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Last Arch Linux ISO Release for 2024 Brings Linux Kernel 6.12 and Archinstall 3.0
Arch Linux 2024.12.01 is now available for download as Arch Linux’s ISO release for December 2024 powered by Linux kernel 6.12 and featuring an improved installation experience. The post Last Arch Linux ISO Release for 2024 Brings Linux Kernel 6.12 a...
2024-12-01 14:54
Xfce 4.20 Pre2 Released For Testing
Following the Xfce 4.20 Pre1 release from one month ago, Xfce 4.20 Pre2 is ready for testing ahead of the planned desktop release in two weeks...
2024-12-01 11:34
Turbostat Utility Lands New Features With Linux 6.13
The turbostat utility that lives within the Linux kernel source tree for reporting CPU frequency/idle statistics and other metrics is gaining some new capabilities as part of the Linux 6.13 cycle...
2024-12-01 06:58
Apple M4, More AMD Zen 5 Benchmarks & Linux Kernel Drama From November
November was filled with interesting Linux benchmarks ranging from the Apple M4 testing kicking off to ongoing AMD Zen 5 benchmarks both for desktops and servers, a lot of exciting upstream kernel activity (and some drama...), and more. Even with the e...
2024-12-01 06:45
NVIDIA's New Linux Patches For GPU Direct RDMA For Device-Private Pages
NVIDIA engineer Yonatan Maman posted a set of "request for comments" patches this Sunday to implement GPU Direct RDMA "P2P DMA" for device private pages. This is the latest in the effort by multiple vendors to allow more efficient data sharing between ...
2024-12-01 06:26
Linux Fixes Issue Where Applying AMD Zen1/Zen2 Microcode Updates Could Slow Boot Times
Submitted today for the Linux kernel ahead of the Linux 6.13-rc1 release as part of the "x86/urgent" material is a fix for aging Zen 1 and Zen 2 processors where for the past year and a half they could potentially find very slow boot times...
2024-12-01 06:13
NixOS 24.11 Released with GNOME 47 and KDE Plasma 6.2, PipeWire by Default
NixOS 24.11 independent Linux distribution is now available for download with GNOME 47, KDE Plasma 6.2, and other changes. Here's what's new! The post NixOS 24.11 Released with GNOME 47 and KDE Plasma 6.2, PipeWire by Default appeared first on 9to5Linu...
2024-11-30 22:06
Clang AutoFDO + Propeller Optimization Support Merged For Linux 6.13
Last night when writing about the Clang AutoFDO and Propeller optimization patches sent in for Linux 6.13 I had wondered whether Linus Torvalds would go through with the pull request given some of his past commentary around aggressive compiler optimiza...
2024-11-30 21:00
Discord Screen Share Sound Finally Works on Linux
If you’re an avid user of the Discord Linux app and been annoyed that screen share audio doesn’t work, there’s good news: it now does! The latest version of Discord for Linux at long last includes the option to ‘share system audio’ when setti...
2024-11-30 19:08
Discord Screen Share Audio Now Works on Linux
If you’re an avid user of the Discord Linux app and been annoyed that screen share audio doesn’t work, there’s good news: it now does! The latest version of Discord for Linux at long last includes the option to ‘share system audio’ when setti...
2024-11-30 19:08
Armbian 24.11 Released with Support for OrangePi 5 Max and Radxa ROCK 5B+
Armbian 24.11 distribution for ARM devices is now available for download with support for new devices, as well as various improvements. Here's what's new! The post Armbian 24.11 Released with Support for OrangePi 5 Max and Radxa ROCK 5B+ appeared first...
2024-11-30 16:34
Wayland Color Management Protocol Might Finally Be Close To Merging
In what could be a wonderful holiday for the Linux desktop, it looks like the Wayland color management protocol might finally be close to merging after four years in discussion...
2024-11-30 10:10
Resources System Monitoring App For GNOME Now Displays NPU Usage
As an alternative to the GNOME System Monitor application for system monitoring, Resources has been in development as a currently unofficial, GNOME-aligned resource/hardware monitoring application written in the Rust programming language. Resources v1....
2024-11-30 07:00
Linux 6.13 Hits A "Tipping Point" With More Rust Drivers Expected Soon
In addition to the USB updates and big staging flush merged yesterday for the Linux 6.13 kernel merge window, the "char/misc" pull was also honored for that catch-all of various kernel changes. With the char/misc pull there are some notable additions f...
2024-11-30 06:00
Rust Hypervisor Firmware v0.5 Supports For More CPUs & Improves EFI Support
The Rust Hypervisor Firmware is a project out of the Cloud Hypervisor umbrella for developing open-source, Rust-based firmware that can be launched from any environment able to load ELF binaries and run them via the PVH booting standard. Rust Hyperviso...
2024-11-30 05:40
KDE Ends November With More KWin Fixes & Other Polishing Ahead Of Plasma 6.3
KDE developers have wrapped up a busy November with many fixes and other refinements landing this last week of the month...
2024-11-30 05:22
Clang AutoFDO & Propeller Optimization Support Sent In For Linux 6.13: 5~10% More Performance
Making for an even more exciting Black Friday is the Kbuild pull request submitted today for the near-over Linux 6.13 merge window... And it includes Clang Auto Feedback Directed Optimization (AutoFDO) support for kernel builds as well as Clang's Prope...
2024-11-29 21:09
Calibre 7.22: Better eReader Support, New Restart Option
Calibre 7.22 is out — and yes, I’m making extra special effort to not mangle the version number this release as I always seem to insert an extra period in the string whenever I cover the the app! Unwieldy looking though it can seem, the open-source...
2024-11-29 16:12
The OSNews extra special discount bonanza extravaganza Black Friday super coverage
Today is “Black Friday”, which is the day where a lot of retailers, both online and offline, pretend to have massive discounts on things they either raised the prices for a few weeks ago, or for useless garbage they bought in bulk that’ll end up ...
2024-11-29 15:13
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LibreOffice 25.2 Alpha 1 Open-Source Office Suite Released
For those with some extra time over the US holiday weekend, LibreOffice 25.2 Alpha 1 has been published as the newest feature version of this open-source, cross-platform office suite that is a great alternative to the likes of Microsoft Office...
2024-11-29 12:33