Calibre 8.4 Open-Source Ebook Manager Improves KEPUB Output, Fixes Bugs - 9to5Linux
Calibre 8.4 open-source ebook management software is now available for download with improvements to KEPUB Output and e-book viewer.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Bcachefs, Btrfs, EXT4, F2FS & XFS File-System Performance On Linux 6.15
With the copy-on-write Bcachefs file-system considering its on-disk format now "soft frozen" and nearing the point of potentially removing the "EXPERIMENTAL" flag on it, a number of Phoronix readers have been requesting some fresh benchmarks of this open-source file-system. For your viewing pleasure today are some fresh benchmarks of Bcachefs and other file-systems atop…
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Bcachefs, Btrfs, EXT4, F2FS & XFS File-System Performance On Linux 6.15
With the copy-on-write Bcachefs file-system considering its on-disk format now 'soft frozen' and nearing the point of potentially removing the 'EXPERIMENTAL' flag on it, a number of Phoronix readers have been requesting some fresh benchmarks of this …www.phoronix.com
(Updated) Upcoming Tab5 Terminal Features 5” Display and RISC-V ESP32-P4 for Edge Applications Upcoming Tab5 Terminal Features 5” Display and RISC-V ESP32-P4 for Edge Applications
M5Stack is preparing to launch the Tab5, a 5-inch smart touch terminal powered by the ESP32-P4 RISC-V processor, in early May.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
KDE Plasma Will Now Make Sure Your System Doesn't Suspend When Transferring Files
KDE Plasma 6.4 embarked on its soft feature freeze this week. Thus KDE Plasma developers are now predominantly working on bug fixing and UI polishing for this next open-source desktop release...
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KDE Frameworks 6.14 Is Out, Here’s What’s New
KDE Frameworks 6.14 lands with updates across libraries, including fixes for Baloo, KIO, KWallet, and enhanced support for Telegram Snap icons.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Linux Lands Fix For Some TLB Flushes Being Inadvertently Skipped
Merged yesterday to Linux 6.15 Git and marked for back-porting to stable kernel series in the coming days is an x86 memory management fix to eliminate a window whereby TLB flushes could be inadvertently skipped...
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Servo Browser Engine Now Rendering Gmail & Google Chat, Decides Against AI Contributions
The Servo browser engine project has published a status update outlining some of the enhancements made over the past two months for this Rust-based web layout engine. This includes hitting a notable milestone that some websites like Gmail and Google Chat can now render correctly...
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'End of 10' Campaign Highlights Benefits of Linux Transition
With Windows 10's end near, Endof10.org advocates for Linux adoption, helping users keep their devices functional and secure.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Oxidizr: Try Modern Rust Alternatives To Legacy Unix Tools In Ubuntu
Learn how oxidizr lets you safely switch to Rust-based Unix tools on Ubuntu and test their performance, safety, and stability.sk (OSTechNix)
Calibre 8.4 E-book Manager Brings KEPUB Enhancements
Calibre 8.4 adds improved KEPUB output for better text justification on Kobo, with new features in the e-book viewer and several key bug fixes.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Start Planning Fedora 43 Test Days! - Fedora Magazine
Article describes the steps in proposing and scheduling test days.Sumantro Mukherjee (Fedora Project)
ASUS Unveils Q870 ATX Motherboard with LGA1851 and Intel Core Ultra Series 2 Support ASUS Unveils Q870 ATX Motherboard with LGA1851 and Intel Core Ultra Series 2 Support
ASUS has recently unveiled a new ATX motherboard based on the Intel® Q870 chipset, designed to support Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2) using the LGA1851 socket.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Linux kernel to drop 486 and early 586 support
: Get in the bin: For the first time since 2012, some older CPU generations are being choppedLiam Proven (The Register)
GNOME Showtime Accepted As Video Player App For GNOME 49
Back in January you may recall the news of GNOME's Showtime app looking to replace Totem as the default video player. That didn't happen in time for GNOME 48 back in March but this week all the formalities were met that Showtime has been cleared to replace the outdated Totem with GNOME 49...
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The Gerstnerisation of Microsoft: Seventh Wave of Microsoft Layoffs (Over 20,000 to be Cut) Allegedly Going to Start Shortly, Probably Start of Next Week, Microsoft Spreads Chaff and Noise Before the Big Axes Fall
we might be looking at about 50,000 people that Microsoft gets rid of this yearRoy Schestowitz
Nominate Your Fedora Heroes: Mentor and Contributor Recognition 2025 - Fedora Magazine
Invitation to nominate those individuals who’ve made a lasting impact on the Fedora Project, the ones who’ve guided, inspired, or stood out through their unwavering contributions.Sumantro Mukherjee (Fedora Project)
Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) Daily Build ISOs Are Now Available for Download - 9to5Linux
Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) daily build ISO images are now available for download for early adopters and application developers.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Node.js 24 Drops MSVC, Embraces ClangCL on Windows
Node.js 24 is here with V8 13.6 engine, npm 11, global URLPattern, and ClangCL support on Windows.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Sudo-rs make me a sandwich, hold the buffer overflows
: Ubuntu 25.10 fitted with Rust-written admin tool by default for memory safety's sakeThomas Claburn (The Register)
System Cleaner BleachBit Gets First ‘Major Update’ Since 2023
Open source system cleaning app BleachBit has put out its first major update in more than a year, adding improved cleaning capabilities, security fixes, and stability buffs. For the benefit of th...Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
MeshWalkie Combines ESP32, GNSS, and LoRa in UV-K6 Radio Enclosure MeshWalkie Combines ESP32, GNSS, and LoRa in UV-K6 Radio Enclosure
OpenEmbed is developing the MeshWalkie, a handheld wireless device built around the ESP32-S3, SX1262 LoRa module, and L76K GNSS, using the enclosure of a Quansheng UV-K6 radio.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Samsung Odyssey OLED G8 G81SF 4K UHD HDR Monitor
With modern Linux distributions beginning to see good support for HDR displays, if you have been looking to upgrade to a high dynamic range OLED monitor, one of the newest options that recently launched by Samsung is the Odyssey OLED G8 G81SF. I've been testing out the Samsung G81SF the past few weeks and it's been working out well paired with the likes of Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 42 to deliver a b…
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System76 Refreshes Serval WS Linux Laptop with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU - 9to5Linux
System76 unveiled a new version of their Serval WS Linux laptop with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU, up to 96GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 2K display.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
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RADV Vulkan Driver Lands BFloat16 Support In Mesa 25.2
Introduced at the end of March was Vulkan 1.4.311 with VK_KHR_shader_bfloat16 for allowing BFloat16 "BF16" operations within SPIR-V shaders with SPV_KHR_bfloat16. This BFloat16 support can be beneficial for Vulkan machine learning / AI workloads and other use cases moving forward. Now the Mesa Radeon Vulkan driver "RADV" is the newest wiring up support for VK_KHR_shader_bfloat16...
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RADV Vulkan Driver Lands BFloat16 Support In Mesa 25.2
Introduced at the end of March was Vulkan 1.4.311 with VK_KHR_shader_bfloat16 for allowing BFloat16 'BF16' operations within SPIR-V shaders with SPV_KHR_bfloat16www.phoronix.com
DeepComputing's DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard II For Framework Laptop Launches For $349
The past year we've been looking forward to a RISC-V motherboard option coming to the Framework Laptop 13 via Framework's partnership with DeepComputing. There was early access in late 2024 while this week DeepComputing has formally announced the DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC Mainboard II now available at $349 USD...
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openSUSE Removes Deepin Desktop Over Security Policy Violations
openSUSE removes Deepin Desktop after discovering a policy-violating workaround used to bypass required security reviews of sensitive system components.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Linux 6.16 Bringing A Fix For Old Intel Haswell Graphics
With the Linux 6.15-rc6 kernel release due out on Sunday, we're hitting the transition point where the focus on DRM kernel graphics drivers for Linux 6.16 is shifting from feature work to bug-fixing ahead of this next merge windowlxer.com
Intel NPU Linux Driver 1.17 Released
Out this morning is the Intel NPU Linux Driver 1.17 release as the newest version of their user-space Neural Processing Unit (NPU) driver code that interfaces with the IVPU accelerator kernel driver...
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Debian Looks To Better Address Ill-Maintained / Dormant Packages
Newly re-elected Debian Project Leader Andreas Tille posted today to the project's mailing list a few updates about different happenings in the Debian world ahead of the Debian 13 "Trixie" release due out in the coming months and also with DebConf 25 happening this July in Brest, France...
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Debian Looks To Better Address Ill-Maintained / Dormant Packages
Newly re-elected Debian Project Leader Andreas Tille posted today to the project's mailing list a few updates about different happenings in the Debian world ahead of the Debian 13 'Trixie' release due out in the coming months and also with DebConf 25…www.phoronix.com
It's Debian GNU/Linux, not Debian Linux.
If you were to remove something from the name, it would be Linux.
Most of the package archive runs on Debian GNU/Hurd as well. Without modifications.
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Compare that with porting a package to FreeBSD. GNU/kFreeBSD doesn't require anything either.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Benchmarks On Ubuntu Linux vs. AMD vs. Intel
June 2024 marked the launch of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite to much initial fanfare for finally some compelling ARM laptop designs.lxer.com
Mesa's Lavapipe Driver Wires Up More Features Used By VKD3D-Proton
Mesa developer Konstantin Seurer has been adding more features to the Lavapipe Vulkan driver for functionality needed by VKD3D-Proton for mapping Direct3D 12 APIs atop Vulkan...
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Intel Xe Driver With Linux 6.16 Brings Controls For PCIe Link Downgrading On Battlemage
In addition to the Intel LOBF feature and some other last minute Intel fixes going into the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) tree ahead of Linux 6.16, a final batch of material for the newer Xe kernel graphics driver was also sent out this week...
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GNOME Foundation's new executive director is Canadian, a techie, and a GNOME user
: Steven Deobald certainly talks the talkLiam Proven (The Register)
The final bookworm-based Raspberry Pi OS update arrives
: Last big release until trixie shows upRichard Speed (The Register)
System76 Unveils Serval WS With RTX 5070 Ti and 2K 240Hz Display
System76 unveils its new Serval WS Linux laptop with a 2K, 16:10, 240Hz display, powered by NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti and Intel Ultra 9.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Intel Link-Off Between Frames "LOBF" Submitted For Linux 6.16 Graphics Driver
A new Intel graphics/display driver feature being enabled for Linux 6.16 is LOBF: Link-Off Between Frames.lxer.com
Hyprland 0.49 Wayland Compositor Working On Permission Management & New Protocols
Hyprland 0.49 released on Thursday as the newest version of this unique Wayland compositor project...
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System76's Got Game With Its New Serval WS Laptop - FOSS Force
The new upgrade to System76's Serval WS reminds us of an old song by The Band because, "it's a gamer's dream if we ever did see one."Christine Hall (FOSS Force)
Intel Begins Posting Linux Patches For Wildcat Lake
While there have been many Linux kernel patches being worked on for months now for Intel's upcoming Panther Lake SoCs, only seeing the first Linux kernel patches today is their Wildcat Lake platform.lxer.com
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