The 208th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on October 6th, 2024, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world.

You have to wonder how meaningful this news is in 2024, but macOS 15.0 Sequoia running on either Apple Silicon or Intel processors is now UNIX 03-certified.

RPM 4.20 is out today as the newest feature release to this package manager system that's been in development the past year and featuring a variety of improvements for the likes of RHEL and Fedora based distributions.

A couple of FOSS goodies that should be ready for the festive season. The next version of Xfce, the oldest FOSS Unix desktop environment around, is nearly ready – and should have preliminary, "minimally usable" Wayland support.

Computer systems, software, applications, and other interfaces are vulnerable to network security threats. Failure to find these cybersecurity vulnerabilities can lead to the downfall of a company.

A Debian-based systemd-free antiX 23.2 rolls out packed with updates and customization options, featuring both legacy 5.10 and modern 6.1 kernels.

Want to take your Vim game to the next level? From my time using Vim, I've learned many neat tips and tricks that have saved me tons of time and headaches while editing with Vim. I'm sharing some of my top tips in this guide so you can incorporate them into your workflow.

"Git will go away sooner than later"

A static site works very well in certain use cases. For example, it’s great for documentation. And static sites can be just as engaging as dynamic sites.

Discover a step-by-step guide to install the latest version of Rust via the Rustup installer script on Ubuntu and other Linux distros.

In addition to Intel's Linux engineers being busy preparing hardware enablement support for next-gen Panther Lake client processors, they are also busy beginning to plumb Linux driver support for next-generation Xeon "Diamond Rapids" support as the successor to Xeon 6 Granite Rapids. With Linux 6.12 some new bits are now set to land for Diamond Rapids.

New versions of Apache’s distributed NoSQL database management platform and its Java application server were unveiled today at ASF’s Community Over Code event.

FreeNginx is a community-driven move aimed at keeping open-source projects more aligned with public interest rather than making them puppets for companies.

Shivam Goyal, going under the Geeky Tronics name, has developed the DigiPort HDMI computer dongle powered by a Raspberry Pi CM4 system-on-module and designed to be connected directly to the back of an HDMI or through an HDMI cable.

Ardour is one of the most popular and powerful open-source digital audio workstations (DAW) around, and a major new update was recently made available.

OpenRazer 3.9 enriches gaming for Linux users by supporting the latest Razer devices and switching to more reliable notification commands.

It's time to grab another sweet free game courtesy of GOG.com during their big Autumn Sale that's ongoing until October 8th, 7 AM UTC. Check out the Heroic Games Launcher if you need an easy app for managing GOG games on Linux / Steam Deck.

I had a lot of free time on my hands during summer breaks and my favorite pastime was tinkering with my tech. I'd tinker with software, PCs, and phones mostly. When I found myself getting bored with Windows (which had been my only daily driver forever), I decided to give Linux Mint an honest try.

Sudo (superuser do) is a command utility allowing trusted users to run commands as root. It is necessary to run a program requiring root access. Only certain users in the sudo/wheel group can do it. If an unauthorized user attempts to run a command, sudo will notify the administrator via email.

Linus Torvalds and Kent Overstreet clash over Bcachefs development process. Torvalds threatens to remove Bcachefs from Mainline kernel.