📰 SparkyOS Unveiled as a Portable Arch Linux-Based SparkyLinux Flavor
SparkyOS distribution is now available for download as a new flavor of SparkyLinux based on Arch Linux and designed to run directly from a USB flash drive.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/sparkyos-unveiled-as-a-portable-arch-linux-based-sparkylinux-flavor
#arch #linux #linuxbased
SparkyOS distribution is now available for download as a new flavor of SparkyLinux based on Arch Linux and designed to run directly from a USB flash drive.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/sparkyos-unveiled-as-a-portable-arch-linux-based-sparkylinux-flavor
#arch #linux #linuxbased
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📰 Improved Performance & Resource Usage For XFS Checksumming With Linux 7.4
Among the many VFS pull requests merged as the initial material for the in-development Linux 7.4, the VFS IOmap pull introduced lazy bounce buffering for checksummed reads. This improvement is benefiting checksumming on XFS with improved performance and lower resource usage...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-XFS-Checksumming
#linux
Among the many VFS pull requests merged as the initial material for the in-development Linux 7.4, the VFS IOmap pull introduced lazy bounce buffering for checksummed reads. This improvement is benefiting checksumming on XFS with improved performance and lower resource usage...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-XFS-Checksumming
#linux
Phoronix
Improved Performance & Resource Usage For XFS Checksumming With Linux 7.4
Among the many VFS pull requests merged as the initial material for the in-development Linux 7.4, the VFS IOmap pull introduced lazy bounce buffering for checksummed reads
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📰 COSMIC Epoch 1.11 Released With Wayland xdg-dialog-v1, Better Multi-GPU Handling
System76 developers just released COSMIC Epoch 1.11 as the newest point release to their Rust-written open-source desktop environment catering to their in-house Pop!_OS Linux distribution...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.11
#linux #opensource #rust #wayland
System76 developers just released COSMIC Epoch 1.11 as the newest point release to their Rust-written open-source desktop environment catering to their in-house Pop!_OS Linux distribution...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.11
#linux #opensource #rust #wayland
Phoronix
COSMIC Epoch 1.11 Released With Wayland xdg-dialog-v1, Better Multi-GPU Handling
System76 developers just released COSMIC Epoch 1.11 as the newest point release to their Rust-written open-source desktop environment catering to their in-house Pop!_OS Linux distribution.
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📰 Dynamic PAMT Merged For Linux 7.4 To Help Intel Servers Save Precious RAM
Dynamic PAMT has made it for Linux 7.4! Dynamic PAMT is a new feature for reducing memory overhead on Intel TDX servers where there may not be many concurrent virtual machines occupying a majority of the system. In today's world with high memory prices and tight availability, Dymanic PAMT provides nice memory overhead reduction for modern Intel Xeon servers...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-74-Intel-TDX-Dynamic-PAMT
#intel #linux
Dynamic PAMT has made it for Linux 7.4! Dynamic PAMT is a new feature for reducing memory overhead on Intel TDX servers where there may not be many concurrent virtual machines occupying a majority of the system. In today's world with high memory prices and tight availability, Dymanic PAMT provides nice memory overhead reduction for modern Intel Xeon servers...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-74-Intel-TDX-Dynamic-PAMT
#intel #linux
Phoronix
Dynamic PAMT Merged For Linux 7.4 To Help Intel Servers Save Precious RAM
Dynamic PAMT has made it for Linux 7.4! Dynamic PAMT is a new feature for reducing memory overhead on Intel TDX servers where there may not be many concurrent virtual machines occupying a majority of the system
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📰 Save Upto 40% on Kubernetes Security Certifications From the Linux Foundation
Planning to get certified? You can get CKS and KCSA for 40% less and 35% off most other Linux Foundation certifications. Offer ends October 23.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17501903/lf-cyber-security-26
#linux
Planning to get certified? You can get CKS and KCSA for 40% less and 35% off most other Linux Foundation certifications. Offer ends October 23.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17501903/lf-cyber-security-26
#linux
It's FOSS
Save Upto 40% on Kubernetes Security Certifications From the Linux Foundation
Planning to get certified? You can get CKS and KCSA for 40% less and 35% off most other Linux Foundation certifications. Offer ends October 23.
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📰 Snapdragon X2 Linux Laptop Support: What Works, What Doesn’t
Linux support is progressing for Snapdragon X2 laptops, but missing drivers and hardware limitations mean buyers should check exact models before switching...
🔗 Source: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-snapdragon-x2-linux-laptop-support/
#linux
Linux support is progressing for Snapdragon X2 laptops, but missing drivers and hardware limitations mean buyers should check exact models before switching...
🔗 Source: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-snapdragon-x2-linux-laptop-support/
#linux
TechRepublic
Snapdragon X2 Linux Laptop Support: What Works, What Doesn't - TechRepublic
Snapdragon X2 Linux support is expanding to ASUS, Lenovo, and HP laptops, but camera, HDMI, and driver gaps remain. See what works and when Ubuntu arrives.
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📰 Meta Makes Improvements To Kernfs Scalability With Linux 7.4
Kernfs as the functions/frameworks used for creating pseudo file-systems on Linux like sysfs and configfs have seen some nice scalability work carried out by Meta. After Meta engineers discovered some system daemons getting stuck for minutes on their massive fleet of servers, they uncovered some scalability bottlenecks within Kernfs that now look to be resolved for Linux 7.4...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Kernfs-Scalability
#linux
Kernfs as the functions/frameworks used for creating pseudo file-systems on Linux like sysfs and configfs have seen some nice scalability work carried out by Meta. After Meta engineers discovered some system daemons getting stuck for minutes on their massive fleet of servers, they uncovered some scalability bottlenecks within Kernfs that now look to be resolved for Linux 7.4...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Kernfs-Scalability
#linux
Phoronix
Meta Makes Improvements To Kernfs Scalability With Linux 7.4
Kernfs as the functions/frameworks used for creating pseudo file-systems on Linux like sysfs and configfs have seen some nice scalability work carried out by Meta
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📰 XFS Sees Small Performance Optimizations & Bug Fixes For Linux 7.4
The XFS file-system updates have landed for the in-development Linux 7.4 kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-XFS
#kernel #linux
The XFS file-system updates have landed for the in-development Linux 7.4 kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-XFS
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
XFS Sees Small Performance Optimizations & Bug Fixes For Linux 7.4
The XFS file-system updates have landed for the in-development Linux 7.4 kernel.
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📰 THE FINALS gets a huge update with enhanced destruction and a free for all mode
One of the few competitive online first-person shooters that works on SteamOS / Linux, THE FINALS just had a massive upgrade.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/the-finals-gets-a-huge-update-with-enhanced-destruction-and-a-free-for-all-mode/
#linux
One of the few competitive online first-person shooters that works on SteamOS / Linux, THE FINALS just had a massive upgrade.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/the-finals-gets-a-huge-update-with-enhanced-destruction-and-a-free-for-all-mode/
#linux
GamingOnLinux
THE FINALS gets a huge update with enhanced destruction and a free for all mode
One of the few competitive online first-person shooters that works on SteamOS / Linux, THE FINALS just had a massive upgrade.
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📰 Fwupd Working Toward Proper Android Integration
Google Chromebooks already have a mandate for nice Fwupd support with the Linux Vendor Firmware (LVFS) while now there is work on improving the Android integration for Fwupd/LVFS...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fwupd-To-Android-Integration
#android #linux
Google Chromebooks already have a mandate for nice Fwupd support with the Linux Vendor Firmware (LVFS) while now there is work on improving the Android integration for Fwupd/LVFS...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fwupd-To-Android-Integration
#android #linux
Phoronix
Fwupd Working Toward Proper Android Integration
Google Chromebooks already have a mandate for nice Fwupd support with the Linux Vendor Firmware (LVFS) while now there is work on improving the Android integration for Fwupd/LVFS.
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📰 DankMaterialShell Becomes Dux Shell as Dank Linux Rebrands to Dux Labs
The new name covers the shell, greeter, search, system monitor, calendar, and file manager, all released as part of DMS 2.0.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17501957/dank-linux-dux-labs-rebrand
#linux
The new name covers the shell, greeter, search, system monitor, calendar, and file manager, all released as part of DMS 2.0.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17501957/dank-linux-dux-labs-rebrand
#linux
It's FOSS
DankMaterialShell Becomes Dux Shell as Dank Linux Rebrands to Dux Labs
The new name covers the shell, greeter, search, system monitor, calendar, and file manager, all released as part of DMS 2.0.
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📰 Debian-Based siduction 2026.1 “Big Crime” Released with Linux 7.2, KDE Plasma 6.7
siduction Linux 2026.1.0 distribution is now available for download featuring the Xfce 4.20 and KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environments, based on Debian Unstable.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/debian-based-siduction-2026-1-big-crime-released-with-linux-7-2-kde-plasma-6-7
#debian #kde #linux #plasma
siduction Linux 2026.1.0 distribution is now available for download featuring the Xfce 4.20 and KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environments, based on Debian Unstable.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/debian-based-siduction-2026-1-big-crime-released-with-linux-7-2-kde-plasma-6-7
#debian #kde #linux #plasma
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📰 AMD Working On Ryzen Overclocking Driver For Linux
AMD recently published patches for the Linux kernel to implement AOD, an AMD Overclocking driver for Ryzen processors. Linux enthusiasts have long sought an official AMD Ryzen CPU overclocking driver for Linux akin to Ryzen Master on Windows and it's finally coming, at least from the kernel driver perspective...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-AOD-Overclocking-Linux
#amd #kernel #linux
AMD recently published patches for the Linux kernel to implement AOD, an AMD Overclocking driver for Ryzen processors. Linux enthusiasts have long sought an official AMD Ryzen CPU overclocking driver for Linux akin to Ryzen Master on Windows and it's finally coming, at least from the kernel driver perspective...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-AOD-Overclocking-Linux
#amd #kernel #linux
Phoronix
AMD Working On Ryzen Overclocking Driver For Linux
AMD recently published patches for the Linux kernel to implement AOD, an AMD Overclocking driver for Ryzen processors
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📰 Upstreaming Tyr: Rust, DRM, and the Linux Kernel
Tyr has reached a major milestone by booting the Arm Mali-G610 GPU’s MCU using upstream Rust DRM memory-management abstractions, while helping shape the kernel infrastructure future Rust GPU drivers will rely on.
🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/10/21/upstreaming-tyr-rust-drm-and-the-linux-kernel/
#arm #kernel #linux #rust
Tyr has reached a major milestone by booting the Arm Mali-G610 GPU’s MCU using upstream Rust DRM memory-management abstractions, while helping shape the kernel infrastructure future Rust GPU drivers will rely on.
🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/10/21/upstreaming-tyr-rust-drm-and-the-linux-kernel/
#arm #kernel #linux #rust
Collabora | Open Source Consulting
Upstreaming Tyr: Rust, DRM, and the Linux Kernel
Explore how Tyr boots the Arm Mali-G610 GPU’s MCU using upstream Rust DRM abstractions, advancing Rust-based GPU driver development in the Linux kernel.
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📰 Several Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Accidentally Posted To Public Kernel Mailing List
Seemingly as an accident, overnight several new Linux kernel vulnerability reports were posted to the public Linux kernel mailing list rather than the private security mailing list. The vulnerabilities have yet to be patched on mainline but at least in some cases there are patches undergoing testing or queued in "-next" branches. The CVSS scores are as high as 9.0...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LKML-New-Trend-Vulnerabilities
#kernel #linux
Seemingly as an accident, overnight several new Linux kernel vulnerability reports were posted to the public Linux kernel mailing list rather than the private security mailing list. The vulnerabilities have yet to be patched on mainline but at least in some cases there are patches undergoing testing or queued in "-next" branches. The CVSS scores are as high as 9.0...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LKML-New-Trend-Vulnerabilities
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Several Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities Accidentally Posted To Public Kernel Mailing List
Seemingly as an accident, overnight several new Linux kernel vulnerability reports were posted to the public Linux kernel mailing list rather than the private security mailing list
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📰 x86 Kernel Shadow Stacks Being Worked On For Linux As Powerful Control Flow Protection
Linux user-space for several years had shadow stack support for hardware-enforced control-flow enforcement in defending against return oriented programming (ROP) attacks. Intel Tigerlake and newer CPUs or AMD Zen 3 and newer have the necessary hardware shadow stacks support. Shadow stacks have been effective for helping user-space software fend ROP attacks while now there is new work toward bringing shadow stack support for kernel space on Linux.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-Shadow-Stacks
#amd #intel #kernel #linux
Linux user-space for several years had shadow stack support for hardware-enforced control-flow enforcement in defending against return oriented programming (ROP) attacks. Intel Tigerlake and newer CPUs or AMD Zen 3 and newer have the necessary hardware shadow stacks support. Shadow stacks have been effective for helping user-space software fend ROP attacks while now there is new work toward bringing shadow stack support for kernel space on Linux.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-Shadow-Stacks
#amd #intel #kernel #linux
Phoronix
x86 Kernel Shadow Stacks Being Worked On For Linux As Powerful Control Flow Protection
Linux user-space for several years had shadow stack support for hardware-enforced control-flow enforcement in defending against return oriented programming (ROP) attacks
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📰 Latest Steam Client Update Improves Support for Vulkan Games on Linux
Valve released a new stable Steam Client update today to fix a few bugs to improve support for Vulkan games on Linux, the Steam updater UI, and Remote Play when using NVENC.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/latest-steam-client-update-improves-support-for-vulkan-games-on-linux
#linux #steam
Valve released a new stable Steam Client update today to fix a few bugs to improve support for Vulkan games on Linux, the Steam updater UI, and Remote Play when using NVENC.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/latest-steam-client-update-improves-support-for-vulkan-games-on-linux
#linux #steam
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📰 This Newly Proposed Linux Filesystem Can Fix Corrupted Data
Aimed at hardware exposed to radiation, like satellites, BeamFS can repair data without keeping a second copy.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17502832/beamfs-linux-filesystem-proposal
#linux
Aimed at hardware exposed to radiation, like satellites, BeamFS can repair data without keeping a second copy.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17502832/beamfs-linux-filesystem-proposal
#linux
It's FOSS
This Newly Proposed Linux Filesystem Can Fix Corrupted Data
Aimed at hardware exposed to radiation, like satellites, BeamFS can repair data without keeping a second copy.
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📰 PipeWire 1.6.10 Is Out to Improve JACK, Bluetooth, Pulse Server, and ALSA Plugin
PipeWire 1.6.10 audio/video server for Linux is now available for download with improvements to JACK, Bluetooth, GStreamer, and ALSA support.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-10-is-out-to-improve-jack-bluetooth-pulse-server-and-alsa-plugin
#linux
PipeWire 1.6.10 audio/video server for Linux is now available for download with improvements to JACK, Bluetooth, GStreamer, and ALSA support.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-10-is-out-to-improve-jack-bluetooth-pulse-server-and-alsa-plugin
#linux
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📰 Two CVSS 9.0 Linux KSMBD RCE Flaws Disclosed on Public Mailing Lists Before Kernel Fixes
Linux servers running KSMBD, the kernel's built-in SMB server, are exposed to two publicly reported remote code execution flaws rated 9.0 by Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, with no fix yet in the mainline kernel.One of them, ZDI-CAN-33774, can be triggered before any network authentication. The other, ZDI-CAN-33549, requires the SMB Direct transport and an RDMA-capable network.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/two-cvss-90-linux-ksmbd-rce-flaws.html
#kernel #linux
Linux servers running KSMBD, the kernel's built-in SMB server, are exposed to two publicly reported remote code execution flaws rated 9.0 by Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative, with no fix yet in the mainline kernel.One of them, ZDI-CAN-33774, can be triggered before any network authentication. The other, ZDI-CAN-33549, requires the SMB Direct transport and an RDMA-capable network.
🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/two-cvss-90-linux-ksmbd-rce-flaws.html
#kernel #linux
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