New Linux Kernel Patch Allows Forcing a CPU Mitigation
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more »Linux Sees Massive Performance Increase from a Single Line of Code
Nov 13, 2024With one line of code, Intel was able to increase the performance of the Linux kernel by 4,000 percent.
more »VirtualBox 7.1.4 Includes Initial Support for Linux kernel 6.12
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more »OpenMandriva Lx 24.07 Released
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more »Kernel 6.10 Available for General Usage
Jul 17, 2024Linus Torvalds has released the 6.10 kernel and it includes significant performance increases for Intel Core hybrid systems and more.
more »Google Extends Support for Linux Kernels Used for Android
Jul 11, 2024Because the LTS Linux kernel releases are so important to Android, Google has decided to extend the support period beyond that offered by the kernel development team.
more »Linux Kernel Reducing Long-Term Support
Sep 25, 2023LTS support for the Linux kernel is about to undergo some serious changes that will have a considerable impact on the future.
more »Real-Time Ubuntu Available in AWS Marketplace
Sep 13, 2023Anyone looking for a Linux distribution for real-time processing could do a whole lot worse than Real-Time Ubuntu.
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Linux Kernel 6.16 Released with Minor Fixes
The latest Linux kernel doesn't really include any big-ticket features, just a lot of lines of code.
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EU Sovereign Tech Fund Gains Traction
OpenForum Europe recently released a report regarding a sovereign tech fund with backing from several significant entities.
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FreeBSD Promises a Full Desktop Installer
FreeBSD has lacked an option to include a full desktop environment during installation.
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Linux Hits an Important Milestone
If you pay attention to the news in the Linux-sphere, you've probably heard that the open source operating system recently crashed through a ceiling no one thought possible.
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Plasma Bigscreen Returns
A developer discovered that the Plasma Bigscreen feature had been sitting untouched, so he decided to do something about it.
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CachyOS Now Lets Users Choose Their Shell
Imagine getting the opportunity to select which shell you want during the installation of your favorite Linux distribution. That's now a thing.
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Wayland 1.24 Released with Fixes and New Features
Wayland continues to move forward, while X11 slowly vanishes into the shadows, and the latest release includes plenty of improvements.
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Bugs Found in sudo
Two critical flaws allow users to gain access to root privileges.
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Fedora Continues 32-Bit Support
In a move that should come as a relief to some portions of the Linux community, Fedora will continue supporting 32-bit architecture.
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Linux Kernel 6.17 Drops bcachefs
After a clash over some late fixes and disagreements between bcachefs's lead developer and Linus Torvalds, bachefs is out.