📰 AMD Boosting AI/LLM Performance For Radeon iGPUs As Much As 18~23% With Linux 7.4

If you have an AMD Ryzen laptop/desktop and looking to leverage AI/LLM capabilities with the integrated graphics, Linux 7.4 is going to be a real treat especially for lower-end hardware. AMD's new PerfOpt feature being introduced in Linux 7.4 is set to provide some solid gains as shown in these benchmarks today across different AMD Ryzen/Radeon hardware.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-perfopt

#amd #linux

📰 Archinstall 4.5 Arch Linux Installer Adds AArch64 Support for GRUB and Limine

Archinstall 4.5 text-mode installer for the Arch Linux distribution is now available with AArch64 support for GRUB and Limine EFI installations, AArch64 root partition type GUID support, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-5-arch-linux-installer-adds-aarch64-support-for-grub-and-limine

#arch #linux

📰 Linux Mint replaced Ubuntu as the best first distro, and Ubuntu's own choices explain why

If you went a decade back in time and asked someone in the Linux community what the best beginner distro was, there's a good chance they'd reply with Ubuntu. It's what I heard a lot about when I first dipped my toe into the world of FOSS operating systems, and for good reason.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-mint-replaced-ubuntu-best-first-distro/

#distro #linux #ubuntu

📰 The Netherlands Picked NixOS. France Was Already Using It

France’s digital agency has been using NixOS on internal workstations for months through Sécurix, its open-source, security-hardened configuration.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17478137/france-nixos-move

#opensource

📰 Tails 7.14 Anonymous OS Updates Tor Browser, Tor Client, and Linux Kernel

The privacy-focused Tails 7.14 release refreshes its core components with Tor Browser 15.0.24, Tor 0.4.9.13, and Linux 6.12.111.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/tails-7-14-anonymous-os-updates-tor-browser-tor-client-and-linux-kernel/

#kernel #linux

📰 Chromium 154 is causing havoc with people's KDE desktops, but there's a fix

If you use KDE for Linux and you've noticed that it has been crashing on you more often than usual, you're not alone. As it turns out, a bug caused people using a Chromium-based browser with KDE Plasma to run into some pretty nasty issues. Fortunately, it seems a patch has just been pushed out, so give your system an update and see if that fixes the problem.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/chromium-154-is-causing-havoc-with-peoples-kde-desktops-but-theres-a-fix/

#chromium #kde #linux #plasma

📰 The Witcher 3 Remastered only just released, and Linux gamers already got it running "with no issues"

Getting games running on Linux has never been easier, but it still requires a little bit of elbow grease. That being said, it feels like you need less and less grease the more time goes on and the more compatibility layers like Proton evolve. Now, Linux gamers have managed to get their hands on The Witcher 3: Remastered, and they've already got it running pretty well a few hours after release.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/the-witcher-3-remastered-was-just-released-and-linux-gamers-already-found-a-way-to-make-it-run-with-no-issues/

#linux #proton

📰 KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, but the X11 session isn't invited

Plus, Klassik recreates the KDE 3 desktop experience on Qt 6.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/30/kde-turns-30-with-plasma-68-but-the-x11-session-isnt-invited/5299781

#kde #plasma

📰 Proposal To Set ARM64 Kernel Stack Size At Boot Time To Reduce Memory Consumption

A proposal was posted this week to the Linux kernel mailing list by a Google engineer to make it easier for ARM64 Linux to adjust the kernel stack size. The motivation for doing so to configure the kernel stack size during boot time is on reducing system memory consumption...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ARM64-Linux-Stack-Size-Boot

#kernel #linux

📰 Audacity 4.0.1 Audio Editor Restores Keyboard Shortcuts from Audacity 3

Audacity 4.0.1 open-source audio editor is now available for download with keyboard shortcuts from Audacity 3, exporting of tracks or labelled regions to its own file, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/audacity-4-0-1-audio-editor-restores-keyboard-shortcuts-from-audacity-3

#opensource

📰 Intel Media Driver 2026Q3 Introduces Crescent Island Support

Released overnight was the Intel Media Driver 2026Q3 stack for providing the latest open-source video encode/decode capabilities on Intel integrated/discrete graphics hardware. Most notable with the new release is rolling out Crescent Island support...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Media-Crescent-Island

#intel #opensource

📰 Mozilla Thunderbird 157 Email Client Released with New Enterprise Policies

Mozilla Thunderbird 157 open-source email client is now available for download with new enterprise policies, optional IMAP/POP manual configuration port field, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-157-email-client-released-with-new-enterprise-policies

#opensource