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AMD GFX1250 Support Starts Being Built Up Within LLVM
Over the past three days the new AMD "GFX1250" GPU target has started being built out within the upstream LLVM compiler codebase for the AMDGPU LLVM shader compiler back-end...
2025-06-23 06:00
IceWM 3.8 Brings New Optimizations & Changes
For those preferring an X11-based desktop experience on Linux, IceWM 3.8 released on Sunday as the newest version of this lightweight X11 window manager focused on speed and simplicity...
2025-06-23 03:00
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 22nd, 2025
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for June 22nd, 2025, brings news about KDE Plasma 6.4, postmarketOS 25.06, Darktable 5.2, Calibre 8.5, Qt Creator 17, fwupd 2.0.12, and more. The post 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 22nd, 2025 appeared first on 9to5Linux -...
2025-06-23 00:19
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 23rd, 2025
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for June 23rd, 2025, brings news about KDE Plasma 6.4, postmarketOS 25.06, Darktable 5.2, Calibre 8.5, Qt Creator 17, fwupd 2.0.12, and more. The post 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: June 23rd, 2025 appeared first on 9to5Linux -...
2025-06-23 00:19
This Rubbish Icon Might Get a Makeover in Ubuntu 25.10
Ubuntu's trash icon may get a makeover in 25.10. Yaru icon theme designers are working on a new look to improve desktop consistency. You're reading This Rubbish Icon Might Get a Makeover in Ubuntu 25.10, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce e...
2025-06-22 22:59
postmarketOS 25.06 Linux Mobile OS Brings Support for New Devices and systemd
postmarketOS 25.06 mobile distribution is now available for download based on Alpine Linux 3.22 and featuring support for new devices, new features, updated components, and more. The post postmarketOS 25.06 Linux Mobile OS Brings Support for New Devic...
2025-06-22 21:47
Kubuntu 25.10 Drops X11 Session for Wayland-Only Install
Kubuntu 25.10 will not ship with an X11 desktop session on its ISO, following Ubuntu's lead. An X11 Plasma session will remain available for manual install. You're reading Kubuntu 25.10 Drops X11 Session for Wayland-Only Install, a blog post from OMG! ...
2025-06-22 17:14
Kubuntu 25.10 Won’t Include an X11 Session by Default
Kubuntu 25.10 will not ship with an X11 desktop session on its ISO, following Ubuntu's lead. An X11 Plasma session will remain available for manual install. You're reading Kubuntu 25.10 Won’t Include an X11 Session by Default, a blog post from OMG! U...
2025-06-22 17:14
Kubuntu 25.10 Won’t Come with a Plasma X11 Session
Kubuntu 25.10 will not ship with an X11 desktop session on its ISO, following Ubuntu's lead. An X11 Plasma session will remain available for manual install. You're reading Kubuntu 25.10 Won’t Come with a Plasma X11 Session, a blog post from OMG! Ubun...
2025-06-22 17:14
Linux 6.16-rc3 Released: Various Bug Fixes While Bcachefs Changes Not Pulled
Linus Torvalds just announced the release of Linux 6.16-rc3 in marching toward the Linux 6.16 kernel release due out around late July...
2025-06-22 16:52
More Intel TDX Code Merged For KVM In Linux 6.16
Merged minutes ago ahead of the Linux 6.16-rc3 release due out shortly was this week's batch of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) updates. Beyond the usual KVM fixes merged for the week, a bit of feature code was pulled in by Linus Torvalds for this p...
2025-06-22 16:18
Disabling Intel Graphics Security Mitigations Can Boost GPU Compute Performance By 20%
While not talked about as much as the Intel CPU security mitigations, Intel graphics security mitigations have added up over time that if disabling Intel graphics security mitigations for their GPU compute stack for OpenCL and Level Zero can yield a 20...
2025-06-22 09:27
Darktable 5.2 Open-Source RAW Image Editor Released with New Features
Darktable 5.2 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download with new features, UI/UX improvements, and updated camera support. Here's what's news! The post Darktable 5.2 Open-Source RAW Image Editor Released with New Features appeared fir...
2025-06-21 12:49
ONLYOFFICE 9.0 Released with New Themes, AI Tools + More
A new version of open source productivity suite ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors is available, packed out with another round of welcome improvements. ONLYOFFICE 9.0 introduces two new theme options: Modern Light and Modern Dark. Both offer restyled UI elemen...
2025-06-20 14:39
In Memory of Mikeal Rogers: A Builder of Communities
It is with deep sadness that we mark the passing of Mikeal Rogers, a leader, builder, and advocate for open source communities and for the people who power them.
2025-06-20 14:37
Effective infrastructure automation to reduce data center costs
To truly reduce OpEx, you must shift your perspective from seeing operations as custom, artisanal work to one where operations are standardized, automated, and repeatable.  In other words, commoditized.
2025-06-20 10:28
Grace Hopper to Boost Tumbleweed Armv9 Builds
Grace Hopper to Boost Tumbleweed Armv9 Builds The openSUSE Project is preparing to expand its hardware capabilities with a high-performance system designed to accelerate support for the next generation of processor architecture. As part of a collaborat...
2025-06-20 10:00
Unlocking Japan’s Tech Future: Insights for the World from the 2025 Tech Talent Japan Report
This week, while in Japan for a sold-out KubeCon + Cloud NativeCon, I had the great privilege of presenting our latest research to an audience of leading Japanese technology companies. As someone who has long admired Japan’s reputation for precisio...
2025-06-20 01:53
Mozilla Axes its ‘Deepfake’ AI Detector Add-On
Mozilla is axing another add-on that few people used but which felt a perfect fit for a company whose founding mission statement was to make the web better. Next week, on June 26 2025, the Fakespot Deep Fake Detector extension, which lets users vet con...
2025-06-19 22:16
Mozilla Axes its AI-Generated Text Detector Add-On
Mozilla is axing another project that felt a perfect fit for a company founded on the idea of making the web better for everyone. Next week, on June 26 2025, the Fakespot Deep Fake Detector extension, which let users vet content to gauge if it was writ...
2025-06-19 22:16