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Kdenlive 24.08.2 open-source video editor is here with key bug fixes, addresses crashes, project issues, and more.

Explaining the problem in more technical detail, the GNU Boot project said that the vboot source code used in Coreboot and in the vboot-utils package, contains the non-free code in its test data in tests/futility/data. To address the issue, it has cleaned up the code and re-released the affected tarball packages, code improvements have also been made.

The ASUS NUC 14 Pro AI is a powerful, compact mini PC featuring the Intel Core Ultra processor (Series 2), which integrates CPU, GPU, and NPU architectures to deliver up to 120 platform TOPS for AI processing. It is designed for consumer, commercial, and edge computing applications.

PorteuX 1.7 has been released as a major update for this portable Linux distribution based on Slackware and inspired by both Slax and Porteus distros, designed to be small, fast, portable, modular, and immutable.

Drova - Forsaken Kin from developer Just2D and publisher Deck13 was released recently, and if you love action RPGs it's one you need to check out. It has Native Linux support and is playable on the Steam Deck although no rating from Valve yet.

Researchers with Seattle-based Protect AI plan to release a free, open source tool that can find zero-day vulnerabilities in Python codebases with the help of Anthropic's Claude AI model.

Canonical has put the official Linux Intel NPU driver on the Snap Store.

In the first article in this two-part series, published in the August 2024 issue of OSFY, we discussed the role of the C library in system call execution. We talked of how the C library loads system call arguments into architecture-specific registers, generating syscall interrupt, which switches the mode from the user to the kernel.

Since purchasing an Intel Core Ultra Series 2 "Lunar Lake" laptop for Linux testing last month, the performance has been coming in below expectations. Among the tests were finding Xe2 graphics on Lunar Lake performing slower that under Windows 11 and in comparison slower than Meteor Lake graphics on Linux.

Having left desktop computers behind for laptops, I found myself in need of a permanently-connected computer to act as my local media server. One that looks nice and is not too expensive. The answer I found was a refurbished mini PC, with lots of trial and error along the way.

The ESP32-C61-DevKitC-1 is an upcoming entry-level development board that integrates Wi-Fi 6 in the 2.4 GHz band and Bluetooth LE 5 capabilities. The board is designed to support a variety of applications and offers multiple peripheral interfaces for developers to work with.

The All Things Open organization is picking up the baton abandoned by Red Hat when it quit publishing OpenSource.com.

On this day 20 years ago, Ubuntu released its 4.10 'Warty Warthog,' forever changing the Linux ecosystem. Happy Anniversary, Ubuntu!

One important step to protect a system is using a firewall. Essentially, this is a network security system, acting like a security guard between internal and external networks.

This tutorial shows how to set up Ubuntu Linux as AirPlay receiver, so your PC speaker can play audio streamed from iPhone, iTunes, iOS devices and third-party AirPlay sources.

I've spent a fair amount of time with Linux and Windows and concluded that I can't live without either. So, I finally overcame the conflict of "which to use" and decided to keep both. Here's why it was a great decision.

GNU Boot is a "100% free software project aimed at replacing the non-free boot software" and is a downstream of Coreboot, GRUB, and SeaBIOS. While priding itself on being "100% free", last December they had to drop some motherboard support and CPU code after discovering they were shipping some files that are non-free by their free software standards.

The ESP32-C5-DevKitC-1 is another upcoming entry-level development board designed for IoT applications, featuring the ESP32-C5-WROOM-1 module. This board supports key wireless protocols, including Wi-Fi 6 (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz), Bluetooth LE 5, Zigbee, and Thread.

You can improve your application installation smoother and efficient on Raspberry Pi with the Pi Apps.

Want to install the Google Chrome web browser on Arch Linux? Our clearly explained, tested & proven step-by-step guide will help you.