A proposal has been made for Fedora 42 to collect user data via an opt-in system. Transparency and user control are promised, but doubts linger.
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Analysts found that 52% of open-source projects are written in memory-unsafe languages like C and C++. More than half of open-source projects contain code written in a memory-unsafe language, a report from the U.S.’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has found. Memory-unsafe means the code allows for operations that can corrupt memory, leading to vulnerabilities […]
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MySQL 9.0 database rolls out with enhanced JSON support, new DDL for events, updated system variable tables, and more.
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Linux Mint, the popular Linux Distribution, announced version 22 Beta release this Monday! The new release is based on Ubuntu 24.04, features Cinnamon Desktop 6.2, and supports until 2029. Thanks to the upstream changes, the release now is powered by Linux Kernel 6.8 with updated drivers and modern hardware support. The default PulseAudio is replaced […]
KDE Plasma 6.1.2 is now available as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment series with more bug fixes. Here are the details!
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If you’re yet to try Miracle-WM, a tiling window manager made for the Mir Wayland compositor, the latest version would be a stellar place to start. Created by Canonical engineer Matthew Kosarek (in his free time; it’s not an official Canoni…
Nitrux 3.5.1 immutable and systemd-free distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 6.9, NVIDIA 555.58, and Mesa 24.1. Here’s what else is new!
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Alexandra Moxin, CSO, Adaptech Group Introduction Have you ever wondered why most software projects start off well and then, several months later, turn slow and difficult? You’ve likely fallen into the traps of design as you go, two-week sprints that never accomplish much, and more ceremony meetings than time to complete your work. Maybe you’ve […]
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Cory Doctorow will be playing emcee, and writer and security expert Tarah Wheeler will be offering last minute down-and-dirty tips on how to play the game. Have fun; maybe win a little money; maybe lose some. It’s for the Electronic Frontier Foundation…
Linux Mint 22 beta is now available for download with the Cinnamon 6.2, Xfce 4.18, and MATE 1.26 desktops, based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
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EndeavourOS “Endeavour” is now available for download as the first release of the Arch Linux-based distribution featuring the latest KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment.
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And we’re off — the Linux Mint 22 beta release is now available to download. The beta of Linux Mint 22 ‘Wilma’ lands ahead of an expected stable release, tentatively scheduled for late July or early August, depending on how many bugs,…
The popular free open-source digital painting software, Krita, released version 5.2.3 a few days ago. The release rework the build system, so the CI can be built in all 4 platforms (Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android). Besides that, Krita 5.2.3 fixed various bugs, including crash on saving webp images, crashes when inserting keyframe columns when […]
Sad news for fans of Gradience, the 3rd-party tool to customise the look of GTK4/libadwaita apps, as this weekend (June 29, 2024) the Github project page was made read-only and archived. News is sure to drain the colour from those who avidly use this t…
Debian 12.6 is now available for download as the latest release of the Debian Bookworm operating system series with 162 bug fixes and 84 security updates.
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NVIDIA announced the first stable release of the 555 series driver for Linux few days ago. It’s NVIDIA 555.58, the latest new feature branch version. The release now uses GSP firmware by default on all GPUs that support it (e.g., Tesla T4, T10, A100 series). GSP, stands for GPU System Processor, acts like a CPU […]
OpenShot released version 3.2.0 a few days ago with great performance improvements. OpenShot is a free open-source Qt-based video editor works on Linux, Windows, and macOS. Due to its beginner friendly menu options, built-in title templates, and animated titles (Blender powered), I prefer it over Kdenlive and Shotcut. However, the video editor was sluggish, froze […]
Celluloid 0.27, a simple and powerful GTK+ frontend for the mpv video player, has been released as the first update for the year.
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PipeWire 1.2 audio server ships with async node scheduling, improved config error reporting, new explicit sync support, and more.
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The NVIDIA 555.58 video driver with explicit sync support is officially released, promising a new era in the Wayland experience for Linux users.
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