In collaboration with Inria, at look at the progress made over the past year on the CoccinelleForRust project.Collabora | Open Source Consulting
The NOVA-Core driver as the basis for a modern, Rust-written open-source NVIDIA GPU driver for the upstream Linux kernel and eventual successor to the reverse-engineered Nouveau DRM driver has a new co-maintainer.lxer.com
Learn how to install Grafana using Docker to easily monitor system metrics with real-time dashboards and support for multiple data sources.Anees Asghar (Make Tech Easier)
Opinion: True digital sovereignty begins at the desktopSteven J. Vaughan-Nichols (The Register)
Following this week's release of Firefox 140, Firefox 141 was promoted to beta.lxer.com
Linux 6.16 Extends Cleaner Shader Support To More AMD CDNA/GFX9 GPUs
The past number of months has seen work by AMD Linux driver engineers in enabling cleaner shader functionality for various generations of GPUs to help ensure user/application isolation. Being merged overnight as part of the AMDGPU "fixes" for Linux 6.16 is cleaner shader support for more AMD GFX9 / CDNA hardware, notably to benefit various Instinct accelerators with t…
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This guide walks you through tuning PCP’s pmlogger service to better fit your needs—whether you're debugging performance issues or running on constrained hardware.Suraj Rajendra Patil (Fedora Project)
RADV Ray-Tracing Lands Pointer Flags Support For RDNA3 & Newer
The RADV Vulkan driver's ray-tracing performance has improved a lot over time such as shown within yesterday's RADV vs. AMDVLK performance comparison on Strix Point. Coincidentally, merged today is yet another ray-tracing optimization to benefit RDNA3 (GFX11) and newer AMD graphics processors...
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LACT 0.8 GPU Configuration & Monitoring Tool Introduces More Features
While a number of Linux desktop users have expressed disappointment over Intel and AMD not providing any GUI for their GPU driver settings and similar functionality like they do under Windows, there are a number of third-party open-source GUI programs for managing graphics driver settings. One of the most capable solutions is LACT for GPU configuration and monitoring. Out today…
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While a number of Linux desktop users have expressed disappointment over Intel and AMD not providing any GUI for their GPU driver settings and similar functionality like they do under Windows, there are a number of third-party open-source GUI program…www.phoronix.com
In addition to releasing Oracle Linux 10 today, Oracle also released the second beta of the upcoming VirtualBox 7.2 cross-platform virtualization software.lxer.com
KDE Devs Add Wayland Session Management To Qt 6.10, Inertial Scrolling For Qt Quick Apps
KDE developers this week have been busy with a mix of polishing the recent Plasma 6.4 release as well as taking on more feature development work for Plasma 6.5 coming later in the year...
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FriendlyElec has released the NanoPi R3S LTS, an updated version of its compact single-board network platform based on the Rockchip RK3566. This revision introduces key hardware changes, including HDMI 2.0 video output, a repositioned USB 3.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
PipeWire 1.4.6 open-source server for handling audio/video streams and hardware on Linux is now available for download with various fixes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
An unexpected announcement this Friday evening is an introduction to Tyr, a new Linux kernel DRM graphics driver written in the Rust programming languagelxer.com
GStreamer 1.26.3 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with various improvements and bug fixes, as well as other changes. Here’s what’s new!Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Oracle Linux 10 is now GA with UEK 8.1, post-quantum crypto, zero-downtime patching, and enhanced dev tools.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
"Tyr" Announced As New Rust-Written Linux Kernel Graphics Driver
An unexpected announcement this Friday evening is an introduction to Tyr, a new Linux kernel DRM graphics driver written in the Rust programming language. As is sadly becoming more common among Linux GPU kernel drivers is the increasing obscure driver names. Tyr?!?..
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Last month saw the release of Rust 1.87 that celebrated ten years of the Rust programming language while out today is Rust 1.88 that continues iterating the language with new features.lxer.com
The SoM-SD520 is a compact SoM based on the MediaTek Genio 520 processor. It targets applications in smart homes, edge AI computing, interactive retail systems, and industrial IoT, offering a balance of performance, connectivity, and multimedia suppo…Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Wine 10.11 Makes More Preparations For NTSYNC Support
Wine 10.11 is out for testing today as the newest bi-weekly development release of this software for running Microsoft Windows games and applications on Linux and other platforms...
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What is the 408 Error Request Timeout and how can you fix it? Find out using our latest post or have our Linux admins fix it for you.Jeff Wilson (RoseHosting)
: Apple's advanced next-generation Lisp is still being maintained as FOSSLiam Proven (The Register)
Freedom of choice in Linux? The XLibre Xserver case suggests it's not as simple as it sounds, raising questions about openness and control.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
The June 2025 release of DietPi v9.14 adds support for new Orange Pi boards, introduces the GZDoom game engine, and brings system improvements, bug fixes, and driver refinements for better SBC compatibility.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
The upcoming Blender 5.0 3D modeling software application is introducing High Dynamic Range (HDR) display support on Linux when making use of Wayland -- no X11 support for HDR -- and Vulkan graphics accelerator.lxer.com
RADV vs. AMDVLK Driver Performance For Strix Halo Radeon 8060S Graphics
The latest in our ongoing testing of AMD Strix Halo performance using the HP ZBook Ultra G1a is analyzing the Vulkan API performance between Mesa's RADV driver and the AMDVLK official open-source AMD Vulkan driver for Linux systems. More than one hundred benchmarks were run looking at the performance from Steam Play games to Vulkan compute workloads.
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Deepin 25 launches as an immutable Linux system, featuring a revamped desktop, AI assistant, and universal app packaging with cross-distro compatibility.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Ubuntu Concept 25.04 ISOs Published For Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Laptops
Similar to the Ubuntu 24.10 concept ISOs for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops, Canonical has begun publishing new "concept" images of Ubuntu 25.04 ISOs optimized for use on the growing number of Qualcomm Snpadragon X Elite laptops. This week marks the release of the new ISOs for enhancing Ubuntu Linux on various ARM laptops...
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Similar to the Ubuntu 24.10 concept ISOs for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops, Canonical has begun publishing new 'concept' images of Ubuntu 25.04 ISOs optimized for use on the growing number of Qualcomm Snpadragon X Elite laptopswww.phoronix.com
Canonical Makes Multipass VM Manager Fully Open-Source
Canonical's Multipass lightweight VM manager for not only Linux systems but also Windows and macOS is now considered fully open-source. Multipass started out as a means of running an Ubuntu environment with ease from a single command on major operating systems. With today's Multipass 1.16 release candidate, it's now fully open-source...
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Modicia O.S. blends powerful multimedia tools, unique features, and a polished user experience for Linux users and creative professionals.Larry Cafiero (FOSS Force)
Overtime defenses for Spectre-based attacks have taken their toll.Dan Goodin (Ars Technica)
NVIDIA Blackwell Support Coming Together For NVK Vulkan In Mesa
Merged for the current Linux 6.16 cycle was initial NVIDIA Blackwell GPU support with the Nouveau open-source driver. NVIDIA Blackwell GPU support was tacked onto the existing Nouveau kernel driver rather than having to wait for the new "NOVA" driver and like prior generations continuing to leverage the GSP firmware. For going along with that Nouveau support, the Mesa NVK Vul…
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Bcachefs Changes End Up Being Merged Into Linux 6.16, For 6.17: "We'll Be Parting Ways"
Last week was a Bcachefs pull request consisting of fixes and a new "journal_rewind" feature to aide as a disaster recovery tool for the file-system. But with that code being submitted as part of the ongoing Linux 6.16 release candidates, it drew criticism from Linus Torvalds and other kernel developers. However, one week later and that discussion …
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Last week was a Bcachefs pull request consisting of fixes and a new 'journal_rewind' feature to aide as a disaster recovery tool for the file-systemwww.phoronix.com
AMD Platinum Sponsor Of Debian's DebConf25 - Promoting ROCm
The Debian project announced on Thursday that AMD has got on-board for being a platinum sponsor of their upcoming DebConf25 developer conference happening in July in Brest, France...
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Tails 6.17 privacy-focused Linux distro is out now with a new "Show Password" feature, alongside critical Tor Browser and uBlock Origin updates.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Radxa has introduced the NX150, a compact System-on-Module featuring the Intel N150 processor and a matching carrier board. Designed in the Jetson Xavier NX form factor, it offers an x86 alternative for edge computing, media, and AI applications.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Comment: Czech researcher lays out a business case for reducing reliance on RedmondLiam Proven (The Register)
Wiki.js is free and open-source wiki software based on Node.js, Git, and Markdown. In this article, well show you how to install Wiki.js on a Debian ...Arvid L (Howtoforge)
No clipboard history on Ubuntu 24.04? Learn how to easily enable it with GPaste and make it work the way you need, with this step-by-step tutorial.Djalel Oukid (Linux-Tech&More)