Google Messages is a text messaging software application developed for its Android and Wear OS mobile operating systems.Steve Emms (LinuxLinks)
Invitation to contribute to Fedora 42 KDE, Virtualization, and Upgrade Test DaysSumantro Mukherjee (Fedora Project)
All of the ARM64 changes were merged this week to the Linux 6.15 kernel for enhancing the 64-bit ARM processor support.lxer.com
Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) distribution is now available for public beta testing with Linux kernel 6.14, GNOME 48, and many other changes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Linux 6.15 Graphics Drivers: NOVA Core, Apple Touch Bar, Lots For AMD + Intel GPUs
The big pull request was sent out today of the numerous Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) updates for the in-development Linux 6.15 kernel. There are new drivers, a lot as usual for the AMD Radeon and Intel kernel graphics drivers, and a lot of other changes throughout for advancing these open-source kernel graphics/display drivers...
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GNOME 48 & KDE Plasma 6.3 Delivering Great Wayland Desktop Experience On Ubuntu 25.04 For Linux Gaming
While there were a few graphics benchmarks in yesterday's Ubuntu 25.04 beta benchmarks, today's article is looking more at the Ubuntu 25.04 Linux gaming performance for both the GNOME 48 and KDE Plasma 6.3 desktops that default to the Wayland-based session by default while also trying out the X11 session for both of these desktops.
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Linux 6.15 Landing Backlight Driver For Various Apple iPhones & iPads
Back during the Linux 6.13 kernel cycle initial support for many (pre-M1) Apple devices were upstreamed including various iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch devices. That though was the very preliminary support and continuing to work their way upstream are various drivers/patches to further enhance the support. Now for the Linux 6.15 kernel is a new Apple backlight driver fo…
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This month, Raspberry Pi launched a device capable of powering its single-board computers over Power-over-Ethernet.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
As a very exciting improvement for the open-source PostgreSQL database server, it has merged initial support for making use of IO_uring on Linux servers for asynchronous I/O and can provide for some nice performance improvements.lxer.com
Linux 6.15 Networking Delivers Many Nice Performance Optimizations & New Hardware
The networking subsystem updates for the in-development Linux 6.15 kernel bring multiple nice performance optimizations to enhance Linux networking speeds. The Linux 6.15 networking pull also has support for a number of new wireless and wired network chipsets...
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The many SoC and DeviceTree updates have now been merged for the Linux 6.15 kernel merge windowlxer.com
openSUSE's Zypper package manager introduces optional parallel downloads and backend enhancements with up to 50% time savings in benchmarked scenarios.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Linux Flips Around Its Behavior For Spectre-BHB Handling On ARM64
All of the ARM64 changes were merged this week to the Linux 6.15 kernel for enhancing the 64-bit ARM processor support...
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Ubuntu Provides More Insight Into Their Decision Not To "-O3" Optimize All Packages
Since last year Canonical had been investigating using -O3 compiler optimizations for their Ubuntu package builds in the name of delivering better performance for Ubuntu Linux. A few weeks back though they decided they would not use -O3 optimizations for all packages. They have now provided more engineering insight into their reasoning and the result…
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Two Years In The Making, Intel Linux Driver Enables CPS Compression For Alchemist GPUs
A two year old Intel Mesa merge request was finally merged for Mesa 25.1 today for enabling functionality on DG2/Alchemist GPUs and newer...
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Linux 6.15 Better Handles PS5 Controllers, AMD Human Presence Detection Off By Default
All of the HID subsystem updates have been merged for the ongoing Linux 6.15 merge window...
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Ubuntu 25.04 beta is set to be released today and thus this week I've begun testing out the latest Ubuntu 25.04 builds on different systems for seeing how this six-month Ubuntu Linux update is looking compared to the prior Ubuntu 24.10 release.lxer.com
While we’ve built accessibility features directly into Firefox, we also support extensions that let you customize your online experience.Kristina Bravo (The Mozilla Blog)
Linux sound subsystem maintainer Takashi Iwai of SUSE has submitted all the feature updates slated for Linux 6.15lxer.com
CrowdSupply recently featured the Firefly Automation Controller, a platform combining Raspberry Pi Compute Module-compatible modules with the STM32H7 microcontroller for industrial applications.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Deep Learning is a subset of Machine Learning that uses multi-layers artificial neural networks to deliver state-of-the-art accuracy.Erik Karlsson (LinuxLinks)
Want Linux to feel like Windows? Here’s why that won’t work—and what you should really expect when crossing over to the Linux side.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
It's not only FreeDesktop.org that has been transitioning to new infrastructure this month but separately, Kernel.org is now receiving hosting and CDN needs provided by Akamai.lxer.com
This article highlights the latest updates to leading distros like Ubuntu AI, Fedora AI, Pop!_OS AI, RHEL AI, Arch Linux AI, and Amazon's Deep Learning AMI, each optimized for AI, edge computing, and cloud-native applications.Grant Knoetze (ITPro Today)
Nova DRM Skeleton Patches Further Flesh Out This Open-Source NVIDIA Kernel Driver
Set to be merged for the Linux 6.15 kernel is the very initial NOVA driver core code that will be incrementally built up over time in succeeding kernel versions. For Linux 6.15, this open-source NVIDIA kernel driver isn't of any use for end-users as it's just the very preliminary pieces to begin crafting the foundation for the driver that is leveraging …
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LibreOffice 25.2.2 is now available for download as the second point release to the latest LibreOffice 25.2 office suite with 83 bug fixes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
LILYGO has introduced the T-Deck Pro, an open-source development board with a built-in keyboard and a 3.1-inch e-paper touchscreen.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Ubuntu 25.04 Beta arrives with Linux kernel 6.14, GNOME 48, systemd v257, updated toolchains, and enhanced desktop features.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Fwupd 2.0.7 open-source Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for new devices, new features, and bug fixes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Linux 6.15 SoC/DT Additions: Arm Morello, Versal NET, Apple T2, MNT Reform 2 & More
The many SoC and DeviceTree updates have now been merged for the Linux 6.15 kernel merge window. There's a lot on the ARM hardware side plus some additions for RISC-V and various interesting new device/board additions...
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Machine Learning is the practice of using algorithms to parse data, learn insights from data, and then make a determination or prediction.Erik Karlsson (LinuxLinks)
Ubuntu 25.04 Beta Officially Released
The Ubuntu 25.04 "Plucky Puffin" beta is now available for testing ahead of the official release set for 17 April...
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The Ubuntu 25.04 'Plucky Puffin' beta is now available for testing ahead of the official release set for 17 April.www.phoronix.com
EXT4 Better Hardened Against Maliciously-Fuzzed File-Systems
Ted Ts'o at Google has sent out the EXT4 file-system updates for the in-development Linux 6.15 kernel...
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The Linux 6.15 kernel is set to remove support for IBM Cell Blade servers for those server platforms from around two decades ago that used the Cell Broadband Engine Architecture processorslxer.com
Immich 1.130, a self-hosted photo and video backup solution, is here with a folder view for mobile, faster timelines, and massive external library scan speed boosts.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Ubuntu 25.04 Beta Delivering Some Nice Performance Improvements Over Ubuntu 24.10
Ubuntu 25.04 beta is set to be released today and thus this week I've begun testing out the latest Ubuntu 25.04 builds on different systems for seeing how this six-month Ubuntu Linux update is looking compared to the prior Ubuntu 24.10 release. In this first Ubuntu 25.04 beta benchmarking article is a look at the performance using an AMD Ryzen 9000 serie…
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Akamai Now Providing The Hosting Infrastructure For Kernel.org
It's not only FreeDesktop.org that has been transitioning to new infrastructure this month but separately, Kernel.org is now receiving hosting and CDN needs provided by Akamai...
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#KDEplasma , vuestro salvavidas para usar X11 durante bastantes años mas en un Entorno de Escritorio completo y moderno.
(Ya que en otros minoritarios también seguirá funcionando tiempo, lo se).
Seguimos teniendo periodo de transición para rato en buenas condiciones de rendimiento ( de seguridad ya no estoy tan seguro ...)
#KDEplasmaX11 #WaylandHaters