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Vulkan 1.4.344 is out today as the latest routine spec update for this high performance graphics and compute API. Besides a handful of fixes and clarifications, Vulkan 1.4.344 brings a new extension courtesy of Valve engineers...
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Ubuntu Touch OTA 1.2 update is now rolling out with improvements to VoLTE support and fixes for boot issues on Sony Xperia X devices. Here's what's new!
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.2 and 20.04 OTA-12 arrive with VoLTE stability improvements, Xperia X boot fix, and multiple bug and security updates.
This article is part of a continuing series about data collection today. The previous article talked about smart watches and other personal devices. Most sites collecting data from your browser are retailers, but I am devoting a separate section of ... Read more The post What Everybody Knows About You: Your Browser appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
The "Linux vs. Windows" argument is just ridiculous.
by George Whittaker Introduction The Gentoo Linux project has begun transitioning parts of its infrastructure away from GitHub and toward Codeberg, a Git hosting platform built on open-source principles. The move reflects growing concerns within parts of the open-source community about centralized hosting, proprietary AI integrations, and long-term platform independence. While Gentoo has used GitHub for collaboration and code hosting in recent years, maintainers are now signaling a preference for a platform that aligns more closely with their philosophical roots. Why the Shift? One of the underlying motivations behind the move involves concerns around Microsoft’s expanding integration of AI tools like Copilot into GitHub’s ecosystem. While Copilot is optional and not mandatory for users, its presence has sparked debate within open-source communities about: Code usage for AI model training Transparency around data handling Vendor control over open-source workflows The long-term independ
PipeWire 1.6 open-source server for handling audio/video streams and hardware on Linux is now available for download with new features and improvements. Here's what's new!
Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the 6.19.3, 6.18.13, 6.12.74, 6.6.127, 6.1.164, 5.15.201, and 5.10.251 stable kernels. As usual, each includes important fixes and users are advised to upgrade.
It's not too surprising but the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 Long Term Support release will be transitioning to OpenJDK 25 as its default Java version...
LibreOffice 25.8.5 is now available for download as the fifth maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 25.8 office suite series with more than 60 bug fixes.
The LibreOffice 25.8.5 update delivers 62 fixes improving stability, compatibility, and performance across all core applications.
The kernel's unloved but performance-critical swapping subsystem has been undergoing multiple rounds of improvement in recent times. Recent articles have described the addition of the swap table as a new way of representing the state of the swap cache, and the removal of the swap map as the way of tracking swap space. Work in this area is not done, though; this series from Nhat Pham addresses a number of swap-related problems by replacing the new swap table structures with a single, virtual swap space.
Oracle outlines a new community engagement strategy for MySQL, promising greater transparency, ecosystem growth, and renewed focus on the Community Edition.
Merged today to Mesa 26.1 Git is a one-line change to the Intel "ANV" Vulkan driver that is showing to deliver some slight performance benefits or up to 3% noted in some select games...
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