Git 2.50 distributed revision control tool removes the legacy recursive merge engine, completing the transition to the faster, more robust ORT engine.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Intel Mesa Drivers Now Properly Report Battlemage BMG-G31 GPUs
Posted by Intel engineers a few days ago were a Mesa patch to begin recognizing some Intel Battlemage graphics cards as being the larger "BMG G31" variant. This evening those patches were merged for Mesa 25.2 for what's rumored to be potentially the Arc B770 graphics cards to launch later in the year...
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Posted by Intel engineers a few days ago were a Mesa patch to begin recognizing some Intel Battlemage graphics cards as being the larger 'BMG G31' variantwww.phoronix.com
FreeRDP 3.16 is out today as the newest update to this open-source Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) library and client implementationlxer.com
Following below was attempt to reproduce instructions proposed in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFBidsZOWgs on openSUSE Tumbleweed in...lxer.com
The X.Org Server has been seeing a lot of commits this week..lxer.com
Dozzle 8.13 real‑time Docker log viewer improves usability with UI updates and adds a logout icon while fixing several small bugs.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
ReactOS as the 'open-source Windows' project providing an operating system with binary compatibility for Windows software and drivers can finally properly handle full-screen games/apps.lxer.com
On No Kings Day in a small town in North Carolina, our reporter rediscovers that code, community, and politics are intertwined.Christine Hall (FOSS Force)
The 6.16 kernel will include a number of changes to how the kernel handles the processing of co [...]LWN.net
Trying Out The AMD Developer Cloud For Evaluating Instinct + ROCm
Last week alongside announcing the AMD Instinct MI350X/MI355X and the ROCm 7.0 software preview, AMD also introduced the AMD Developer Cloud as a new means for developers to easy try out Instinct accelerators with their own software and with the ROCm compute stack already setup. Having tried out prior AMD cloud compute environments, as soon as my email invite for the AMD Develo…
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Last week alongside announcing the AMD Instinct MI350X/MI355X and the ROCm 7.0 software preview, AMD also introduced the AMD Developer Cloud as a new means for developers to easy try out Instinct accelerators with their own software and with the ROCm…www.phoronix.com
Rust Surveying Developers To Find Biggest Compiler Performance Issues
Rust developers acknowledge lengthy compiler times can be a significant issue that limits the productivity of developers working with this programming language. For helping in determining different combinations of issues around compiler performance, the Rust team has started a survey to collect more information on the issues...
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Linux Sensor Monitoring Coming For The ASUS ProArt X870E-CREATOR WIFI
For those interested in a high-end motherboard for AMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series processors that is marketed for creators and equipped with high-end features, the ASUS ProArt X870E-CREATOR WIFI motherboard that retails for $500+ USD will soon see hardware monitoring support under Linux...
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For those interested in a high-end motherboard for AMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series processors that is marketed for creators and equipped with high-end features, the ASUS ProArt X870E-CREATOR WIFI motherboard that retails for $500+ USD will soon s…www.phoronix.com
ReactOS Merges Better Support For Fullscreen Applications
ReactOS as the "open-source Windows" project providing an operating system with binary compatibility for Windows software and drivers can finally properly handle full-screen games/apps...
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ReactOS as the 'open-source Windows' project providing an operating system with binary compatibility for Windows software and drivers can finally properly handle full-screen games/apps.www.phoronix.com
FreeRDP 3.16 Released With Better SDL3 Client Support
FreeRDP 3.16 is out today as the newest update to this open-source Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) library and client implementation. This Apache-licensed project continues to be one of the leading implementations of the Microsoft RDP protocol for use outside the confines of Windows...
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Uniwill Laptop Driver Proposed For Linux To Enable Additional Features
For those with a laptop from Taiwanese OEM/ODM manufacturer Uniwill, two new drivers are being proposed to enhance the mainline Linux kernel support for Uniwill laptops by enabling additional functionality to work under Linux...
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Intel Performance Counters Support Merged To Mesa For Panther Lake
The Intel Observation Architecture "OA" performance counters support has been upstreamed to Mesa for upcoming Xe3 Panther Lake integrated graphics...
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The Intel Observation Architecture 'OA' performance counters support has been upstreamed to Mesa for upcoming Xe3 Panther Lake integrated graphics.www.phoronix.com
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Rocky 10, Kali 2025.2, KDE Frameworks 6.15, Archinstall 3.0.8, XBPS 0.60, Wine 10.10, Gitea 1.24, End of Windows 10: Don’t worry, be happy, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
While the Linux 6.16 merge window just passed one week ago, already there are new feature changes beginning to queue for the Linux 6.17 kernel later in the summer.lxer.com
Wine 10.10 is out now with Mono 10.1, OSMesa removal, better Windows Runtime metadata, and fixes for Steam, F.E.A.R, and Stalker.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Two years ago DreamWorks Animation open-sourced their MoonRay renderer that is an award-winning, state-of-the-art production MCRT renderer used for a number of feature filmslxer.com
Upcoming GNOME releases will require systemd for key session features, making it harder for non-systemd distros to keep pace without major patches.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Following the release of Linux 6.16-rc1 last Sunday that capped off the Linux 6.16 merge window, Linux 6.16-rc2 is now available with an initial week's worth of bug/regression fixeslxer.com
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for June 15th, 2025, brings news about Linux 6.14 EOL, Kali Linux 2025.2, Rocky Linux 10, Mixxx 2.5.2, and more.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Linux 6.16-rc2 Released With An Initial Batch Of Fixes
Following the release of Linux 6.16-rc1 last Sunday that capped off the Linux 6.16 merge window, Linux 6.16-rc2 is now available with an initial week's worth of bug/regression fixes. Linux 6.16 development continues in aiming toward a stable release around the end of July...
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Void Linux’s package manager XBPS hits version 0.60 with better error handling, script execution fixes, and more robust package update logic.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
This week, OrangePi introduced the R2S, a compact board for embedded networking and gateway applications, running OpenWRT by default. Key features include dual 2.5G Ethernet ports, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, and USB Type-C power input.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
PeaZip 10.5 open-source archive manager is now available for download with major performance improvements to the file and archive browsing.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
The Gemini 435Le is Orbbec’s newest 3D camera, designed to deliver robust, high-precision depth sensing for demanding industrial and outdoor robotics environments.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Linux 6.17 Looks Like It Could Go Ahead And Make SMP Support Unconditional
Back in May a big patch series was published for reworking the Linux kernel to make the SMP support unconditional. Right now those that happen to be running Linux in a uniprocessor (1 CPU core) configuration can build with "CONFIG_SMP" disabled but the proposed patches would make symmetric multi-processing support always present. Those patches took a step forward…
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The Latest X.Org Server Activity Are A Lot Of Code Reverts
The X.Org Server has been seeing a lot of commits this week... to revert bad code...
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16-bit Medium Precision Improvements Merged For AMD Radeon Mesa Code
Prominent AMD Mesa developer Marek Olšák this week landed a number of fixes for the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver code in working to enable medium precision "mediump" support for this open-source graphics driver...
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Prominent AMD Mesa developer Marek Olšák this week landed a number of fixes for the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver code in working to enable medium precision 'mediump' support for this open-source graphics driver.www.phoronix.com
Graphics Driver Changes Begin Queuing Ahead Of Linux 6.17
While the Linux 6.16 merge window just passed one week ago, already there are new feature changes beginning to queue for the Linux 6.17 kernel later in the summer...
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: We take a quick look at the headline features – and the growing differencesLiam Proven (The Register)
While KDE Plasma 6.4 is set for release next week, there are already exciting feature improvements brewing for Plasma 6.5.lxer.com
Luckfox has just launched a new development board with a form factor similar to the Raspberry Pi Zero, but based on the Rockchip RK3506B system-on-chip.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Sasha Levin just sent out an initial 'request for comments' patch series for the Linux kernel in aiming to establish a Kernel API Specification Framework.lxer.com
Nitrux devs announced the deprecation of their KDE Plasma-based NX Desktop environment for Hyprland and the adoption of CachyOS' kernel.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
LibreOffice 25.8 beta is now available for this popular open-source office suitelxer.com
Rspamd 3.12 open-source spam filtering system lands with major security fixes, Ollama support, HEIC file recognition, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
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in reply to Phoronix • • •seems like this would indicate that those commits weren't adequately reviewed before they were merged.
Of course one can't catch everything when reviewing code, and the maintainers were probably busy with other stuff. But that's a lot of bad commits thatvslipped through...
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