In this article, you will learn the difference between the logname and whoami commands, the usage of the logname command, and how to use it in shell scripts.

An open-source, independently developed Linux kernel module called GreenBoost aims to augment the dedicated video memory on NVIDIA discrete GPUs with system memory and NVMe storage. The intent here with GreenBoost is a CUDA caching layer to more easily run larger AI models for LLMs that otherwise won't fit solely in your graphics card's dedicated vRAM...

The GIMP project released GIMP 3.2 today as a major update of this open-source, free, and cross-platform image editing software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Discover a step-by-step guide to enable automatic login on Ubuntu and other distros with gdm3, LightDM, and SDDM dispay managers.

Just under one year since the long-awaited GIMP 3.0 release, GIMP 3.2 is out today as the first feature release building off the GIMP 3.0 foundation...

OpenRazer 3.12 was just released today as the newest update to these independently-maintained, open-source drivers for Razer devices on Linux. Paired with the likes of the Polychromatic GUI, OpenRazer allows for a pleasant experience for the Razer gaming peripherals under Linux...

The Debian Project announced today the general availability of Debian 13.4 as the fourth update to the latest Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” operating system series.

Debian 13 "Trixie" receives its fourth refresh (13.4), featuring 111 bug fixes and 67 security updates. Here's more on that.

This week I tried out the current Ubuntu 26.04 development state on the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite with the Acer Swift 14 AI laptop I have been using for my X Elite benchmarks over the past year. Unfortunately, it wasn't a smooth experience with new issues encountered for this Windows On ARM laptop...

TrueNAS details its long-term direction, emphasizing the free Community Edition and introducing TrueNAS Connect as a bridge to enterprise features.

After going through five rounds of review under a Request For Comments (RFC) flag, today the latest round of Kernel API Specification Framework patches were sent out with the RFC flag removed...

KDE announced the release of Marknote 1.5, the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) note-taking application for the Linux desktop, which lets you create, edit, and organize rich text notes.

Krita developers outline their 2026 roadmap, focusing on a mobile-friendly interface, faster performance, improved color management, and a potential new file format.

Earlier this month were various Linux 7.0 file-system benchmarks showing how XFS is leading the race in the overall upstream Linux file-system performance on this forthcoming kernel. Stemming from that testing some premium supporters requested a fresh look at the historical performance of XFS as well as EXT4. So today's article is a look at how XFS and EXT4 have performed on every kernel release going back to Linux 6.12 LTS.

Someone, somewhere, ticked a box on a build farm. The wait is overChrome is finally coming to ARM64 Linux devices, years after it turned up on macOS and Windows on Arm.…

Less than a week after their prior NVIDIA Vulkan beta driver in the R595 driver series, today NVIDIA released another new Vulkan beta driver for Linux and Windows systems...

Age-verification laws target operating systems because apparently teenagers having root access is now a safeguarding crisisOpinion A new wave of age verification laws requires kids and teenagers to register before they can use a computer.…

The KDE Project released today KDE Frameworks 6.24 as the monthly update to this collection of more than 80 add-on libraries to Qt and a companion to the KDE Plasma desktop environment and KDE Gear software suite.

Announced today was debaudit, a new set of tools and services designed to verify the integrity and reproducibility of Debian source packages...

The gpasswd command is used to administer “/etc/group” and “/etc/gshadow” file by allowing you to manage group members in your Linux system.