Linux distros might be extremely popular in the server community, but they’re still a niche in the general computing sector, which the Windows lineup continues to dominate. Ever since I began my home lab obsession, I’ve spent more time with Linux than Windows – and let me tell you, Linux distributions have some game-changing features that are severely lacking in their modern Windows counterparts.

Just a few days ago, they revealed that Tumbleweed would be switching to SELinux, ditching AppArmor as the default MAC system, and now it looks like we may have yet another major move from them in the opening quarter of 2025.

It’s been two years since the release of ArcaOS 5.1, which was a hugely important release because it brought UEFI support to this continuation of IBM’s OS/2, ensuring longevity for the project for years to come.

HandBrake video transcoder released new 1.9.1 version a few days ago. Here are the changes and native .deb packages for Ubuntu users.

Catch up on the latest Linux news: Plasma 6.3, Endeavour OS Mercury, GNOME’s new website, Tumbleweed’s move to SELinux, Serpent OS’s change to AerynOS, and more.

ADLINK Technology Inc. has introduced the OSM-MTK510, a compact and rugged computer-on-module based on the MediaTek Genio 510 platform. Designed for efficiency, the OSM-MTK510 supports AI workloads while maintaining power efficiency and long-term availability for industrial and embedded applications.

The 227th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on February 16th, 2025, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world.

Penguin Emperor’s weekly State Of The Kernel Post went astray. Next time autocomplete takes over and you accidentally send an email to the wrong person or group, perhaps it will be a little solace to know that one of the world’s most accomplished technologists – Linux kernel boss Linus Torvalds – just made that same mistake.

Arch Linux developers will remove old, deprecated repositories by March 1, 2025, to simplify the repository structure and avoid confusion. It’s time to update your Pacman configuration file.

The OpenWrt One/AP-24.XY is a router board based on the MediaTek MT7981B (Filogic 820) SoC, combined with the MediaTek MT7976C dual-band Wi-Fi 6 chipset. Developed in collaboration with Banana Pi, the OpenWrt One is the first official hardware platform supported by the OpenWrt open-source community, designed for OpenWrt learning, IoT applications, and general networking use cases such as routing, NAS, and wireless communication.

Decibels is designed to be a simple program that lets you play audio files. Decibels is explicitly designed for playing single files.

Regarding the DDoS attacks, that’s an open secret

While I believe that SteamOS will one day evolve into a worthy Windows alternative for PC gamers, I don’t think that day will come anytime soon. Despite loving SteamOS, its potential, and what it represents, here’s why I won’t install SteamOS on my gaming PC any time soon.

El Reg shows you how to run Zypher’s speech-replicating AI on your own box. Hands on Palo Alto-based AI startup Zyphra unveiled a pair of open text-to-speech (TTS) models this week said to be capable of cloning your voice with as little as five seconds of sample audio. In our testing, we generated realistic results with less than half a minute of recorded speech.

Radxa has introduced a Mini-ITX single-board computer designed for both consumer and industrial applications. Built around the Rockchip RK3588(J) processor, this SBC provides a broad set of interfaces, high-speed connectivity, and advanced multimedia capabilities.

The still-in-development Chimera Linux released updated ISO images with new apk-tools, kernel 6.13, Plasma 6.3, GNOME 47, and more.

The Oreon Project is a Linux distribution based on AlmaLinux that makes SELinux even easier to use.

Since I started using Linux over a decade ago, I’ve been a Mint fan. Over the years I’ve tried using other distros—and tried some really weird stuff, often in service of How-to Geek—but Linux Mint has always remained my daily driver and I’ve never seriously considered getting rid of it. Here’s why I like it.

M5Stack recently launched the ASR Unit, which is an offline voice recognition module incorporating the CI-03T AI offline voice module. It is designed for applications that require speech recognition, voiceprint detection, and voice enhancement without relying on cloud-based processing.

When it comes to web development, there are a wide range of PHP frameworks to choose. The choice depends on finding the right tool for the job at hand. Here’s our pick of the finest PHP web frameworks.