Slint as a reminder is a Rust-written open-source graphical toolkit that on Linux uses Qt currently underneath. Slint has been making good progress on its goals and today marks the availability of Slint 1.3…
Source: Phoronix – Rust-Written GUI Toolkit Slint 1.3 Brings Initial Android Port, Native Styles On Windows
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KDE Gear 23.08.3 Update Rolls Out With Essential Bug Fixes
The KDE Gear 23.08.3 app collection is here! Improved mime compatibility in Ark & crash-free Kate. Update your software suite now!
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Source: Linux Today – KDE Gear 23.08.3 Update Rolls Out With Essential Bug Fixes
Vulkan 1.3.270 Released With New Imagination Extension To Help OpenGL Emulation
Vulkan 1.3.270 is out this morning as the latest routine spec update for this high performance graphics and compute API. In addition to the usual assortment of minor fixes/clarifications, there is one new extension this time around…
Source: Phoronix – Vulkan 1.3.270 Released With New Imagination Extension To Help OpenGL Emulation
AOMedia Announces Royalty-Free IAMF Audio Container Specification
Alliance for Open Media (AOMedia) is known for their work on the AV1 video codec and AVIF image file format while now they have released their first royalty-free audio specification…
Source: Phoronix – AOMedia Announces Royalty-Free IAMF Audio Container Specification
Intel Posts Latest AVX10.1-256 & AVX10.1-512 Compiler Patches For GCC
Since announcing AVX10 earlier this year, Intel compiler engineers have been quite busy preparing the open-source compiler toolchains like GCC and LLVM/Clang for this next iteration of Advanced Vector Extensions. On Thursday night the latest AVX10.1 work was posted for the GNU Compiler Collection ahead of its upcoming feature freeze…
Source: Phoronix – Intel Posts Latest AVX10.1-256 & AVX10.1-512 Compiler Patches For GCC
Linux 6.7 Overhauls x86 CPU Microcode Loading
Recently there has been a fair amount of work done to clean-up the Intel/AMD x86 CPU microcode loading on Linux that has now been merged for Linux 6.7…
Source: Phoronix – Linux 6.7 Overhauls x86 CPU Microcode Loading
Fedora 39 waves goodbye to modularity, but has enough spins to make your head spin
20th anniversary version of Linux distro brings lots of new goodies. Fedora Linux is released when it’s ready, so two decades plus one day after its debut, the latest version is here, with lots of new goodies.…
Source: LXer – Fedora 39 waves goodbye to modularity, but has enough spins to make your head spin
FreeBSD Adding More AMD64 SIMD, Continues Improving Linux Compatibility Layer
FreeBSD developers have been busy preparing for the release of FreeBSD 14 as well as making a variety of enhancements to this leading BSD operating system…
Source: Phoronix – FreeBSD Adding More AMD64 SIMD, Continues Improving Linux Compatibility Layer
KDE Plasma 6 Alpha "megarelease" is Out for Testing
An early KDE Plasma 6 Alpha version is now available to download and test.
Source: LXer – KDE Plasma 6 Alpha “megarelease” is Out for Testing
Benchmarking Machine Learning Frameworks
MLBench, a new, versatile machine learning tool, enables developers and maintainers to effortlessly gauge how their frameworks perform compared to other implementations, prior code versions, or across different boards, with respect to both runtime performance and other metrics.
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Source: Linux Today – Benchmarking Machine Learning Frameworks
elementary OS 8 to Ship with Wayland by Default, Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
The year of the Wayland desktop is almost here and elementary OS is the last distribution to announce plans for switching to Wayland by default with its next major release, elementary OS 8, due out in late 2024.
Source: LXer – elementary OS 8 to Ship with Wayland by Default, Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Open-Source Vulnerability Disclosure: Exploitable Weak Spots
Flaws in the vulnerability disclosure process of open-source projects could be exploited by attackers to harvest the information needed to launch attacks before patches are made available, Aqua Security researchers worry.
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Source: Linux Today – Open-Source Vulnerability Disclosure: Exploitable Weak Spots
Ubuntu Core Linux Developer Preview is ready for testing
Spun off from Canonical[he]#039[/he]s Internet of Things Linux, the immutable Ubuntu Core Desktop is moving closer to reality.
Source: LXer – Ubuntu Core Linux Developer Preview is ready for testing
Installing Vanilla GNOME on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Explained
Need a clean GNOME setup on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS? Here’s how to simplify your desktop, switching effortlessly to a vanilla GNOME experience.
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Source: Linux Today – Installing Vanilla GNOME on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Explained
Open source work makes me appreciate software testing. It's not an academic exercise
Literally…Systems Approach Perhaps the single biggest aspect of systems building I’ve come to appreciate since shifting my focus from academic pursuits to open source software development is the importance of testing and test automation.…
Source: LXer – Open source work makes me appreciate software testing. It’s not an academic exercise
Terakan Driver Continues Working To Bring Vulkan To The Radeon HD 6000 Series
While AMD officially supports a much narrower range of more recent Radeon hardware with their official graphics drivers for Windows (and Linux – as it pertains to their Radeon Software for Linux packaged driver and AMDVLK official Vulkan driver), thanks to the open-source community around AMD’s open-source driver code there are always nifty things that come about… As I wrote about earlier this year, an independent developer has been striving to bring Vulkan to the Radeon HD 6000 series. Yes, the 13 year old “Northern Islands” graphics processors…
Source: Phoronix – Terakan Driver Continues Working To Bring Vulkan To The Radeon HD 6000 Series
Install Win11 as KVM on Fedora 39 Server
Mentioned procedure on Fedora 39 Server requires only verification of presence packages edk2-ovmf swtpm swtpm-tools on the system. You are not supposed to experience any problems during deployment Win11 KVM in security mode (virt-manager’s setup)
Source: LXer – Install Win11 as KVM on Fedora 39 Server
AMD Closing In On IOMMU SVA Support For Linux
The IOMMU changes for Linux 6.7 aren’t particularly noteworthy besides adding SMMUv2 support for the Qualcomm SDM670 and SM7150 SoCs. But the IOMMU updates also take the kernel one step away from supporting Shared Virtual Addressing (SVA) on AMD platforms in the near future…
Source: Phoronix – AMD Closing In On IOMMU SVA Support For Linux
How to Install Docker Desktop on Debian 12
In this guide, learn how to install Docker Desktop on Debian 12. Docker is an open-source robust platform for developing, packaging, and deploying applications inside small, portable, and isolated containers.
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Source: Linux Today – How to Install Docker Desktop on Debian 12
How to Install Snipe-IT on Ubuntu 22.04
Snipe-IT is an open-source IT asset management tool built on Laravel. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Snipe-IT on Ubuntu 22.04.
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Source: Linux Today – How to Install Snipe-IT on Ubuntu 22.04