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Linux 6.10 To Drop Support For Very Old DEC Alpha Hardware

Phoronix - Mon, 05/06/2024 - 20:50
The Linux 6.10 kernel is poised to remove support for old DEC Alpha EV5 platforms and earlier...

Framework Laptop EC Driver Being Prepared For Linux

Phoronix - Mon, 05/06/2024 - 18:40
The modular/upgradeable Framework Laptops employ an open-source embedded controller (EC) firmware derived from Google's Chrome OS EC project. This is great for open-source fans and allows re-using much of the same Chrome OS EC software support that already exists. But there is also vendor-specific commands supported by the Framework Laptop EC and thus a dedicated Linux kernel driver is now being worked on for handling those vendor/device-specific features...

FreeBSD 14.1 Beta Released For Testing

Phoronix - Mon, 05/06/2024 - 18:16
The first beta of FreeBSD 14.1 is now available for testing in kicking off what will be the first point release building off last November's FreeBSD 14.0 release...

NVIDIA VA-API Driver 0.0.12 Brings Fixes, Chrome Compatibility Work

Phoronix - Mon, 05/06/2024 - 18:02
There's a new release of the open-source nvidia-vaapi-driver available, the third-party VA-API implementation that in turn targets NVIDIA's NVDEC interface to allow software like Mozilla Firefox that only targets VA-API for video acceleration to work on NVIDIA GPUs...

Dillo 3.1 Lightweight Web Browser Released After Nine Years

Phoronix - Mon, 05/06/2024 - 17:51
Dillo 3.1 has been released to succeed the Dillo 3.0.5 release all the way back from 2015... Dillo is a lightweight web browser making use of the FLTK toolkit and is cross-platform, maintains few dependencies, and implements its own rendering engine...

Neofetch Alternatives: 3 Best Linux System Information Tools

Tecmint - Mon, 05/06/2024 - 13:00
The post Neofetch Alternatives: 3 Best Linux System Information Tools first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Neofetch, the popular command-line tool for displaying system information in a visually appealing ASCII format, is no longer being actively developed. The project’s main developer

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How to Safely Eject a USB Drive in Linux

Tecmint - Mon, 05/06/2024 - 12:43
The post How to Safely Eject a USB Drive in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

When using a USB drive on a Linux system, it’s important to properly unmount and remove the drive to prevent data loss or corruption. Simply

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GIMP 2.10.38 Released As What Might Be The Last Of GIMP 2

Phoronix - Mon, 05/06/2024 - 12:00
GIMP 2.10.38 was released on Sunday as what might be the "possibly last" GIMP 2 stable release ahead of the upcoming GIMP 3.0 release. GIMP 2.10.38 back-ports more features from the GIMP 3.0 / GTK3 codebase plus other improvements and fixes...

Mission-critical automation takes flight at Southwest Airlines

Red Hat News - Mon, 05/06/2024 - 08:00
In the modern era, the airline industry makes so much possible - whether it’s seeing the people we love across the country or the world, exploring the places we don’t know or returning home, travel helps us live our lives through meaningful experiences. For this, Southwest Airlines focuses on making air travel accessible to everyone through friendly, reliable and low-cost services. Having grown to more than 120 airports across 11 countries, Southwest remains a major U.S. airline with customer experience at the heart of its operations.Technology plays an increasing role in delivering except

Announcing the 2024 Red Hat Certified Professional of the Year, Gang Cheng

Red Hat News - Mon, 05/06/2024 - 08:00
Each year during Red Hat Summit, we recognize Red Hat Certified Professionals who make a difference in their organizations by demonstrating enthusiasm, commitment and dedication to their role and industry. We’re proud to announce that Gang Cheng, a senior infrastructure engineer at Sopra Steria, has been named the 2024 Red Hat Certified Professional of the Year.Gang Cheng’s journey from an early interest in IT to achieving a variety of prestigious Red Hat Certifications, including Red Hat Certified Openshift Administrator and Red Hat Certified Engineer, highlights his commitment to open so

Linux 6.9-rc7 Released: The Kernel Is Looking Good

Phoronix - Mon, 05/06/2024 - 05:21
Linus Torvalds just released Linux 6.9-rc7 and it's looking good like the Linux 6.9 stable kernel will hopefully be out next Sunday...

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