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NVIDIA 570.86.16 Beta Driver added VRR Support on Multiple Monitors

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
NVIDIA Linux driver introduced VRR support for Wayland since 560 driver series. It’s a feature that adjust the monitor’s refresh rate on the fly, to match the frame rate of output signal from the graphics card.
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Firefox 135 Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
Mozilla Firefox 135 open-source browser now lets macOS & Linux users close only the current tab when using the Quit shortcut while multiple tabs are open.
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Why Upstart from Ubuntu failed

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
I think it’s safe to say systemd won the competition to become the definitive successor so sysvinit on Linux, but Canonical’s Upstart made a valiant effort, too.
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Firefox 136 Beta Finally Enables Hardware Video Decoding For AMD GPUs On Linux By Default

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
With Firefox 135 released, Firefox 136 is now in beta. Most notable with this next iteration of the Mozilla Firefox web browser is finally enabling hardware video acceleration by default for AMD GPUs on Linux...
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Windows Media Player

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
Windows Media Player is a video and audio player that’s a built-in Windows component. Media Player is proprietary software. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux.
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Ivy Carrier Board for Toradex Verdin SoM Family in Industrial Applications

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
The Ivy Carrier Board is designed for compatibility with the Verdin SoM family by Toradex. With a compact 130 x 105 mm form factor, it features dual Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, Mini PCIe, industrial I/O, and MIPI DSI for display integration. Built for demanding environments, it supports an extended temperature range and a wide input voltage.
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DeepSeek Locked Down Public Database Access That Exposed Chat History

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
Research Firm Wiz Research began investigating DeepSeek soon after its generative AI took the tech world by storm.
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Firefox 136 Promises Hardware Video Decoding for AMD GPUs on Linux, Vertical Tabs

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
Now that Firefox 135 is rolling out to users all over the globe, Mozilla has promoted the next major release of its open-source web browser, Firefox 136, to the beta channel for public testing.
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How I turned traditional Ubuntu Mate into a modern, minimal desktop - and you can too

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
Ubuntu Mate 24.10 is a desktop operating system that helps ease new users into the world of Linux with a fairly traditional UI that can be easily updated with built-in features.
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AlmaLinux Now Has a DOD Guide for Security Hardening the Distro as Much as You Want

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
Users who take advantage of the new DISA STIG can give their AlmaLinux servers military-grade hardening.
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Anti-Linux FUD Sites cybersecuritynews.com and gbhackers.com Turn Out to be LLM Slop, Even Plagiarism That Spreads Lies

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
Beware false headlines and fake text from cybersecuritynews.com and gbhackers.com. Those sites with their false headlines are being spread around by Google News. They often spread anti-Linux messages, set aside text manipulation that turns facts into lies.
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Intel NPU Driver 1.13 Released For Core Ultra Linux Systems

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
Intel on Friday released an updated user-space driver for their Neural Processing Unit (NPU) found with Core Ultra SoCs. This user-space driver code works with the IVPU accelerator kernel driver for opening up the Intel NPU for helping speed-up AI workloads on Linux.
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CAN FD Adapter for High-Speed Industrial and Embedded Communication in M.2 and Mini-PCIe Form Factors

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
The CAN FD Adapter enables high-speed CAN FD connectivity for embedded and industrial applications. Available in M.2 B-key and mini-PCIe form factors, it supports data rates from 12.5 kbit/s to 8 Mbit/s. It integrates with systems used in industrial monitoring, robotics, automation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, remote access, and data logging.
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Alpine Linux Appeals for Hosting Support

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
As Equinix Metal winds down, Alpine Linux faces critical hosting challenges. Flathub is also in a similar situation.
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Google patches odd Android kernel security bug amid signs of targeted exploitation

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
Also, Netgear fixes critical router, access point vulnerabilities. Google has released its February Android security updates, including a fix for a high-severity kernel-level vulnerability, which is suspected to be in use by targeted exploits.
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Debian Package Dependency Management: Handling Dependencies

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
Debian-based Linux distributions, such as Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and Debian itself, rely on robust package management systems to install, update, and remove software efficiently. One of the most critical aspects of package management is handling dependencies—ensuring that all required libraries and packages are present for an application to function correctly.
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Ardour 8.11 Open-Source DAW Is Out to Fix a Critical Workflow-Blocking Bug on Linux

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
Ardour 8.11 was released today as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform digital audio workstation (DAW) for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.
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Wow! You Can Now Run Linux Inside a PDF

Linux News - Wed, 02/05/2025 - 22:20
Other than being a reliable piece of software, Linux has made some really cool things a reality, be it by powering a coffee maker or running Doom on a terminal. Of course, the tinkerers who dedicate their time and resources to innovate are the real MVPs here.
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FreeBSD On Laptops Effort Gets Proof-Of-Concept Intel 802.11 a/b/g WiFi Working

Linux News - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 22:20
In addition to the FreeBSD Foundation funding work on s0ix sleep state support as part of their initiative to improve FreeBSD's support for modern laptops, they have also been funding work on a number of other objectives, including better WiFi driver coverage. A milestone now being achieved for 2025 is getting a proof-of-concept Intel 802.11 a/b/g WiFi driver support working for this BSD operating system.
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The Linux tool you forgot about: How Synaptic makes software installation a breeze

Linux News - Tue, 02/04/2025 - 22:20
With so many ways to install software on Linux, should you turn to an old-school GUI for the task?
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