New AMD Linux patch boosts low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck
… Writing on the Linux kernel mailing list thanks, Phoronix , kernel coder David Vernet lays out the basic problem that games often face in EPP mode. …
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Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
… Both flaws have received patches in the Linux kernel. Linux users should check their distribution to make sure the fixes have populated to their particular version. …
Windows and Linux users: The deadline to update Secure Boot keys is near
… Linux distributors are also in the process of updating “shims,” a small, first-stage UEFI bootloader that acts as a trusted bridge between Secure Boot keys and the Linux bootloader. …
Microsoft plans Linux tools and an RTX Spark desktop for Windows developers
… Linux tools and AI guardrails On the software side, several developer-centric changes are coming to Windows 11, particularly for users of the Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL . …
Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks
… While both vulnerabilities were patched in the Linux kernel, none of the distributions had incorporated the fix. At the time this post went live, several distributors had released patches. Known distributors included Debian , AlmaLinux , and Fedora . …
High-severity vulnerability in Linux caused by a single faulty character
… CVE-2026-53111 is one of at least three potent elevation-of-privilege vulnerabilities to hit Linux in recent weeks. …
Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: "Fork it. Or just walk away."
… Writing in a lengthy post on the Linux kernel mailing list this week, Torvalds said that “Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects, and if somebody has issues with that, they can do the open-source thing and fork it. …
AMD is adding HDMI 2.1 support for Linux. That's good news for the Steam Machine.
… Now, though, it seems that AMD is making real progress on adding full HDMI 2.1 compliance to its Linux amdgpu driver in the near future. …
Microsoft’s Secure Boot has been broken for a decade and no one noticed until now
… Linux users should check the Linux Vendor Firmware Service or consult their distributor. …
Valve slowly expands SteamOS support on non-Valve hardware
… That should be welcome news to SteamOS players who like to launch into Desktop mode to run emulators or other Linux-native non-Steam games. …