Linux NewsIntel CPU Microcode 20260210 Brings Security Updates & Functional Fixes
Intel today for Patch Tuesday released several generations worth of CPU microcode updates for addressing multiple security issues and functional issues...
Linux 7.0 Bringing Mainline Support For The SpacemiT K3 RVA23 SoC, Qualcomm Kaanapali
The various SoC and platform Device Tree additions were sent out today for the Linux 7.0 kernel. Easily most exciting on the SoC side this cycle among the ARM and RISC-V changes is getting support ready for the SpacemiT K3 RVA23 SoC...
How to create a Jellyfin server with your media
I haven't paid for a streaming service in years, and this is how you can follow in my footsteps.
Linux 7.0 VFS Changes: Non-Blocking Timestamps, Standardized Generic I/O Error Reporting
In addition to introducing nullfs and the OPEN_TREE_NAMESPACE support for containers, there were also a number of other interesting VFS updates merged on Monday for the Linux 7.0 kernel...
How to build a rapid and advanced search command on Linux with fzf, ripgrep, and bat
Ditch the clunky find, grep, and cat commands. This compact alternative fuses fzf, ripgrep, and bat into a blazing-fast interactive search weapon.
CrossOver 26 Released - Powered By Wine 11.0 For Windows Apps/Games On Linux + macOS
CodeWeavers just announced CrossOver 26, the newest version of their commercial software built atop Wine for running Windows games and applications under Apple macOS and Linux...
Your Encryption May Not Survive Quantum — But Rocky Linux from CIQ’s Might
CIQ brings NIST‑approved post‑quantum crypto into Rocky Linux, turning quantum risk into a practical planning issue for sysadmins and regulated Linux shops. The post Your Encryption May Not Survive Quantum — But Rocky Linux from CIQ’s Might appeared first on FOSS Force.
Intel Xeon 6780E Sierra Forest vs. AMD EPYC 9965 On Linux 6.18 Performance
With recently having carried out benchmarks and finding the Intel Xeon 6780E "Sierra Forest" performance has improved ~14% since launch day thanks to open-source/Linux software improvements plus also recently having carried out Xeon 6980P Granite Rapids vs. EPYC 9755 128-core benchmarks using the latest upstream software, here is a look at how the Xeon 6780E "Sierra Forest" dual socket server is comparing up against the AMD EPYC 9965 Turin Dense flagship when both are running up-to-date software.
Ntfy 2.17 Released With Priority Templating and UI Enhancements
Ntfy 2.17, a simple HTTP-based pub-sub notification service, adds priority field templating, UI enhancements, and stability improvements.
Redis 8.6 Released With "Substantial" Performance Improvements & Memory Reduction
The open-source Redis 8.6 release is now available and this GA release has brought "substantial" performance improvements and to memory reduction too. Plus various new features like TLS certificate-based automatic client authentication, time series enhancements, and new eviction policies...
Linux 7.0 Block Changes Land, Bounce Buffer DIO For Stable Pages
In addition to the BPF filtering support for IO_uring that was merged on Monday, the other block device changes and IO_uring updates were also merged for the newly-opened Linux 7.0 merge window...
Experimental Zones Protocol Merged To Wayland After 2+ Years, 620+ Comments
After the merge request was opened back in 2023 and after going through 628 comments/activity, merged now to Wayland Protocols is the experimental zones "xx-zones" implementation for area-limited window positioning...
Linux 7.0 Adds support For BPF Filtering To IO_uring
The wonderful IO_uring for the Linux kernel for high performance asnyc I/O has picked up a new capability with Linux 7.0: BPF filtering...
Microsoft's Azure Linux Adds 6.12 HWE Kernel, ARM64 Kernel Tuning For More Performance
Microsoft overnight released Azure Linux 3.0.20260204 as the latest release of their in-house Linux distribution widely used within their Azure environment and elsewhere...
Linux 7.0 Brings Support For "Slow" Workload Hints For Intel Panther Lake
The many power management, thermal, and ACPI updates have been merged for the Linux 7.0 kernel. As usual there are many changes coming from fixes to new hardware support and more expansive thermal control capabilities under Linux...