The system’s man pages contain a wealth of useful information. But sometimes it’s hard to see the wood for the trees. Step forward alternatives to man.

DietPi 9.10 enhances RISC-V support, introduces DietPi-Display, enables Pi kernel migration, and adds new automation options.

After Asahi Linux’s founder and lead developer abruptly quit on Thursday, the project moves forward with seven developers sharing the lead role.

Unlike most (all?) other distributions with built-in Flatpak support, Fedora maintains its own repository of Flatpak applications.

This guide explores advanced hardening techniques, including MAC frameworks, network security enhancements, proactive vulnerability management, container security, and the use of AI for threat detection.

As a quick follow-up to the article earlier today... The Wayland Color Management and HDR protocol support is now merged to upstream Wayland Protocols!

TRX, the Tomb Raider I & II: Community Edition open source re-implementation project, has continued advancing and a fresh release of both are out now. With the Tomb Raider II side adding Linux support.

At the weekend, a Google engineer proposed raising the default Linux kernel timer frequency from 250 Hz to 1,000 Hz. Linux-centric tech site Phoronix has quickly stepped up and assessed what the change might mean to users with a suite of A/B testing. Spoiler alert: The most notable benefits were seen in AI LLM acceleration.

The Asahi Linux founder Hector Martin resigns from the Project lead position due to Kernel conflicts, upstreaming and personal issues.

SECO S.p.A. and Raspberry Pi Ltd have introduced the SECO Pi Vision 10.1 CM5, an HMI solution powered by the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, debuting at embedded world 2025 from March 11-13 in Nuremberg. This modular system combines SECO’s hardware and IoT expertise with Raspberry Pi’s technology for industrial automation, smart retail, and transportation.

Assembling a Network-Attached Storage unit can be a fun project, regardless of whether you repurpose old hardware or purchase new components.

We're revising our weekly news quiz, which we pretty much abandoned three or four years ago. This inaugural quiz for the reboot is only seven questions, so it's a quick in-and-out, win-or-lose for those who want to play.

At the weekend, a Google engineer proposed raising the default Linux kernel timer frequency from 250 Hz to 1,000 Hz. Linux-centric tech site Phoronix has quickly stepped up and assessed what the change might mean to users with a suite of A/B testing. Spoiler alert: The most notable benefits were seen in AI LLM acceleration.

If your PC can't upgrade to Windows 11, switching to Linux can extend its life past 2025. WattOS is one of the best options I've tested.

Last week Hector Martin resigned from upstream maintainership of the Apple Silicon code for the Linux kernel. At the time he was still going to contribute to the Asahi Linux project's downstream kernel but in a surprise move today, he has decided to resign as project leader of Asahi Linux.

After 6 months of development, Go language announced new 1.24 release few days ago on Tuesday.

If you were expecting Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS to drop tomorrow, I come bearing some bad news: the release has been delayed by a week.

MINIX has recently launched the NGC-NR660, a compact yet powerful Mini PC featuring an AMD Ryzen 5 6600H processor and AMD Radeon 660M graphics. Designed for multitasking, gaming, and productivity, this system supports triple display output, 8K Ultra HD resolution, and dual 2.5GbE RJ45 ports for high-speed wired connectivity.

Objection from open source community heralded as 'great victory for the ecosystem'. The WordPress Foundation's effort to trademark the terms HOSTED WORDPRESS and MANAGED WORDPRESS has been thwarted, for now, following a petition from a dissenting member of the open source WordPress community.

Since writing my initial thoughts on Garuda Linux, I left and spent years hopping from one Linux distro to another. I've now returned to Garuda Linux, my beloved, as a daily driver and was surprised by a few things I saw.