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AMD Linux Patch Dramatically Reduces Game Stutters On Steam Deck by Chris Harper — Thursday, July 30, 2026, 02:58 PM EDT The open source community always seems to be hard at work on AMD CPU and GPU drivers on Linux, and this translates to huge gains for AMD and SteamOS-based devices like the Steam … …
… Regarding today's Linux numbers, CloudFlare Radar provides the smoking gun against the argument for a surge in human Linux adoption. By filtering for human traffic only, Linux's market share falls to 4.7% while Windows drops by only a single point to 65%. …
Hot on the Heels of Copy Fail, New Linux Bugs Grant Root Privileges by Chris Harper — Saturday, May 23, 2026, 02:20 PM EDT Multiple Linux exploits have been uncovered over the last few weeks, including Copy Fail , and the newest of which are dubbed "PinTheft" and "SSH-keysign-pwn." Both have been r… …
Torvalds Tightens Linux Kernel Rules To Reject Deluge Of Low-Value AI Fixes by Chris Harper — Monday, May 25, 2026, 11:02 AM EDT For about the past week, Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds has been voicing complaints about "the continued flood of AI reports" making the list of security fixes unman… …
… Gaming on Linux continues to get better and better. Tags: Nvidia , graphics , Linux , nasdaq:nvda Zak Killian A 30-year PC building veteran, Zak is a modern-day Renaissance man who may not be an expert on anything, but knows just a little about nearly everything.
… Per an email publicly released on Freedesktop.org, AMD's Linux display drivers have finally added support for these features and "passed a representative subset of HDMI compliance" with a full compliance run "in the works." The lack of support is why the Steam Machine was announced with HDMI 2.0 su… …
New Dirty-Frag Exploit Targets Linux Kernel: Serious Memory Flaw Grants Root Access by Chris Harper — Friday, May 08, 2026, 02:40 PM EDT Discovery of the Copy Fail Linux kernel exploit sparked widespread discussion and concern around Linux kernel security earlier this month, and that was for an exp… …
… Tags: AMD , Linux , Valve , PC gaming , Steam Machine , nasdaq:amd , fsr 4 Chris Harper Christopher Harper is a tech writer with over a decade of experience writing how-tos and news. …
New Quasar Linux Malware Is Stealing Developer Credentials with a Hidden Rootkit by Chris Harper — Wednesday, May 06, 2026, 03:51 PM EDT Researchers at Trend Micro have identified a frightening new Linux rootkit, dubbed Quasar Linux QLNX, and developers should be especially concerned. …
… Given how quickly Intel's Linux graphics stack is evolving, some growing pains on SteamOS are probably to be expected. …
