Tux Machines

Do you waddle the waddle?

Other Sites

9to5Linux

Happy 34th Birthday, Linux!

It was on August 25th, 1991, when the 21-year-old Finnish student Linus Benedict Torvalds made his now-famous announcement on the comp.os.minix newsgroup that he was working on a free operating system for 386(486) AT clones, just as a “hobby”.

LinuxGizmos.com

Olimex Showcases ESP32-C5-EVB Development Board

Olimex has announced the ESP32-C5-EVB, an open-source hardware evaluation board based on the ESP32-C5-WROOM-N8R4 module from Espressif. The board integrates dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 LE, Zigbee/Thread, relays, opto-isolated inputs, and LiPo UPS support, and is designed as a flexible platform for IoT development and prototyping.

AAEON Announces BOXER-8741AI with NVIDIA Jetson Thor T5000 Module

AAEON has announced the BOXER-8741AI, its first embedded system to integrate the new NVIDIA Jetson Thor T5000 module. The BOXER-8741AI includes features such as four QSFP28 ports supporting 25GbE, CANBus, and JetPack 7.0, targeting applications in robotics, healthcare systems, and autonomous machines.

Radxa debuts Raspberry Pi Zero alternative with Allwinner A733, up to 8GB RAM, and 3TOPS NPU

Radxa recently introduced a compact single-board computer measuring 65 × 30 mm and built around the Allwinner A733 SoC. The new Radxa Cubie A7Z integrates a hybrid octa-core CPU, AI acceleration, multimedia capabilities, and a range of expansion options aimed at embedded and edge computing applications.

a2ps 4.15 released (UPDATED)

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 08, 2023,
updated Mar 13, 2023

I am delighted to announce the first stable release of GNU a2ps since 2007!

This release contains few user-visible changes. It does however contain a
lot of changes “under the hood”: code clean-up, etc. Therefore, it’s likely
that there are new bugs. Do report them to Savannah[1], or the mailing list
please!

A big thank-you to all those who tested pre-releases, and especially to
Bruno Haible’s tireless work to promote portability: he both tested a2ps on
many systems and found lots of minor portability problems, and advised on
their solution (often, gnulib code that he wrote). Remaining problems are of
course mine!

[1] https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/a2ps


Here are the compressed sources and a GPG detached signature:
https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/a2ps/a2ps-4.15.tar.gz
https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/a2ps/a2ps-4.15.tar.gz.sig

Use a mirror for higher download bandwidth:
https://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html

Here are the SHA1 and SHA256 checksums:

807667f838c29bde73bb91fae60ef98826bd460e a2ps-4.15.tar.gz
pa3FqSIvmESKV8a162lItydD6vmjDGehNN8ILpnHZlI a2ps-4.15.tar.gz

The SHA256 checksum is base64 encoded, instead of the
hexadecimal encoding that most checksum tools default to.

Use a .sig file to verify that the corresponding file (without the
.sig suffix) is intact. First, be sure to download both the .sig file
and the corresponding tarball. Then, run a command like this:

gpg --verify a2ps-4.15.tar.gz.sig

The signature should match the fingerprint of the following key:

pub rsa2048 2013-12-11 [SC]
2409 3F01 6FFE 8602 EF44 9BB8 4C8E F3DA 3FD3 7230
uid Reuben Thomas
uid keybase.io/rrt

If that command fails because you don't have the required public key,
or that public key has expired, try the following commands to retrieve
or refresh it, and then rerun the 'gpg --verify' command.

gpg --locate-external-key rrt@sc3d.org

gpg --recv-keys 4C8EF3DA3FD37230

wget -q -O- 'https://savannah.gnu.org/project/release-gpgkeys.php?group=a2ps&download=1' | gpg --import -

As a last resort to find the key, you can try the official GNU
keyring:

wget -q https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-keyring.gpg
gpg --keyring gnu-keyring.gpg --verify a2ps-4.15.tar.gz.sig


This release was bootstrapped with the following tools:
Autoconf 2.71
Automake 1.16.5
Gnulib v0.1-5857-gf17d397771

NEWS

* Noteworthy changes in release 4.15 (2023-03-07) [stable]
* New maintainer, Reuben Thomas.
* Features:
- Replace the 'psmandup' utility with simpler 'lp2' to directly print
documents to a simplex printer.
- Remove the outdated 'psset' and 'fixnt', and simplify 'fixps' to
always process its input with Ghostscript.
- Use libpaper's paper sizes. This includes user-defined paper sizes
when using libpaper 2. It is still possible to define custom margins
using "Medium:" specifications in the configuration file, and the
one size defined by a2ps that libpaper does not know about, Quarto, is
retained for backwards compatiblity, and as an example.
* Documentation
- Remove some obsolete explanations.
- Reformat --help output consistently to 80 columns.
- Some English fixes.
* Bug fixes:
- Avoid a crash when a medium is not specified; instead, use the default
libpaper size (configured by the user or sysadmin, or the locale
default).
- Fix some other potential crashes and compiler warnings.
- Fixes for security bugs CVE-2001-1593, CVE-2015-8107 and CVE-2014-0466.
- Minor bugs fixed.
* Predefined delegations:
- Remove support for defunct Netscape and proprietary Acrobat Reader.
- Add lpr wrapper for automatic detection of different printing systems,
including CUPS support.
* Encodings:
- Use libre fonts for KOI-8.
- Composite fonts support.
* Build
- Update build system to more recent autotools and gettext versions.
- Build man pages in a simpler and more robust way.
- Document runtime dependencies.
- Minor code quality improvements.
- Minor tidy up and removal of obsolete code.
- Require libpaper.
- Remove OS/2 support.

Read on

LWN:

UPDATE

Bug fix release:

Other Recent Tux Machines' Posts

Thunderbird 142 Brings Support for Adding Visual Signatures to PDF Attachments
Thunderbird 142 is out today as the latest stable version of this popular, free, open-source, and cross-platform email client for GNU/Linux, macOS, Android, and Windows.
Canonical and Microsoft Pay 'Linux' Foundation Money for Marketing SPAM and Fake (Paid-for) Articles, Videos
as usual
Feels like DDoS Today [original]
Over 2 million Web requests in about half a day
DDoS Attacks Against Arch Linux
bad news again
Debian-Based Tails 7.0 RC1 and Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition
Some Debian distros
CachyOS ISO Snapshot for August 2025 Introduces a New Package Dashboard
Arch Linux-based CachyOS distribution has a new ISO snapshot for August 2025 that brings the latest package updates from the Arch Linux repositories, as well as various other improvements.
This Week in Plasma: KDE Initial System Setup
Welcome to a new issue of This Week in Plasma!
Happy 34th Birthday, Linux!
Today is August 25th, which marks 34 years since Linux was first announced. Grab a glass of your favorite beverage and join me in celebrating the 34th birthday of Linux!
 
Programming Leftovers
Development picks
Android Leftovers
What’s new in Android’s August 2025 Google System Updates
Free and Open Source Software, and Review
This is free and open source software
Besgnulinux – Debian-based Linux distribution
Besgnulinux is a computer operating system based on Debian stable and developed to revive old computers and appeal to new users
Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles
GNU/Linux and Free Software Leftovers
today's leftovers
Canonical/Ubuntu: Ubuntu Touch, Real-time OS Examples, and Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter
Ubuntu leftovers
KDE Krita Report and Pablo Correa Gomez on Ending GNOME Foundation Term
KDE and GNOME picks
Applications: Top 7 Free Odoo Apps and a Look at Kopia
Software news
Audiocasts/Shows: Late Night Linux and Dual Boot Diaries
2 new episodes
BSD: Release of GhostBSD 25.02 OpenBSD Home Network Setup
BSD news
Latest From Red Hat's redhat.com
slop hype and more
Programming Leftovers
Development related picks
Security Leftovers
patches and more
Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and More
hardware and devices
FOSS Force Sponsorships and 'Think Tank' Activity (Marketing/Lobbying) at LF
Funding and more
"Linux" Blamed for Users Downloading and Executing Malicious Files
typical FUD
today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical posts
Want to Game on Your New Linux System? Here's Everything You Need to Know
Did you know that popular games like Cyberpunk 2077, Elden Ring, and GTA 5 can all run on Linux
Arch Linux-Based CachyOS Just Got A Great Update
Gaming-centered Linux distribution CachyOS released its semi-monthly image update over the weekend with several changes
Zen Browser — What Mozilla Firefox Should Be?
Mozilla Firefox is a decent web browser for most needs, but what if it was better
Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
Radxa debuts Raspberry Pi Zero alternative with Allwinner A733, up to 8GB RAM, and 3TOPS NPU
Radxa notes that the Cubie A7Z supports multiple operating systems, including Debian Linux, Buildroot, Tina Linux, and Android 13
My 4 favorite Linux distros for streaming - and why choosing the right one makes a huge difference
If you stream a lot of content, you'll want to use a Linux distribution with certain qualities
A Bittersweet Farewell: My Final KDE Snap Release and the End of an Era
Today marks both a milestone and a turning point in my journey with open source software
Games: Match Shot Chimera, Frogspin, and More
9 stories from GamingOnLinux
Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles
Applications: RawTherapee, Screenshot Tools, LibreOffice, and More
software news picks
5 operating systems for reviving your old PC as a server
you don’t have to shell out extra money just to build a home lab
5 beginner-friendly Linux distros that just work
If you are new to Linux and looking for a distro that feels comfortable yet powerful, here are five beginner-friendly options that just work
I tried this Fedora-based Linux distro, and I love it as a Windows alternative
Aurora is what you'd call an immutable operating system
GNU/Linux Terminal Articles
3 recent ones
4 features in KDE Plasma that Windows 11 users are sorely missing out on
In fact, you can kind of go nuts with it
Going Retro With GNU/Linux
some GNU/Linux articles
FFmpeg 8.0 “Huffman” Released with AV1 Vulkan Encoder, VVC VA-API Decoding
FFmpeg 8.0 has been released today as a major update to this open-source multimedia framework that introduces numerous features, including new decoders, as well as various improvements.
5 of the Most Useful KDE Plasma Desktop Features
From window management shortcuts to clipboard superpowers, KDE Plasma is packed with powerful features—some of which are hard to discover
Open Hardware/Modding: ESP32, Retro, and Lots of Focus on New Product of Raspberry Pi
Raspberry Pi mostly
2026 Will Be The Year of the Linux Gamer
inux Has Comparable or Better Performance
Linux Mint 22.2 “Zara” Is Available for Public Beta Testing, Download Now
After a few days of testing, the Linux Mint team has published today the ISO images of the beta version of the upcoming Linux Mint 22.2 release, which can be downloaded (for testing purposes) from the official mirrors.
VirtualBox 7.2 Officially Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.17
Oracle released today VirtualBox 7.2 as the latest stable version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform virtualization software for GNU/Linux, Solaris, macOS, and Windows systems.
Android Becoming More User-Hostile With Lock-downs and Digital Restrictions (DRM)
"Google says it’s no different than checking IDs at the airport."
How Linux Can Help You Succeed in College
Linux knowledge boosts career prospects regardless of major by providing valuable IT skills across disciplines.
GNU/Linux and BSD Leftovers
mostly GNU/Linux
Games and Steam Leftovers
some Pong also
Sharing, Free, Libre, and Open Source Software, Standards
FOSS leftovers
Programming Leftovers
Development with R and more
Open Hardware/Modding: RP2040, ESP32, and More
Hardware picks
Applications: PowerDNS and RapidRaw
Releases and more
today's howtos
idroot and more
Linux 6.17-rc3
via LWN
Portainer 2.33 LTS: New Branding, Helm Overhaul, and Observability Preview
Portainer 2.33 LTS brings a refreshed brand, Helm overhaul
Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
Fairphone 6 review - Interesting, viable mid-range phone
Sustainability is a big part of Fairphone's message
Android Leftovers
5 Open-Source Android Launchers to Replace Your Stock Home Screen
DietPi 9.16 Brings Debian Trixie Compatibility, Early Forky Support
DietPi 9.16 improves SBC support, adds Debian 13 Trixie and Forky testing compatibility
Sorry, Bill Gates: I haven't used Windows for years, and I don't miss it one bit
Unlike Windows, Linux offers choice with countless distros available
Free and Open Source Software
This is free and open source software
Review: CalyxOS 6.8.20
Like GrapheneOS, CalyxOS is a de-Googled flavour of Android which strives to replace common proprietary apps with open source alternatives
Three writing systems of English and localization woes
If you’re using KDE Plasma version 6.4
Moving Away From Oppression [original]
This site encourages love and sharing. That's a "hateful" message in the eyes of companies which oppose love and sharing.
Today in Techrights
Some of the latest articles
Debian Trixie-Based Grml 2025.08 Is Out to Celebrate Debian’s 32nd Birthday
Debian-based Grml 2025.08 bootable live distribution for system administrators is out today to celebrate Debian’s 32nd birthday.