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What do you do when you own a handheld gaming device that you really wish was a Steam Deck? You install SteamFork on it, that’s what you do.

The Protectli Vault V1410 is a fanless network appliance designed for applications that demand robust performance and reliable connectivity. Key features include four 2.5GbE Ethernet ports and multiple expansion slots, making it a versatile solution for a wide range of networking environments.

Stratis is a free and open source storage management system developed by Red Hat. Available as a technology preview since RHEL 8, it gained full support starting from version 9.3 of the distribution, and can be used also on Fedora. Stratis relies on existing storage technologies such as LUKS, device mapper, and the XFS filesystem, to provide features similar to those integrated in the BTRFS and ZFS filesystems.

Bcachefs lead developer Kent Overstreet has submitted all of the Bcachefs file-system feature patches for the Linux 6.12 kernel merge window.

Circuit Digest’s LiteWing is a low-cost DIY drone controlled by an ESP32 module, based on a custom PCB and off-the-shelf parts that costs around 1000 Rupees to make, or $12 at today’s exchange rate.

The 206th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on September 22nd, 2024, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world

As a Windows user, I switched to Linux successfully. And, you can too. Here's what I think.

It’s not uncommon for a new distro version to come out, and a grudging admission that maybe a faster laptop is on the cards. Perhaps after seeing this project though, you’ll never again complain about that two-generations-ago 64-bit multi-core behemoth, because [Dimitri Grinberg] — who else! — has succeeded in booting an up-to-date Linux on the real most basic of processors.

Sneak peek at Ubuntu 24.10 Beta's new features: kernel updates, systemd enhancements, and a preview of upcoming desktop changes.

Makerdiary recently introduced the iMX RT1011 Nano Kit, a compact, high-performance development board featuring NXP’s iMX RT1011 Crossover MCU. With an Arm Cortex-M7 core running at up to 500 MHz, it delivers strong CPU performance and real-time responsiveness

Linux 6.12 yesterday merged the real-time "PREEMPT_RT" patches that had been in development for two decades. Today another big hitting feature was merged for Linux 6.12 that's been in development nearly as long.

Learn about the new features of LibreOffice 24.8 which brings considerable update across its base modules.

GnuPG is a superb tool though it’s a command line affair. If you’re looking for a GUI frontend, check out these tools.

Two Point Studios and SEGA Europe announced that Two Point Museum is planned for launch now on March 4th, 2025 - with pre-orders now live.

Crowd Supply recently launched a campaign for ThunderScope, an oscilloscope that combines powerful hardware with open-source software. It captures data at 1 GS/s and streams it to a computer via Thunderbolt, USB4, or PCI Express for real-time processing, offering greater flexibility for complex measurements across various timescales.

Android smartphones have become terrifyingly effective at keeping people glued to their screens, letting them waste precious time on applications that are deliberately designed to keep the person engaged.

For months there has been talk and speculations around Raspberry Pi working to release a Compute Module 5 (CM5) in putting the power of last year's Raspberry Pi 5 into the small form factor for various embedded/industrial applications. It's pretty much a given that the Compute Module 5 will come, it's just a matter of when.

If you cut your teeth on Z-80 assembly and have dabbled in other assembly languages, you might not find much mystery in creating programs using the next best thing to machine code. However, if you have only used high level languages, assembly can be somewhat daunting.

Valkey 8.0, an open-source in-memory data store, promises superior performance, handling up to 1.2 million queries per second.

If you’re looking for a no-fuss way to monitor real-time power consumption on your Ubuntu laptop, a new GNOME Shell extension makes it deliciously easy. “Why would I want to see energy usage?” – anyone asking that question probably doesn’t.