📰 AI Helped Uncover A "50-80x Improvement" For Linux's IO_uring
Linux block maintainer and IO_uring lead developer Jens Axboe recently was debugging some slowdowns in the AHCI/SCSI code with IO_uring usage. When turning to Claude AI to help in sorting through the issue, patches were devised that can deliver up to a "literally yield a 50-80x improvement on the io_uring side for idle systems." The code is on its way to the Linux kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-50-80x-IO-uring
#linux#kernel
📰Running Four Intel Graphics Cards Under Linux On Ubuntu 26.04
It's been nearly one year to the week since Intel introduced Project Battlematrix as their initiative for improving their Linux driver support for the Arc Pro B-Series with enhancements such as bettering the multi-GPU support in allowing up to eight Arc Pro GPUs per system as well as other open-source driver optimizations in the era of AI.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-arc-pro-b70-four
#intel#linux#opensource#ubuntu
#python#language_models#linux#machine_translation#nlp#open_source#python#transformers#translation
Argos Translate is a free, open-source tool that lets you translate text offline using your own computer. It works as a Python library, command-line tool, or with a graphical interface, and supports many languages. You can install language packages for direct translations, and it can even translate between languages that don’t have a direct package by using a middle language. This means you can translate more language pairs, though the quality might be a little lower. Argos Translate is fast, private, and does not need an internet connection after setup, making it useful for secure or offline translation needs.
https://github.com/argosopentech/argos-translate
📰 Aurora is the KDE side of Bluefin, and it might be the most polished Linux desktop right now
I'm a huge fan of Linux's KDE. It's my favorite desktop environment by far, and sometimes, simply learning that an OS uses KDE is enough of an excuse to give it a try. So, when I heard that the Bluefin distro had a KDE fork called Aurora, I knew I had to give it a try.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/aurora-is-the-kde-side-of-bluefin-and-it-might-be-the-most-polished-linux-desktop-right-now/
#distro#kde#linux
📰 Archinstall 4.2 Shifts to Wayland-First Profiles, Leaving X.Org Behind
by George WhittakerThe Arch Linux installer continues evolving alongside the broader Linux desktop ecosystem. With the release of Archinstall 4.2, a notable change has arrived: Wayland is now the default focus for graphical installation profiles, while traditional X.Org-based profiles have been removed or deprioritized.
🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/archinstall-42-shifts-wayland-first-profiles-leaving-xorg-behind
#arch#linux#wayland
📰 Archinstall 4.2 Shifts to Wayland-First Profiles, Leaving X.Org Behind
by George WhittakerThe Arch Linux installer continues evolving alongside the broader Linux desktop ecosystem. With the release of Archinstall 4.2, a notable change has arrived: Wayland is now the default focus for graphical installation profiles, while traditional X.Org-based profiles have been removed or deprioritized.
🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/archinstall-42-shifts-wayland-first-profiles-leaving-xorg-behind
#arch#linux#wayland
📰 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
📰 Arch Linux Users Can Now Upgrade to GNOME 50
GNOME 50 is now available for Arch Linux users, bringing the latest desktop release to systems ready for upgrade.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-users-can-now-upgrade-to-gnome-50
#linux#arch#gnome
📰CachyOS skipped the Open Gaming Collective, and gamers rewarded it by making it the top Linux distro on Steam
The Open Gaming Collective wants to make Linux gaming better, but CachyOS is proving you can do that just fine with no strings attached.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/cachyos-skipped-open-gaming-initiative-gamers-rewarded-making-top-linux-distro-steam/
#distro#linux#steam
📰 I switched to Linux for unconventional reasons, and now I can't go back
I’ve been a fan of the Linux ecosystem ever since I got a taste of it with the Raspberry Pi OS (or Buster, as it was called back then) on my RPi Zero ages ago. Since then, it has been a fun journey involving distro-hopping shenanigans and virtualization experiments. But unlike most folks, my reasons for going down the slippery slope of Linux flavors were more than just dissatisfaction with Windows and a desire to bring old devices back to life...
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-switched-to-linux-for-unconventional-reasons/
#distro#linux#raspberry