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OMG! Ubuntu Feb 8, 2026

Linux 6.19: 40% Speed Boost on Old AMD GPUs & Faster Ext4 📋

Linus Torvalds has released Linux 6.19, switching decades-old AMD graphics cards to the modern amdgpu driver and adding support for larger block sizes to ext4 among the changes. The AMD driver switch brings native Vulkan support to Radeon R9 290 and HD 7000 series GPUs, while the ext4 filesystem breaks the 4KB page size limit to improve write operations. As Linus delayed the release by a week the Linux 6.19 kernel benefitted from an extended eight-week development cycle. This is not the kernel version Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will offer (that’ll be the next one, Linux 6.20/7.10), but Ubuntu users can install Linux […] 📋

How-to Geek Feb 7, 2026

January brought major updates to these 6 Linux distros 📋

Linux Mint, MX Linux, and several other saw some exciting changes in January. 📋

Linuxiac Feb 7, 2026

New Proposal Explores Machine Learning Assistance for Linux Kernel Behavior 📋

A Linux kernel developer has proposed using user-space machine learning models to assist kernel subsystems. 📋

It's FOSS Feb 7, 2026

We Ditched Clickup for Fizzy: An (Open Source) Kanban Board App 📋

If you're juggling multiple tasks and want something simpler than Jira or ClickUp, this is worth trying. 📋

Phoronix Feb 7, 2026

Linux 6.19 Features Include Many Benefits For Intel & AMD Users 📋

With the Linux 6.19 stable kernel expected to be released tomorrow (8 February), here is a reminder about the top features to expect from this next version of the Linux kernel... 📋

Foss Force Feb 7, 2026

FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending February 6, 2025 📋

Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended. The post FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending February 6, 2025 appeared first on FOSS Force. 📋

How-to Geek Feb 7, 2026

The new LibreOffice, Raspberry Pi price hikes, the Wayland IDE, and more: Linux news roundup 📋

All the Linux news you might have missed this week. 📋

Linuxiac Feb 7, 2026

KDE Plasma 6.7 Prepares Smarter Window List and Window Management Improvements 📋

Plasma 6.7 is shaping up to include an improved Window List widget with sorting and clearer grouping for easier window navigation. 📋

Linuxiac Feb 7, 2026

KDE Linux Reaches 62% Toward Beta Release, Developers Say 📋

KDE Linux developers report the project is 62% complete on its path toward a public beta release. 📋

9to5Linux Feb 7, 2026

PeaZip 10.9 Open-Source Archive Manager Released with Improved User Experience 📋

PeaZip 10.9 open-source archive manager is now available for download with an improved user experience and other enhancements. Here's what's new! 📋

9to5Linux Feb 7, 2026

KDE Linux Gears Up for Beta Release with Plasma Login Manager, KDE Initial Setup 📋

KDE Linux distribution is gearing up for a beta release with Plasma login manager, KDE initial setup, and better hardware support. Here's what to expect! 📋

Phoronix Feb 7, 2026

NetBSD 11.0-RC1 Available For Testing With Enhanced Linux Emulation 📋

The first release candidate of the big NetBSD 11.0 release is now available for testing... 📋

Linuxiac Feb 7, 2026

PeaZip 10.9 Released With File Manager and Viewer Improvements 📋

PeaZip 10.9 improves file manager performance, updates viewers, adds new shortcuts, and reduces memory usage when handling large archives. 📋

Linuxiac Feb 7, 2026

Wine 11.2 Released With Faster PDB Loading and 32 Bug Fixes 📋

Wine 11.2 is out with faster PDB loading, improved MSVC runtime support, and 32 bug fixes affecting games, tools, and audio. 📋

Phoronix Feb 7, 2026

Initial AMD Zen 6 "znver6" Support Merged For LLVM/Clang 📋

Merged overnight to the LLVM/Clang compiler's codebase was initial targeting for next-generation AMD Zen 6 processors using the znver6 target... 📋