Phoronix·29wHyprland 0.52 Released With New Features For This Wayland Compositor
Hyprland 0.52 has been released with several new features including a forceidle dispatcher, per-device rotation support for input devices, and a modal property for window rules. The development team has been focusing efforts on Hyprtoolkit, which will power future Hyprland GUI applications.
Phoronix·28wThe Linux Kernel Looks To "Bite The Bullet" In Enabling Microsoft C Extensions
The Linux kernel is preparing to enable the -fms-extensions compiler flag in version 6.19, allowing Microsoft C extensions that permit anonymous tagged structs and unions. Two patches have been queued in kbuild-next after years of previous attempts. The change would enable cleaner code and potential stack space savings, with Linus Torvalds showing no opposition. The flag is supported by both GCC and LLVM/Clang compilers.
Phoronix·25wNiri 25.11 Rust-Written Wayland Compositor Adds Alt-Tab Switcher, New Animations
Niri 25.11 introduces an Alt-Tab window switcher with live previews, new fullscreen animations, and true Wayland maximize handling. The scrollable-tiling compositor now supports per-output and per-workspace layout configurations, DisplayLink devices, custom output modes, and improved screen reader accessibility.
Phoronix·28wIntel Core Ultra 7 255H Linux CPU Performance Review
Comprehensive benchmark results for Intel's Core Ultra 7 255H processor (Arrow Lake H) running on Ubuntu Linux. The 16-core mobile processor features 6 P-cores, 8 E-cores, and 2 LPE cores with a maximum turbo frequency of 5.1GHz. Testing was conducted on a Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 in both default and performance modes, comparing performance against 25+ other Intel and AMD mobile processors across multiple generations. The processor supports up to 128GB DDR5-6400 memory and includes Intel Arc 140T graphics.
Phoronix·28wLinux Proposal Aims To Overcome Kernel Limitation Affecting Various Gaming Peripherals
Red Hat engineer proposes a patch to enable Linux kernel's HID subsystem to support multiple batteries per device, addressing current limitations affecting gaming headsets, graphics tablets, wireless earbuds, and multi-device receivers. The architectural change would eliminate the need for proprietary protocols and vendor-specific software while maintaining backwards compatibility with existing single-battery implementations.
Phoronix·29wRust-Based Redox OS Gets Servo Web Engine Running - Sort Of
Redox OS achieved a milestone by getting the Servo web engine running, though with significant limitations including crashes when loading a second website and no keyboard input support. The project also ported utilities like htop and GoAccess, made progress on device daemon development, updated their Rust fork to version 1.90.x, and implemented features like keyboard layout configuration and RedoxFS partition resizing.