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Mastering ASCII Art with Python
Transform images into terminal-friendly masterpieces using the Pillow library and custom Python scripts.
OpenSSL 4.0.3 Is Out as Another Security Patch Release, Update Now
OpenSSL 4.0.3 open-source TLS/SSL and crypto library is now available for download with bug fixes and mitigations for various security vulnerabilities.
Microsoft Announces General Availability Of WSLC: Linux Containers On Windows
Following the public preview of Linux containers on WSL, Microsoft today announced the general availability of WSLC for supporting Linux containers on Windows...
You Can Now Upgrade Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Here’s How
This is a step-by-step and easy-to-follow tutorial (with screenshots) to show you how to upgrade your Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) installations to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon).
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Users Can Now Upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS
Canonical has enabled upgrades from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS, with the rollout beginning gradually through Update Manager.
Branch Target Reuse, BTR: New Spectre V2 Attack Targeting JIT Compilers
It's been a while since any new Spectre vulnerabilities have come to light but that's changing today. The embargo has now lifted on BTR, Branch Target Reuse as a new Spectre-V2 attack affecting just-in-time (JIT) compilers...
antiX 26.1 Released as a Debian 13-Based Systemd-Free Linux
antiX 26.1 arrives as a bug-fix release based on Debian 13 Trixie, with five init systems, IceWM by default, and 32-bit support.
New Ubuntu Concept ISO For Snapdragon Laptops Brings First X2 Laptop Support
It's been a while since Canonical announced any new ISOs of their Ubuntu builds targeting Qualcomm Snapdragon X series laptops. But ahead of this week's Ubuntu 26.10 beta release, they shipped new Ubuntu 26.10 Snapdragon Concept images today with improved Snapdragon X1 laptop support as well as the initial Snapdragon X2 laptop support...
Meta Releases OpenZL 0.3 With Decompression Speed 144% Faster Than Zstd
Just shy of one year ago Meta announced OpenZL as a format-ware compression framework focused on delivering both high compression ratios and high speed compression/decompression. OpenZL has continued making more optimizations and out today is OpenZL v0.3 and advertising some huge gains over Zstandard (Zstd) that is also worked on by Meta engineers...
5 ways Linux breathed new life into my old gaming laptop
Before you recycle that old gaming laptop, you might want to see what mine is doing!
hw-monitor 0.6 Released With Per-Process GPU Usage & Memory Reporting
For those after in-depth hardware and system monitoring support from the Linux desktop, hw-monitor continues to advance as one of the modern options. Released on Monday was hw-monitor 0.6 with per-process GPU reporting metrics when using capable DRM drivers like the AMDGPU, Intel i915 and Xe, and Nouveau drivers...
NOCL Making Progress As Mesa Gallium/OpenCL Atop NVIDIA CUDA
In development the past year has been the Mesa Gallium3D API implemented atop NVIDIA's CUDA driver API. Initially named "CLUDA" and now going by "NOCL", this Mesa code paired with Rusticl is working well for OpenCL atop the NVIDIA proprietary driver as a new compute option...
Mesa 26.3 Enables Intel's New Jay Shader Compiler By Default, Compile Times 55% Faster Or 66% Faster Than Windows
Over the past year Jay has been in development as a new open-source shader compiler for Intel GPUs. Alyssa Rosenzweig has been leading its development since joining Intel in 2025. For Mesa 26.3 the Jay shader compiler is being enabled by default for modern Intel graphics hardware and is around ~10% faster than the existing BRW compiler code...