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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.

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HackerBox 0110 Explores MIDI and Synth Technology with Raspberry Pi Pico 2

HackerBox 0110 offers a hands-on kit for synthesizer technology, showcasing the capabilities of the Raspberry Pi Pico 2. Equipped with the RP2350 microcontroller, the kit enables exploration of MIDI technology, sound synthesis, and digital audio applications, providing tools for both learning and experimentation.

PicoPD Pro: USB PD 3.1 Development Board with PPS and AVS Support

The PicoPD Pro is a compact development board with the RP2040 microcontroller, enabling USB PD3.1 features like Programmable Power Supply and Adjustable Voltage Supply up to 30V. It includes an AP33772S sink controller for USB-C functionality and offers a 5V rail output for powering external components.

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Best Free and Open Source Software

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Dec 31, 2024

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Disk Cleanup - LinuxLinks

Microsoft Disk Cleanup is a computer maintenance utility included in Microsoft Windows designed to free up disk space.

Disk Cleanup is built into Windows and is not available for Linux. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

SrTemplate - string template system - LinuxLinks

Mr. strings template (SrTemplate) is a library that allows you to render just text templates.

The library also provides default functions for certain basic operations, from mathematics to text handling, which are only available by activating certain features.

This is free and open source software.

zpotify - CLI for controlling Spotify playback - LinuxLinks

zpotify is a CLI for controlling Spotify playback and much more.

This is free and open source software.

You need a Spotify premium account.

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