Released remotely from Vienna, Linux kernel 6.11 is here, with improved monochrome TV support. Yes, in 2024. Emperor penguin Linus Torvalds was attending the Open Source Summit in the Austrian capital, but that didn't stop him working-from-hotel and emitting the latest and greatest Linux kernel.

With the third quarter drawing to a close, here's a look back at the most popular Linux/open-source related content for the quarter. This quarter there's been more than 730 news articles and 50 Linux hardware reviews / featured benchmark articles all written by your's truly covering a range of areas.

Raspberry Pi has launched a new low-cost AI Camera, bringing powerful AI capabilities to all Raspberry Pi models. Unlike the AI Kit, which is limited to the Raspberry Pi 5, the AI Camera is more versatile and compatible with a wider range of devices.

In the latest monthly newsletter published today, Linux Mint project leader Clement Lefebvre shares a sneak peek at the new default Cinnamon theme coming to Linux Mint 22.1 later this year.

Environment variables are system-defined variables that store values used by the operating system and applications. For example, on a Windows machine, information like the CPU type and the number of processors are stored as environment variables.

Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux Kernel 6.12 RC1. Kernel 6.12 RC1 brings important new features like PREEMPT_RT and sched_ext.

Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms or BLAS is a specification created in the 70s/80s by members of academia from US public institutions. The aim was the standardization and speed improvement for low-level linear algebra operations.

The E20C Mini Network Titan from Radxa is powered by the Rockchip RK3528A System-on-Chip and features dual Gigabit Ethernet ports. Its ultra-compact form factor and aluminum case are designed to provide a space-efficient solution for various network applications.

The 207th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on September 29th, 2024, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world.

Void Linux finally replaces Python 2 with Python 3 and upgrades its buildbot to enhance package delivery.

Mozilla is releasing a vision for Public AI, a robust ecosystem of initiatives that promote public goods, public orientation and public use throughout every step of AI development and deployment.

As expected the Linux 6.12-rc1 kernel is out today in marking the end of the very exciting two-week Linux 6.12 merge window that saw many high profile features land.

The HardenedBSD Foundation has partnered with Protectli, a manufacturer of open-source firewall appliances, to develop a censorship- and surveillance-resistant mesh network.

Raspberry Pi has launched a camera module with AI smarts on board. But all that inferencing goodness comes at a price. Looking for all the world like a normal camera module – if ever so slightly thicker – the Raspberry Pi AI Camera is based on Sony's IMX500 Intelligent Vision Sensor, which combines a 12.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor with on-board inferencing.

The ATOMS3R Camera Kit M12 is a compact, programmable IoT controller featuring a 3-megapixel OV3660 camera for high-resolution image capture. Designed for IoT applications, motion detection, wearable devices, and educational development, its small form factor is suited for various embedded projects.

qBittorrent 5.0 has been released today as a major update to this popular open-source, free, and cross-platform BitTorrent client written in Qt that introduces numerous new features and enhancements.

A major new release of Mission Center, a modern system monitor app for Linux desktops, has been released.

GParted Live's latest release removes cpufrequtils, adds pm-utils, and updates the Linux kernel to v6.10.11.

Have an NVIDIA GPU? Use GE-Proton? You should probably make sure you're on GE-Proton 9-15 which was just released. This is a "hotfix" build to clear up some problems from the previous recent release.

The x86 platform driver changes that were merged last week for the Linux 6.12 kernel continue to be quite lively with changes for enhancing Linux laptop support along with other Intel platform improvements.