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Fri, 08/29/2025 - 22:20
DongshanPi has shared early details about an upcoming SBC designed for AI and computer vision education. Based on the Rockchip RK3576, the DshanPi-A1 supports OpenCV and multimedia workloads through a software stack built around ArmbianOS (community-supported) and Rockchip’s media and inference libraries. DshanPi-A1 features the Rockchip RK3576, an octa-core processor with four Cortex-A72 and four […]
Fri, 08/29/2025 - 22:20
Compiz-inspired Wayfire 0.10 3D Wayland compositor is out with Vulkan and Pixman rendering, per-device input settings, and new animations.
Fri, 08/29/2025 - 22:20
Learn how to search inside files in Linux using grep, find, and ripgrep. Useful to debug configs, search logs, and explore codebases fast.
Fri, 08/29/2025 - 22:20
While Linus Torvalds doesn't too often like new kernel options being enabled by default, one area where it has proven beneficial and otherwise an oversight by those configuring their own kernel builds is the architecture-optimized crypto algorithm implementations. Some will enable support for different kernel crypto algorithms only to forget or be unaware that there are CPU architecture specific implementations that can also typically be enabled for much better performance over the common code. Google engineer Eric Biggers has been cleaning this up and BLAKE2s is the latest receiving treatment...
Fri, 08/29/2025 - 22:20
With Alpaca, managing Ollama models on Linux is easier than ever — no proprietary tools required.
Fri, 08/29/2025 - 22:20
Because not every bot wants to live inside Microsoft's walled gardenGoogle and code editor company Zed Industries have introduced the Agent Client Protocol (ACP) as a standard way for AI agents to integrate with an IDE, with the idea that this will prevent developers getting locked into VS Code.…
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 22:20
Brazil’s Regata OS 25 balances gaming and daily tasks in a polished package. Take a closer look at what this distro brings to the table.
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 22:20
The newest monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 25.10 is now available for testing and is the final planned monthly snapshot prior to the October release of the Questing Quokka...
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 22:20
Olimex has announced the ESP32-C5-EVB, an open-source hardware evaluation board based on the ESP32-C5-WROOM-N8R4 module from Espressif. The board integrates dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 LE, Zigbee/Thread, relays, opto-isolated inputs, and LiPo UPS support, and is designed as a flexible platform for IoT development and prototyping. The ESP32-C5 is the first RISC-V microcontroller supporting dual-band […]
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 22:20
Feature bloat, or added value for this JavaScript toolkit?The Bun team has released version 1.2.21 of its JavaScript bundler and runtime, written in Zig, adding features including built-in drivers for MySQL and SQLite, a YAML parser, and a secrets manager for tools and local development.…
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 22:20
With Mesa 25.2.1 recently having been released, the prior quarter's Mesa 25.1 series is now drawing to a close. Excellent Mesa release manager Eric Engestrom released Mesa 25.1.9 as one last point release for Mesa 25.1 before ending this branch...
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 22:20
After bringing full GPU support to Asahi Linux on Apple Silicon, Alyssa Rosenzweig steps back from the project.
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 22:20
Starting at $2,999, tiny doesn't mean cheapHot Chips Back in 2023, Nvidia's superchip architecture introduced a new programming model for accelerated workloads by coupling the CPU to the GPU via a high-speed NVLink fabric that makes PCIe feel positively glacial.…
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 22:20
LF Networking, the networking group within the Linux Foundation, announced from the Open-Source Summit Europe today the release of Essedum 1.0. Essedum 1.0 is for integrating AI into networking environments...
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 22:20
Simple & Clean KDE Plasma 6 Custom Theme for BeginnersGive your KDE Plasma 6 desktop a fresh, simple, and clean look with this beginner-friendly custom theme. Perfect for anyone starting to customize their Linux desktop without the hassle.
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 22:20
Hybrid of GNUstep and Xfce channels classic NeXT vibesThe latest release of GhostBSD, an easy graphical FreeBSD distribution, includes a brand new macOS-like desktop environment, "Gershwin."…
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 22:20
Continuing on with our Framework Desktop benchmarking powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo", today we are looking at the performance and power impact of power mode tuning for this review sample powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 SoC. A wide variety of benchmarks were done across the power saver / balanced / performance power modes for looking at the impact on performance as well as thermals and power consumption.
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 22:20
n this video, I’ll show you how to move the Waydroid window to any position on your Linux desktop. By default, Waydroid might feel fixed or limited, but with a simple tweak you can easily drag and place it anywhere on your screen.
Thu, 08/28/2025 - 22:20
Learn how to seamlessly install VirtualBox on Debian 13 “Trixie” step by step with our tried-and-tested guide, and start running VMs right away.
Wed, 08/27/2025 - 22:20
Generative AI "GenAI" is now being used in part to help determine the Linux kernel patches that should be back-ported to prior current stable Linux kernel releases such as the all-important Linux Long Term Support (LTS) branches...