TTechnology Read More Linux 7.0 Merges The Code To Replace The Tux Boot Logo At Build TimeFebruary 16, 2026 Linus Torvalds merged the code this weekend that allows easily replacing the Tux penguin boot logo used during…
TTechnology Read More exFAT Achieves Better Sequential Read Performance With Linux 7.0February 16, 2026 Michael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on…
TTechnology Read More Linux Kernel Improvement Can Make Hibernation Several Times Faster With Slow SSDsFebruary 15, 2026 A patch series sent out for review this weekend can significantly improve the system hibernation performance under Linux.…
TTechnology Read More Mesa’s KosmicKrisp Vulkan-On-Metal Achieves MoltenVK Feature ParityFebruary 15, 2026 Announced last year by consulting firm LunarG was KosmicKrisp as a Vulkan-on-Metal driver for efficiently leveraging the Vulkan…
TTechnology Read More F2FS Delivers “Several Key Performance Optimizations” With Linux 7.0February 15, 2026 The Flash Friendly File-System (F2FS) has multiple performance improvements to provide its users with on the in-development Linux…
TTechnology Read More X.Org Server’s “Master” Branch Now Closed With Cleaned Up State On “Main”February 14, 2026 This Valentine’s Day there is a lot of red on the screen for the X.Org Server with the…
TTechnology Read More Linux 7.0 Merges Support For Rock Band 4 PS4 / PS5 Guitars Plus More Laptop QuirksFebruary 14, 2026 The HID subsystem changes were merged this week for the ongoing Linux 7.0 kernel merge window. Among the…
TTechnology Read More GNOME OS To Use systemd-context, RustConn Provides Modern GTK4 Connection ManagerFebruary 14, 2026 In addition to this week’s GNOME 50 beta release, there were also other exciting developments in the GNOME…
TTechnology Read More Linux 6.19 Released With Better Support For Older AMD GPUs, DRM Color Pipeline APIFebruary 8, 2026 As anticipated due to the extra week for the cycle given end of year holidays, Linus Torvalds today…
TTechnology Read More Intel Appears To Have Quietly Sunset “On Demand” Software Defined SiliconFebruary 8, 2026 Back in 2021 on Phoronix was first to report on Intel preparing Linux patches for a “Software Defined…
TTechnology Read More Intel Releases QATlib 26.02 With New APIs For Zero-Copy DMAFebruary 8, 2026 Of Intel’s different CPU accelerator IPs, the arguably most useful and with the greatest customer interest remains around…
TTechnology Read More NetBSD 11.0-RC1 Available For Testing With Enhanced Linux EmulationFebruary 7, 2026 The first release candidate of the big NetBSD 11.0 release is now available for testing. NetBSD 11.0 had…