In a development that has energized the Linux gaming community, GOG (Good Old Games) has officially confirmed that it is ...

LKRG is a loadable kernel module designed to protect the Linux kernel at runtime. Instead of relying solely on compile-time ...

The open-source community is celebrating a well-deserved recognition. Greg Kroah-Hartman, one of the most influential figures in the Linux ecosystem, has been awarded the European Open Source Award, ...

In an era where security threats continually evolve, protecting the heart of an operating system, the kernel, has never been more critical. One tool gaining traction in the Linux world is the Linux ...

In this article, we look at how Mozilla’s new official Firefox RPM gives Fedora-style Linux users a faster, upstream-supported way to install and update Firefox without relying on distro packages, ...

Linux gaming has matured spectacularly, and in 2026, there truly is a distro tailored to nearly every style of player, from casual gamers to competitive desktop warriors. These top gaming distros ...

ALSA stands for the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture. It consists of a set of kernel drivers, an application programming interface (API) library and utility programs for supporting sound under Linux.

In this article, we explore the optimization levels provided by the GCC compiler toolchain, including the specific optimizations provided in each. We also identify optimizations that require explicit ...

The first installment of this series was an overview of memory barriers, why they are needed in SMP kernels and how the Linux kernel handles them [August 2005]. This installment gives an overview of ...