Open-source News

Orion Browser Takes First Step Toward Linux Availability  Linuxiac

RebelsTool Shows How Linux Still Unlocks AMD GPU Power Controls Windows Can’t  Wccftech

The first alpha release of Mageia 10 is now available for this Linux distribution who's lineage traces back to Mandriva and before that the legendary Mandrake Linux...

Mageia 10 Alpha Released - 32-bit ISOs Still Available  Phoronix

Manjaro Is Arch Linux for Newbies  The New Stack

5 Windows-like Linux distros you should try out  How-To Geek

I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great  The Verge

Debian 13.3 is out today as the newest stable point release for Debian Trixie...

Linux Working Around Audio Problems On The ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X  Phoronix

For those loading Linux on the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X gaming handheld, there is currently audio quality issues, including gaps/dropouts in audio playback. A workaround is in the process of making its way to the Linux kernel until a proper solution can be sorted out...

KDE Plasma 6.6 Desktop Is Coming on February 17th, Here’s What to Expect  9to5Linux

Debian 13.3 “Trixie” Released with 108 Bug Fixes and 37 Security Updates  9to5Linux

Canonical call for testing their Steam gaming Snap for Arm Linux  GamingOnLinux

7 commands you should never run on Linux  How-To Geek

Ethereum Wants to Become Web3’s Linux, Vitalik Buterin Says  Cointribune

How to Install Linux on Your PC or Laptop: A Complete Tutorial  pandore-gendarmerie.org

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...

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...

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...

Arch Linux-Based ArchBang Linux Distro Introduces New Application Launcher  9to5Linux