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AmigaOS updated in 2025 for some reason

Sat, 04/12/2025 - 03:53
Hyperion ships another patch, which is niceBelgian software house Hyperion Entertainment has released Update 3 for AmigaOS 3.2, the version of the classic operating system it launched in 2021. The update targets Amigas with 680x0 processors, including systems enhanced with PiStorm accelerator boards.…
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The Power of Linux Shell Environment Variables

Sat, 04/12/2025 - 03:53
In this guide, we'll take a dive into environment variables in the Linux shell. By the end, you'll not only know how to view and set these variables, but also how to persist them, use them in scripts, and troubleshoot issues effectively.
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8 Best Free and Open Source Terminal-Based Flashcard Tools

Fri, 04/11/2025 - 22:20
Flashcards are one of the best tools for memorizing information. This is partly because of their versatility. They can help teach multiplication skills, learn a foreign language, recall facts, historical dates, in fact anything that can be learned in an intuitive way.
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Proxmox VE 8.4 Released With Virtiofs Support, Improved UI And More

Fri, 04/11/2025 - 22:20
Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.4 has been released with numerous new features and enhancements. This latest Proxmox VE 8.4 version is based on Debian 12.10.
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Debian-Based Sparky 7.7 Now Available for Download

Fri, 04/11/2025 - 22:20
The lightweight Linux distro Sparky 7.7 rolls out with kernel 6.1 LTS, updated Debian-based packages, and improved desktop environments.
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Inside C++23: Unlocking the Language's Latest Features and Enhancements

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
The latest C++ iteration delivers powerful updates and improved multithreading to boost productivity, safety, and performance while preserving C++'s core strengths.
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Linux Candy: Meme is a fun tool to create memes

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
Meme is a command line utility for creating image macro style memes. It’s free and open source software.
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HTTP 415 Unsupported Media Type: What is it and how to fix it?

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
This blog post will explain the HTTP 415 Unsupported Media Type Error and how to fix it. The following error occurs when the server cannot serve the requested format by the client because the format isn’t supported. In other words, this is a mismatch between what the client’s browser sends and what the server is willing to accept.
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Microsofts Azure Linux 3.0 Adds AMD GPU Driver Install Instructions

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
Yesterday brought the newest update to Microsoft's in-house Linux distribution, Azure Linux. The Azure Linux 3.0.20250402 brought many package updates mostly in the name of shipping security fixes plus brought new instructions on making use of the AMD graphics driver stack under this Microsoft Linux distribution along with various other updates...
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Fwupd 2.0.8 Released with Enhanced UEFI Support

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
Fwupd 2.0.8 introduces new plugins to update UEFI Signature Database and KEK, plus several bug fixes enhancing UEFI and hardware compatibility.
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Survey Says More Organizations Are Using Dead CentOS 7 Than RHEL

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
Red Hat might be the company making money off of Enterprise Linux, but the now discontinued Linux distribution CentOS Linux has many times more installs.
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AMD Preferred Core Support For Linux Revised To Better Handle Dynamic Rankings

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
Merged back in Linux 6.9 was AMD Preferred Core support for Linux for the concept of "preferred cores" with newer Zen processors that are communicated via ACPI CPPC for select cores able to reach a higher maximum frequency or should otherwise be preferred over other cores on the system in the name of maximizing performance. That was a nice step forward for better handling newer Ryzen processors on Linux and matching functionality that had already been working under Microsoft Windows. Of focus more recently has been working on enabling more dynamic Preferred Core support for where the priority of the preferred cores may change at run-time...
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FreeDOS 1.4: Still DOS, still FOSS, more modern than ever

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
The 1990s called – they're impressedThe FreeDOS Project has released version 1.4 of its fully open source DOS-compatible OS – but you'll need a BIOS for bare metal.…
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Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.4 Released

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
Proxmox VE 8.4 is out now, featuring live VM migration with NVIDIA vGPU, API for backups, virtiofs, and updated open-source tech.
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Fwupd 2.0.8 Adds New Plugins to Update the UEFI Signature Database and KEK

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
Fwupd 2.0.8 is out today as the eighth maintenance update to the latest fwupd 2.0 release of this open-source Linux firmware update utility with support for more devices, new features, and bug fixes.
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Ubuntu 25.04 Now Ships With JPEG-XL Support Enabled By Default

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
The Ubuntu 25.04 release shipping this month will now feature JPEG-XL image format support out-of-the-box...
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openSUSE’s Agama Installer Lands with Enhanced Web UI

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
openSUSE's new Agama installer v13 is here, bringing hostname configuration, LVM support, and more.
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14 Best Free and Open Source Electronic Design Automation Tools

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
Electronic Design Automation (EDA) is a type of software that enables individuals to design electronic systems. We pick the best open source tools for Linux.
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Linux Mint Debian Edition Is Getting Support for OEM Installations with LMDE 7

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
Linux Mint project leader Clement Lefebvre published today a new edition of their monthly newsletter talking about some of the new features and improvements coming to Liinux Mint, LMDE 7, and related components.
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AMD To Detail ROCm Open-Source Software Progress In June

Thu, 04/10/2025 - 22:20
AMD announced today they will be hosting a virtual "Advancing AI 2025" event in mid-June where they will talk about their next-gen AMD Instinct accelerators while of much interest to many Phoronix readers is an update on the ROCm open-source software...
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