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Pinta 3.0 Open-Source Paint Program Released with GTK4 Port, New Effects
Pinta 3.0 has been released today as a major update to this open-source, free, and cross-platform paint program written in GTK# for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows platforms that brings numerous new features.
A Fresh Take On Virtual Swap Space Being Pursued For The Linux Kernel
A request for comments (RFC) patch series sent out this week for the Linux kernel is working on the notion of Virtual Swap Space support. The notion of Virtual Swap Space has been talked about for years and even going back to 2011 there's been efforts to redesign the kernel's swap cache along similar lines...
Sony Introduces AS-DT1, Described as the World's Smallest and Lightest Precision LiDAR Sensor
Sony Electronics has introduced the AS-DT1, a miniature LiDAR depth sensor targeting applications with strict space and weight constraints. Measuring 29mm x 29mm x 31mm and weighing 50g, it is described as the world’s smallest and lightest LiDAR sensor in its class. The AS-DT1 is built on Sony’s proprietary Direct Time of Flight LiDAR technology. […]
20 Best Free and Open Source Linux Synthesizers
A software synthesizer, also known as a softsynth, is computer software which creates digital audio. We feature the best free synthesizers.
Running Linux 6.15 vs. 6.14 Performance With The AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
So far my testing this week of the Linux 6.15 kernel in its early, post-RC1 state has been going well. No major upsets, yet to uncover any significant performance regressions, and overall has been going smoothly with the many new features/changes in Linux 6.15...
Intel Preps VRR Refactoring For Linux 6.16, More Xe3 Panther Lake Display Enablement
Intel graphics driver engineers today sent out their first batch of feature updates to DRM-Next for queuing ahead of the next Linux 6.16 kernel cycle...
Tangram is an interesting Linux web browser
Tangram is a different type of browser. This software is designed to organise and run web applications with each tab being persistent and independent.
Ubuntu 25.04 vs. Fedora Workstation 42 Performance On AMD Strix Point
With both Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 42 releasing this month you may be curious how these two Linux distributions are competing for performance. Well, it's a very tight race for common Intel/AMD x86_64 hardware. In this article are some benchmarks looking at clean installs of Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora Workstation 42 on AMD Strix Point.
The most important experimental distro you've never heard of gets new project lead
Plus a fresh version ... nine years after its last. After five years, the extremely experimental GoboLinux project is springing back to life with a new maintainer and a new release.…
OpenVPN DCO Driver For The Linux Kernel Revised A 25th Time To Boost VPN Performance
For those relying on OpenVPN for your virtual private networking (VPN) needs, one of the most exciting innovations in recent times besides transitioning to the WireGuard alternative is the OpenVPN DCO kernel driver. This "data channel offload" driver has the potential to provide significant performance advantages over the current OpenVPN performance...
Inside the newsletter making layoffs feel less bleak and more like a group chat
Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for human connection, and lets everyone find where they belong — their corners of the internet. We all have an internet story worth sharing. In […]
Linux Swap Explained: Do You Need It?
Find out if a swap partition is still necessary on modern Linux systems and how it influences system performance.
Haiku OS Continued Improving Hardware Driver Support In March
The Haiku OS open-source operating system inspired by BeOS has issued their newest monthly development report...
3 Best Free and Open Source Linux Magnifying Tools
This roundup focuses on screen magnification accessibility tools.
IBM z17 Open-Source Compiler Support Now Being Officially Recognized
Earlier this week IBM announced the z17 mainframes powered by Tellum I processors. But months prior we've seen IBM patches for an "arch15" target for SystemZ within the open-source compilers that we expected was z17. IBM has now confirmed such and has begun updating the open-source compilers to acknowledge this z17 compiler support...
Introduction to Wireplumber
Wireplumber is the session and policy manager for Pipewire. It has its own systemd user service. It is a separate project, with separate concerns. Current version is 0.5.8 on Fedora Workstation 41. Session managers save the current state of open audio applications along with their connections, allowing sessions to be easily restored without having to […]
At the Root of the SLAPPs There Are Matters of GitHub Corruption and Microsoft Competition Crimes
The real issue here is people who attack computing freedom and help Microsoft damage Linux.
Mint’s LMDE 7 to Feature Full OEM Install Support
Linux Mint previews upcoming features: regex search in Nemo, Wayland support in Cinnamon, OEM installs in LMDE 7, and new CJS versioning.
Fedora 42 Will Be Released Next Tuesday
Well here is a pleasant surprise, especially for those that recall the days long ago where Fedora Linux releases tend to be notoriously delayed... Fedora 42 is cleared for releasing next week Tuesday, 15 April, in meeting its "early target" release date...
Mesa 25.1 Merges Support For Intel EU Stall Sampling As New Xe2 Profiling Feature
Merged to the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver for the current Linux 6.15 kernel cycle is EU Stall Sampling support as a new feature found with Xe2 Lunar Lake and Battlemage graphics. EU Stall Sampling is used for exposing information/reasons why execution units are stalled for helping to debug performance issues. Now that the kernel support is ready to go with Linux 6.15, merged to the Mesa 25.1 development code is the user-space support for this performance debugging feature...
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