📰 Your Linux LTS Kernel Will Be Supported Longer Than You Thought

More breathing room for distros and enterprise Linux users as LTS kernels get extended EOL dates.

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#linux #kernel

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https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-lts-kernel-support-extension/

📰 AMD Prepares Linux For Instruction-Based Sampling Improvements With Zen 6

A set of patches recently posted to the Linux kernel mailing list have now been queued up to a tip/tip.git branch for planned introduction in Linux 7.1. These patches are for enhancing the Linux perf subsystem support for AMD Instruction-Based Sampling (IBS) improvements with next-gen Zen 6 processors...

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#amd #linux #kernel

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Perf-AMD-IBS-Zen-6

📰 I'm Low-key Hyped for This Data Center Sim (Though It Has No Official Linux Support)

There's a free demo up on Steam right now, and I took it for a spin.

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#steam #linux

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https://itsfoss.com/data-center-game/

📰 Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.6 Released with Linux 6.19, TLP Support, and More

PorteuX 2.6 Linux distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.19, GNOME 49.4, KDE Plasma 6.5.5, Cinnamon 6.6, and more. Here’s what else is new!

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#linux #gnome #kde #plasma #kernel

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https://9to5linux.com/slackware-based-porteux-2-6-released-with-linux-6-19-tlp-support-and-more

📰 AerynOS 2026.02 Brings More Wayland Compositor Options, Other Improvements

AerynOS 2026.02 was released for closing out February as the newest alpha release for this Linux distribution formerly known as Serpent OS. In AerynOS 2026.02 are many package updates plus continued work on the tooling and other innovations around this Linux distribution...

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#linux #wayland

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-2026.02

📰 Intel's Clear Linux Website No Longer Online

Last July Intel sadly ended their Clear Linux distribution amid cost-cutting measures at the company. Clear Linux for a decade served at the forefront of Linux performance innovations and was consistently the fastest out-of-the-box Linux x86_64 distribution until Intel ended the Linux distribution without any advanced notice for its users. Intel had kept up the ClearLinux.

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#linux #intel

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Clear-Linux-Org-No-More

📰 Arch Linux March ISO Is Out With Kernel, Desktop, and Security Updates

Arch Linux has released its updated March 2026 installation ISO, bringing a new kernel, refreshed system libraries, desktop updates, and security fixes.

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#linux #arch #kernel

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https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-march-iso-is-out-with-kernel-desktop-and-security-updates/

📰 New to Linux? These 4 systemd Tools Help You Fix Common Issues

Stop guessing, start investigating. Here are 4 systemd tools that make Linux troubleshooting easy.

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#linux #systemd

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https://itsfoss.com/systemd-troubleshoot-tools/

📰 Orange Pi Neo Linux-powered handheld gaming PC delayed indefinitely due to RAM & SSD increases

It’s been nearly two years since Manjaro Linux developed revealed they were working with single board PC maker Orange Pi to launch a handheld gaming PC called the Orange Pi Neo, which was set to feature an AMD Ryzen processor and Linux-based software. But it looks we’ll have to wait at least a little longer for .

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#amd #orangepi #linux #linuxbased

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https://liliputing.com/orange-pi-neo-linux-powered-handheld-gaming-pc-delayed-indefinitely-due-to-ram-ssd-increases/

📰 Proton Experimental gets improvements for Vermintide 2 and more controller support for launchers

Valve released an update for Proton Experimental for February 27th, their testing ground for getting more Windows games running on Linux / SteamOS systems.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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#linux

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/proton-experimental-gets-improvements-for-vermintide-2-and-more-controller-support-for-launchers/

📰 Armbian 26.2 Introduces Linux kernel 6.18 LTS Images and Imager Upgrades

Armbian 26.2 Goa introduces expanded SBC support, Linux 6.18-based images, and continued enhancements for Rockchip and Allwinner platforms.

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#linux #kernel

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https://linuxiac.com/armbian-26-2-introduces-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-images-and-imager-upgrades/

📰 More ASUS Desktop Motherboards Will Support Sensor Monitoring With Linux 7.1

ASUS desktop motherboards have been seeing broader sensor monitoring support on Linux in recent years. ASUS motherboards for Intel and AMD processors have been seeing more support added thanks to the open-source community with new additions to the likes of the ASUS-EC-Sensors driver and other hardware monitoring (HWMON) driver code. This is continuing for Linux 7.1...

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#amd #linux #intel #opensource

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/ASUS-More-Sensors-Linux-7.1

📰 IPFire 2.29 Core Update 200 Ships Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS

IPFire 2.29 Core Update 200 introduces Linux kernel 6.18 LTS and a preview of the new IPFire Domain Blocklist for DNS filtering.

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#linux #kernel

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https://linuxiac.com/ipfire-2-29-core-update-200-ships-linux-kernel-6-18-lts/

📰 Running Mainline Linux, U-Boot, and Mesa on Rockchip: A year in review

Get the recap of Nicolas Frattaroli's FOSDEM talk detailing Rockchip’s mainline progress, including Vulkan 1.4 and NPU support as a vital path to sustainable, affordable hardware.

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#linux

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https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/03/02/running-mainline-linux-u-boot-and-mesa-on-rockchip-a-year-in-review/

📰 Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 51: It’s Not Easy Being Green

When I first started using Linux full time in 2007, I was still not well versed on how video cards worked.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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#linux

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/building-a-retro-linux-gaming-computer-part-51-it-s-not-easy-being-green/

📰 ARCTIC Cooling Publishes ARCTIC Fan Controller Driver For Linux

A Linux driver has been published for the ARCTIC Fan Controller to be able to read fan speeds under Linux as well as setting the PWM fan speed for each of the ten fans supported by this controller. Making this driver all the more exciting is that ARCTIC Cooling is directly working on this driver rather than just being a community/third-party creation. Furthermore, ARCTIC Cooling is working on getting this driver to the upstream Linux kernel...

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#linux #kernel

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/ARCTIC-Fan-Controller-Linux

📰 Intel Preps A Lot Of Xe3 Code For Linux 7.1 Kernel

Intel yesterday sent out their first "drm-xe-next" pull request to DRM-Next of new Xe kernel graphics driver improvements they have readied for their eventual upstreaming into the Linux 7.1 kernel...

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#linux #intel #kernel

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-DRM-Xe-Next-Linux-7.1

📰 COSMIC feels like the first Linux desktop designed for normal people

COSMIC desktop may be new, but it's shaping up to be one of the best Linux desktops for mass adoption already. Here's why.

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#linux

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https://www.xda-developers.com/cosmic-feels-like-first-desktop-environment-designed-normal-people/

📰 AMD DPTCi Driver Posted For Linux To Better Enhance Ryzen Gaming Handhelds

A request for comments (RFC) patch series was posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list to introduce the AMD Dynamic Power and Thermal Configuration Interface "DPTCi" driver. With this driver it would provide better upstream Linux kernel support for tuning the power / performance / thermals of modern Ryzen-powered gaming handheld devices.

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#linux #amd #kernel

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-DPTCi-Linux-Driver

📰 Memerist is a new desktop meme generator for Linux

Is the classic image meme dead, or buried under an avalanche of AI slop? Memerist, a new(ish) native meme generator for Linux, emerged on Flathub recently to help dig them out. Memerist is a native (GTK4/libadwaita) app for Linux desktop. It is technically an image editor with a focused set of features, geared to those who want a convenient, local tool to quickly create and share popular memes.

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#linux

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/memerist-meme-generator-app-linux