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AMD Begins Work Upstreaming More Versal 2 SoC Support For Linux
Back in April AMD announced the Versal Gen 2 Adaptive SoCs for AI-driven embedded systems. In preparing for Versal2 evaluation kits expected around the middle of the year and production silicon by the end of 2025, AMD software engineers have begun ramp...
2024-11-27 14:40
OpenStreetMap migrates to Debian 12
You may have seen this toot announcing OpenStreetMap's migration to Debian on their infrastructure. 🚀 After 18 years on Ubuntu, we've upgraded the @openstreetmap servers to Debian 12 (Bookworm). 🌍 openstreetmap.org is now faster using Ruby 3.1. O...
2024-11-27 14:01
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Launches as a Modular Version of Raspberry Pi 5
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 launches with up to 8GB RAM and 64GB storage, VideoCore VII GPU, Gigabit Ethernet, and 802.11ac Wi-Fi. Here are the specs! The post Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Launches as a Modular Version of Raspberry Pi 5 appeared fir...
2024-11-27 13:39
Mixxx 2.4.2 DJ App Adds Support for Intech TEK2 and Numark Scratch Controllers
Mixxx 2.4.2 open-source and free DJ software for performing live mixes is now available for download with support for new controllers and various bug fixes. Here's what's new! The post Mixxx 2.4.2 DJ App Adds Support for Intech TEK2 and Numark Scratch ...
2024-11-27 12:56
RISC-V Changes For Linux 6.13 Deliver Pointer Masking In User-Space
The RISC-V CPU port updates have been sent out for the in-development Linux 6.13 kernel...
2024-11-27 11:56
Corsair Vengeance Airflow Memory Cooling For DDR5 Server RAM
For those building your own server around the new Intel Xeon 6 "Granite Rapids" or AMD EPYC 9005 "Turin" platforms and using DDR5-6000/DDR5-6400 memory (or the interesting MRDIMM-8000 memory with Xeon 6 P), one of the factors you need to be much more m...
2024-11-27 10:55
Linux 6.13 SoundWire Preps DisCo 2.0 Support
The SoundWire subsystem updates were sent out today for the Linux 6.13 kernel. This cycle brings new AMD driver support as well as supporting the MIPI DisCo 2.0 specification...
2024-11-27 09:48
Entra ID authentication on Ubuntu at scale with Landscape
Authd allows Entra ID authentication on both Ubuntu Desktop and Server. Learn how to configure Authd at scale using Landscape and Cloud-init
2024-11-27 08:52
Microsoft Makes An Interesting Improvement To Kernel Modules With Linux 6.13
Sent out on Tuesday was the modules pull request for Linux 6.13 that have some low-level improvements but it noted that the biggest kernel modules highlight wasn't in that pull request itself but had been added by way of the memory management pull. Thi...
2024-11-27 06:32
MIPS P8700 RISC-V CPU Support Posted For LLVM Compiler
MIPS has begun working on the open-source compiler toolchain support for their P8700 RISC-V based processors. Initial patches posted today bring-up the MIPS P8700 RISC-V support for the LLVM compiler stack...
2024-11-27 06:07
Raspberry Pi Launches The Compute Module 5 For $45 USD
Days after announcing the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W for $7, Raspberry Pi today announced the Compute Module 5 at the $45 price point...
2024-11-27 05:33
LoongArch Wires Up Real-Time Kernel Support & Lazy Preemption
Merged for the Linux 6.12 kernel was the long-awaited real-time "PREEMPT_RT" kernel support and allowing it to be enabled across x86/x86_64, ARM64, and RISC-V CPU architectures. With the Linux 6.13 kernel, LoongArch is joining the RT party...
2024-11-27 05:24
elementary OS 8 Released, This is What’s New
Big day for fans of indie distros as elementary OS 8.0 is now available to download. A major update, elementary OS 8 rides atop the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base, is powered by the Linux 6.8 kernel (with access to newer kernels via Ubuntu’s HWE), and sees a ...
2024-11-26 18:16
elementary OS 8 Released, Here’s What’s New
Indie distro fans rejoice: elementary OS 8.0 is now available to download. Built on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base and powered by the Linux 6.8 kernel, elementary OS 8 brings a swathe of improvement to both the Pantheon desktop environment, its core apps, a...
2024-11-26 18:16
elementary OS 8 Released with New Dock, Quick Settings + More
Indie distro fans rejoice: elementary OS 8.0 is now available to download. Built on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base and powered by the Linux 6.8 kernel, elementary OS 8 brings a swathe of improvement to both the Pantheon desktop environment, its core apps, a...
2024-11-26 18:16
elementary OS 8 “Circe” Officially Released, Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
elementary OS 8 (Circe) distribution is now available for download based on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS and powered by Linux kernel 6.8. Here's what's new! The post elementary OS 8 “Circe” Officially Released, Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS appeared first on 9to...
2024-11-26 18:00
FSF "Excited" For 802.11n WiFi USB Adapter Costing €50 In 2024 Holiday Shopping Guide
In prior years the Free Software Foundation (FSF) has published an Ethical Tech Giving Guide for holiday shopping where they recommend products like old AMD Opteron motherboards and USB to parallel printer cables that "respect your freedoms" and meet t...
2024-11-26 17:00
AMD GFX9.4.4 CDNA Firmware Published, More GFX950 Changes Point To Being MI350
There are some new open-source/Linux details to note when it comes to the AMD accelerators in the Instinct "CDNA" land...
2024-11-26 16:26
Firefox 134 Enters Beta, Promises Support for Touchpad Hold Gestures on Linux
Firefox 134 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with support for touchpad hold gestures on Linux and other changes. Here’s what to expect. The post Firefox 134 Enters Beta, Promises Support for Touchpad Hold Gestures on L...
2024-11-26 14:32
F2FS Brings Interesting "Device Aliasing" Feature To Linux 6.13 To Carve Out Partition
The Flash Friendly File-System (F2FS) updates were sent out on Monday for Linux 6.13 and include one very interesting new feature for this file-system: device aliasing as a means of being able to temporarily carve out a portion of the partition for oth...
2024-11-26 14:17