The latest Linux kernel release closes out the 6.x era - and it's a gift to cloud admins ...

Linux 6.17 features significant CPU improvements. It addresses the eternal Spectre and Meltdown security holes. The next release, 6.18, will be a long-term support kernel. Linus Torvalds is the first ...

The graphics stack in Linux comprises a number of distinct projects, and in this article we'll take a look at the current development of X.org, Wayland, and Cairo. Linux graphics have undergone a ...

Linux kernel 6.17 adds stable Intel Panther Lake (Xe3) support for upcoming Core Ultra devices. SR-IOV for Intel Arc Pro and more multi-GPU fixes boost VM and graphics support on Linux. The mainline ...

The conversation around gaming on Linux has changed significantly during the last several years. It’s a success story engineered by passionate developers working on the Linux kernel and the ...

Rust is becoming equal to assembler and C in programming the Linux kernel – at least officially, as there is still a lot of work to be done in practice. Rust is set to shed its "experimental phase" ...

Linux founder and main developer Linus Torvalds has finally taken a stand on disputes that have been simmering for two weeks and made them clear: He will override the resistance to the DMA interfaces ...

Windows has moved to a policy of forced updates, and this has caused no end of problems for users that lack the savvy to troubleshoot when things go wrong. In faint defense of Microsoft, it's pretty ...

In the early 1980s, MIT computer scientist Bob Scheifler set about laying down the principles for a new windowing system. He had decided to call it X, because it was an improvement on the W graphical ...

Linux is one of the world’s most popular open source operating systems, and much of the internet’s infrastructure is based on Linux. Having at least a baseline familiarity with Linux is a valuable ...