New story! Bluefin, a Next-Gen Linux Workstation for Containerized Apps

Bluefin sets out to expose Linux users to the tools and applications widely used for cloud native computing.

New story! Today's IBM (Red Hat) Isn't the Company That Fought a Microsoft-Sponsored SCO in Court

"IBM is infiltrated to the point they are promoting and trying to use Microsoft Entra (formerly Azure Active Directory, a proprietary ripoff of Kerberos)."

New story! GCC 15 Compiler Showing Off Nice Performance Improvements On AMD Zen 5

With the GCC 15 compiler having progressed to its final stage of development prior to the GCC 15.1 stable release in the likely March~April time frame, I've begun testing the updated GNU Compiler Collection on some test systems. Overall GCC 15 is looking nice and on AMD Zen 5 "znver5" in particular seeing some solid gains over GCC 14. Here are some initial performance benchmarks of the GCC 15 compiler.

New story! Nuvoton introduces the first security chip based on OpenTitan open-source silicon Root of Trust

  • CNX-Software.com; By Jean-Luc AuFranc (Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Feb 9, 2025 8:58 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story
Google has announced the start of the fabrication of a Nuvoton security chip featuring OpenTitan open-source silicon Root of Trust (RoT), the first such production-ready chip. It will soon be available in lowRISC’s Voyager 1 demo board, and later this year in Chromebooks and data centers.

New story! Civilization VII gets a mixed reception on Steam, Firaxis say they're listening and put up a small roadmap

It seems it's increasingly rare to have a major game release that doesn't come filled with lots of issues. The latest is Sid Meier's Civilization VII from Firaxis Games.

New story! Changing a few lines of code in Linux could apparently save hyperscalers billions, research claims, but I am not convinced

Data centers reportedly account for between 2-4% of total electricity consumption around the world, something hyperscalers are understandably looking to reduce wherever possible.

New story! Docker Desktop 4.38: AI Agent, Faster Builds, and Smarter Kubernetes Testing

Docker Desktop 4.38 brings AI-powered assistance and multi-node Kubernetes testing, plus Bake now integrates with Compose for seamless multi-service builds.

New story! Shijima-Qt – New Native Linux App for Desktop Pets

Looking for a digital pet application for your computer? Here’s one that works natively in Linux Desktop.

New story! Tails 6.12 Anonymous OS Fixes Security Issues in Tor Circuits, Persistent Storage

The Tails project released today Tails 6.12 as the latest version of this portable operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux that protects users against surveillance and censorship.

New story! SMT Remains Very Advantageous For 5th Gen AMD EPYC Performance

After recently re-visiting the AMD EPYC 9005 series AVX-512 performance, I followed up with some fresh SMT benchmarks looking at the performance benefits and power of toggling Simultaneous Multi-Threading on the 5th Gen AMD EPYC "Turin" hardware.

New story! Setup Dual DE CachyOS 250202 (KDE Plasma 6.3 Beta2) and Hyprland with ML4W Dotfiles 2.9.8

I have to notice that the safe option to install second DE Hyprland with ML4W Dotfiles 2.9.8 is to follow https://github.com/mylinuxforwork/dotfiles $ yay -S ml4w-hyprland-git . Shutdown Plasma instance and enable 3D acceleration && OpenGl then bring Plasma instance up to execute $ ml4w-hyprland-setup . In Hyprland DE switch to 1920x1080 resolution ( in particular case) as was advised by Stephan Raabe in his original video's . Activate ML4W Sidebar and click on Settings afterwards resolution may be switched to 1920x1080 .

New story! How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication on Ubuntu

Did you know that it’s possible to require two-factor authentication (2FA) to log into user accounts on any Ubuntu system? Follow along and I’ll show you how you can add this extra layer of security to your Ubuntu account in just a few minutes.

New story! Matomo vs Google Analytics: Choosing the Best for Your Business in 2025

Website analytics tools help businesses track and measure their online performance. Google Analytics remains the most used tracking tool, yet many companies consider Matomo a strong alternative.

New story! Everwarder is a fresh tower defense roguelite hybrid about clearing the darkness

Everwarder asks: how long will your light last? Not very long in some of my attempts. It's a fresh feeling spin that merges tower defense with a bit of roguelite action together, as you attempt to break through the darkness. The Linux version tested works perfectly.

New story! Microsoft’s WSL May Soon Embrace Arch Linux

Arch may soon become an officially offered distro on Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux, expanding its reach to Windows users.

New story! UScope: A New Linux Debugger And Not A GDB Shell, Apparently

[Jim Colabro] is a little underwhelmed with the experience of low-level debugging of Linux applications using traditional debuggers such as GDB and LLDB. These programs have been around for a long time, developing alongside Linux and other UNIX-like OSs, and are still solidly in the CLI domain.

New story! IO_uring Zero-Copy Receive Support Ready For Linux 6.15 Networking

It's looking like IO_uring zero-copy receive support should be ready for the Linux 6.15 kernel cycle this spring...

New story! Slimbook Titan report 5 - The mojo has returned ...

It is time for me to do another long-term review of a laptop in me possession. This time, we shall focus on the Slimbook Titan, a machine with handsome specs; a beefy, Linux-only machine I purchased with the explicit goal and mission of moving away from Windows for good.

New story! 'Maybe the problem is you' ... Linus Torvalds wades into Linux kernel Rust driver drama

Open source project chief hits out at 'social media brigading'. Weighed in on yet another Linux kernel spat - this time over Rust device drivers - Linux supremo Linus Torvalds shot the messenger.

New story! Introduction to Pipewire

Pipewire is a multimedia server and framework available as the default sound server in the latest Fedora versions. It is, by design, for low-latency audio and video routing and processing. It is capable of multiplexing multimedia streams to multiple clients – an important feature of modern operating systems.

New story! 15 Best Free and Open Source Console Email Clients

  • LinuxLinks.com; By Steve Emms (Posted by sde on Feb 8, 2025 9:21 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Roundups; Groups: Linux
To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 15 console email clients. Hopefully, there will be something of interest for anyone who wants to efficiently manage their mailbox from the terminal.

New story! Stirling PDF: The Best Opensource, Self-hosted PDF Manipulation Tool

  • ostechnix.com; By Senthil Kumar (Posted by ostechnix on Feb 8, 2025 7:50 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Tutorial; Groups: Linux
Stirling PDF is a self-hosted, open source web application for managing and manipulating your PDFs. It allows you to perform more than 50 operations on your PDF files.

New story! OpenWrt 24.10 Brings Kernel 6.6 and Initial WiFi 7 Support

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Feb 8, 2025 6:18 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
OpenWrt 24.10 open-source router firmware debuts with initial WiFi7 support, Linux kernel 6.6, multipath TCP, and new device targets.

New story! GNU Gold Linker Is Deprecated & Will Be Gone For Good Without New Developers

With the recent GNU Binutils 2.44 release, one of the changes is worth calling out in its own article: the GNU Gold linker is now officially deprecated and is now being segregated to its own extra Binutils package but risks being removed all together without new developer volunteers stepping up to maintain this linker.

New story! Calibre 7.25 Adds Support for Importing KFX Files from 2024 Kindle Devices via MTP

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Feb 8, 2025 3:15 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
The weekly Calibre updates continue with Calibre 7.25, released today by developer Kovid Goyal as the latest stable version of this powerful, cross-platform, free, and open-source suite of e-book software.

New story! How To Identify and Remove Linux Malware Infections

Explore common Linux malware types, how to detect infections, and best practices for removal, recovery, and prevention.

New story! How to Install Elasticsearch on Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Elasticsearch is a powerful, open-source search and analytics engine designed for handling large-scale data. It is commonly used in log analysis, full-text search, and real-time analytics. This tutorial will guide you through installing and configuring Elasticsearch on Ubuntu/Debian.

New story! KDE Gear 24.12.2 Improves Dolphin, Itinerary, Tokodon, and Many Other KDE Apps

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Feb 7, 2025 10:55 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: KDE, Linux
The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 24.12.2 as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 24.12 open-source software suite series to address various issues in your favorite KDE apps.

New story! Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Ergonomic Next-Gen Keyboards but Didn’t Know to Ask

For those who are ready to up their game, we take some of the mystery out of what to look for when shopping for an ergonomic, next-gen keyboard.

New story! LibreOffice 25.2 Released, This is What’s New

LibreOffice 25.2 has been released, this year’s first major update to the leading open-source office software for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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