Category Archives: Linux

Calibre 7.0 E-Book Manager Introduces New Notes Feature, Support for Audio EPUBs

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Calibre developer Kovid Goyal announced today the release and general availability of Calibre 7.0 as the latest stable version and a major update to this powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform e-book management software.

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Source: Linux Today – Calibre 7.0 E-Book Manager Introduces New Notes Feature, Support for Audio EPUBs

It’s Official: Linux Kernel 6.6 Will Be LTS, Supported Until December 2026

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In another unexpected turn of events, the latest Linux 6.6 kernel series has been officially marked as LTS (Long Term Support) on the kernel.org website, with a predicted life expectancy of at least three years.

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Source: Linux Today – It’s Official: Linux Kernel 6.6 Will Be LTS, Supported Until December 2026

Combining Configurable Button Widgets With Kwin's Shortcuts to Transform Your KDE Experience

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If you are a KDE poweruser, you may already know and use one of KDE’s most useful widgets: the configurable button. If you have never used these you will soon know how and if you apply all of what I am about to present, your experience of KDE will be smoother and more refined than it has ever been — especially if your system (like mine) uses multiple displays.

Source: LXer – Combining Configurable Button Widgets With Kwin’s Shortcuts to Transform Your KDE Experience

[$] Preventing atomic-context violations in Rust code with klint

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One of the core constraints when programming in the kernel is the need to
avoid sleeping when running in atomic context. For the most part, the
responsibility for adherence to this rule is placed on the developer’s
shoulders; Rust developers, though, want the compiler to ensure that code
is safe whenever possible. At the 2023 Linux
Plumbers Conference, Gary Guo presented (via a remote link) the klint
tool, which can find
and flag many atomic-context violations before they turn into
user-affecting bugs.

Source: LWN.net – [$] Preventing atomic-context violations in Rust code with klint

Linux 6.7 Features Include Bcachefs, Stable Meteor Lake Graphics, NVIDIA GSP & More Next-Gen Hardware

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With the Linux 6.7 merge window having closed on Sunday, here’s a recap of all the interesting new features to find with this new kernel. Linux 6.7 stable will be out either in the final days of 2023 or more than likely in the early days of next year.

Source: Phoronix – Linux 6.7 Features Include Bcachefs, Stable Meteor Lake Graphics, NVIDIA GSP & More Next-Gen Hardware

LXQt 1.4 Desktop Arrives for Lubuntu 23.10 Users, Here’s How to Install It

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In a turn of events and at the request of numerous Lubuntu users, the Lubuntu developers have decided to backport the LXQt 1.4 desktop environment to the latest Lubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur) release.

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Source: Linux Today – LXQt 1.4 Desktop Arrives for Lubuntu 23.10 Users, Here’s How to Install It

HandBrake 1.7 Released With AMD VCN AV1 & NVIDIA NVENC AV1 Encoders

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HandBrake 1.7 has been released today as a major update to this open-source, free, and cross-platform video transcoder application for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.

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Source: Linux Today – HandBrake 1.7 Released With AMD VCN AV1 & NVIDIA NVENC AV1 Encoders

Wireshark 4.2.0 Released, Open-Source Packet Analysis Gets Even Better

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Wireshark, the popular network protocol analyzer, has reached version 4.2.0. This is the first major Wireshark release under the Wireshark Foundation, a nonprofit that hosts Wireshark and promotes protocol analysis education.

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Source: Linux Today – Wireshark 4.2.0 Released, Open-Source Packet Analysis Gets Even Better

Steam Deck OLED Is Now Available to Order with HDR Display and Bigger Battery

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Valve today officially released the Steam Deck OLED Linux-powered gaming handheld that brings a bigger screen with high dynamic range (HDR) support, a bigger battery that lasts longer, as well as updated internals to stay up to date with the latest technologies.

Source: LXer – Steam Deck OLED Is Now Available to Order with HDR Display and Bigger Battery

Louvre Is A New C++ Library Helping To Build Wayland Compositors

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While the KDE Plasma and GNOME Shell desktops are running on Wayland well, there are still many smaller desktops that haven’t yet been ported over to Wayland or still in the early stages. There’s also no shortage of passionate open-source developers toying around with their own desktops / compositors. Louvre is now the latest library out there like WLROOTS and libweston aiming to help develop Wayland compositors…

Source: Phoronix – Louvre Is A New C++ Library Helping To Build Wayland Compositors

Ubuntu's Mainline Kernel PPA Is Back To Providing The Latest Linux Kernel Builds

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For those Ubuntu Linux users enjoying the Ubuntu Mainline Kernel PPA for having the very latest kernel stable point releases or being able to test daily Git kernel builds with ease or weekly RCs, the Ubuntu Mainline Kernel PPA returned this week after a month of downtime…

Source: Phoronix – Ubuntu’s Mainline Kernel PPA Is Back To Providing The Latest Linux Kernel Builds

Intel Preparing APX PPX Support For GCC: Push-Pop Acceleration

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Earlier this week Intel compiler engineers posted patches enabling Intel APX NDD support for the GCC compiler as the “New Data Destination” feature of the Advanced Performance Extensions. Those engineers are ending out their week by posting patches for enabling APX PPX for GCC, the new Push-Pop Acceleration of this forthcoming ISA addition…

Source: Phoronix – Intel Preparing APX PPX Support For GCC: Push-Pop Acceleration

Canonical intros Microcloud: Simple, free, on-prem Linux clustering

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As Ubuntu approaches its 20th anniversary, some more of its pieces may be Snapping together. Canonical hosted an amusingly failure-filled demo of its new easy-to-install, Ubuntu-powered tool for building small-to-medium scale, on-premises high-availability clusters, Microcloud, at an event in London yesterday.…

Source: LXer – Canonical intros Microcloud: Simple, free, on-prem Linux clustering