Users on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (and any Linux distribution based on it, like Linux Mint 22) will shortly receive Linux kernel 6.15 and Mesa 25.0.7 via a software update.
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users are getting a new HWE update with Linux 6.14 and Mesa 25.0, delivering a big gaming boost and support for newer hardware.Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
IceWM 3.8.1 window manager for the X Window System brings memory usage optimizations, improved toolbar behavior, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
In addition to last minute feature work on the latest AMD RDNA4 graphics cards ahead of the Mesa 25.2 code branching, there's also some new fixes going into Mesa for the open-source Radeon driver code..lxer.com
New Effort To Upstream LTTng In The Linux Kernel Draws Criticism From Torvalds
The LTTng tracing toolkit is twenty years old this year and it's seen significant adoption by different hyperscalers and other notable organizations like IBM and Sony and Siemens beyond basic end-users and administrators for system tracing/debugging. While having many successes over the past two decades, the kernel modules remain outside of the kernel tree. Eve…
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LMDE 7 is officially named “Gigi” and will feature OEM install support along with all the enhancements introduced in Linux Mint 22.2.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
I take look at Rio, an open-source terminal emulator written in Rust with WebGPU support — plus a slew of novel features, like RetroArch shaders!
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Seeking a fast, modern terminal for Ubuntu? Rio is a cross-platform, hardware-accelerated terminal emulator built in Rust with novel features.Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
: Latest release handles NBD and bcachefs, but you’ll need 64-bit hardware to boot itLiam Proven (The Register)
Intel Xe3 Panther Lake OpenGL & Vulkan Support Now Enabled By Default On Linux
With the upcoming Linux 6.17 kernel the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver is enabling Panther Lake graphics out-of-the-box. Now going along with that Linux 6.17+ support out-of-the-box, the Mesa OpenGL and Vulkan user-space drivers are also ready to declare their Xe3 Panther Lake graphics support by default...
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Following the NanoPi R3S LTS, FriendlyELEC has launched the NanoPi R76S, a compact router board powered by the Rockchip RK3576. Designed for edge networking and IoT, it features dual 2.5Gbps Ethernet, HDMI, USB 3.2, and AI acceleration.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
This is a bit of a rant; feel free to skip it if you’re here for the KDE content. This isn’t the first time I’ve blogged about the dearth of truly great PC laptops out there, and …Adventures in Linux and KDE
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A key requirement was touch screen to improve and test touch support on the Plasma desktop. AFAIK system 76 has no touch screen options and, subsequently, the Cosmic desktop itself lacks consistent touch support.
New Linux Patches Enable Support For The Snapdragon X1 Powered Microsoft Surface Pro 11
Posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list are a set of nine patches for bringing up support for the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite/Plus powered Microsoft Surface Pro 11 2-in-1 laptop...
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Debian's annual Debian Conference 'DebConf' started this morning and runs all week in Brest, France.lxer.com
PINE64 has shared early details of the ALPHA-One 7B, a compact generative AI agent powered by the RISC-V-based StarPro64 SBC. Priced at $329.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Mesa 25.2 NVK vs. NVIDIA R575 Linux Graphics Performance For GeForce RTX 40 Series
A number of Phoronix readers have been interested in seeing some fresh benchmarks of Mesa's NVK Vulkan driver in providing open-source Vulkan API support on NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards as well as the modern OpenGL approach of using Zink for layering OpenGL atop Vulkan. Here are some fresh benchmarks using the very latest Mesa 25.2 code for NVK on the latest u…
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A number of Phoronix readers have been interested in seeing some fresh benchmarks of Mesa's NVK Vulkan driver in providing open-source Vulkan API support on NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards as well as the modern OpenGL approach of using Zink for layerin…www.phoronix.com
SFrame Support Upstreamed To GNU C Library For Glibc 2.42
Merged today into the upstream GNU C Library code ahead of next month's Glibc 2.42 release is support for SFrame stack tracing with ELF binaries on x86 and AArch64 architectures...
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Catch up on the latest Linux news: CachyOS, Krita 5.2.10, OBS Studio 31.1, Plasma 6.3.6, KDE ISO Image Writer, Amarok 3.3, Thunderbird 140, Red Hat offers free RHEL access, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
NVMe Controller Data Queue "CDQ" Patches Posted For Linux
New feature patches posted for review today on the Linux kernel mailing list are working to implement the NVMe specification's Controller Data Queue (CDQ) functionality within the NVMe storage driver...
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Old Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000 GPUs Still Seeing Open-Source Driver Fixes In 2025
In addition to last minute feature work on the latest AMD RDNA4 graphics cards ahead of the Mesa 25.2 code branching, there's also some new fixes going into Mesa for the open-source Radeon driver code... Coming in this Monday morning by surprise are some fixes for the Radeon HD 2000/3000 series approaching two decades old as well as a fix for the Radeon HD 40…
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition to release August 14 gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/warh…
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Relic Entertainment have announced that Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is set for release on August 14th.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
RADV Vulkan Video Improvements Make It Into Mesa 25.2 For AMD RDNA4 GPUs
Ahead of the Mesa 25.2 code branching / feature freeze expected later this week, last minute feature additions and other changes continue landing in the codebase for these open-source OpenGL and Vulkan drivers. One of the additions today worth mentioning are continued Vulkan Video improvements for AMD Radeon graphics...
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Intel Mesa Drivers Add Option To Disable Xe3's Variable Register Thread "VRT" Feature
One of the interesting new additions with the upcoming Intel Xe3 integrated and discrete graphics is the Variable Register Thread "VRT" feature. Making use of Variable Register Thread can reduce register splitting, reduce bandwidth consumption, and improve overall performance. More background information on Intel VRT can be found in that aforelinked Phoronix…
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One of the interesting new additions with the upcoming Intel Xe3 integrated and discrete graphics is the Variable Register Thread 'VRT' featurewww.phoronix.com
Last month when the Fairphone 6 smartphone was announced, same-day Linux support patches were posted for this modular and repair-friendly smartphonelxer.com
LMDE 7 Will Follow Linux Mint 22.2
The Linux Mint developers have put out their monthly status update to outline their work in recent weeks. Over the course of June, Linux Mint developers were primarily focused on Linux Mint 22.2 with the beta release expected soon...
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In May, NordVPN got full scale on board with Linux with it released a Linux client. We just took it for a spin!Christine Hall (FOSS Force)
Debian's DebConf25 Kicks Off On France - Video Streams Available
Debian's annual Debian Conference "DebConf" started this morning and runs all week in Brest, France...
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Debian's annual Debian Conference 'DebConf' started this morning and runs all week in Brest, France.www.phoronix.com
Lossless Scaling Frame Gen gets a Decky Loader Steam Deck plugin but there's drama gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/loss…
#LosslessScaling #SteamDeck #SteamOS #Linux
There's some drama in Steam Deck land with a Decky Loader plugin, that works with Lossless Scaling Frame Generation from the new lsfg-vk project for Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The thing is that I »know« what it says, but tech headings these days have become such a mumbo jumbo shorthand of previously unrelated words that even connecting which words go together is a feat. 🙂
And I'm saying that as someone who has read tech headings since 2000. Maybe I'm just old, and you kids should get off my lawn...
IF I HAD ONE 😬
Open source Medal of Honor: Allied Assault adds better bots and a new master server for online play gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/open…
#MedalofHonor #MoHAA #FPS #Retro #Gaming #PCGaming #LinuxGaming
Fancy some Medal of Honor: Allied Assault on modern systems with online play? OpenMoHAA is what you need to check out.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Split-screen game launcher for Linux / SteamOS adds support for multiple keyboards and mice gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/spli…
#Linux #Coop #Gaming #OpenSource #SteamOS
PartyDeck is a free and open source split-screen game launcher for Linux / SteamOS, and the latest release sounds great.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
System76 reveal the new Adder WS laptop, their "most affordable" powerhouse gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/syst…
Linux hardware vendor and Pop!_OS Linux distribution developer System76 have revealed the Adder WS laptop, and it's quite powerful.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
GE-Proton 10-9 released with NTSYNC and FSR4 upgrade support gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/ge-p…
#Linux #OpenSource #GEProton #Proton #SteamOS #SteamDeck
GE-Proton 10-9 is out now with some exciting sounding new features like NTSYNC and FSR4 upgrade support for gamers on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
A step-by-step guide to installing Docker on Rocky Linux 10, offering a solid Enterprise Linux foundation for containerized workloads.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
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Wine 10.12 brings EGL backend in the X11 driver, support for Bluetooth Low Energy services gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/wine…
#OpenSource #Wine #Linux
Wine 10.12 is out now as the latest development release towards Wine 11, bringing new features and bug fixes for running Windows apps / games on Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The Haiku open-source operating system project inspired by BeOS had a busy month of June with a number of enhancements made to this OSlxer.com
DOGWALK is a free casual game from the Blender Studio out now gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/dogw…
#DOGWALK #Godot #Blender #FreeGame
The Blender Studio team have now released DOGWALK, a free casual game made with Godot Engine.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The nice surprise is that it doesn't 'feel' or play like the usual casual type game.
The movements are very fluid, the physics aren't overdone or spongy, and the lightning and shadows seem very AAA level. It's nicely done and rather impressive.
Limbo and Inside are getting delisted from GOG gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/limb…
#Limbo #Inside #Gaming #PCGaming
GOG have announced that Limbo and Inside from studio Playdead are being delisted, so you might want to grab them while you can.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for July 13th, 2025, brings news about GNOME 49 Alpha, Amarok 3.3, Calibre 8.6, Ubuntu 24.10 EOL, and more.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
As we approach the stable Linux 6.16 kernel release later this month, Linux 6.16-rc6 is out today as the newest weekly test candidate.lxer.com
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