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Nokia has announced the successful commercial deployment of its Cloud RAN solution with Finnish telco Elisa in Espoo, Finland. This deployment enables Elisa to integrate Nokia’s Cloud RAN with its existing purpose-built networks, supporting a hybrid environment and paving the way for full cloud-native networks.

Linux Mint 22.1 Beta was recently released with the codename Xia. It has many new features such as modernized package management, new power modes, Cinnamon 6.4, and native night light support. The Linux kernel included in Mint 22.1 is version 6.8.

Iran-affiliated threat actors have been linked to a new custom malware that's geared toward IoT and operational technology (OT) environments in Israel and the United States.

An impressive decentralized open source messaging app that does not require any user ID.

Following the recent Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Beta, CentOS Stream 10 has now reached general availability status. CentOS Stream 10 defines the upstream Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 that the RHEL 10 minor versions are created from and ultimately a preview of what's coming down the pipe for future RHEL 10 releases.

Looking for a money app to get your finances in order for 2025? Here's why I recommend these open-source options.

pgAdmin4 is an easy-to-use free and open-source graphical administration tool for PostgreSQL. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to install pgAdmin4 server mode on Ubuntu 24.04.

My recent Linux experience has been pretty awesome thanks to Bazzite. It may represent the frontier of OS experiences.

Like many Linux distributions, Windows, and macOS, Ubuntu has a firewall. This security feature can prevent connections from unwanted sources on your system. Sometimes, though, you might want to disable it (or at least configure the firewall with port-forwarding rules) if you want to let network traffic through.

Holidays come early for distro builders with two init systems to choose from. Everyone's favorite Linux component has hit a milestone, while a fresh contender comes of age – with a touch of Lisp.

Remote access is a cornerstone of modern IT infrastructure, enabling administrators and users to manage systems, applications, and data from virtually anywhere. However, with great power comes great responsibility—ensuring that remote access remains secure is paramount. This is where OpenSSH steps in, providing robust, encrypted communication for secure remote management.

The COBOL programming language may be 65 years old since its original release but the mainline GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) in 2025 might finally see upstream support for it.

Olimex RP2040pc is an inexpensive “all-in-one” computer board based on a Raspberry Pi RP2040 MCU with support for Apple //e, Apple ][+, and Oric Atmos emulation through the Reload emulator. The board features an HDMI port, stereo audio, four USB ports, and two UEXT expansion connectors.

The M5PaperS3 is a low-power e-ink development kit built around the ESP32-S3 microcontroller. This lightweight device features a 3.7V 1800mAh LiPo battery and a MicroSD card slot, designed for use in applications such as IoT monitoring, smart home systems, electronic labeling, and data logging.

The ATOM RPG team have returned with another RPG, Swordhaven: Iron Conspiracy has started its time in Early Access if you're in need of a fresh party-based RPG to try out. Just like their previous games it has full Native Linux support too.

The SPIR-V target within the LLVM compiler for outputting to this common IR used across different accelerator/device types, different APIs from Vulkan and SYCL to GLSL / OpenCL / HLSL, and adapted for a variety of innovative use-cases could soon become an official target within LLVM.

OBS Studio 31.0 drops Ubuntu 22.04 LTS support, and adds exciting features.

OpenSearch is a community-driven project by Amazon and a fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana. It's a fully open-source search engine and analytics suite with rich features and innovative functionality. This guide will show you how to install OpenSearch and OpenSearch Dashboard on the Ubuntu 24.04 server.

The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5) was launched at the end of last month, and we are starting to see companies slowly announce upgraded CM4 designs. Yesterday, we wrote about EDATEC ED-IPC3100 DIN-Rail mountable industrial computers, and today, we’ll cover Sfera Labs’ addition of the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 to their Strato Pi Max DIN rail industrial controllers.

Building off last month's release of the LibreOffice 25.2 Alpha release for this free software office suite, out today is the first beta release of the upcoming LibreOffice 25.2.