The length of file names in early Unix
If you use Unix today, you can enjoy relatively long file names on more or less any filesystem that you care to name. But it wasn’t always this way. Research V7 had 14-byte filenames, and the System III/System V lineage continued this restriction unt...
Newer Intel GPU Support Now Available on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users can make use of the Intel Graphics Preview to unlock support for newer Intel GPU features, like faster ray tracing and ML. You're reading Newer Intel GPU Support Now Available on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do...
Microsoft unveils Microsoft’s competitor to Microsoft’s winget
One of the ways in which Windows (and macOS) trails behind the Linux and BSD world is the complete lack of centralised, standardised application management. Windows users still have to scour the web to download sketchy installers straight from the Wind...
SuperTuxKart 1.5 Release Candidate Now Available
SuperTuxKart developers announce the first release candidate of SuperTuxKart 1.5, the next major version of the popular, open-source racing game. You're reading SuperTuxKart 1.5 Release Candidate Now Available, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not repr...
Genode OS Framework 25.05 released
It’s been 9 years since we disrupted Genode’s API. Back then, we changed the execution model of components, consistently applied the dependency-injection pattern to shun global side effects, and largely removed C-isms like format strings and pointe...
Debian welcomes the 2025 GSOC contributors/students
We are very excited to announce that Debian has selected nine contributors to work under mentorship on a variety of projects with us during the Google Summer of Code. Here is a list of the projects and students, along with details of the tasks to be p...
Debian Day 2025 - call for celebration
Each year on August the 16th, we celebrate the Debian Project Anniversary. Several communities around the world join us in celebrating "Debian Day" with local events, parties, or gatherings. So, how about celebrating the 32nd anniversary of the Debian ...
The 2025 Frankfurt Engineering Sprint: What did you miss?
If you have ever wondered what goes on when your friends say that they’re going on a “Business trip” abroad, then allow me to spill the beans 🫘. For those of you who attended Canonical’s Frankfurt Engineering Sprint this May, let’s recap, ...
AI didn’t kill Stack Overflow
It would be easy to say that artificial intelligence killed off Stack Overflow, but it would be truer to say that AI delivered the final blow. What really happened is a parable of human community and experiments in self-governance gone bizarrely wrong...
How to hire software developers
Salaries are usually a business’s top expense, and a bad hire can cause all kinds of problems, financially and culturally. In some places, getting rid of someone who just isn’t working out can be a challenge. Add in laws, rules, and regulations s...
Lend a Hand at the openSUSE Conference
The openSUSE community wants to make the project’s conference in Nuremberg smooth, welcoming and beneficial to attendees. We’re calling on you to get involved! Whether you’re a longtime contributor or a new face looking to get more involved, ther...
How to use Authselect to configure PAM in Fedora Linux
Authselect is a utility tool that manages PAM configurations using profiles. Starting with Fedora 36, Authselect became a hard requirement for configuring PAM. In this article, you will learn how to configure PAM using Authselect. Introduction. Unautho...
