📰 Linux 6.19 Kernel Benchmarks With X86_NATIVE_CPU Optimization

Added to the Linux kernel earlier this year was the new X86_NATIVE_CPU Kconfig option to enable compiler optimizations for the local/native CPU in use when building the Linux kernel. In effect about ensuring that the "-march=native" compiler flag is set for the kernel build for optimizing the Linux kernel build for your processor being used. Back with Linux 6.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-X86_NATIVE_CPU

📰 LLVM 22 Lands NVIDIA Olympus CPU Scheduling Model

NVIDIA's Olympus are the ARM64 cores found within the upcoming Vera CPU that will be paired with Rubin. Olympus cores are claimed to be twice as fast as NVIDIA's current CPU cores found in Grace and based on Neoverse-V2. Earlier this year the open-source compilers landed initial support for Olympus while now a proper CPU scheduling model has been upstreamed into LLVM 22...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-Olympus-Sched-Model

📰 Some Meaningful Performance Benefits For Clang + LTO Built Linux Kernels

Over the past few years building the Linux kernel with Clang has matured a lot thanks to upstream improvements to both LLVM/Clang and the Linux kernel. As it's been a while since our last comparison for GCC vs. Clang built kernels on the resulting system performance, our latest year-end 2025 benchmarking is providing a fresh look at the Linux 6.19 upstream Git kernel built under the latest stable GCC 15 and LLVM Clang 21 compilers.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-kernel-llvm-clang-lto

📰 GNU Wget 2.2.1 Released with New Options, Improvements, and Bug Fixes

GNU Wget 2.2.1 open-source program for retrieving content from web servers is now available for download with various improvements and fixes. Here's what's new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gnu-wget-2-2-1-released-with-new-options-improvements-and-bug-fixes

📰 Shotcut 25.12 Adds Full 10-Bit Video Editing Support

Open source video editor Shotcut 25.12 adds 10-bit CPU pipeline support, linear color processing, and better hardware encoding on Linux.You're reading Shotcut 25.12 Adds Full 10-Bit Video Editing Support, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/shotcut-25-12-released-cpu-pipeline-improvements

📰 These are the Linux Apps I Couldn't Live Without in 2025

These open source gems have helped me refine my workflow.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/my-choice-linux-apps-2025/

📰 New York’s incoming mayor bans Raspberry Pi at his inauguration party

Zohran Mamdani appears not to understand that smartphones can be used for evil New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has invited the city’s residents to join him at a block party to celebrate his inauguration but told attendees not to bring a Raspberry Pi single-board computer to the event.…

🔗 Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/12/31/zohran_mamdani_raspberry_pi_ban/

📰 Pinta 3.1 is Out with Axonometric Grids, Marching Ants + More

Pinta 3.1 is available for download. The open source image editor adds axonometric grids, polygon selection tool, lower memory usage – and lots more!You're reading Pinta 3.1 is Out with Axonometric Grids, Marching Ants + More, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/pinta-3-1-released-new-axonometric-grids

📰 Open-Source Crown Game Engine v0.60 Released

While the Godot Engine receives a lot of attention as a prominent open-source game engine, it's far from the only one in this space. Another open-source game engine capping out 2025 with a new release is the Crown Engine...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Crown-Engine-0.60

📰 Arch Linux Installer Adds CUPS, rEFInd Boot, IWD, COSMIC & Power Management Options

Ahead of the January 2026 ISO refresh for Arch Linux, Archinstall 3.0.15 released today as the newest update to this convenient text-based OS installer...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Arch-Linux-Archinstall-3.0.15

📰 Intel Meteor Lake On Linux Two Years Post-Launch: 93% The Original Performance

As part of the various end-of-year annual benchmarking comparisons and the like on Phoronix, today is a look at how the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H "Meteor Lake" performance has evolved under Ubuntu Linux in the two years since launching. Plus with next-gen Intel Panther Lake laptops expected to be showcased next week at CES, it's a good time for revisiting the Meteor Lake performance to see the difference two years have made for Intel Meteor Lake...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-meteor-lake-2025

📰 Asahi Linux Has Experimental Code For DisplayPort, Apple M3/M4/M5 Bring-Up Still Ongoing

Prominent Asahi Linux developer Sven Peter spoke at this week's 39th Chaos Communication Congress "39C3" in Hamburg, Germany. He provided an update around the still-in-the-works Apple M3 / M4 / M5 SoC and device support as well as other outstanding features like getting DisplayPort working on Apple Macs under Linux...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-EOY-2025-CCC

📰 NYC mayoral inauguration bans Flipper Zero, Raspberry Pi devices

New York City's 2026 mayoral inauguration of Zohran Mamdani has published a list of banned items for the event, specifically prohibiting the Flipper Zero and Raspberry Pi devices.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nyc-mayoral-inauguration-bans-flipper-zero-raspberry-pi-devices/

📰 VLC 3.0.23 Media Player Improves Dark Palette in the Qt GUI, Codec Information

VLC 3.0.23 open-source media player is now available for download with support for exposing additional audio codec information for FLAC 24-bit, improvements to the dark palette in the Qt interface, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/vlc-3-0-23-media-player-improves-dark-palette-in-the-qt-gui-codec-information

📰 SDL 3.4 Released With Many New APIs, Better Emscripten & Native PNG Support

Kicking off the new year for Linux gaming and cross-platform gaming at large is the release of the SDL 3.4 library. SDL is part of the Steam runtime and continues to be widely-used for abstracting software/hardware for creating more portable games and other applications...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/SDL-3.4-Released

📰 ReactOS Starts 2026 With Another "Major Step" Toward Windows NT6 Compatibility

The ReactOS free software project is turning 30 this year and its "open-source Windows" OS ambitions remain. They are starting out this year with another "major step" towards Windows NT 6.0 compatibility...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ReactOS-Starts-2026

📰 Arch Linux Kicks Off 2026 with New ISO Powered by Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS

Arch Linux 2026.01.01 is now available for download as the January 2026 ISO snapshot powered by Linux kernel 6.18 LTS.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/arch-linux-kicks-off-2026-with-new-iso-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-18-lts

📰 Systemd-Free Devuan GNU+Linux 6.1 Released with Unofficial Raspberry Pi Images

Devuan GNU+Linux 6.1 distribution is now available for download based on Debian 13.2 “Trixie”, but without including the systemd init system. Here’s what’s new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/systemd-free-devuan-gnulinux-6-1-released-with-unofficial-raspberry-pi-images

📰 4 things Windows gets right that Linux still struggles with

After years of using Windows, I decided to give Linux a try. I knew it wasn't an easy path and that there would be a learning curve, but I couldn't ignore the privacy concerns with Windows. Linux, on the other hand, being open-source, seemed like the best alternative. I tried a dual-boot setup with both Linux and Windows 10 installed on my laptop. While the initial Linux setup was a breeze, it was the post-installation experience that made me...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/things-windows-gets-right-that-linux-still-struggles-with/