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GNOME 48.1 Desktop Is Out to Improve HDR Support and Fix Various Issues

GNOME 48.1 is here to add support to the Mutter window and composite manager to announce workspace changes to the screen reader and disable HDR (High Dynamic Range) support when using non-atomic (legacy) KMS drivers, along with the ability to fall back to the default color mode when an HDR monitor looses HDR capabilities.

LXQt 2.2 Desktop Environment Released with Many Wayland Improvements

LXQt 2.2 is here to further improve the Wayland session introduced in the LXQt 2.1 release with the ability to set the default compositor and the screen locker by distribution or system-wide, improved support for multi-monitor setups by handling screens by names rather than numbers, and support for the latest stable versions of the supported Wayland compositors.

KDE Gear 25.04 Applications Suite Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

KDE Gear 25.04 brings improved integration with the Orca screen reader to the Dolphin file manager, which also received support for navigating files with the arrow keys and selecting them using Enter to boost productivity, a new icon that features an actual dolphin, the ability to rename tabs, a more compact status bar, a tidier layout, and initial support for right-to-left (RTL) languages.

GNOME 47.6 Fixes Black Screen Issue on Multi-Monitor Setups with NVIDIA Driver

GNOME 47.6 brings some interesting changes to the Mutter window and composite manager, including a fix for a black screen issue that occurred on multi-monitor setups when using the NVIDIA graphics driver, support for presentation-time version 2, the ability to honor wl_surface.offset on cursor surfaces, and improved support for sharable surfaces when using NVIDIA as the primary GPU.

NVIDIA 575 Linux Graphics Driver Enters Public Beta with NVIDIA Smooth Motion

The NVIDIA 575 graphics driver series promises support for NVIDIA Smooth Motion, support for GLX front buffer rendering on Xwayland, support for the __NV_DISABLE_EXPLICIT_SYNC environment variable to also apply to GLX and Vulkan apps, and a new conceal_vrr_caps kernel module parameter to the nvidia-modeset kernel module.

Armbian Announces New Cloud-Optimized Images for ARM64 and x86

Based on the Debian 12 “Bookworm” or Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series, the new Armbian Linux cloud images promise ultra-fast boot, lightweight footprint, minimal attack surface, no firmware package, Docker support out of the box, built-in ZRAM memory management, and Armbian-config for easy customization.

Fedora-Based Ultramarine 41 Linux Distribution Is Now Available for Download

Codenamed “Cyberia”, Ultramarine 41 introduces WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) support, new default apps for the Flagship Edition, which features the Budgie desktop environment, including the Evince document viewer and Lollypop music player, a new um command line tool for advanced users to see an overview of their installation.

VirtualBox 7.1.8 Released with Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.14

VirtualBox 7.1.8 brings initial support for Linux kernel 6.14 into Linux Guest Additions, allowing users to install and run GNU/Linux distributions powered by Linux 6.14, along with initial support for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.7 kernel, additional fixes for the RHEL 9.4 kernel, and improvements to the ‘rcvboxadd status-kernel’ check.

Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Released for Apple Silicon Macs with KDE Plasma 6.3

Based on Fedora Linux 42 and using the latest and greatest KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment by default, Fedora Asahi Remix 42 is here to introduce a new FEX integration that provides an easier way to run x86 and x86-64 binaries out of the box via emulation.

Fedora Linux 42 Is Out Now, Powered by Linux Kernel 6.14 and GNOME 48 Desktop

Powered by Linux kernel 6.14, Fedora Linux 42 ships with the latest GNOME 48 desktop environment for the flagship Fedora Workstation edition, which now features the long-anticipated Anaconda WebUI installer by default to provide users with a more advanced and modern installation experience.

Internet Society

The Open Fibre Data Standard

The Open Fibre Data Standard (OFDS) is an open data, open standards initiative supported by the Internet Society.

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New Release: Tor Browser 14.5

Tor aspires to connect as many people to the free and open internet as possible. But what happens if the Tor network itself is blocked in your country, by your ISP, or on your local network? The answer lies in bridges: a type of relay that's hidden from censors using various techniques we collectively call Pluggable Transports. However, censors may have found and blocked certain bridges already, and what works for one country or network may not work for another. This means that the process to find a working bridge to unblock Tor required some trial and error, and placed an undue burden on users who are subjected to strict censorship.

New Release: Tails 6.14.2

For more details, read our changelog.

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Modular Cerebro Clusterboard Supports Raspberry Pi CM4/CM5, Jetson, and Radxa CM5

Cerebro is an upcoming clusterboard platform launching on Kickstarter, designed for AI, edge computing, and embedded development. It supports a range of compute modules including Raspberry Pi CM4 and CM5, NVIDIA Jetson, and Radxa CM5, providing a modular base for scalable systems.

Armbian Introduces Optimized Cloud Images for x86 and aarch64 Deployments

Armbian has expanded its support for cloud infrastructure with a new line of dedicated cloud images designed for generic x86 and aarch64 platforms. These images are tailored for performance, efficiency, and streamlined deployment in virtualized and cloud-native environments.

(Updated) 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.

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Best Free and Open Source Software

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 02, 2025

Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Citrix Podio - LinuxLinks

Podio is a cloud-based collaboration platform that helps businesses organize work, manage projects, and streamline workflows.

Podio is proprietary software and is not available for Linux. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

8 Best Free and Open Source Linux Boot Utilities - LinuxLinks

In this article, we also identify software to help you customize the boot loader, and to create bootable live USB drives without burning optical media.

To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 8 useful boot utilities. Hopefully, there will be something here to improve the boot time of your machine, and to make the configuration of the boot process easier. Here’s our recommendations. They are all free and open source software.

oyomu - CLI comic collection manager and reader - LinuxLinks

oyomu is a command line comic collection manager and also a comic reader.

oyomu supports zip archives (.cbz or .zip) and to some extent epub archives (.epub)

This is free and open source software.

Memorize - store flashcard sets - LinuxLinks

Memorize is a native GNOME app that stores your flashcard sets.

It enables you to create, edit, view, and study sets. Use the test mode for creating a preparation exam. You can easily import existing Quizlet sets.

This is free and open source software.

OrcaSlicer - G-code generator for 3D printers - LinuxLinks

Orca slicer is a powerful slicer for FFF (FDM) 3D Printers.

OrcaSlicer is originally forked from Bambu Studio which is forked from PrusaSlicer which is forked from Slic3r.

This is free and open source software.

HyperDX - observability platform - LinuxLinks

HyperDX helps engineers quickly figure out why production is broken. You can instrument your application using vendor-neutral OpenTelemetry for logs and traces and then search or visualize your telemetry within HyperDX.

HyperDX allows you to do full-text search across all your events without any complex search syntax, and allows you to create alerts and visualizations on top of all your events as well.

This is free and open source software.

VirtualBox - powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization software - LinuxLinks

VirtualBox is a so-called hosted hypervisor, sometimes referred to as a type 2 hypervisor. Whereas a bare-metal or type 1 hypervisor would run directly on the hardware, Oracle VM VirtualBox requires an existing OS to be installed. It can thus run alongside existing applications on that host.

This is free and open source software.

which - show the full path of commands - LinuxLinks

which takes one or more arguments. For each of its arguments it prints to stdout the full path of the executables that would have been executed when this argument had been entered at the shell prompt. It does this by searching for an executable or script in the directories listed in the environment variable PATH using the same algorithm as bash.

This is free and open source software.

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