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System76 Meerkat mini Linux PC now available with up to Intel Core Ultra 7 255H Arrow Lake  Liliputing

A proposal raised for Fedora 43 would end support for allowing UEFI installations on MBR-partitioned disks for x86_64 systems in the Anaconda installer. This would enforce a requirement on using GPT partition tables for all UEFI-based Fedora installations in the x86 world...

The Finals Guarantees Linux Functionality Despite New Kernel Level Anti-Cheat  DualShockers

5 Reasons Xfce Is My Favorite Linux Desktop  How-To Geek

I don't care that Microsoft is extending Windows 10's support, I'm still moving to Linux  XDA

Transform Your Pixel 3 XL into a Linux-powered Clamshell Cyberdeck  Yanko Design

openSUSE Leap 16: Bridging Enterprise-Grade Stability with Community-Driven Innovation  Linux Journal

Intel Lunar Lake Showing Some Performance Improvements With Linux 6.16  Phoronix

For those on an Intel Core Ultra Series 2 "Lunar Lake" system, the upcoming Linux 6.16 kernel is looking to be in better shape for those newest Intel SoCs. In testing carried out using a Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura edition laptop, there are performance gains in some areas with the Linux 6.16 development kernel.

I Turned a Mini PC Into a Steam Console With Linux  How-To Geek

12-Year-Old Sudo Vulnerability Exposes Linux Systems to Privilege Escalation  Cyber Press

A nice improvement was merged today to the X.Org Server for benefiting the GLAMOR 2D acceleration code when using the Zink OpenGL-on-Vulkan driver...

How I Use the Linux Terminal Without Destroying My OS  How-To Geek

12-Year-Old Sudo Vulnerability Exposes Linux Systems to Root Privilege Escalation  gbhackers.com

Linux 6.17 is expected to clear out some final remnants of the OpenMoko Neo 1973 and Neo FreeRunner smartphone support from that Linux smartphone effort from two decades ago...

Linux 6.17 To Finish Clearing Out Old Code For OpenMoko Devices  Phoronix

How to play games from GOG and Epic Games on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck  GamingOnLinux

Lenovo Legion Go S HID Driver Posted For Linux  Phoronix

The Linux support for the Lenovo Legion Go S gaming handheld continues to be improved upon thanks to the option of having Steam OS on this alternative to the Steam Deck...

Sent out today was the newest drm-misc-next pull request of changes built up over the past week for DRM-Next ahead of the Linux 6.17 kernel cycle. The drm-misc-next material is the usual random assortment of DRM display/graphics driver changes and core improvements, which this week includes some TTM eviction work...