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The Zstandard (Zstd) compression code sadly hasn't been regularly synced with the latest upstream Linux kernel sources but a patch posted this evening goes ahead and syncs the in-kernel Zstd code against the Zstd 1.5.7 state...

Linux Patch Posted For Syncing The Kernel Code With Zstd 1.5.7  Phoronix

Bodhi Linux Shows Off New Theme, Revived Modules  OMG! Ubuntu!

Bodhi Linux Shows Off New Theme, Revived Modules  OMG! Ubuntu!

Shotcut 25.03 Beta is out today as the newest test release for this open-source video editing solution...

Redditor proves Linux desktop environments can run on your Google Pixel  Android Police

Released today ahead of a potential Proton 10.0 release for re-basing Valve's Steam Play tech atop the recent Wine 10.0 release, DXVK 2.6 is out today as the newest iteration of this Direct3D 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 implementation atop the Vulkan API for enhancing the Linux gaming experience...

What are Linux Containers? A Security Review  Wiz

DXVK 2.6 Released With NVIDIA Reflex Support, Numerous Improvements  Phoronix

DXVK 2.6 brings expanded Nvidia Reflex support and lots of game fixes for Linux / Steam Deck  GamingOnLinux

Steam Spring Sale 2025 is live now - here's some great budget games for Steam Deck / Linux  GamingOnLinux

DXVK 2.6 Adds NVIDIA Reflex Support, Improvements for Many Games  9to5Linux

DXVK 2.6 Adds NVIDIA Reflex Support, Improvements for Many Games  9to5Linux

I installed Linux on this 8-inch mini laptop - now I'm rethinking my main driver  ZDNet

Microsoft is out today with their newest monthly update to their in-house Linux distribution, Azure Linux, with all available package and security updates through this month's Patch Tuesday...

Microsoft Releases March 2025 Update To Azure Linux 3.0  Phoronix

With today's Mesa 25.1-devel Git code, the "Clover" OpenCL Gallium3D state tracker is officially deprecated. Clover will be eventually removed with the Rust-written Rusticl OpenCL driver being modern, much more actively maintained, and all-around a better option than the aging Clover code...

NVIDIA's RTX Remix software for remastering classic games with a variety of visual enhancements reached version 1.0 today with some additional big improvements...

Anthropic CEO says AI to generate all code by year-end, Linux creator calls it 90 per cent hype  MSN

AMD today released AMDVLK 2025.Q1.3 as their official open-source Vulkan API driver for Linux systems. With this update is support for the Navi48 GPU with the recently-launched Radeon RX 9070 RDNA4 graphics cards...