Everyone is talking about SmolLM. Is it really buzzworthy? Let me share my Raspberry Pi tests.

An interview with one of the founders of Zorin OS, Artyom Zorin on the podcast Destination Linux. We talked about the past, present, and future of Zorin OS as well as Artyom's journey into making Zorin OS.

Umask (a shortcut of user-file creation mode mask) is a Linux command that sets permissions for a file or directory users create. Linux uses this fundamental command to set the default permissions. When creating a new file or directory, the umask command determines the initial access level.

Typically in my launch-day Linux reviews of new AMD EPYC processors I try to include results both of the performance determinism (default) and power determinism modes available with these server processors since opting in to the power determinism mode can allow for additional performance uplift at the cost of slightly higher power costs.

LXQt 2.1 desktop environment debuts with Wayland support, refined panel tasks, new session settings, and enhanced file manager features.

Swathes of Bitcoin’s history have been erased from the internet forum that hosted communications between developers for nearly a decade.

Linux allows you to create symbolic links, or symlinks, that point to another file or folder on your machine. The best way to do this is with the [i]ln[/i] terminal command—though there are some graphical file managers that can create symbolic links too.

Explore why Linux is the top choice for developers and programmers, thanks to its advantages, flexibility, and open-source foundation.

The Mozilla Foundation is laying off about a third of its staff. The non-profit org, which oversees the corporation that develops the Firefox web browser, insists it will continue its advocacy mission, though its approach may change.

Yearly report finds explosion of GenAI projects, new users from outside the coding community responsible for boost. There's been an upset in the Octoverse, as Python has unseated JavaScript as the most-used programming language on GitHub.

Due to the possibility of DMA attacks from connected Thunderbolt devices, Linux and other platforms have built up safeguards over the years and different security levels for Thunderbolt to better protect systems having this high speed interface exposing PCIe.

Fedora 41 has been released! So let’s see what arrives with the new releases for the Fedora Atomic Desktops variants (Silverblue, Kinoite, Sway Atomic and Budgie Atomic).

Ubuntu Server, by default, is designed to operate without a graphical user interface (GUI), allowing it to run more efficiently in resource-constrained or remote environments. However, if you’re new to Ubuntu or prefer a graphical interface, you can install a desktop environment on Ubuntu Server.

All of this year’s presentations that took place in the three large “ballrooms” at the Raleigh Convention Center will be available online soon.

Manjaro’s new MDD telemetry tool will collect user data for better metrics, yet automatic sharing concerns users. Here's more on that!

Valve's work with Proton to run Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck is amazing, but they do require you have newer GPUs so some have been a bit left behind. Proton-Sarek aims to fix that.

The development team behind the lightweight LXQt desktop environment written in Qt announced today the release and general availability of LXQt 2.1 as a major update bringing exciting new features.

Posted to the Linux kernel mailing list last week and now queued already via tip/tip.git's "x86/bugs" Git branch is support for a new AMD CPU feature we haven't heard about until now... ERAPS, the Enhanced Return Address Prediction Security.

Firefox 130 introduces automatic alt text for PDF images and an improved alt text flow. In addition to protecting users’ privacy with a small language model that operates locally on their device, these improvements help ensure more images receive alt text resulting in more accessible PDFs.

A popular expression in the Linux forums nowadays is noting that someone “uses Arch btw”, signifying that they have the technical chops to install and use Arch Linux, a distribution designed to be cutting edge but that also has a reputation of being for advanced users only.