Linus Torvalds just released Linux 6.17-rc7 as the last planned release candidate of the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel that is expected to go final next weekend…

Linus has released 6.17-rc7 for testing.
“Let’s keep the testing going, and we’ll have the final 6.17 in a
week“.

FLX1s is a $550 Linux phone that debuts with Debian-based FuriOS, 5G support, and hardware kill switches for privacy.

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Not to be confused with AMD’s Platform Security Processor (PSP), but Google’s PSP Security Protocol (PSP) for encryption in-transit for TCP network connections is now ready for the mainline kernel. This initial PSP encryption support for network connections is set to arrive with the upcoming Linux 6.18 kernel…

Code was open-sourced this week and posted to the Linux kernel mailing list as a “request for comments” (RFC) for a multi-kernel architecture. This proposal could allow for multiple independent kernel instances to co-exist on a single physical machine. Each kernel could run on dedicated CPU Cores while sharing underlying hardware resources. This could also allow for some complex use-cases such as real-time (RT) kernels running on select CPU cores…

The past few years Google engineers have been reimplementing Android’s Binder driver in the Rust programming language. Binder is a critical part of Android for inter-process communication (IPC) and now with Linux 6.18 it looks like the Rust rewrite will be upstreamed…

This month, Shuttle Computers launched the SPCNV03, an ultra-compact edge computer based on the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano. It delivers up to 40 TOPS of AI performance in a fanless aluminum chassis and carries EMC, Safety, and RoHS certifications for use in robotics, automation, video analytics, and smart city applications. The SPCNV03 is built on […]

A patch queued into the PCI subsystem’s “next” branch ahead of the Linux 6.18 merge window will uniformally expose the PCI device serial number of devices via sysfs for easy programmatic parsing…

Git developers discuss adopting Rust, with a formal RFC proposing it as a required dependency once version 3.0 is released.

The Multikernel team opens its Linux kernel codebase, promising a new path to scalability for modern multi-core and cloud environments.

Developers behind the Git distributed revision control system are debating whether to make Rust programming language support mandatory…

While years ago it was a annual ritual and closest thing to a vacation around here (even though the daily original content persisted), the Phoronix pilgrimage/meet-up at Oktoberfest in Munich sadly remains on hiatus. Web publishing operations remain difficult given the state of the industry and rampant ad-block use make even daily operations tight. But for those wishing to show their support for Phoronix during this autumn/fest period, there is the annual Phoronix Premium sale special for those wishing to help the site at a discounted rate to enjoy ad-free viewing, multi-page articles on a single page, native dark mode, and other benefits…

Rather than needing to parse package/history log files manually and akin to functionality provided by Red Hat’s DNF, a merge request is pending to add a built-in history command for APT…

When it comes to AMD’s incredible Strix Halo platform, the leading laptop option is the HP ZBook Ultra G1a. The HP ZBook Ultra G1a works great overall on Linux with the main caveat being the web camera due to making use of AMD’s latest SoC capabilities for offloaded image processing. The AMD ISP4 open-source driver fixes that for the ZBook Ultra G1a and is also important for future laptop models employing AMD’s ISP IP…

Nordic Semiconductor has announced the nRF54LM20A, a high-memory addition to its nRF54L Series of ultra-low power wireless SoCs. Built on the company’s 22 nm technology platform, the device provides developers with more resources to design advanced Bluetooth LE and Matter products for consumer, industrial, and healthcare applications. According to Nordic, the nRF54LM20A integrates a 128 […]

With Bcachefs now being “externally maintained” with the upstream kernel not accepting any further feature changes for now to this copy-on-write file-system, Bcachefs is pursuing a nice DKMS experience for distributing updated file-system kernel driver support out-of-tree. Convenient DKMS Debian packages of Bcachefs are now available on Ubuntu and Debian Linux platforms…

While KDE Plasma 6.5 beta released this week, KDE developers have been busy landing last-minute minor features and fixes into this next desktop release…

Zorin OS 18 Beta debuts with a refreshed design, advanced window tiling, web apps, and OneDrive support.

KDE Plasma 6 Customization Inspired by UbuntuA clean and elegant KDE Plasma 6 setup inspired by the Ubuntu layout. It uses the Utterly Sweet global theme, Tela Circle icons with purple folders, Noto Sans for the digital clock, and a custom wallpaper all styled with Panel Colorizer to give the panel a dock-like appearance.