Open-source News

Unlocking the Power of DPKG with Debian Package Management Skills  Linux Journal

Since the Bcachefs file-system was upstreamed in the Linux 6.7 kernel it's been humming along fairy well. But today the Bcachefs feature updates were sent in for the Linux 6.9 merge window and Linus Torvalds isn't happy about some of the proposed code...

The EFI updates were merged today for the ongoing Linux 6.9 merge window. This cycle the EFI kernel code is seeing enhancements for confidential computing as well as for satisfy Microsoft's requirements for getting them to sign the x86 shim loader again for UEFI Secure Boot handling...

Linux 6.9 Makes A Change To Satisfy Microsoft For EFI x86 Shim Loader Signing  Phoronix

Has Windows Subsystem for Linux Helped Linux Gain Desktop Market Share?  MUO - MakeUseOf

Top 9 Best Email Clients for Linux in 2024  It's FOSS

Configure Kerberos authentication in Linux clients for Amazon RDS for SQL Server with AWS Managed Microsoft AD ...  AWS Blog

Linux 4.14's long-term support will live on after all, thanks to this alliance  ZDNet

Linux 4.14's long-term support will live on after all, thanks to this alliance  ZDNet

As a follow-up to the article earlier this month around DeviceMapper's Virtual Data Optimizer (VDO) preparing to be upstreamed, it was successfully merged today by Linus Torvalds as the newest shiny feature of Linux 6.9...

Linux Foundation and US Government to Host "6G Innovation Day" at ONE Summit in Silicon Valley on Open Source ...  PR Newswire

Quickly and Easily Block Adult Content on Ubuntu and Other Linux  It's FOSS

All of the ARM SoC updates and new machine/platform additions were submitted and merged on Tuesday for the ongoing Linux 6.9 kernel merge window...

New ARM SoCs & Various Smartphones/Devices Now Supported By Linux 6.9  Phoronix

Raspberry Pi OS Is Now Powered by Linux 6.6 LTS, Improves Raspberry Pi 5 Support  9to5Linux

Raspberry Pi OS Is Now Powered by Linux 6.6 LTS, Improves Raspberry Pi 5 Support  9to5Linux

System76 had been planning an initial alpha release of their Rust-written COSMIC desktop environment to debut at the end of Q1 (March), but now they are delaying the first alpha to May for allowing time to wrap up feature work on their new desktop apps...

Why Databases Should Bypass the Linux Page Cache  The New Stack

Squad-based tactical RPG 'Zoria: Age of Shattering' released with Linux support  GamingOnLinux

Richard Hughes of Red Hat who leads development of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) and Fwupd firmware updating utility is currently pondering plans for 2025. Among the ideas he's seeking input from the community is on whether the main focus should be on servers, desktop motherboards, laptops, or other removable hardware/peripherals...