NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Linux Gaming/Graphics Performance
Earlier this month for launch-day there were NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Linux GPU compute benchmarks. The graphics/gaming benchmarks of the GeForce RTX 5070 on Linux were held up by waiting for a new R570 Linux driver release with proper support for this new Blackwell graphics card. Last week that new Linux driver arrived in the form of the NVIDIA 570.133.07 Linux build. That new NVIDIA Linux driver is working out great with the GeForce RTX 5070 Founder's Edition and in this article are some initial Linux gaming/graphics performance benchmarks for that new graphics card competing with the AMD Radeon RX 9070 series.
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Checking if Docker is running on your Linux system is crucial for managing containerized applications effectively. Understanding how to verify the status of Docker can help mitigate issues with your Docker environment, especially during development and deployment.
Freedesktop SDK Retires Cisco’s OpenH264 Codec Library
Freedesktop SDK retires the OpenH264 codec library due to security flaws, licensing headaches, and maintainability issues.
MPV 0.40 Media Player Released With Wayland HDR Support
MPV 0.40 was just released as the newest version of this open-source media player derived from MPlayer/MPlayer2. With the MPV 0.40 release there is support for HDR videos on Wayland using the new color management protocol along with a variety of other new features...
EU OS: A Bold Step Toward Digital Sovereignty for Europe
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Zoë Kooyman on Post-Stallman Changes at the Free Software Foundation (Part 2)
In this second of our two part interview, Kooyman talks about moves the foundation has made to remain resilient and relevant in an ever changing world where nothing is certain.
Fwupd 2.0.7 Released With New Plug-Ins & Additional Hardware Support
Fwupd 2.0.7 brings the newest plug-ins and expanded hardware support for being able to update a variety of system and device/peripheral firmware under Linux...
AerynOS 2025.03 Released with GNOME 48, Mesa 25, and Linux Kernel 6.13.8
AerynOS 2025.03 is out today as the first release of this independent Linux distribution to ship with the latest and greatest GNOME 48 desktop environment in a live ISO image that anyone can test on their PCs.
Raspberry Pi PoE+ Injector Launches For $25 USD
Raspberry Pi's brisk pace of new hardware and software the past few months continues today... The Raspberry Pi PoE+ Injector was announced today at the $25 USD price point...
Install Jitsi on Ubuntu 24.04
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Fwupd 2.0.7 Brings UEFI Memory Protection Verification
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MPV 0.40 Open-Source Video Player Released with Native HDR Support on Linux
MPV 0.40 open-source and free media player that supports a wide range of media file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types. is now available for download with new features and improvements.
FET536-C SoM Carrier with High-Speed Interfaces and GPIO Expansion
The FET536-C System on Module, based on the Allwinner T536 processor, is designed for applications that require reliable performance and flexible connectivity. It is intended for use in fields such as data concentrators, DTUs, EV charging systems, transportation, robotics, and industrial control. The module integrates a 1.6GHz quad-core Cortex-A55 CPU and a 64-bit Xuantie E907 […]
MPV 0.40 Media Player Brings Native HDR, Major UI Enhancements
MPV 0.40 media player is out now with native HDR support, improved autocompletion, enhanced OSC, and more.
12 Lightweight Markup Languages
A lightweight markup language is a modern system for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text, and designed with a simple readable syntax.
GIMP 3.0.2 Image Editor Improves the Flatpak Bundle and Fixes Various Issues
The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) project released today GIMP 3.0.2 as the first maintenance update to the latest and greatest GIMP 3.0 series of this powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform image editor.
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) Might Get 'Forked' Soon
So it looks like it's actually underway already, with the implicit blessing of the originator of the DFSG and the Open Source Definition (he co-founded the OSI and no longer trusts the OSI).
GRUB Bootloader Received 73 Patches To Fix A Variety Of Recent Security Issues
The GRUB bootloader saw a set of 73 patches last month for addressing a variety of security flaws that were discovered...
Fedora 42 beta has so many spins, it'll make your head whirl
The answer to the ultimate question of Linux, the Universe, and Everything? Fedora 42 is now in beta testing, with more desktops and editions than ever.…
Linux 6.15 CRC Code Should See Big Speed-Ups For Intel/AMD AVX-512 CPUs
While we are still awaiting the Linux 6.14 release (or a 6.14-rc8 release) with no kernel drop having occurred on Sunday, early pull requests for the Linux 6.15 kernel cycle continue flowing in. Among the early pull requests over the weekend were the CRC code updates that include some nice optimizations for those running on AVX-512 processors...
GNU Linux-Libre 6.14 Kernel Released for Those Seeking 100% Freedom for Their PCs
Today, the GNU Linux-libre project announced the release and general availability of the GNU Linux-libre 6.14 kernel for those who seek 100% freedom for their GNU/Linux computers and software freedom lovers.
GNOME 48 lands with performance boosts, new fonts, better accessibility
Tweaks mean smoother operation even on low-end kit. GNOME 48 is here, with some under-the-hood tweaks to improve performance even on low-end kit.…
Bcachefs Aims For "Soft Frozen" On-Disk Format With Linux 6.15 Along With New Features
Last month Bcachefs lead developer Kent Overstreet talked of Bcachefs getting to the point of freezing its on-disk format with future on-disk format updates slated to be optional. With today's Bcachefs pull request for Linux 6.15, it's now being treated as "soft frozen" and also landing other new features for this copy-on-write file-system. Among the new features is case insensitive file/folder support contributed by Valve...
OSI’s Questionable Election Returns Questionable Results
Garbage in, garbage out. Open Source Initiative is starting to look like an organization that’s turning its back on its founding principles.
Btrfs Adding Fast/Realtime Zstd Compression & Other Performance Optimizations
David Sterba of SUSE sent in all of the Btrfs file-system updates today for the now-open Linux 6.15 kernel merge window. There are some new performance optimizations, new and faster Zstd compression level options, and other changes slated to be included for this CoW file-system in Linux 6.15...
Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple iMovie
iMovie is a free video editing application which is designed to be friendly to users with limited or no video editing experience. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux.
SUSECON '25: Expanding Open Source in Cloud, Edge, and AI
At SUSECon '25, SUSE unveiled a rebranded portfolio emphasizing Linux support, cloud-native workloads, edge computing, and AI.
Linux Kernel 6.14 Officially Released, This Is What’s New
Today, Linus Torvalds announced the release and general availability of Linux 6.14, the latest stable kernel version that introduces several new features and improvements, better hardware support, and more.
Bash Function to Sort Docker Ps Output
Sorting the output of docker ps can be helpful when you’re managing multiple containers and need a clearer view of what’s running. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through creating a Bash function that organizes this output in a more readable way using built-in shell tools like awk and sort. This builds upon Docker basic commands like docker ps, docker images, and docker inspect to create more powerful container.
How to Install Emby Media Server on Debian 12
Emby is an open-source alternative to Plex Media Server. This guide will teach you how to install Emby Media Server on Debian 12. You will install Emby with Nginx as a reverse proxy and enable UFW. Let's get started.
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