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In that vein, the biggest news for the Tor Project in 2024 was merging with Tails. Both organizations have been partners for many years, but joining forces at an organizational level means that we can pool our resources and combine our strengths to work on the mission that we all share.

LinuxGizmos.com

Progress and Future Plans for Upstream Support of Rockchip RK3588

As 2024 concludes, the Rockchip RK3588 platform has seen substantial progress in upstream support. Collabora’s latest announcement highlights advancements in kernel integration, hardware enablement, and foundational software, driven by the open-source community.

$6.80 LILYGO T7-C6 Board Leverages RISC-V Single-Core Processor & 4MB Integrated Flash Memory

The LILYGO T7-C6 is a compact development board built around the ESP32-C6-MINI-1 module, offering versatile features designed for IoT and wireless communication applications. The board is available with either an onboard PCB antenna or an external antenna and supports modern wireless protocols, including 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 (LE), and IEEE 802.15.4.

Luckfox Reveals First Boards Featuring Rockchip RK3506G2 Triple-Core Processors with Linux Support

The Luckfox Lyra series introduces the Rockchip RK3506G2 processor, a triple-core 32-bit design with three Cortex-A7 cores and one Cortex-M0 core. These boards target IoT devices, smart audio, smart displays, and industrial control, supporting Buildroot and Ubuntu 22.04 for flexible software deployment.

Raspberry Pi-Like SBC Featuring Rockchip RK3576D, Dual Gigabit Ethernet, and PCIe Support

The Toybrick TB-RK3576D SBC is a compact development board designed for high-performance computing tasks. Its key features include dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, a PCIe slot, and multiple display interfaces, all in a compact form factor.

Pimoroni Presto: RP2350-Powered 4” IPS Display with Wireless Connectivity

Pimoroni has introduced the Presto Beta Edition, an RP2350-powered programmable desktop display designed for versatility and compact functionality. The device features a 4-inch square IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 480 x 480 pixels, housed in a black aluminum stand.

Sparky 6.5 (UPDATED)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 14, 2022,
updated Nov 17, 2022

The 5th update of Sparky 6 – 6.5 is out.

It is a quarterly updated point release of Sparky 6 “Po Tolo” of the stable line. Sparky 6 is based on and fully compatible with Debian 11 “Bullseye”.

Changes: – system upgraded from Debian & Sparky stable repos as of November 13, 2022 – PC: Linux kernel 5.10.149 (6.0.6, 5.15.78-ESR and 4.9.333-ESR49 can be installed from Sparky unstable repos) – ARM: Linux kernel 5.15.76-v7+ – Firefox 102.4.0.0esr (107.0 Mozilla build can be installed from Sparky repos as the ‘firefox-sparky’ package) – Thunderbird 102.4.0 – LibreOffice 7.0.4 – LXQt 0.16.0 – Xfce 4.16 – Openbox 3.6.1 – KDE Plasma 5.20.5 – small improvements

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UPDATE

SparkyLinux 6.5 Is Here with a Refreshed Package Base

Debian-based SparkyLinux released version 6.5, including updated bundled applications and minor improvements.

Sparky is a lightweight, fully customizable OS built on Debian that offers a few versions for different users and tasks. One of the distribution’s distinguishing features is that it provides versions based on both the stable (SparkyLinux Stable) and test (SparkyLinux Semi-Rolling) branches of Debian.

Three months after the previous 6.4 release, the SparkyLinux team announced the general availability of the latest stable SparkyLinux 6.5, the fifth refresh in the 6.x “Po Tolo” series based on the Debian stable branch.

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