π° Snapdragon X1 Elite / Acer Swift 14 AI Performance On The Ubuntu 26.10 X1E Concept
For those curious about the Snapdragon X1 Elite performance on the recently released Ubuntu 26.10 Concept X1E ISO, here are some benchmarks showing the performance relative to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS X1E state on the same hardware.
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-snapdragon-x1e
#ubuntu
For those curious about the Snapdragon X1 Elite performance on the recently released Ubuntu 26.10 Concept X1E ISO, here are some benchmarks showing the performance relative to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS X1E state on the same hardware.
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2610-snapdragon-x1e
#ubuntu
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Snapdragon X1 Elite / Acer Swift 14 AI Performance On The Ubuntu 26.10 X1E Concept
For those curious about the Snapdragon X1 Elite performance on the recently released Ubuntu 26.10 Concept X1E ISO, here are some benchmarks showing the performance relative to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS X1E state on the same hardware. Last week were the first Snapdragonβ¦
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π° Mesa 27.0 Switching To Kraid Compiler By Default For Arm Mali GPUs
In development for a number of months now has been Kraid as a modern graphics compiler for recent Arm Mali GPUs. Kraid was merged for Mesa 26.2 back in June while in Mesa 27.0 due out in Q1 it will be switching to this new shader compiler by default...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-27.0-Goes-Kraid
#arm
In development for a number of months now has been Kraid as a modern graphics compiler for recent Arm Mali GPUs. Kraid was merged for Mesa 26.2 back in June while in Mesa 27.0 due out in Q1 it will be switching to this new shader compiler by default...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-27.0-Goes-Kraid
#arm
Phoronix
Mesa 27.0 Switching To Kraid Compiler By Default For Arm Mali GPUs
In development for a number of months now has been Kraid as a modern graphics compiler for recent Arm Mali GPUs
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π° Noctalia 5.4 Wayland Shell Adds New Themes, Screenshot Features
Noctalia 5.4 expands desktop theming, adds JPEG XL screenshot support, introduces new visual effects, and improves widgets and plugins.
π Source: https://linuxiac.com/noctalia-5-4-wayland-shell-adds-new-themes-screenshot-features/
#wayland
Noctalia 5.4 expands desktop theming, adds JPEG XL screenshot support, introduces new visual effects, and improves widgets and plugins.
π Source: https://linuxiac.com/noctalia-5-4-wayland-shell-adds-new-themes-screenshot-features/
#wayland
Linuxiac
Noctalia 5.4 Wayland Shell Adds New Themes, Screenshot Features
Noctalia 5.4 expands desktop theming, adds JPEG XL screenshot support, introduces new visual effects, and improves widgets and plugins.
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π° Systemd Creatorβs Startup Opens Signups for Private Preview of its Linux System
Amutable Foundations is a read-only, image-based system where every machine produces signed reports of its own state.
π Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17506987/amutable-foundations-private-preview
#linux #systemd
Amutable Foundations is a read-only, image-based system where every machine produces signed reports of its own state.
π Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17506987/amutable-foundations-private-preview
#linux #systemd
It's FOSS
Systemd Creatorβs Startup Opens Signups for Private Preview of its Linux System
Amutable Foundations is a read-only, image-based system where every machine produces signed reports of its own state.
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π° KWin-Type Introduced To Address KDE Wayland Usability Gap For Auto-Typing Text
Open-source developer Jason Donenfeld known for his work on WireGuard announced today the release of kwin-type. KWin-type is a new Wayland-compatible program for auto-typing text from the standard input under the KWin Wayland compositor...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Type
#kde #opensource #wayland
Open-source developer Jason Donenfeld known for his work on WireGuard announced today the release of kwin-type. KWin-type is a new Wayland-compatible program for auto-typing text from the standard input under the KWin Wayland compositor...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-KWin-Type
#kde #opensource #wayland
Phoronix
KWin-Type Introduced To Address KDE Wayland Usability Gap For Auto-Typing Text
Open-source developer Jason Donenfeld known for his work on WireGuard announced today the release of kwin-type
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π° Wine 11.21 Improves WoW64 OpenGL Performance, Fixes 20 Bugs
Wine 11.21 improves WoW64 OpenGL performance, introduces a Voice Capture DSP library, and fixes 20 bugs affecting games and applications.
π Source: https://linuxiac.com/wine-11-21-improves-wow64-opengl-performance-fixes-20-bugs/
#wine
Wine 11.21 improves WoW64 OpenGL performance, introduces a Voice Capture DSP library, and fixes 20 bugs affecting games and applications.
π Source: https://linuxiac.com/wine-11-21-improves-wow64-opengl-performance-fixes-20-bugs/
#wine
Linuxiac
Wine 11.21 Improves WoW64 OpenGL Performance, Fixes 20 Bugs
Wine 11.21 improves WoW64 OpenGL performance, introduces a Voice Capture DSP library, and fixes 20 bugs affecting games and applications.
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π° Epic's Linux anti-cheat wants TPM 2.0 and a stack of settings, and you can check your own PC in about five minutes
There's a lot to go over, but it's easy to do a quick check.
π Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/epic-linux-anti-cheat-tpm-2/
#linux
There's a lot to go over, but it's easy to do a quick check.
π Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/epic-linux-anti-cheat-tpm-2/
#linux
XDA
Epic's Linux anti-cheat wants TPM 2.0 and a stack of settings, and you can check your own PC in about five minutes
There's a lot to go over, but it's easy to do a quick check.
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π° DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.3 Brings Nice Improvements For Linux Gamers On Latest NVIDIA Drivers
DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.3 is out this weekend as a new feature update to this NVIDIA NVAPI implementation used by Valve as part of Steam Play with Proton for nicely integrating NVIDIA technologies into various Windows games running on Linux...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/DXVK-NVAPI-0.9.3
#linux #proton #steam
DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.3 is out this weekend as a new feature update to this NVIDIA NVAPI implementation used by Valve as part of Steam Play with Proton for nicely integrating NVIDIA technologies into various Windows games running on Linux...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/DXVK-NVAPI-0.9.3
#linux #proton #steam
Phoronix
DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.3 Brings Nice Improvements For Linux Gamers On Latest NVIDIA Drivers
DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.3 is out this weekend as a new feature update to this NVIDIA NVAPI implementation used by Valve as part of Steam Play with Proton for nicely integrating NVIDIA technologies into various Windows games running on Linux.
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π° CUDA Oxide 0.3 Vastly Improves Rust Support For NVIDIA CUDA Programming
NVIDIA software engineers released CUDA Oxide 0.3 for closing out October. CUDA Oxide as a reminder is their experimental Rust to CUDA compiler that has been seeing a lot of activity in recent months...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/CUDA-Oxide-0.3
#rust
NVIDIA software engineers released CUDA Oxide 0.3 for closing out October. CUDA Oxide as a reminder is their experimental Rust to CUDA compiler that has been seeing a lot of activity in recent months...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/CUDA-Oxide-0.3
#rust
Phoronix
CUDA Oxide 0.3 Vastly Improves Rust Support For NVIDIA CUDA Programming
NVIDIA software engineers released CUDA Oxide 0.3 for closing out October
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π° Ceph In Linux 7.4 Adds Global Mount Option For Lazy I/O
The Ceph kernel client changes have been submitted for Linux 7.4 ahead of its merge window expected to wrap up on Sunday...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Ceph
#kernel #linux
The Ceph kernel client changes have been submitted for Linux 7.4 ahead of its merge window expected to wrap up on Sunday...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Ceph
#kernel #linux
Phoronix
Ceph In Linux 7.4 Adds Global Mount Option For Lazy I/O
The Ceph kernel client changes have been submitted for Linux 7.4 ahead of its merge window expected to wrap up on Sunday.
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π° Linux Lite 8.2 Released with Linux Kernel 7.3, Gaming Optimizations
Linux Lite 8.2 is released with Linux 7.3 kernels featuring selected CachyOS patches, gaming optimizations, and system utility improvements.
π Source: https://linuxiac.com/linux-lite-8-2-released-with-linux-kernel-7-3-gaming-optimizations/
#kernel #linux
Linux Lite 8.2 is released with Linux 7.3 kernels featuring selected CachyOS patches, gaming optimizations, and system utility improvements.
π Source: https://linuxiac.com/linux-lite-8-2-released-with-linux-kernel-7-3-gaming-optimizations/
#kernel #linux
Linuxiac
Linux Lite 8.2 Released with Linux Kernel 7.3, Gaming Optimizations
Linux Lite 8.2 is released with Linux 7.3 kernels featuring selected CachyOS patches, gaming optimizations, and system utility improvements.
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π° GNOME Now Has An Established RFC Process, GNOME OS Continues Improving
In recent weeks GNOME developers have been discussing a formal Request For Comments "RFC" process for solving major technical questions and changes to GNOME. This formalized process for succeeding their ad-hoc processes up to now has reached consensus...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Establishes-RFC
#gnome
In recent weeks GNOME developers have been discussing a formal Request For Comments "RFC" process for solving major technical questions and changes to GNOME. This formalized process for succeeding their ad-hoc processes up to now has reached consensus...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Establishes-RFC
#gnome
Phoronix
GNOME Now Has An Established RFC Process, GNOME OS Continues Improving
In recent weeks GNOME developers have been discussing a formal Request For Comments 'RFC' process for solving major technical questions and changes to GNOME
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π° KDE Plasma 6.9 Lands Some New Performance Optimizations
I love a good performance optimization and there are several this week in the KDE space with Plasma 6.9 development heating up...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.9-More-Performance
#kde #plasma
I love a good performance optimization and there are several this week in the KDE space with Plasma 6.9 development heating up...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.9-More-Performance
#kde #plasma
Phoronix
KDE Plasma 6.9 Lands Some New Performance Optimizations
I love a good performance optimization and there are several this week in the KDE space with Plasma 6.9 development heating up.
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π° Linux Mint Previews New Terminal, System Monitor, and Hibernation Support
Linux Mint reveals plans for a new terminal, system monitor, archive manager, improved hibernation support, and Nemo file previews.
π Source: https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-previews-new-terminal-system-monitor-and-hibernation-support/
#linux
Linux Mint reveals plans for a new terminal, system monitor, archive manager, improved hibernation support, and Nemo file previews.
π Source: https://linuxiac.com/linux-mint-previews-new-terminal-system-monitor-and-hibernation-support/
#linux
Linuxiac
Linux Mint Previews New Terminal, System Monitor, and Hibernation Support
Linux Mint reveals plans for a new terminal, system monitor, archive manager, improved hibernation support, and Nemo file previews.
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π° I finally found an app that makes Xbox Game Pass on Steam Deck a breeze, but it's not perfect
Xodus Nexus brings Xbox games to Linux, making it way easier to play supported titles through Proton.
π Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-finally-found-app-makes-playing-xbox-game-pass-games-on-steam-deck-not-perfect/
#linux #proton #steam
Xodus Nexus brings Xbox games to Linux, making it way easier to play supported titles through Proton.
π Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-finally-found-app-makes-playing-xbox-game-pass-games-on-steam-deck-not-perfect/
#linux #proton #steam
XDA
I finally found an app that makes playing Xbox Game Pass games on Steam Deck a breeze, but it's not perfect
Xodus Nexus brings Xbox games to Linux, making it way easier to play supported titles through Proton
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π° Haruna 1.9 Media Player Improves YouTube Handling and Playlist Management
KDE's Haruna 1.9 optimizes YouTube URL processing, changes how playlists load at startup, and adds new customization options.
π Source: https://linuxiac.com/haruna-1-9-media-player-improves-youtube-handling/
#kde
KDE's Haruna 1.9 optimizes YouTube URL processing, changes how playlists load at startup, and adds new customization options.
π Source: https://linuxiac.com/haruna-1-9-media-player-improves-youtube-handling/
#kde
Linuxiac
Haruna 1.9 Media Player Improves YouTube Handling and Playlist Management
KDE's Haruna 1.9 optimizes YouTube URL processing, changes how playlists load at startup, and adds new customization options.
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π° OpenShot 4.1 Video Editor Is Out with Native ARM64 Linux Builds and Text Editing
OpenShot 4.1 open-source video editor is now available for download with native text editing, native Linux ARM64 builds, CLI automation, and more.
π Source: https://9to5linux.com/openshot-4-1-video-editor-is-out-with-native-arm64-linux-builds-and-text-editing
#linux #opensource
OpenShot 4.1 open-source video editor is now available for download with native text editing, native Linux ARM64 builds, CLI automation, and more.
π Source: https://9to5linux.com/openshot-4-1-video-editor-is-out-with-native-arm64-linux-builds-and-text-editing
#linux #opensource
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π° A KDE developer reveals Kwi, a GPU-accelerated terminal built on Ghostty's library
How old do you think Konsole is? I've only been in the Linux space for about a year and a half, so when I learnt that the terminal emulator that comes shipped with KDE is almost three decades old, I was pretty surprised to see it's still going in this day and age.
π Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-developer-kwi/
#kde #linux
How old do you think Konsole is? I've only been in the Linux space for about a year and a half, so when I learnt that the terminal emulator that comes shipped with KDE is almost three decades old, I was pretty surprised to see it's still going in this day and age.
π Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-developer-kwi/
#kde #linux
XDA
A KDE developer reveals Kwi, a GPU-accelerated terminal built on Ghostty's library
It's still an experiment, but it is promising.
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π° Arch Linux November 2026 ISO Released with Kernel 7.2.11, systemd 262.1
Arch Linux's November 2026 ISO features Linux kernel 7.2.11, systemd 262.1, and updated system packages for fresh installations.
π Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-november-2026-iso-released-with-kernel-7-2-11/
#arch #kernel #linux #systemd
Arch Linux's November 2026 ISO features Linux kernel 7.2.11, systemd 262.1, and updated system packages for fresh installations.
π Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-november-2026-iso-released-with-kernel-7-2-11/
#arch #kernel #linux #systemd
Linuxiac
Arch Linux November 2026 ISO Released with Kernel 7.2.11, systemd 262.1
Arch Linux's November 2026 ISO features Linux kernel 7.2.11, systemd 262.1, and updated system packages for fresh installations.
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π° Linux's Perf Python Scripts More Robust & Faster With Linux 7.4
Merged this weekend to Linux 7.4 Git were all of the perf subsystem tooling updates. Most notable to these tooling updates for dealing with performance counters and more on Linux is an overhaul to the Python code...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Perf-Tools
#git #linux #python
Merged this weekend to Linux 7.4 Git were all of the perf subsystem tooling updates. Most notable to these tooling updates for dealing with performance counters and more on Linux is an overhaul to the Python code...
π Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-Perf-Tools
#git #linux #python
Phoronix
Linux's Perf Python Scripts More Robust & Faster With Linux 7.4
Merged this weekend to Linux 7.4 Git were all of the perf subsystem tooling updates
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