NVIDIA Engineer Fixes Early Linux 6.15 Performance Regression Affecting AMD GPU Drivers
Here is open-source at its finest with a NVIDIA Linux kernel engineer ultimately making a fix to a performance regression that came up for AMD integrated and discrete graphics when running on the early Linux 6.15 kernel code...
Fedora 43 Ushers in RPM 6, Introduces New Project Leader
Fedora 43 will include RPM 6, a major upgrade approved by FESCo this week, plus, Jef Spaleta steps in as the new Fedora Project Leader.
Speech now streaming from brains in real-time
Boosted human-computer interface promises better communication for patients who lost ability to speak
Some smart cookies have implemented a brain-computer interface that can synthesize speech from thought in near real-time.…
EU OS: the Hatchling Distro that Wants to Unify the EU’s Public Sector
So far, it’s just a proof-of-concept, but it wants to grow up to be a layered — or modular — Linux distro that can become the workhorse of the European Union.
Tails 6.14.1 Released with Improved Tor Browser Integration
Tails 6.14.1, a privacy-focused Linux distro, brings better Tor Browser usability, security fixes, and updated components.
Mediatek wants to make Chromebooks more like Copilot+ PCs
Arm-based silicon to help Google hardware muscle in on territory of Microsoft's own Arm-based PCs
MediaTek is bringing out a new chip for Chromebooks that blurs the boundary with Copilot+ PCs, sporting an 8-core CPU cluster and a neural processing unit (NPU) rated at 50 TOPS.…
ESP32-P4-Module-DEV-KIT Introduces Wi-Fi 6, Dual-Core RISC-V, and Ethernet
The ESP32-P4-Module-DEV-KIT is a low-cost development board based on the ESP32-P4, with an integrated ESP32-C6 coprocessor. It supports Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5/BLE, and is designed for embedded HMI applications and edge computing. The board features a 400 MHz RISC-V 32-bit dual-core processor for performance-intensive tasks, along with a low-power RISC-V single-core processor running at up […]
Unlock Powerful System Monitoring: Your Guide to Prometheus and Grafana
Monitoring is a critical component of any infrastructure setup. Prometheus and Grafana are powerful open-source tools that work together to provide robust monitoring and visualization capabilities. This tutorial guides you through setting up Prometheus on one server and Grafana on another, creating a distributed monitoring system.
8 Best Free and Open Source Emacs-Like Text Editors
Emacs has a long and revered history. The original program was written in 1976 as a set of macros for an existing text editor called TECO.
Rust 1.86 Introduces Major Language Features
Rust 1.86 is out now, bringing trait upcasting support, safer mutable indexing for slices and maps, and stable target feature support for safe functions.
Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.0 Distro Released with GNOME 48 and Linux Kernel 6.14
PorteuX 2.0 is out today as a new update to this portable Linux distribution based on Slackware Linux and inspired by both Slax and Porteus distros, designed to be small, fast, portable, modular, and immutable.
Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Progress Chef
Chef is an open source systems integration framework and configuration management system. We recommend other open source solutions.
WattWise: Monitor Your Computer’s Power Usage in Real-Time
WattWise is a lightweight, opensource, command-line tool to monitor the power usage of your system in real-time.
What’s Your Chatbot’s Carbon Footprint?
You maybe haven’t thought about it, but every time you ask your favorite generative AI platform a question, you’re pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.
Introducing Fedora Project Leader Jef Spaleta
Hello everyone! Current Fedora Project Leader Matthew Miller here, with some exciting news! A little while ago, I announced that it’s time for a change of hats. I’m going to be moving on to new things (still close to Fedora, of course). Today, I’m happy to announce that we’ve selected my successor: long-time Fedora friend […]
Mozilla Thunderbird 137 Open-Source Email Client Released, Here’s What’s Changed
The Mozilla Thunderbird 137 open-source email, calendar, address book, chat, and news client has been released with various changes and several bug fixes to improve existing functionality.
GNOME & KDE Plasma Wayland Sessions Outperforming Xfce + LXQt On Ubuntu 25.04 For Linux Gaming
Last week I posted some initial GNOME 48 and KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop gaming benchmarks on Ubuntu 25.04 beta for looking at the performance of those two leading desktop options for this upcoming Ubuntu Linux release. Both GNOME and KDE under Wayland were outperforming KDE on X11 (and GNOME on X11 wasn't even working due to bugs). Some Phoronix readers questioned though whether the Wayland advantage on GNOME/KDE was due to those desktops losing focus on X11 support or if they are just too bloated. So for adding some additional context, here are some graphics/gaming benchmarks on the same system hardware/software when adding in the Xfce 4.20 and LXQt 2.1 X11 desktops.
Linux Foundation Networking shares new AI projects, milestone releases
Network automation, security, and predictive maintenance are the top AI applications, according to
LF Networking's global survey on the state of open networking.
Many KVM Updates Merged For Linux 6.15
This morning's Intel TDX update reminded me that I still hadn't gotten around to digging into the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) changes merged last week for the ongoing Linux 6.15 kernel merge window. Here is a look at the KVM changes this cycle that continue to be particularly heavy on Intel and AMD virtualization improvements...
Built together: How Firefox fans help shape the browser
If you’ve ever wished Firefox had vertical tabs or an easier way to share links on your phone — and you left a comment somewhere asking for it — there’s a good chance someone saw it. And not just someone. The actual people building Firefox. That’s the magic of Mozilla Connect. It launched in 2022 […]
Qt 6.9 Now Available with Boosts to Performance, Emoji Rendering
Qt 6.9 cross-platform software development framework is out now with improved emoji rendering, 3D graph transparency, and performance boosts across all platforms.
Linux 6.15 Further Improves AMD P-State Driver, Intel Dev Tackles A ~50% SPEC Regression
Linux power management and ACPI subsystems maintainer Rafael Wysocki last week sent out the assortment of ACPI/PM material for the new Linux 6.15 kernel cycle. The AMD P-State driver continues to be heavy with its code churn and there have been various other optimizations and code clean-ups. The CPUIdle Menu governor also received some performance tuning worth mentioning...
arttime is an intriguing clock, timer, time manager with text art
arttime is a combination of art, clock, timer, and a time manager all from a single terminal-based application.
How to Optimize Database Performance With MySQLTuner
If you use a MySQL/MariaDB database, you know it can become slow or consume too many resources if not properly configured. To help with this, there’s a tool called MySQLTuner, which analyzes your database. It analyzes how MySQL/MariaDB is performing and provides tips to make it faster and more efficient.
KDE Plasma 6.3.4 Desktop Environment Released
KDE Plasma 6.3.4 delivers touch scroll fixes, scrollbar tweaks, better HDR support, and UI improvements to enhance desktop performance and usability.
Scrcpy 3.2 Released with Improved Android Mirroring and Audio Support
The latest Scrcpy 3.2 is released with enhanced audio recording options, fixes for Android 15 and 16, and better compatibility with older operating systems.
Enhancing Your Python Workflow with UV on Fedora
This article is a tutorial on using UV to enhance or improve your Python work flow. If you work with Python you most likely have used one or all of the following tools: Why do you need another tool to manage your Python packaging or install your favorite Python tools? For me, using uv was […]
10 Best Free and Open Source Subtitle Editors
A subtitle editor is a type of computer software that lets users create and edit subtitles. We pick the finest open source options.
Wayland Is On Track For A Very Exciting 2025
While the first quarter is coming to an end, there has already been immense progress this year to the Wayland protocols and compositors along with associated Linux desktop software for embracing this alternative to legacy X11/X.Org. From HDR color management seeing much adoption this quarter to Wine Wayland becoming more viable and the large number of Wayland compositors maturing, it was a pretty incredible quarter...
Best Free and Open Source Software: March 2025 Updates
March 2025 updates to the largest compilation of recommended free and open source software available for Linux.
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