Setup Hyprland with ML4W 2.9.8.6 Dotfiles as second DE for CachyOS 053025 Gnome
Installation was performed via paru, which appears to be preinstalled on CachyOS 053025 (Gnome 48.2 as DM) . I have to notice that CachyO...lxer.com
Intel Linux Driver Patch Posted For Wildcat Lake NPU Accelerator Support
Last month Intel software engineers began posting Linux enablement patches for Wildcat Lake. Some of those first patches were merged for Linux 6.16 while more work is forthcoming. Posted yesterday for the first time on the Linux kernel mailing list was enabling the NPU accelerator support for Wildcat Lake...
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 Elite GCC vs. LLVM Clang Compiler Performance
Since recently picking up a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptop for Linux testing now that the Linux support is starting to evolve into better shape (albeit still with many rough corners limiting the daily usability of such devices with Linux), one of the areas I was curious about was looking at the performance of Linux binaries with GCC vs. LLVM Clang. Here are some benc…
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Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 Elite GCC vs. LLVM Clang Compiler Performance
Since recently picking up a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptop for Linux testing now that the Linux support is starting to evolve into better shape (albeit still with many rough corners limiting the daily usability of such devices with Linux), one of…www.phoronix.com
Extortion is a Crime, Even If You're Based in Another Continent and Work for Microsoft
reported to British authoritiesRoy Schestowitz
Box64 v0.3.6 Brings Better AVX Handling, Volatile Metadata For Windows Executables
Just a few days after the FEX 2506 release for that open-source emulator enabling x86_64 binaries to run on ARM64 (AArch64) hosts, Box64 is out with its newest feature update for this open-source project with similar goals...
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The Performance Gains Brought By Linux 6.15+ & Mesa 25.2 For AMD Strix Halo
While the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Strix Halo SoCs have a nice out-of-the-box experience with modern Linux distributions for the Radeon 8050S and Radeon 8060S graphics, if going for the recently-released Linux 6.15 kernel there are some performance gains to enjoy as well as if opting for the latest Mesa 25.2 development code for the latest RadeonSI OpenGL and RADV …
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AMD's Kernel Compute Driver "AMDKFD" Can Now Be Enabled On RISC-V
Following all of the Linux kernel graphics driver features merged last week for the Linux 6.16 kernel, sent out this morning were the initial batch of fixes to the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) code. Besides fixes to these graphics / display / accelerator drivers, there is one new feature: the AMDKFD kernel compute driver can now be enabled on RISC-V systems...
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KDE Gear 25.04.2 Released with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps - 9to5Linux
KDE Gear 25.04.2 is now available as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 25.04 open-source software suite series with fixes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Apple M2 Pro / Max / Ultra PCIe Support Upstreamed In Linux 6.16
The many PCI subsystem changes have been merged for the in-development Linux 6.16 merge window...
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Linux 6.16 NFS Client Exposes LOCALIO State Via sysfs
In addition to the NFS server changes for Linux 6.16 with now supporting larger I/O block sizes, the Network File-System (NFS) client changes were merged this week for this next kernel version...
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More KVM Changes Merged For Linux 6.16: AMD "ALLOWED_SEV_FEATURES" Merged
Following the Intel TDX host support for KVM being merged for the Linux 6.16 merge window, another batch of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) changes were merged for the ongoing Linux 6.16 merge window...
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Mesa's Rusticl Lands OpenCL FP16 Half-Float Support
Mesa's modern Rust-written OpenCL driver for Gallium3D 'Rusticl' has closed one of the few remaining gaps with the former Clover OpenCL state trackerlxer.com
How GitHub Copilot Is Revolutionizing DevOps & DevSecOps
Here's how GitHub Copilot is reshaping software development — transforming DevOps and DevSecOps with AI-powered precision and scalability.Grant Knoetze (ITPro Today)
Karton: KDE’s Libvirt-Powered Answer to GNOME Boxes and Virt-Manager
Karton is a new, still-in-development KDE-native virtual machine manager using libvirt, aiming to bring VM tools closer to the Plasma desktop experience.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Wireshark 4.4.7 Network Protocol Analyzer Patches Security Flaw and Fixes Bugs - 9to5Linux
Wireshark 4.4.7 open-source network protocol analyzer is now available to download with various bug and security fixes, and updated protocols.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
FreeBSD Developers Deciding What To Do For WiFi With FreeBSD 15: Stable Or Unstable
FreeBSD developers have been working a lot on their wireless/WiFi driver support in recent months as part of their broader initiative for improving their operating system support for laptopslxer.com
Linux Display Managers: Complete Beginner's Guide
Learn what a Linux display manager is, how it works, how to install, switch, or disable it, and fix common DM issues with examples in Linux.sk (OSTechNix)
Mesa's Rusticl Lands OpenCL FP16 Half-Float Support
Mesa's modern Rust-written OpenCL driver for Gallium3D "Rusticl" has closed one of the few remaining gaps with the former Clover OpenCL state tracker. Merged today for Mesa 25.2 is native FP16 support...
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Mesa's Rusticl Lands OpenCL FP16 Half-Float Support
Mesa's modern Rust-written OpenCL driver for Gallium3D 'Rusticl' has closed one of the few remaining gaps with the former Clover OpenCL state trackerwww.phoronix.com
Contribute at the Fedora Linux Test Week for Kernel 6.15 - Fedora Magazine
Request for testors for Fedora Linux Test Week for Kernel 6.15 8-15 June 2025Sumantro Mukherjee (Fedora Project)
AI can spew code, but kids should still suffer like we did, says Raspberry Pi
: Mini computer house comes out against 'vibe coding' fadRichard Speed (The Register)
Canonical Finally Phasing Out Bazaar Code Hosting
Ubuntu Linux maker Canonical announced they will be sunsetting their Bazaar distributed revision control system code hosting with Launchpadlxer.com
KDE Gear 25.04.2 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New
KDE Gear 25.04.2 apps collection delivers updated translations and fixes across apps like Kdenlive, Kate, Akonadi, Konsole, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Linux 6.15 & Early Linux 6.16 Delivering Some Additional Gains For AMD Strix Halo
As some extra benchmarks to put out today for the Phoronix.com 21st birthday, there is some additional data points to share on AMD Strix Halo when using Linux 6.15 stable and the early development state of Linux 6.16 Git ahead of its v6.16-rc1 tagging this weekend. The Linux kernel performance is moving in the right direction at least with this round of…
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Proposed Persistent Cache For Block Devices "PCACHE" Ported To DM Framework
An initial patch series sent back out in April proposed PCACHE as a persistent memory cache for block devices. PCACHE was born out of the CXL block device driver and brings some benefits over the likes of BCache and dm-writecache...
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Europe's Federated Cloud Vision Is Right — Now Comes the Hard Part
CISPE invests €1 million in the Fulcrum Project to build a federated, open source European cloud alternative but faces steep challenges.Industry Perspectives (ITPro Today)
FreeBSD Developers Deciding What To Do For WiFi With FreeBSD 15: Stable Or Unstable
FreeBSD developers have been working a lot on their wireless/WiFi driver support in recent months as part of their broader initiative for improving their operating system support for laptops. While a lot of progress has been made on seeing more modern WiFi support and recent WiFi chipsets being enabled, it's still not complete and that puts FreeBSD 15 in a tou…
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How To Find Your Currently Active Display Manager In Linux
Do you know which display manager your Linux system is currently using? Discover all the ways to check your active display manager.sk (OSTechNix)
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Linux Performance Review
Ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics card hitting retailers tomorrow, today the review embargo lifts on this latest addition to the RDNA4 family.lxer.com
Avalue Introduces ACP-PI Boards as Raspberry Pi Alternatives Avalue Introduces ACP-PI Boards as Raspberry Pi Alternatives
Avalue Technology has introduced two industrial single-board computers designed to match the Raspberry Pi form factor while addressing the requirements of edge computing and IoT integration.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Rocky Linux 9.6 Released with New WSL Support, Updated Packages
Rocky Linux 9.6 is out now, featuring new toolchains, performance tools, and WSL-compatible containers for seamless Windows integration.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
AMD Radeon 8050S "Strix Halo" Linux Graphics Performance
Last month I began the much anticipated AMD Strix Halo Linux benchmarking at Phoronix by testing the top-end Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 that features 16 cores / 32 threads and the very impressive Radeon 8060S integrated graphics. Coming in one step below that flagship Strix Halo SoC is the Ryzen AI Max (PRO) 390 with Radeon 8050S graphics. Coming out today on Phoronix - coincidentally …
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AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 Performance - 12-Core Strix Halo
For some very fun Linux benchmarking on this 21st anniversary of starting Phoronix is looking at the Ryzen AI Max (PRO) 390 Linux performance, the 12-core Strix Halo SoC with Radeon 8050S Graphics. While there have been various benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ (PRO) 395 in recent weeks on Phoronix and other publications, the other Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" SoCs haven't been as widely s…
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Bcachefs Lands More Improvements For Linux 6.16 After Data Loss Bug Hit v6.15
Last week many Bcachefs performance optimizations, recovery work, and enhanced error messages were merged at the start of the Linux 6.16 merge window. Now ahead of the Linux 6.16-rc1 release coming on Sunday to cap off the merge window, a second round of Bcachefs enhancements and fixes were merged...
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Setting Up Graphical Uncomplicated Firewall (GUFW) on Ubuntu - Make Tech Easier
Learn how to install, enable, and configure GUFW, a GUI firewall tool for Ubuntu, to manage and secure your network easily.Anees Asghar (Make Tech Easier)
Rocky Linux 9.6 Is Available for Download, Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 - 9to5Linux
Rocky Linux 9.6 distribution is now available for download as a free and open-source alternative to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Marking 21 Years Of Covering Linux Hardware
Phoronix has made it another year. Today marks 21 years since I started Phoronix.com with a focus on providing Linux hardware reviews. Linux hardware support is a night and day difference then to today as is the overall ecosystem with all the major hardware vendors these days having some -- often significant -- levels of interest in Linux support. No longer is it typically a worry of whether your mouse,…
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PeerTube 7.2 Rolls Out with Fresh UI and Smarter Video Management Tools
PeerTube 7.2, an open-source, decentralized video platform, rolls out with redesigned video management, enhanced filtering, and refined handling of sensitive content.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Rust-Based Redox OS Begins Implements X11 Support, GTK3 Port
For those not liking the direction of the Linux desktop with its Wayland-first focus, the Rust-written Redox OS has begun rolling out X11 support within its Orbital display server.lxer.com
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