Linux NewsIntel Quietly Discontinues Supporting Its Open-Source User-Space Gaudi Driver Code
There's another setback to the open-source driver code around Intel's Gaudi accelerator support on Linux...
Paris-Based ‘Open Source Experience’ Conference Hands Out ‘Acteurs du Libre’ Awards
At Paris’s Open Source Experience conference, six Acteurs du Libre awards mapped out a snapshot of Europe’s free software ecosystem in 2025, from enterprise strategy to privacy‑first Android and public‑sector platforms. The post Paris-Based ‘Open Source Experience’ Conference Hands Out ‘Acteurs du Libre’ Awards appeared first on FOSS Force.
Igalia's Work Improving The Linux Kernel For Helping Steam Play Gaming On ARM64
Besides Valve funding FEX-Emu for x86_64 binaries to run on AArch64 Linux as part of their Steam Play (Proton) efforts in being able to get Windows x86/x64 games running on AArch64 SteamOS for the Snapdragon-powered Steam Frame, there is also work happening in kernel-space to help this emulated gaming experience on AArch64...
Creating Data Analysis Pipelines using DuckDB and RStudio
This data project details the shift to an In-Situ ELT workflow showcases a hybrid RStudio/Python environment essential for transforming today’s analysts into "Data Ops."
Kernel Graphics Driver Changes Already Begin Lining Up For Linux 6.20~7.0
Even before the Linux 6.19 merge window wrapped up this weekend with the Linux 6.19-rc1 release, there was already the first pull request to DRM-Next of the first batch of new material to be queued for Linux 6.19's successor...
GCC Developers Considering Whether To Accept AI/LLM-Generated Patches
The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) developers now have a need to set a policy whether AI / Large Language Model (LLM) generated patches will be accepted for this open-source compiler stack...
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 14th, 2025
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for December 14th, 2025, brings news about Firefox 146, Cinnamon 6.6. pearOS, KDE Gear 25.12, KDE Plasma 6.5.4, KDE Frameworks 6.21, COSMIC on Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS, Thunderbird 146, Tails 7.3.1, AerynOS 2025.12, Parrot 7.0 Beta, Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.2, NVIDIA 580.119.02, Kali Linux 2025.4, Grml 2025.12, Linux 6.19 RC, Mixxx 2.5.4, and more.
Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 50 (Dec 8 – 14, 2025)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS launches with COSMIC 1.0, Kali Linux 2025.4, Manjaro 25.1 Preview, Cinnamon 6.6, Plasma 6.5.4, Firefox 146, GNOME to reject AI-generated Shell extensions, and more.
Pangolin 1.13 Released With Private Resources and User Device Access
Pangolin 1.13, an open-source, zero-trust VPN, introduces Private Resources, user devices, and a new WireGuard-based networking model.
[$] The rest of the 6.19 merge window
Linus Torvalds released 6.19-rc1 and closed the 6.19 merge window on December 14 (Japan time), after having pulled 12,314 non-merge commits into the mainline. Over 8,000 of those commits came in after our first 6.19 merge-window summary was written. The second part of the merge window was focused on drivers, but brought in a number of other changes as well.
Overview of 2D animation programs
With the right tool and a bit of artistic talent, you can create two-dimensional cartoons, even without Flash. In this article, we present four animation programs and look at how well they perform in practice.
Virtual desktops in your web browser with phpVirtualBox
Putting all virtualization tasks on a separate server saves significant resources on the client. phpVirtualBox makes it possible to create, configure, manage, and use remote VMs in a browser window.
It's time to take XML out back and shoot it
XML security problems are numerous, but you can take steps to limit your exposure – or you can use a different standard.
Indexing and searching text with Lucene
Even state-of-the-art computers need to use clever methods to process ever-increasing amounts of document data. The open source Lucene framework uses inverted indexing for fast searches of document collections.
Using old flash memory as a backup medium
USB sticks and SD cards quickly lose their value, but if a script distributes the data across several such devices, flash memory is still useful as a fast and shockproof backup medium despite limited capacity.