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📰 Intel Preps A Lot Of Xe3 Code For Linux 7.1 Kernel Intel yesterday sent out their first "drm-xe-next" pull request to DRM-Next of new Xe kernel graphics driver improvements they have readied for their eventual upstreaming into the Linux 7.1 kernel... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-DRM-Xe-Next-Linux-7.1 #linux#intel#kernel

📰 ARCTIC Cooling Publishes ARCTIC Fan Controller Driver For Linux A Linux driver has been published for the ARCTIC Fan Controller to be able to read fan speeds under Linux as well as setting the PWM fan speed for each of the ten fans supported by this controller. Making this driver all the more exciting is that ARCTIC Cooling is directly working on this driver rather than just being a community/third-party creation. Furthermore, ARCTIC Cooling is working on getting this driver to the upstream Linux kernel... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ARCTIC-Fan-Controller-Linux #linux#kernel

📰IPFire 2.29 Core Update 200 Ships Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS IPFire 2.29 Core Update 200 introduces Linux kernel 6.18 LTS and a preview of the new IPFire Domain Blocklist for DNS filtering. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/ipfire-2-29-core-update-200-ships-linux-kernel-6-18-lts/ #linux#kernel

📰Armbian 26.2 Introduces Linux kernel 6.18 LTS Images and Imager Upgrades Armbian 26.2 Goa introduces expanded SBC support, Linux 6.18-based images, and continued enhancements for Rockchip and Allwinner platforms. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/armbian-26-2-introduces-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-images-and-imager-upgrades/ #linux#kernel

📰 Arch Linux March ISO Is Out With Kernel, Desktop, and Security Updates Arch Linux has released its updated March 2026 installation ISO, bringing a new kernel, refreshed system libraries, desktop updates, and security fixes. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/arch-linux-march-iso-is-out-with-kernel-desktop-and-security-updates/ #linux#arch#kernel

📰 Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.6 Released with Linux 6.19, TLP Support, and More PorteuX 2.6 Linux distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.19, GNOME 49.4, KDE Plasma 6.5.5, Cinnamon 6.6, and more. Here’s what else is new! 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/slackware-based-porteux-2-6-released-with-linux-6-19-tlp-support-and-more #linux#gnome#kde#plasma#kernel

📰AMD Prepares Linux For Instruction-Based Sampling Improvements With Zen 6 A set of patches recently posted to the Linux kernel mailing list have now been queued up to a tip/tip.git branch for planned introduction in Linux 7.1. These patches are for enhancing the Linux perf subsystem support for AMD Instruction-Based Sampling (IBS) improvements with next-gen Zen 6 processors... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Perf-AMD-IBS-Zen-6 #amd#linux#kernel

📰 Your Linux LTS Kernel Will Be Supported Longer Than You Thought More breathing room for distros and enterprise Linux users as LTS kernels get extended EOL dates. 🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/linux-lts-kernel-support-extension/ #linux#kernel

📰 elementary OS 8.1.1 Released With Linux kernel 6.17 elementary OS 8.1.1 arrives with Linux kernel 6.17 and the latest Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Hardware Enablement stack. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/elementary-os-8-1-1-released-with-linux-kernel-6-17/ #ubuntu#linux#kernel

📰 Numerous AMDXDNA Ryzen AI Driver Fixes For Linux 7.0-rc2 Sent out today were all of the DRM/accel driver fixes for the week, ahead of the Linux 7.0-rc2 kernel release due out on Sunday... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-rc2-DRM-Fixes #linux#kernel

📰 Linux 7.1 Looks To Support Extended Attributes On Sockets For New GNOME & systemd Functionality While the Linux 7.0 feature merge window ended this past weekend and that next kernel release won't debut as stable until April, there are already features out on the horizon that are being positioned for likely merging into the Linux 7.1 kernel assuming no issues appear or objections raised by Linus Torvalds. One of the features already looking like it will be submitted for Linux 7.1 is supporting extended attributes on sockets... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Looks-xattrs-Sockets #linux#systemd#gnome#kernel

📰 RK3588 and RK3576 video decoders support merged in the upstream Linux Kernel Support for Rockchip’s VDPU381 and VDPU383 decoders is now upstream in Linux, bringing mainline H.264/HEVC decode support, robust IOMMU-reset recovery, and new HEVC V4L2 UAPI controls aligned with Vulkan Video. 🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/rk3588-and-rk3576-video-decoders-support-merged-in-the-upstream-linux-kernel.html #linux#kernel