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After years of developing the Proton translation layer, Valve cleverly used its own SteamOS Linux fork for its Steam Deck handheld. While competitors like the ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion GO have released with better compatibility for some games, new Linux fork Bazzite brings a SteamOS-like experience to other handhelds, and proves Windows sucks for handheld devices.

Fedora Workstation 41 is the latest release of one of the leading providers of free, open source software, The Fedora Project. This article describes some of the user-facing changes in the newest version of Fedora Workstation. Upgrade today from the official website, or upgrade your existing install using GNOME Software or through the terminal with […]

While most of us are already enjoying the many new features and improvements of the GNOME 47 “Denver” desktop environment series, the GNOME project started working on the next major release, GNOME 48, whose release date was slated for March 19th, 2025.

Syncthing is an open-source, peer-to-peer file synchronization tool designed to sync files across multiple devices securely. This tutorial will show you how to install Syncthing on Debian 12 servers.

I’m happy to once again announce an early release of Fedora Linux 41. Every cycle, our Quality team carefully validates candidate builds against our release criteria, and this time around, we felt confident that we were ready at our early target date. Thank you and congratulations to everyone in Fedora who worked so hard to […]

Pineboards launched the HatDrive! POE+, designed to simplify power and connectivity for the Raspberry Pi 5 through Power-over-Ethernet. This PoE+ HAT integrates both network connectivity and power delivery over a single RJ45 cable, providing a streamlined setup where multiple smaller devices can operate without the need for additional power cables.

In a world where static IP addresses are often an added expense, dynamic IP addresses can make managing domains a challenge. If your ISP assigns you a dynamic IP address, keeping your domain updated can be a hassle. This tutorial will walk you through creating a simple yet effective Bash script that uses Cloudflare’s API to update your domain’s DNS record whenever your IP changes.

While the sched_ext extensible scheduler code was merged for Linux 6.12, work on sched_ext itself it is not over. New patches this weekend continue working on NUMA awareness for it with its default idle selection policy while similar work on CPU last level cache (LLC) awareness are slated for the upcoming Linux 6.13 cycle.

You may not need it often, but this trick comes in handy when you do.

Mozilla Firefox 132 web browser is now available for download strengthening privacy by blocking third-party cookies with Enhanced Tracking Protection's Strict mode.

I’m a fan of the Tiling Shell GNOME Shell extension because it’s both good at what it does, but good at not being one-size-fits-all: users can tile window using a mouse and drop zones, with keyboard shortcuts, or with both – options for everyone.

Linus Torvalds recently offered his opinions on the merits of artificial intelligence (AI) as we know it. The creator and lead developer of the Linux kernel didn’t disappoint with his characteristic cynicism regarding the substance of the AI industry in 2024.

The Debian-based Raspberry Pi OS distribution for Raspberry Pi single-board computers has been updated today with some exciting new features, updated components, bug fixes, and other changes.

314 Arts have revealed their upcoming World War II zombie co-op FPS Projekt Z: Beyond Order is now set to release in Spring 2025. I spoke with the studio co-founder, Justin Miersch, who confirmed today they still plan to have Linux support at release. Good news for shooter fans!

StackloK’s founders say that security software designed to help with open source issues should also be open source.

Intel merged Linear Address Masking into the Linux kernel last year as a means of allowing user-space to store metadata within some bits of pointers without masking it out before use. LAM can be useful for virtual machines, sanitizers / profiling / memory tagging, and other uses.

In the world of operating systems, Linux stands out not only as a robust and versatile platform but also as a vibrant ecosystem with hundreds of unique distributions (often referred to as distros). Unlike proprietary systems, Linux is open-source and community-driven, meaning anyone can modify, improve, or create their own variant. This has led to a vast and dynamic landscape of Linux distributions, each with its own focus, strengths, and intended audience.

Linux Foundation is the new Outercurve (Microsoft), an infiltrated and undermined institution (they try to do the same to the FSF)

DietPi 9.8 enhances support for NanoPi, ROCK, and Orange Pi SBCs, boosts Portainer/NoMachine functionality, and fixes multiple issues.

Ever feel a pang of a nostalgia for the way web browsers used to look, but don’t fancy the hiccups or hassle involved in trying to run old software on a newer OS?