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FriendlyELEC NanoPi R3S is a low-cost Rockchip RK3566 SBC and router with two gigabit Ethernet ports, a USB 3.0 host ports, a USB-C port for power and data, a microSD card slot, Reset and Mask buttons, and a few LEDs. It also features a MIPI DSI connector for people wanting to connect a display.

While AMD Ryzen AI 300 series laptops have begun appearing with Zen 5 CPU cores, to date the launched laptops have revolved around having either the integrated Radeon 890M RDNA3.5 graphics and/or NVIDIA GeForce discrete graphics. For those wanting a Linux-friendly laptop with Radeon discrete graphics for more gaming and GPU/compute potential, that still leaves the still very powerful Zen 4 laptop options.

Here we go once again, EA are about to completely break another game on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux and this time it's Battlefield 1. Originally released back in 2016, it still sees some pretty good player numbers on Steam hitting a concurrent player peak of 15,117 in the last 24 hours.

MSI recently introduced the MS-C918S, a palm-sized Box PC that integrates the Intel Alder Lake-N N100 processor, offering an ultra low-power, fanless solution for various computing needs.

A couple of Qt-based apps popular with Linux users, not just those running KDE Plasma, recently received some notable updates.

Ubuntu let me down after a simple change, and I'm here with Fedora. Over the years, I have seen many users complain that NVIDIA drivers on Linux are a mess, even on popular distributions like Ubuntu.

Coming as a surprise this afternoon is Microsoft deciding to contribute the Mono Project to be stewarded by the Wine development community.

The August 2024 release of DietPi v9.7 brings a series of enhancements, bug fixes, and a major kernel upgrade for devices utilizing the RK3588 SoC. This minor update focuses on improving system stability and user experience, particularly for ODROID and NanoPi devices.

Learn how to configure and manage a firewall using UFW, a critical skill for securing Linux systems.

The newly launched Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2 Lite Vision Kit, powered by the Qualcomm QCS5430 processor, is engineered for high-performance computing. It supports a diverse array of IoT applications, from robotics and industrial handhelds to retail solutions, cameras, and drones.

For those planning on upgrading to an AMD Ryzen 9 9900 series Zen 5 desktop for Linux use, here are some benchmarks I recently carried out of several different DDR5 memory kits with the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X while looking at the Linux performance under a variety of different workloads.

phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu is a web-based interface that simplifies the management of MySQL or MariaDB databases. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install phpMyAdmin with Nginx on Ubuntu 24.04 and include some additional tips for optimal setup.

ICP Deutschland recently showcased the QBiP-N97A, a 3.5? SubCompact Embedded Motherboard designed for various industrial applications, including automation systems and point-of-sale terminals. This motherboard features DDR5 memory support, dual 2.5GbE LAN ports, and SATA 6Gb/s support for storage.

Having a secure cloud storage solution, be it self-hosted, or managed, is an important thing to consider if you have important files that you need access to on the go. Some popular cloud storage options include names like Nextcloud, Mega, pCloud, etc.

Oracle engineers continue working on the TrenchBoot initiative to advance boot security and integrity for Linux. The tenth iteration of the TrenchBoot patches were posted this week as it works its way toward the mainline kernel.

Open-source software giant Red Hat is making its OpenStack Platform generally available, a decision that will help telecom providers and enterprises unify their networks.

iostat is a command-line tool used in Linux to monitor system input/output (I/O) device loading by observing the time devices are active in relation to their average transfer rates.

On August 15, the internationally renowned open source community deepin held an online event themed "Born with AI, Remarkably Different," officially releasing the open source operating system deepin 23. This release brings significant updates, including the new DDE Vision, AI For OS, the "Linyaps" application ecosystem, and the "deepin IDE" integrated development environment.

Miracle-WM as the Mir-powered Wayland compositor inspired by i3 and Sway is out with another new release. It's rather ironic that while Miracle-WM is principally developed by a Canonical engineer associated with Ubuntu Linux, these recent Miracle-WM releases are being driven in part by preparing for a Fedora Miracle spin due out as part of the Fedora Linux 41 release in October.

Nuvoton Technology has introduced the M2003 series, a new line of 32-bit microcontrollers based on the Arm Cortex-M23 core, aimed at upgrading from traditional 8-bit microcontrollers.