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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.

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.

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

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

Red Hat engineer and PipeWire lead developer Wim Taymans presented at FOSDEM 2025 last weekend around the state of the PipeWire project for this integral component to the modern Linux desktop.

Choosing the safest operating system (OS) is a key determinant of your online security. After all, this software manages the memory and processes throughout your server.

As you may know, GNOME is moving to GTK4 + LibAdwaita in recent years. Core apps are either ported to the new frameworks or replaced with new ones.

SECO will unveil its latest embedded computing solutions at Embedded World 2025, featuring Twin Lake and Arrow Lake architectures. The lineup targets industrial, medical, and AI-driven applications, focusing on performance, scalability, and efficiency.

Tmux is a great terminal multiplexer that can consolidate and manage different console sessions. While its core features cover most use cases, it also has a plugin framework that allows you to shape the program for your needs.

"It's now the biggest FOSS event in the world, in terms of the number of streams, program items and talks, and in terms of virtual attendees," co-organizer Richard "RichiH" Hartmann told The Reg.

Now that the Linux 6.14 merge window wrapped up this past weekend with the release of Linux 6.14-rc1, here is a recap of all the great new features, hardware enablement, and other improvements to find with this kernel.

We’re thrilled to share that Peter Rojas has joined Mozilla Corporation as our new Senior Vice President of New Products. In this role, Peter will lead Mozilla’s endeavors to explore, build and scale new products that align with Mozilla’s greater mission and values. He will report to me and join Mozilla’s steering committee.

The Axon platform, powered by the RockChip RK3588S processor, combines an 8-core CPU and an NPU delivering up to 6 TOPS of AI performance. Designed for advanced computing tasks, it supports various LLMs, including Llama, Qwen, and DeepSeek, with benchmarks showcasing performance for AI workloads.

With Linux 6.14-rc1 released I have begun trying out the new development kernel on a few systems locally. At least for high core count hardware tested thus far, Linux 6.14 at the moment during this early testing phase is sporting some performance regressions within some multi-threaded workloads.

iWave Systems says the STM32MP133/STM32MP135 OSM SBC supports Linux 6.1.28 (or higher). The company provides some public documentation accessible immediately after leaving your email (brochure, datasheet, STEP file), but the Linux documentation and SBC can only be accessed after talking to sales.

Some worry multi-lang codebase makes it harder to maintain open source uber-project, others disagree. Developers trying to add Rust code to the Linux kernel continue to face opposition from kernel maintainers who believe using multiple languages is an unwelcome and risky complication.

Can't see Windows in Grub after successfully dual booting? That's because os-prober is disabled. Here's how to fix it.

The heated debate about including Rust in the Linux kernel has been ongoing for quite some time in the hacker community.

As somewhat of an annual tradition for the FOSDEM conference, Daniel Kiper of Oracle presented a status update on the GRUB bootloader. As one of the GRUB maintainers he offers great insight to activity around this most common Linux bootloader.

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) user? If so, you will be pleased to hear that Ubuntu is now available in Microsoft’s new tar-based distro format — no need to use the sluggish Microsoft Store.