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How AlmaLinux Came to Be Fixing Bugs Ahead of a Content Creation-Focused Open-Source Event

We can file this as a plug if we wish, Christine said. “I’m basically writing it because… well, you can color me impressed by an Enterprise Linux distribution that listens to its users and is quick to action. That’s a little old fashioned for the…

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VirtualBox 7.1 Promises Wayland Support for Clipboard Sharing on Linux

VirtualBox 7.1 open-source virtualization software is now available for public beta testing with Wayland support for clipboard sharing for Linux hosts and guests.
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OpenSSL Unveils New Governance Model

OpenSSL introduces a new governance model & projects to enhance community participation and decision-making. Full details inside!
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Qt Creator 14 Open-Source IDE Released With Support for Lua-Based Plugins

Coming more than three and a half months after Qt Creator 13, the Qt Creator 14 release introduces support for Lua-based plugins, which lets developers extend the capabilities of Qt Creator without compiling C++ plugins for all supported platforms. API…

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A Critical Bug in Libwayland Update Causes Plasma Desktop Freeze on Debian Sid/Trixie

A critical bug in libwayland update causes Plasma Desktop freeze at login in Debian Sid/Trixie. The root cause is identified, and the temporary solution is released!
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Qt Creator 14 Open-Source IDE Released with Support for Lua-Based Plugins

Qt Creator 14 open-source IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is now available for download with new features and improvements. Here’s what’s new!
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Linux Mint 22 Officially Released, This is What’s New

And we’re go – Linux Mint 22 ‘Wilma’ has been officially released and made available to download. This major update is the first to be based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS This major update is built on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and sees Linux Mint 22 inh…

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More Data Centers Are Lowering Their Environmental Impact as a Side Effect of Liquid Cooling

After years of playing second fiddle to chilled air, it appears that direct-to-chip liquid cooling is finally going uptown.
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Curl 8.9.0 Is Here: New Features, Bugfixes, and How to Install

Daniel Stenberg, the maintainer of Curl, has announced the release of Curl 8.9.0. This release marks a significant milestone in the project’s history, with a whopping 260 bugfixes, 11 changes, and 2 security fixes.
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Randy Bias Is VP Open Source Strategy and Technology at Mirantis’ New OSPO

The open source cloud pioneer Mirantis says it’s hired Bias to hold itself “accountable as a responsible open source citizen.”
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Meta Inches Toward Open-Source AI With New LLaMA 3.1

Is Meta’s 405 billion parameter model really open source? Depends on who you ask. Here’s how to try out the new engine for yourself​.
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This $60 Intel SBC is Cheaper & Faster than a Raspberry Pi 5

Love the idea of tinkering around with a small, single-board computer (SBC) but need something more powerful than most ARM-based offerings provide? If so, the Radxa X4 may be of interest. Powered by an Intel N100 processor with Intel UHD graphics, the …

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BIND 9.20 Debuts, Promise Boosted DNS Performance

BIND 9.20 DNS server rolls out with enhanced DNSSEC support, a new database backend, a streamlined core, and more.
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Hyprland Completes Independence from wlroots

Hyprland has completed its move off of wlroots and is now a fully independent Wayland compositor. Here’s more on that!
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Linux Mint 22 is Available to Download! Based on Ubuntu 24.04

Linux Mint, the popular Linux Distribution for desktop PC and laptops, finally rolls out the new 22 major release images. Linux Mint 22, code-name “Wilma”, is based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. It features Kernel 6.8, Cinnamon Desktop 6.2, and supports until 2029. The stable release .iso images were rolled out few days ago on July […]

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How to Install OBS Studio on Ubuntu and Other Linux Distros

Discover a step-by-step guide to installing OBS Studio on your Ubuntu system and other Linux distros with practical examples.
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Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

Dubbed “Wilma”, Linux Mint 22 is based on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) operating system series and uses the Linux 6.8 kernel. It will receive security updates until 2029 and new kernel versions as they’re available upstream in the Ubuntu 24.04 L…

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Is the European Commission Dropping Support for Important Open-Source Funding?

Maybe it’s just an oversight, but the European Commission’s draft of projects for next year fails to mention the NGI Zero Commons Fund, an important source of funding for FOSS projects.
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Pop!_OS 24.04 With COSMIC Alpha Release Date Announced

Carl Richell, founder and CEO of System76, has announced the first alpha release of Pop!_OS 24.04 with COSMIC DE will launch on August 8th.
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NVIDIA 560 Beta Linux Driver Released With Open GPU Kernel Modules by Default

NVIDIA released today the beta version of the upcoming NVIDIA 560 graphics driver series for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems, the first release to default to the open-source GPU kernel modules.
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