Linux and Open Source news headlines
Updated: 19 hours 29 min ago
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 22:20
Germany's STF funds FreeBSD with €686,400 to advance zero trust builds & SBOM tooling for enhanced security.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
Want to check your battery health in Ubuntu from the command-line, no need to install anything extra?
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
Fzf is a superfast command-line tool to quickly locate files in an interactive session and append the result to other commands by piping.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
Windows might not rule the day at Microsoft anymore, but it’s still a moneymaker and desktop Linux is still the competition.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
From 2004 to 2024, GParted celebrates 20 impactful years in tech, with 34M downloads and global usage in 250 countries.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
When the keys are controlled by vendors like Google or Apple, what does that mean for user privacy? This article explores the hidden dangers of vendor-controlled encryption and the trust gap it creates, particularly for open-source users and developers.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
Let's say you're tasked with solving a math problem like 4,242 x 1,977. Some of you might be able to do this in your head, but most of us would probably be reaching for a calculator right about now, not only because it's faster, but also to minimize the potential for error.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
Last week an AmpereOne server finally arrived at Phoronix! Ampere Computing sent over a reviewer server of the AmpereOne A192-32X flagship AArch64 server processor with 192 custom cores and using a Supermicro ARS-211M-NR R13SPD platform.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
Viewing images direct in a terminal used to come at a serious disadvantage. The vast majority of terminal emulators display images using block-characters. Images can be displayed using half blocks or quarter blocks, the former offers the ability to display pixels with colour-accuracy.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
The Raspberry Pi 5 with 2GB RAM was launched last week, and since I got a sample for review, I decided to compare it to the Raspberry Pi 5 with 8GB RAM to see if I could find any noticeable differences between the two boards.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
Ready for something a bit different? Lorn's Lure is a 3D atmospheric narrative first-person parkour platformer with an interesting climbing system. The developer recently revealed that it's going to release on September 20th.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
Using Linux, especially as a server, often means dealing with new errors and resolving them. Most of them are easy to fix with just a web search. But some errors may require that you do some digging.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
CoreELEC 21.1 ‘Just enough OS’ (JeOS) Linux distro for Amlogic hardware based on the award-winning Kodi media center software is now available with improved hardware support and new functionality.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
In addition to the recent news of AMD and FreeBSD Foundation collaborating over improvements, some more good news for this leading BSD open-source project is the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) now beginning to invest in FreeBSD.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
LibreELEC 12.0.1 media center is out! Transition to aarch64 for Raspberry Pi 4/5. Here's more on that.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
The time zone on Debian is a system-wide setting that determines the local time for the system and its applications. This tutorial will show you how to set the time zone on Debian Linux.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
Back-to-school season is here, and TikTok is teeming with viral product recommendations. Gone are the days of battling crowded aisles and long checkout lines at big box stores. Now, with just a few clicks, you can have almost anything you want delivered to your door before classes start, thanks to the convenience of two-day shipping from Amazon and other online retailers.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
Emulation fans might like this! The GameCube and Wii emulator Dolphin, is going to finally get an official package for Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
I once daily drove a Linux phone, the Librem 5, for a spell. I ended up selling it due to issues that primarily had to do with hardware. I like the idea of using a Linux phone, but since no newer options have come out, the experience looks even less appealing now than it did then.
Tue, 08/27/2024 - 22:20
Why are the abuses directed at the people who opposed this mess rather than the perpetrators of this mess? Is it OK to send death threats to men and women who object to "secure" boot?