Open Source

Google unveils Gemini 2.0 AI model for agentic era
Emphasizing a new AI model for the agentic era, Google has introduced Gemini 2.0, which the company calls its most capable model yet. Announced December 11, the Gemini 2.0 Flash experimental model will be available to all Gemini users. Gemini 2.0 is b...
2024-12-11 20:27
OpenZFS 2.2.7 Released With Linux 6.12 Support, Many Fixes
While we are awaiting the release of OpenZFS 2.3 that has been seeing release candidates since early October, OpenZFS 2.2.7 is out today as the newest stable release of this ZFS file-system implementation for Linux and FreeBSD systems...
2024-12-11 20:18
Openverse.org: A Sight for Sore Eyes
Openverse.org, the vibrant platform for openly licensed media, has introduced a sleek and modern Dark Mode feature. This new site theme is designed to enhance users’ comfort and style as they explore the extensive library of creative resources. Wheth...
2024-12-11 17:45
Proton 9.0-4 Released To Improve More Windows Games On Linux
Valve and CodeWeavers today released Proton 9.0-4 as the newest version of their Wine downstream that powers Steam Play for running an incredible number of modern Windows games on Linux...
2024-12-11 16:03
Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” Beta Is Now Available for Download with Cinnamon 6.4
Linux Mint 22.1 beta is now available for download with the Cinnamon 6.4, Xfce 4.18, and MATE 1.26 desktops, based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The post Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” Beta Is Now Available for Download with Cinnamon 6.4 appeared first on 9to5Linux ...
2024-12-11 14:20
OpenMandriva Lx 24.12 Released with COSMIC Desktop Spin, Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS
OpenMandriva Lx 24.12 ROME rolling release distribution is now available for download with dedicated COSMIC desktop image and Linux kernel 6.12 LTS. Here's what's new! The post OpenMandriva Lx 24.12 Released with COSMIC Desktop Spin, Linux Kernel 6.12 ...
2024-12-11 13:35
Linux 6.13 Delivering Some Incremental Gains With AMD EPYC 9575F Performance
With the in-development Linux 6.13 kernel one of the biggest features for those using new AMD EPYC 9005 "Turin" processors is using the AMD P-State driver by default for servers/motherboards with ACPI CPPC support enabled. But even for platforms withou...
2024-12-11 11:30
SiFive HiFive Premier P550 RISC-V Price Lowered, Ubuntu 24.04 Support Ready
Going back to April 2024, SiFive announced the HiFive Premier P550 as an interesting RISC-V developer board to succeed their HiFive Unleashed that was a nice little RISC-V board. There were delays in shipping the HiFive Premier P550 but they have been ...
2024-12-11 11:10
QEMU 9.2 Brings AWS Nitro Enclave Emulation, Many RISC-V Improvements
QEMU 9.2 open-source virtualization software is now available for download with various improvements and new features. Here’s what’s new! The post QEMU 9.2 Brings AWS Nitro Enclave Emulation, Many RISC-V Improvements appeared first on 9to5Linux - d...
2024-12-11 11:04
OpenMandriva ROME 24.12 Released With KDE Plasma 6 Desktop By Default
For fans of OpenMandriva or just wanting to reminisce over the former Mandrake Linux days, OpenMandriva ROME 24.12 is out today as the newest update to this Linux distribution...
2024-12-11 10:16
Linux, openSUSE ready for Everyday Users
Most people don’t give much thought to their operating system, but with Windows 10 support ending in October 2025, many will start searching for alternatives that keep them secure without spending more than $100 for a software upgrade or on hardware ...
2024-12-11 10:00
3 takeaways from the Ultralytics AI Python library hack
When attackers compromised Ultralytics YOLO, a popular real-time object detection machine-learning package for Python, most assumed the Python Package Index, or PyPI, must be the point of failure. That made sense because the tampered software artifact...
2024-12-11 09:00
Intro to Express.js: Advanced programming with templates, data persistence, and forms
In my previous article, I introduced you to building an HTTP server with Express.js. Now we’ll continue building on that example with a foray into more advanced use cases: a quick guide to using Express view templates and templating engines, persis...
2024-12-11 09:00
OpenSilver 3.1 brings XAML designer for VS Code
OpenSilver 3.1, the latest version of Userware’s open-source framework for cross-platform .NET development, has arrived with what the company calls the first-ever drag-and-drop XAML designer for Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code editor. Announced Dec...
2024-12-11 09:00
The makers and takers of WordPress
The idea of open-source software seems kind of nuts. Millions (billions?) of lines of code doing all kinds of amazing things and available for free? That sounds too good to be true. But it is true.  Between me writing this article and you reading it ...
2024-12-11 09:00
AlmaLinux 10 Beta Released For Testing
It was just a little more than one month ago that AlmaLinux Kitten 10 became available for testing for this new OS release derived from the CentOS Stream 10 sources that is upstream to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Today the AlmaLinux crew announced the...
2024-12-11 08:36
Developer Hours: Improve your workflows with WordPress development tools
In this session of the Developer Hours, the presenters took a deep dive into the advanced usage of tools like create-block and wp-scripts, along with a few others.
2024-12-11 07:30
Miracle-WM 0.4 Released With i3 IPC Support
Miracle-WM is the Mir-based Wayland tiling window manager that is inspired in part by the likes of i3 and Sway. Miracle-WM also has a goal to be a flagship example of a Mir-based full featured window manager with this project being led by a Canonical e...
2024-12-11 07:24