Open Source

Canonical launches general availability of Ubuntu for Qualcomm Dragonwing Platforms
This release brings certified Ubuntu to Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 and QCS5430 processors, accelerating time to market for ODMs/OEMs
2025-08-14 19:28
TrueNAS 25.10 Begins Testing With Faster Performance, 400GbE Networking
The folks at iXsystems announced this afternoon that nightly builds of TrueNAS 25.10 are now available for testing of this Linux-based network attached storage (NAS) operating system. With TrueNAS 25.10 there are more performance improvements, improved...
2025-08-14 19:13
Valkey 9.0-rc1 Taps AVX-512 For String-To-Integer Conversion For ~19% Gain
The open-source Valkey key-value database that is forked from Redis is preparing for the big Valkey 9.0 feature release. Valkey 9.0-rc1 was issued today and comes with some exciting performance optimizations and other enhancements for this in-memory KV...
2025-08-14 16:46
VirtualBox 7.2 Officially Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.17
VirtualBox 7.2 open-source virtualization software is now available for download with initial support for Linux kernel 6.17 and 6.16. Here's what else is new! The post VirtualBox 7.2 Officially Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.17 appea...
2025-08-14 16:34
5 Chrome features I use all the time as a college student
These Chrome features and tips for students can help you learn more easily while staying organized and focused, too.
2025-08-14 16:00
Ubuntu 25.10 Continues Preparing For RISC-V RVA23 Baseline Requirement
Canonical is pursuing a rather ambitious baseline of Ubuntu 25.10 RISC-V too require the RVA23 profile that will leave most existing RISC-V developer boards to using Ubuntu 24.04 LTS or Ubuntu 25.04. They continue to pursue this RISC-V baseline and wit...
2025-08-14 15:21
Fuzzy Application Search Extension for GNOME Works with your Typos
I am what I like to call an “inattentive typist”. Anything I enter with a keyboard, be it a blog post, chat reply, or search term is hammered out at thunderous pace – slower than the speed of my thoughts, but as garbled once externalised! Thing i...
2025-08-14 15:17
A New Fuzzy Application Search Extension for GNOME Shell
I am what I choose to call an ‘inattentive typist’, and when trying to launch apps in GNOME Shell, my spelling errors slow me down. GNOME Shell is a “stickler for specificity”. You must type what you’re looking for in the overview search box ...
2025-08-14 15:17
Fuzzy Application Search Extension for GNOME Shell
GNOME Shell search asks for perfect spelling, but fuzzy search extensions let you find apps even with typos – and a new one has just appeared to help. You're reading Fuzzy Application Search Extension for GNOME Shell, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do...
2025-08-14 15:17
Thunderbird Monthly Development Digest – July 2025
Hello again from the Thunderbird development team! As the northern hemisphere rolls into late summer and the last of the vacation photos trickle into our chat channels, the team is balancing maintenance sprints with ongoing feature-related projects. Wh...
2025-08-14 14:40
SparkyLinux 8.0 Is Out as One of the First Distros Based on Debian 13 “Trixie”
SparkyLinux 8.0 is now available for download as one of the first stable distributions based on the Debian 13 "Trixies" operating system series. Here's what's new! The post SparkyLinux 8.0 Is Out as One of the First Distros Based on Debian 13 “Trixi...
2025-08-14 13:15
VirtualBox 7.2 Released With Windows 11 ARM Support, Linux 6.16 Compatibility
Oracle today released VirtualBox 7.2 as the newest version of this cross-platform virtualization solution...
2025-08-14 12:50
KDE Gear 25.08 Open-Source Software Suite Released with Many Improvements
KDE Gear 25.08 open-source software suite is now available with improvements for many of your favorite KDE applications. Here's what's new! The post KDE Gear 25.08 Open-Source Software Suite Released with Many Improvements appeared first on 9to5Linux ...
2025-08-14 10:26
Monitoring microservices: Best practices for robust systems
Microservices architecture, while offering exceptional agility and scalability, introduces a new layer of complexity in terms of tracking. Gone are the times of monolithic applications where a single set of logs ought to tell you the whole tale. In...
2025-08-14 09:00
Wassette: A bridge between Wasm and MCP
Microsoft’s fascination with AI agents as a tool for developers continues with Wassette, a new open source release from its Azure Core Uptime team. Built in Rust and designed to host pieces of functionality written as WebAssembly Components, it’s ...
2025-08-14 09:00
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX Performance With TRX50 + Quad Channel DDR5
The newly-launched AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series headlined by the 64-core Threadripper 9980X and 32-core Threadripper 9970X offer incredible performance and a wonderful addition to the Zen 5 family for the HEDT space. But there is also the Threadr...
2025-08-14 09:00