Asahi Linux developers have been working for a while now on porting Asahi Linux to the Apple M3 hardware that launched back in 2023. Sent out today to the Linux kernel mailing list were finally Device Tree files for booting Linux on Apple M3 hardware but it’s far from functional for end-users…

GParted Live 1.8.1, a bootable Linux system for disk partitioning, is out with Linux kernel 6.19, Debian Sid updates, and the stable GParted 1.8.1 release.

Huawei engineer Chen Jinghuang posted the latest request for comments (RFC) patches for stealing tasks from overloaded CPUs in the same last level cache (LLC) in order to improve overall CPU utilization with today’s large core count servers…

Ubuntu maker Canonical announced today MicroCloud Cluster Manager that is now in beta as a new cloud platform for managing lightweight cloud clusters…

Vulkan 1.4.347 made its debut overnight as the latest routine update to this high performance graphics and compute API. Beyond the usual maintenance churn over the past week, Vulkan 1.4.347 brings three new extensions…

It’s been nearly three years since the release of Mageia 9 for this Linux distribution who’s lineage traces back to the glorious Mandrake Linux. Following the Mageia 10 alpha release back in January, Mageia 10 beta builds are now available…

Sent out today was the latest weekly round of drm-misc-next patches for queuing ahead of the Linux 7.1 merge window that is set to happen in mid-to-late April…

System76’s new Thelio Mira keeps the base specs close to Prime but leans on cooling, power headroom, and expandability to court GPU‑heavy Linux workloads.

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An interesting new Steam client beta dropped overnight from Valve with some exciting low-level enhancements…

The GNOME Project released today GNOME 50 (codename Tokyo) as the latest stable version of this widely used desktop environment for GNU/Linux distributions, a major release that introduces exciting new features.

Germany requires Open Document Format in its new sovereign digital framework, standardizing document use across public administrations.

The new distro, called Ageless Linux, follows a similar idea. It’s essentially Debian Linux but without age verification.

The PCLinuxOS Magazine staff is pleased to announce the release of the PCLinuxOS Recipe Corner Special Edition, Volume 3 of the PCLinuxOS Magazine.

Well, here’s an unexpected surprise… A new version of the Linux kernel patches for DXGKRNL were posted today for that DirectX kernel driver that began a few years ago for supporting Windows Subsystem For Linux (WSL) use-cases. This comes four years to the month after the prior version was posted and without much excitement for getting it into the mainline Linux kernel…

Thunderbird announced today the availability of their public roadmaps where they are making it easier for end-users to comprehend what they are currently working on for this mail client not only for the desktop builds but also their Android and iOS versions too…

AMD today sent out another batch of AMDGPU kernel graphics driver and AMDKFD kernel compute driver changes to DRM-Next ahead of next month’s Linux 7.1 merge window…

Ars Technica describes
the ritual that will be required before a future Android device will
deign to install apps from somewhere other than the Play Store. It is not
for the impatient.

Here are the steps:

• Enable developer options by tapping the software build number in About
  Phone seven times
• In Settings > System, open Developer Options and scroll down to
  “Allow Unverified Packages.”
• Flip the toggle and tap to confirm you are not being coerced
• Enter device unlock code
• Restart your device
• Wait 24 hours
• Return to the unverified packages menu at the end of the security delay
• Scroll past additional warnings and select either “Allow temporarily”
  (seven days) or “Allow indefinitely.”
• Check the box confirming you understand the risks.
• You can now install unverified packages on the device by tapping the
  “Install anyway” option in the package manager.

Simon Ser just released Wayland 1.25…

With this week’s release of Blender 5.1 I have begun benchmarking it on different CPUs and GPUs. In this article is an initial look at the positive impact Blender 5.1 is having on CPU-based rendering performance on Linux.

Germany’s federal “Deutschland-Stack” puts Open Document Format at the center of its digital infrastructure plans.

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