Chimera Linux and Linux Devices
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Distributions and Operating Systems
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Distro Watch ☛ Distribution Release: Chimera Linux 20250214
The Chimera Linux project has announced a new snapshot of the team's independently-developed rolling-release distribution. [...]
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Devices/Embedded
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CNX Software ☛ Orange Pi AIPro (8T) SBC features a 8 TOPS Huawei Ascend Hey Hi (AI) SoC, runs Ubuntu or openEuler
Orange Pi AIPro (8T) is a new single board computer for Hey Hi (AI) applications that features an unnamed Huawei Ascend Hey Hi (AI) quad-core 64-bit processor delivering up to 8 TOPS (INT8) of Hey Hi (AI) inference performance, although there’s also a 20 TOPS (INT8) variant of the SoC. The SBC comes with up to 16GB LPDDR4X and a 32MB SPI flash but also supports other storage options such as a microSD card, an eMMC flash module, and/or an M.2 NVMe or SATA SSD. The board also features two HDMI 2.0 ports, one MIPI DSI connector, a 3.5mm audio jack, two MIPI CSI camera interfaces, Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi 5 connectivity, a few USB ports, and a 40-pin GPIO header for expansion.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ (Updated) NanoKVM-USB: 4K HDMI Loopback, USB 3.0, and Integrated Keyboard/Mouse Control
This month, Sipeed unveiled the NanoKVM-USB, described as a compact and low-cost device designed to simplify the operation and management of multiple systems.
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Linux Gizmos ☛ M5Stack ASR Unit with CI 03T for Offline Voice Recognition in Smart Devices for $7.50
M5Stack recently launched the ASR Unit, which is an offline voice recognition module incorporating the CI-03T AI offline voice module. It is designed for applications that require speech recognition, voiceprint detection, and voice enhancement without relying on cloud-based processing.
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Linuxiac:
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Chimera Linux’s New ISO Images Bring Plasma 6.3 and GNOME 47
Even though it’s still in development—without an official stable release and currently in beta—Chimera Linux has already caught the attention of open-source enthusiasts. And for good reason! This written-from-scratch distribution has all the makings to carve out its own unique niche in the Linux ecosystem.
Why? Because while it’s still Linux at its core, Chimera Linux embraces many features from the (Free)BSD world. More specifically, the distro incorporates FreeBSD’s tools and libraries to provide a unique, lightweight, and modular experience.
There is no systemd here (Dinit instead), and it avoids (by design) the traditional GNU toolchain. In other words, much to the dismay of purists who insist on precise terminology, GNU/Linux, there’s no GNU here—just Linux. Plus plenty of other differences, too, but that’s a topic for another time (more on that here).