📰 GCC 16 Compiler Delivering Some Decent Performance Gains Over GCC 15
With the GCC 16.1 compiler released last Thursday, I have begun running more compiler benchmarks on this first GCC 16 stable feature release. GCC 16 comes heavy on new changes in being the annual feature release and delivering changes from AMD Zen 6 and Arm AGI CPU support to new C++ features and even the Algol 68 programming language front-end.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/gcc-16-benchmarks
#amd #arm
With the GCC 16.1 compiler released last Thursday, I have begun running more compiler benchmarks on this first GCC 16 stable feature release. GCC 16 comes heavy on new changes in being the annual feature release and delivering changes from AMD Zen 6 and Arm AGI CPU support to new C++ features and even the Algol 68 programming language front-end.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/gcc-16-benchmarks
#amd #arm
Phoronix
GCC 16 Compiler Delivering Some Decent Performance Gains Over GCC 15
With the GCC 16.1 compiler released last Thursday, I have begun running more compiler benchmarks on this first GCC 16 stable feature release.
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📰 gThumb is barely recognisable in its GTK4/libadwaita port
gThumb, the open-source image viewer and organiser, has been rewritten in Vala and ported to GTK4/libadwaita – and compared to the old UI, it’s barely recognisable. An alpha build of gThumb 4.0 is available for testing. Alongside the visual revamp, this brings support for WEBP and PNG animations, lets you export images in the JXL format and includes a censor filter to pixelate or blur out parts of an image.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/gthumb-gtk4-port-redesign
#opensource
gThumb, the open-source image viewer and organiser, has been rewritten in Vala and ported to GTK4/libadwaita – and compared to the old UI, it’s barely recognisable. An alpha build of gThumb 4.0 is available for testing. Alongside the visual revamp, this brings support for WEBP and PNG animations, lets you export images in the JXL format and includes a censor filter to pixelate or blur out parts of an image.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/gthumb-gtk4-port-redesign
#opensource
OMG! Ubuntu
gThumb is barely recognisable in its GTK4/libadwaita port
gThumb, the open-source image viewer and organiser, has been rewritten in Vala and ported to GTK4/libadwaita – and compared to the old UI, it's barely
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📰 AMD Preps Linux For CPPC HighestFreq Feature Coming With Future ACPI Spec
An improvement on the way for the AMD P-State Linux CPU frequency scaling driver and the Linux ACPI Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) code at large is supporting a new "HighestFreq" register to be standardized by a future revision of the ACPI specification...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-CPPC-HighestFreq
#amd #linux
An improvement on the way for the AMD P-State Linux CPU frequency scaling driver and the Linux ACPI Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) code at large is supporting a new "HighestFreq" register to be standardized by a future revision of the ACPI specification...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-CPPC-HighestFreq
#amd #linux
Phoronix
AMD Preps Linux For CPPC HighestFreq Feature Coming With Future ACPI Spec
An improvement on the way for the AMD P-State Linux CPU frequency scaling driver and the Linux ACPI Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) code at large is supporting a new 'HighestFreq' register to be standardized by a future revision of the…
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📰 Manjaro 26.1 Preview Released With GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6 & Xfce 4.20 Options
The preview release of the Arch Linux powered Manjaro 26.1 is now available for testing...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Manjaro-26.1-Preview
#arch #gnome #kde #linux #plasma
The preview release of the Arch Linux powered Manjaro 26.1 is now available for testing...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Manjaro-26.1-Preview
#arch #gnome #kde #linux #plasma
Phoronix
Manjaro 26.1 Preview Released With GNOME 50, KDE Plasma 6.6 & Xfce 4.20 Options
The preview release of the Arch Linux powered Manjaro 26.1 is now available for testing.
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📰 Intel Drivers With Mesa 26.2 Ready With Xe In Linux 7.1 To Better Handle vRAM Pressure
Merged to the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver with Linux 7.1 is an addition to improve the video RAM memory pressure or out-of-memory behavior for Intel graphics with dedicated video memory. Introduced is support for purgeable buffer objects via a new user-space API to provide usage hints for enhancing what is purged under vRAM pressure. Merged this week to Mesa 26.2-devel is support for the Intel Mesa drivers to make use of this new interface...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Mesa-26.2-Memory-Pressure
#intel #kernel #linux
Merged to the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver with Linux 7.1 is an addition to improve the video RAM memory pressure or out-of-memory behavior for Intel graphics with dedicated video memory. Introduced is support for purgeable buffer objects via a new user-space API to provide usage hints for enhancing what is purged under vRAM pressure. Merged this week to Mesa 26.2-devel is support for the Intel Mesa drivers to make use of this new interface...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Mesa-26.2-Memory-Pressure
#intel #kernel #linux
Phoronix
Intel Drivers With Mesa 26.2 Ready With Xe In Linux 7.1 To Better Handle vRAM Pressure
Merged to the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver with Linux 7.1 is an addition to improve the video RAM memory pressure or out-of-memory behavior for Intel graphics with dedicated video memory
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📰 Linux is finally ready for gamers, but gamers are still not ready for Linux
We're in a golden age of Linux gaming, but most people are not ready to switch.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-ready-for-gamers-but-gamers-not-ready-for-linux/
#linux
We're in a golden age of Linux gaming, but most people are not ready to switch.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-ready-for-gamers-but-gamers-not-ready-for-linux/
#linux
XDA
Linux is finally ready for gamers, but gamers are still not ready for Linux
We're in a golden age of Linux gaming, but most people are not ready to switch
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📰 Attackers are cashing in on fresh 'CopyFail' Linux flaw
Researchers dropped a reliable root exploit and it didn’t sit idle for long CISA is warning that a newly-disclosed Linux kernel bug dubbed "CopyFail" is already being exploited, just days after researchers dropped a working root-level exploit.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/05/05/cisa_sounds_the_alarm_on/
#kernel #linux
Researchers dropped a reliable root exploit and it didn’t sit idle for long CISA is warning that a newly-disclosed Linux kernel bug dubbed "CopyFail" is already being exploited, just days after researchers dropped a working root-level exploit.…
🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/05/05/cisa_sounds_the_alarm_on/
#kernel #linux
The Register
Attackers are cashing in on fresh 'CopyFail' Linux flaw
: Researchers dropped a reliable root exploit and it didn’t sit idle for long
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📰 BlueZ-powered Auracast broadcasting on Genio 700
Collabora brought Bluetooth Auracast broadcasting to MediaTek Genio 700 for Embedded World 2026. Here's the complete, fully Open Source setup featuring Debian, BlueZ, PipeWire, with all the code and configs from our live booth demo.
🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/05/05/bluez-powered-auracast-broadcasting-on-genio-700/
#debian #opensource
Collabora brought Bluetooth Auracast broadcasting to MediaTek Genio 700 for Embedded World 2026. Here's the complete, fully Open Source setup featuring Debian, BlueZ, PipeWire, with all the code and configs from our live booth demo.
🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/05/05/bluez-powered-auracast-broadcasting-on-genio-700/
#debian #opensource
Collabora | Open Source Consulting
BlueZ-powered Auracast broadcasting on Genio 700
Collabora's Auracast demo from Embedded World streams Bluetooth LE Audio from a MediaTek Genio 700 EVK using Debian, BlueZ, and PipeWire.
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📰 Raspberry Pi Imager Now Supports Raspberry Pi Connect for Organizations
Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.9 flashing tool for Raspberry Pi devices is now available for download with support for Raspberry Pi Connect for Organizations and many other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-imager-now-supports-raspberry-pi-connect-for-organizations
#raspberry
Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.9 flashing tool for Raspberry Pi devices is now available for download with support for Raspberry Pi Connect for Organizations and many other changes.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-imager-now-supports-raspberry-pi-connect-for-organizations
#raspberry
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📰 Orion for Linux’s latest beta is out
A new beta build of Orion for Linux is available, with the v0.3 update described by its makers, the search company Kagi, as being “ready for broader, real-world use and feedback”. Orion for Linux is a native GTK4/libadwaita web browser powered by WebKitGTK. It launched an alpha build in early 2026 followed by early beta in March. The goal is to offer feature parity with the macOS version (platform-specific features notwithstanding).
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/orion-for-linux-public-beta
#linux
A new beta build of Orion for Linux is available, with the v0.3 update described by its makers, the search company Kagi, as being “ready for broader, real-world use and feedback”. Orion for Linux is a native GTK4/libadwaita web browser powered by WebKitGTK. It launched an alpha build in early 2026 followed by early beta in March. The goal is to offer feature parity with the macOS version (platform-specific features notwithstanding).
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/orion-for-linux-public-beta
#linux
OMG! Ubuntu
Orion for Linux adds a content blocker and download manager
A new beta build of Orion for Linux is available, with the v0.3 update ready for 'broader, real-world use and feedback', according to Kagi, the company
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📰 KDE’s New CSS-Based Style Engine Union Is Coming to KDE Plasma 6.7
The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment will finally introduce KDE's new CSS-based style engine called Union as a technical preview.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kdes-new-css-based-style-engine-union-is-coming-to-kde-plasma-6-7
#kde #plasma
The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.7 desktop environment will finally introduce KDE's new CSS-based style engine called Union as a technical preview.
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kdes-new-css-based-style-engine-union-is-coming-to-kde-plasma-6-7
#kde #plasma
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📰 Orion for Linux adds a content blocker and download manager
A new beta build of Orion for Linux is available, with the v0.3 update ready for ‘broader, real-world use and feedback’, according to Kagi, the company behind it. Orion for Linux is a native GTK4/libadwaita web browser powered by WebKitGTK, aiming for feature parity with established macOS version (platform-specific features notwithstanding). It launched an alpha in early 2026 and an initial beta in March.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/orion-for-linux-public-beta
#linux
A new beta build of Orion for Linux is available, with the v0.3 update ready for ‘broader, real-world use and feedback’, according to Kagi, the company behind it. Orion for Linux is a native GTK4/libadwaita web browser powered by WebKitGTK, aiming for feature parity with established macOS version (platform-specific features notwithstanding). It launched an alpha in early 2026 and an initial beta in March.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/orion-for-linux-public-beta
#linux
OMG! Ubuntu
Orion for Linux adds a content blocker and download manager
A new beta build of Orion for Linux is available, with the v0.3 update ready for 'broader, real-world use and feedback', according to Kagi, the company
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📰 New stealthy Quasar Linux malware targets software developers
A previously undocumented Linux implant named Quasar Linux (QLNX) is targeting developers' systems with a mix of rootkit, backdoor, and credential-stealing capabilities.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-stealthy-quasar-linux-malware-targets-software-developers/
#linux
A previously undocumented Linux implant named Quasar Linux (QLNX) is targeting developers' systems with a mix of rootkit, backdoor, and credential-stealing capabilities.
🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-stealthy-quasar-linux-malware-targets-software-developers/
#linux
BleepingComputer
New stealthy Quasar Linux malware targets software developers
A previously undocumented Linux implant named Quasar Linux (QLNX) is targeting developers' systems with a mix of rootkit, backdoor, and credential-stealing capabilities.
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📰 Flatpak 1.17.7 To Track The Age Of Configurations For Providing Much Better Performance
Flatpak 1.17.7 is now available for continuing to advance open-source app sandboxing and distribution on the Linux desktop. Some interesting new features are in tow with this Flatpak update plus there is also an updated XDG-Desktop-Portal release too...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Flatpak-1.17.7-Released
#flatpak #linux #opensource
Flatpak 1.17.7 is now available for continuing to advance open-source app sandboxing and distribution on the Linux desktop. Some interesting new features are in tow with this Flatpak update plus there is also an updated XDG-Desktop-Portal release too...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Flatpak-1.17.7-Released
#flatpak #linux #opensource
Phoronix
Flatpak 1.17.7 To Track The Age Of Configurations For Providing Much Better Performance
Flatpak 1.17.7 is now available for continuing to advance open-source app sandboxing and distribution on the Linux desktop
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📰 AMD Geode CPU Support Being Orphaned By Linux
For those with fond memories of the AMD Geode x86 embedded processors, the Linux kernel is set to orphan these since discontinued and obsolete CPUs...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Geode-Orphaned-By-Linux
#amd #kernel #linux
For those with fond memories of the AMD Geode x86 embedded processors, the Linux kernel is set to orphan these since discontinued and obsolete CPUs...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Geode-Orphaned-By-Linux
#amd #kernel #linux
Phoronix
AMD Geode CPU Support Being Orphaned By Linux
For those with fond memories of the AMD Geode x86 embedded processors, the Linux kernel is set to orphan these since discontinued and obsolete CPUs.
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📰 VKD3D-Proton 3.0.1 Brings More Improvements For Direct3D 12 On Vulkan
Hans-Kristian Arntzen of Valve's Linux graphics driver team announced the release today of VKD3D-Proton 3.0.1 for Direct3D 12 over the Vulkan API...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/VKD3D-Proton-3.0.1
#linux #proton
Hans-Kristian Arntzen of Valve's Linux graphics driver team announced the release today of VKD3D-Proton 3.0.1 for Direct3D 12 over the Vulkan API...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/VKD3D-Proton-3.0.1
#linux #proton
Phoronix
VKD3D-Proton 3.0.1 Brings More Improvements For Direct3D 12 On Vulkan
Hans-Kristian Arntzen of Valve's Linux graphics driver team announced the release today of VKD3D-Proton 3.0.1 for Direct3D 12 over the Vulkan API.
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📰 Dell & Lenovo Now Sponsoring The Linux Vendor Firmware Service
Dell and Lenovo have stepped up to become premier sponsors for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) that provides for seamless system firmware and device/component firmware updating under Linux with the Fwupd client...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dell-Lenovo-Sponsoring-LVFS
#linux
Dell and Lenovo have stepped up to become premier sponsors for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) that provides for seamless system firmware and device/component firmware updating under Linux with the Fwupd client...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dell-Lenovo-Sponsoring-LVFS
#linux
Phoronix
Dell & Lenovo Now Sponsoring The Linux Vendor Firmware Service
Dell and Lenovo have stepped up to become premier sponsors for the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) that provides for seamless system firmware and device/component firmware updating under Linux with the Fwupd client.
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📰 Intel's Vulkan Linux Driver Now Supports Device Generated Commands "DGC"
Exciting yesterday in the land of Intel's open-source Vulkan driver "ANV" for Linux systems was introducing experimental support for descriptor heaps with the VK_EXT_descriptor_heap extension. Today there is another separate exciting development for this open-source Intel driver: Vulkan device generated commands are finally merged!...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-ANV-Vulkan-DGC
#intel #linux #opensource
Exciting yesterday in the land of Intel's open-source Vulkan driver "ANV" for Linux systems was introducing experimental support for descriptor heaps with the VK_EXT_descriptor_heap extension. Today there is another separate exciting development for this open-source Intel driver: Vulkan device generated commands are finally merged!...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-ANV-Vulkan-DGC
#intel #linux #opensource
Phoronix
Intel's Vulkan Linux Driver Now Supports Device Generated Commands "DGC"
Exciting yesterday in the land of Intel's open-source Vulkan driver 'ANV' for Linux systems was introducing experimental support for descriptor heaps with the VK_EXT_descriptor_heap extension
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📰 Nouveau vs. NVIDIA R595 Linux Driver For Workstation Graphics Performance
When having the HP Z6 G5 A workstation in the lab for benchmarking, one of the curiosity-driven tests was seeing how well the latest open-source and upstream Nouveau driver stack is competing against the latest official NVIDIA R595 driver for workstations. The official NVIDIA Linux driver stack remains the best positioned software solution for RTX (PRO) hardware but Nouveau continues evolving while awaiting the Nova kernel driver to reach the...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-nouveau-nvk-may2026
#kernel #linux #opensource
When having the HP Z6 G5 A workstation in the lab for benchmarking, one of the curiosity-driven tests was seeing how well the latest open-source and upstream Nouveau driver stack is competing against the latest official NVIDIA R595 driver for workstations. The official NVIDIA Linux driver stack remains the best positioned software solution for RTX (PRO) hardware but Nouveau continues evolving while awaiting the Nova kernel driver to reach the...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-nouveau-nvk-may2026
#kernel #linux #opensource
Phoronix
Nouveau vs. NVIDIA R595 Linux Driver For Workstation Graphics Performance
When having the HP Z6 G5 A workstation in the lab for benchmarking, one of the curiosity-driven tests was seeing how well the latest open-source and upstream Nouveau driver stack is competing against the latest official NVIDIA R595 driver for workstations.
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📰 Inkscape 1.4.4 SVG Editor Released with a New Palette, Performance Improvements
Inkscape 1.4.4 open-source SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) editor is now available for download with a new palette, performance improvements,and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/inkscape-1-4-4-svg-editor-released-with-a-new-palette-performance-improvements
#opensource
Inkscape 1.4.4 open-source SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) editor is now available for download with a new palette, performance improvements,and bug fixes. Here’s what’s new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/inkscape-1-4-4-svg-editor-released-with-a-new-palette-performance-improvements
#opensource
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