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X.Org / FreeDesktop.org Encounters New Cloud Crisis: Needs New Infrastructure Very Soon

Linux News - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 22:20
About five years ago X.Org / FreeDesktop.org was experiencing a cloud hosting crisis with their cloud costs running out of control after losing free credits for Google Cloud and the continuous integration (CI) testing driving up expenses. They ended up switching public cloud providers over to Equinix.
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Krita 5.2.9 Brings Stability with Key Crash and Performance Fixes

Linux News - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 22:20
Krita 5.2.9 free and open-source digital painting app brings major bug fixes, improved EXR handling, and enhanced stability for digital artists.
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Protect your VPN from TunnelVision attacks with NetworkManager

Linux News - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 22:20
Many users trust in a variety of VPN solutions to securely protect their privacy or access to personal or company’s resources when connecting from an untrusted network. This may be an airport or cafe’s WiFi network.
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KaOS Linux 2025.01 Released with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.2

Linux News - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 22:20
KaOS Linux 2025.01 has been released today as the latest ISO snapshot for this independent Linux distribution built on top of the latest KDE software and featuring Arch Linux’s pacman package manager.
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Ubuntu upgrade had our old Nvidia GPU begging for a downgrade

Linux News - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 22:20
If you need legacy drivers, you might want to keep your older OS version – possibly indefinitely. The Reg FOSS desk spent some quality time downgrading Ubuntu to restore graphics acceleration. How and why would we do this?
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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Windows Clock

Linux News - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 22:20
Windows Clock is a time management app offering alarms, world clocks, timers, a stopwatch, and focus sessions. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux.
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Axelera AI Metis Accelerator M.2 Now Available for Pre-Order at €179.00

Linux News - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 22:20
The Axelera AI Metis M.2 is an edge AI accelerator designed for inference processing in compact computing environments. It features an AI processing unit within an M.2 2280 form factor, enabling real-time workloads on constrained devices. With support for multiple neural networks and AI pipelines, it delivers efficient performance while maintaining low power consumption.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Linux GPU Compute Performance

Linux News - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 22:20
Last week was the review embargo lift on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card while today the review embargo lifts on the GeForce RTX 5080, both of which graphics cards are officially available in the retail channel tomorrow (30 January).
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Google Releases Pebble Smartwatch Code as Open Source

Linux News - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 22:20
Google breathes new life into Pebble watches with an OS source code release, giving developers the tools to continue this smartwatch journey.
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Bash Script to SSH with Password Example

Linux News - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 22:20
In this article, we’ll explore how to create a simple Bash script that uses SSH to connect to a remote host with a username and password. Though using a password in scripts is generally discouraged due to security reasons, this example aims to demonstrate the mechanics of SSH connections in Bash scripting.
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EdgeBox Blue is a Compact Industrial VPN Router and IoT Edge Gateway

Linux News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 22:20
The EdgeBox-Blue is an industrial VPN router and edge gateway designed for applications requiring secure networking and data management in industrial environments. It runs on an OpenWRT-based platform and supports real-time data acquisition, automation, and cloud integration.
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openSUSE’s New Agama Installer Now Supports Slowroll

Linux News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 22:20
openSUSE's Agama Installer v11 now supports Slowroll and introduces enhanced installation features for SLES 16 Beta and Leap 16 Alpha.
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Exploring LXC Containerization for Ubuntu Servers

Linux News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 22:20
In the world of modern software development and IT infrastructure, containerization has emerged as a transformative technology. It offers a way to package software into isolated environments, making it easier to deploy, scale, and manage applications.
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Windows 10's demise nears, but Linux is forever

Linux News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 22:20
If you want a desktop that's secure and reliable, forget about Microsoft. Come October 14, 2025, Windows 10 support dies. Despite that, more users than ever are using Windows 10 rather than moving to Windows 11.
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Orbitiny Desktop: A Portable, Modular, and Feature-Rich Linux Desktop Environment

Linux News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 22:20
Are you searching for a new desktop environment for your Linux OS? Perhaps you'd like to give Orbitiny Desktop a try!
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Linux 6.14 With Rust: "We Are Almost At The Stage Now"

Linux News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 22:20
Greg Kroah-Hartman today sent out the pull request of all the driver core updates for Linux 6.14, which ends up being a big deal for those interested in the prospects of Rust drivers for the Linux kernel.
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Nokia lands trio of internet exchange upgrade projects

Linux News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 22:20
..It will deploy Nokia’s 7220 Interconnect Router (IXR) that runs the Nokia SR Linux Network Operating System (NOS), which is supposed to allow BBIX to ensure ‘high-quality network interconnection’ at a time when the number of high-bandwidth customers is rising.
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Microsoft Launches an Open-Source DocumentDB Database

Linux News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 22:20
Microsoft unveils DocumentDB—an open-source NoSQL datastore built on PostgreSQL, now available under the MIT license.
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Efficient Text Processing in Linux: Awk, Cut, Paste

Linux News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 22:20
In the world of Linux, the command line is an incredibly powerful tool for managing and manipulating data. One of the most common tasks that Linux users face is processing and extracting information from text files. Whether it's log files, configuration files, or even data dumps, text processing tools allow users to handle these files efficiently and effectively.
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Microsoft Launches 'DocumentDB', an Open Source Alternative to AWS's Offering

Linux News - Wed, 01/29/2025 - 22:20
Microsoft's latest open source offering takes direct inspiration from AWS's product, but with a twist.
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