What are Tokens in LLMs? A Beginner’s Guide

Let’s clear some of LLM jargon and learn more about tokens.

DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1088

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. This week in DistroWatch Weekly:
Review: PorteuX 1.6
News: Making NetBSD immutable, Slackware changes how it updates GRUB scripts, AlmaLinux offers hardware certification, Mint addresse…

Linux Kernel 6.11 Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

Linux kernel 6.11 is now available for download with new features, better hardware support, networking enhancements, and much more.
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Linux Kernel 6.11 Released, This is What’s New

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 6.11, which is the kernel version Ubuntu 24.10 and Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS will offer. Fittingly, this update arrives a few days before the Linux Kernel Maintainer Summit takes place in Vienna, Austri…

Installing Docker on Raspberry Pi OS

Learn to install Docker properly on Raspberry Pi OS in this tutorial.

Try Out the New Security Center in Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu is working on a new desktop security center and prompting-client. Here’s how to try it out in current Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. It’s an experimental new feature that will land in next Ubuntu 24.10. Which, provides graphical interface to make it easier for users to control the file/folder access permission for Snap apps. For example, […]

How to Install MariaDB on Ubuntu 24.04: A Step-By-Step Guide

Discover a step-by-step guide to install and configure MariaDB on Ubuntu and how to update and remove it with practical examples.
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Shotcut 24.09 Video Editor Brings Fixes for Major New Bugs, Improvements

Shotcut 24.09 open-source and cross-platform video editor is now available for download with fixes for major new bugs and improvements. Here’s what’s changed!
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KDE Frameworks 6.6 Is Out with Support for Cross-Desktop Thumbnail Generators

KDE Frameworks 6.6 software suite is now available with support for de-facto standard, cross-desktop thumbnail generators and other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Is Now Available Powered by Linux Kernel 6.8

Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS is here six and a half months after Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS as an up-to-date installation media designed for those of you who want to install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) on a new computer and don’t want to download hundreds of upda…

KDE Gear 24.08.1 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New

The KDE Gear 24.08.1 apps collection is now available for download, with key fixes for Dolphin, KClock, and Filelight and updated translations.
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Development Release: Haiku R1 Beta 5

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Haiku is an open-source operating system, currently in beta development, that specifically targets personal computing. Inspired by the Be Operating System (BeOS), Haiku aims to become a …

If You Wanna Be Gnome’s Executive Director You Have a Week to Apply

Two months after Holly Million tendered her resignation — and a month-and-a-half after leaving — the financially strapped Gnome Foundation announces that the search is on for a new executive director.
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Ardour 8.7 DAW Debuts With Enhanced Features and Bug Fixes

Ardour 8.7 Digital Audio Workstation rolls out new features, including track dragging, ruler changes, and enhanced MIDI scene markers.
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New WordPress Malware Bypasses Top 14 Security Scanners

A new type of malware has been discovered that is able to bypass detection by 14 major WordPress security scanners, including Wordfence. Read on to find out more!
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Ubuntu 24.10 to Introduce User-Controlled Permissions Prompts

The upcoming Ubuntu 24.10 operating system promises a new feature called “permissions prompting” for an extra layer of privacy and security.
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TUXEDO Gemini 17 Gen3 Linux Laptop Launches With AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX

TUXEDO Gemini 17 Gen3 is powered by AMD’s top-tier processor, the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, featuring 16 cores and 32 threads, 64 MB L3-Cache, 85 W TDP, up to 5,4 GHz clock speed, and AMD Radeon 610M graphics. The Linux laptop also features NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060/4070 graphics with 8 GB GDDR6 VRAM and 115 […]

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TUXEDO Gemini 17 Gen3 Linux Laptop Launches with AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX

TUXEDO Gemini 17 Gen3 Linux-powered laptop is now available with the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics.
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Raspberry Pi Imager Gets Qt 6 Port, Offers AppImages on Linux

You don’t need to own a Raspberry Pi to make use of the Raspberry Pi Imager. This nifty image writer makes flashing ISO, IMG, and similar files to USB drives and SD cards mighty easy. A new update, Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9, was released this week …

Juno Tab 3 Linux Tablet Launches at $699 With Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

US-based hardware vendor Juno Computers launched today the Juno Tab 3 tablet powered by Linux and running the Debian-based Mobian Linux or Ubuntu/Kubuntu 24.04 LTS.
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