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The Xen Project, creator and manager of the open-source Xen hypervisor and associated tools, has warned its community of potential problems flowing from the imminent closure of the colocation facility it uses.

Devs of OS named for a mythical beast join in the 'local models will will deliver legendary productivity' trope. China has jumped on the AI PC bandwagon, with the team behind local OS openKylin creating a cut of its Linux-based software that can run AI models on the desktop.

With CentOS Stream 10 beginning to take shape as the basis for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, the Hyperscale Special Interest Group (SIG) has begun crafting CentOS Stream Hyperscale 10.

Recently, we shared our 2024 priorities for Firefox on Mozilla Connect, our dedicated space for engaging our community. It’s where we exchange ideas, gather feedback and spark discussions to shape future product releases. Eager to reach more of the community, the Firefox team hosted a two hour Ask Me Anything on Reddit.

With Ubuntu 24.04 LTS was a fundamental change made by Canonical to enable frame pointers by default for their packages in the name of improving the debugging and profiling experience. This has been as part of a broader push by Canonical to focus more on Ubuntu Linux performance and ensuring the needs of developers are met. With Ubuntu 24.10, more of the packages will have frame pointer support enabled.

If you'd like to spice up your desktop with special effects, the GNOME desktop environment has plenty to offer.

Why go outside in the sunshine when you could play with tiny computers in a darkened room? Perhaps hoping to mark independence from x86 PCs, there's a new July 4th release of the official Raspberry Pi OS, although it remains coy of giving a version number.

ASRock Industrial has recently introduced the IMB-A8000 and IMB-A1002 industrial motherboards, equipped with AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000/7000 series processors. These motherboards are engineered to enhance performance and reliability for edge AI applications across various sectors, including smart manufacturing, robotic control, machine vision, and smart retail.

A year ago Google engineers posted experimental Linux code for Device Memory TCP for more efficient transferring of data from GPUs/accelerators to network devices without having to go through a host CPU memory buffer. After going through many rounds of review, Device Memory TCP appears to be nearing the finish line.

The Pineboards HatDrive! Nano is a compact 2230/2242 M-Key M.2 HAT for the Raspberry Pi, measuring 55 x 34mm. It offers an affordable upgrade from a microSD card to M.2 storage, supporting NVMe SSDs, AI accelerators, and other M-Key devices. It is compatible with the official Raspberry Pi case lid and the Active Cooler.

When I need to work with Linux user accounts, I tend to default to the command line. Sure, there are GUIs for this purpose but I find the command line to be more efficient and effective at the task. On top of that, I am often managing Linux users on remote servers, so the command line is my best option.

Flarum is an open-source discussion software that is the combined successor of esoTalk and FluxBB boards. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Flarum Community Software on a server based on Debian 12.

Microsoft's journey through intellectual property has been a multi-year saga that makes Game of Thrones look like a haiku. From the young Bill Gates and Paul Allen plundering software companies' garbage bins for source code listings, Gates writing a snotty letter to computer clubs a few years later complaining about software copying, and Ballmer calling Linux a cancer, to Windows having an embedded Linux layer, Microsoft has shown a very variable attitude to intellectual property.

Back in February I wrote about Intel's open-source graphics driver engineers working on a new adaptive sharpening filter capability to be found with upcoming Xe2 graphics starting with Lunar Lake. This new adaptive sharpening filter has minimal power and performance impact and at least according to the driver engineers is working out rather well.

The IDM/IPA team is working on testing the new HSM support and functionality. As a result, the Identity Management and QA teams have organized test days from Tuesday, July 09, 2024, to Thursday, July 11, 2024. The wiki page in this article contains links to the test images you’ll need to participate.

Cachet is an open-source status page system written in PHP. It allows you to monitor downtime and system failure on your infrastructure. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to install and run Cachet on an Ubuntu 24.04 server with Docker.

Endless OS is billed as a fast, powerful and friendly operating system. It features a completely re-imagined and simplified user interface designed to stay out of your way, minimize distractions, and help you get things done.

LXer Feature: 08-Jul-2024

How I turned a brand new Chromebook that kinda worked into a Linux Laptop that totally rocks!

SnoopGod Linux is a Linux-based penetration testing distribution for penetration testers and security researchers. It’s designed to be fast, easy to use, and provide a minimal complete desktop cybersecurity and developer friendly environment.

Those still making use of Ubuntu 23.10 ‘Mantic Minotaur’ should be aware that official support for this version of Ubuntu ends on July 11, 2024. Which, to orient the blissfully slow who, like me, remain convinced 2024 has only just started, is this week: July 11 is on Thursday.