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Opera GX has officially arrived on Linux, bringing the gaming-focused browser’s resource controls, customization features, and built-in privacy tools to the platform for the first time. Opera says interest in a Linux version has been building across forums, Discord, and Reddit, although it’s hard to gauge how widespread demand for it really is. Even so, Linux support has been missing until now despite the browser being available on Windows and macOS for years.

“PC gaming has long been associated with a single dominant platform, but that’s changing. Bringing GX to Linux users -- who are renowned for the control they like to exert over their tools -- means gamers and developers can manage browser resources, customize their setup, and keep their system performing exactly the way they want,” said Maciej Kocemba, Product Director, Opera GX.

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Canonical has announced a collaboration with Microsoft to integrate Ubuntu Pro security features with Microsoft Defender, improving protection for enterprise Linux systems. This brings advanced threat detection and response tools into Ubuntu environments, giving organizations a more unified way to secure critical workloads across platforms.

Linux is at the center of many enterprise systems, from cloud infrastructure to databases and transaction platforms, so tightening its security is a clear priority. Canonical connecting its Ubuntu Pro service directly with Microsoft Defender means firms running Ubuntu will be able to plug into Microsoft’s broader security ecosystem without needing to stitch separate tools together.

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Like so many web browsers, Chrome is available for just about every platform imaginable – but not all. Looking to change this, Google has announced that it is about to bring Chrome to ARM64 Linux devices.

While this latest port is not quite ready, it is imminent. The company has not yet given a specific release date, but has suggested a window of somewhere within the second quarter of this year.

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One of the good things about WhatsApp is the fact that it is available for so many different platforms. From desktop to mobile, there are numerous apps available but, as is so often the case, Linux users do not get a look in.

And this is part of the reason that the web-based version of WhatsApp is so important. It not only makes it possible to access your account on devices you are not able to install an app on, it also provides communication options for platforms for which a WhatsApp app does not exist – such as Linux.

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Linux Mint 22.3, codenamed Zena, has been released as part of the project’s long term support desktop Linux line. The release is available to users upgrading from recent Mint versions or installing fresh systems.

Linux Mint 22.3 is an LTS release and as such will continue receiving updates until 2029. As with previous point releases in the series, it focuses on software updates, usability tweaks, and incremental feature improvements rather than major changes.

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Wine, short for Wine Is Not an Emulator, is a long-running compatibility layer that lets Windows software run on POSIX systems by translating Windows API calls directly into native ones. The latest stable release, Wine 11.0, completes another year of development with thousands of changes aimed at performance, graphics handling, and long-term compatibility.

Wine 11.0 rounds off a full development cycle with roughly 6,300 individual changes and more than 600 bug fixes. This release includes two key changes. One is support for the ntsync kernel module on Linux, and the other is the completion of the newer WoW64 architecture, which changes how 32-bit Windows applications run on 64-bit systems.

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Windows 11 remains a familiar choice for many users, although complaints about hardware requirements, update behavior, and uneven performance continue to make large numbers of people wonder if it’s worth sticking with.

For those users, Linux is a viable alternative and one of the better, lesser-known OS choices is Nitrux, which has now reached version 5.1.

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If you’ve been looking for a reason to ditch Windows 11, the latest version of Manjaro Linux might just be it. Manjaro 26.0 Anh-Linh (Vietnamese for a noble or sacred soul), updates all three of its main desktop editions with changes to app performance, window behavior, theming controls, and remote access.

This release focuses on parts of the system people use every day. App loading, desktop layout options, permissions, and system controls have all been improved, and are noticeable as soon as you start using the desktop.

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Tuxedo Computers has launched its latest Linux laptop, the Gemini 17 Gen4. The new 17.3 inch notebook is designed as as a desktop replacement and combines an Intel Core i9 processor, Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti graphics and a 2560 x 1440 240Hz display. It's aimed at users who want workstation performance in a portable form.

The Gemini 17 Gen4 is built around on Intel’s Core i9 14900HX, a 24 core chip with eight performance cores and sixteen efficiency cores. It supports up to 32 threads with Hyperthreading and can reach up to 5.8GHz on single core loads. Tuxedo allows the CPU to draw up to 115W in this chassis. Under lighter workloads, the efficiency cores handle most tasks so the system can keep fan speeds low.

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Many organizations are running SQL Server across Windows, Linux, containers, and Kubernetes. Obviously there are advantages if that environment can be unified into a single data estate, but doing so presents a number of challenges.

We spoke to Don Boxley, CEO and co-founder of DH2i, to look at the problems involved and how to address them.

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Tuxedo Computers has paused development of its planned Linux ARM notebook based on Qualcomm’s first-generation Snapdragon X Elite chip, bringing the eighteen-month project to a halt.

The company says the device won't now move forward in its current form due to technical limitations that prevent it from meeting the standard expected of a Linux-first laptop.

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Windows 11 remains familiar territory for many users, but it continues to frustrate those dealing with sluggish performance and high system demands on older machines. Frequent updates often fix some problems while introducing others, leaving users searching for an alternative. For those ready to move away from Windows, there's Nitrux Linux 5.

After a long wait, the latest version of the Debian-based Linux distribution has arrived, bringing with it a wealth of changes and improvements. Top of the list is the Hyprland desktop which replaces KDE Plasma.

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MX Linux 25 “Infinity” has been released and offers a major update for the Debian-based distribution known for stability and usability. The cooperative project between the antiX and former MEPIS communities offers editions based on Xfce, KDE Plasma, and Fluxbox desktops and is built on Debian 13 “Trixie” with MX’s repositories included.

All core releases now include systemd by default, a shift from the project’s long history with sysVinit. Any users who prefer the older initialization system can still download alternative sysVinit editions. The developers say this change improves compatibility with modern Debian packages and simplifies maintenance going forward.

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Tuxedo designs and builds Linux computers. The InfinityBook Max 15 is the German firm’s newest Linux laptop, and it arrives with Wayland as the standard graphics system, even on models that use Nvidia GPUs.

The new laptop is the company’s third model to use Wayland by default, following the Polaris 15 Gen5 and Gemini 17 Gen3, which both faced issues running X11 under Ubuntu and Tuxedo OS.

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SUSE has released SUSE Linux Enterprise 16, which it describes as the first enterprise Linux distribution to integrate agentic AI through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). The update aims to let operating systems interact more directly with AI models and external data sources.

The Model Context Protocol, introduced in 2024 by Anthropic, is an open standard for connecting large language models to tools and data. It defines a simple client-server structure that allows AI systems to request information or perform tasks across different applications in a consistent way. SUSE’s adoption of MCP is meant to make those capabilities available at the operating system level, without depending on a single AI provider.

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