UEFI SBAT Support Coming Together Ahead Of Linux 6.17
Support for UEFI Secure Boot Advanced Targeting "SBAT" looks like it could be buttoned up in the mainline kernel for the upcoming Linux 6.17 cycle...
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Support for UEFI Secure Boot Advanced Targeting 'SBAT' looks like it could be buttoned up in the mainline kernel for the upcoming Linux 6.17 cycle.www.phoronix.com
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Plasma 6.4, Git 2.50, Arch shifts to pure WoW64 builds, XLibre Xserver 25.0, a historic photo of Torvalds and Gates together, upgrade to AlmaLinux 10 from 9, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
The June 2025 release of ESPHome (2025.6.0) introduces several technical updates, including a major framework upgrade, new device support, and foundational changes to ensure future compatibility and performance.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
RADV Driver Lands VK_EXT_shader_float8 Support
The Mesa Radeon Vulkan driver "RADV" is now the first Mesa in-tree driver supporting 8-bit floating point use within shaders via the new VK_EXT_shader_float8 extension...
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The Mesa Radeon Vulkan driver 'RADV' is now the first Mesa in-tree driver supporting 8-bit floating point use within shaders via the new VK_EXT_shader_float8 extension.www.phoronix.com
AMD GFX1250 Support Starts Being Built Up Within LLVM
Over the past three days the new AMD "GFX1250" GPU target has started being built out within the upstream LLVM compiler codebase for the AMDGPU LLVM shader compiler back-end...
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Over the past three days the new AMD 'GFX1250' GPU target has started being built out within the upstream LLVM compiler codebase for the AMDGPU LLVM shader compiler back-end.www.phoronix.com
postmarketOS 25.06 mobile distribution is now available for download based on Alpine Linux 3.22 and featuring support for new devices.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
When Linux met Microsoft: a historic photo of Linus Torvalds and Bill Gates standing side by side for the very first time.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
IceWM 3.8 window manager for the X Window System improves performance with faster Themes menu loading, optimized resource graphs, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
IceWM 3.8 Brings New Optimizations & Changes
For those preferring an X11-based desktop experience on Linux, IceWM 3.8 released on Sunday as the newest version of this lightweight X11 window manager focused on speed and simplicity...
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Linus Torvalds just announced the release of Linux 6.16-rc3 in marching toward the Linux 6.16 kernel release due out around late July.lxer.com
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for June 23rd, 2025, brings news about KDE Plasma 6.4, postmarketOS 25.06, Darktable 5.2, Calibre 8.5, and more.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Linux 6.16-rc3 Released: Various Bug Fixes While Bcachefs Changes Not Pulled
Linus Torvalds just announced the release of Linux 6.16-rc3 in marching toward the Linux 6.16 kernel release due out around late July...
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More Intel TDX Code Merged For KVM In Linux 6.16
Merged minutes ago ahead of the Linux 6.16-rc3 release due out shortly was this week's batch of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) updates. Beyond the usual KVM fixes merged for the week, a bit of feature code was pulled in by Linus Torvalds for this post-merge-window phase...
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Disabling Intel Graphics Security Mitigations Can Boost GPU Compute Performance By 20%
While not talked about as much as the Intel CPU security mitigations, Intel graphics security mitigations have added up over time that if disabling Intel graphics security mitigations for their GPU compute stack for OpenCL and Level Zero can yield a 20% performance boost. Ubuntu maker Canonical in cooperation with Intel is preparing to disable thes…
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While not talked about as much as the Intel CPU security mitigations, Intel graphics security mitigations have added up over time that if disabling Intel graphics security mitigations for their GPU compute stack for OpenCL and Level Zero can yield a …www.phoronix.com
3mdeb Carries Out Experimental Port Of AMD OpenSIL To Zen 1 Platform
The 3mdeb firmware consulting firm recently hosted another one of their virtual events about open-source firmware and beer. There they talked about AMD's ongoing work around OpenSIL for open-source CPU silicon initialization. In addition, they shared work on an experimental port of OpenSIL back to Zen 1 processors...
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XLibre 25.0 was just released as the first tagged release of this recent X.Org Server fork.lxer.com
HackerBox is a monthly subscription service offering development kits targeted at hobbyists, students, and electronics enthusiasts. HackerBox 0115, titled "Wispier," is a follow-up to the earlier Wispy kit (HackerBox 0089).Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Rocky Linux delivers stability, but its lack of in-place upgrade support between major versions is a sore spot for users with long-term deployments.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Prominent KDE developer Nate Graham put out a blog post today reaffirming the KDE Plasma's intent that Wayland is their main focus and X11 support continues to be maintained but eventually it will go awaylxer.com
Darktable 5.2 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download with new features, UI/UX improvements, and updated camera support.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
At the moment that is a hack installing almost all of required packages (except ttf-*-*) from Fedora 42 repos instead of AUR. I've setup "...lxer.com
XLibre Xserver, a fresh fork of Xorg to revive X11, launches version 25.0 just two weeks after its inception, bringing new life to the X11 ecosystem.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
KDE Plasma Remains Committed To A Wayland Future: 70%+ Already On Wayland
Prominent KDE developer Nate Graham put out a blog post today reaffirming the KDE Plasma's intent that Wayland is their main focus and X11 support continues to be maintained but eventually it will go away. Nate Graham also noted around 73% of KDE Plasma 6 users are already using the Wayland session...
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No time to discuss this - that's the pointRoy Schestowitz
As KDE Plasma LTS ends, Nitrux embraces Hyprland and drops NX Desktop. Discover what’s changing—and why Nitrux Hyprland is worth the excitement.Djalel Oukid (Linux-Tech&More)
Ubuntu 25.10 Planning To Raise RISC-V Support Baseline To RVA23 Profile
Ahead of the all-important Ubuntu 26.04 LTS cycle, Canonical is looking to raise the required RISC-V ISA baseline for its Ubuntu 25.10 release due out later this year...
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GNOME Fixes Years-Old Bug Of Trash Not Always Being Properly Emptied
This Week in GNOME is out with its latest issue that outlines some UI progress made as well as addressing an aging GNOME bug that could result in not all files/directories being properly removed when emptying the Trash from the GNOME desktop...
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XLibre 25.0 Released As Inaugural Version Of X.Org Server Fork
XLibre 25.0 was just released as the first tagged release of this recent X.Org Server fork...
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KDE Plasma 6.4 Is Looking To Be In Good Shape, Fewer Bugs
KDE developer Nate Graham is out with his weekly blog post summarizing all of the interesting KDE Plasma developments for the past week. Notable this week was the debut of Plasma 6.4 stable and from early user feedback appears to be in good shape...
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Learn how to upgrade from AlmaLinux 9 to AlmaLinux 10 smoothly. Follow our step-by-step guide to ensure a hassle-free system upgrade.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
ASUS IoT has introduced two new 3.5-inch single board computers, the C5153ES-IM-AA and C7156ES-IM-AA, both based on Intel Core Ultra processors.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Calibre 8.5 enhances Kobo support and introduces UI tweaks like better scrollbars and easier management of multiple book files.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Calibre 8.5 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with improvements to the Kobo driver and E-Book Viewer.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Arch Linux Plasma 6.4 users still on X11 must install plasma-x11-session, or they’ll be left without a session after the KWin split.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Microsoft announced back in May at their Build developer conference that WSL would be going open-sourcelxer.com
Comment: X11 is very far from dead – no matter if some want it to beLiam Proven (The Register)
: DataFusion and WarehousePG meant to deal with AI-related workloads, not to compete with analytics data platformsLindsay Clark (The Register)
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