Linux

IBM Announces Power11 With "99.9999%" Uptime, 55% Better Core Performance Than Power9
Following all of the Linux and broader open-source software enablement around Power11 the past three or so years, IBM today formally announced their new Power11 hardware...
2025-07-08 10:42
AMD Hardware Feedback Driver Destined For Linux 6.17 To Benefit Heterogeneous CPUs
The AMD Hardware Feedback Driver has been queued up via a TIP branch for expected merging during the upcoming Linux 6.17 kernel cycle. This new open-source AMD driver is designed to help make the kernel's scheduler make better decisions around task pla...
2025-07-08 10:23
What our users make with Ubuntu Pro – Episode 1
Secure homelabs – and more – for the entire family Ubuntu Pro isn’t just for enterprises – it’s for the passionate community that powers and supports open source every day. From secure remote access to homelab hardening, Ubuntu Pro helps user...
2025-07-08 09:05
Fan Control Firmware Updated For Intel Battlemage Graphics Cards On Linux
In addition to Intel upstreaming the Xe3 graphics firmware needed for upcoming Panther Lake SoCs to linux-firmware.git so those firmware binaries can get picked up by Linux distributions ahead of Panther Lake laptops shipping, Intel also upstreamed fan...
2025-07-08 09:03
Ardour Digital Audio Workstation Drops GTK+ Option In Favor Of Its "YTK" Fork
The Ardour digital audio workstation (DAW) software has removed its build support for the GTK+ (GTK2) toolkit in favor of now exclusively relying upon "YTK" as its own localized fork of this toolkit...
2025-07-08 06:40
AMD Merges New RDNA 3.5 iGPU Firmware Files Ahead Of Next Product Launch
Interestingly a batch of new AMD GPU firmware files were upstreamed to linux-firmware.git yesterday in preparing for the next AMD product launch of hardware featuring RDNA 3.5 integrated graphics...
2025-07-08 06:19
FEX 2507 Brings New Optimizations & Gets Some Ubisoft Games Running
FEX 2507 is now available for this open-source emulator that allows running x86/x86_64 games and applications atop 64-bit ARM Linux devices whether they be AArch64 servers or ARM64 single board computers and other devices...
2025-07-08 05:57
OBS Studio 31.1 Released with Multitrack Video Support on Linux
OBS Studio 31.1 open-source video recording and live streaming software is now available for download with new features and improvements. Here's what's new! The post OBS Studio 31.1 Released with Multitrack Video Support on Linux appeared first on 9to...
2025-07-07 23:13
Thunderbird 140 Released with New Features
New versions of open source email client Thunderbird are available for download — with either a handful of new features or a shedload, depending on which you pick. Thunderbird 140 is the latest monthly update, while Thunderbird 140 ESR is the newest ...
2025-07-07 21:40
Thunderbird 140 ESR Released with New Features
Thunderbird 140 'Eclipse' is the latest ESR release of this famed open source email client. See the new features, changes and how to upgrade to it in this post. You're reading Thunderbird 140 ESR Released with New Features, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu...
2025-07-07 21:40
Latest Bash Release Brings ‘Significant New Features’
A new version of the GNU project’s Bourne Again SHell (better known to most of us as Bash) has been released. According the official release announcement Bash 5.3 includes ‘significant new features’ alongside an assortment of other improvements...
2025-07-07 21:32
Bash 5.3 Release Adds ‘Significant’ New Features’
A new version of the GNU project’s Bourne Again SHell (better known to most of us as Bash) has been released, nearly 3 years after the last. According the official release announcement Bash 5.3 includes ‘significant new features’ alongside an a...
2025-07-07 21:32
Bash 5.3 Release Adds ‘Significant’ New Features
A new version of the GNU project’s Bourne Again SHell (better known to most of us as Bash) has been released, nearly 3 years after the last. According the official release announcement Bash 5.3 includes ‘significant new features’ alongside an a...
2025-07-07 21:32
OBS Studio 31.1 Released With Explicit Sync For PipeWire Screen Capture
OBS Studio 31.1 is now available for those using this cross-platform free software for screencasting and other screen recording purposes. OBS Studio 31.1 is another great step forward for this open-source software that has a devoted following and user-...
2025-07-07 20:18
U-Boot 2025.07 Brings New Code For Apple M1/M2 & Raspberry Pi, exFAT Support
U-Boot 2025.07 is out today as the newest version of this popular open-source boot loader that is widely-used among embedded devices across different CPU architectures...
2025-07-07 18:36
Thunderbird 140 Mail Client Debuts As Newest ESR Release
The Thunderbird mail client developers today formally announced Thunderbird 140 as the newest Extended Support Release (ESR) for this cross-platform alternative to Microsoft Outlook...
2025-07-07 16:22
Wayland 1.24 Is Now Available for Download with New Features and Improvements
Wayland 1.24 open-source replacement for the X11 window system protocol is now available for download with new features and bug fixes. Here's what's new! The post Wayland 1.24 Is Now Available for Download with New Features and Improvements appeared f...
2025-07-07 15:47
Ethical Hacking Distro Parrot OS 6.4 Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS, New Tools
Parrot OS 6.4 Linux distribution for ethical hacking and penetration testing is now available for download with new and updated tools, and various improvements. Here’s what’s new! The post Ethical Hacking Distro Parrot OS 6.4 Is Out with Linux Ker...
2025-07-07 14:25
The State of Silicon and Devices – Q2 2025 Roundup
Welcome to the Q2 2025 edition of the State of Silicon and Devices by Canonical. In this quarter, we have seen momentum accelerate in edge computing, as well as growing interest in hardware platforms designed for AI, automation, and long-term maintaina...
2025-07-07 13:43
GNOME 49 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing, Disables X11 Session by Default
GNOME 49 Alpha desktop environment is now available for public testing with support for the X11 (GNOME on Xorg) session disabled by default and many other changes. Here's what's new! The post GNOME 49 Alpha Is Now Available for Public Testing, Disable...
2025-07-07 12:51