Linux NewsNVIDIA Releases Linux Display Driver v590 Beta
NVIDIA’s Linux display driver 590.44 beta raises the Wayland requirement to 1.20 and fixes incorrect DPI reporting.
Important Performance Work: Overhaul Of RSEQ & CID Management Merged For Linux 6.19
An important set of patches were just merged a few minutes ago to Linux Git for the ongoing Linux 6.19 kernel with some important performance implications...
FreeBSD 15.0 released
FreeBSD 15.0 has been released. Notable changes in this release include a new method for installing the base system using the pkg package manager, an update to OpenZFS 2.4.0-rc4, native support for the inotify(2) interface, and the addition of Open Container Initiative (OCI) images to FreeBSD's release artifacts. See the release notes for a full list of changes, hardware notes for supported hardware, and check the errata before installing or upgrading.
[$] Zig's new plan for asynchronous programs
The designers of the Zig programming language have been working to find a suitable design for asynchronous code for some time. Zig is a carefully minimalist language, and its initial design for asynchronous I/O did not fit well with its other features. Now, the project has announced (in a Zig SHOWTIME video) a new approach to asynchronous I/O that promises to solve the function coloring problem, and allows writing code that will execute correctly using either synchronous or asynchronous I/O.
Security updates for Tuesday
Security updates have been issued by Fedora (gnutls, libpng, mingw-python3, python-spotipy, source-to-image, unbound, and webkitgtk), Mageia (libpng), SUSE (bash-git-prompt, gitea-tea, java-17-openjdk, java-21-openjdk, kernel, openssh, python, and shadowsocks-v2ray-plugin, v2ray-core), and Ubuntu (binutils, openjdk-17-crac, openjdk-21-crac, and openjdk-25-crac).
We Will Need All Those Data Centers (Part 1)
A massive overbuild of compute facilities, mostly to serve the mania for large language models (LLMs) and other AI applications, is propping up weak world economies and fueling near-universal warnings that a bursting of the bubble could bring those economies ... Read more The post We Will Need All Those Data Centers (Part 1) appeared first on Linux Professional Institute (LPI).
Linux 6.19 Merges "klp-build" As New Livepatch Module Generation Solution
Merged as part of the objtool changes for the Linux 6.19 kernel is introducing the "klp-build" script as a new solution to generate livepatch modules using a source .patch file as the input. This klp-build effort was spearheaded by Josh Poimboeuf with ideas learned from the out-of-tree Kpatch project over the past decade...
TornadoVM 2.0 Released For Java On NVIDIA PTX, OpenCL & SPIR-V Devices
TornadoVM 2.0 is out today as the newest feature release for this OpenJDK and GraalVM plug-in that allows Java programs to run on heterogeneous hardware. TornadoVM targets continue to be OpenCL, NVIDIA PTX, and SPIR-V compatible devices for a range of accelerator support for use from conventional Java code...
Google's New AI Tool Solves a Problem for Every Lazy Developer
Code Wiki uses Gemini to create and maintain up-to-date documentation for code repositories.
Linux Mint 22.3 Codenamed “Zena”, Planned for Christmas 2025
Linux Mint 22.3 distribution was announced as “Zena”, based on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS operating system series and Linux kernel 6.14.
Not Every Browser is Built on Chrome: Explore These Firefox-based Options
Think all popular browsers out there are Chromium based? Take a look at this Firefox-based options.
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” Nears Release with New Cinnamon Menu and Tools
Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” nears release with a new Cinnamon menu, updated system tools, Wayland improvements, and many refinements now prepared for the upcoming beta.
Linux 6.19 To Allow File-Systems To Increase The Writeback Chunk Size
Linux has maintained a default 4MB minimum writeback chunk size but with the in-development Linux 6.19 kernel it will allow file-systems to override that minimum value. This in turn can help avoid fragmentation and yield a better experience for zoned rotation media and other uses...
NVIDIA 590.44.01 Beta Linux Driver Released With Wayland Improvements
NVIDIA today released the 590.44.01 Linux driver build as the first beta of their R590 series driver branch for Linux customers...
ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.2 Release Brings AI Grammar Checks to the Free Office Suite
Along with macro recording, customizable hotkeys, and enhanced PDF redaction tools.