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Celebrating 2024 year-end campaign

The onion layers have peeled back, and we are thrilled to announce that the Tor community has reached its 2024 year-end fundraising campaign goal. This achievement is a direct result of the community's collective efforts and the incredible support from Power Up Privacy.

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Mesa 25.0 Linux Graphics Stack Brings Vulkan 1.4 Support on RADV, ANV, and NVK

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KDE Plasma 6.3.1 Released with Plasma Discover Improvements and Many Bug Fixes

KDE Plasma 6.3.1 is here to make the updates list in the Plasma Discover package manager case-insensitively sorted, restore search results for the BBC Weather provider in the weather widget, add support for the Welcome Center to remember its window size on Wayland and its position on X11 across launches.

You Can Now Install Linux Kernel 6.13 on Ubuntu, Here’s How

Linux kernel 6.13 was released on January 19th, 2025, with new features like lazy preemption support, user-space shadow stack support for AArch64 (ARM64) via Guarded Control Stack (GCS), support for running Linux in protected virtual machines (a.k.a. realm) under the Arm CCA (Confidential Compute Architecture), support for 6-node sub-NUMA clustering on Intel, split-lock detection support for AMD CPUs, and much more.

LinuxGizmos.com

Silicon Labs-Based XIAO MG24 Series Expands with New Pre-Soldered and Multi-Pack Versions

Seeed Studio has expanded its XIAO MG24 and XIAO MG24 Sense development board lineup with new variants, including pre-soldered versions and 3PCS packs. These additions provide more flexibility for developers working on IoT and Matter-based projects, streamlining prototyping and small-scale production.

ADLINK Introduces OSM MTK510 Featuring MediaTek Genio 510 COM with Yocto Linux Compatibility

ADLINK Technology Inc. has introduced the OSM-MTK510, a compact and rugged computer-on-module based on the MediaTek Genio 510 platform. Designed for efficiency, the OSM-MTK510 supports AI workloads while maintaining power efficiency and long-term availability for industrial and embedded applications.

Ezurio Veda SL917 Expands Industrial IoT Connectivity with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE

The Veda SL917, developed by Ezurio and based on the Silicon Labs SiWx917 chipset, is a low-power wireless module designed for industrial IoT applications. It provides connectivity options, including Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4, and support for Matter and IP networking, providing secure cloud connectivity and efficient power management.

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Useful 10 GNOME Extensions for Ubuntu 24.04

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Exherbo – Linux distribution for developers, tinkerers, and more

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 17, 2025

Quoting: Exherbo - Linux distribution for developers, tinkerers, and more - LinuxLinks —

Exherbo aims to be a stable and flexible distribution for developers, tinkerers and people who need their distribution to help them be productive. Exherbo actually makes it fun for developers to develop, be it on their own code or the distribution itself. A good set of tools, clear, up-front configuration and excellent support for decentralized development make the system work for instead of against the developer.

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