--- title: Best Phoronix posts — December 2025 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted Phoronix posts from December 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix/best-of/2025/12 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/phoronix/best-of/2025/12 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best Phoronix posts — December 2025 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted Phoronix posts from December 2025, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of Phoronix — December 2025 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/ubuntu-studio-26-04-may-modernize-its-desktop-layout-wb4jakd1h "Ubuntu Studio 26.04 May Modernize Its Desktop Layout") Article Phoronix · 39w Ubuntu Studio 26.04 May Modernize Its Desktop Layout Ubuntu Studio is considering changing its default desktop layout for the upcoming 26.04 LTS release. Currently using KDE Plasma with a top panel (inherited from its previous Xfce setup), the distribution is polling its community to choose between a macOS-like layout with top panel and bottom dock, or a Windows-like layout with a single bottom panel. The change would only affect new installations, not upgrades. 87 7 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/unexpected-surprise-windows-11-outperforming-linux-on-an-intel-arrow-lake-h-laptop-zoxqguk6u "Unexpected Surprise: Windows 11 Outperforming Linux On An Intel Arrow Lake H Laptop") Article Phoronix · 37w Unexpected Surprise: Windows 11 Outperforming Linux On An Intel Arrow Lake H Laptop Benchmark testing on a Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 with Intel Arrow Lake H processor reveals Windows 11 outperforming Ubuntu Linux in multiple workloads, contradicting years of consistent results showing Linux performance advantages. The unexpected findings persisted across different kernel versions and power management configurations, with Lenovo and Intel teams confirming the hardware is working as expected. This marks a potential shift in the traditional Windows vs. Linux performance landscape, though it's unclear if this is isolated to this specific laptop model or represents a broader trend with newer hardware. 48 16 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/open-source-crown-game-engine-v0-60-released-dbxvckepo "Open-Source Crown Game Engine v0.60 Released") Article Phoronix · 37w Open-Source Crown Game Engine v0.60 Released Crown Game Engine version 0.60 has been released. Crown is an open-source game engine that serves as an alternative to more well-known options like Godot Engine in the open-source game development space. 36 1 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/rust-written-redox-os-sees-initial-wayland-port-z6rzr5hvj "Rust-Written Redox OS Sees Initial Wayland Port") Article Phoronix · 40w Rust-Written Redox OS Sees Initial Wayland Port Redox OS, an open-source operating system written entirely in Rust, now has an initial Wayland port. The port includes the Smallvil Wayland compositor, the Smithay framework, and Wayland support for the GTK toolkit, marking a significant milestone in the project's display server capabilities. 21 1 5. 5 [](https://daily.dev/posts/aerynos-2025-12-brings-many-package-updates-3xthgyhtq "AerynOS 2025.12 Brings Many Package Updates") Article Phoronix · 40w AerynOS 2025.12 Brings Many Package Updates AerynOS 2025.12 has been released with numerous package updates. 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