Linux

Miriway 24.10 Compositor Adds systemd Integration, DE-Specific Configurations
Miriway 24.10 was released on Halloween as the newest version of this Mir-based Wayland compositor. Miriway is developed by Canonical/Ubuntu developers as a compositor for other desktops like Xfce, MATE, LXQt and others as a way to ease their migration...
2024-11-01 06:13
Bcachefs Reigning In Bugs: Test Dashboard Failures Drop By 40% Over Last Month
As part of the latest Bcachefs fixes pull request, lead developer Kent Overstreet has provided an update on the bug situation for this advanced copy-on-write open-source file-system...
2024-11-01 06:08
Bcachefs Reining In Bugs: Test Dashboard Failures Drop By 40% Over Last Month
As part of the latest Bcachefs fixes pull request, lead developer Kent Overstreet has provided an update on the bug situation for this advanced copy-on-write open-source file-system...
2024-11-01 06:08
Academy Software Foundation Releases OpenVDB 12.0 Under New License
The Academy Software Foundation that is made up of many different vendors released OpenVDB 12.0 as the newest major release to this sparse volume data structure library and tooling that is an Academy Award winning library started by DreamWorks Animatio...
2024-11-01 05:53
COSMIC Alpha 3 Brings Custom Font Support, Orca Integration
System76’s COSMIC desktop continues to take shape with the release of a third alpha snapshot. The first alpha brought the basics, the second alpha added a bunch of new features, and the third alpha fills in gaps, fixes bugs, and finesses the users ex...
2024-11-01 03:37
COSMIC Desktop Alpha 3 Brings Further Improvements
System76’s COSMIC desktop environment continues to take shape, with a third alpha snapshot now available for testing. The first alpha brought the core essentials, the second alpha delivered stack of new features, and this third alpha fills in gaps, f...
2024-11-01 03:37
Immutable Distro Nitrux 3.7.1 Released with Linux Kernel 6.11, NVIDIA 565, and More
Nitrux 3.7.1 distribution is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.11 and featuring the NVIDIA 565 graphics driver. Here's what's new! The post Immutable Distro Nitrux 3.7.1 Released with Linux Kernel 6.11, NVIDIA 565, and More appeared ...
2024-11-01 01:23
Python is Now the Most Popular Language on GitHub
Python has overtaken JavaScript as the most-used language on GitHub, according to the code-hosting platform’s latest Octoverse report. The company attributes this momentum to a massive influx of “data science and machine learning on GitHub”, whic...
2024-10-31 23:11
Thanks to AI, Python is Now the #1 Language on GitHub
Python has overtaken JavaScript as the most-used language on GitHub, according to the code-hosting platform’s latest Octoverse report. The company attributes this momentum to a massive influx of “data science and machine learning on GitHub”, whic...
2024-10-31 23:11
VMware Workstation Shifting From Proprietary Code To Using Upstream KVM
This isn't an off-schedule April Fools' Joke or anything like that but an exciting sign of the times: VMware Workstation will be shifting off its proprietary base and onto leveraging the upstream Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) for virtualizat...
2024-10-31 20:57
COSMIC Desktop Alpha 3 Released With More Enhancements
As a nice Halloween treat for Linux desktop users, System76 has published their third alpha version of the Rust-written COSMIC desktop environment...
2024-10-31 20:48
SuperTuxKart 1.5 Beta Released with Benchmark Mode, UI Tweaks + More
It’s hallowe’en, and there’s a frightfully good treat waiting for fans of the free, open-source racing game SuperTuxKart – a new beta! The first beta of SuperTuxKart 1.5 offers an array of improvements, touching everything from the underlying g...
2024-10-31 18:47
SuperTuxKart 1.5 Beta Brings Benchmark Test, UI Tweaks + More
It’s hallowe’en, and there’s a frightfully good treat waiting for fans of the free, open-source racing game SuperTuxKart – a new beta! The first beta of SuperTuxKart 1.5 offers an array of improvements, touching everything from the underlying g...
2024-10-31 18:47
LibreOffice 24.2.7 Is Out as the Last Update in the Series, Upgrade to LibreOffice 24.8
LibreOffice 24.2.7 is now available for download as the last update in the LibreOffice 24.2 office suite series with 57 bug fixes. Users are now urged to update to LibreOffice 24.8. The post LibreOffice 24.2.7 Is Out as the Last Update in the Series, U...
2024-10-31 17:40
AMD EPYC 9655 Benchmarks Show The Terrific Generational Gains With 5th Gen EPYC
With the AMD EPYC 9005 "Turin" series launch earlier this month there was launch-day benchmark review results for the EPYC 9575F, EPYC 9755, and EPYC 9965 processors in looking at that frequency optimized SKU, the new flagship 128-core Turin "classic" ...
2024-10-31 12:26
Linux Lite 7.2 Released with Lite Theme Manager, Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Linux Lite 7.2 distribution is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, powered by Linux kernel 6.8, and featuring the Xfce 4.18 desktop environment. Here's what's new! The post Linux Lite 7.2 Released with Lite Theme Manager, Based on Ubu...
2024-10-31 10:48
AMD Formally Announces Ryzen 7 9800X3D Specs - Should Be Great For Linux Creators
AMD has been teasing the Ryzen 9000X3D Zen 5 CPUs with 3D V-Cache and today they formally announced the specs of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor that will begin shipping 7 November...
2024-10-31 09:47
Fedora Stakeholders Debate Idea Of "-O3" Optimized Packages
Following the announcement yesterday that Ubuntu 25.04 will default to the -O3 optimization level with GCC for its Debian package builds, Fedora stakeholders have begun debating the merits of switching to the -O3 optimization level or not instead of th...
2024-10-31 09:00
Getting hands-on with AI in automotive
From cloud to edge, hardware-agnostic AI/ML In January Canonical will reconfirm its presence at CES 2025; here we will be showing a cutting-edge AI/ML demo that showcases how AI models can be trained, deployed, and updated seamlessly across various har...
2024-10-31 08:12
How to rebase to Fedora Linux 41 on Silverblue
Fedora Silverblue is an operating system for your desktop built on Fedora Linux. It’s excellent for daily use, development, and container-based workflows. It offers numerous advantages such as being able to roll back in case of any problems. If y...
2024-10-31 08:00