Nitrux 3.6.0 (“ie”) Available for Download and Install

The latest version of the systemd-free Linux distribution, Nitrux, has been released for general usage and includes the beta of the upcoming NVIDIA 560 graphics driver.

Immich Hits Milestone With 40,000 Stars on GitHub

Immich, a self-hosted photo and video backup solution, celebrates 40K stars with v1.110, which brings self-hosted maps and revised purchase terms.
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How to Install NodeBB With Nginx Proxy on Ubuntu 24.04 Server

NodeBB is open-source forum software written in JavaScript and Node.js. It uses MongoDB as the default database and offers multiple features, such as real-time notifications via web socket, social media integration, and full REST APIs.
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FSF Blogs: Let’s not celebrate CrowdStrike — let’s point to a better way

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PipeWire 1.2.2 Addresses Audio Bugs and Performance Issues

PipeWire 1.2.2 multimedia framework update is out now! Fixes include async node fallout, JACK event mixdown, and Ardour export issues.
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Systemd-Free Nitrux 3.6 Arrives with NVIDIA 560 Driver, Latest NVIDIA GSP Firmware

Nitrux 3.6 immutable and systemd-free distribution is now available for download with the latest NVIDIA 560 graphics driver and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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Funtoo Linux Is Being Discontinued! Time to Look for Alternatives

Daniel Robbins, creator of both Gentoo and Funtoo, has announced that Funtoo is expected to be fully discontinued by August 2024.
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Snowflake Open Sources Apache Iceberg-related Polaris Data Catalog

Alongside the notification that Polaris Catalog has been made open source, Dremio announced that it was sharing Project Nessie’s capabilities with Polaris.
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Canonical Reports Revenue Growth in 2023, Reaching $251 Million

In 2023, Canonical’s revenue rose by $46M, driven by gains in sales, marketing, and R&D, with operating profit at $45M.
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Super Grub2 Disk 2.06s4 System Rescue Tool Released With Btrfs Support

It’s been almost five years since the last stable Super Grub2 Disk release, but development never stopped and the new stable release is here to introduce support for the Btrfs file system, support for booting into more operating systems, such as GNU/Hurd (Debian based) and ReactOS, and support for booting into Linux systems from the […]

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FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, August 2, starting at 12:00 EDT (16:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, August 2 from 12:00 to 15:00 EDT (16:00 to 19:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

Webinar: Harden Your Security Mindset: Break Down the Critical Security Risks for Web Apps

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Super Grub2 Disk 2.06s4 System Rescue Tool Released with Btrfs Support

Super Grub2 Disk 2.06s4 system rescue tool is now available for download with Btrfs support, Linux from /boot partition, partition labels, support for booting GNU/Hurd and ReactOS systems, and more.
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5 reasons why Linux will overtake Windows and MacOS on the desktop – eventually

Although Linux still only commands single digits in market share, I expect that to rise exponentially over the coming years. Here’s why.

TrueNAS: Create Own “Home Media Streaming Server” Using Plex – Part 3

The post TrueNAS: Create Own “Home Media Streaming Server” Using Plex – Part 3 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Everyone has a collection of movies, songs, music videos, pictures, and more. Many people wonder how they can st…

Open Source Alternatives to Google Photos that Can be Self Hosted

Google Photos can be replaced using these open-source self-hosted photo applications.

Open Source Is Not a Business Model; It Never Was

The other day, Dan Lorenc, CEO and co-founder of the software supply chain company Chainguard, wrote on LinkedIn that “open source is not a good strategy for startups.” What? Do you think I was going to disagree because I’m a big open-source fan? Think again! Yep, it’s a great development model, but it never has […]

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The Unintended Consequences Linux’s Wayland Adoption Will Have on BSD

Does Wayland becoming the de facto standard display server for Linux serve to marginalize BSD?
Before we pop the cork on the champagne bottles and start the celebrations, perhaps we should consider that this good news for Linux might not be good news f…

Distribution Release: Super Grub2 Disk 2.06s4

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Super Grub2 Disk is a live platform that helps the user to boot into almost any operating system even if the system cannot boot into it by normal means. The project’s latest release is S…

AppImage Fan? You Need to Check Out ‘Gear Lever’

AppImages are great: a single runtime containing all of the dependencies needed for an app to run in a double-click binary that can be run from anywhere on your system. And therein lies the rub. When I download an AppImage for software like Audacity, K…