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Say hello to NVK, a brand new, open-source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA hardware in Mesa, written almost entirely from scratch using the new official headers from NVIDIA.

System 76’s engineers picked Iced, a Rust-based cross-platform GUI toolkit, over GTK for their in-house developed COSMIC Desktop.

Slackware has been one of my favorite GNU/Linux distributions for a very long time, especially since Version 8.0 came out, many moons back. The reason is that it embodies the "KISS" method of designing a distribution. Sadly, Slackware didn't include OpenOffice.org back then, and it doesn't include LibreOffice now. Fortunately, there is a way to install a fully-functional, latest-greatest, LibreOffice on our Slackware 15.0 computers and use it. T

Instead of being made entirely of free software, the next release of Debian Linux, Bookworm, will include proprietary drivers and firmware.

Alexandre Oliva announced today the release and general availability of the GNU Linux-libre 6.0 kernel for those who seek 100% freedom for their GNU/Linux computers.

Red Hat ups its security and developer game in its RHEL 8.7 and 9.1 betas.

Vote result good news for new users, but might be bad for remixes The next major release of Debian will ship installation images that are not 100 percent free open source software.…

MERGE means more code can be copied from earlier installation, because let's be real – that's how it's happening. PostgreSQL, the popular open source relational database, is getting support for MERGE statements, a move which is intended to make migration from SQL Server and Oracle-based systems easier.…

The 105th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on October 2nd, 2022, keeping you guys up to date with the most important things happening in the Linux world.

Too often older computers are labeled 'obsolete'. Linux changes that. Refurbish an old computer and make it useful again for someone who needs it.

Linux boss' launch message is more ‘6.0 is overrated’ than ‘The joy of 6.0’. Linus Torvalds has released a stable cut of version 6.0 of the Linux kernel.…

“It’s a fundamental feature for enabling the usage of Linux in safety-critical systems, a trend that is mainly led by automotive and industrial applications,” de Oliveira told VentureBeat. “But it will also help to improve Linux’s reliability in general across industries and use scenarios.”

Debian team votes for one single installer ISO with non-free firmware packages for better discovery and user experience for installation.

Good news for Ubuntu users as they can now install the latest and greatest Linux 6.0 kernel series on their PCs, or on an Ubuntu-based distribution if it’s based on a supported release. Here’s how!

TIDAL is a global music streaming platform. It was the first streaming service to offer hi-res audio thanks to its adoption of MQA technology.

Release highlights of Linux Kernel 6.0 (mainline) which bring improvements across GPU, CPU, storage and misc updates.

Debian has always aimed to adhere to the spirit of FOSS as closely as possible. As a result, its developers are known for their careful approach to the software included in the distribution. However, times are changing. In a vote held over the past two weeks, Debian’s developers decided to include non-free firmware by default in the Debian installer.

Today, the famous RPM Fusion is the go-to repo for anything that Fedora Linux can’t provide by default installer. It provides the non-free packages (such as ffmpeg, etc.) with an easy method for installation in Fedora and other RPM-based systems.

TUXEDO Computers, a Linux-focused computer manufacturer, has made its in-house operating system, TUXEDO OS, available to all Linux users.

Mist is a helper for MPR (makedeb Package Repository), which provides extra software for Debian and Ubuntu-based Linux distributions. In addition, it uses the same PKGBUILD format as Arch Linux; however, it builds DEB packages instead of Arch ones.