Convertible laptops have gained popularity in recent years, but many models produced by mainstream manufacturers often neglect Linux support. This can lead to a frustrating experience for Linux users who seek devices tailored to their operating system. Recognizing this gap, TUXEDOComputers has introduced the InfinityFlex 14, the first 3-in-1 convertible laptop designed specifically for Linux enthusiasts.

A set of a dozen patches have reworked the video encode handling within Mesa 24.3 for the Video Acceleration (VA) front-end and the RadeonSI/VCN driver code. This rework aims to enable new features moving forward, enhance the overall driver, and bring "significant" memory savings for H.265/HEVC video encoding.

In an era where energy efficiency and sustainable computing practices are becoming increasingly important, mastering power management within your operating system is more crucial than ever. DebOS, a robust and versatile operating system, offers a range of features designed to help you manage power efficiently, whether you’re using a laptop, desktop, or server.

Nowadays, if you value your privacy, then using a VPN is a must if you want to prevent Big Tech, governments, and ISPs from snooping about in your business. Those organizations have an insatiable need for user data, and they won't be stopping anytime soon.

Mature, stable – and can rescue rescue corrupt files. The second LibreOffice release of 2024 is here, with additional spreadsheet functions, improved presentation layouts, better searching, and more.

CrowdSupply recently announced the FlippyDrive campaign, described as an open-source optical disc drive emulator for the GameCube console designed to install without soldering. This product allows users to maintain their physical disc drive functionality while offering additional options for running backups and homebrew software.

This article identifies 11 modelers that stand out from the others. They offer a wide range of modeling tools, mesh editing, group editing, Boolean modeling operations, isosurface modeling, and much more. The software featured here are all versatile and powerful tools for artists.

In this tutorial, we will explain how to configure the Rsyslog server on an Ubuntu 24.04 server. Rsyslog is a powerful and secure system for log processing. The Rsyslog server receives logs over the network from several physical or virtualized servers and monitors the health of different services.

Learn how to grant sudo privileges to regular users in Linux, ensuring security by allowing specific commands execution without revealing the root password.

Red Hat OpenShift Lightspeed is a generative AI-powered virtual assistant for the OpenShift Container Platform. It uses a natural-language interface to answer user questions, troubleshoot issues, and provide guidance on using OpenShift.

While Bcachefs and Btrfs capture much of the Linux file-system spotlight these days when it comes to exciting developments, there is no shortage of alternative open-source file-systems. One that's been around for a long time but not seeing as much adoption or major feature developments but still worthy of a shout-out is the log-structured NILFS2 file-system.

Repeat after me: Open source is not a business model. It is a programming model. Still businesses keep trying to make it one, and far more often than not, they fail.

It looks as though the long-awaited GIMP 3.0 release may be soon upon us, with the GNU Project announcing a string freeze for the latest developer preview build. Between overhauled colour management tools, a refined UI, and, finally, a simple stroke selection tool, GIMP 3.0 is looking to be a big release for the free, open-source Photoshop alternative.

PipeWire 1.2.3 multimedia framework update is out now with an improved FFADO driver, fixes memory leaks, and enhances MIDI.

WonderCMS is a lightweight, open-source content management system (CMS) designed for simplicity and ease of use. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install WonderCMS on a Debian 12 server with Apache web server and PHP 8.x.

The Document Foundation released today LibreOffice 24.8 as the latest stable version of this popular, powerful, open-source, free, and cross-platform office suite for GNU/Linux, Android, macOS, and Windows systems.

Valve have begun the next round of testing for a new main version of Proton, the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux. Announced on the same day as Proton's 6th anniversary!

Google Chrome 128, released on Wednesday, does not function without intervention on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver," and Google initially had no plans to fix it. But following community complaints and The Register's inquiry about the situation, Google says there's been a change of plan.

In the ever-evolving world of data science, data visualization has emerged as a crucial tool for transforming raw data into actionable insights. As we navigate through 2024, the landscape of data visualization continues to shift, driven by advancements in technology and changes in user expectations.

With the exception of critical security issues/bugs, Canonical will be skipping over shipping stable release updates for the Linux kernel in Ubuntu until early October.