Linux NewsTails 7.3.1 Anonymous Linux OS Released with Tor Browser 15.0.3 and Tor 0.4.8.21
Tails 7.3.1 anonymous Linux OS is now available for download with Tor Browser 15.0.3, Tor 0.4.8.21, and Linux kernel 6.12.57 LTS.
NVIDIA GTX 980 Through RTX 5080: Open-Source Nouveau/Mesa Drivers vs. NVIDIA 580 Linux Drivers
With the NVIDIA 590 Linux driver series removing GeForce 900 series "Maxwell" and GeForce 10 series "Pascal" as part of punting it off to the latest legacy driver branch, it's time for a last look at how the mainline NVIDIA Linux driver is performing with these aging graphics cards relative to the current state of the upstream open-source NVIDIA Linux drivers. In this article is a look at how the open-source and upstream Nouveau kernel driver with Nouveau/NVK Mesa drivers are performing relative to the NVIDIA 580 series with its Maxwell and Pascal support. For further perspective is also tossing in newer graphics cards too for providing a end-of-year GeForce 980 / 1080 / 2080 / 3080 / 4080 / 5080 series comparison between these different Linux drivers.
AMD GAIA 0.14 Released With Native Support For Linux & macOS
Early this year AMD announced the open-source GAIA project for "Generative AI Is Awesome" as a showcase of AI support atop their Ryzen AI NPUs and other hardware. That began as a Windows-only project but in September AMD added Linux support to GAIA but only using Vulkan acceleration for AI on Radeon GPUs. Now today GAIA 0.14 is available with "native" support for both macOS and Linux...
FOSS Weekly #25.50: Linux Power Users, Helium Browser, Two New Linux Phones, Ubuntu Starter and More
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Installing Ubuntu on the Orange Pi 5 Max with eMMC and NVMe
In 2024, Orange Pi released a new Single Board Computer (SBC). This is a system with an ARM processor. The specs are: Rockchip RK3588 8-core 64-bit ARM processor with 4 Cortex-A76 (2.4GHz), 4 Cortex-A55 (1.8GHz) and independent NEON coprocessor NEON coprocessor - a Single Instruction, Multiple Data (SIMD) allows the same instruction to be used on multiple elements Mali-G610 GPU Built-in 3-D GPU Compatible with OpenGL ES1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.2... https://www.linux.org/threads/installing-ubuntu-on-the-orange-pi-5-max-with-emmc-and-nvme.58119/
Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 2 Released As Latest Monthly ISOs
It was just at the end of month that Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 1 ISOs were published for the first "Resolute Raccoon" milestone. Out already is now Snapshot 2 with Canonical releasing these images ahead of their engineers having time off for end-of-year holidays...
Krita 5.2.14 Rolls Out Enhanced Touch Controls and New Color Picker
Krita 5.2.14, a free and open-source digital painting app, delivers the final 5.2 bugfix update with a new circular color picker preview, enhanced touch gestures, and more.
LibreOffice 26.2 Beta 1 Now Available For This Free Software Office Suite
LibreOffice 26.2 Beta 1 is now available for testing in working toward the stable release in February for this cross-platform, open-source office suite solution...
KDE Gear 25.12 Released For Shipping The Latest KDE Applications
KDE Gear 25.12 is out today as the collection of the latest KDE desktop/mobile applications for running nicely on the Plasma 6 desktop...
Microsoft Is Back To Working On "Hornet" Security For eBPF Programs On Linux
Earlier in the year Microsoft proposed the "Hornet" Linux security module to provide signature verification capabilities for eBPF programs to provide for better system security. It's been months since hearing anything more about it and not being merged, but yesterday they "reintroduced" it to the Linux kernel community...
Mesa's "Present Timing" Vulkan Driver Support Now Feature Complete
Last month the Vulkan VK_EXT_present_timing extension was merged after 5+ years in development. VK_EXT_present_timing ended up debuting at the end of November within the Vulkan 1.4.335 spec update to much excitement for providing functionality to obtain information on the presentation engine's display for accurate timing information and to assist in scheduling a present to happen no earlier than a desired time. This is a big win for helping avoid game stuttering and more while now the Mesa support for it is nearly complete and could be merged soon...
DM Changes Merged For Linux 6.19 - Much Better Performance For "Verity" Integrity
Linus Torvalds merged the Device Mapper "DM" changes overnight that include one stand-out change for Linux 6.19...
Intel llm-scaler-vllm Beta 1.2 Brings Support For New AI Models On Arc Graphics
Following yesterday's release of a new llm-scaler-omni beta there is now a new beta feature release of llm-scaler-vllm that provides the Intel-optimized version of vLLM within a Docker container that is set and ready to go for AI on modern Arc Graphics hardware. With today's llm-scaler-vllm 1.2 beta release there is support for a variety of additional large language models (LLMs) and other improvements...
Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.2 Adds Support for Multiple SSH Keys, Direct I/O Bypass
Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.2 microSD card flashing utility is now available for download with numerous new features and improvements. Here's what's new!
[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for December 11, 2025
Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition: Front: Rust in CPython; Python frozendict; Bazzite; IETF post-quantum disagreement; Distrobox; 6.19 merge window; Leaving the TAB. Briefs: Let's Encrypt retrospective; PKI infrastructure; Rust in kernel to stay; CNA series; Alpine 3.23.0; cmocka 2.0; Firefox 146; 2024 Free Software Awards; Quotes; ... Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.