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Windows Users Will Soon be Able to Say “I use Arch, BTW”

Saying “I use Arch, btw” has become an iconic part of the Linux community over the years. Whenever a person installs Arch Linux, they automatically get the right to say those words anywhere they please, on online forums, sure, in a random encounter with a stranger, why not?

Red Hat's take on open-source AI: Pragmatism over utopian dreams

The Linux giant envisions AI development that mirrors open-source software's collaborative ethos. That won't be easy.

Debian 13 Will Aim To Include GNOME 48, Debian/Ubuntu Begin Packaging GNOME Papers

For those wondering whether Debian 13 would see the upcoming GNOME 48 desktop packages given the upcoming Debian 13 "Trixie" development freezes, it looks like this updated GNOME release will be squeezed in.

Mozilla Firefox 135 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

Mozilla published today the final release of the Firefox 135 web browser for all supported platforms, so it’s time to take a look at the new features and improvements.

Google torpedoes 'no AI for weapons' rules

Will now happily unleash the bots when 'likely overall benefits substantially outweigh the foreseeable risks'. Google has published a new set of AI principles that don’t mention its previous pledge not to use the tech to develop weapons or surveillance tools that violate international norms.

Data Centres Can Cut Energy Use By Up To 30% With Just About 30 Lines of Code, Research Shows

New research has found that data centres can reduce their energy usage by up to 30% simply by altering around 30 lines of code in the Linux kernel’s network stack.

Don't Be Intimidated By Linux's Notorious GRUB Bootloader

You may have heard about how difficult the GRUB Linux bootloader is to install and configure. If that's holding you back from installing Linux, you should know it's nothing to be scared of, if you have to deal with it at all.

Bash Script to Zip All FIles in Directory

In today’s digital world, managing files efficiently is crucial. One common task is zipping files within a directory to save space or to prepare for sharing. This article will guide you through creating a Bash script that zips all files in a specified directory. The script will accept the directory as a command-line argument, extract the directory name, and generate a zip file named with both the original directory name and the current date and time. Let’s get started!

Serpent OS Needs Your Support

Financial troubles force Ikey Doherty to delay Serpent OS development, putting the project's future at risk.

Optimizing The Linux Kernel With PGO Can Yield ~3% Benefit For HPC Workloads

While the Linux kernel itself may not be often viewed as a bottleneck to typical high performance computing (HPC) workloads, optimizing the Linux kernel with Profile Guided Optimizations (PGO) can prove worthwhile for those seeking maximum performance potential. A presentation this past weekend at FOSDEM 2025 is highlighting around a 3% performance gain for HPC software compiled with PGO enabled...

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Photo Management Software

  • LinuxLinks.com; By Steve Emms (Posted by sde on Feb 6, 2025 12:09 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Roundups; Groups: Linux
To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 8 of the most useful free photo management tools.

NVIDIA Engineer Talks Up sched_ext Linux Scheduler Possibilities At FOSDEM

Merged last year for the Linux 6.12 kernel was sched_ext for allowing extensible scheduler possibilities by allowing schedulers to be implemented as eBPF code and dynamically loaded into the kernel. This allows for rapidly developing new schedulers as well as exploring other new possibilities around more intelligent kernel scheduling decisions. Meta, Google, Canonical (Ubuntu), and others have been big proponents of sched_ext and NVIDIA is also increasingly vocalizing their support for these extensible scheduler opportunities...

NVIDIA 570.86.16 Beta Driver added VRR Support on Multiple Monitors

NVIDIA Linux driver introduced VRR support for Wayland since 560 driver series. It’s a feature that adjust the monitor’s refresh rate on the fly, to match the frame rate of output signal from the graphics card.

Firefox 135 Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

Mozilla Firefox 135 open-source browser now lets macOS & Linux users close only the current tab when using the Quit shortcut while multiple tabs are open.

Why Upstart from Ubuntu failed

I think it’s safe to say systemd won the competition to become the definitive successor so sysvinit on Linux, but Canonical’s Upstart made a valiant effort, too.

Firefox 136 Beta Finally Enables Hardware Video Decoding For AMD GPUs On Linux By Default

With Firefox 135 released, Firefox 136 is now in beta. Most notable with this next iteration of the Mozilla Firefox web browser is finally enabling hardware video acceleration by default for AMD GPUs on Linux...

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player is a video and audio player that’s a built-in Windows component. Media Player is proprietary software. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux.

Ivy Carrier Board for Toradex Verdin SoM Family in Industrial Applications

The Ivy Carrier Board is designed for compatibility with the Verdin SoM family by Toradex. With a compact 130 x 105 mm form factor, it features dual Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, Mini PCIe, industrial I/O, and MIPI DSI for display integration. Built for demanding environments, it supports an extended temperature range and a wide input voltage.

DeepSeek Locked Down Public Database Access That Exposed Chat History

Research Firm Wiz Research began investigating DeepSeek soon after its generative AI took the tech world by storm.

Firefox 136 Promises Hardware Video Decoding for AMD GPUs on Linux, Vertical Tabs

Now that Firefox 135 is rolling out to users all over the globe, Mozilla has promoted the next major release of its open-source web browser, Firefox 136, to the beta channel for public testing.

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