Linux and Open Source news headlines
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Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
Joshua Ashton of Valve's Linux graphics team has opened a Mesa merge request to support a proposed "frog-fifo-v1" protocol for Wayland to address the matter of "FIFO is fundamentally broken under Mesa's Wayland WSI right now."
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
COSMIC, the new Linux desktop environment developed by System76, got its very first public release last month. And System76 just announced the second Alpha release of this new desktop environment, which is available for testing now.
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
The Archcraft idea started as a passion project, and now it is a responsibility for the creator. Learn more about the journey here.
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
The open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app that's currently in development has a new 0.6.1 release available for testing with some nice improvements. Eventually this will replace Vortex when it's ready.
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
Alpha 2 of System76's COMIC desktop is now available for public testing bringing exciting enhancements. Learn all about the new features here!
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
In this blog post, we'll explore the causes of the dpkg lock error, the correct solutions to handle dpkg lock issue in Debian and Ubuntu Linux systems.
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
The Tor Project, a non-profit focused on network anonymity, is joining forces with Tails, an anonymity-focused Linux distribution, in an effort to make better use of financial and technical resources.
Fri, 09/27/2024 - 22:20
Discover a wave terminal especially designed for people who find existing Linux terminals boring, as it tends to make things way easier, especially for Linux beginners.
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 22:20
An application server is software which provides the business logic for an application program. Here’s our recommended servers for Python.
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 22:20
Rather than handing more censorship powers to moderators, Bluesky devs are looking to make design changes to encourage its users to be civil.
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 22:20
Uri Herrera announced today the release and general availability of Nitrux 3.6.1 as the latest ISO snapshot of this rolling-release, immutable, and systemd-free distribution based on Debian GNU/Linux.
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 22:20
Ubuntu-based Rhino Linux 2024.2 brings a sparkling new theme, an upgraded Wiki, and advanced containerization.
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 22:20
Tauon music player (once known as Tauon Music Box) now offers native PipeWire audio playback on Linux — albeit experimental for the moment.
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 22:20
Data protection software vendor Veeam has delivered its promised support for open source virtualization contender Proxmox.
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 22:20
FreeBSD 13.4 is due out in just over one week's time while this weekend brought FreeBSD 13.4-RC2 as the last planned test candidate.
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 22:20
Armbian 24.8 Yelt has been released, featuring a variety of enhancements, new hardware support, and important upgrades. This version aims to improve stability and performance across a range of supported devices, continuing Armbian’s focus on providing a reliable operating system for diverse hardware platforms.
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 22:20
That's a bigger increase than we expected, more so given vandalism by Microsoft.
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 22:20
Discover two favorite sysadmin commands, known as acct and psacct, that allow them to track the activity of users on the system.
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 22:20
Here are the latest updates to our compilation of recommended software. It’s been another busy month.
Mon, 09/02/2024 - 22:20
RawTherapee 5.11, a raw image processing program, adds new HiDPI support, advanced zoom, and better color profiles for photographers.