Linux NewsNVIDIA 595.58 Linux Driver Released With Multiple Kernel Crash Fixes
NVIDIA 595.58 is now available for download, resolving kernel crashes, X11 compositor flicker, and Wayland display wake issues on Linux systems.
Arm Announces AGI CPU For AI Data Centers
Arm announced their first silicon product in history with today's AGI CPU. The Arm AGI CPU complements their existing IP offerings into a production-ready silicon product for AI data centers...
Down: Debunking zswap and zram myths
Chris Down has posted a detailed look at how the kernel's zswap and zram subsystems work — and how they differ. Most people think of zswap and zram simply as two different flavours of the same thing: compressed swap. At a surface level, that's correct – both compress pages that would otherwise end up on disk – but they make fundamentally different bets about how the kernel should handle memory pressure, and picking the wrong one for your situation can actively make things worse than having no swap at all
NVIDIA 595 Linux Graphics Driver Released as Latest Production Branch Version
NVIDIA 595 graphics driver is now available for download with support for Wayland 1.20, DRI3 1.2, and many other changes.
Krita 5.3.0 and 6.0.0 released
The Krita project has announced the release of Krita 5.3.0 and 6.0.0: Krita 5.3/6.0 is the result of many years of work by the Krita developers. Some features have been rewritten from the ground up, others make their first appearance. Enjoy the completely new text feature: on canvas editing, full opentype support, text flowing into shapes. It is now easier than ever to create vector-based panels for comic pages. Tools got extended: for instance, the fill tool now can close gaps. The liquify mode of the transform tool is much faster. There are new filters: a propagate colors filter and a reset transparent filter. Support for HDR painting has been improved. The recorder docker can now work in real time. There is improved support for file formats, like support for text objects in PSD files. And much, much, much more! According to the announcement, the versions are almost functionally identical. However, the 6.0.0 release is the first based on Qt 6; it has more Wayland functionality but is
Security updates for Tuesday
Security updates have been issued by Debian (strongswan and vlc), Fedora (cmake, giflib, and python-diskcache), SUSE (curl, docker-stable, freeciv, freerdp, freerdp2, freetype2, go1.25-openssl, go1.26-openssl, GraphicsMagick, gvfs, harfbuzz, kernel, lemon, libpng16, librsvg, libsodium, libsoup, net-snmp, protobuf, python-Authlib, python-maturin, python-tornado6, python310, python311-pypdf, python311-PyPDF2, python314, python39, rust-keylime, strongswan, systemd, ucode-intel, util-linux, and vim), and Ubuntu (gvfs, linux-aws-6.8, linux-azure, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-azure-fips, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-ibm, linux-intel-iot-realtime, linux-nvidia-tegra-igx, linux-realtime-6.17, pyopenssl, rust-sized-chunks, strongswan, systemd, and tiff).
Krita 5.3 and Krita 6.0 Released With New Text Engine and Wayland HDR Support
Krita 5.3 delivers a new text engine and updated tools, alongside Krita 6.0, the Qt 6-based release with early Wayland support.
Krita 6.0 Digital Painting App Released with Wayland Color Management Support
Krita 6.0 open-source digital painting app is now available for download with Wayland color management support, Qt 6 port, and more. Here’s what's new!
10 beginner-friendly Linux distros that aren’t Mint (and why you might prefer them)
These beginner-friendly Linux distros offer different looks, features, and workflows.
Pop!_OS 24.04 vs. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 26.04 Development Benchmarks
While having the new System76 Thelio Mira desktop in the lab, I took the opportunity to run some benchmarks to see how Pop!_OS 24.04 is currently performing relative to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for which it is based as well as looking ahead at how Ubuntu 26.04 LTS in its current near-final development form is looking on the same hardware.
You've heard wrong: Pop!_OS isn't the best beginner Linux distro
Why convenience features do not always translate to beginner friendliness.
NVIDIA 595.58.03 Linux Driver Debuts As Stable R595 Build
Building off the NVIDIA 595.45.04 Linux beta driver that brought DRI3 v1.2 support and new Vulkan capabilities, the NVIDIA 595.58.03 Linux driver released this morning as the first stable Linux driver build in the R595 release branch...
Blender Optimization Leads To Twice As Fast Performance With CPU Bottlenecked Scenes
Proposed code for Blender's EEVEE engine can lead to both the OpenGL and Vulkan performance doubling in instancing-heavy scenes that are CPU bottlenecked...
Krita 6.0 Released With Qt6 Port & Better Wayland Support
Krita 6.0 debuted today as the Qt6 port of this digital painting program aligned with KDE/Qt development. Krita 6.0 also brings improved Wayland support while Krita 5.3 is being simultaneously released for running on the mature Qt5 toolkit...
Linux 7.1 To Overcome Reporting Limitation For Multiple Batteries Per HID Device
A limitation affecting various gaming headsets, graphic tablets, wireless earbuds, multi-device receivers and more with Linux has been not being able to report multiple batteries per HID device. After patches were proposed last year for dealing with the increasingly common scenario these days of having multiple batteries per device, the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel is set to address this limitation...