The PipeWire project released today PipeWire 1.4 as a major update to this popular open-source server for handling audio/video streams, and hardware on Linux systems.
Category Archives: Linux
New Round Of Driver Optimizations For AMD RadeonSI In Mesa 25.1
Well known AMD Mesa driver developer Marek Olšák has been at it again working on some further performance optimizations to the open-source RadeonSI Gallium3D driver code…
Mesa Lands A Shader Statistics Framework For More Unification Across Drivers
The latest bit of increased driver code unification and decreasing code duplication among Mesa’s OpenGL and Vulkan drivers is finally introducing a common shader statistic framework…
Intel VSEC Driver Preps For Diamond Rapids In Linux 6.14
Sent out today was a batch of platform-drivers-x86 fixes for the ongoing Linux 6.14 kernel cycle. Notable among these fixes is introducing Intel Xeon “Diamond Rapids” support to the Intel VSEC driver…
A Comprehensive Guide To Recover Data In Linux After Accidentally Deleting Your OS
This comprehensive guide explains how to recover lost files in Linux using a live USB and recovery tools such as TestDisk, PhotoRec, and extundelete.
Browser choice? Here’s how EU’s DMA is helping make it real
Too often, well-intentioned regulation misses the mark. This can be due to poor design, poor implementation, poor compliance, or failure to address unintended consequences. But the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) has the potential to be different.
Immich 1.129 Photo and Video Backup Solution Released
Immich 1.129 fixes memory issues, adds video playback in memories and introduces shortcuts and QR codes for easier sharing.
Record Windows and Cropped Area in OBS Studio
Learn how to screen record application windows and selected area with OBS Studio in this tutorial.
Xen Project delivers solid hypervisor update and keeps working on RISC-V port
While we’re talking open source V12N, meet SEAPATH: A new hypervisor for electricity grids backed by Red Hat. The Xen Project has delivered an update to its flagship hypervisor.
NetBSD on a JavaStation
Back when Java was still a new programming language, Sun had the idea of building a computer specifically designed for Java, unique processor running byte-code as its native machine code and all.
Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Salesforce Quip
Quip is a collaborative productivity software package. Quip is proprietary software. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux.
Two Point Museum launches with Linux support and glowing reviews
Looks like Two Point Studios and SEGA are onto quite a hit here, with Two Point Museum now available with Native Linux support and a Steam Deck Playable status. It’s launched to some incredibly positive reviews from critics and players alike, with an Overwhelmingly Positive score on Steam.
PipeWire 1.4 Delivers Broad MIDI2 and Bluetooth Improvements
PipeWire 1.4 multimedia framework is here with MIDI2 support, improved Bluetooth, a new JACK control API, DSD playback for ALSA, and more.
Unexpected 2025 Flashback: New Linux Patches For AMD’s ARM-Based Opteron A1100 “Seattle”
A new set of patches hitting the Linux kernel mailing list today may cause some flashbacks and likely not on your 2025 bingo card… Some DeviceTree updates for AMD’s short-lived Opteron A1100 “Seattle” ARM SoC that was cancelled shortly after being announced back in 2016…
Seeking the latest in Linux? There’s a right way and a wrong way to use Distrowatch
The website does a great job ‘talking about, reviewing, and keeping up to date with open source operating systems.’ Here’s why Distrowatch is often misunderstood.
Seven Malicious Go Packages Found Deploying Malware on Linux and macOS Systems
Cybersecurity researchers are alerting of an ongoing malicious campaign targeting the Go ecosystem with typosquatted modules that are designed to deploy loader malware on Linux and Apple macOS systems.
5 reasons you should swap from Windows to Linux
Windows is, by far, one of the most popular operating systems in the world. But this doesn’t mean that it’s the best, and if you’re looking for something more than just a standard operating system, then it might be time for you to give Linux a try. While Linux may not have as many users as Windows, it has a lot of features that just make it astronomically better than Windows in almost every way.
Apple Touch Bar Display Drivers Slated For Introduction In Linux 6.15
The upcoming Linux 6.15 kernel is expected to merge two new Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) display drivers for supporting the Apple Touch Bar displays on older Intel x86 Macs and a newer “ADP” driver for handling the Apple Touch Bar displays on the newer Apple M1/M2-powered MacBooks…
Ubuntu 25.04’s New PDF Viewer App is Now Rolling Out
Earlier this year Ubuntu announced plans to replace document viewer app Evince with Papers, a modern GTK4/libadwaita fork1 of the former, in Ubuntu 25.04—today, the swap was made official.
Why the Starship prompt is better than your default on Linux and MacOS
An out-of-this-world command line for Linux and MacOS users, Starship is simple to install and customize. I’ll show you how.