AMD Announces Instinct MI350X & MI355X With Fully Upstream Open-Source Linux Support
AMD at its Advancing AI Day event in San Jose announced the Instinct MI350X and MI355X accelerators. Exciting open-source fans will be that the Instinct MI350 series features fully open-source driver support and that is already mainline within the Linux kernel...
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FusionTech MBM-T113 Delivers Compact ARM-Based Performance in Mobile-ITX Form Factor
The MBM-T113 is a 60x60mm Mobile-ITX embedded board from FusionTech, built around the Allwinner T113-S3 processor.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Just launched: the Screenly Player Max Mk II- the fastest, most secure digital signage player available.
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Meet the Screenly Player Max Mk II - Secure, High‑Performance Digital Signage
Learn more about our latest and most powerful Screenly Player Max Mk II, made in conjuction with system76.Daniel Mountcastle (Screenly, Inc)
OpenGL 4.6 Now Exposed For Old AMD Evergreen & Cayman GPUs On Linux Driver
Merged yesterday for Mesa 25.2 is an exciting change for those still making use of vintage Radeon GPUs... OpenGL 4.6 support is now exposed for the Radeon R600g Gallium3D driver...
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Apple Launches a Swift-Powered Docker Alternative for macOS
Apple introduced a Swift-powered, open-source alternative to Docker for running Linux containers on macOS, focused on security and isolation.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Rocky Linux 10 Is Out Now as Free Alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 - 9to5Linux
Rocky Linux 10 distribution is now available for download based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and featuring RISC-V support.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Measuring The Performance Cost To AMD Memory Guard With Ryzen AI PRO CPUs
While the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 are very similar processors just as the Ryzen PRO processors are to other non-PRO parts, one of the differences with the AMD PRO Technologies come down to AMD Memory Guard providing full system memory encryption. From the HP BIOS with the ZBook Ultra G1a there is a convenient toggle for this full memory …
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Measuring The Performance Cost To AMD Memory Guard With Ryzen AI PRO CPUs Review
While the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 and Ryzen AI Max+ 395 are very similar processors just as the Ryzen PRO processors are to other non-PRO parts, one of the differences with the AMD PRO Technologies come down to AMD Memory Guard providing full syste…www.phoronix.com
Platform Profile Power/Performance Impact For ThinkPad T14s G6 + AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
Back in April I published Linux benchmarks of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 with the AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 SoC. Some follow-up benchmarks I did back then that I have been meaning to publish is looking at the ACPI Platform Profile impact on performance and power for this ThinkPad laptop under Linux. Here are those numbers...
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Linus Torvalds Rejects The Idea Of Enabling DAMON By Default In The Linux Kernel
DAMON is a nifty data access monitoring solution for the Linux kernel developed by Amazon and other parties for system monitoring and performance/efficiency optimizations and morelxer.com
How to Install Pydio Cells on Ubuntu 25.04
Explore a step-by-step guide for installing, configuring, and running Pydio Cells on Ubuntu to manage and collaborate on your document files.Ubuntu Shell
Ultra Ethernet Consortium Publishes UEC 1.0 Specification
The Ultra Ethernet Consortium today published the UEC Specification 1.0 releaselxer.com
Out of Pocket and into the wallabag
Mozilla has decided to throw in the towel on Pocket, a social-bookmarking service that it acqui [...]LWN.net
HP ZBook Ultra G1a: An Incredible, Powerful Mobile Workstation Powered By AMD's Ryzen AI Max
Over the past month I have been testing out the HP ZBook Ultra G1a powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO Strix Halo. Simply put: WOW! I don't remember the last time I have been so fascinated by a laptop SoC from its incredible performance generationally and even compared to existing AMD SoCs within the Ryzen AI 300 series and outright dominating against the…
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Audacity 3.7.4 Patches Critical Crashes and Rendering Issues
Audacity 3.7.4 open-source audio editor fixes crashes, waveform rendering, and clip deletion issues.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
PCI Express 7.0 Final Specification Published Along With PCIe Optical Interconnect
PCI Express 7.0 was announced back in 2022 as coming in 2025 with 128 GT/s Since then draft specifications were published while today PCI-SIG is announcing the formal PCI Express 7.0 specification release along with a new PCIe Optical Interconnect Solution...
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How To Run Multiple Shells In Linux: Bash, Fish, Zsh And More
Learn why and how to run multiple shells in Linux. Test your scripts in different shells such as Bash, Dash, Fish, and Zsh for compatibility.sk (OSTechNix)
Linus Torvalds Rejects The Idea Of Enabling DAMON By Default In The Linux Kernel
DAMON is a nifty data access monitoring solution for the Linux kernel developed by Amazon and other parties for system monitoring and performance/efficiency optimizations and more. But it's not so ground-breaking that it's worth enabling by default in all Linux kernel builds, Linus Torvalds has decided...
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Ubuntu Joins the Movement: X11 Officially Being Phased Out
Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" removes Xorg-based sessions, fully embracing Wayland as the new default for GNOME.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Ultra Ethernet Consortium Publishes UEC 1.0 Specification
The Ultra Ethernet Consortium today published the UEC Specification 1.0 release. Nearly two years ago the Ultra Ethernet Consortium was started by Intel, AMD, Meta, HPE, and others and hosted by the Linux Foundation for open and high performance networking with an emphasis on AI and HPC...
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Canonical Confirms Ubuntu 25.10 Will Drop Support For GNOME On X.Org
In aligning with upstream GNOME 49 expected to ship with X11 support disabled by default, Canonical announced today that the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 release will also ship without support for running the GNOME desktop on X11.lxer.com
DragonFlyBSD Updates Its Graphics Drivers With New GPU Support But Still Years Behind
DragonFlyBSD has updated its Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) kernel graphics/display driver code that it ports over from what's available in the upstream Linux kernel. The latest revision to the DragonFlyBSD kernel graphics driver code enables support for some new hardware platforms but remains woefully behind the latest generation dGPUs/iGPUs and wh…
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DXVK 2.6.2 Improves Support for Rocketbirds 2, Red Orchestra: Ostfront, and More - 9to5Linux
DXVK 2.6.2 Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine is now available for download with various improvements.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Forked-off Xlibre tells Wayland display protocol to DEI in a fire
: Project to modernize the X.org X11 server seems to actively court controversyLiam Proven (The Register)
What is Strip Command and How to Use it?
In this article, you will learn how to use the strip command to remove unnecessary information from your compiled object file with examples.Linux TLDR
Taking AMD Ryzen AI Max Performance To The Max With Clear Linux & CachyOS
With the HP ZBook Ultra G1a Strix Halo laptop sporting the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 with Radeon 8060S Graphics it offers incredible performance potential as shown in my many benchmarks over the past month on Ubuntu Linux. But if wanting to push the Ryzen AI Max even further, with performance-optimized Linux distributions like CachyOS and Intel's Clear Linux it's pos…
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Intel Iris Linux Driver Lands Shared Virtual Memory Support
In late May the Rust-written "Rusticl" OpenCL driver within Mesa landed support for Shared Virtual Memory (SVM). Following that, the Intel Iris Gallium3D driver has now seen its support merged for SVM...
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Intel Iris Linux Driver Lands Shared Virtual Memory Support
In late May the Rust-written 'Rusticl' OpenCL driver within Mesa landed support for Shared Virtual Memory (SVM)www.phoronix.com
Linux Kernel 6.14 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.15 - 9to5Linux
Linux kernel 6.14 reached end of life and all users are now recommended to upgrade their systems to the latest Linux 6.15 kernel series.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Ubuntu Server Weighing Tmus vs. Screen, Wget vs. Curl
With less than one year to go until the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release and trying to get any major changes into Ubuntu 25.10 for extra baking, Ubuntu engineers have been evaluating some Ubuntu Server seed changes...
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End of Windows 10: Don't Worry Be Happy
As Windows 10 nears end-of-life, should you upgrade or switch? Here’s a practical look at life after support—and how Linux compares.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Raspberry Pi RP1 PCI Device Support On Path For Linux 6.17 Upstreaming
Going back to last year there have been patches worked on by SUSE for upstreaming Raspberry Pi's RP1 PCI device supportlxer.com
Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" to Remove the GNOME on Xorg (X11) Session - 9to5Linux
Canonical announced that they plan to remove the GNOME on Xorg (X11) session from the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" release.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Easy Ways To Insert The Last Argument Of The Previous Command In Bash, Fish and Zsh
Learn how to insert the last command argument in Bash, Fish, and Zsh shells. Save time and avoid typing mistakes using these tips.sk (OSTechNix)
Audacity 3.7.4 Improves Effect Preview, Studio Fade Out, and Waveform Rendering - 9to5Linux
Audacity 3.7.4 open-source audio editor is now available for download with variious bug fixes and improvements.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Docker Desktop 4.42 Ships with Native IPv6, MCP Toolkit Integration
Docker Desktop 4.42 adds native IPv6 support, debuts built-in MCP Toolkit, and expands AI tooling.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Warp Takes Your Terminal to Light Speed and Beyond - FOSS Force
You'll think you're cruising through hyperspace -- Warp brings speed, insight, and next-level productivity to the command line.Jack Wallen (FOSS Force)
Experimental Patch Brings Very Primitive AMD Instinct MI300 Support To GCC Compiler
With AMD continuing to be focused on their AMDGPU LLVM compiler back-end for their GPU compiler needs from compute to graphics shaders, the AMD GPU/accelerator hardware support within the GNU Compiler Collection "GCC" has long taken a backseat and left to third-party firms to implement. Posted today was an experimental patch providing very early support…
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Experimental Patch Brings Very Primitive AMD Instinct MI300 Support To GCC Compiler
With AMD continuing to be focused on their AMDGPU LLVM compiler back-end for their GPU compiler needs from compute to graphics shaders, the AMD GPU/accelerator hardware support within the GNU Compiler Collection 'GCC' has long taken a backseat and le…www.phoronix.com
Linux 6.15 Delivering Some Performance Gains On AMD EPYC For AI, HPC & Databases
The Linux 6.15 kernel cycle started off a bit rough with a heavy hitting performance regression spotted and then fixed but to only then discover another Linux 6.15 performance regression affecting modern AMD CPUs. Fortunately those issues were cleared out in time for the recent Linux 6.15 stable release. Linux 6.15 stable is looking good especially on 5th …
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Radxa UFS/eMMC Module Reader and Storage Solution Enables Fast Flashing and Scalable Embedded Storage
Radxa’s UFS/eMMC Module Reader is a compact USB 3.0 adapter for flashing OS images, accessing firmware, and transferring large files. It supports both eMMC v5.0 and UFS 2.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
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