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Submitted today were a set of x86 platform driver fixes for merging ahead of the Linux 6.12-rc5 release due out on Sunday. For the most part mostly mundane fixes. But notable is an ASUS WMI fix to address the Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" performance issue I've pointed out now in several articles.

This guide shows you all the essential EOPKG commands for installing, updating, and handling packages efficiently on Solus Linux.

The Protectli VP3200 Series introduces modular 2-port Vault devices: the VP3210 with an Intel N100 processor and the VP3230 with an Intel i3-N305. Both models support up to 16GB DDR5 RAM, include 32GB eMMC storage, and feature two 2.5GbE Ethernet ports for high-speed applications. Dual M.2 NVMe SSD slots offer up to 2TB of additional storage.

Available now with Linux support from Passageway Games, a new retro-styled RPG is here for you to sink some hours into with Passageway of the Ancients.

A free and open source file archiver with various useful abilities.

URL redirection, also called URL forwarding, allows multiple URL addresses to be associated with a single page. This can include a form, the entire website, or a web application. This functionality is executed through a specialized HTTP response called an HTTP redirect.

WIZnet recently introduced two new microcontroller boards with built-in Ethernet controllers, flash memory, and compatibility with the Raspberry Pi Pico. The W6100-EVB-Pico2 is powered by the advanced RP2350 microcontroller, while the W55RP20-EVB-Pico utilizes the RP2040 microcontroller, each offering unique features suited for diverse networking applications.

Following the recent concerns over Bitwarden potentially moving further away from open-source given SDK changes that appeared, Bitwarden has now further addressed the situation to ease the community concerns.

Ahead of her talk on Tuesday at All Things Open, FOSS Force sat down and talked with Ruth Suehle on what needs to be done to assure that open source software has a long future.

Also there's a beta of 9.5 – which is more than there is of RHEL. The AlmaLinux team unveiled a new distribution, but don't get too excited. It's not meant to be a new flavor or intended for production use.

A pastebin or text storage site is a type of online content-hosting service where users can store plain text (e.g. source code snippets for code review).

Jellyfin 10.10 open-source media server is now available with enhanced transcoding, new Media Segments, improved audio tags, and essential updates.

“The Linux Foundation provides a neutral, trusted home for developers to collaborate on open software projects” (yes, "open software").

Orbbec unveiled the Orbbec Perceptor Developer Kit at ROSCon 2024 in Odense, Denmark, offering a comprehensive, out-of-the-box solution for autonomous mobile robot development. Developed in collaboration with NVIDIA, the OPDK is designed to streamline application development for dynamic environments, such as warehouses and factories.

Do you want to use open source Reddit alternative Lemmy on your Android? This app should help!

Earlier this month Intel announced the Core Ultra 200S "Arrow Lake" processors and today they go on sale. In turn, the review embargo also lifts for these new desktop processors. Up first today on Phoronix is the Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Linux performance review for this flagship 24-core desktop processor.

PeaZip, the free, open-source, and cross-platform archive manager software, has been updated today to version 10, a major release introducing many new features and enhancements.

Digital Ocean's popular 1-click feature deployments now support AI models as well. Interesting!

If you believe Mark Zuckerberg, Meta's AI large language model (LLM) Llama 3 is open source. It's not, despite what he says. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) spells it out in the Open Source Definition, and Llama 3's license – with clauses on litigation and branding – flunks it on several grounds.

PINE64 is preparing to launch the PineNote Community Edition, an update to the original PineNote Developer Edition e-paper tablet introduced in 2022. This version retains the same hardware features as the Developer Edition but will include an OS contributed by the PINE64 community developers.