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‘Mentoring Mondays’ Is Otto Kekäläinen’s Way to Support New Debian Devs

Fri, 05/01/2026 - 22:20
In this low?pressure Monday meetup, Otto Kekäläinen helps aspiring Debian devs untangle packaging puzzles, absorb the culture, and turn curiosity into accepted contributions.
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CachyOS Linux Performance Leading Over Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Fedora Workstation 44

Fri, 05/01/2026 - 22:20
It's not too entirely surprising given the aggressive stance that the CachyOS Linux distribution has taken on out-of-the-box performance, but for those curious, it continues largely leading over the newly-released Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora Workstation 44 distributions for the leading performance on modern hardware.
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Linux Mint 22.3 HWE ISOs Now Available for Download with Linux Kernel 6.17

Fri, 05/01/2026 - 22:20
The Linux Mint project released today a new set of ISO images for the latest Linux Mint 22.3 release to offer users the latest Linux HWE (Hardware Enablement) kernel from the upstream Ubuntu repositories.
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Geniatech AIM-M-K and AIM-B2 integrate Ara240 for local AI inference

Fri, 05/01/2026 - 22:20
Geniatech has shared information about the AIM-M-K and AIM-B2 AI accelerator modules based on the NXP Ara240 NPU. Both designs target edge inference workloads, offering up to 40 TOPS of INT8 performance for applications such as computer vision, transformer models, and generative AI. The AIM-M-K adopts a standard M.2 2280 (M-key) form factor and connects […]
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Rust-Written Zed 1.0 Code Editor Released

Fri, 05/01/2026 - 22:20
Zed, the cross platform, open-source text/code editor written by the developers behind the Atom editor, has finally reached version 1.0...
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GTK2 Gets an Unofficial Revival Fork for Legacy Linux Apps

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 22:20
A Devuan community developer has launched GTK2-NG, a fork designed to maintain compatibility for legacy GTK2 software on current Linux systems.
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GitHub says sorry and vows to do better as uptime slips and devs complain

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 22:20
After Hashicorp co-founder blasts the source shack and numbers slideMicrosoft's code hosting shack Github has published a lengthy mea culpa about its availability and reliability woes - one that includes the words "we are sorry."…
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Linux's sched_ext Sees A Bunch Of Bug Fixes Following Increased AI Code Review

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 22:20
Just days after the Linux 7.1-rc1 kernel release, the Linux kernel's extensible scheduler class "sched_ext" is seeing a lot of bug fixes. Many of these bug fixes aren't just from the Linux 7.1 merge window but a number date back many kernel cycles. This uptick in bug fixes for sched_ext is coming due to increased AI code review...
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The Intel Lunar Lake CPU Performance Gains On Linux Over The Past Year

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 22:20
Recently I ran benchmarks looking at the Xe2 graphics performance gains on Intel Lunar Lake over the past year with what's shipped by Ubuntu and comparing against our original tests of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition. With those Lunar Lake iGPU benchmarks out of the way, here is a look at how the Lunar Lake CPU performance has evolved on Linux since April 2025.
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Zed Code Editor Hits 1.0 with GPU-Accelerated UI

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 22:20
Zed Code Editor reaches version 1.0, moving beyond its pre-release phase with a GPU-accelerated UI and cross-platform support.
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Microsoft opens door to the past by releasing 86-DOS and PC-DOS 1.00

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 22:20
Back to a time when source repositories were printouts and commits were hand-written notesAntiques code show Microsoft has released the source for another of its relics. This time, it's 86-DOS 1.00 getting the open source treatment, and a whole lot more for retro enthusiasts.…
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Interview with Steven Vaughan-Nichols, a Pioneer in Linux Media & Open Source News

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 22:20
I sat down with the legendary Steven Vaughan-Nichols (SJVN) at KubeCon to discuss Steven’s career, the shifting landscape of open-source media, and the technical evolution of the Linux ecosystem.
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MiciMike board converts Google Home Mini into local Home Assistant voice device

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 22:20
Crowd Supply recently featured the MiciMike Home Mini Drop-In PCB, an open hardware replacement for the first-generation Google Home Mini that enables fully local Home Assistant voice control. It installs without case modifications or soldering, reusing the original hardware. The platform is built around an Espressif ESP32-S3, based on a dual-core Xtensa LX7 CPU clocked […]
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Steam April 2026 Client Update Adds Remote Downloads Management

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 22:20
Valve’s April 2026 Steam client update adds remote downloads management, quick chat for Big Picture Mode, and Remote Play improvements.
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How to Install Google Earth on Ubuntu and Other Distros

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 22:20
In this article, you'll learn how to install Google Earth Pro and the CE variant on Ubuntu and other Linux distros with practical examples.
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How Ubuntu Plans to Add AI Without Taking Over Your PC

Thu, 04/30/2026 - 22:20
Jon Seager’s roadmap brings agentic AI to Ubuntu through inference snaps and background enhancements, while vowing not to hard?wire AI into the OS or shove it at unwilling users.
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Devuan Developer Working On Reviving GTK2 With Modern Fixes

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 22:20
A Devuan developer, the Linux distribution that provides a Debian-based operating system without dependence on systemd, is working on "gtk2-ng" for providing modern fixes and improvements to the old GTK2 toolkit...
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Microsoft Reportedly Eyes Fedora Base for Azure Linux

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 22:20
Microsoft is reportedly considering a Fedora-based foundation for Azure Linux, citing potential x86_64-v3 performance improvements in Fedora ELN meeting logs.
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How to Rebase to Fedora Linux 44 on Silverblue

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 22:20
Fedora Silverblue is an operating system for your desktop built on Fedora Linux. It’s excellent for daily use, development, and container-based workflows. It offers numerous advantages such as being able to roll back in case of any problems. If you want to rebase to Fedora Linux 44 on your Fedora Silverblue system, this article tells you how. It not […]
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Steam Client Now Lets You Manage Downloads on Remote Steam Clients

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 22:20
Valve released a new stable Steam Client update today that introduces remote downloads management, remote play improvements, and many Big Picture Mode changes.
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