NetworkManager 1.52 was released today as the latest stable version of this popular open-source software for managing network connections inside a Linux-based operating system.
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X8390ABV4 Development Board with MediaTek Genio 510/700 and PCIe Expansion
Youyeetoo recently listed a motherboard based on the MediaTek Genio 510/700 platform, built around the MT8390 and MT8370 processors. The X8390ABV4 MediaTek Development Board includes Gigabit Ethernet, dual-band Wi-Fi, and multiple multimedia interfaces, making it applicable for AI and IoT applications.
Linux’s New Way Of Informing User-Space Over Hung GPUs May Become More Useful
Last month I wrote about new code slated to be added for Linux 6.15 that would provide a cross-driver/standardized means of reporting to user-space over hung GPUs. For the likes of the AMD and Intel graphics drivers initially, user-space will be notified via this new wedged event when a GPU is hung in case user-space wants to take additional actions to try to recover the GPU or at least properly note the troubled state of the GPU. There are now proposed patches under review for further extending this functionality…
DavMail 6.3 Open-Source Exchange Gateway Released
DavMail 6.3 open-source Exchange gateway brings LDAP, IMAP, and Office 365 enhancements, better TLS 1.3, and expanded Docker support.
Stay Ahead of the Game: Essential Tools and Techniques for Linux Server Monitoring
In the ever-evolving digital world, Linux servers form the backbone of enterprises, web applications, and cloud infrastructure. Whether hosting websites, databases, or critical applications, ensuring the smooth operation of Linux servers is crucial.
Kiwi SOM Featuring Wi-Fi 7 Qualcomm IPQ-9570 Dual USXGMII and PCIe Expansion
Following the development of its Wi-Fi 6 System-on-Modules, Mango and Cherry, 8DEVICES has introduced Kiwi, a Wi-Fi 7 SOM based on the Qualcomm IPQ-9570 network processor. The Kiwi SOM runs Linux OpenWRT, providing flexibility for various embedded networking applications.
Linux Candy: lifecycler – terminal aquarium
lifecycler is an aquarium that runs direct in your terminal. It’s free and open source goodness written in Rust.
AMD Readies More Graphics Driver Improvements For Linux 6.15
Last week AMD sent out a big batch of new graphics driver code for Linux 6.15 including new GPU support, OEM i2c support for RGB lighting and other features, and other updates. Another round of AMDGPU/AMDKFD feature code targeting the upcoming Linux 6.15 merge window was sent out on Friday…
The Top Five — For the Week Ending February 28, 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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End of Story: IBM Completes $6.4 Billion Acquisition of HashiCorp
IBM completes its $6.4B acquisition of HashiCorp, strengthening Red Hat and integrating Terraform and Vault into its automation suite.
Intel Core 2 CPUs Have Been Affected By An Annoying Linux Kernel Bug For 5+ Years
A fix was merged to the Linux 6.14 kernel on Friday — and also for back-porting to existing Linux stable kernels over the coming days — for fixing an annoying problem with Intel Core 2 processors. The problem, which was introduced to the Linux kernel back in 2019, could lead to system stalls and boot delays for those still using Intel Core 2 CPUs with modern distributions…
GNOME’s Mutter Now Supports The Wayland Cursor Shape Protocol
Racing toward the GNOME 48 finish line, developers have remained busy squeezing some remaining bits into place for this big open-source desktop release…
KDE Developers Begin More Feature Work On Plasma 6.4
With the Plasma 6.3 desktop settling down and the early bugs being addressed, KDE developers have begun spending more time on feature work toward the Plasma 6.4 release…
Open Source Initiative defends disallowing board candidate after timezone SNAFU
Here’s another thing AI can do: Cause conflict around whether it’s compatible with the very idea of open source. The Open Source Initiative’s (OSI) 2025 Board of Directors election is again mired in controversy.
VLC Literally Reaches for the Moon to Mark its 20-Year Anniversary
VLC is the most recognizable and widely used open source project in the world. Developed by the VideoLAN non-profit organization, VLC has managed to be the go-to media player for almost all kinds of media playback.
A love letter to Void Linux
Void is love, Void is life. It’s such an absurdly good distribution, and if it wasn’t for the fact that I prefer Fedora KDE by a hair, I’d be using Void on all of my machines.
NVIDIA Releases Linux Display Driver v570
NVIDIA releases Linux Display Driver 570.124 with bug fixes, VRR improvements, and Wayland optimizations.
NComputing RX540 Raspberry Pi CM5-powered thin client supports Citrix, Microsoft AVD, WIndows 365, RDS, and more
NComputing RX540 is a thin client powered by the Raspberry Pi CM5 that works with Citrix, Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD), Windows 365, Remote Desktop Services (RDS), and NComputing’s own vSpace Pro and VERDE VDI platforms. Omnissa Horizon integration is expected in March 2025.
DeepSeek Develops Linux File-System For Better AI Training & Inference Performance
Chinese AI company DeepSeek made public this week 3FS, a Linux FUSE-based file-system intended for allowing better AI training and inference performance…
Linux Meets AI: Top Machine Learning Frameworks You Need to Know
Linux has long been the backbone of modern computing, serving as the foundation for servers, cloud infrastructures, embedded systems, and supercomputers. As artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) continue to advance, Linux has established itself as the preferred environment for AI development.