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Raspberry Pi Connect Goes Stable
With version 2.5, Raspberry Pi Connect drops its beta tag and introduces smarter, faster, and lighter remote access capabilities for Pi users.
Intel Arc Graphics B570 & B580 Gaming Performance On Linux For Mid 2025
A number of Phoronix readers have been inquiring in recent weeks around seeing updated Linux graphics/gaming benchmarks for the Intel Arc B-Series “Battlemage” graphics cards. So for your viewing pleasure today is a look at the Arc Graphics B580 and B570 graphics cards on Ubuntu 25.04 for showing how the graphics performance have improved with the open-source Intel Linux graphics driver stack since launch.
Raspberry Pi Connect Exits Beta with Version 2.5 Release
Raspberry Pi has officially ended the beta phase of Raspberry Pi Connect, its remote access platform for connecting to Raspberry Pi devices from anywhere. With the release of version 2.5, the service now includes major updates to connection management, significantly reducing data usage and improving responsiveness. Launched in early 2024, Raspberry Pi Connect quickly gained […]
Hyprland 0.49 Introduces Fine-Grained Permissions
Hyprland 0.49 tiling Wayland compositor is out with permission management, breaking changes, new protocols, and many fixes.
GSoC 2025 Projects: AI-Powered Log Analyzer For Fedora, Better AMD ROCm On Debian
This week Google announced all of the accepted projects for this year’s Google Summer of Code (GSoC). There are 1,272 accepted students/projects this year for student developers working on various interesting open-source efforts over the summer…
SiFive and Kinara Partner to Launch USB-Based X280 RISC-V Vector Development Board
SiFive and Kinara have announced a new partnership to offer developers direct access to the SiFive Intelligence X280 RISC-V vector processor through a compact USB-based enablement board. The HiFive Xara X280 board, based on Kinara’s Ara-2 processor, is designed to allow early-stage evaluation and development of RISC-V vector software, particularly for AI and machine learning […]
The Linux Kernel Dropping Its Unused Built-In Software Echo Cancellation Code
Queued up for removal in the upcoming Linux 6.16 kernel cycle is dropping “echo”, a software-based echo cancellation code within the kernel intended for telecommunications use. But it’s old, unmaintained, and likely not actively used…
Intel oneDNN 3.8 Brings More CPU & GPU Performance Optimizations
Intel software engineers released oneDNN 3.8 to end out the week with various new performance optimizations and more…
KDE Frameworks 6.14 Revamps New Files Dialog, Expands KRunner Unit Conversion
The KDE Project released KDE Frameworks 6.14 as the latest version of this collection of more than 70 add-on libraries to Qt, providing commonly needed functionality to KDE apps and the KDE Plasma desktop.
Debian Endorses “End of 10” Campaign, Calls for Broader Action on Dormant Packages
The Debian Project supports “End of 10” to defend software freedom, while also seeking better tools to revive or retire neglected packages.
KDE Frameworks 6.14 Revamps New Files Dialog, Expands KRunner Unit Convertion
The KDE Project released KDE Frameworks 6.14 as the latest version of this collection of more than 70 add-on libraries to Qt, providing commonly needed functionality to KDE apps and the KDE Plasma desktop.
You’ll never guess which mobile browser is the worst for data collection
We were shocked – SHOCKED – by the answer. Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the slurpiest mobile browser of them all? The answer, according to VPN vendor Surfshark, is Chrome.…
openSUSE deep sixes Deepin desktop over security stink
Linux giant finds Chinese environment to be perilous beneath pretty exteriorSUSE has kicked the Deepin Desktop Environment (DDE) out of its community-driven Linux distro, openSUSE, and the reasons it gives for doing so are revealing.…
Outlaw Cybergang Launches Global Attacks Targeting Linux Servers
A notorious cybercrime group, Outlaw (also known as “Dota”), has ramped up its global operations, with a primary focus on exploiting Linux systems.
This group has been leveraging weak or default SSH credentials to deploy a Perl-based cryptocurrency mining botnet on compromised Linux servers.
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Calibre 8.4 Open-Source Ebook Manager Improves KEPUB Output, Fixes Bugs
Calibre 8.4 was released today by developer Kovid Goyal as yet another maintenance update to the Calibre 8.x series of this open-source, cross-platform, and free ebook management software for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Bcachefs, Btrfs, EXT4, F2FS & XFS File-System Performance On Linux 6.15
With the copy-on-write Bcachefs file-system considering its on-disk format now “soft frozen” and nearing the point of potentially removing the “EXPERIMENTAL” flag on it, a number of Phoronix readers have been requesting some fresh benchmarks of this open-source file-system. For your viewing pleasure today are some fresh benchmarks of Bcachefs and other file-systems atop the Linux 6.15 kernel being released as stable later this month. On the benchmarking block today are Bcachefs, Btrfs, EXT4, F2FS, and XFS in-tree file-systems.
(Updated) Upcoming Tab5 Terminal Features 5 inch Display and RISC-V ESP32-P4 for Edge Applications
M5Stack is preparing to launch the Tab5, a 5-inch smart touch terminal powered by the ESP32-P4 RISC-V processor, in early May. Designed as a compact and integrated platform for interactive applications, the device combines a multi-touch display, flexible I/O options, and wireless connectivity within a modular form factor. The Tab5 features a 5-inch IPS display […]
The Top Five — For the Week Ending May 9, 2025
Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.
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Beyond APT: Software Management with Flatpak on Ubuntu
In this article, we’ll dive into how to manage software with Flatpak on Ubuntu, providing everything you need to get started, optimize your workflow, and compare it with existing solutions.