Linux finally follows Windows and makes a CPU feature requirement mandatory

Linux is finally making a long-standing hardware feature mandatory, following a path Windows took many years ago.

Linus Torvalds says 'huge' Linux kernel updates are now the status quo — and it's all thanks to AI

Linux release candidates are supposed to get smaller, but AI review tools have made oversized ones the new normal.
XDA Developers on MSN

Linux Mint's new kernel cleanup feature makes it even more appealing for people escaping Windows

When learning how to use Linux, less is sometimes more.
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New OVSwrap Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Local Users Gain Root via Open vSwitch

CVE-2026-64531 lets local users exploit Open vSwitch kernel memory corruption to gain root, with a public PoC covering ...
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Linux Mint 22.3 HWE released with Linux kernel 7.0

OS installer is available for download, powered by Linux kernel 7.0. The distro made the first Linux Mint 22.3 HWE ISO ...
Linux Journal

New AMD P-State Patch Delivers Major Linux Gaming Performance Boost

AMD P-State is the modern CPU frequency scaling driver for AMD Ryzen processors on Linux. Rather than relying on the older ...
ZDNet

Linux kernel 6.13 isn't a major release but's it still important - here's why

On Jan. 19, Linus Torvalds officially released the Linux 6.13 kernel. I can't call the 6.13 kernel a major release, but it's still a step forward in performance, security, and hardware support. That's ...
Linux Journal

Linux Kernel Begins Phasing Out the crypto_rng Layer to Simplify Random Number Generation

Linux kernel developers are moving forward with plans to remove the crypto_rng API layer, a long-standing component of the ...
ZDNet

Rust in the Linux kernel: Why it matters and what's happening next

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