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Linux 6.14 Adding "STATX_DIO_READ_ALIGN" To Address A Performance Pitfall
Among the VFS pull requests sent out this weekend in advance of the Linux 6.14 merge window formally opening were the VFS direct I/O (DIO) updates that introduce a new STATX_DIO_READ_ALIGN field for addressing a possible performance pitfall...
2025-01-20 06:19
Linux Kernel 6.13 Released with Big Changes
The first new kernel release of the year has arrived — yes, Linux 6.13 has gone stable. Linux kernel 6.13 adds, as ever, a vast array of improvements, from an updated Raspberry Pi graphics driver promising speed gains, to lazy preemption logic, expan...
2025-01-20 01:08
Linux Kernel 6.13 Officially Released, This Is What’s New
Linux kernel 6.13 is now available for download with new features, enhanced hardware support through new and updated drivers, improvements to filesystems and networking, and much more. Here’s what’s new! The post Linux Kernel 6.13 Officially Releas...
2025-01-19 23:59
Ubuntu-Based Rhino Linux 2025.1 Is Out with Linux 6.12, Rhino Stampede, and More
Rhino Linux 2025.1 distribution is now available for download with new GRUB theme, dynamic workspaces, Linux kernel 6.12, new testing meta-package, Pacstall changes, and more. The post Ubuntu-Based Rhino Linux 2025.1 Is Out with Linux 6.12, Rhino Stamp...
2025-01-19 20:20
Linux 6.13 Released With AutoFDO + Propeller, AMD Changes & Broader Apple Support
As anticipated the Linux 6.13 kernel was promoted to stable today with an on-time release and in turn also marking the start of the Linux 6.14 merge window. Linux 6.13 stable has plenty of fine features for this first major kernel release of 2025...
2025-01-19 19:00
Linux To Allow Adjusting pid_max Per PID Namespace - Helping Old Software
The pid_max tunable for the maximum number of process IDs allowed simultaneously was increased by default back in 2019 with systemd. But that increase breaks a long held assumption by some user-space software that pid_max or the process ID would not be...
2025-01-19 06:53
A Last Minute Fix For EEVDF Scheduling Lag With Linux 6.13
Ahead of the Linux 6.13 stable kernel expected to be released later today, there is a last minute fix for the EEVDF CPU scheduler...
2025-01-19 06:31
Rust Coreutils 0.0.29 Brings Improved Compatibility, New Performance Optimizations
Following the release a few days ago of GNU Coreutils 9.6, the Rust Coreutils "uutils" project as a re-implementation of these core utilities within the Rust programming language is out with a fresh update...
2025-01-19 06:15
Linux 6.14 EDAC Preps For Intel Clearwater Forest, Adds LoongArch Driver For ECC Memory
The Error Detection And Correction (EDAC) subsystem updates have been sent out in advance of the Linux 6.14 merge window opening...
2025-01-19 05:57
MorphOS 3.19 released
It’s been about 18 months, but we’ve got a new release for MorphOS, the Amiga-like operating system for PowerPC Macs and some other PowerPC-based machines. Going through the list of changes, it seems MorphOS 3.19 focuses heavily on fixing bugs and ...
2025-01-18 21:35
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Google begins requiring JavaScript for Google Search
Google says it has begun requiring users to turn on JavaScript, the widely used programming language to make web pages interactive, in order to use Google Search. In an email to TechCrunch, a company spokesperson claimed that the change is intended to ...
2025-01-18 20:27
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Dillo 3.2.0 released
We’ve got a new Dillo release for you this weekend! We added SVG support for math formulas and other simple SVG images by patching the nanosvg library. This is specially relevant for Wikipedia math articles. We also added optional support for WebP im...
2025-01-18 19:24
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Node.js set to stabilize type stripping
Node.js, the popular JavaScript runtime, is moving to stabilize type stripping, a feature that allows developers to execute TypeScript files without source maps or additional configuration, speeding up the development process. The Node.js runtime was ...
2025-01-18 18:58
Dillo 3.2 Open-Source Web Browser Released to Celebrate 25th Anniversary
Dillo 3.2 open-source web browser is now available for download with SVG support for math formulas, support for WebP images, and more. Here's what's new! The post Dillo 3.2 Open-Source Web Browser Released to Celebrate 25th Anniversary appeared first o...
2025-01-18 17:56
New "mountinfo" Program Set To Be Bundled With Linux 6.14
The VFS mount pull request was sent out today in advance of the Linux 6.14 merge window opening. One of the changes here is adding a new mountinfo program to the Linux kernel source tree...
2025-01-18 16:09
QH Electronics Game Controller Support Being Added For Linux 6.14
Thanks to Valve, another Xbox 360-compatible game controller will see support with the upstream XPad input driver with the upcoming Linux 6.14 kernel...
2025-01-18 12:24
Linux 6.14 To Perform Better With The Drgn Debugger Via Faster /proc/kcore Reads
Christian Brauner of Microsoft began sending out his various pull requests today of new material for the Linux 6.14 kernel in advance of the merge window expected to open next week. One of the interesting pull requests is carrying the work of Omar Sand...
2025-01-18 10:04
GNU Debugger GDB 16.1 Brings Better Intel PT Support, gstack Added
GDB 16.1 was tagged today as the newest version of the GNU Debugger for helping debug a variety of programming languages on numerous different CPU architectures and platforms...
2025-01-18 09:29
How to upgrade to Linux Mint 22.1
It is now possible to upgrade Linux Mint 22 to version 22.1. If you’ve been waiting for this we’d like to thank you for your patience. 1. Create a system snapshot You can use Timeshift to make a system snapshot before the upgrade. If anything goes ...
2025-01-18 08:41
Intel Tofino P4 Software Open-Sourced Years Later
An interesting open-source announcement out of Intel this week is that they have open-sourced their P4 software for their line of Tofino programmable Ethernet switches...
2025-01-18 07:24