Open source trends for 2025 and beyond
Over the past decades, open source software (OSS) has transformed from being merely a cheaper option into the superior choice for enterprise infrastructure. Now it often provides higher quality, stronger security, better privacy, unparalleled extensib...
Yes, you should use coding assistants—but not like that
If you’re exhausted by the constantly changing AI landscape, you’re not alone. In a thoughtful post, Microsoft Research brainiac Victor Dibia captures the “particular kind of fatigue that comes from trying to match the unprecedented pace of AI a...
LXQt Wayland support is now here
With the release of LXQt 2.1, we are pleased to announce the availability of Wayland compatibility for LXQt within Tumbleweed. This support is to be considered experimental at this point, and for most users, is likely not ready for daily driving. LXQt,...
Running Stable Diffusion with AUTOMATIC1111 locally
Generative AI continues to make strides, enabling developers and enthusiasts to create everything from realistic images to intricate artworks using AI models. Stable Diffusion, one of the leading image generation models, allows users to generate high-q...
Build local and offline-capable chatbots
Published: January 13, 2024 There are so many amazing projects you can build with AI, with classic machine learning models and newer large language models (LLMs). With LLMs, computers can generate new content, write summaries, analyze text for
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: January 12th, 2025
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for January 12th, 2025, brings news about Firefox 134, Debian 12.9, Raspberry Pi 5 16GB, KDE Plasma 6.3 beta, Calibre 7.24, Flatpak 1.16, Sigil 2.4, Tails 6.11, Scribus 1.6.3, COSMIC Alpha 5, Budgie 10.10, as well as all th...
Tiling Shell’s Newest Feature Speeds Up Window Snapping
Window snapping GNOME extension Tiling Shell —not that you need an introduction to it by now— adds a nifty new feature in its latest update. Tiling Shell v16 introduces Windows Suggestions, a feature the add-on’s author described as being able to...
