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NVIDIA 570 Linux Graphics Driver Promises VRR Support on Multi-Monitor Setups

Some of the highlights of the NVIDIA 570 graphics driver series include VRR (variable refresh rate) support on multi-monitor setups, support for querying Dynamic Boost status, 32-bit compatibility support for the NVIDIA GBM backend, and a new conceal_vrr_caps kernel module parameter to the nvidia-modeset kernel module.

GCompris 25.0 Open-Source Educational Suite Released with Five New Activities

GCompris 25.0 introduces five new activities including “Sketch”, an activity for drawing freely with multiple tools to let children explore their creativity, and “Calculate with ten’s complement”, the continuation of the existing ten’s complement activities to help the children to swap the numbers to easily compute a sum.

KaOS Linux 2025.01 Released with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.2

Powered by the Linux 6.12 LTS kernel series, KaOS Linux 2025.01 ships with the latest KDE Plasma 6.2.5 desktop environment, which is accompanied by the KDE Gear 24.12.1 and KDE Frameworks 6.10 software suites, all built using the Qt 6.8.1 open-source application framework.

System76’s Meerkat Mini Linux PC Is Back with Intel Core Ultra CPUs and Faster RAM

The Meerkat mini PC now ships with either the Intel Core Ultra 7 125H processor with up to 4.5GHz and 14 cores16 cores or the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H processor with up to 4.8GHz and 16 cores, and integrated Intel ARC graphics, as well as up to 96 GB dual-channel DDR5 5600 MHz RAM, and up to 16 TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe storage.

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Metis Compute Board with RK3588 and AI Acceleration for Edge Applications

The Metis Compute Board is a compact single-board computer designed for AI applications requiring high computational performance at the edge. Built around the ARM-based RK3588 processor, it integrates the Metis AIPU for AI acceleration and features up to 16 GB of RAM, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, and GPIO support.

Axelera AI Metis Accelerator M.2 Now Available for Pre-Order at €179.00

The Axelera AI Metis M.2 is an edge AI accelerator designed for inference processing in compact computing environments. It features an AI processing unit within an M.2 2280 form factor, enabling real-time workloads on constrained devices. With support for multiple neural networks and AI pipelines, it delivers efficient performance while maintaining low power consumption.

Meerkat Mini PC Supports Linux with Intel Core Ultra and Quad Display Output

The Meerkat is a compact mini PC designed to deliver high performance while maintaining a small physical footprint. It is powered by Intel Core Ultra processors and features Intel Arc graphics. The system supports multiple Linux operating systems, including Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, among others.

EdgeBox Blue is a Compact Industrial VPN Router and IoT Edge Gateway

The EdgeBox-Blue is an industrial VPN router and edge gateway designed for applications requiring secure networking and data management in industrial environments. It runs on an OpenWRT-based platform and supports real-time data acquisition, automation, and cloud integration.

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Fostering Digital Literacy in Nicaragua

The small community of Reparto La Virgen Nueva lies at kilometer 111 on the León-Chinandega highway in Nicaragua. Its inhabitants, mostly agricultural and domestic workers, face limited mobile Internet access, characterized by restrictive data plans and poor coverage. There’s no fiber Internet option and it’s a 20-kilometer commute to León by bus to access the nearest computer and Internet facilities.

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Best Free and Open Source Software

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Jan 30, 2025

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Microsoft Windows Clock - LinuxLinks

Windows Clock is a time management app offering alarms, world clocks, timers, a stopwatch, and focus sessions.

Windows Clock is proprietary software. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux.

mnotify - simple Matrix CLI client - LinuxLinks

It was developed for the use case of sending notifications from a headless server. The binary is called mn. The output is always JSON.

The output format is column based, the column separator is always | enabling awk magic. Every command that produces output understands the -J or –json switch. On each line one JSON object is printed.

This is free and open source software.

CmdCompass - collect, learn, recall terminal commands - LinuxLinks

cmdCompass is a command manager/notebook, enabling users to organize commands into collections, apply tags, define templates with dynamic variables, and view Linux Man (manual) pages with automatic command option highlighting.

CmdCompass offers a GUI.

This is free and open source software.

YASnippet - template system for Emacs - LinuxLinks

It allows you to type an abbreviation and automatically expand it into function templates. Bundled language templates include: C, C++, C#, Perl, Python, Ruby, SQL, LaTeX, HTML, CSS and more. The snippet syntax is inspired from TextMate’s syntax.

Snippet collections can be stored in plain text files. They are arranged by sub-directories naming snippet tables. These mostly name Emacs major mode names.

This is free and open source software.

ehh - CLI tool to help remember commands - LinuxLinks

ehh is a command-line tool for remembering Linux / terminal commands.

Store and run any command inside ehh.

This is free and open source software.

KAlgebra - graphing calculator - LinuxLinks

KAlgebra is an application that can replace your graphing calculator.

It has numerical, logical, symbolic, and analysis features that let you calculate mathematical expressions on the console and graphically plot the results in 2D or 3D. KAlgebra is rooted in the Mathematical Markup Language (MathML); however, one does not need to know MathML to use KAlgebra.

This is free and open source software.

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