New Patch Series Allows OverlayFS To Work With Casefolding
Bcachefs lead developer Kent Overstreet posted ap atch series today enabling use of the OverlayFS file-system in cojunction with an underlying file-system supporting case-folding for case insensitive files/folders/..
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Boardcon Idea3576 SBC Showcases RK3576 SoC with CAN Bus and Dual Gigabit Ethernet Boardcon Idea3576 SBC Showcases RK3576 SoC with CAN Bus and Dual Gigabit Ethernet
Boardcon has recently introduced the Idea3576, a compact single-board computer built around the Rockchip RK3576. Key features include CAN, RS485, 4G connectivity, and support for Debian 12.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Debian's APT 3.1 Released With Why/Why-Not Commands, New Solver Default On Ubuntu
Following the release earlier this year of the big APT 3.0 package manager tool release, APT 3.1 was tagged today as another step forward to this key tool on Debian-based Linux distributions...
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FUSE To Enjoy A Performance Improvement With Linux 6.16
Queued up via the FUSE 'for-next' Git branch ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.16 merge window is a change to increase the read directory buffer size to in turn enhance the performance.lxer.com
Solution for raw.githubusercontent.com PORT 443: Connection refused
Fixing the annoying error "Failed to connect to raw.githubusercontent.com port 443: Connection refused" during the download process from GitHub.Linux TLDR
Intel Adds OpenMP Multi-Threading To Its Speedy x86-simd-sort Library
Intel's x86-simd-sort open-source project is a C++ template library for high performance sorting routines that can leverage AVX2 and AVX-512 for crazy fast sorting. The x86-simd-sort code in turn is used by Numpy, more recently adopted by PyTorch too, and has shown off the great performance potential of AVX-512 for very fast sorting algorithms. Out today is x86-simd-sort …
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Samsung Back To Working On Upstreaming Tesla FSD SoC Support In The Linux Kernel
In early 2022 Samsung engineers began working on upstreaming support for the Tesla Full Self-Driving "FSD" SoC to the mainline Linux kernel. Those early patches were mainlined in Linux 5.18 and later in 2022 turned to working on the PCIe support for the Tesla FSD SoC with the mainline kernel, but then work seemingly ceased on this upstreaming effort. Mo…
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Samsung Back To Working On Upstreaming Tesla FSD SoC Support In The Linux Kernel
In early 2022 Samsung engineers began working on upstreaming support for the Tesla Full Self-Driving 'FSD' SoC to the mainline Linux kernelwww.phoronix.com
Open-Source NVIDIA Blackwell + Hopper Support Slated For Linux 6.16
Coming somewhat as a surprise is the Nouveau driver patches for enabling NVIDIA Blackwell and Hopper GPUs has now been queued to DRM-Next ahead of the Linux 6.16 merge windowlxer.com
Avaota Previews C1 SBC in Raspberry Pi A Form Factor with Allwinner H618 Avaota Previews C1 SBC in Raspberry Pi A Form Factor with Allwinner H618
Avaota has recently shared details about the C1, a compact single-board computer in the Raspberry Pi A form factor.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
GIMP 3.0.4 Is Out Focused on Fixes
GIMP 3.0.4 is out, bringing bug fixes, UI polish, and performance improvements—especially for font handling and non-destructive filters.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Microsoft Makes "Edit" Command Line Editor Open-Source, WSL Going Open-Source Too
Microsoft kicked off its Build 2025 developer conference today with some open-source announcements...
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Microsofters Issuing Threats to Microsoft Critics Who Blog About Microsoft
So far we see that theirRoy Schestowitz
Intel Gaudi 3 PCIe Accelerator Cards Now Available - Still Waiting On Upstream Linux Driver
In addition to announcing the Arc Pro B-Series workstation graphics cards and "Project Battlematrix" Linux software improvements, Intel also used Computex 2025 for announcing that Gaudi 3 accelerators are now available in PCIe card form factors and rack scale systems...
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Intel Gaudi 3 PCIe Accelerator Cards Now Available - Still Waiting On Upstream Linux Driver
In addition to announcing the Arc Pro B-Series workstation graphics cards and 'Project Battlematrix' Linux software improvements, Intel also used Computex 2025 for announcing that Gaudi 3 accelerators are now available in PCIe card form factors and r…www.phoronix.com
Intel Announces Arc Pro B-Series, "Project Battlematrix" Linux Software Improvements
Intel is using Computex 2025 to showcase their new Arc Pro B-Series graphics cards that will be available in Q3 for professional use-cases as well as focusing on AI inference workstations and edge computing workloads. Plus they are noting some significant improvements coming to their Linux software stack.
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Open-Source NVIDIA Blackwell + Hopper Support Slated For Linux 6.16
Coming somewhat as a surprise is the Nouveau driver patches for enabling NVIDIA Blackwell and Hopper GPUs has now been queued to DRM-Next ahead of the Linux 6.16 merge window. So barring any surprises, this next version of the Linux kernel will feature preliminary open-source mainline kernel driver support for these newer NVIDIA GPUs...
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Device Memory TCP TX Support Queued Ahead Of Linux 6.16
Google engineers the past few years have been working on Device Memory TCP for the Linux kernel to allow zero-copy receive of TCP payloads to DMA-BUF regions such as device memory attached directly to a GPU or AI accelerator or other device memory accessible with DMA-BUF. For Linux 6.12 that initial Device Memory TCP receive support was merged while slated for the upcoming Linu…
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Device Memory TCP TX Support Queued Ahead Of Linux 6.16
Google engineers the past few years have been working on Device Memory TCP for the Linux kernel to allow zero-copy receive of TCP payloads to DMA-BUF regions such as device memory attached directly to a GPU or AI accelerator or other device memory ac…www.phoronix.com
PowerVR Rogue BXS-4-64 GPU Firmware Uploaded To linux-firmware.git
For going along with kernel DRM driver changes expected for the Linux 6.16 kernel, the Imagination PowerVR BXS-4-64 GPU firmware has now been upstreamed to linux-firmware.git for readying that open-source driver support for this PowerVR Rogue GPU...
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FUSE To Enjoy A Performance Improvement With Linux 6.16
Queued up via the FUSE "for-next" Git branch ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.16 merge window is a change to increase the read directory buffer size to in turn enhance the performance...
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FUSE To Enjoy A Performance Improvement With Linux 6.16
Queued up via the FUSE 'for-next' Git branch ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.16 merge window is a change to increase the read directory buffer size to in turn enhance the performance.www.phoronix.com
STARPro64 Brings 32GB LPDDR5 and 20 TOPS NPU to RISC-V SBC Platform STARPro64 Brings 32GB LPDDR5 and 20 TOPS NPU to RISC-V SBC Platform
The STARPro64 is one of the latest RISC-V single-board computers from PINE64, based on the ESWIN EIC7700X system-on-chip. Now in stock, the board offers key features such as dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, PCIe Gen3.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 20 (May 12 – 18, 2025)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Debian 12.11, Nobara 42, GIMP 3.0.4, Archinstall 3.0.5, Inkscape 1.4.2, Debian 13 enters hard freeze, Rust celebrates 10 years, how to keep containers up-to-date with WUD, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
GIMP 3.0.4 Open-Source Image Editor Is Now Available for Download with Bug Fixes - 9to5Linux
GIMP 3.0.4 open-source image editor is now available for download with various fixes for bugs, crashes, regressions, and other issues.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
GIMP 3.0.4 Brings More Bug Fixes
GIMP 3.0.4 released today with more bug fixes to this popular image editor as a free software alternative to the likes of Adobe Photoshop...
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Debian Trixie Enters Hard Freeze, Edging Closer to Release
Debian Trixie’s hard freeze phase begins, dropping mips64el and adding riscv64 to the release architecture list as the final release nears.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
SUSE Is Giving YaST the Dodo Bird Treatment - FOSS Force
A quarter-century ago when SUSE was the cream of the crop, most Linux distros were envious of the YaST configuration tool.Christine Hall (FOSS Force)
Linux 6.15-rc7 Released With AMD Zen 6 CPU Identification, New Intel & ARM Mitigations
Linus Torvalds released today the seventh weekly release candidate to Linux 6.15 with the stable kernel potentially debuting next Sunday...
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How to Keep Containers Up-to-Date with What’s Up Docker (WUD)
Learn how to automate Docker container updates using What’s Up Docker (WUD) to get notified and keep your images fresh.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Google Caves on Nextcloud App Permissions - FOSS Force
After Google removed needed permissions from the Nextcloud app, it refused to return them for months, until the press got involved.Christine Hall (FOSS Force)
Linux 6.16 To Support The Realtek RTL8127A 10GbE Ethernet Controller
On the networking front with the upcoming Linux 6.16 merge window is supporting the new Realtek RTL8127A 10GbE Ethernet Controller...
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ByoWave Proteus Controller Support Coming To Linux
The ByoWave Proteus Controller Kit is a modular gaming controller that allows snapping together different combinations of input toggles and to reposition the triggers and buttons depending upon your preferences. Support for the ByoWave Proteus Controllers is already supported by Valve's SteamOS while now the controllers will soon be supported by the mainline Linux kernel...
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Ubuntu 25.04 Delivers Decisive Lead Over Fedora 42 For Ampere Altra Performance
With the recently-launched Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 42 Linux distributions I've been seeing very healthy competition on Intel and AMD x86_64 hardware between these two leading Linux operating systems.lxer.com
Debian 13 "Trixie" Now In Hard Freeze: MIPS64EL Demoted, RISC-V 64-bit Promoted
Debian 13.0 is now one step closer to release with Debian developers having moved Debian "Trixie" into a hard freeze state ahead of the official release this summer...
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Debian 13 "Trixie" Now In Hard Freeze: MIPS64EL Demoted, RISC-V 64-bit Promoted
Debian 13.0 is now one step closer to release with Debian developers having moved Debian 'Trixie' into a hard freeze state ahead of the official release this summer.www.phoronix.com
Linux 6.14.7 & Other Stable Kernel Releases Bring ARM64 Security Fix
Linux 6.14.7 and other new point releases for stable and maintained Linux kernel series were released today. Among the fixes incorporated were a notable ARM64 security fix...
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Kiwi DVK Pairs SFP and 2.5GbE with PoE and Modular Expansion for Embedded Development Kiwi DVK Pairs SFP and 2.5GbE with PoE and Modular Expansion for Embedded Development
The Kiwi DVK is a compact development kit designed for high performance networking and flexible I O expansion. It supports a range of interfaces and slots for prototyping advanced connectivity and power configurations in embedded systems.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Ubuntu 25.04 Delivers Decisive Lead Over Fedora 42 For Ampere Altra Performance
With the recently-launched Ubuntu 25.04 and Fedora 42 Linux distributions I've been seeing very healthy competition on Intel and AMD x86_64 hardware between these two leading Linux operating systems. But, surprisingly, after evaluating the AArch64 performance I was surprised to find Ubuntu 25.04 delivering a decisive advantage over Fedora 42 when testing on…
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NVIDIA Upstreams Newer GSP Firmware For Open-Source Nouveau Driver
NVIDIA has supplied updated GPU System Processor (GSP) firmware derived from their R570 driver series to the upstream linux-firmware.git repository.lxer.com
Wine 10.8 Improves TIFF Support and Shared Memory Handling
Wine 10.8 is out now, bringing shared memory for user handles, improved TIFF support, and 18 bug fixes, including issues with Final Fantasy XI and git clone.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
FreeBSD 14.3 Beta 3 Brings KDE Plasma 6 Packages To The DVD ISOs
FreeBSD 14.3 Beta 3 is ready for testing as the newest test release on the road to the FreeBSD 14.3 point release due out in June.lxer.com
Celluloid 0.29 Video Player Fixes Nvidia Flickering and UI Glitches
Celluloid 0.29 open-source video player is out, fixing black screen issues on Nvidia GPUs and improving playlist controls, preferences saving, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Debian 12.11 Pulls In Dozens Of Fixes
While Debian 13 is coming soon, for the moment the Debian 12 series remains the latest stable series for this widely-used Linux distributionlxer.com
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