AMD announced back at CES the Ryzen AI Embedded P100 series with initially the models up to six Zen 5 cores launching while the eight through twelve core models would be available later in H1. Today AMD formally announced those higher-tier Ryzen AI Embedded P100 series parts…
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Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 10, 2026 (Mar 2 – 8)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: CachyOS, Linux From Scratch 13.0, Nitrux 6.0, NVIDIA 595 Beta Linux Driver, KDE Plasma 6.6.2, early mockups reveal Mozilla exploring a new Nova design for Firefox, and more.
digiKam 9.0.0 released
Version
9.0.0 of the digiKam photo-management system has been
released. “This major version introduces groundbreaking
” Some of the changes include a
improvements in performance, usability, and workflow efficiency, with
a strong focus on modernizing the user interface, enhancing metadata
management, and expanding support for new camera models and file
formats.
new survey tool, more advanced search and sorting options, as well
as bulk
editing of geolocation coordinates.
New Rust Driver Aims To Improve Upstream Linux On Synology NAS Devices
A set of patches posted to the Linux kernel mailing list last week introduce a new driver for enhancing the upstream/mainline Linux kernel support for Synology network attached storage (NAS) devices. This new driver is Synology Microp and is making use of the Linux kernel’s modern Rust programming language support…
GCC 16 Compiler Aiming For Mid-April Release Candidate But “Slow” Progress On Fixes
Richard Biener of SUSE published a new status report on the state of GCC 16 development. Regression fixing has been going slow but they are hoping to publish a release candidate by mid-April…
F&S FSSM8MP SMARC Module Features NXP i.MX 8M Plus with Dual GbE and Edge AI
The FSSM8MP from F&S Elektronik Systeme is a SMARC 2.2 computer-on-module built around the NXP i.MX 8M Plus processor. The module is designed for embedded and industrial systems requiring multimedia processing, machine vision capability, and edge inference support. The platform integrates four Arm Cortex-A53 cores operating up to 1.8 GHz alongside a Cortex-M7 real-time core […]
CachyOS March 2026 Release Brings Animated Installer Previews
CachyOS March 2026 introduces animated desktop previews in the installer, Winboat Windows VM integration, and handheld gaming improvements.
MSI MS-C936 Ultra-Thin Fanless Box PC Combines Intel Raptor Lake-P U-Series CPUs with Quad Displays and Dual 2.5GbE
MSI’s MS-C936 is a slim fanless box PC built around Intel Raptor Lake-P U-series processors. The system is designed for embedded deployments such as digital signage, automation platforms, and edge computing systems that require multiple display outputs and high-speed networking. The system supports processors including the Intel Core 5 120U, a 15 W chip that […]
Understanding Linux and Unix Environmental Variables
Variables are an important part of shell scripting, just as they are for every programming language. Simply put, a variable defines a location in system memory that holds a value for later use. This value can be a text string, a number, a filename, or the output of a command. The nice thing about variables is that you can assign a value to one once, and then re-use that value as many times as you like by simply referencing the name of the variable. There are several types of variables, and in this post we’ll look at environmental variables.
Building Cursor for LibreOffice: A Week-Long Journey
I wanted that same “AI in the doc” feel that I have with my coding IDE: chat in a sidebar, multi-turn conversations, and the AI actually doing things, reading and changing the document, and web searches as necessary to answer questions. I wanted this for Writer but I figured Calc and the others could happen eventually. Exposing the full Writer API to an agent is not an easy problem, especially since it can create very complicated documents, including embedded spreadsheets.
Rust Coreutils 0.7 Released With Many Performance Optimizations
Rust Coreutils 0.7 released on Sunday as a performance-focused update to this popular alternative to GNU Coreutils that is still striving for 100% compatibility against the GNU Test Suite…
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 8th, 2026
The 282nd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending March 8th, 2026, keeping you updated on the most important developments in the Linux world.
Kernel prepatch 7.0-rc3
Linus has released 7.0-rc3 for testing.
“So it’s still pretty early in the release cycle, and it just feels a
“
bit busier than I’d like. But nothing particularly stands out or looks
bad.
Linux 7.0-rc3 Released: “Some Of The Biggest In Recent History”
Linux 7.0-rc3 is out as the latest weekly test candidate in leading up to the stable Linux 7.0 release in mid-April…
Tiny CM0IQ Board Runs Raspberry Pi CM0 Module with HDMI and CSI
The CM0IQ is a compact carrier board designed for the Raspberry Pi CM0 compute module and measures 42 × 36 mm, placing it among the smallest boards built around the platform. The design exposes several interfaces typically associated with larger Raspberry Pi boards while maintaining a minimal footprint. The board is based on the Raspberry […]
Participation Required a Microsoft License — Until Citizens Pushed Back
Ironically, when the EU asked for feedback on new tech rules, it locked the process to dear old Microsoft. A fast, focused campaign forced officials…
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CachyOS Handheld Edition Switches To Wayland, CachyOS Installer Drops Bcachefs
The March 2026 ISO refresh of the Arch Linux powered CachyOS distribution is now available for new installations and upgrading from existing CachyOS installs…
FFmpeg 8.1 Preparing For Release With Vulkan Improvements, JPEG-XS & More
FFmpeg developers are preparing to soon release FFmpeg 8.1 with some great new features and other improvements…
Experimental Intel Nova Lake P Device Bits Merged For Mesa 26.1
Merged this week for Mesa 26.1 are the initial Nova Lake P “NVL-P” device bits for Intel’s ANV Vulkan and Iris Gallium3D drivers. But this support isn’t yet exposed by default and not yet ready for end-users with more driver changes still to be published…
Notable Intel & AMD CPU Changes Merged For Linux 7.0-rc3
This week’s batch of “x86/urgent” patches that were merged overnight for Linux 7.0 contain some fixes and other adjustments worth highlighting for both AMD and Intel…