The price of software freedom is eternal politics
Many don't realize or forget, but the FOSS world has ideological wings, too
Comment The new fork of the X.org X11 server is conservative… and we don't mean just technologically conservative.…
KDE Preps More Crash KWin Crash Fixes, New Feature Work For Plasma 6.5
KDE developer Nate Graham is out with his weekly development recap of all interesting things and fixes merged for the week to Plasma...
Canonical Plans for a Fully Functional Desktop Session on RISC-V with Ubuntu 25.10
With the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) release, Canonical plans to achieve a fully functional desktop session on the RISC-V architecture.
NVIDIA Publishes RTXNTC 0.7 Beta For Neural Texture Compression
NVIDIA software engineers ended out the week by releasing a new beta of their RTX Neural Texture Compression (NTC) SDK. The RTXNTC software is NVIDIA's interesting solution for compressing material texture sets with very promising results for helping to reduce game data sizes moving forward...
Calibre 8.6 E-book Manager Brings Faster Database Restores
Calibre 8.6 open-source e-book manager now defaults to AZW3 for Kindle, retires MOBI, and boosts database restore speeds.
Bcachefs Lands Fixes In Linux 6.16 For Some "High Severity" Regressions
Ahead of tomorrow's Linux 6.16-rc6 kernel release a number of Bcachefs file-system fixes were merged...
If MCP is the USB-C of AI agents, A2A is their Ethernet
Tell me, Mr. Smith ... what good is an agent if it's unable to speak?
We have protocols and standards for just about everything. It's generally helpful when we can all agree on how technologies should talk to one another. So, it was only a matter of time before the first protocols governing agentic AI started cropping up.…
GStreamer 1.28 Promises Vulkan H.264 Encoder, AMD HIP Plugin, and More
The GStreamer project released the first development version of the upcoming GStreamer 1.28 stable series of this widely used open-source multimedia framework for handling audio and video streams.
Linux 6.17 Readies EDAC Support For Intel Granite Rapids D, Wildcat Lake, Raptor Lake HX
In addition to Intel preparing Bartlett Lake S EDAC driver support for Linux 6.17, several other recent and upcoming Intel processors are also set to see Error Detection and Correction (EDAC) driver coverage with this next version of the Linux kernel...
KDE ISO Image Writer Gets a Makeover
KDE ISO Image Writer is being revamped with QML and Kirigami for a more modern KDE-aligned UI, including a new ISO selection interface.
Labwc 0.9 Wayland Compositor Released with wlroots 0.19 Support
Labwc 0.9 window-stacking Wayland compositor lands with wlroots 0.19 support, new terminal integration, theme upgrades, and numerous fixes.
FossFLOW – Create Stunning 3D-Style Isometric Infrastructure Diagrams, Locally and Freely
Design stunning 3D-style isometric infrastructure diagrams with FossFLOW. Open Source, Privacy, Offline Access and No Cloud Dependency!
KDE Frameworks 6.16 Is Out, Here’s What’s New
KDE ships Frameworks 6.16 with updated icons, enhanced Python support, and fixes in Baloo, KIO, Kirigami, and more.
Copyleft-Next Building the NextGen Copyleft License
What happens when two of open source’s most controversial reformers decide the old rules no longer work? Are you ready for the license that could change everything?
Wine 10.12 Brings Optional EGL Backend
Wine 10.12 is out with optional EGL backend, Bluetooth Low Energy support, and various bug fixes, including improvements for games and system utilities.
How to install Magento on AlmaLinux 10
Magento is a leading enterprise-grade e-commerce platform built on open-source technology, combining advanced features, flexibility, and a user-friendly interface. With features like integrated checkout, payment, and shipping, as well as catalog management and customer accounts, it makes the platform the choice for most online merchants. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Magento on AlmaLinux 10.
Low-Cost WT99P4C5-S1 Pairs ESP32-P4 SoC with ESP32-C5 Wi-Fi 6 Module
Wireless-Tag’s WT99P4C5-S1 is a versatile multimedia development board built around the WT0132P4-A1 core module, which integrates Espressif’s ESP32-P4 dual-core RISC-V SoC. According to the company, this board targets applications such as AIoT, Human-Machine Interfaces, and edge computing, offering extensive connectivity, audio features, and multimedia expansion options. The ESP32-P4 runs dual RISC-V cores at up to […]
GCC 12.5 Compiler Released To End Out The GCC 12 Series With 241+ Bug Fixes
For those seldom update to new compiler versions, GCC 12.5 was released today as the newest and final update to the GCC 12 compiler that debuted back in 2022...
Setup Hyprland with ML4W Dotfiles 2.9.8.7 on Fedora 42 WKS (KDE Plasma 6.4.2) in VENV
Follow https://github.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles/ and start script $ bash -c "(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles/ma...) " . When prompted select rolling version of Hyprland ML4W Dotfiles 2.9.8.7 rather then stable 2.9.8.6 . In this case you are supposed to watch in final phase of installation following flatpacks to be installed on virtual drive of F42 KVM Guest . . . .
Calibre 8.6 Open-Source E-Book Manager Improves Database Restore Performance
Calibre developer Kovid Goyal released Calibre 8.6 today as the latest version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform e-book management software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.
QuestDB 9.0 Released For High Performance, Time-Series Database
QuestDB 9.0 debuted today as the latest major update to this high performance, time-series database that is open-source under an Apache 2.0 license. QuestDB continues to be built using a combination of Java, C++, and Rust for being an interesting time-series database...
Radxa Fanless Network Router Offers 4 GbE Ports and NVMe Storage Up to 4TB
The Radxa E24C is a fanless network computer based on the Rockchip RK3528A processor, designed for routing, edge networking, and industrial tasks. It combines four RJ45 ports, 4K HDMI output, and an M.2 NVMe slot for high-speed storage in a compact enclosure. The Radxa E24C uses the same RK3528A processor found in the Radxa E52C […]
RISC-V-Based FireBeetle 2 with ESP32-P4 Starts at $11.90
The FireBeetle 2 ESP32-P4, previewed earlier this year, is now available from DFRobot starting at $11.90. This compact board handles real-time image processing and video streaming, combining the ESP32-P4 SoC with an ESP32-C6 co-processor for wireless projects. The board uses a 360?MHz dual-core RISC-V processor with single-precision FPU and AI instruction extensions, enabling the direct […]
KDE Frameworks 6.16 Improves Plasma's Ability to Detect the Most Powerful GPU
The KDE Project released today KDE Frameworks 6.16 as the latest update to this collection of more than 70 add-on libraries for Qt, providing commonly needed functionality to KDE apps and the KDE Plasma desktop.
Manage Linux Systemd Services Easily With Systemd-manager-tui
Learn how to manage systemd services with systemd-manager-tui, a fast terminal UI for starting, stopping, and inspecting Linux services.
Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” Reached End of Life, Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04
This is your friendly reminder that Ubuntu 24.10 “Oracular Oriole” reached end-of-life today, July 10th, 2025, and it is no longer supported by Canonical with software and security updates.
System76 Unveils Powerful Adder WS Linux Laptop
The new Adder WS by System76 offers top-tier Linux laptop performance, featuring Intel Ultra 9 CPUs, RTX 50 Series GPUs, and up to 96GB of RAM.
Streamline Your Linux Workflow with Albert
It’s not magic—it just feels like it. Meet Albert, your desktop superpower.
Blender 4.5 RC1 Released With Much Better Vulkan Support
The release candidate of the Blender 4.5 3D modeling software is now available for testing. There are many great improvements to find with Blender 4.5 and this new version is all the more important in being the next Long Term Support (LTS) release for this popular cross-platform 3D modeling software...
Linux 6.15.6, 6.12.37 LTS & Other Stable Kernels Deliver TSA Mitigations
Greg Kroah-Hartman just released the Linux 6.15.6 point release as well as the Linux 6.12.37 LTS kernel and new point releases in prior-year Long Term Support kernel versions. The main headline of today's stable kernel releases are picking up the mitigations for the Transient Scheduler Attacks (TSA) mitigations that were disclosed this week for AMD processors...
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