Linux NewsGTK Developers Working On Session Saving Support & Better Accessibility This Year
GTK toolkit developers met in Brussels once again for their annual hackfest during FOSDEM week...
Qualcomm QUPv3 Firmware Upstreamed For Snapdragon X1 Elite Linux Users
One of the headaches right now when dealing with the Snapdragon X Elite on Linux is that for a majority of the devices you need to fetch firmware files from the Windows 11 on ARM partition as the necessary firmware bits for Linux use aren't upstreamed to linux-firmware.git. That has gradually improved over time from the qcom-firmware-extract making the process easier to more firmware bits eventually being added to linux-firmware.git...
Review: Libre Computer Solitude AML-S905D3-CC Single Board Computer
The Libre company, found at 'https://libre.computer/', has made a new Single Board Computer (SBC) that has a model number of 'AML-S905D3-CC' and is called 'Solitude'. The Solitude is a new board that has support for a Linux OS. Solitude Specifications The board’s specs are: CPU: Amlogic S905D3 SoC 4 ARM Cortex-A55 @ 2.016GHz GPU: Mali-G31 MP2 2 E Cores NPU: 1+1 Cores DRAM: 4GB LPDDR4 (2GB available for volume orders)... https://www.linux.org/threads/revie...de-aml-s905d3-cc-single-board-computer.59022/
Ardour 9.0 Open-Source DAW Brings Pianoroll Windows, Cue Recording, and More
Ardour 9.0 open-source DAW (digital audio workstation) is now available for download with numerous new features and improvements. Here's what's new!
3mdeb Talks Up AMD openSIL & Open-Source Firmware Efforts For Confidential Compute
Engineers Michał Żygowski and Piotr Król of open-source firmware consulting firm 3mdeb presented at FOSDEM in Brussels on open-source for confidential compute infrastructure. With Intel not making strides to fully open-up their FSP package, the talk was centered around the modern AMD open-source firmware efforts led by their openSIL initiative for open-source CPU silicon initialization to replace AGESA in the Zen 6 timeframe...
How to make your Linux laptop more secure in 7 steps
Linux is only as secure as you make it.
Darktable 5.4.1 Brings Noise Profiles for Canon EOS 10D and Sony ILCE-7CR Cameras
Darktable 5.4.1 open-source RAW image editor is now available for download with noise profiles for Canon EOS 10D and Sony ILCE-7CR cameras, as well as many bug fixes.
Darktable 5.4.1 RAW Released With Extensive Bug Fixes
Darktable 5.4.1, an open-source raw photo editing tool, is out with many bug fixes addressing export issues, RAW processing errors, crashes, and metadata inconsistencies.
What Everybody Knows About You: Your Car
This article is part of a continuing series about data collection today. The previous article talked about devices in your home. Modern cars are probably the most intensive conglomerations of computing power we have in day-to-day life. Estimates of the ... Read more The post What Everybody Knows About You: Your Car appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
FOSS Weekly #26.06: Bash Manual in Epstein Files, Linux after Linus, Nano like Editors, France Takes on Big Tech and More
Your weekly assortment of FOSS news, Linux tips and open source tools.
Ubuntu on RISC-V might actually be good thanks to this chip
At last, a flagship Linux distro is supporting an RVA23-based SoC.
Linux Kernel Runtime Guard Reaches 1.0: A Major Milestone for Runtime Kernel Security
by George Whittaker The Linux security landscape just reached an important milestone. Linux Kernel Runtime Guard (LKRG) has officially hit version 1.0, marking its transition from a long-running experimental project into a mature, production-ready security tool. For administrators and security-conscious users, this release reinforces LKRG’s role as a powerful additional layer of defense for Linux systems. After years of development, testing, and real-world use, the 1.0 release signals confidence in LKRG’s stability, compatibility, and long-term direction. What Is LKRG? LKRG is a loadable kernel module designed to protect the Linux kernel at runtime. Instead of relying solely on compile-time hardening or static security features, LKRG actively monitors the kernel while the system is running. Its goal is to detect unauthorized changes, suspicious behavior, and exploit attempts that target kernel internals. Because it operates at runtime, LKRG complements existing protections like SELinux
New Raspberry Pi 4 models splits RAM across dual chips
A new version of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B has been (quietly) introduced. The key difference? It now uses a dual-RAM configuration. The Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Rev 1.5 adopts a dual-RAM configuration to ‘improve supply chain flexibility’ and manufacturing efficiency, per a company product change notice document. Earlier versions of the Raspberry Pi 4 (v1.1 through 1.4) use a single RAM chip on the top of the board. This new revision adds a second LPDDR4 chip to the underside, with some passive components also moved over. Why use dual-RAM? Even those living under rocks will know that […]
Ardour 9.0 Arrives as a Major DAW Update
Ardour 9.0 DAW is out, introducing clip recording, pianoroll windows, region FX, and major MIDI and audio workflow improvements across Linux, macOS, and Windows.
GNU Nettle 4.0 Released With SLH-DSA Support
The GNU Nettle cryptographic library is out with a major new update that introduces support for SLH-DSA, the post-quantum signature scheme selected by NIST for the FIPS 205 standard...