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01Studio CanMV K230 Python Powered AI Development Board with RISC V Edge Computing

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Fedora-Based Nobara 41 Gaming Distro Switches to Open-Source NVIDIA Driver

Based on Fedora Linux 41, the Nobara 41 release switches to the open-source NVIDIA graphics driver by default, along with a cuda-devel option for additional CUDA package support, as well as the latest stable Vulkan drivers by default to improve support for some Vulkan games, and ships mesa-libgallium-freeworld compiled with x264/x265 codecs to improve screen recording.

PeaZip 10.2 Open-Source Archive Manager Released with Qt 6 Package for Linux

Coming almost two months after PeaZip 10.1, the PeaZip 10.2 release adds GUI support for changing Brotli -q 11 and Zstd –ultra -22 compression levels, as well as support for manually deleting input files and folders at the end of tasks from the Options tab in the task progress dialog.

KDE Plasma 6.2.5 Released as the Last Update in the Series with More Bug Fixes

Coming a little over a month after KDE Plasma 6.2.4, the KDE Plasma 6.2.5 release is strictly a bugfix one addressing a System Settings crash that occurred when plugging in a mouse while viewing the Mouse page, one of the most common recent Powerdevil crashes, and a nasty bug that could cause the lock screen to be all black when using the X11 session.

Debian 13 “Trixie” Installer Alpha Released with Linux 6.12 LTS, RISCV64 Support

While work on the Debian Trixie series kicked off a few months ago, there wasn’t an official installer available until now. The first alpha version of the Debian 13 Installer is finally here for early adopters and Linux/Debian enthusiasts who want a taste of the new features and improvements.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 29th, 2024

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This Past Weekend in Tux Machines

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 23, 2023,
updated Oct 23, 2023

Updated This Past Day

  1. Geary 44 Email App for Linux Adds Two Nifty Enhancements (UPDATED)
    Geary 44 sounds like an interesting release with useful changes
  2. Meet ONLYOFFICE Docs v7.5: a built-in PDF editor, automatic hyphenation, Morph transitions and more
    ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors, a free desktop application for Linux

    New

  3. Today in Techrights
    one day's articles
  4. The Curious Case of Australia and GNU/Linux
    There are quite a few famous Linux developers who come from Australia
  5. The Journey of a Site With About 200,000 Web Pages
    And about 20,000 Gemini pages
  6. Linux 6.6-rc7
    almost there now
  7. today's leftovers
    Debian, Mozilla, and more
  8. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Events
    Some FOSS leftovers
  9. Prose linting with Vale and Flycheck in Emacs on FreeBSD
    Prose linting tool that runs on your local system
  10. Open Hardware and Retro Leftovers
    Arduino and more
  11. Security Leftovers
    Several stories, Free software focus
  12. pgAdmin 4 v7.8 Released
    The pgAdmin Development Team is pleased to announce pgAdmin 4 version 7.8
  13. Calamares & Arch (Derivatives)
    an independent Linux installer
  14. today's howtos
    some Sunday howtos
  15. 8 Best Free and Open Source Replacements for ls and a look at 'g'
    Some ls alternatives
  16. AlmaLinux vs Ubuntu - How to Select the Best One?
    Whenever a newcomer drops into the Linux world, he or she gets bombarded with hundreds of different flavors of Linux, known as distros. And so, Linux enthusiasts always create comparison guides on the go.
  17. Get Ready for Overskride: A Simple Bluetooth App for Linux
    Linux enthusiasts have a new reason to celebrate
  18. PeaZip 9.5 File Archiver Brings UI and Performance Improvements
    The latest PeaZip 9.5 archiver unveils heightened performance, a faster mode for archive browsing, and polished file manager functionalities
  19. Libre Arts - Weekly-ish recap — 22 October 2023
    Week highlights: new releases of LightZone, OSPRay, and Ardour, exciting changes coming to Krita
  20. The Dinner Table Talk at Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
    IRC is a real-time communication protocol with many hundreds if not thousands of applications offering full support
  21. Framework 13 Is The Last Laptop You Need To Buy
    true to its "build it the way you want it" philosophy, Framework doesn't force Windows on you
  22. The Green Robot (Linux Inside) Has Taken Over Asia
    Android dominates. Android uses Linux.
  23. Security and Digital Restrictions (DRM) Plots Like 'Attestation'
    3 stories
  24. Programming Leftovers
    5 stories, various topics
  25. Open Hardware: RISC-V, Arduino, and More
    3 stories
  26. KDE Itinerary Update and Sam Thursfield's (GNOME) Update
    Some desktop-related work
  27. Android Leftovers
    How to create generative AI wallpapers with Android 14
  28. Warehouse: A Must-Have App Manager for Flatpak Enthusiasts
    Seeking an efficient Flatpak app manager? Warehouse’s intuitive GUI offers Flatpak users a seamless experience and efficiency. Check it out
  29. today's howtos
    technical articles
  30. Games: Steam Deck and Proton Updates
    Both by Liam Dawe
  31. Reviewers Anonymous take a spin of Alpine and contrast it with antiX
    On a whim, I gave alpine a try
  32. OpenBSD's buitl-in memory leak detection
    great malloc by the way, clean design and implementation
  33. Libreboot 20231021 released!
    This new release, Libreboot 20231021, released today 21 October 2023, is a new testing release of Libreboot
  34. KDE vs. GNOME: Choosing the Perfect Linux Desktop Experience
    A comparative study of two prominent Linux desktop environments, KDE and GNOME to assist you in making an informed choice.
  35. Unifont 15.1.03 Released
    Unifont 15.1.03 is now available
  36. Weekly GNU-like Mobile Linux Update, Linux Weekly Roundup, and Kernel
    3 stories
  37. Red Hat's Puff Pieces of the Week
    And one article about AlmaLinux
  38. Perl and Python Programming
    4 links for now
  39. Openwashing and Free Software
    Openwashing and more
  40. Audiocasts/Shows: FLOSS Weekly, Linux Link Tech Show, and mintCast
    3 new episodes
  41. Security Leftovers
    Security links for Satuday mostly
  42. today's howtos
    many howtos for the night
  43. Why Ubuntu 23.10 ISOs Have Been Temporarily Withdrawn
    Due to the hate speech found in some of the translations in the Ubuntu 23.10 desktop installer, the ISOs were withdrawn from the mirrors
  44. Voyager 23.10
    New release
  45. FreeBSD 14.0-RC2 Now Available
    The second RC build of the 14.0-RELEASE release cycle is now available
  46. New YouTube Videos (Over Invidious)
    Regarding GNU/Linux this past week
  47. Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) Officially Released with Linux 6.5 and GNOME 45
    Canonical officially released today the Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) operating system, which comes with some of the latest GNU/Linux technologies, improved hardware support, and many other changes.
  48. VirtualBox 7.0.12 Adds Initial Support for Linux 6.6 and openSUSE 15.5 Kernels
    Oracle released today VirtualBox 7.0.12 as another maintenance update in the latest VirtualBox 7.0 series of this open-source, free, and cross-platform virtualization software.
  49. Fedora 39 is Preparing for Release
    The latest release from the Fedora team is about to be unleashed and it includes plenty to excite users of all types
  50. Heavy Toll for Sites That Relied on Google and Search Engine Manipulation (SEO)
    Google sells ads, not news
  51. Kernel Build and Mesa Graphics
    Tom's Hardware on Linux and BK on Kernel 5.15.135
  52. Ubuntu on Laptops and Proprietary Software
    2 Ubuntu stories
  53. Programming Leftovers
    C, Rust, and more
  54. Raspberry Pi and Arduino Stories
    4 stories for now
  55. Software: YuranPad, WorldWideWeb, Listmonk, and More
    FOSS for GNU/Linux and more
  56. Free, Libre, and Open Source Software and Events
    PGConf.EU 2023, EuroBSDCon 2023, and more
  57. Security and Windows TCO
    incidents and analyses
  58. today's howtos
    many howtos for today
  59. Bitwarden vs. Proton Pass: Comparing Top Open-Source Password Managers
    Bitwarden and Proton Pass are two excellent open-source password managers
  60. How to Build a Corporate Pyramid
    I strongly feel like the company is exploiting the presence of women as a sort of bait - a bait for the critics, especially ones who are guys
  61. Fedora Family / IBM: From airport ground staff operations to Fedora Operations Architect, report from Things Open 2023 (Raleigh, NC)
    People of Red Hat/Fedora
  62. Gnuastro 0.21 released
    I am happy to announce the release of GNU Astronomy Utilities (Gnuastro) version 0.21
  63. Games: Gearbits, Blender, Lutris, and More
    half a dozen new ones from Liam Dawe
  64. Linux Desktop Migration Tool
    I looked around and asked around, so that I could build on something instead of starting from scratch. But all I found were very personal scripts with hardcoded values, specific use cases… nothing generic enough.
  65. Locked and Loaded with new COSMIC DE Updates!
    The wallpaper in this mockup is an image from Greg Rakozy on Unsplash
  66. GNOME, Gear, Pipewire update in Tumbleweed
    Snapshots of openSUSE Tumbleweed this week ranged from small- to medium-sized updates
  67. Geany 2.0 Open-Source IDE Released with UI Improvements, Initial Meson Support
    Geany 2.0 has been released today as a major update to this fast and lightweight GTK-based open-source IDE (Integrated Development Environment).
  68. Peppermint Mini: The Newest Member of the Peppermint OS Family
    Still in beta, Peppermint Mini promises enhanced flexibility and options. Get a sneak peek at what it has to offer here
  69. Finally, An Open-Source 8088 BIOS
    For retrocomputing enthusiasts, it’s of great value to have a open-source BIOS that can be shared, modified, and tweaked as needed to suit a wide variety of end uses
  70. Octa-core Rockchip based SBC for autonomous mobile robots
    This SBC also supports the latest Debian 12 Bookworm in addition to Yocto
  71. More About the PineTime
    Since my initial review of the PineTime 10 days ago [1] I’ve used it in more situations
  72. GNU/Linux is Only Growing
    It's good to be advocating something that's on the rise

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