New story! Can you use a general-purpose OS like Windows or Ubuntu to replace your dedicated NAS OS?

Assembling a Network-Attached Storage unit can be a fun project, regardless of whether you repurpose old hardware or purchase new components.

New story! Increased Linux kernel timer frequency delivers big boost in AI workloads

At the weekend, a Google engineer proposed raising the default Linux kernel timer frequency from 250 Hz to 1,000 Hz. Linux-centric tech site Phoronix has quickly stepped up and assessed what the change might mean to users with a suite of A/B testing. Spoiler alert: The most notable benefits were seen in AI LLM acceleration.

New story! The FOSS Force Almost Open Tech News Quiz (2/14/25)

We're revising our weekly news quiz, which we pretty much abandoned three or four years ago. This inaugural quiz for the reboot is only seven questions, so it's a quick in-and-out, win-or-lose for those who want to play.

New story! I brought my aging PC back to life with this lightweight Linux OS - and it's easy to use

If your PC can't upgrade to Windows 11, switching to Linux can extend its life past 2025. WattOS is one of the best options I've tested.

New story! Hector Martin Resigns From The Asahi Linux Project

Last week Hector Martin resigned from upstream maintainership of the Apple Silicon code for the Linux kernel. At the time he was still going to contribute to the Asahi Linux project's downstream kernel but in a surprise move today, he has decided to resign as project leader of Asahi Linux.

New story! Go 1.24 Released with Fully Generic Type Aliases Support

After 6 months of development, Go language announced new 1.24 release few days ago on Tuesday.

New story! Ubuntu 24.04.2 Delayed, Won’t Be Released This Week

If you were expecting Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS to drop tomorrow, I come bearing some bad news: the release has been delayed by a week.

New story! MINIX NGC-NR660 Mini PC with High-Speed 2.5GbE Networking and Triple Display Support

MINIX has recently launched the NGC-NR660, a compact yet powerful Mini PC featuring an AMD Ryzen 5 6600H processor and AMD Radeon 660M graphics. Designed for multitasking, gaming, and productivity, this system supports triple display output, 8K Ultra HD resolution, and dual 2.5GbE RJ45 ports for high-speed wired connectivity.

New story! WordPress war latest: Ploy to trademark Hosted WordPress, Managed WordPress derailed

Objection from open source community heralded as 'great victory for the ecosystem'. The WordPress Foundation's effort to trademark the terms HOSTED WORDPRESS and MANAGED WORDPRESS has been thwarted, for now, following a petition from a dissenting member of the open source WordPress community.

New story! I Just Reinstalled Garuda Linux, and These 3 Things Surprised Me

Since writing my initial thoughts on Garuda Linux, I left and spent years hopping from one Linux distro to another. I've now returned to Garuda Linux, my beloved, as a daily driver and was surprised by a few things I saw.

New story! openSUSE Tumbleweed Moves to SELinux

SELinux replaces AppArmor as the default Mandatory Access Control system in openSUSE Tumbleweed, with enforcing mode enabled on new installations.

New story! OpenSUSE Tumbleweed Switching From AppArmor To SELinux For New Installations

SUSE/openSUSE has a long history with the AppArmor Linux security module going back to the Novell days and when AppArmor was originally known as SubDomain. OpenSUSE/SUSE and Ubuntu Linux have been big proponents of AppArmor for Linux security but now moving forward on new installations of openSUSE Tumbleweed it will be defaulting to Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux).

New story! 7 Best Free and Open Source GUI Electronic Circuit Simulators

  • LinuxLinks.com; By Steve Emms (Posted by sde on Feb 14, 2025 7:46 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Roundups; Groups: Linux
Electronic circuit simulation uses mathematical models to replicate the behavior of an actual electronic device or circuit. We feature the best GUI tools.

New story! Simplifying Embedded Development with Xedge32 for ESP32

  • RealTimeLogic; By Surfskidude (Posted by SurfskiDude on Feb 14, 2025 6:31 AM EDT)
  • Groups: Embedded
Xedge32 brings Lua-based development to the ESP32, allowing direct hardware control without C coding. Streamline your workflow and focus on building embedded applications more efficiently.

New story! ESP32-S3 IR Thermal Imaging Camera Module with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Connectivity

Waveshare recently launched the ESP32-S3 IR Thermal Imaging Camera Module which is a wireless infrared thermal imaging device based on the ESP32-S3-WROOM-1 chip. Designed with a compact form factor of 29 × 29mm, this module is intended for applications such as thermal monitoring, security surveillance, and industrial diagnostics.

New story! LibreOffice still kicking at 40, now with browser tricks and real-time collab

Standard FOSS office suite continues to evolve in interesting new directions. LibreOffice is a big, mature chunk of code now, but that doesn't make it impossible to teach it impressive new tricks. Some of them could make it more important than ever.

New story! Make A Secret File Stash In The Slack Space

Disk space is allocated in clusters of a certain size. When a file is written to disk and the file size is smaller than the cluster(s) allocated for it, there is an unused portion of varying size between the end of the file’s data and the end of the allocated clusters. This unused space is the slack space, it’s perfectly normal, and [Zachary Parish] had an idea to write a tool to hide data in it.

New story! Darktable 5.0.1 Raw Photo Editing Tool Released

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Feb 14, 2025 1:51 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Darktable 5.0.1, an open-source raw photo editing tool, brings key bug fixes, UI tweaks, and improved performance.

New story! Stackable HAT brings high-resolution 24-bit ADC to Raspberry Pi (Crowdfunding)

Sequent Microsystems’ “Eight 24-bit ADC 8-layer Stackable HAT” is a Raspberry Pi expansion board designed for home automation projects. It is compatible with all Raspberry Pi models with a 40-pin GPIO header and features a stackable design that provides scalability for more complex setups.

New story! ARCTIC Freezer 4U-SP5 Provides Effective Cooling For AMD EPYC 9004/9005 CPUs

Along with the recently reviewed ARCTIC Freezer 4U-M for Ampere Altra, ARCTIC Cooling had also recently sent over their ARCTIC Freezer 4U-SP5 heatsink for cooling AMD EPYC 9004/9005 server processors within 4U rackmount height requirements. This cooler does a very good job at keeping even 400 Watt processors running well.

New story! Plank Reloaded is a Fresh Take on the Classic Dock Experience

Plank Reloaded aims to refine what the classic Plank dock offered by staying simple but with a modern take on it.

New story! NetCard 3 for H Series Expanding 5GbE Networking on ODROID H3 and H4

The NetCard 3 is an add-on network expansion card designed exclusively for the ODROID-H3 and H4 series, offering four high-speed 5GbE Ethernet ports. Maintaining the same size and mounting method as previous NetCard versions, it integrates seamlessly with compatible ODROID boards while delivering improved network performance.

New story! HandBrake 1.9.1 Open-Source Video Transcoder Improves AV1 Video Decoding

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Feb 13, 2025 8:29 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
HandBrake 1.9.1 was released today as the first maintenance update to the latest HandBrake 1.9 series of this free and open-source transcoder application for digital video files.

New story! How to Create a Custom Systemd Service in Linux

Systemd is a powerful and highly versatile init system for Linux distros. It can run programs, manage system resources, and even control the state of your computer. In this article, I’ll demonstrate how you can use Systemd to control your apps by creating a custom service unit in Ubuntu.

New story! Bluesky’s Emily Liu on rethinking social media (and why it’s time to chime in)

Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for human connection, and lets everyone find where they belong — their corners of the internet. We all have an internet story worth sharing.

New story! KDE Plasma 6.3 Desktop Environment Landed in Arch’s Repos

Arch Linux users can now upgrade to the new, sleek KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment just 24 hours after its release.

New story! Linux 6.13 Performance For 250Hz vs. 1000Hz Timer Frequency Comparison

Given the recent patch proposal to raise the Linux kernel's default timer frequency from 250Hz to 1000Hz, I ran some fresh benchmarks looking at the 250Hz vs. 1000Hz comparison on some modern desktop hardware.

New story! ZSA’s Erez Zuckerman Talks About (What Else?) Ergonomic Keyboards

  • FOSS Force; By Bruce Byfield (Posted by brideoflinux on Feb 13, 2025 4:29 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Interview
The co-founder of top-shelf ergonomic keyboard maker ZSA Technologies talks about open source, the company’s user community, its relationships with its competition, and more.

New story! Here's Linux running inside a PDF, running inside a browser, running on a Windows PC

I'm in. I intone the words with a sense of victory as I navigate the file directory using only shell commands—a feat that might have impressed the occasional adolescent maybe two decades ago. But then, the camera pans out to reveal a PDF document… inside a Chrome browser… running on Windows.

New story! KDE Releases ‘Pixel Perfect’ KDE Plasma 6.3

KDE continues advancing the Linux desktop with the release of version 6.3 of its Plasma desktop environment (DE), widely considered to be one of the best DEs on any platform.

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