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OpenSUSE Leap 16.1

The openSUSE project has announced the release of openSUSE Leap 16.1. The release is notable for allowing both traditional installations and immutable images with transactional updates. While immutable images had previously been available for Leap Micro, they are now available across all platforms that Leap supports, including servers, desktops, and virtual machines. "Leap's image gives the best of both for traditional and immutable users, and we expect that Tumbleweed will follow when Agama becomes the default installer for Tumbleweed as well." said Leap release manager Lubos Kocman. "The Leap Micro experience people relied on is still here, but now it shares the same release, the same life cycle and the same maintenance updates as the rest of Leap, so users only have to pick the mode that fits their workload."

LPI

AI: Platform, Not Product

When we talk about artificial intelligence, we picture what we can see and use: chatbots, digital assistants, image generators, tools that analyze data or produce content. That is only the visible tip of a much larger technology stack. Modern AI ... Read more The post AI: Platform, Not Product appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).

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[$] LLM reviews for Debian's new queue spark debate

The Debian project has wrestled with the topic of LLM usage for years, which culminated in a general-resolution vote this August. The project voted in favor of the fifth, out of eight, option: "Responsible Use of Generative AI". With the door open to LLM use, the DFSG, Licensing & New Packages Team (usually shortened to "DFSG team"), which is relatively new, has started to employ LLMs in sending out reviews of packages entering Debian's new queue. The practice has raised a number of objections and questions about where lines should be drawn in the use of LLM-generated output.

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Fedora Linux 45 released

Fedora Linux 45 has been released. This includes all editions: Fedora Workstation, Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop, Fedora Server, Fedora Cloud, Fedora CoreOS, and Fedora IoT, as well as the Atomic Desktops and Spins. This release adds support for installation on Stratis storage using Anaconda or Kickstart installs, retires unmaintained VPN plugins for NetworkManager, and updates Fedora's desktop environments, developer toolchains, and system packages. See the Fedora wiki ChangeSet page for a list of major changes.

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What’s New for Fedora Atomic Desktops in Fedora Linux 45

Fedora 45 is now available! πŸŽ‰ So let’s see what this new release for the Fedora Atomic Desktops variants includes for Silverblue, Kinoite, Sway Atomic, Budgie Atomic and COSMIC Atomic. Changes for all Atomic Desktops Completed the migration to the new Fedora forge Everything related to the Atomic Desktops now resides in the atomic-desktops organization. […]