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ollama 0.14 Can Make Use Of Bash For Letting AI/LLMs Run Commands On Your System

Phoronix - Sat, 01/10/2026 - 20:17
The ollama 0.14-rc2 release is available today and it introduces new functionality with ollama run --experimental for in this experimental mode to run an agent loop so that LLMs can use tools like bash and web searching on your system. It's opt-in for letting ollama/LLMs make use of bash on your local system and there are at least some safeguards in place...

Linux 7.0 Readying Improvement For Rust + LTO Kernel Builds

Phoronix - Sat, 01/10/2026 - 20:08
Alice Ryhl of Google has been working on an improvement to the Linux kernel code for inlining C helpers into Rust when making use of a Link-Time Optimized (LTO) kernel build. At least some of the patches are queued up for merging in the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 cycle for helping those enabling the Rust kernel support and also making use of the LLVM/Clang compiler's LTO capabilities for greater performance...

KDE Plasma 6.6 Adds oo7 Secret Service Provider Support, Save As New Global Theme

Phoronix - Sat, 01/10/2026 - 19:24
With new volunteers stepping up for This Week in Plasma, there is a new issue out this week to highlight more development activities going into the upcoming KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop release...

ZLUDA Adds CUDA 13.1 Compatibility For Running CUDA Apps On Non-NVIDIA Hardware

Phoronix - Sat, 01/10/2026 - 18:55
The current incarnation of ZLUDA continues moving along for running unmodified CUDA apps on non-NVIDIA GPUs. Released on Friday was ZLUDA 6-preview.48 with now boasting CUDA 13.1 compatibility...

AI Assistant App For GNOME Adds MCP Server Support To Integrate With Much More Software

Phoronix - Sat, 01/10/2026 - 09:30
Hitting the "1.0" milestone last summer was the GNOME AI virtual assistant app called Newelle. This third-party GNOME app has continued evolving as an AI-focused assistant on the GNOME desktop and has now rolled out MCP server support to integrate with "thousands" of other apps...

TrueNAS WebShare: ZFS-Backed, Enterprise-Grade File Sharing From The Web Browser

Phoronix - Sat, 01/10/2026 - 07:04
For situations where Samba (SMB) or NFS usage aren't appropriate or desiring the convenience of accessing files from a web browser on any device, TrueNAS is introducing TrueNAS WebShare as an easy-to-use solution for enterprise-grade file sharing in the web browser...

Wine 11.0-rc5 Brings 32 Bug Fixes

Phoronix - Sat, 01/10/2026 - 05:11
With no Wine 11.0 release candidate last Friday due to the New Year festivities, Wine 11.0-rc5 is out today and it comes packing 32 bug fixes for the past two weeks...

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