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The development of the Linux kernel continues with Linux 6.8, the next major kernel release, and Linus Torvalds just announced today the availability of the first Release Candidate (RC) milestone for public testing.

Putting aside the growing share of GNU/Linux, Android is already quite vast. No wonder revenues associated with Windows are down so sharply, based on Microsoft.

The Mozilla Firefox 122 web browser is now available for download ahead of its official release on January 23rd, 2024, so it’s time to take a look at the new features and improvements.

Nora is billed as an elegant music player. It’s built using Electron and React. This is free and open source software.

Single Sign-On (sometimes known as SSO) is an authentication process that allows users to log in to multiple independent applications with a single set of credentials.

An important change has been made in the AppArmor Linux kernel security module . The change involves switching from using the insecure SHA1 algorithm to the more secure SHA256 algorithm for AppArmor policy hashes.

Banana Pi recently showcased a Mini router designed with the  Triductor TR6560 along with TR5220 Wi-Fi System-on-Chip. Some key features of the Banana Pi BPI-Wi-Fi6 Mini are its GbE LAN port and its GbE WAN port for wired connectivity. This device shares a familiar form-factor with the previously launched Banana Pi BPI-R3 Mini Router board […]

Are you working in an industrial sector and looking for open source digital twin platforms? This helpful list can get you started.

Explore the latest release of Wayland-Protocols 1.33, featuring crucial updates, and stable protocol transitions that promise a more reliable and optimized user environment.

In this article, we delve into the practicalities of establishing an affordable self-hosted environment tailored for home labs, home offices, and small to medium-sized enterprises. Prioritizing a lean approach that minimizes both effort and cost, our goal is to navigate complexities within a reasonable timeframe.

One of the key high-level challenges of building Mesa drivers these days is figuring out how to best share code between a Vulkan driver and a Gallium driver. In the old Gallium-only world, the answer was simple: Implement Gallium and you get all the APIs for free. However, because Gallium isn't really capable of implementing Vulkan, that answer no longer works.

A detailed guide on how to use boot repair disk utility to fix GRUB issues in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions.

Zammad is an open-source customer support/ticketing solution that helps manage communications across various channels such as email, chat, and social media. In this guide, you will learn how to install the Zammad Customer Support System with PostgreSQL and Nginx on the Debian 12 server.

When working with media files, it’s common to find yourself needing to batch convert multiple files. This is particularly true in fields like video editing, audio processing, or even when simply organizing your media library. The powerful tool at the heart of such tasks is often FFMPEG, a versatile, open-source software that can handle almost all video and audio formats. Understanding how to harness FFMPEG through shell scripting can significantly speed up your workflow.

Plus fresh release brings native Wayland support on Linux. WINE 9.0 brings the benefits of better WoW64 support to 64-bit x86 – and Arm – kit, plus native Wayland support on Linux.…

with the approaching end-of-life (EOL) of CentOS Stream 8, enterprises may face critical challenges in securing their Linux environment. This analysis provides insights into the potential consequences of CentOS Stream 8 EOL, discusses mitigation strategies, and examines the importance of maintaining security in enterprise environments.

Fish Shell 3.7.0 improves history pager, performance, and scripting. Future 4.x releases will transition Fish internals to Rust.

Icinga 2 is an open-source monitoring system that checks the availability of network resources, notifies users of outages, and generates performance data for reporting.

GStreamer's RTP, RTCP, RTSP, and WebRTC components get a Rust makeover, thanks to a €203K investment. Here's more on that!

Watching TV and films on computers running Linux is commonplace. Most Linux distributions ship at least one media player. But there are lots of high quality alternatives out there.