Linux

Patch Proposed For Adding x86_64 Feature Levels To The Kernel - But It's Likely D.O.A.
A patch was sent out on Sunday for adding new Linux kernel configuration options for tuning the kernel build to different x86_64 micro-architecture feature levels. The intent is on generating kernel builds that are faster for use on modern Intel and AM...
2024-09-17 15:30
Announcing Fedora Linux 41 Beta
Today, the Fedora Project is pleased to announce the availability of Fedora Linux 41 Beta. While we’ll have more to share with the general availability of Fedora Linux 41 in about a month, there is plenty in the beta to get excited about now. Get the...
2024-09-17 13:46
OpenJDK Java 23 Released With ZGC Generational Mode By Default
OpenJDK 23 is now generally available as the reference implementation to Java 23...
2024-09-17 12:30
Fedora Linux 41 Enters Public Beta Testing with Linux Kernel 6.11 and GNOME 47
Fedora Linux 41 distribution is now available for public beta testing powered by Linux kernel 6.11 and featuring the GNOME 47 desktop environment. Here's what to expect from the final release. The post Fedora Linux 41 Enters Public Beta Testing with Li...
2024-09-17 12:03
Initial AMD Zen 5 "Znver5" Support Merged For LLVM/Clang
Last week the a href="https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Zen-5-LLVM-Enablement">initial AMD Zen 5 "znver5" enablement for LLVM/Clang was posted by an AMD compiler engineer. That code has since undergone review and merged for LLVM 20 Git and yesterday th...
2024-09-17 11:35
The Printk Blocker For Upstreaming Real-Time "PREEMPT_RT" Has Been Merged
The printk changes to finish the NBCON consoles work has been merged for Linux 6.12! This is the last remaining blocker on real-time "PREEMPT_RT" support from being upstreamed. We're now tantalizing close to seeing the real-time kernel support merged a...
2024-09-17 10:19
LLVM 19.1 Released With C++17 Support "Complete", More C & C++ Features
LLVM 19.1 is out today as the first stable version of the LLVM 19 compiler stack including the Clang 19 C/C++ compiler...
2024-09-17 09:00
Introducing Data Science Stack: set up an ML environment with 3 commands on Ubuntu 
Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, today announced the general availability of Data Science Stack (DSS), an out-of-the-box solution for data science that enables ML environments on your AI workstation. It is fully open source, free to use and native t...
2024-09-17 08:44
Fedora 41 Beta Released With Many Leading-Edge Linux Enhancements
The beta of Fedora 41 is out today ahead of the planned stable release in October for this leading-edge Linux distribution with many new features...
2024-09-17 08:00
Mir 2.18 Released With Wayland Server-Side Decorations
Canonical today shipped Mir 2.18 as the latest version of this set of open-source libraries for assembly Wayland-based shells. Mir 2.18 brings a number of new features including Wayland server-side decorations...
2024-09-17 07:44
Intel Linux NPU Driver 1.8 Released Ahead Of Lunar Lake
Ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" laptops beginning to ship starting next week, the Intel Linux NPU Driver 1.8 is now available as the latest software update for embracing the Intel NPU for AI offloading...
2024-09-17 07:35
How the OpenSearch Software Foundation Will Ensure Long-Term Sustainability of the OpenSearch Project
Yesterday the Linux Foundation announced the launch of the OpenSearch Software Foundation, a community-driven initiative that will support OpenSearch and its search software, which is used by developers around the world to build search, analytics, obs...
2024-09-17 07:00
Device Memory TCP Included With The Networking Changes For Linux 6.12
Jakub Kicinski submitted the networking subsystem updates over the weekend for the Linux 6.12 merge window. Most notable this cycle is Device Memory TCP for zero-copy receive of TCP payloads to DMA-BUF regions...
2024-09-17 04:00
FreeBSD 13.4 Released With Many Software Updates & Driver Improvements
The FreeBSD camp today released FreeBSD 13.4 as the newest point release to the FreeBSD 13 stable series for those that haven't yet migrated to the FreeBSD 14 series...
2024-09-17 00:00
ARM / RISC-V / LoongArch KVM Updates Submitted For Linux 6.12
Red Hat engineer Paolo Bonzini submitted the initial batch of KVM changes targeting the Linux 6.12 kernel. This is just the first batch and notably lacking all of the KVM x86 Intel/AMD changes for the cycle. But in the non-x86 space there is a fair amo...
2024-09-17 00:00
AMD Publishes RDNA 3.5 ISA Documentation
AMD today made public their RDNA 3.5 instruction set architecture (ISA) programming guide for these updated RDNA3 graphics found within new Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" APUs thus far...
2024-09-16 18:00
Initial Raspberry Pi 5 Support & More Snapdragon X1 Laptops Submitted For Linux 6.12
All of the ARM SoC and platform updates have been sent out for the Linux 6.12 merge window. Exciting this cycle is finally having initial support for the Raspberry Pi 5 plus supporting several more Snapdragon X1 Elite laptops...
2024-09-16 16:00
Replay Protected Memory Block "RPMB" Subsystem Submitted For Linux 6.12
The MMC updates for the Linux 6.12 kernel include the introduction of a new kernel subsystem for Replay Protected Memory Block (RPMB) drivers...
2024-09-16 15:00
Announcing Authd: OIDC authentication for Ubuntu Desktop and Server
Today we are announcing the general availability of Authd, a new authentication daemon for Ubuntu that allows direct integration with cloud-based identity providers for both Ubuntu Desktop and Server. Authd is available free of charge on Ubuntu 24.04 L...
2024-09-16 14:25
GNU Linux-Libre 6.11 Kernel Released for Software Freedom Lovers
GNU Linux-Libre 6.11 kernel is now available for download. This release is based on Linux kernel 6.11 and it’s targeted at those who seek 100% freedom for their personal computers. The post GNU Linux-Libre 6.11 Kernel Released for Software Freedom Lo...
2024-09-16 14:25