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      Linux 6.19 Features Include Many Benefits For Intel & AMD Users

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 7 February 2026

    With the Linux 6.19 stable kernel expected to be released tomorrow (8 February), here is a reminder about the top features to expect from this next version of the Linux kernel...
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      NetBSD 11.0-RC1 Available For Testing With Enhanced Linux Emulation

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 7 February 2026

    The first release candidate of the big NetBSD 11.0 release is now available for testing...
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      Initial AMD Zen 6 "znver6" Support Merged For LLVM/Clang

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 7 February 2026

    Merged overnight to the LLVM/Clang compiler's codebase was initial targeting for next-generation AMD Zen 6 processors using the znver6 target...
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      KDE Linux To Provide Better Hardware Support & Better Performance

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 7 February 2026

    Following the September release of the KDE LInux reference distribution for the KDE desktop in alpha form, KDE Linux developers have been working toward the beta release with more improvements to this open-source desktop distro...
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      KMS Recovery Mechanism Being Worked On For Linux Display Drivers

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 7 February 2026

    A Linux kernel engineer at Microsoft is working on a useful Linux desktop improvement. Hamza Mahfooz who previously worked for AMD on their AMDGPU Linux display driver code has been spearheading work on a KMS recovery mechanism to help kernel mode-setting display drivers recover in case of problems...
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      GNOME's Glycin 2.1 Beta Enables JPEG 2000 Support By Default

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 7 February 2026

    GNOME's Rust-based and sandboxed Glycin image loading library focused on safety now supports JPEG 2000 images by default...
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      Linux 6.19 Sees Last Minute Scheduler Regression Fixes

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 7 February 2026

    Ahead of the planned Linux 6.19 stable kernel release tomorrow, there have been some last-minute fixes submitted for the scheduler code, including for performance regressions...
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      Mesa 25.3.5 Brings Vulkan Driver Fixes & Other Minor Changes -- Even For Old The R600g

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 7 February 2026

    While Mesa 26.0 stable will be out soon, the belated Mesa 25.3.5 point release is now available for serving as the current latest stable point release...
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      KDE Plasma 6.6 Fixing Significant Issues With Fingerprint Authentication

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 7 February 2026

    There is less than two weeks to go until the official KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop release. Plasma 6.6 is still seeing bug fixes in this final stretch of development while KDE developers are also busy already on Plasma 6.7 feature work...