Linux Kernel to Drop Support for Legacy i486 and Early 586 CPUs
Linux kernel developers target outdated CPU support, with major code cleanup and a push for streamlined x86 architecture support.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Sensor Monitoring For The ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Coming For Linux 6.16
For those that happen to have the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA or are shopping for a higher-end Intel Alder Lake / Raptor Lake desktop motherboard for Linux use, the ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA is the latest motherboard seeing hardware sensor monitoring support under Linux with the next version of the kernel...
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Sensor Monitoring For The ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Coming For Linux 6.16
For those that happen to have the ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA or are shopping for a higher-end Intel Alder Lake / Raptor Lake desktop motherboard for Linux use, the ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA is the latest motherboard seeing hardware sensor monitorin…www.phoronix.com
Cheap Linux VPS Hosting Is a Trap: What You Need to Look For
Cheap Linux VPS hosting is a trap you need to be cautious about. Find out all the important industry secrets and what to look out for.Nik Pasic (RoseHosting)
EXT2 DAX Being Deprecated & For Removal At Year's End
The EXT2 file-system's direct access "DAX" mode is being deprecated and expected for removal at the end of 2025, after this year's Long Term Support (LTS) kernel version...
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EXT2 DAX Being Deprecated & For Removal At Year's End
The EXT2 file-system's direct access 'DAX' mode is being deprecated and expected for removal at the end of 2025, after this year's Long Term Support (LTS) kernel version.www.phoronix.com
Bcachefs Patches Aim For Faster Snapshot Deletion But With Another On-Disk Format Update
In addition to Bcachefs working on better self-healing / automatic repair capabilities, this modern copy-on-write file-system is also working on faster snapshot deletion performance. A patch series was posted this week to speed-up the deletion of snapshots though it comes with another bump to the on-disk format of the file-system...
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Andes Voyager RISC-V Micro-ATX Board Seeing Patches For Mainline Linux Support
As another alternative to the likes of the SiFive HiFive Premier P550 RISC-V developer board, the Andes Voyager is in the process of seeing patches reviewed for mainline Linux kernel support...
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Rust Use Within The QEMU Emulator Shaping Up Well
The QEMU processor emulator that plays an important role in the open-source Linux virtualization stack has been seeing experimental support for the Rust programming language developing within its codebaselxer.com
GNOME's Blueprint Markup Language Making Progress For GTK4 UIs
Blueprint is a currently-experimental markup language and compiler for crafting GTK4 user interfaceslxer.com
Wine 10.7 Released with Improved Write Watch Performance
Wine 10.7 is out now, featuring user fault fd support, float format conversion updates, PDB backend work, and 14 bug fixes.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Rust Use Within The QEMU Emulator Shaping Up Well
The QEMU processor emulator that plays an important role in the open-source Linux virtualization stack has been seeing experimental support for the Rust programming language developing within its codebase. There continues to be good progress being made on this Rust support as more QEMU components get ported over to this programming language for memory safety and other security benefits...
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Why Flatpak Apps Use So Much Disk Space On Linux
This tutorial explains why Flatpak apps use so much disk space and are larger in size compared to traditional packages in Linux.sk (OSTechNix)
FreeBSD 14.3 Beta Released Ahead Of FreeBSD 15.0 Later This Year
The first beta release of FreeBSD 14.3 was released on Friday night for testinglxer.com
Redis 8.0 Released: Now Tri-Licensed With AGPLv3
Last year Redis made the much criticized move to Redis Source Available License v2 and Server Side Public License v1 (SSPL) licensinglxer.com
Labwc 0.8.4 Ships More Usability Improvements For This Wayland Compositor
Labwc 0.8.4 is out as the newest stable update to this wlroots-based, window-stacking Wayland compositor...
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FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz - May 2, 2025 - FOSS Force
Did you have time to keep up with the news this week? Here's your chance to brag… or not. This week there are 10 questions. Good luck!FOSS Force
Oh No, My PC Monitor Goes Blank When Fullscreen On Endeavor OS Linux KDE Plasma!
When I first ran Endeavor OS on a new PC device. I tried to watch a video, and when in fullscreen mode, suddenly the monitor screen went b...Illyaz (Jago Desain)
GNOME's Blueprint Markup Language Making Progress For GTK4 UIs
Blueprint is a currently-experimental markup language and compiler for crafting GTK4 user interfaces. Blueprint allows declaratively creating GTK UIs and aims to be a very easy and nice developer experience...
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NVIDIA Encouraging CUDA Users To Upgrade From Maxwell / Pascal / Volta
NVIDIA CUDA 12.9 is now available as the newest minor feature update to NVIDIA's GPU compute stack. CUDA 12.9 adds compiler targetr support for SM 10.3 and 12.1, compiler support for "family-specific architectures", new NVML counters being exposed, and other minor feature improvements. The NVIDIA CUDA 12.9 documentation is also now more verbose in encouraging anyo…
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FreeBSD 14.3 Beta Released Ahead Of FreeBSD 15.0 Later This Year
The first beta release of FreeBSD 14.3 was released on Friday night for testing. FreeBSD 14.3 will become the newest stable release this summer while later in 2025 we can look forward to the big FreeBSD 15.0 release...
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KDE Plasma 6.4 Tackles An 18 Year Old Feature Request, More Wayland Protocols Added
The KDE Plasma developer sprint in Graz wrapped up just days ago but there's still been no shortage of new feature work landing into Plasma 6.4 this week. It was another exciting week of feature development as the soft feature freeze approaches for Plasma 6.4...
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Full Disk Encryption Performance With Ubuntu 25.04 + Framework Laptop 13 Strix Point
For anyone storing personal information on their laptops especially, I definitely recommend making use of Linux LUKS-based full disk encryption capabilities.lxer.com
Firefox Finally Did It
Thousands of users wanted it, so Firefox delivered it. Tab Groups are now live to help you declutter and stay organized while browsing.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Continued Work On Attack Vector Controls Ahead Of Linux 6.16
Going back to last year an AMD engineer has been pursuing 'Attack Vecotr Controls' to rethink CPU security mitigation handlinglxer.com
Initial AMDGPU User Mode Queues Support Prepped For Linux 6.16
Sent out a few minutes ago was the latest batch of AMDGPU graphics and AMDKFD compute kernel driver feature patches for DRM-Next in getting ready for the Linux 6.16 merge window opening in a few weekslxer.com
Raspberry Pi Reduces Prices on 4GB and 8GB Compute Module 4 Raspberry Pi Reduces Prices on 4GB and 8GB Compute Module 4
This month, Raspberry Pi announced a price reduction for two of its most widely used Compute Module 4 variants. As of May 1, 2025, the 4GB RAM version is now $5 cheaper, while the 8GB RAM version has been reduced by $10.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
KDE Drops Plasma LTS Label, Eyes Extended Support for All Releases
KDE discontinues Plasma LTS, moving toward more reliable support via longer regular releases, and introduces a smarter, opt-in telemetry system.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Official Arch Linux WSL Image Released For Windows OS
Arch Linux now has an official image for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). You can run Arch Linux directly from Windows 10 and 11 systems.sk (OSTechNix)
Wine 10.7 Brings An Exciting Performance Optimization
Wine 10.7 is out today as the newest bi-weekly release of this open-source software for running Windows games and applications on Linux and other platforms...
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OSU Open Source Lab At Risk Of Closure This Year Due To Lack Of Funding
For those that have spent any length of time in the open-source world have likely come across osuosl.org when downloading open-source projects that often are mirrored at the Oregon State University Open Source Lab (OSU OSL)lxer.com
Initial AMDGPU User Mode Queues Support Prepped For Linux 6.16
Sent out a few minutes ago was the latest batch of AMDGPU graphics and AMDKFD compute kernel driver feature patches for DRM-Next in getting ready for the Linux 6.16 merge window opening in a few weeks. This pull request contains a big new feature: the initial albeit currently experimental support for AMDGPU user mode queues...
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Continued Work On Attack Vector Controls Ahead Of Linux 6.16
Going back to last year an AMD engineer has been pursuing "Attack Vecotr Controls" to rethink CPU security mitigation handling. Attack Vector Controls aims to make it easier to manage CPU security mitigation settings by focusing on the class/scope of vulnerabilities rather than managing the mitigations at an individual level. It's looking like the initial attack vectors co…
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Continued Work On Attack Vector Controls Ahead Of Linux 6.16
Going back to last year an AMD engineer has been pursuing 'Attack Vecotr Controls' to rethink CPU security mitigation handlingwww.phoronix.com
Banana Pi BPI-R4 Advances 5G Gateway Design with OpenMPTCProuter Support
Banana Pi’s new BPI-R4 is a 5G aggregation gateway built for edge networking. Designed to host multiple cellular modems, it supports OpenMPTCProuter and targets scenarios where wired internet is limited or unavailable.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Welcome Back to the Open-Source Family, Redis
Redis in-memory data store returns to its open-source roots by adopting AGPLv3 in Redis 8 to address community concerns.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Debian Developers Pursuing A General Resolution Around AI Models
The Debian developer community is pursuing a General Resolution for voting on their policy around AI models.lxer.com
KDE 3 lives to fight another day as Trinity Desktop 14.1.4 hits the shelves
: Good news, everyone: 15 years on, TDE still pushes pixelsLiam Proven (The Register)
Full Disk Encryption Performance With Ubuntu 25.04 + Framework Laptop 13 Strix Point
For anyone storing personal information on their laptops especially, I definitely recommend making use of Linux LUKS-based full disk encryption capabilities. I've been recommending going with the full disk encryption capabilities for nearly two decades to help protect personal data in case your laptop is lost or stolen. The performance implications of usin…
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Kcompressd Proposed For Accelerated Memory Compression On Linux
Mediatek engineers have proposed Kcompressd as a new addition to the Linux kernel to improve the efficiency of memory reclamationlxer.com
Debian Developers Pursuing A General Resolution Around AI Models
The Debian developer community is pursuing a General Resolution for voting on their policy around AI models...
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