New story! Fwupd 2.0.1 Adds API to Allow GNOME Firmware to Record Devices for Emulation

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Oct 15, 2024 5:59 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
Fwupd 2.0.1 has been released today as the first maintenance update to the latest fwupd 2.0 release of this open-source Linux firmware update utility for Linux-based operating systems.

New story! NVIDIA Is Helping To Improve Linuxs Dynamic Display Mux Support For Laptops

In addition to NVIDIA engineers being at XDC 2024 in Montreal last week for talking about their Wayland driver plans, there was also a presentation by NVIDIA's Daniel Dadap around current Linux challenges in supporting dynamic display mux hardware on modern laptops with iGPU/dGPU combinations and their hopes for improving the support.

New story! Wiznet W55RP20-EVB-Pico board features W55RP20 SiP with W5500 Ethernet controller and RP2040 MCU

Wiznet has recently released the W55RP20-EVB-Pico dev board, a compact board based around the W55RP20 SiP that fuses the Raspberry Pi RP2040 MCU and the W5500 Ethernet controller into a single IC, plus a 2MB flash chip for firmware storage.

New story! SUSE Edge upgrade targets Kubernetes and Linux at the edge

  • NetworkWorld; By Sean Michael Kerner (Posted by tk21 on Oct 15, 2024 3:22 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: SUSE
SUSE Edge 3.1 includes a new stack validation framework and an image builder tool that are aimed at improving the scalability and manageability of complex Kubernetes and Linux edge-computing deployments.

New story! How to Add and Remove Passwords from PDF Files on Linux

Find out the CLI and GUI methods to add and remove passwords from PDF files on Linux, Windows, and macOS with a practical example.

New story! KubeEdge Gets Its Diploma and Graduates at CNCF

Five years after it was accepted into the CNCF Sandbox project, KubeEdge becomes a graduated project at CNCF.

New story! How to create and manage hidden files in Linux

Did you know that Linux makes it easy to create and use hidden files, which means you can easily tuck important documents away from plain sight? Here's how to manage those files.

New story! Inkscape 1.4 Released with Epic New Features

When it comes to open-source vector graphics software there’s perhaps nothing else as well known or as well made for the task than Inkscape – and a brand new version is now released.

New story! CodeWeavers Working On Better Input Device Support For Proton Gaming

The Wine developers at CodeWeavers who also collaborate with Valve on Steam Play's Proton have been working to enhance input device support for Proton/Wine gaming.

New story! 6 New Things to Look Out For in Ubuntu 24.10

Every year, we get to see a new interim release for Ubuntu, which receives nine months of support from Canonical, after which there are no new updates or critical security patches for the release.

New story! Arch-based Bluestar Linux 6.11.3 now available with multiple updated packages

Hailing from Germany and based on Arch Linux, Bluestar is a distro that comes in three editions (Desktop, Deskpro, and Developer) and has just been updated to version 6.11.3. The list of changes consists mostly of updated packages, as well as a series of tweaks and fixes.

New story! MangoBoost and WorldTech IT join The Linux Foundation's Open Programmable Infrastructure Project

MangoBoost and WorldTech IT join the project to collaborate with other members to advance open software and standards, as well as leverage frameworks and toolkits to enable the rapid adoption of DPU/IPUs.

New story! Asahi Linux distro can now run AAA games like Cyberpunk 2077 or The Witcher 3 on Apple Silicon chips

A few years after introducing Linux support for Apple's custom-designed Arm chips, Asahi developers are now shifting their focus to gaming. Getting modern Windows games to run on Apple Silicon isn't exactly a straightforward task, but the devs are clearly enjoying the challenge.

New story! OpenSSH Splits Again: New Authentication Binary Unveiled

The sshd splitting progresses with sshd-auth, isolating authentication in a separate binary, and reducing pre-auth attack surface in OpenSSH.

New story! Why this lightweight Linux distro won't win any popularity contests but is perfect for power users

AntiX is a systemd-free Linux live CD distribution based on Debian Stable for Intel-AMD x86 compatible systems that runs blazing fast and offers a familiar desktop.

New story! Linux 6.13 To Drop Some Old & No Longer Maintained Staging Drivers

With a number of patches queued this week into the staging tree ahead of the Linux 6.13 kernel, a number of old and no longer maintained hardware drivers are set to be removed in the next kernel cycle.

New story! It’s Halloween — pick your spooky Firefox disguise

Halloween is creeping up on us, and this year, Firefox is getting into the spirit with a spooky twist: Our iconic fox has transformed into a lineup of eerie disguises.

New story! Tor’s Raising Funds — Get Swag, Attend Events, and a Benefactor Will Match Every Donation

Dollar for dollar matching funds, cool swag, and you get to sleep better at night knowing that the folks at Tor are able to continue working hard to protect your privacy. What’s not to like about that?

New story! 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 13th, 2024

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Oct 14, 2024 6:59 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Roundups; Groups: Linux
The 209th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on October 13th, 2024, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world.

New story! Where Does Yum Install Packages and What Are the Options?

YUM (Yellowdog Updater Modified) is a package management tool used in Linux distributions like Red Hat, CentOS, and Fedora to manage software installations, updates, and removals. Understanding where YUM installs packages and how to configure or control its behavior can help you manage your system’s software more effectively.

New story! Inkscape 1.4: New Filter Gallery, Modular Grids, and Enhanced Font Tools

  • Linuxiac.com; By Bobby Borisov (Posted by bobolin on Oct 14, 2024 3:56 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups:
Inkscape 1.4, a free and open-source vector graphics editor, introduces a customizable Filter Gallery, modular grids, powerful font tools, and more.

New story! How to Deploy Laravel on Ubuntu With Apache

Learn a step-by-step guide to deploying Laravel applications on Ubuntu with Apache and MySQL.

New story! Linux 6.12-rc3 Released With Some Late NTFS Driver Enhancements

Linux 6.12-rc3 is out today as expected as the newest weekly release candidate in working Linux 6.12 toward a stable release in November.

New story! 16 Best Free and Open Source Network Analyzers

  • LinuxLinks.com; By Steve Emms (Posted by sde on Oct 14, 2024 11:21 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: Roundups; Groups: Linux
A network analyzer (also known as a packet analyzer, packet sniffer, or protocol analyzer) is software that intercepts and logs traffic that passes over a computer network or part of a network. We select the finest tools.

New story! Understanding the /etc/mtab File in Linux

Learn about the /etc/mtab file in Linux, the different sections inside it, and the similarities between mtab and fstab files with examples.

New story! Inkscape 1.4 Open-Source SVG Editor Released with Filter Gallery, Modular Grids

  • 9to5linux.com; By Marius Nestor (Posted by hanuca on Oct 14, 2024 8:18 AM EDT)
  • Story Type: News Story; Groups: Linux
Inkscape 1.4 has been released today for this powerful open-source, cross-platform, and free SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) editor, a major release that introduces new features and many improvements.

New story! Looking back at 20 years of Ubuntu, the world's most popular Linux distro

Wow, it has been two decades already, Ubuntu? Regardless of how you pronounce the name, Ubuntu has been a staple of the Linux community for almost as long.

New story! Linux That's Small

LXer Feature: 14-Oct-2024

Linux is big, but is it small? I talk about some pieces of hardware that run Linux that can fit in the palm of your hand. Some even smaller than that, take a look.

New story! Using Snap Command on Linux in Examples

Learn how to manage software on Ubuntu and other Linux distros using snap commands to install, remove, and update packages.

New story! Microsoft's GitHub is Losing Traffic, Based on an Extensive Web Survey, and Its Future is Uncertain

Remember that Microsoft keeps close to its chest the operations and finances of GitHub (because it's embarrassing!), so we must rely on leaks and/or whistleblowers

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