Ekapkgs: A Smarter, More Organized Alternative to Nixpkgs
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Secure Shell is an essential tool for remote system administration. This detailed guide explains how to set up and configure SSH on Fedora Linux 42.
Intel Posts New Linux Kernel Patches To "Hide The Disgusting Turds"
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Docker has revolutionized application deployment by enabling consistent environments across development and production. At the heart of Docker is the Dockerfile, a script containing instructions to build an image. However, creating efficient Dockerfiles requires understanding certain best practices and avoiding common pitfalls. This tutorial will guide you through Dockerfile optimization techniques and help you troubleshoot common errors.
FUSE File-Systems To Support Much Longer Filenames With Linux 6.15
All of the FUSE updates have been sent in for the in-development Linux 6.15 kernel for supporting file-systems in user-space...
Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Progress Kemp LoadMaster
Progress Kemp LoadMaster is a fully featured load balancer and application delivery controller (ADC) that supports all the major application workloads with easy-to-use templates. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux.
Valve’s Latest Steam Client Release Brings Faster Download of Updates on Linux
Valve’s latest stable Steam Client update arrived today for all supported platforms, including Linux, with various improvements and many bug fixes for a better Steam gaming experience.
Steam Rolls Out April Update with Fixes and UI Improvements
Steam's latest update fixes UI bugs, improve download estimates and enhances controller support, HDR rendering, and Remote Play functionality.
Linux Kernel Developments, AMD RX 9070 GIMP 3.0 & Other March Highlights
There were 281 original news articles on Phoronix during the month of March along with another 14 Linux hardware reviews / multi-page featured-length articles and benchmarks. Here is a look back at the most exciting Linux and open-source content over the past month, in case you missed any of the interesting hardware launches, open-source software milestones, kernel changes, and other milestones...
Intels 2025-Q1 Linux Excitement With Battlemage, AVX10 & Other Kernel Improvements
With the first quarter quickly drawing to a close, here's a look back at the most popular Intel Linux news of the quarter. There's been excitement with the Battlemage discrete graphics cards with their open-source driver, early work on Xe3 graphics, AVX10.2 dropping the optional 512-bit features to make it mandatory now (thankfully!), and a lot of exciting upstream Linux kernel improvements...
Firefox 137 Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New
Firefox 137 open-source web browser adds PDF hyperlink detection, HEVC playback on Linux, and a new built-in calculator directly in the address bar.
Redis-Forked Valkey 8.1 Released - Turns To AVX2 For Better Performance
It's been just over one year since the Linux Foundation and partners announced Valkey as a fork of Redis. Following the release of Redis 8.0 in September for this in-memory key-value database, Valkey 8.1 is out today...
Privacy died last century, the only way to go is off-grid
From smartphones to surveillance cameras to security snafus, there's no escape. Opinion I was going to write a story about how Amazon is no longer even pretending to respect your privacy. But, really, why bother?…
Is Open Source Initiative Staring Into the Face of Irrelevancy?
To the extent that Open Source Initiative is known, today it is perhaps best known for controversy rather than for its guardianship of open source.
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 30th, 2025
The 233rd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on March 30th, 2025, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world.
Linux 6.15 exFAT Can Delete Files Much Faster: 4+ Minutes To 1.6 Second Optimization
For those dealing with exFAT formatted storage devices under Linux, the upcoming Linux 6.15 kernel has a big optimization for yielding much faster delete performance when making use of the "discard" mount option...
Immutable Distro Nitrux 3.9.1 Brings New Convergent Web Browser, Linux 6.13
Nitrux developer Uri Herrera announced today the release and general availability of Nitrux 3.9.1 as the latest ISO snapshot of this Debian-based immutable and systemd-free GNU/Linux distribution using a highly customized KDE Plasma desktop environment by default.
How to Install WildFly Application Server with Nginx Reverse Proxy on Debian 12
WildFly formerly JBoss is a free and open-source application server that helps you build and deploy Java web applications. In this guide, you will learn how to install WildFly or JBoss application runtime on a Debian 12 server.
Intel-Started Cloud Hypervisor Project Adds Experimental RISC-V Support
Cloud Hypervisor began as an open-source Intel software project more than a half-decade ago with an emphasis on security and cloud deployments while leveraging the Rust programming language. With time its scope has broadened a lot as has its industry adoption. With time it added ARM64 support and recruited AMD, Ampere Computing, Microsoft, and others as its supporters while being folded into the Linux Foundation. The latest expansion for the project is introducing experimental RISC-V 64-bit support...
kew adds internet radio support
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Nitrux 3.9.1 Launches with Kernel 6.13 and Fiery Web Browser
Nitrux Linux 3.9.1 "mk" debuts with major MauiKit, Qt, and kernel updates, improved firmware, Fiery browser, and optimized power management tools.
7 Best Free and Open Source Restic Front-Ends
restic is a backup program that is fast, efficient and secure. We feature some useful front-ends for restic.
Linux 6.15 Wires Up SoundWire Bulk Register Access
The in-development Linux 6.15 kernel is continuing to enhance its support for MIPI's SoundWire specification for small audio peripherals with this two-pin, low-complexity audio interface...
Shell Upgrade: Supercharge Your Terminal with Zsh & Oh My Zsh
In the Linux world, your choice of shell can significantly enhance your command-line experience. While Bash is the default shell on most Linux distributions including Debian and Ubuntu, the Z shell (Zsh) with the Oh My Zsh framework offers a more visually appealing and feature-rich alternative that can boost your productivity and make terminal work more enjoyable.
Mozilla Firefox 137 Is Now Available with HEVC Playback Support on Linux
Mozilla published today the final build of the Firefox 137 open-source web browser for all supported platforms ahead of the April 1st, 2025, official release date, so it’s time to take a look at the new features and changes.
CachyOS ISO Snapshot for March 2025 Brings New Bootloader, Linux Kernel 6.14
The developers of the Arch Linux-based CachyOS distribution released today the ISO snapshot for March 2025, featuring the latest and greatest Linux kernel, a new bootloader, and other changes.
IO_uring Network Zero-Copy Receive Lands In Linux 6.15
IO_uring continues maturing while being one of the greatest innovations within the Linux kernel in the past number of years. With Linux 6.15, IO_uring is getting even more interesting with introducing network zero-copy receive support. With this new code a 200G link could be saturated off a single CPU core in a recent demonstration...
Fix Flatpak Update Errors: Corrupted File Object Issue
This guide helps you to fix "opcode close: Corrupted file object" or "Deleting ref due to invalid objects" errors while updating or repairing Flatpak.
CachyOS March 2025 Release Brings Limine Bootloader
Arch-based CachyOS's March 2025 update adds the Limine bootloader, btrfs snapshots, ASUS Armoury support, and better NVIDIA GSP firmware.
Lenovo ThinkEdge SE30 Watchdog Driver Coming For Linux 6.15
The watchdog subsystem changes have been submitted for the Linux 6.15 merge window that is now at the mid-way point...
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