An unexpected announcement this Friday evening is an introduction to Tyr, a new Linux kernel DRM graphics driver written in the Rust programming languagelxer.com
GStreamer 1.26.3 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with various improvements and bug fixes, as well as other changes. Here’s what’s new!Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Oracle Linux 10 is now GA with UEK 8.1, post-quantum crypto, zero-downtime patching, and enhanced dev tools.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
"Tyr" Announced As New Rust-Written Linux Kernel Graphics Driver
An unexpected announcement this Friday evening is an introduction to Tyr, a new Linux kernel DRM graphics driver written in the Rust programming language. As is sadly becoming more common among Linux GPU kernel drivers is the increasing obscure driver names. Tyr?!?..
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Last month saw the release of Rust 1.87 that celebrated ten years of the Rust programming language while out today is Rust 1.88 that continues iterating the language with new features.lxer.com
The SoM-SD520 is a compact SoM based on the MediaTek Genio 520 processor. It targets applications in smart homes, edge AI computing, interactive retail systems, and industrial IoT, offering a balance of performance, connectivity, and multimedia suppo…Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Wine 10.11 Makes More Preparations For NTSYNC Support
Wine 10.11 is out for testing today as the newest bi-weekly development release of this software for running Microsoft Windows games and applications on Linux and other platforms...
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What is the 408 Error Request Timeout and how can you fix it? Find out using our latest post or have our Linux admins fix it for you.Jeff Wilson (RoseHosting)
: Apple's advanced next-generation Lisp is still being maintained as FOSSLiam Proven (The Register)
Freedom of choice in Linux? The XLibre Xserver case suggests it's not as simple as it sounds, raising questions about openness and control.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
The June 2025 release of DietPi v9.14 adds support for new Orange Pi boards, introduces the GZDoom game engine, and brings system improvements, bug fixes, and driver refinements for better SBC compatibility.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
The upcoming Blender 5.0 3D modeling software application is introducing High Dynamic Range (HDR) display support on Linux when making use of Wayland -- no X11 support for HDR -- and Vulkan graphics accelerator.lxer.com
RADV vs. AMDVLK Driver Performance For Strix Halo Radeon 8060S Graphics
The latest in our ongoing testing of AMD Strix Halo performance using the HP ZBook Ultra G1a is analyzing the Vulkan API performance between Mesa's RADV driver and the AMDVLK official open-source AMD Vulkan driver for Linux systems. More than one hundred benchmarks were run looking at the performance from Steam Play games to Vulkan compute workloads.
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Deepin 25 launches as an immutable Linux system, featuring a revamped desktop, AI assistant, and universal app packaging with cross-distro compatibility.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Ubuntu Concept 25.04 ISOs Published For Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Laptops
Similar to the Ubuntu 24.10 concept ISOs for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops, Canonical has begun publishing new "concept" images of Ubuntu 25.04 ISOs optimized for use on the growing number of Qualcomm Snpadragon X Elite laptops. This week marks the release of the new ISOs for enhancing Ubuntu Linux on various ARM laptops...
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Similar to the Ubuntu 24.10 concept ISOs for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops, Canonical has begun publishing new 'concept' images of Ubuntu 25.04 ISOs optimized for use on the growing number of Qualcomm Snpadragon X Elite laptopswww.phoronix.com
Canonical Makes Multipass VM Manager Fully Open-Source
Canonical's Multipass lightweight VM manager for not only Linux systems but also Windows and macOS is now considered fully open-source. Multipass started out as a means of running an Ubuntu environment with ease from a single command on major operating systems. With today's Multipass 1.16 release candidate, it's now fully open-source...
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Modicia O.S. blends powerful multimedia tools, unique features, and a polished user experience for Linux users and creative professionals.Larry Cafiero (FOSS Force)
Overtime defenses for Spectre-based attacks have taken their toll.Dan Goodin (Ars Technica)
NVIDIA Blackwell Support Coming Together For NVK Vulkan In Mesa
Merged for the current Linux 6.16 cycle was initial NVIDIA Blackwell GPU support with the Nouveau open-source driver. NVIDIA Blackwell GPU support was tacked onto the existing Nouveau kernel driver rather than having to wait for the new "NOVA" driver and like prior generations continuing to leverage the GSP firmware. For going along with that Nouveau support, the Mesa NVK Vul…
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Bcachefs Changes End Up Being Merged Into Linux 6.16, For 6.17: "We'll Be Parting Ways"
Last week was a Bcachefs pull request consisting of fixes and a new "journal_rewind" feature to aide as a disaster recovery tool for the file-system. But with that code being submitted as part of the ongoing Linux 6.16 release candidates, it drew criticism from Linus Torvalds and other kernel developers. However, one week later and that discussion …
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Last week was a Bcachefs pull request consisting of fixes and a new 'journal_rewind' feature to aide as a disaster recovery tool for the file-systemwww.phoronix.com
AMD Platinum Sponsor Of Debian's DebConf25 - Promoting ROCm
The Debian project announced on Thursday that AMD has got on-board for being a platinum sponsor of their upcoming DebConf25 developer conference happening in July in Brest, France...
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Tails 6.17 privacy-focused Linux distro is out now with a new "Show Password" feature, alongside critical Tor Browser and uBlock Origin updates.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Radxa has introduced the NX150, a compact System-on-Module featuring the Intel N150 processor and a matching carrier board. Designed in the Jetson Xavier NX form factor, it offers an x86 alternative for edge computing, media, and AI applications.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Comment: Czech researcher lays out a business case for reducing reliance on RedmondLiam Proven (The Register)
Wiki.js is free and open-source wiki software based on Node.js, Git, and Markdown. In this article, well show you how to install Wiki.js on a Debian ...Arvid L (Howtoforge)
No clipboard history on Ubuntu 24.04? Learn how to easily enable it with GPaste and make it work the way you need, with this step-by-step tutorial.Djalel Oukid (Linux-Tech&More)
GStreamer 1.26.3 multimedia framework fixes H.266 parser flaws, improves WAV file support, and optimizes fragmented MP4 handling.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
VirtualBox 7.2 Beta 2 Preps Linux 6.16 Support, More Windows On ARM Enhancements
In addition to releasing Oracle Linux 10 today, Oracle also released the second beta of the upcoming VirtualBox 7.2 cross-platform virtualization software...
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: 22 years on from the last spec, you can now animate your PNGsLiam Proven (The Register)
Ubuntu Maker Canonical Generated Nearly $300M In Revenue Last Year
A decade ago Canonical did around $81 million in revenue (2014) with a head count of around 337 at the company behind Ubuntu Linux while their Linux desktop efforts were still gaining a footing with OEMs/ODMs pre-loads, within enterprise desktop environments, and the lucrative server/cloud space. Canonical recently filed their 2024 annual report and they are now up to a…
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A decade ago Canonical did around $81 million in revenue (2014) with a head count of around 337 at the company behind Ubuntu Linux while their Linux desktop efforts were still gaining a footing with OEMs/ODMs pre-loads, within enterprise desktop envi…www.phoronix.com
Mesa 25.2 RADV Driver Merges Support For AV1 Vulkan Video Encode
Published last November as part of Vulkan 1.3.302 was the VK_KHR_video_encode_av1 extension for adding AV1 video encoding to the Vulkan Video API. Ahead of next quarter's Mesa 25.2 release, the open-source Radeon Vulkan driver "RADV" has merged its AV1 encode support...
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Mir 2.21 Released With Cursor Scaling & Mouse Keys Support
Mir 2.21 is out today for this Ubuntu/Canonical project to serve as a set of libraries used to simplify the development of Wayland-based shells/environments...
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Oracle Linux 10 Reaches GA, Available With Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8.1
Building off the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 (RHEL 10.0) just over one month ago, Oracle today announced the general availability of Oracle Linux 10.0...
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: New UI library has 23 years of history – and unexpected rootsLiam Proven (The Register)
Firefox 141 Beta Lowering RAM Use On Linux But Still Benchmarking Behind Chrome
Following this week's release of Firefox 140, Firefox 141 was promoted to beta. Most exciting for Linux users with next month's Firefox 141 release is finally lowering system RAM use! I've been running some benchmarks looking at the impact.
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While the latest Intel Core Ultra processors have done away with Hyper Threading (HT), Intel Xeon CPUs continue supporting HT/SMT, including with their latest Xeon 6300 series budget server processors.lxer.com
Ubuntu 25.10 Snapshot 2 Released
Last month Canonical announced plans for releasing monthly Ubuntu Linux development snapshots and was followed by the Questing Snapshot 1 release in the road toward Ubuntu 25.10. Out today is the Questing Snapshot 2 release for incorporating the latest Ubuntu 25.10 development changes...
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AMD CPUID Faulting Support Looks To Be Coming For Linux 6.17
As a follow-up to the article a few weeks ago about AMD enabling User CPUID Faulting support for Linux, that code looks like it's ready to go for being introduced in the upcoming Linux 6.17 kernel...
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Bochs DRM Panic Support, Panfrost Adds Mediatek MT8370 SoC For Linux 6.17
Maxime Ripard at Red Hat sent out the latest weekly pull of "drm-misc-next" changes to DRM-Next for queuing of these kernel graphics/display driver changes ahead of the Linux 6.17 merge window opening up in about one month's time...
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Maxime Ripard at Red Hat sent out the latest weekly pull of 'drm-misc-next' changes to DRM-Next for queuing of these kernel graphics/display driver changes ahead of the Linux 6.17 merge window opening up in about one month's time.www.phoronix.com