Linux Mint 21.3 Beta Released With Cinnamon 6.0 Desktop

Linux Mint 21.3 beta is now available for testing as this latest Ubuntu-based, desktop-focused Linux distribution...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Mint-21.3-Beta

Linux 6.6.6 Released Due To WiFi Regression

Following a bumpy weekend due to the EXT4 data corruption bug, Linux 6.6.6 is out with just a sole change for dealing with another headache: WiFi regressions...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.6.6-Released

It Looks Like AMD Zen 5 SoCs Will Support ACPI PHAT

A few months ago I wrote about AMD Linux engineers working on ACPI PHAT support for the Linux kernel. This week new patches around Linux ACPI PHAT handling have been posted with further confirmation of this functionality coming to "future" AMD SoCs...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-New-SoCs-With-ACPI-PHAT

Canonical Details Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop Plans + Ongoing X11 Sunsetting Discussions

Tim Holmes-Mitra with Canonical has shared some roadmap highlights for the Ubuntu desktop with the in-development Ubuntu 24.04 LTS...
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-24.04-LTS-Desktop-Plans