Open Source

NVIDIA 580 Linux Graphics Driver Enters Public Beta with Better Wayland Support
NVIDIA 580 graphics driver series is now available for public beta testing with improved Wayland support and other changes. Here’s what to expect! The post NVIDIA 580 Linux Graphics Driver Enters Public Beta with Better Wayland Support appeared firs...
2025-08-06 12:16
KDE Plasma 6.4.4 Desktop Environment Improves Notifications, Flatpak Support
KDE Plasma 6.4.4 is now rolling out with various improvements and bug fixes for the latest KDE Plasma 6.4 desktop environment series. The post KDE Plasma 6.4.4 Desktop Environment Improves Notifications, Flatpak Support appeared first on 9to5Linux - d...
2025-08-06 11:29
TypeScript 5.9 arrives with deferred module evaluation, expandable hovers
TypeScript 5.9, an update to Microsoft’s JavaScript superset with syntax for types, is now available as a production release. The new TypeScript release brings support for ECMAScript’s deferred module evaluation and a preview of expandable hovers ...
2025-08-06 11:00
Intel Xe Enabling SR-IOV PF By Default, Marking Driver As "Broken" For Non-4K Kernels
On top of all the Linux 6.17 kernel graphics driver feature changes that landed last week like promoting Panther Lake's Xe3 graphics to on-by-default, SR-IOV for Battlemage GPUs, multi-GPU preparations, Wildcat Lake enablement work, and more, some addi...
2025-08-06 10:25
Google Spanner gets a columnar engine to unite OLTP and OLAP workloads
Google has updated its managed database service — Spanner — with a new columnar engine to help enterprises run complex analytical queries on real-time transactional data for better decision-making. The update, currently in preview, will tackle a t...
2025-08-06 10:15
AlmaLinux Introduces Native NVIDIA Support Using Open-Source Kernel Driver
The AlmaLinux project announced today that there is now "native" NVIDIA graphics driver support for AlmaLinux 10 and AlmaLinux 9 using NVIDIA's open-source kernel modules that are now conveniently packaged in an AlmaLinux repository for easy usage comp...
2025-08-06 09:59
Roo Code review: Autonomous AI-powered development in the IDE
It already seems like I’ve been waiting too long for the AI coding tool I’m looking for; one that lets me go from idea to app, then keep refining as I go. I want a tool that lets me stay firmly in the realm of ideas while my application changes ar...
2025-08-06 09:00
How to code sign binaries on Windows
If you compile programs on Microsoft Windows to a binary, you may have noticed that the resulting binaries don’t always run on other machines—at least, not without Windows objecting. As a security measure, Windows can be configured to run only bin...
2025-08-06 09:00
How to measure coupled code
Back in March, I wrote about dependency injection. I explained why you should be injecting your dependencies instead of creating them on the fly. I argued that dependency injection was a great technique for decoupling your code. It is! We all seem to...
2025-08-06 09:00
Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.2 Distro Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.16 and GNOME 48.3
PorteuX 2.2 Linux distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.16, GNOME 48.3, KDE Plasma 6.4.2, and NVIDIA 575.64.05. Here's what else is new! The post Slackware-Based PorteuX 2.2 Distro Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.16 and GNOME 48.3 ...
2025-08-06 08:50
Linux 6.17 Fixes A Performance Bottleneck In The Futex Code
Merged last week for Linux 6.17 were the FUTEX locking changes that include addressing an observed performance bottleneck...
2025-08-06 08:50
Btrfs Sees Urgent Fix Following Recent Reports Of Log Tree Corruption
On Linux 6.15.3+ there have been increased reports of log tree corruption being hit by users of the Btrfs file-system. Fortunately, a fix has now been submitted for Linux 6.17 Git and then for back-porting to the recent stable kernel versions...
2025-08-06 08:11
Darktable 5.2.1 Adds Support for Nikon D200, Nikon D5300, and Pentax K-r Cameras
Darktable 5.2.1 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download with support for new cameras, new noise profiles, and bug fixes. Here's what's new! The post Darktable 5.2.1 Adds Support for Nikon D200, Nikon D5300, and Pentax K-r Cameras ap...
2025-08-06 08:02
4MLinux 49.0 Distro Adds Support for Bcachefs Installations, New Apps, and More
4MLinux 49.0 distribution is now available for download with support for Bcachefs installations, new default apps, and other changes. Here's what's new! The post 4MLinux 49.0 Distro Adds Support for Bcachefs Installations, New Apps, and More appeared ...
2025-08-06 07:27
Valve's ACO Compiler Used By AMD Drivers Optimize Scheduling Heuristic For Newer GPUs
Merged today for Mesa 25.3-devel to benefit the RADV Vulkan and RadeonSI Gallium3D AMD drivers are improved scheduling heuristics for the ACO compiler back-end developed by Valve...
2025-08-06 06:30
Linux 6.17 Optimizes khugepaged For ARM64 With Huge "16x" Impact For One Code Path
Andrew Morton this week sent in some additional memory management "MM" changes for the Linux 6.17 to complement last week's many MM patches from new optimizations to more DAMON features. Most notable with this secondary set of patches are khugepaged op...
2025-08-06 06:20
TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 15 Gen10 Linux Ultrabook Unveiled with Ryzen AI 300
TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 15 Gen10 Linux laptop is now available for pre-order with the AMD Ryzen AI 300 processor and updated components. The post TUXEDO InfinityBook Pro 15 Gen10 Linux Ultrabook Unveiled with Ryzen AI 300 appeared first on 9to5Linux -...
2025-08-06 06:19