source tree comes in at..

In advance of the Linux 6.17 merge window expected to open soon following the Linux 6.16 release, all of the SoC updates have been submitted to Linus Torvalds for this next kernel version...

Linux 6.17 Introducing Support For The NVIDIA Tegra T264/Thor, New RISC-V SoCs  Phoronix

A few days back I wrote about Canonical releasing new Ubuntu 25.04 "Concept" ISOs for the Snapdragon X laptops with the new install images being re-based to the Linux 6.16 kernel and expanding the device support. But as I found out from my own testing, depending upon the laptop the support was still less than ideal. Since then there have been two more ISO releases and addressing one of my show-stopping problems albeit encountering another...

New Ubuntu Concept Snapdragon X Laptop ISOs Published - Your Mileage May Vary  Phoronix

New FBI Warning — Windows And Linux Users Must Apply 2FA Now  Forbes

GNU Binutils 2.45 was released on Sunday morning as the newest version of this set of open-source binary tools...