Linux

DRM Panic "Screen of Death" Support Being Extended To All Recent AMD GPUs
DRM_Panic is the functionality first added in Linux 6.10 for "Blue Screen of Death" type functionality when a kernel panic occurs or similar for displaying a nice graphical error message. Since the initial introduction it's been extended to handle QR c...
2024-10-30 06:23
RadeonSI Lands Async Video Operations For Improving FFmpeg Performance
The RadeonSI Gallium3D driver used by all modern AMD Radeon graphics hardware has landed support in Mesa 24.3 for async VCE/UVD video operations to enhance the performance with the widely-used FFmpeg multimedia library...
2024-10-30 06:09
VirtIO-GPU Vulkan Support Approaching Upstream QEMU
Support for making use of Vulkan with VirtIO-GPU while using QEMU could very soon be upstream...
2024-10-30 06:01
Wasmer 5.0 WebAssembly Runtime Released With V8, WAMR & WASMI Backends
Wasmer 5.0 is now available as the latest major update to this WebAssembly (WASM) runtime focused on being able to allow developers to write "universal apps" that will run anywhere thanks to the power and versatility of WebAssembly...
2024-10-30 05:48
Shotcut 24.10 Open-Source Video Editor Adds Initial AI Feature
Shotcut 24.10 is now available as the latest feature release to this open-source, cross-platform video editor built atop the MLT framework, Qt6, FFmpeg, SDL, and other software components...
2024-10-30 05:38
Shotcut 24.10 Open-Source Video Editor Released with AI-Powered Speech to Text
Shotcut 24.10 open-source video editor is now available for download with a new AI-powered speech-to-text feature based on OpenAI's Whisper, as welll as other changes. Here's what's new! The post Shotcut 24.10 Open-Source Video Editor Released with AI-...
2024-10-30 01:30
ONLYOFFICE 8.2 Improves Startup Times, Adds New Theme + More
A big update to ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, a free, open-source office suite for Windows, macOS, and Linux is available to download. ONLYOFFICE 8.2 offers a clutch of new features, several performance gains, and a miscellany of smaller enhancements acr...
2024-10-29 21:06
Intel Posts Updated Raptor Lake Microcode For Linux: Fixes Voltage Issue & Other Bugs
Intel off their typical second Tuesday of the month patch regiment today posted new CPU microcode just for 13th Gen "Raptor Lake" and 14th Gen "Raptor Lake Refresh" processors for Linux systems. Notable with the updated Raptor Lake CPU microcode is the...
2024-10-29 20:36
Meet Canonical at SPS 2024
SPS (Smart Production Solutions) 2024 is almost here! With over 1,200 national and international exhibitors, SPS is the main gathering of industrial manufacturing to experience the latest trends and developments in the automation industry first-hand. J...
2024-10-29 14:40
Coreboot Issues Rebuttal To Recent Laptop Vendor Controversy
Following the rather bizarre blog post two weeks ago of laptop vendor MALIBAL suggesting not supporting Coreboot due to their frustrating experiences dealing with Coreboot consulting firms, the Coreboot project itself has now issued a response...
2024-10-29 14:30
Fedora Linux 41 Released with Linux Kernel 6.11, DNF5, GNOME 47, and More
Fedora Linux 41 distribution is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.11 and featuring up-to-date core components and applications. Here's what's new! The post Fedora Linux 41 Released with Linux Kernel 6.11, DNF5, GNOME 47, and More app...
2024-10-29 14:27
Firefox 133 Enters Beta Testing with Support for Touchpad Hold Gestures on Linux
Firefox 133 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with support for touchpad hold gestures on Linux and other changes. Here's what to expect. The post Firefox 133 Enters Beta Testing with Support for Touchpad Hold Gestures on ...
2024-10-29 14:14
Linux Use On Microsoft Azure Crosses 60%, AlmaLinux Now An Endorsed Distro
For years there have been statements about how over half of the VMs running within the Microsoft Azure public cloud are Linux-based... In a new blog post today is the first time I am seeing Microsoft cite now "over 60%" Linux marketshare on Microsoft's...
2024-10-29 14:04
What’s new in Fedora KDE 41
Fedora Linux provides a wide variety of users with leading edge open source technology in a community developed and maintained operating system. The Fedora KDE Spin combines the reliable and trusted Fedora Linux base with the KDE Plasma desktop environ...
2024-10-29 14:00
Fedora Linux 41 is here!
I’m happy to once again announce an early release of Fedora Linux 41. Every cycle, our Quality team carefully validates candidate builds against our release criteria, and this time around, we felt confident that we were ready at our early target date...
2024-10-29 13:59
Whats new in Fedora Workstation 41
Fedora Workstation 41 is the latest release of one of the leading providers of free, open source software, The Fedora Project. This article describes some of the user-facing changes in the newest version of Fedora Workstation. Upgrade today from the of...
2024-10-29 13:59
Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting X.Org Server For 18 Years
CVE-2024-9632 was made public today as the latest security vulnerability affecting the X.Org Server. The CVE-2024-9632 security issue has been present in the codebase now for 18 years and can lead to local privilege escalation...
2024-10-29 13:47
Crucial Pro DDR5-6400 32GB Kit Performance With Intel Arrow Lake
Earlier this year Micron announced the Crucial Pro DDR5-6000 memory for AMD and Intel desktops and catering to gamers. With the newest AMD Ryzen 9000 series (Zen 5) and Intel Core Ultra Series 2 (Arrow Lake) processors out there and enjoying even faste...
2024-10-29 10:42
Fedora 41 Releases Today With Many Shiny New Features
Fedora 41 is ready for release today as a wonderful update to this leading edge Linux distribution...
2024-10-29 07:16