Coredump Socket Support Merged For Linux 6.16
As an alternative to Coredumps dumping to a file or a pipe connected to a user-mode helper process, Linux 6.16 is introducing the ability to send Coredumps over an AF_UNIX socket...
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Intel IPU7 Firmware Binaries Upstreamed For Lunar Lake Webcameras
Overnight Intel upstreamed their IPU7 firmware binaries into the linux-firmware.git repository where Linux distributions will then be able to pick them up for easy consumption. IPU7 is for their latest Image Processing Unit for some web cameras on their latest-generation Lunar Lake platform...
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F2FS Improvements Merged For Linux 6.16
Following the exciting EXT4 performance work, XFS atomic writes, and other exciting file-system pull requests submitted for the ongoing Linux 6.16 merge window, the Flash-Friendly File-System (F2FS) changes have been submitted and merged for this next kernel version...
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NVIDIA Releases Linux Display Driver v575
NVIDIA releases Linux Display Driver 575.57 with improved stability for OpenGL, Vulkan, and PRIME setups.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Terasic Atum A3 Nano Integrates Altera Agilex 3 FPGA
Terasic has introduced the Atum A3 Nano on Crowd Supply, offering a compact FPGA development board based on Altera’s Agilex 3 series.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
NVIDIA 575.57.08 Linux Stable Driver Released With Smooth Motion & Other Updates
NVIDIA just released their v575.57.08 driver as the first stable Linux driver in their R575 release branch.lxer.com
OBS Studio 31.1 Bringing Multitrack Video Support To Linux
OBS Studio 31.1 Beta 1 is out today as the newest version of this popular cross-platform and open-source solution for gaming live streaming, desktop screencasting, and similar screencasting/live-streaming uses...
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Tails 6.16 Arrives with Updated Tor Browser
Tails 6.16 privacy-focused Linux distro is out now with Tor Browser 14.5.3 and kernel 6.1.140.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
DNF5 Commands Examples For Managing Packages In Linux
Explore essential DNF5 commands with real examples. Learn how to install, update, remove, and manage packages using the DNF5 package manager.sk (OSTechNix)
Linux 6.16 Adds Support For Graceful Host Removal For eMMC & SD Cards
The MMC subsystem feature changes have been merged for the Linux 6.16 kernel. Interestingly and surprisingly, it's not until now that the Linux kernel has properly supported the graceful host removal for eMMC and SD cards...
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AlmaLinux 10: RHEL’s Twin, With Twists - FOSS Force
While most of the RHEL clones are happy to be line-by-line copies of Red Hat's pride and joy, AlmaLinux 10 strives to be a little bit more.Christine Hall (FOSS Force)
NVIDIA 575.57.08 Linux Stable Driver Released With Smooth Motion & Other Updates
NVIDIA just released their v575.57.08 driver as the first stable Linux driver in their R575 release branch...
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Linux 6.16 Networking Brings Some Big Performance Improvements & OpenVPN Driver
There is a lot of exciting networking changes to find with the in-development Linux 6.16 kernel both for wired and wireless devices as well as some exciting core networking improvements/optimizations...
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openSUSE’s Agama 15 Installer Arrives with Usability Upgrades
openSUSE's new Agama installer v15 lands with major usability improvements, revamped Wi-Fi setup, and more.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
AMD EPYC 4585PX & EPYC 4565P With DDR5-4800 vs. DDR5-5600 Performance
One of the many advantages with the newly announced EPYC 4005 series for entry-level servers is support for DDR5-5600 ECC memory compared to the current Xeon 6300 series being limited to DDR5-4800 memory. With the launch-day EPYC 4005 "Grado" benchmarks earlier this month of the AMD EPYC 4585PX and EPYC 4565P I was running with DDR5-5600 ECC memory modules. But fo…
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AVX-512 Performance + Power Efficiency Shines With AMD Strix Halo
Several weeks into testing the AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 395 flagship 'Strix Halo' SoC within the HP ZBook Ultra G1a, I continue to be very impressed with its performance capabilities for a wide range of workloads.lxer.com
KDE Plasma 6.4 Beta 2 Brings XWayland Fixes
The second beta release of KDE's Plasma 6.4 desktop is now available for testing ahead of the official release in June...
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Linux 6.16 Crypto Brings Faster AES-XTS On AVX-512 CPUs, Intel QAT Gen6 Support
The cryptography subsystem updates have been merged for the start of the Linux 6.16 cycle. Notable with the crypto updates this round are more performance optimizations for Intel and AMD CPUs with AVX-512 and also enabling next-generation Intel QAT accelerators...
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Out-Of-Date OpenH264 On Fedora Is Frustrating Users With A High Severity CVE
While OpenH264 support coming to Fedora was widely celebrated as part of offering a better codec experience on Fedora Linux, an increasing number of Fedora users have grown frustrated with the OpenH264 packaging in that it's been out-of-date for several months with a high severity security vulnerability...
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Out-Of-Date OpenH264 On Fedora Is Frustrating Users With A High Severity CVE
While OpenH264 support coming to Fedora was widely celebrated as part of offering a better codec experience on Fedora Linux, an increasing number of Fedora users have grown frustrated with the OpenH264 packaging in that it's been out-of-date for seve…www.phoronix.com
Three ways to run Windows apps on a Linux box
hands on: Easy, medium, and the sledgehammer approach – or any combination you fancyLiam Proven (The Register)
EROFS Lands Support For Tapping Intel QAT Accelerators
There is a lot of exciting file-system changes landing for the Linux 6.16 kernel... EXT4 brings a "really stupendous performance" change, Btrfs also brings some performance improvements, XFS landed atomic writes, and Bcachefs continues stabilizing. For the EROFS read-only file-system its changes have been merged and includes support for Intel QAT acceleration...
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Canonical To Release Monthly Ubuntu Snapshots For Testing & Building Out Automation
Canonical is sticking to Ubuntu Linux releases every six months and a Long Term Support (LTS) release every two years, but a new change to their development process is that they are now working to release monthly Ubuntu snapshots of their testing stream...
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Canonical To Release Monthly Ubuntu Snapshots For Testing & Building Out Automation
Canonical is sticking to Ubuntu Linux releases every six months and a Long Term Support (LTS) release every two years, but a new change to their development process is that they are now working to release monthly Ubuntu snapshots of their testing str…www.phoronix.com
TUXEDO Unveils First Mini LED Linux Laptop with Next-Gen PCIe 5.0
TUXEDO Stellaris 16 - Gen7: High-end Linux gaming laptop with RTX 5090, Intel Ultra 9 CPU & HDR mini LED display. Now available for pre-order.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
More Intel Battlemage Graphics PCI IDs Added To Mesa OpenGL/Vulkan Drivers
Intel engineers have added yet more PCI graphics device IDs for Battlemage to their open-source driver code within Mesa for Iris OpenGL and ANV Vulkan driver support...
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Intel Hardware Support Expanded In EDAC Drivers For Linux 6.16
With the Error Detection And Correction (EDAC) subsystem updates sent out this week for the Linux 6.16 kernel there is support for a number of newer Intel hardware platforms...
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VirtualBox 7.2 Beta Brings Windows 11 Arm Support, Source Code On GitHub
Oracle engineers have released the first public beta of the upcoming VirtualBox 7.2 virtualization software release for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Solaris systems.lxer.com
DuckDB flips lakehouse model with bring-your-own compute and metadata RDBMS
: Open source in-process OLAP system launches rival to Iceberg and Delta Lake table format, and moreLindsay Clark (The Register)
Klinge FPGA Computer Targets Secure, Headless Linux Deployments
Klinge is a compact FPGA-based headless computer designed by Lone Dynamics Corporation. It targets secure networking and long-term Linux applications, and can be used as a blade server in modular enclosures or standalone setups.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 Linux Laptop Unveiled with 128 GB RAM, HDR Display - 9to5Linux
TUXEDO Computers unveils the TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 Linux laptop with an HDR mini LED display, up to 128 GB RAM, and PCIe 5.0 SSD storage.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Arrival of Linux 6.15 hails end of 486-class CPUs
: Latest kernel includes 14,612 changesets, Penguinistas been busyLiam Proven (The Register)
Mesa's Rusticl Lands Support For Shared Virtual Memory & Intel Subgroups
Rusticl as Mesa's Rust-based OpenCL driver implementation for Gallium3D drivers is ending the month of May on a high note... Merged this week was support for the Intel Subgroups OpenCL extension (cl_intel_subgroups) and before getting to that on my TODO list, an even bigger item was merged: Shared Virtual Memory (SVM) support...
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How to use Authselect to configure PAM in Fedora Linux - Fedora Magazine
In this article, you will learn how to configure PAM using Authselect. Authselect is a utility tool that manages PAM configurations using profiles. Starting with Fedora 36, Authselect became a hard requirement for configuring PAM.Mario Atairu (Fedora Project)
Linux Format Magazine Ends with Issue 329
After 25 years, 329 issues, and thousands of pages, Linux Format, a leading UK magazine dedicated to Linux and open-source software, ends its journey.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
MYIR Launches Sub-$100 i.MX 91 Board for Embedded and Industrial Use MYIR Launches Sub-$100 i.MX 91 Board for Embedded and Industrial Use
MYIR has introduced the MYC-LMX91, a compact SoM powered by NXP’s energy-efficient i.MX 91 processor. Designed for smart devices, the module targets applications such as industrial gateways, EV chargers, smart home systems, medical platforms, and bui…Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
Archinstall 3.0.7 Arch Linux Menu-Based Installer Adds Support for Btrfs Snapshots - 9to5Linux
Archinstall 3.0.7 Arch Linux menu-based installer is now available for download with support for Btrfs snapshot and other changes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
VirtualBox 7.2 Beta Brings Windows 11 Arm Support, Source Code On GitHub
Oracle engineers have released the first public beta of the upcoming VirtualBox 7.2 virtualization software release for Windows, Linux, macOS, and Solaris systems...
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Linux 6.16 GPU Driver Changes Land: NVIDIA Blackwell, Asahi UAPI, Intel Xe Fan Speeds
The hearty set of Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) kernel graphics/display driver changes were merged today for the in-development Linux 6.16 kernel. Most notable is preliminary NVIDIA Blackwell and Hopper GPU support atop the mainline kernel with an open-source driver but there are also big ticket items added for the AMD Radeon/Instinct and Intel graphi…
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Git 2.50-rc0 Brings New Improvements
The initial release candidate of Git 2.50 is now available for this widely-used, distributed version control system...
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