It’s been a while since delivering any benchmarks on Phoronix of Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2) for running Linux applications and other software under the confines of Windows 11. When recently carrying out the Windows 11 25H2 vs. Linux benchmarks I also took the opportunity for seeing how WSL is performing on that leading-edge Windows release compared to running …
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First Benchmarks Of Windows 11 25H2 vs. Ubuntu 25.10 On AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
Microsoft is preparing to ship Windows 11 25H2 as their newest incremental update to their operating system. Windows 11 25H2 is currently available via their preview channel in advance of the formal public release in October. With Canonical also putting the finishing touches on their Ubuntu 25.10 release also due for a stable release in October, here are some benchmarks …
Read More »Ubuntu 25.10 Reveals New Wallpaper, Mascot Artwork
The new default desktop background for Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka”, along with the official mascot, have been shared on Launchpad. All users who install or upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 will be greeted by this new background, which sports the release codename mascot (a quokka) atop a purple gradient. This continues the distro’s tradition of giving each release its own unique …
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