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A patch series posted overnight that is part of a larger planned rework for the kernel to introduce a “Swap Table” is poised to bring significant real-world performance gains to the Linux kernel. Kairui Song of Tencent posted the initial phase of patches for introducing a Swap Table and for it to serve as the kernel’s swap cache. This stems …

I’ve long dreamed of doing all my gaming on PC — a single platform that’s easily upgradeable and lets me play my overstuffed Steam library wherever and however I like. The Steam Deck is a fantastic handheld, but for my living room, I want something more powerful that works as well on my TV as it does at a desk. …

The Pakistani APT36 cyberspies are using Linux .desktop files to load malware in new attacks against government and defense entities in India. The activity, documented in reports by CYFIRMA and CloudSEK, aims at data exfiltration and persistent espionage access. APT 36 has previously used .desktop files to load malware in targeted espionage operations in South Asia. The attacks were first …

ZDNET’s key takeaways The Geekcom IT 15 Mini PC is available on Amazon for $1,100. This tiny form-factor PC has plenty of power to spare for everyday tasks. The only downside is that the IT15 doesn’t have a dedicated GPU. I’ve always enjoyed a mini PC, and any time I can cobble together a system with a tiny form factor, …

For those making use of the Network File System (NFS), the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel is bringing some nice improvements both for the NFS server and client code. During the now-over Linux 6.17 merge window some nice NFS enhancements made it into this next version of the Linux kernel. On the NFSD side there is now the ability to offer …

Linus Torvalds just released the Linux 6.17-rc1 kernel a few hours ahead of his typical release regiment due to currently being in Europe. That marks the end of the Linux 6.17 merge window with many exciting changes merged this cycle. This is notable with Linux 6.17 expected to power Ubuntu 25.10 and other late 2025 Linux distribution releases. I will …

Linus Torvalds has used his authority to reject the RISC-V architecture changes for the Linux 6.17 kernel. The RISC-V updates won’t land this cycle and will need to try again for v6.18 later in the year. Linus refers to at least some of the proposed RISC-V code as garbage along with being submitted rather late during the merge window. Only …

In today’s launch-day review of the Framework Desktop with AMD Ryzen AI Max “Strix Halo” were a number of benchmarks comparing the mini/SFF PC to Framework Laptops, the Strix Halo powered HP ZBook Ultra G1a laptops, and similar devices. With this being a desktop after all, for those wondering how the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 compares in a desktop form …

New ‘Plague’ PAM Backdoor Exposes Critical Linux Systems to Silent Credential Theft  The Hacker News New Undectable Plague Malware Attacking Linux Servers to Gain Persistent SSH Access  CyberSecurityNews WARNING: New Linux Backdoor ‘Plague’ Evades Detection For A Year❗️  LinkedIn New Linux backdoor Plague bypasses auth via malicious PAM module  Security Affairs New Undetectable Plague Malware Targeting Linux Servers for Persistent SSH Access  gbhackers.com Source link

Ahead of the Threadripper 9000 series hitting store shelves tomorrow, today the review embargo lifts on these new high-end desktop/workstation Zen 5 processors. I have been testing out the Threadripper 9970X and 9980X this month and have been extremely excited about the generational uplift and all-around performance of these new AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X/9980X processors on Linux for delivering the …