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FerretDB 2.0 Open-Source Document Database Goes GA

Linux News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 22:20
FerretDB 2.0 open-source document database offers 20x faster performance, MongoDB compatibility, vector search, and more.
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ExpressVPN Finally Gives Linux Users Split Tunneling and a GUI

Linux News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 22:20
ExpressVPN now offers a Linux desktop app with a GUI and several new features. The ExpressVPN CLI experience, as well as the ability to import ExpressVPN's OpenVPN configuration in Network Manager, are still available to customers who do not want a GUI.
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AMD Radeon RX 9070 + RX 9070 XT Linux Performance

Linux News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 22:20
Last week AMD formally announced the Radeon RX 9070 series graphics cards that will begin shipping tomorrow at $549 for the Radeon RX 9070 and $599 for the RX 9070 XT. Today the review embargo is lifted so we can now share Linux performance benchmarks and more details on the open-source Linux driver support for these first AMD RDNA4 graphics cards.
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10 Best Free and Open Source Linux Terminal Multiplexers

Linux News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 22:20
Users that want to exploit the full power of the terminal may benefit from using a terminal multiplexer. We feature the best multiplexers.
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EFF's Rayhunter Is Here To Catch Eavesdroppers

Linux News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 22:20
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has launched a new open source tool to detect eavesdropping on cellular networks.
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Another laptop, another SSD revival, plus a dash of Linux

Linux News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 22:20
Remember my old Lenovo G50 laptop? Well, it's still around, still working reasonably well. As you may recall, it's got a fabulous eight-boot setup, and I've used it for dozens if not hundreds of distro tests. Currently, the machine runs Windows 10 (which I've not used on this box in three-four years), CentOS 7 and 8, Rocky Linux 8, Manjaro, MX Linux, Fedora, and Ubuntu 20.04.
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FFmpeg 7.1.1 Released with Few Hundred of Fixes & Improvements

Linux News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 22:20
FFmpeg, the popular free open-source multimedia library, released new 7.1.1 version few days ago. Here are the changelog and Ubuntu PPA for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, and Ubuntu 24.10.
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Xen 4.20 Hypervisor Brings AMD Zen 5 Support

Linux News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 22:20
Xen 4.20 open-source type-1 hypervisor brings Arm LLC coloring, AMD Zen 5 support, Intel EPT Paging-Write, and more.
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FreeDesktop.org GitLab Will Be Down For Up To One Week Due To Cloud Migration

Linux News - Thu, 03/06/2025 - 22:20
The FreeDesktop.org GitLab instance that is heavily relied upon for the development of the Mesa graphics drivers, Wayland, and many other Linux desktop projects will be down for up to one week later this month due to its cloud migration.
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Rust-Written Redox OS Expands Use Of Dynamic Linking

Linux News - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 22:20
The Redox OS open-source operating system written from scratch in the Rust programming language is continuing to enjoy nice progress in 2025 on its goals. The Redox OS project has published their February 2025 status update that highlights achievements made over the past month.
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Mozilla Firefox 136 Is Out with Vertical Tabs and Official ARM64 Linux Binaries

Linux News - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 22:20
Mozilla published today the final build of the Firefox 136 open-source web browser for all supported platforms ahead of the March 4th, 2025, official release date, so it’s time to take a look at the new features and changes.
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Embracing AI and Machine Learning Frameworks on Linux

Linux News - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 22:20
As a Linux security admin, you understand the critical role of robust, reliable, and secure systems in any computing environment. But as AI and Machine Learning expand their horizons into AI frameworks like TensorFlow and PyTorch, there's also added responsibility and opportunity.
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How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app

Linux News - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 22:20
No warning, no opt-out, and critic claims ... no consent. Research from a leading academic shows Android users have advertising cookies and other gizmos working to build profiles on them even before they open their first app.
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OpenRA update brings a revamped Map Editor, high-quality Dune 2000 assets, more Red Alert missions

Linux News - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 22:20
While EA have officially open sourced a bunch of classic Command & Conquer titles like Red Alert and Generals, the cross-platform OpenRA project continues advancing with a new release out now.
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Skype is Microsoft's Latest Casualty. Can Open Source Save it?

Linux News - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 22:20
Well, it's officially done; Microsoft has done away with Skype, marking May 5, 2025, as the day of its demise. They say that they have done this to streamline their consumer communications offerings so that they can “more easily adapt to customer needs”.
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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Linux GPU Compute Performance

Linux News - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 22:20
Ahead of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 graphics cards seeing retail availability tomorrow, today the review embargo expires on the GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition graphics cards. I[he]#039[/he]ve been testing out the GeForce RTX 5070 under Linux and today have a number of GPU compute benchmarks to share.
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Torizon and Texas Instruments Collaborate on Cybersecurity Compliance for Embedded Systems

Linux News - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 22:20
Torizon and Texas Instruments have announced a collaboration aimed at simplifying cybersecurity compliance and development for industrial and medical embedded systems. The partnership integrates Torizon’s software platform with TI’s Arm-based, Linux-capable processors, addressing increasing security requirements such as those outlined in the EU Cyber Resilience Act.
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Linux Mint Is Refreshing Looks and Warning You to Update

Linux News - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 22:20
The team behind Linux Mint has made several interesting announcements about the popular Linux distribution and what's going on behind the scenes. Aside from previewing a fresh coat of paint, they're also warning you to update Firefox.
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Free Software Foundation rides to defend AGPLv3 against Neo4j license add-ons

Linux News - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 22:20
FOSS bods file amicus brief in hope of preserving core GNU tenet of freedom forever. The Free Software Foundation (FSF) on Monday backed a lone developer's brave effort to overturn a pivotal court ruling that threatens to undermine the AGPLv3 – the foundation's GNU Affero General Public License, version 3.
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With Google Going Bye-Bye, Mozilla’s Evidently Found a New Money Stream… Selling Your Data

Linux News - Wed, 03/05/2025 - 22:20
Mozilla is evidently selling your data downriver while continuing to brag about how much it’s protecting your privacy.
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