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Over the past week I have published a number of GeForce RTX 5090 Linux compute benchmarks as well as the GeForce RTX 5080 on Linux. With that early NVIDIA R570 Linux driver build as part of the CUDA 12.8 package I was asked to wait on Linux gaming benchmarks until the proper RTX 50 Linux driver is released.

This detailed guide explains how to permanently mount an external drive in Linux using the fstab file. It also covers best practices to ensure a reliable setup.

Watch this tutorial to learn how to use Lynis, an open source security auditing tool, to audit and enhance Linux security.

The Adafruit CLUE is a development board with a built-in display, multiple sensors, and Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity. It follows the form factor of the BBC micro:bit while incorporating additional processing power and expanded functionality. The board is designed for applications involving data visualization, sensor-based measurements, and wireless communication.

GParted 1.7 and GParted Live 1.7 have been released today for this open-source and free partition manager that lets you resize, copy, and move partitions without data loss.

Qwen 2.5 Max tops both DS V3 and GPT-4o, cloud giant claims. The speed and efficiency at which DeepSeek claims to be training large language models (LLMs) competitive with America's best has been a reality check for Silicon Valley. However, the startup isn't the only Chinese model builder the US has to worry about.

Alpine Linux is now on Open Collective, opening new ways for users and organizations to support its infrastructure and long-term sustainability financially.

Linux users hunting for a native client to stream music from TIDAL will want to keep an eye on a promising new open-source app called High Tide.

The open-source Intel Linux Mesa graphics driver code has merged support for a "major improvement" found with next-gen Xe3 graphics... Variable Register Thread (VRT) as one of the nifty features that will help with Intel integrated and discrete graphics performance.

This roundup features the finest terminal-based Matrix clients. Only free and open source software is eligible for inclusion.

DeepSeek is a cutting-edge AI model designed for natural language processing, offering powerful capabilities such as text generation, summarization, and reasoning. It can run locally on Linux, making it an excellent choice for users who want privacy, control, and offline access to AI.

The Meerkat is a compact mini PC designed to deliver high performance while maintaining a small physical footprint. It is powered by Intel Core Ultra processors and features Intel Arc graphics. The system supports multiple Linux operating systems, including Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, among others.

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GCompris 25.0 has been released today as a major update to this open-source and cross-platform educational software suite suitable for children aged 2 to 10 with new activities and updated translations.

A daemon is a background process that runs without direct user interaction. This tutorial explains how to list all running daemons in Linux.

Days after a DRM driver developer orphaned his drivers due to health reasons in stepping down, the sole maintainer at large of the Linux wireless (WiFi) drivers is stepping down and without any immediate replacement.

GStreamer 1.24.12 multimedia framework is a bug-fix release that resolves crashes, improves compatibility, and enhances reliability across platforms.

The software featured in this group test is based on spritzing. Read text without moving your eyes, and therefore rapidly increase your reading speed.

Not bad for 30 lines of code. Hardware keeps getting faster, but it's still worth taking a step back periodically and revisiting your code. You might just uncover a little tweak that wrings out more efficiency or extra throughput than you'd expect.

In a previous article, we learned how to create secure and efficient backups with Restic on Linux. Restic works on multiple platforms, but comes without a GUI. In this article, we learn how to install and use Backrest, a free and open source, user-friendly web-based interface for Restic.