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Oops! Yet another year that we forgot to write a SysAdmin Day article. Since we've been around for 15 years, that makes us 0 for 15.Christine Hall (FOSS Force)
Oops! Yet another year that we forgot to write a SysAdmin Day article. Since we've been around for 15 years, that makes us 0 for 15.Christine Hall (FOSS Force)
This past week Qualcomm sent out a set of 17 patches for the MSM DRM kernel graphics driver for enabling support for the Inter Frame Power Collapse (IFPC) feature with the X1-85 GPU found in the current Snapdragon X laptops.lxer.com
The Radxa AICore AX-M1 is an M.2 M Key AI acceleration module designed for edge computing systems that require high-throughput neural processing.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Given that non-UEFI BIOS systems are quite old at this point and Intel/AMD systems for the past number of years have all supported UEFI, another change proposal being considered this week by Fedora Linux is limiting the release-blocking status of var…lxer.com
MSI has introduced the MS-C926, an ultra-slim, fanless embedded box PC based on the Intel Alder Lake-N and Twin Lake platforms.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Assuming no objections are raised by Linus Torvalds, an early pull request has been submitted for the upcoming Linux 6.17 merge window to address an obscure kernel limitation that has been in place going back all the way to 1993 during the Linux v0.lxer.com
One of the nice Linux kernel accomplishments during the pandemic was getting the NTFS3 driver upstreamed for that modern NTFS file-system read/write driver developed by Paragon Softwarelxer.com
Linux 6.17 Looks To Address An Old & Obscure Kernel Limitation From 1993
Assuming no objections are raised by Linus Torvalds, an early pull request has been submitted for the upcoming Linux 6.17 merge window to address an obscure kernel limitation that has been in place going back all the way to 1993 during the Linux v0.99 kernel days...
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Assuming no objections are raised by Linus Torvalds, an early pull request has been submitted for the upcoming Linux 6.17 merge window to address an obscure kernel limitation that has been in place going back all the way to 1993 during the Linux v0.www.phoronix.com
Learn how to install NextCloud on Debian 13 using our latest guide or ask for our Linux Admins to install and set it up for you.Jeff Wilson (RoseHosting)
Plasma 6.3.6 has landed in Debian 13 just a day before the full freeze, giving users the most recent KDE desktop environment from the 6.3 series.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Happy SysAdmin Day! Here's to the Linux wizards who reboot reality, compile order from chaos, and always know where the logs are.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
With Linux 6.16 expected to be released on Sunday unless an extra week of testing is deemed necessary, the Linux 6.17 merge window will then kickoff the next daylxer.com
We are just a few weeks out from seeing the release of the FFmpeg 8.0 multimedia library with many new features and improvements for this widely-used open-source software.lxer.com
: The FreeBSD Laptop project continues – and plans to offer a very visible changeLiam Proven (The Register)
Tails 6.18, a privacy-focused Linux distro, adds WebTunnel bridges, making it easier to bypass censorship.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Another hit to the open-source Intel software ecosystem this year was the company formally archiving/discontinuing work on the PlaidML deep learning softwarelxer.com
The Register 'UK' is now controlled by the Directions on Microsoft guyRoy Schestowitz
Last week Friday the unfortunate news came down that Intel was discontinuing their Clear Linux project effective immediately.lxer.com
Longtime Linux developer Sasha Levin of NVIDIA (and formerly of Google and Microsoft) as well as being the Linux LTS kernel co-maintainer today proposed a Linux kernel AI coding assistant configuration and documentation/rules for contributing to the …lxer.com
: The latest version of systemd looks to be a big one, with substantial new functionality. More to love – right?Liam Proven (The Register)
Qualcomm Prepares IFPC Feature For Adreno X1-85 GPU With The Snapdragon X Laptops
This past week Qualcomm sent out a set of 17 patches for the MSM DRM kernel graphics driver for enabling support for the Inter Frame Power Collapse (IFPC) feature with the X1-85 GPU found in the current Snapdragon X laptops...
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Linux 6.17 Sound Code Prepares For Upcoming AMD Hardware
Linux sound subsystem maintainer Takashi Iwai of SUSE submitted already the sound code feature changes ready for Linux 6.17...
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FFmpeg 8.0 Preparing For Release In August With Many Great Features
We are just a few weeks out from seeing the release of the FFmpeg 8.0 multimedia library with many new features and improvements for this widely-used open-source software...
phoronix.com/news/FFmpeg-8.0-C…
Linux's Modern NTFS Driver Will Now Correctly Handle Symlinks Created On Windows
One of the nice Linux kernel accomplishments during the pandemic was getting the NTFS3 driver upstreamed for that modern NTFS file-system read/write driver developed by Paragon Software. In recent times that NTFS3 driver has been seeing occasional fixes and for the Linux 6.17 kernel -- and perhaps then back-ported to existing kernels -- are some notable fi…
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Linux 6.17 To Support Arm's BRBE
The ARM64 (AArch64) architecture updates have been submitted ahead of the imminent Linux 6.17 merge window...
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Intel oneDNN 3.9 Making More Preparations For Xe3, Nova Lake & Diamond Rapids
Released on Friday was a new version of the oneDNN deep neural network library maintained by Intel and the UXL Foundation. This library used by various deep learning applications continues preparing for upcoming Intel CPUs and GPUs...
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The Linux 6.16 kernel is expected to be released as stable this coming Sunday, 27 July, barring any last minute issues that cause Linus Torvalds to have reservations over issuing v6.16 stable and to instead do a v6.16-rc8 test releaselxer.com
KDE Plasma 6.5 Adds Notifications For Low Printer Ink Levels
One week ago in the KDE Plasma land it was talking about rounded bottom corners for windows by default while this week in the KDE Plasma space is another long overdue feature: notifications for Plasma around low printer ink cartridge levels. The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.5 will finally feature built-in notifications on printer ink levels running low...
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Ever wondered which countries love Arch Linux the most or what desktop environment, browser, or shell its users prefer? Here are the answers.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
LILYGO has announced four new ESP32-S3-based development boards targeting a diverse range of embedded and IoT applications.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Linux 6.17 Will Be Exciting With Intel "Project Battlematrix" GPU Driver Changes & More
With Linux 6.16 expected to be released on Sunday unless an extra week of testing is deemed necessary, the Linux 6.17 merge window will then kickoff the next day. Based on monitoring the various subsystem "-next" trees and other mailing list activity, here is a look at many of the changes expected for Linux 6.17 barring last minute issues or other obje…
phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.17-E…
Discover the upcoming release of Debian 13 Trixie, set for August 9, 2025, featuring expanded architecture support and significant improvements in open-source computing.Lucas Rees (LinuxConfig)
Ayn is a Chinese brand of handheld gaming devices that have included Arm-based devices shipping Android as well as AMD Ryzen powered handhelds with Windows 11 or even the option of installing Ubuntulxer.com
Zephyr RTOS 4.2 introduces major updates in hardware support, networking, tooling, and power monitoring.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Linux Kernel Proposal Documents Rules For Using AI Coding Assistants
Longtime Linux developer Sasha Levin of NVIDIA (and formerly of Google and Microsoft) as well as being the Linux LTS kernel co-maintainer today proposed a Linux kernel AI coding assistant configuration and documentation/rules for contributing to the Linux kernel with patches that are (co)authored by AI coding utilities...
phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel…
Longtime Linux developer Sasha Levin of NVIDIA (and formerly of Google and Microsoft) as well as being the Linux LTS kernel co-maintainer today proposed a Linux kernel AI coding assistant configuration and documentation/rules for contributing to the …www.phoronix.com
Linux Will Finally Be Able To Reboot Apple M1/M2 Macs With The v6.17 Kernel
While there have been various elements of the Apple M1 and M2 SoC support in the mainline Linux kernel along with support for various Macs, different features have been missing from the upstream kernel such as the Apple GPU kernel graphics driver as one big example. On a more fundamental level, the upcoming Linux 6.17 kernel is going to cross off another low-level expe…
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While there have been various elements of the Apple M1 and M2 SoC support in the mainline Linux kernel along with support for various Macs, different features have been missing from the upstream kernel such as the Apple GPU kernel graphics driver as …www.phoronix.com
Intel Quietly Sunset Its PlaidML Open-Source Deep Learning Software
Another hit to the open-source Intel software ecosystem this year was the company formally archiving/discontinuing work on the PlaidML deep learning software. PlaidML was the deep learning framework that Intel acquired back in 2018 as part of their acquisition of Vertex.AI. PlaidML had a goal of "deep learning for every platform" but unfortunately those ambitions didn't mate…
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