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KDE Plasma 6.8, scheduled for mid-October, is already taking shape with a notable KWin performance change for NVIDIA users.
The 7.1.2, 7.0.14, and 6.18.37 stable kernel updates have been released; each contains a relatively small number of important fixes.
Minimalist systems taught me that distros are not different operating systems but mere configurations, whether server- or desktop-focused.
Linux kernel developer and Bytedance engineer Qi Zheng sent out a request for comments (RFC) patch series on a new feature called Reserved THP to combine the best of HugeTLB and THP kernel functionality...
Linux kernel 7.0 reached end of life and all users are now recommended to upgrade their systems to the latest Linux 7.1 kernel series as soon as possible.
A minimal Linux distro from Microsoft? Anything is possible.
System76 introduces COSMIC System Monitor, a new libcosmic app for tracking processes, CPU, memory, GPU, disk, and network usage.
The open-source video editor Shotcut 26.6 adds HDR export, restores external monitor support, and introduces a Vulkan display option on Linux.
Posted to the Linux kernel mailing list this week was a new patch series working on scalability enhancements to the MD RAID5 software RAID code. Up to a 10~17% improvement was observed in some configurations with these RAID5 scalability patches...
In development over the past three years has been Newelle as a GNOME-aligned AI virtual assistant. Out this week is Newelle 1.4.5 and it now adds AI image generation support and a redesigned chat interface...
While Plasma 6.7.1 was just released this week following the recent stable debut of Plasma 6.7, there are already a number of fixes piling up for Plasma 6.7.2 due out in July. Plus more feature work and fixes for Plasma 6.8 as the next desktop version going Wayland-only...
Not only is GNOME 51 working to replace GNOME System Monitor with its new replacement, but over in System76's COSMIC space they have been baking their own new system monitor too...
Shotcut 26.6 open-source video editor is now available for download with initial support for OpenFX plugins, Vulkan on Linux support, initial support for VST2 and LV2 audio plugins, and more.
Three tools that fix the terminal annoyances you've stopped noticing.
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