Another x86 Advisory From Some Entity Other Than Intel Or AMD
Last October I highlighted an interesting post on the Linux kernel mailing list around an x86 corporate entity other than Intel or AMD that left mysterious intrigue. The developer that detailed those x86 opcode/CPUID/MSR allocations back in July then detailed 16-tile and 32-tile AMX implementations again for something outside the current scope of Intel/AMD processors. Today another message is being relayed from that "corporate entity other than Intel/AMD."..
Manjaro-Based Mabox Linux 26.08 Adds New Tools for Custom ISOs
Mabox Linux 26.08 introduces new system remastering tools, switches its F12 terminal to Kitty, and adds the Yazi file manager.
Debian Says Yes to Generative AI, but Keeps Humans Accountable
Debian developers have chosen a middle path on AI, allowing its use while keeping contributors fully accountable for their work.
LibreOffice 26.8 Again Proves Open Source Is About More Than Code
New bidirectional-text tools, better OOXML round-tripping, and no built-in AI show why LibreOffice is accountable to users rather than product-market calculations.
DXVK 3.1 Released with Initial Support for DXGI Present Parameters
DXVK 3.1 was released today as the latest stable version for this Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine, bringing new features and improvements for several games.
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Released With Initial Collection Of Fixes
Canonical today published Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS as their first point release in the long-term support series for the "Resolute Raccoon"...
EndeavourOS Titan Nova Refreshes the ISO Ahead of the Wayland-Based Triton
EndeavourOS releases Titan Nova with refreshed hardware support and installer fixes while development continues on the Wayland-based Triton release.
MSI WS300 with 72-Core Grace CPU, Blackwell Ultra GPU, and Dual 400GbE
MSI has detailed the XpertStation WS300T60L, a tower workstation based on NVIDIA’s DGX Station architecture and GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra platform. The system is aimed at AI development, data science, inference, AI agents, and physical AI workloads, with a 72-core Arm processor, Blackwell Ultra GPU, up to 748GB of coherent memory, and dual 400GbE connectivity. […]
Linux 7.3 TPM Makes Cleanup Preparations For TrenchBoot
The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) subsystem changes for the Linux 7.3 kernel are centered around code clean-ups and improvements being made as a precursor toward TrenchBoot support...
Artix Linux Drops XLibre Support Just Months After Making It Default
Artix Linux is discontinuing XLibre support only months after adopting it as the default X server, alongside refreshed August 2026 ISOs.
EndeavourOS Titan Nova Is Out with Linux Kernel 7.1 and KDE Plasma 6.7.4
The EndeavourOS team announced today the general availability for download of EndeavourOS Titan Nova as the latest stable snapshot of this Arch Linux-based distro featuring the KDE Plasma desktop environment.
Debian Votes To Allow "Responsible Use Of Generative AI"
The voting is over and there is a winner now known in the much-debated Debian General Resolution voting over an AI policy for the Linux distribution...
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Released, 24.04 LTS Upgrades Coming in a Few Weeks
Canonical ships the first Resolute Raccoon point release while delaying automatic 24.04 LTS upgrades to address regressions.
The Linux Kernel Is Approaching 2,000 CVEs Per Release
With the proliferation of AI/LLM models analyzing the Linux kernel's vast codebase, there has been a surge in the number of CVEs per kernel release. After typically being around 500 CVEs fixed per release, we are now approaching 2,000 CVEs fixed per release and perhaps will break that threshold for Linux 7.3...
Orange Pi Zero 4 with Octa-Core Allwinner A733, PCIe 3.0, and Wi-Fi 6
Orange Pi has shown the Orange Pi Zero 4, a compact single-board computer based on the Allwinner A733 SoC. The board combines an octa-core Arm CPU, a PowerVR GPU, a 3 TOPS NPU, up to 16GB of LPDDR5/LPDDR4X/LPDDR4 memory, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and multiple display and camera interfaces in a 50 x […]
Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Canonical has published the Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS ISO images today for all official flavors as the first point release to the long-term supported Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon) operating system series.
Linux 7.3 Will Begin Checking USB-C Cables For Alt-Mode Support
The USB and Thunderbolt changes have been merged for Linux 7.3. Two changes stand out for me in the USB subsystem code with Linux 7.3. First, the kernel arguably being long overdue for checking USB-C cables capabilities whether they support alt-modes. Second, a new low-latency USB4STREAM option for lower latency data transfers between USB4-connected systems...
Attempt to setup KVM Host on Sparky 2026.06 tolerant to Timeshift rollbacks (Assisted by Google AI )
This post is an immediate follow up for "Sparky Linux 2026 06 OverlayFS BTRFS with Timeshift setup" . Modern virtual machines use OVMF (Open Virtual Machine Firmware) to simulate an industry-standard UEFI environment rather than an old legacy BIOS.The Role of NVRAM: UEFI requires a non-volatile random-access memory (NVRAM) variables store to keep track of boot orders, hardware configurations, and Secure Boot certificates.
Flatpak Secures €508K to Bring Stronger Sandboxing to Linux Apps
Germany’s Sovereign Tech Agency is investing €508,640 in Flatpak development, targeting stronger sandboxing, new portals, and infrastructure improvements.
Asahi Linux Nears Official Support for Apple M3 Macs
Asahi Linux says M3 support is almost ready for an official release, with webcams, microphones, USB 3.0, and Thunderbolt now working across the lineup.
Libgcrypt 1.12.3 Brings Intel SM3 / SM4 / SHA512 Optimizations
Werner Koch announced today the release of Libgcrypt 1.12.3 with various bug fixes and more exciting are the performance improvements...
Darktable 5.6.1 RAW Image Editor Improves UI Performance and Fixes More Bugs
Darktable 5.6.1 has been released today as the first maintenance update to the latest Darktable 5.6 series of this open-source, free, and cross-platform raw image editor for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Armbian 26.8 Released With Installer Rewrite, UEFI ISO Images
Armbian as the Debian/Ubuntu-derived distribution that provides an optimized platform for ARM and RISC-V single board computers is out today with a major update...
GrapheneOS Support Is Coming to Motorola Flagships in 2027
GrapheneOS says the first officially supported Motorola devices are expected in 2027, starting with higher-end flagship models.
Intel Granite Rapids WS Core Scaling Performance With The Xeon 678X
Last week I provided a look at the Intel Xeon 600 series Hyper Threading performance with the Xeon 678X "Granite Rapids WS" processor for HT/SMT on and off. That was interesting while another reader request was to look at the CPU core scaling performance for this high-end workstation processor. Here are those benchmarks for showing the performance, power, and frequency/thermal impact of the Xeon 678X when limited to 6 cores, 12 cores, 24 cores, 48 cores, and then the 48 cores + HT default configuration.
Asahi Linux Hopes To Ship A Release Soon With Apple M3 Device Support
The Asahi Linux crew working to bring Linux support to Apple Silicon hardware is out today with a new status update on their initiatives, largely around Apple M3 bring-up as well as some M4/M5 achievements...
Chromium Adds Experimental Flatpak Packaging Support for Linux
Chromium gains initial Flatpak packaging support for Linux, with the new implementation still considered experimental.
Patches Provide For Much Faster In-Kernel Zstd Due To Embarrassingly Bad Inefficiency
Patches sent out to the Linux kernel mailing list today can provide much more efficient Zstd compression and decompression by addressing a very unfortunate oversight in the existing code...
FreeRDP 3.31 Released with Security Fixes, Faster H.264 Graphics
FreeRDP 3.31 is out with numerous security and bug fixes, plus faster graphics performance for AVC/H.264 Remote Desktop sessions.
Why Your Backups Are Too Big: A Practical Guide to Content-Defined Chunking
You change one line in a large file. Your “incremental” backup re-uploads the whole thing anyway. Nine times out of ten, it’s not the network, and it’s not your storage backend. It’s the algorithm deciding where to cut your data into pieces. Every deduplication system works the same way: split data into […]
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