Intel XeSS 2.1 Released With Frame Generation For Non-Intel GPUs But Still A Binary Mess
This evening Intel released XeSS 2.1 as the newest version of their Xe Super Sampling library with upscaling, frame generation, and low latency optimizations for gamers. Notable with XeSS 2.1 is that it introduces XeSS Frame Generation with Xe Low Latency support now for non-Intel GPUs...
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For the Ubuntu 25.10 development cycle to complement the daily ISOs, Canonical began releasing monthly snapshots to facilitate more testing from the community and also in working to enhance their build automation / infrastructurelxer.com
Steam Beta Brings Fix For UI Scaling On XWayland
Valve is ending out the month of July with a new Steam beta release that has a few Linux-specific fixes...
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Waveshare has introduced the ESP32-P4-WIFI6, a multimedia development board built around the ESP32-P4 with an integrated ESP32-C6 module.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Archinstall 3.0.9 Arch Linux installer rolls out with Bluetooth support, U2F authentication support, and other changes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Learn how to enable SSH on Debian 13 or simply ask our Linux System administrators to install it all for you.Jeff Wilson (RoseHosting)
Linux 6.17 GPU Drivers Led By Stable Intel Xe3 Panther Lake & SR-IOV For Battlemage
All of the open-source kernel graphics driver feature changes were merged earlier today for the Linux 6.17 kernel. For Linux 6.17 there is an enormous amount of new feature work ready to go with the modern Intel graphics driver code. Plus the always active AMD graphics driver changes and various refinements to the many smaller graphics/display drivers...
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Lenovo Legion Gaming Drivers & New Intel Discovery Driver For Telemetry In Linux 6.17
The x86 platform driver updates have been merged for the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel. The x86 platform drivers area traditionally has been around Linux laptop hardware support but in recent years more work on handheld devices too plus Intel/AMD server platform functionality...
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The Banana Pi team has launched the BPI-R4 Lite, a smart router board powered by the MediaTek MT7987A processor.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Another change proposal filed recently for the Fedora Linux 43 release is to hardlink identical files within /usr by default for RPM-provided files that are 100% identical and can be then deduplicated to help conserve disk space and increase system e…lxer.com
AMD EPYC 4545P: 16 Zen 5 Cores @ 65 Watts For Low-Power / Energy Efficient Servers
Back in May when AMD launched the EPYC 4005 "Grado" processors for low-power, low-cost server processors we tested the EPYC 4565P and EPYC 4585PX. The EPYC 4565P is their standard 16-core offering while the EPYC 4585PX is the 3D V-Cache variant for these processors catering to web hosting, SOHO servers, edge computing, and other applications where not needing the pe…
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Back in May when AMD launched the EPYC 4005 'Grado' processors for low-power, low-cost server processors we tested the EPYC 4565P and EPYC 4585PX.www.phoronix.com
Ubuntu 25.10 Snapshot 3 Released For Monthly Testing
For the Ubuntu 25.10 development cycle to complement the daily ISOs, Canonical began releasing monthly snapshots to facilitate more testing from the community and also in working to enhance their build automation / infrastructure. Today marks the third monthly release of Ubuntu 25.10 for testing...
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Alma-based HeliumOS 10 is out now with Linux kernel 6.12, Zsh as default, Btrfs with optional encryption, and Docker preinstalled—here’s my take.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Ahead of the Threadripper 9000 series hitting store shelves tomorrow, today the review embargo lifts on these new high-end desktop/workstation Zen 5 processors.lxer.com
Apple SMC Driver Merged For Linux 6.17 To Be Able To Reboot Macs
The Apple System Management Controller (SMC) driver was successfully merged this week into Linux 6.17 for being able to reboot modern Apple M1 / M2 Macs under Linux (the Apple M3 / M4 Linux support remains in development). It's the latest improvement for Apple Silicon on the upstream Linux kernel compared to the downstream Asahi Linux code that has been carrying the SMC…
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Archinstall 3.0.9, a guided installer for Arch Linux, adds U2F authentication, LUKS iteration tweaks, and Bluetooth support.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Linus Torvalds Continues Using A Radeon RX 580 Graphics Card, Back On An Intel Laptop
The AMD Radeon RX 480 / RX 580 "Polaris" graphics cards remain very popular on the Steam Survey and among enthusiasts/desktop users at large even though they are nearly a decade old. The nine year old Polaris graphics cards have aged well in the marketplace and are an affordable choice. For Linux users they continue enjoying strong open-source driver suppor…
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The AMD Radeon RX 480 / RX 580 'Polaris' graphics cards remain very popular on the Steam Survey and among enthusiasts/desktop users at large even though they are nearly a decade oldwww.phoronix.com
Fedora Considers Hardlinking Identical /usr Files By Default For Deduplicating RPM Assets
Another change proposal filed recently for the Fedora Linux 43 release is to hardlink identical files within /usr by default for RPM-provided files that are 100% identical and can be then deduplicated to help conserve disk space and increase system efficiency...
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Another change proposal filed recently for the Fedora Linux 43 release is to hardlink identical files within /usr by default for RPM-provided files that are 100% identical and can be then deduplicated to help conserve disk space and increase system e…www.phoronix.com
Linux's Lockdown LSM Back To Being Maintained For Restricted Computing
Upstreamed to the Linux kernel back in 2019 was the Lockdown security module for opt-in hardware/kernel security restrictions. It was a difficult and contentious process getting to the Linux kernel but then was left without any formal maintainer shortly after being mainlined. Now for helping to renew this Linux security module, two developers have stepped up to takeov…
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libinput 1.29 Released With High Resolution Scroll Wheel Improvement
Libinput 1.29 was just released as the newest version of this open-source input handling library used on the modern Linux desktop both under X.Org and Wayland environments...
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In recent days there have been an increasing flow of leaks surrounding the Legion Go 2 as the next-generation handheld from Lenovolxer.com
: Can we have this as a global feature in all software? Please?Liam Proven (The Register)
The Linux 6.17 kernel has merged a new driver for powering up the Imagination PowerVR-based graphics processor found within the Alibaba T-HEAD TH1520 RISC-V SoClxer.com
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If you're not using one of the many Linux distro's that come with Flatpak management already built in, Warehouse is here to help.Jack Wallen (FOSS Force)
Linux Begins Preparing For The Lenovo Legion Go 2 Handheld
In recent days there have been an increasing flow of leaks surrounding the Legion Go 2 as the next-generation handheld from Lenovo. The Lenovo Legion Go 2 is reported to be launching later this year with an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme SoC, 144Hz OLED display, and a variety of other hardware upgrades over the original Lenovo Legion Go. Linux driver activity around the Legion Go 2 ha…
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Linux 6.17 Lands New Driver To Power On The T-HEAD TH1520 RISC-V SoC's GPU
The Linux 6.17 kernel has merged a new driver for powering up the Imagination PowerVR-based graphics processor found within the Alibaba T-HEAD TH1520 RISC-V SoC. This power sequencing driver is just for being able to power-up the GPU before the actual graphics driver can takeover...
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Archinstall 3.0.9 released today as the newest iteration of this text-based Arch Linux operating system installer.lxer.com
The July 2025 release of DietPi v9.15 introduces support for the Orange Pi 3 non-LTS, provides its own updated Unbound packages, and includes a script to upgrade Bookworm systems to Debian Trixie, the upcoming Debian release scheduled for August 9th.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Mesa 25.2-rc3 Released With RADV Vulkan Video Fixes, NVK Conformance Update
The third weekly release candidate of Mesa 25.2 is now available for testing ahead of its planned stable release in August...
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TUXEDO launches the ultra-thin InfinityBook Pro 15 with Ryzen AI 300 CPUs, full Linux support, and a massive 99 Wh battery.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Linux's Landlock Security Module Lands New Maintainers To Avoid Bit Rot
Upstreamed to the Linux kernel back in 2021 was Landlock as a new means of unprivileged application sandboxing. It aimed to be very powerful and since being upstreamed four years ago has seen some minor enhancements and fixes but has been without any formal code maintainer. Thankfully two developers have stepped up to oversee this Linux security module going foreward...
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