Often times when testing different Linux distributions or comparing Windows vs. Linux it's on leading flagship desktop or server hardware, but today we are looking at the Ubuntu vs. CachyOS vs. Windows performance at the opposite end of the spectrum. With the new CHUWI UniBook $449 laptop powered by Intel Core 3 Wildcat Lake and with 8GB of system memory, here is a look at how those three operating systems compare across a variety of workloads.

Intel's Thermald released on Thursday as the newest update to this daemon for thermal monitoring on Intel hardware that was also recently extended for beginning to support Qualcomm/ARM hardware too. The main change with Thermald 2.5.13 is adding back Intel Wildcat Lake platform support after it was accidentally removed in the prior release...

Agama 24 improves storage device selection, regional settings, network configuration, accessibility, and AutoYaST compatibility.

For those in pursuit of a graphical Git client for GNOME or the Linux desktop at large, the GTK4-powered Gitte continues advancing rather well and out this week is its v0.10 release...

The openSUSE project released version 24 of its Agama web-based installer for Tumbleweed, Slowroll, and MicroOS distributions with various improvements across networking, theming, storage, and internationalization.

The Mold high performance linker that typically outperforms the likes of LLVM lld, GNU LD, Wild, and others is being rewritten in the Rust programming language and also has an ambitious goal of being adopted as the default linker on Linux systems...

GNU Automake’s first update in 15 months adds an optional archive-format feature and fixes a 14-year-old distribution bug.

Linux block subsystem maintainer and IO_uring lead developer Jens Axboe continues to uncover new opportunities for making the wonderful IO_uring framework even more performant within the Linux kernel. For ending out the week he's posted some "crazy" patches delivering some significant gains...

Kdenlive 26.08.1 is out with fixes for several crashes, ripple editing issues, Effects Zones, transcoding, and theme handling.

Since being merged back during the Linux 7.2 cycle, the Cache Aware Scheduling code continues seeing more fixes as users test out this scheduling enhancement on different processors and system configurations...

Tired of systemd running the show? These 10 Linux distros prove you still have options, with real pros, cons, and picks for every type of user.

Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS arrives with a Linux 7.0-based HWE stack, refreshed installation media, and the latest security and maintenance updates.

While still ultimately working toward Git 3.0 with SHA-256 hashes by default and the "main" branch name by default, among other breaking changes (and potentially coming around the end of 2026), Git 2.56-rc0 is now available for testing...

For those continuing to rely on the GCC 13 compiler in production that debuted more than three years ago, GCC 13.5 released today with more than 265 bug fixes. GCC 13.5 also caps off the GCC 13 series as the last planned point release...

Linux 7.4 is now set to reach the elusive milestone of HDMI 2.1 support for the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver. After the HDMI Forum previously rejected HDMI 2.1 for the AMDGPU open-source driver implementation going back years, earlier this year something changed -- widely speculated to be with Valve's involvement -- that HDMI 2.1 patches began appearing for the AMDGPU driver. With the upcoming Linux 7.4 cycle, the bulk of that work will now be in place and enabled by default...

The Linux Mint project published today the monthly newsletter for August 2026 introducing several new apps as part of the XApp project, as well as various improvements to existing apps.

Canonical released Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS today as the fifth and probably last point release of the long-term supported Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series.

Last month I covered Intel posting a new driver named "BFF" for the Linux kernel. This BFF driver is for a new hardware feature debuting with next-gen Diamond Rapids processors for better dealing with aging CPU silicon where some bits may become stuck over time...

Calamares 3.4.3 has been released as a new maintenance update in the latest Calamares 3.4 series of this popular graphical installer for Linux distros, with various improvements to disk partitioning, locale, and Wayland support.

In addition to August bringing the long-awaited Haiku R1 Beta 6 release, there was also a lot of development progress on this BeOS-inspired operating system too during the course of the past month...

Noctalia 5.1 introduces a screenshot editor with annotations, alongside cellular connectivity, enterprise Wi-Fi support, and numerous fixes.

For those continuing to make use of the Ubuntu 24.04 Long Term Support "LTS" series, Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS is out today as the newest point release...

Linux hardware vendor System76 officially released COSMIC 1.8 today after being tagged yesterday as a “pre-release” version with no release notes, so here’s what’s new in this update.

NCZ-OS begins as a Linux answer for new CIX Sky1 Arm systems, with plans down the line for T2-equipped Intel Macs and capable PCs that can't officially upgrade to Windows 11.

GIMP 3.2.6 is out now as the second maintenance update to the latest GIMP 3.2 series of this open-source, free, and cross-platform image editing software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.

LibreDB Studio is a new browser-based SQL IDE for managing multiple database engines through a self-hosted interface.

The KDE project released KDE Gear 26.08.1 today as the first maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 26.08 series of this open-source software suite for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and the Linux ecosystem.

Turnip is the first Mesa driver to achieve official Vulkan conformance on Android, with stronger Android integration, shared Vulkan runtime improvements, and real-device CI testing on Qualcomm Adreno hardware.

We're getting closer to the X.Org Server 26.1 stable release as the first new tagged feature release since X.Org Server 21.1 debuted back in October 2021. There have been some new features, many code reverts, and many bug fixes merged over the past five years that will culminate with the X.Org Server 26.1 stable release...

After months of good old fashioned struggle with Google Drive and YouTube Studio, we were finally able to prepare the video sessions from the 2025 and 2026 Flock To Fedora event livestreams. These are now released to our YouTube and PeerTube communities. This article describes the details of the entire process that got us from the raw footage to the […]