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📰 Pop!_OS 24.04 vs. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 26.04 Development Benchmarks While having the new System76 Thelio Mira desktop in the lab, I took the opportunity to run some benchmarks to see how Pop!_OS 24.04 is currently performing relative to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for which it is based as well as looking ahead at how Ubuntu 26.04 LTS in its current near-final development form is looking on the same hardware. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/popos-2404-ubuntu-2604 #ubuntu

📰 Infinity Engine open source remake GemRB 0.9.5 gets Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition playable The developers working away on the Infinity Engine open source remake GemRB just released v0.9.5, bringing major classic RPG compatibility improvements.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/infinity-engine-open-source-remake-gemrb-0-9-5-gets-baldurs-gate-ii-enhanced-edition-playable/ #opensource

📰NVIDIA 595.58.03 Linux Driver Debuts As Stable R595 Build Building off the NVIDIA 595.45.04 Linux beta driver that brought DRI3 v1.2 support and new Vulkan capabilities, the NVIDIA 595.58.03 Linux driver released this morning as the first stable Linux driver build in the R595 release branch... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-595.58.03-Linux #linux

Qt 6.11 Released With Qt Canvas Painter and Task Tree Module https://linuxiac.com/qt-6-11-released-with-qt-canvas-painter-and-task-tree-module/

📰 I ditched GIMP for Krita and never looked back When I made the jump from Windows to Linux midway through 2025, I knew I had to find an alternative to one of my favorite image editors, Paint.net. It was simple, it did the job, and unfortunately, it wasn't on Linux. So, I went for the next-best thing I could think of off the top of my head: GIMP. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-ditched-gimp-for-krita-and-never-looked-back/ #linux

📰 Cloudflare Details Their Upgrade To EPYC Turin For 2x Throughput, 50% Better Perf/Watt Cloudflare's technical blog posts about their hardware and software efforts are always a treat to read. Their latest fascinating technical content is on their newest "Gen 13" server platform based around AMD EPYC Turin where they are now achieving 2x throughput and 50% better performance-per-Watt thanks to these latest-generation AMD EPYC server processors paired with software improvements too... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Cloudflare-Gen13-Server-Turin #amd

📰 Every gaming Linux distro is about to share the same foundation, and it could change everything We finally have an answer to Linux gaming's fragmentation problem. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/every-gaming-linux-distro-share-the-same-foundation/ #distro#linux

📰 Wine 11 rewrites how Linux runs Windows games at the kernel level, and the speed gains are massive Wine 11 is the biggest jump for Linux gaming in years. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/wine-11-rewrites-linux-runs-windows-games-speed-gains/ #linux#kernel

📰 DietPi 10.2 Released with Immich Support and New Software Options DietPi 10.2 adds Immich, Immich Machine Learning, uv, and RustDesk Client, alongside tool improvements, configuration updates, and multiple bug fixes. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/dietpi-10-2-released-with-immich-support-and-new-software-options/ #immich

📰 This square phone with a hidden (or gamepad) gives strong Motorola Flipout vibes The Frog RS1 is an Android phone with a small 3.4 inch square touchscreen display, a MediaTek processor, and a design that lets you flip the screen upward so that it rotates 90 degrees and reveals a hidden keyboard… or gamepad. It’s unclear if this particular phone will come to market anytime soon, but Chinese manufacturer . 🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/this-square-phone-with-a-hidden-or-gamepad-gives-strong-motorola-flipout-vibes/ #android

📰Someone Forked Systemd to Strip Out Its Age Verification Support The project removes the birthDate field systemd added last week in response to age verification laws. 🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17304579/systemd-fork-strips-out-age-verification #systemd

📰 Intel FRED Can Yield Greater Performance - FRED Benchmarks On Panther Lake With Intel's new Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" laptop SoCs, the Xe3-based Arc B390 graphics and much improved CPU performance capture much of the spotlight. One new capability with Panther Lake that isn't featured as much though is the new FRED capability with Flexible Return and Event Delivery. Today's Intel Panther Lake testing is looking at the very interesting performance impact of FRED on Linux. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-fred-panther-lake #intel#linux