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Darktable 5.2 has been released today as a new stable update to this powerful, open-source, free, and cross-platform photography workflow application and raw developer software.

At the moment that is a hack installing almost all of required packages (except ttf-*-*) from Fedora 42 repos instead of AUR. I've setup "kgx" via Copr Repos. Then issued $ sudo dnf5 install hyprctl . Setup Dotfiles Installer (GUI based interface) as advised on github page of Stephan Raabe. . . . .

XLibre Xserver, a fresh fork of Xorg to revive X11, launches version 25.0 just two weeks after its inception, bringing new life to the X11 ecosystem.

Flathub has officially surpassed 3 billion downloads! This milestone shows people all over the world are embracing Flathub linux app store.

To scare me ahead of the Hearing the Microsofters' lawyers sent me by post not skeleton arguments (which would actually be useful) but instead a massive bill that they wrongly assumed I'd be made to pay. They had this fantasy. Now they have a write-off.

I remember, during the early days of my distro-hopping journey, how excited I was to try systemd-free distros. Nitrux was the first one I tried—and despite the short experience, it felt unique.

More recently, Hyprland caught my attention, but I haven’t had the time to fully explore and learn it. Now feels like the perfect moment to try both Nitrux and Hyprland together. Why? Because the next Nitrux release is shipping with Hyprland, officially discontinuing its long-developed NX Desktop based on KDE Plasma.

But why is this happening? And why should you be excited about Nitrux Hyprland?

Learn how to upgrade from AlmaLinux 9 to AlmaLinux 10 smoothly. Follow our step-by-step guide to ensure a hassle-free system upgrade.

ASUS IoT has introduced two new 3.5-inch single board computers, the C5153ES-IM-AA and C7156ES-IM-AA, both based on Intel Core Ultra processors. According to ASUS, these boards are designed for embedded and industrial use cases, offering high performance, wide input voltage support from 9 to 36 volts, and multiple expansion options. Based on the official datasheets, […]

Calibre 8.5 enhances Kobo support and introduces UI tweaks like better scrollbars and easier management of multiple book files.

Calibre developer Kovid Goyal released Calibre 8.5 today as a new stable update to this open-source, free, and cross-platform e-book manager software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.

Microsoft announced back in May at their Build developer conference that WSL would be going open-source. Today Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.6 was released as their first new release now being an open-source project...

Arch Linux Plasma 6.4 users still on X11 must install plasma-x11-session, or they’ll be left without a session after the KWin split.

X11 is very far from dead – no matter if some want it to be Comment Considerable new activity is happening both in the established X.org X11 server and around its new fork, Xlibre.…

DataFusion and WarehousePG meant to deal with AI-related workloads, not to compete with analytics data platforms PostgreSQL exponent EDB has enhanced its new data platform, claiming this will help bring transactional, analytical, and AI workloads into a single environment.…

HydraSDR RFOne is a USB software-defined radio receiver capable of capturing up to 10 MHz of bandwidth across a continuous range from 24 MHz to 1.8 GHz. It includes open-source firmware and is described as targeting professionals, researchers, and enthusiasts. A user on Twitter shared the product brief for the board, which states that it […]

Following last week's release of OpenZFS 2.2.8, OpenZFS 2.3.3 is now available as the newest point release of this current stable series for this open-source ZFS file-system implementation on Linux and FreeBSD systems...

While the results shouldn't be too surprising given the recent AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Windows 11 vs. Linux testing, when the HP ZBook Ultra G1a powered by the step-down AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 arrived with Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, I also took the opportunity to run some Windows vs. Linux performance benchmarks on that AMD Strix Halo SoC.

Bela.io has unveiled the Gem Stereo and Gem Multi, two new open-source boards that expand PocketBeagle 2 into a real-time digital signal processing platform. Designed for audio and sensor applications, the boards target creative, educational, and research projects requiring low-latency performance and flexible I/O. Built around the PocketBeagle 2’s quad-core 64-bit ARM processor, the Bela […]

lstr is a fast, minimalist and feature-rich tree command alternative to get a clean, uncluttered directory tree view with optional icons, permissions, file sizes, and .gitignore support for a superior experience.

AAEON has launched two new developer boards under its UP brand: the UP TWL and UP TWLS. Based on Intel’s N-series platform (formerly Twin Lake), the UP TWL targets classic development needs, while the UP TWLS offers a slimmer layout for compact, IoT-oriented use. Both boards can be configured with the Intel Core i3-N355, Intel […]