Open Source

Linux Mint 22.1 Released, This is What’s New
A major new release of Linux Mint is now available to download. Linux Mint 22.1 is the first update in the Linux Mint 22.x series and, like that version, is built on top of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and uses Linux Kernel 6.8 (though the distro plans to release...
2025-01-16 14:04
Raising the bar: Why differential privacy is at the core of Anonym’s approach
Continuing our series on Anonym’s technology, this post focuses on Anonym’s use of differential privacy. Differential privacy is a cornerstone of Anonym’s approach to building confidential and effective data solutions. In this post, we’ll expla...
2025-01-16 14:00
Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia” released!
The team is proud to announce the release of Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia”. Linux Mint 22.1 is a long term support release which will be supported until 2029. It comes with updated software and brings refinements and many new features to make your desktop ...
2025-01-16 11:56
The Most Exciting Kernel Optimizations, New Hardware Support & Other Linux 6.13 Features
With Linus Torvalds expected to release Linux 6.13 stable this coming Sunday, 19 January, here's a reminder about the most exciting features, performance optimizations, and new hardware support arriving for this first major kernel release of 2025...
2025-01-16 10:58
Build API clients with Microsoft Kiota
Service-oriented architectures are at the heart of modern application development. By building applications out of a mix of services, we can take advantage of the current generation of platforms to build serverless, scalable, distributed applications....
2025-01-16 09:00
Gaming on Linux, How openSUSE Stacks Up for Gamers
Millions of gamers are facing a critical decision; upgrade their operating system, invest in new hardware or explore alternatives like Linux with the end of Windows 10 support in October next year. The good news is that gaming on Linux has never been b...
2025-01-16 09:00
Intel Arc B570 Graphics Performance On Linux
Last month when Intel formally introduced Battlemage graphics their initial products in the B-Series were the B570 and B580 graphics cards. The B580 went on sale in December and we've been busy testing the B580 on Linux since while today the embargo ex...
2025-01-16 09:00
AMDGPU VirtIO Native Context Merged: Native AMD Driver Support Within Guest VMs
An exciting change was just merged into Mesa 25.0 that has been about two years in the making... AMDGPU native context support for VirtIO to allow for using native OpenGL and Vulkan graphics drivers within guest virtual machines for better performance...
2025-01-16 08:43
Fedora KDE Plasma Edition Aims To Appeal To Multimedia Enthusiasts & Content Creators
Back in November it was decided that the Fedora KDE Desktop Spin would be promoted to the same tier as the GNOME-based Fedora Workstation. Fedora KDE as an "Edition" status for Fedora 42 will now be on the same level as Fedora Workstation Edition. More...
2025-01-16 07:03
CXL Address Translation Support For AMD Zen 5 Sees Linux Patches
A set of Linux kernel patches posted by AMD engineers last week are working on enhancing the CXL address translation support between the HPA decoder and system physical memory addresses. These patches get that CXL address translation support working fo...
2025-01-16 06:48
AT_EXECVE_CHECK Submitted For Linux 6.14 To Help With Consistent Security
In anticipation of the Linux 6.14 merge window opening next week if Linux 6.13 releases as expected this coming Sunday, Google engineer Kees Cook has already sent out pull requests to Linus Torvalds of new feature code he's been aligning for the v6.14 ...
2025-01-16 06:27
Expanding Web Camera Support Among Newer Intel Laptops Planned For Fedora 42
Red Hat engineer Hans de Goede wrote a blog post a few days ago around the Intel IPU6 and newer web camera support still being a challenge on Linux. While various Intel IPU6 open-source code has been upstreamed, there remain differences with a number o...
2025-01-16 06:13
GCC Goes Ahead With The ARM64 ILP32 Deprecation
As a follow-up to the recent news around GCC considering deprecating ARM64 ILP32 support, the free software developers have indeed decided to move ahead in deprecating this 32-bit ABI for ARM64...
2025-01-16 06:02
Digital Transformation in Prisons: How Kazakhstan is Leading the Way
Technology innovations have made the digital transformation of public services essential to enhancing safety, efficiency, and accountability. Kazakhstan has taken a monumental step forward in this regard by implementing a continuous video surveillance...
2025-01-16 04:42
Red Hat offers OpenShift Virtualization Engine, Kubernetes Connectivity Link
Red Hat has made both its Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine and  Red Hat Connectivity Link software generally available. The company also announced Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Virtualization. Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine ...
2025-01-15 22:56
A comprehensive guide to NIS2 Compliance: Part 1 – Understanding NIS2 and its scope
The EU NIS2 directive, which calls for strengthening cybersecurity across the European Union, is now active in all member states. Join me for this 3-part blog post series  in which I’ll explain what it is, help you understand if it is applicable to ...
2025-01-15 20:42
Fedora 42 Is Looking At Switching To EROFS For Its Live Media
A change proposal filed today for the in-development Fedora 42 is looking at making use of the EROFS file-system for all of the live media images...
2025-01-15 20:35