AMD GPU and Sofware
I was excited for my switch to an AMD GPU since people claim, it is so much better on linux.
I ditched my RTX3070 for a RX 9070XT. I didn't bother to do any benchmarks since i also upgraded from an 5600x to a 7800x3d.
So far the overall upgrade is a blast and i can even run poorly optimized UE5 games without up scaling on 1080p.
However, i don't see any difference to Nvidia when it comes to drivers and compatibility.
I use linux for 2 years now. started with mint, went to Nobara and got stuck with garuda. All on Nvidia. I never had Issues. People still claim it's bad. Maybe it was in the past and people are just used to saying it.
But I'm happy both brands work in linux machines, even though i grew to dislike nvidia as a company over the last few years.
There is another claim i see in forums:
"i never needed adrenaline in linux, because everything just works"
ngl. i've seen this type of comment A LOT.
People ask for adrenaline, or the features it provides and commenters just shrug it off and say you don't need it, because it works. and not in a single of these threads anybody argued over it.
In my opinion it is a shame that i buy a 600€ card and i miss out on features because I'm on linux.
Whether you like AI frame generation or not. it IS a feature of your card that you paid for.
On windows you can just turn it on for ANY game in the adrenaline software.
it isn't the only feature.
The argument "you don't need i because it just works" is nonsense, because "it just works" on windows too.
i wasn't a fan of geforce experience.
But i actually like the adrenaline software. it's a bit unintuitive to navigate but it got all important features in one program that you can even activate in an in game overlay.
on windows i can press alt+r and force star citizen to render at 1440p and scale it down to 1080. This game actually profits from that, because it forces more work load on the GPU, since this game is a CPU eater. i gain 7-10 fps. with just 3 clicks.
i wish they develop a linux variant of this software in the future as linux becomes more popular among gamers.
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I was excited for my switch to an AMD GPU since people claim, it is so much better on linux.
I ditched my RTX3070 for a RX 9070XT. I didn't bother to do any benchmarks since i also upgraded from an 5600x to a 7800x3d.
So far the overall upgrade is a blast and i can even run poorly optimized UE5 games without up scaling on 1080p.
However, i don't see any difference to Nvidia when it comes to drivers and compatibility.
I use linux for 2 years now. started with mint, went to Nobara and got stuck with garuda. All on Nvidia. I never had Issues. People still claim it's bad. Maybe it was in the past and people are just used to saying it.
But I'm happy both brands work in linux machines, even though i grew to dislike nvidia as a company over the last few years.
There is another claim i see in forums:
"i never needed adrenaline in linux, because everything just works"
ngl. i've seen this type of comment A LOT.
People ask for adrenaline, or the features it provides and commenters just shrug it off and say you don't need it, because it works. and not in a single of these threads anybody argued over it.
In my opinion it is a shame that i buy a 600€ card and i miss out on features because I'm on linux.
Whether you like AI frame generation or not. it IS a feature of your card that you paid for.
On windows you can just turn it on for ANY game in the adrenaline software.
it isn't the only feature.
The argument "you don't need i because it just works" is nonsense, because "it just works" on windows too.
i wasn't a fan of geforce experience.
But i actually like the adrenaline software. it's a bit unintuitive to navigate but it got all important features in one program that you can even activate in an in game overlay.
on windows i can press alt+r and force star citizen to render at 1440p and scale it down to 1080. This game actually profits from that, because it forces more work load on the GPU, since this game is a CPU eater. i gain 7-10 fps. with just 3 clicks.
i wish they develop a linux variant of this software in the future as linux becomes more popular among gamers.
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libxml2 is now officially unmaintained
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/9c80a89af2fdf4f853892f84e46580f4902658ba
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Remove myself as maintainer (9c80a89a) · Commits · GNOME / libxml2 · GitLab
I got the following error message after trying to remove my maintainer entry from the DOAP file: > Must have at least one doap:maintainer property with a gnome:userid > property...
PeerTube v8: manage your videos with your team!
https://framablog.org/2025/12/09/peertube-v8-manage-your-videos-with-your-team/
https://redd.it/1pi2xwz
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Framablog
PeerTube v8 : manage your videos with your team !
We're thrilled to announce the release of PeerTube v8! This version features a redesigned video player, an improved experience for importing videos and the ability to share channel management with...
Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: Linux CVEs, more than you ever wanted to know
http://www.kroah.com/log/blog/2025/12/08/linux-cves-more-than-you-ever-wanted-to-know/
https://redd.it/1pi3izn
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Linux Kernel Monkey Log
Linux CVEs, more than you ever wanted to know
It’s been almost 2 full years since Linux became a CNA (Certificate Numbering
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meant that we (i.e. the kernel.org community) are now responsible for issuing
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Authority) which
meant that we (i.e. the kernel.org community) are now responsible for issuing
all CVEs for the …
Linux 6.19 Enables Per-CPU BIO Caching By Default For Helping Performance
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Per-CPU-BIO-Caching
https://redd.it/1pi801e
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Phoronix
Linux 6.19 Enables Per-CPU BIO Caching By Default For Helping Performance
Last week saw the main set of block and IO_uring feature patches for the Linux 6.19 merge window but some additional block subsystem material was merged on Monday
Jay - a rust-based Wayaland copositor inspired by i3
https://github.com/mahkoh/jay
https://redd.it/1pibozw
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GitHub - mahkoh/jay: A Wayland Compositor
A Wayland Compositor. Contribute to mahkoh/jay development by creating an account on GitHub.
Anthropic donates "Model Context Protocol" (MCP) to the Linux Foundation making it the official open standard for Agentic AI
https://www.anthropic.com/news/donating-the-model-context-protocol-and-establishing-of-the-agentic-ai-foundation
https://redd.it/1pidsib
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Anthropic
Donating the Model Context Protocol and establishing the Agentic AI Foundation
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
Canonical to distribute AMD ROCm AI/ML and HPC libraries in Ubuntu
https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-amd-rocm-ai-ml-hpc-libraries
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Canonical to distribute AMD ROCm AI/ML and HPC libraries in Ubuntu | Canonical
Canonical is pleased to announce an expanded collaboration with AMD to package and maintain AMD ROCm™ software directly in Ubuntu. AMD ROCm is an open software ecosystem to enable hardware-accelerated AI/ML and HPC workloads on AMD Instinct™ and AMD Radeon™…
[Final Update, probably] I'm glad to announce that the Wi-Fi issues are finally gone with v6.17.10
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This smartphone adds a microSD slot, removable battery, and more, but removes… Android?
https://www.androidauthority.com/new-jolla-phone-3623421
https://redd.it/1pili05
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https://redd.it/1pili05
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Android Authority
This smartphone adds a microSD slot, removable battery, and more, but removes... Android?
It's rare to find a smartphone with a microSD card, removable battery, and notification LED. But this phone combines all three, with a catch.
The SSL certificate for the Manjaro forum has expired... again. Right as Stable drops.
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Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux
https://www.heise.de/en/news/Valve-HDMI-Forum-Continues-to-Block-HDMI-2-1-for-Linux-11107440.html
https://redd.it/1piu0vs
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heise online
Valve: HDMI Forum Continues to Block HDMI 2.1 for Linux
Technically, the Steam Machine supports HDMI 2.1. However, Valve and AMD are not allowed to offer an open-source driver for it.
"Rust in the kernel is no longer experimental — it is now a core part of the kernel and is here to stay."
https://lwn.net/Articles/1049831/
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The (successful) end of the kernel Rust experiment
The topic of the Rust experiment was just discussed at the annual Maintainers Summit. The cons [...]
Is there a compelling reason for Fedora to perform updates in this Windows-style manner? Why can’t the system apply updates while it’s running, so that the reboot doesn’t involve any waiting because everything has already been completed?
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Age verification bills & KOSA being voted on in committee this Thursday
The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee that oversees these age verification bills are voting THIS THURSDAY aka tomorrow to pass these bills onto the full committee, and then the full House. We need to drive as much opposition as we can on these bills, specifically KOSA, the App Store Accountability Act, and honestly any age verification bill which many of these are.
This is how to do it and how you can fight back on age verification
1) Call the house representatives in the committee. Use a call noscript if you don't know what to say
You can do it two ways. You can either go to the subcommittee site and call each one here: [https://energycommerce.house.gov/committees/subcommittee/Commerce](https://energycommerce.house.gov/committees/subcommittee/Commerce)
(scroll down, click their names, phone number is under their picture)
or you can use this call noscript to connect to members here: [www.badinternetbills.com](http://www.badinternetbills.com/)
you can use this call noscript too: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IyBUe6frFGF44rJQU3TahZ5zyG3tC7jai\_hPneAKlnM/edit?tab=t.0https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IyBUe6frFGF44rJQU3TahZ5zyG3tC7jai\_hPneAKlnM/edit?tab=t.0](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IyBUe6frFGF44rJQU3TahZ5zyG3tC7jai_hPneAKlnM/edit?tab=t.0https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IyBUe6frFGF44rJQU3TahZ5zyG3tC7jai_hPneAKlnM/edit?tab=t.0)
2) Spread the word! We need as much mass opposition as we can right now. So many stakeholders, policymakers, and politicians etc are looking at public opinion on these bills. We were able to stop them before because of the mass opposition, we need that again. Let everyone you know know. Spread the word!
Link to see the bills for Subcommittee Markup: https://x.com/BenBrodyDC/status/1998516632176775647
https://redd.it/1pj744o
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The House Energy and Commerce subcommittee that oversees these age verification bills are voting THIS THURSDAY aka tomorrow to pass these bills onto the full committee, and then the full House. We need to drive as much opposition as we can on these bills, specifically KOSA, the App Store Accountability Act, and honestly any age verification bill which many of these are.
This is how to do it and how you can fight back on age verification
1) Call the house representatives in the committee. Use a call noscript if you don't know what to say
You can do it two ways. You can either go to the subcommittee site and call each one here: [https://energycommerce.house.gov/committees/subcommittee/Commerce](https://energycommerce.house.gov/committees/subcommittee/Commerce)
(scroll down, click their names, phone number is under their picture)
or you can use this call noscript to connect to members here: [www.badinternetbills.com](http://www.badinternetbills.com/)
you can use this call noscript too: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IyBUe6frFGF44rJQU3TahZ5zyG3tC7jai\_hPneAKlnM/edit?tab=t.0https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IyBUe6frFGF44rJQU3TahZ5zyG3tC7jai\_hPneAKlnM/edit?tab=t.0](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IyBUe6frFGF44rJQU3TahZ5zyG3tC7jai_hPneAKlnM/edit?tab=t.0https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IyBUe6frFGF44rJQU3TahZ5zyG3tC7jai_hPneAKlnM/edit?tab=t.0)
2) Spread the word! We need as much mass opposition as we can right now. So many stakeholders, policymakers, and politicians etc are looking at public opinion on these bills. We were able to stop them before because of the mass opposition, we need that again. Let everyone you know know. Spread the word!
Link to see the bills for Subcommittee Markup: https://x.com/BenBrodyDC/status/1998516632176775647
https://redd.it/1pj744o
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House Committee on Energy and Commerce
The Committee on Energy and Commerce is the oldest standing legislative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives and is vested with the broadest jurisdiction of any congressional authorizing committee.
Tor Ditches C for Rust and Your Privacy Benefits
https://www.sambent.com/tor-ditches-c-for-rust-and-your-privacy-benefits/
https://redd.it/1pjhary
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Sam Bent
Tor Ditches C for Rust and Your Privacy Benefits
After decades of buffer overflows and memory corruption bugs in C Tor, Arti 1.8.0 advances the Rust rewrite with smarter circuit timeouts and relay infrastructure progress.
Switching from Win11 to Ubuntu 24.04.3
Hi folks! Writing my experience here about switching from Win11 to Ubuntu for my personal laptop.
I have been using the Zenbook S14 UX5406SA for almost a year. I was running Windows 11 on it because it was serving my needs pretty fine. I use my laptop for my personal chores (web browsing), light gaming and watching videos online.
As I started traveling and started using my laptop more and more, I noticed that the standby battery was absolutely terrible. It would easily drain >5% per hour. I messed with Windows power settings to limit the CPU %age usage, killing all background processes and uninstalling all the programs I don't need. I did see a slight bump in the battery life, but it was still a far cry from being satisfactory.
I did some research on how Ubuntu compares to Windows in terms of battery life, and it was mostly mixed. Instead of going all in I decided to split my 1 TB partition into two halves, keeping the Windows Boot Manager in case I would need it in future for Windows-specific tasks.
Installing Ubuntu was the standard affair. Getting the USB drive ready, booting into the installer, the installation process itself, was very fast and hassle-free. I was installing on a separate partition on the same drive, for which I had to turn off the Bitlocker encryption first. Slight annoyance, but worth the effort.
Launching Ubuntu desktop made me realize how clean and utilitarian the UI is compared to Win11. There are some shortcuts that I had to get used to, but overall I absolutely love it. I moved the dock to the bottom because I use MacOS extensively at work.
I decided to start installing the necessary apps, starting with Steam, Spotify and Chrome. I got to know that there are multiple ways to install the applications. Either you install it from Snap, if it is published at all, or you get the Debian package. It's a slight bit confusing, but okay.
Throughout the entire affair I noticed one thing, the battery usage was **amazing**. I managed to get full 8 hours of heavy usage on a full charge compared to 4-5 on Win11. In addition to that, the standby battery usage is phenomenal. I barely see any dip in the battery after I put the laptop on standby. This is the closest I have seen this laptop perform when compared to to MacOS.
With all that, everything is just snappy. Apps launch instantly, wake up from standby is insanely fast, all actions are very responsive.
Here comes the headache part. I was noticing that Steam and Spotify were blurry. I looked this problem up and it turned out that Ubuntu 24.04 switched to Wayland display server as it's default option. Apps that were written with X11 in mind, like Steam and Spotify, do not scale to HiDPI screens in Wayland mode.
Upon switching to XOrg from the login menu, everything looked crisp. But there was a problem, some games in Steam didn't have audio output. After some tinkering here and there, I found a very hidden post about how PulseAudio driver had problems with multiple audio sources. After almost a day of debugging, I found this samaritan posting a fix about increasing the buffer size here. Rebooted, and voila. That did the trick! All games are working perfectly with audio intact.
For the folks who are on the fence:
1. Ubuntu is extremely lean and fast. If your primary concern with Windows is the bloat and you want to trim it out, Ubuntu is a no brainer.
2. It's still an OS with programmers in mind. If you have zero programming experience, and do not wish to spend the time to figure the problems out, stay away. Ubuntu has come a far way, but it still needs some commitment from the users to configure the drivers as per your hardware. It doesn't work out of the box as well as Windows.
3. It's the closest thing to MacOS you can have on a Windows machine. If you want a good balance between regular desktop OS and a programming environment, it's the best choice you have in market.
4. App compatibility **may** be a problem, do research if the
Hi folks! Writing my experience here about switching from Win11 to Ubuntu for my personal laptop.
I have been using the Zenbook S14 UX5406SA for almost a year. I was running Windows 11 on it because it was serving my needs pretty fine. I use my laptop for my personal chores (web browsing), light gaming and watching videos online.
As I started traveling and started using my laptop more and more, I noticed that the standby battery was absolutely terrible. It would easily drain >5% per hour. I messed with Windows power settings to limit the CPU %age usage, killing all background processes and uninstalling all the programs I don't need. I did see a slight bump in the battery life, but it was still a far cry from being satisfactory.
I did some research on how Ubuntu compares to Windows in terms of battery life, and it was mostly mixed. Instead of going all in I decided to split my 1 TB partition into two halves, keeping the Windows Boot Manager in case I would need it in future for Windows-specific tasks.
Installing Ubuntu was the standard affair. Getting the USB drive ready, booting into the installer, the installation process itself, was very fast and hassle-free. I was installing on a separate partition on the same drive, for which I had to turn off the Bitlocker encryption first. Slight annoyance, but worth the effort.
Launching Ubuntu desktop made me realize how clean and utilitarian the UI is compared to Win11. There are some shortcuts that I had to get used to, but overall I absolutely love it. I moved the dock to the bottom because I use MacOS extensively at work.
I decided to start installing the necessary apps, starting with Steam, Spotify and Chrome. I got to know that there are multiple ways to install the applications. Either you install it from Snap, if it is published at all, or you get the Debian package. It's a slight bit confusing, but okay.
Throughout the entire affair I noticed one thing, the battery usage was **amazing**. I managed to get full 8 hours of heavy usage on a full charge compared to 4-5 on Win11. In addition to that, the standby battery usage is phenomenal. I barely see any dip in the battery after I put the laptop on standby. This is the closest I have seen this laptop perform when compared to to MacOS.
With all that, everything is just snappy. Apps launch instantly, wake up from standby is insanely fast, all actions are very responsive.
Here comes the headache part. I was noticing that Steam and Spotify were blurry. I looked this problem up and it turned out that Ubuntu 24.04 switched to Wayland display server as it's default option. Apps that were written with X11 in mind, like Steam and Spotify, do not scale to HiDPI screens in Wayland mode.
Upon switching to XOrg from the login menu, everything looked crisp. But there was a problem, some games in Steam didn't have audio output. After some tinkering here and there, I found a very hidden post about how PulseAudio driver had problems with multiple audio sources. After almost a day of debugging, I found this samaritan posting a fix about increasing the buffer size here. Rebooted, and voila. That did the trick! All games are working perfectly with audio intact.
For the folks who are on the fence:
1. Ubuntu is extremely lean and fast. If your primary concern with Windows is the bloat and you want to trim it out, Ubuntu is a no brainer.
2. It's still an OS with programmers in mind. If you have zero programming experience, and do not wish to spend the time to figure the problems out, stay away. Ubuntu has come a far way, but it still needs some commitment from the users to configure the drivers as per your hardware. It doesn't work out of the box as well as Windows.
3. It's the closest thing to MacOS you can have on a Windows machine. If you want a good balance between regular desktop OS and a programming environment, it's the best choice you have in market.
4. App compatibility **may** be a problem, do research if the