New story! Mozilla's New Brand Logo is Here: Time For a Trip Down Memory Lane!

With the new brand identify, let's hope for a better future for Mozilla!

New story! Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Lossless Audio Codec

  • LinuxLinks.com; By Luke Baker (Posted by sde on Dec 7, 2024 5:42 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Roundups; Groups: Linux
Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) is an audio compression technology that employs lossless compression. It’s a form of compression that preserves all of the original data.

New story! Immich 1.122 Brings HDR Video Support in the Mobile App

Immich 1.122 self-hosted photo and video backup solution introduces HDR video support, auto server URL switching, custom email templates, and more.

New story! Linux 6.13 Features: AutoFDO+Propeller Optimizations, Many AMD Additions & SDUC + NVMe 2.1 Support

With the Linux 6.13 merge window having ended this past weekend, here's the Phoronix overview of all the interesting feature additions, new hardware support, and other kernel changes coming for Linux 6.13.

New story! Initial upstream support for the Rockchip RK3576

Initial support for Rockchip's RK3576, a new SoC introduced earlier this year, has landed in Linux kernel 6.12. With the main target being industrial applications, it is less of a powerhouse than the RK3588, but it still reuses many components.

New story! How Many People In Your State Are Trying to Get the Same Tech Job That You’re Seeking?

If that’s their plan, then so far it seems to be working for them. I’m writing about it, and here you are reading about it. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you and I aren’t doing our part to keep the wheels of capitalism greased.

New story! Linux Kernel 6.11 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS

This is your friendly reminder that the Linux 6.11 kernel series has reached the end of its supported life and that you should consider upgrading to Linux kernel 6.12 as soon as possible.

New story! Zenith – turbo-charged top utility

  • LinuxLinks.com; By Steve Emms (Posted by sde on Dec 6, 2024 8:53 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Reviews; Groups: Linux
Zenith is software that’s similar to top but displays histograms, and a wealth of other information such as CPU, GPU, network, and disk usage.

New story! How to Configure Static IP Address on Ubuntu 24.04

  • Rose Hosting Blog; By Jeff Wilson (Posted by RoseHosting on Dec 6, 2024 7:38 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
A machine or other devices connected to your router usually have a dynamic IP address. The DHCP server will assign a dynamic IP address for your device connected to the network. That same device will likely get a different IP address when connected to the network later.

New story! Pegasus Spyware Infections Proliferate Across iOS, Android Devices

The notorious spyware from Israel's NSO Group has been found targeting journalists, government officials, and corporate executives in multiple variants discovered in a threat scan of 2,500 mobile phones.

New story! Imagination PowerVR Driver Being Extended To Work On RISC-V

The Linux 6.8 kernel merged the Imagination PowerVR driver as a new open-source driver for supporting the PowerVR "Rogue" graphics architecture and being developed in tandem by Imagination Tech with their upstream Mesa Vulkan driver.

New story! Contribute at the IPA Migrate Test Day

The IDM/IPA team is working on testing the new IPA (Identity Policy Audit) migrate feature and functionality. As a result, the Identity Management and QA teams have organized a test day on Monday, December 09, 2024.

New story! Alpine Linux 3.21 Released, Adds loongarch64 Support

Alpine Linux 3.21 released featuring an initial loongarch64 support, kernel 6.12, GNOME 47, Plasma 6.2, and a fully updated software developer stack.

New story! All the Red Flags in New Linux Foundation Report

  • Techrights; By Roy Schestowitz (Posted by schestowitz on Dec 6, 2024 12:32 PM EDT)
  • Groups: Microsoft
Forget about projects that reject proprietary hosting?

New story! NVIDIA 565 Linux Graphics Driver Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Dec 6, 2024 11:00 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
NVIDIA released today NVIDIA 565.77 as the first stable version of the NVIDIA 565 graphics driver series for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems with various improvements and multiple bug fixes.

New story! Robotic Vision in Debian: Mastering Image Processing and Object Recognition for Intelligent Robots

Robotic vision, a cornerstone of modern robotics, enables machines to interpret and respond to their surroundings effectively. This capability is achieved through image processing and object recognition, which empower robots to perform tasks such as navigation, obstacle avoidance, and even interaction with humans.

New story! Bring back to life Hyprland with ML4W 2.9.7 Dotfiles as second DE for Manjaro-KDE-24.1.2-241104 KVM Guest

Straight forward run `sudo pacman -Syyu` on Manjaro KDE as of 11/04/2024 failed. Several commands shown bellow finally brought me to success. Having stable Manjaro release rolled forward to a final state we can just replace "downgrade" by "manjaro-downgrade" to reproduce same approach as in my previous post to Lxer.com . Current version of ML4W Dotfiles appears to 2.9.7.1DEV.

New story! FreeBSD 14.2 wants to woo Docker fans, but still struggles with Wi-Fi

Another buzzword box ticked: OSI-compliant containers. FreeBSD 14.2, the latest point release of the most widely used of the BSDs, brings some new features to tempt Docker fans.

New story! Linux Voice Assistants: Revolutionizing Human-Computer Interaction with Natural Language Processing

In an era dominated by voice-controlled devices, voice assistants have transformed how we interact with technology. These AI-driven systems, which leverage natural language processing (NLP), allow users to communicate with machines in a natural, intuitive manner. While mainstream voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant have captured the limelight, Linux-based alternatives are quietly reshaping the landscape with their focus on openness, privacy, and customizability.

New story! December Steam Client Update Enhances Game Recording

December Steam Client Update: Fixes rare crashes, enhances game recording settings, resolves audio desync, and improves Remote Play for Mac and Linux.

New story! Linus Torvalds Comes Out Against "Completely Broken" x86_64 Feature Levels

With the new Linux kernel patches posted yesterday for cleaning up x86 32-bit kernels on x86_64 CPUs as part of that patch series was introducing new Kconfig build options around the x86_64 micro-architecture feature levels.

New story! It’s Official: Linux Kernel 6.12 Will Be LTS, Supported for “Multiple Years”

Renowned Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman announced today that the Linux 6.12 kernel series has been officially marked as LTS (Long Term Support) on the kernel.org website with a predicted life expectancy of at least two years.

New story! Open Source Software Powers 96% of Modern Applications, New Study Finds

  • ITprotoday; By Sean Michael Kerner (Posted by tk21 on Dec 6, 2024 12:07 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
The Linux Foundation's Census III report reveals critical dependencies and growing security concerns in open source software.

New story! Wubuntu: The lovechild of Windows and Linux nobody asked for

A third-party Kubuntu remix with a severe identity crisis. Wubuntu is a stripped-down Kubuntu, with custom themes and additional tools to make it look (a lot) and work (superficially) like Windows 11.

New story! COSMIC Desktop Alpha 4 Released, Here’s What’s New

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Dec 5, 2024 9:36 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
A step closer to perfection! Discover the latest COSMIC Alpha 4 release with exciting updates to settings, apps, bug fixes, and more.

New story! 11 Best Free and Open Source GUI Weather Tools

  • LinuxLinks.com; By Steve Emms (Posted by sde on Dec 5, 2024 8:20 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Roundups; Groups: Linux
Here’s our verdict on the best GUI weather tools. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

New story! New Linux Patches Cleanup Code For Running x86 32-bit Kernels On x86_64 CPUs

As we approach 2025, hopefully none of you are still running x86 32-bit kernels / 32-bit OS software on x86_64 processors, but should you still be into that, there are improvements on the way.

New story! How to Back Up Your Raspberry Pi

Learn how to back up your Raspberry Pi using rsync - from basic folder backups to full system automation - with this comprehensive guide.

New story! Fresh releases of Xfce, Mint, Cinnamon desktops out in time for the holidays

Cinnamon 6.4 is already out and Xfce 4.20 is very nearly ready. Fancy spending time refreshing your setup over the holidays? Two of the more popular Windows-style FOSS desktops are about to drop new point releases, one for higher-end machines and one for lower-end kit.

New story! 5 Signs You're Becoming an Advanced Linux User

Ever find yourself tinkering with settings or exploring new tools on your Linux system and wonder if you're becoming more proficient? If you've been using Linux for a while, here are five signs that might indicate you're moving into advanced user territory.

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