Linux Kernel 6.16 RC7 is released with essential bug fixes and improvements across networking, GPU drivers, and core components.

Linus Torvalds has announced the sixth Release Candidate (RC6) for Linux Kernel 6.16 on July 13, 2025. This new version marks another step closer to a full, stable release. This past week, there was a ...

The 6.16 version of the kernel has Rust for Linux improvements to fix race conditions. Kernel updates tend to release every two months, so ongoing Rust work is current, and the project is still very ...

Interrupt handling with predictably low latency is a must for systems to respond to external events. System designers of tiny embedded computers to large-scale distributed systems face the challenge ...

The Lines of Code That Changed Everything Apollo 11, the JPEG, the first pop-up ad, and 33 other bits of software that have transformed our world.

This is where NordLynx comes into play. NordVPN has taken the WireGuard codebase and upgraded the server architecture with a ...

Another method is to use the lscpu command to get the model name and other info about the installed CPU. The top entry for your processor info will show the architecture, which would be i486 or i586 ...

Longtime programmer Jonathan Corbet tells the story of Linux and reveals what's made it successful over its three decades.

In theory, writing a Linux device driver shouldn’t be that hard, but it is harder than it looks. However, using libusb, you can easily deal with USB devices from user space, which, for many p… ...