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I'm in. I intone the words with a sense of victory as I navigate the file directory using only shell commands—a feat that might have impressed the occasional adolescent maybe two decades ago. But then, the camera pans out to reveal a PDF document… inside a Chrome browser… running on Windows.

KDE continues advancing the Linux desktop with the release of version 6.3 of its Plasma desktop environment (DE), widely considered to be one of the best DEs on any platform.

The February 9, 2025 release of DietPi v9.10 introduces new images for single-board computers, improved compatibility for RISC-V devices, enhanced software tools, and several important bug fixes. This update extends support for StarFive VisionFive 2 and PINE64 Star64 with Debian Trixie, refines automation capabilities, and addresses software installation issues reported by the community.

Darktable 5.0.1 open-source raw image editor has been released today as a minor update to the Darktable 5.0 series with various fixes, new noise profiles, and updated camera support.

We all use software and hardware with many security mechanisms inside and don't notice them. But these mechanisms are not magical: they still live somewhere in code or schematics and trigger just when needed.

Linux is having a moment in the mainstream right now, thanks to the popularity of the Steam Deck and SteamOS. The thing is, while Linux is the overarching name for the operating systems bearing its name, there are as many Linux distributions as stars in the sky (okay, maybe not quite, but it's not far off).

The BeOS-inspired Haiku open-source operating system project has published their January 2025 status report that outlines all of the interesting work over the past month.

As we close out the Paris AI Action Summit, one thing is clear: the conversation around open and Public AI is evolving—and gaining real momentum. Just over a year ago at Bletchley Park, open source AI was framed as a risk. In Paris, we saw a major shift. There is now a growing recognition that openness isn’t just compatible with AI safety and advancing public interest AI—it’s essential to it.

Once upon a time, using Linux without the terminal was unthinkable. Now? For average users, the terminal is totally optional.

Go 1.24 programming language rolls out with performance boosts, better tooling, improved WebAssembly support, and more.

The new Marvel Rivals 20250214 patch drops on February 13, 2025, at 9AM UTC. Bringing a host of changes to the popular superhero multiplayer game, NetEase’s latest update fixes a host of core issues with the title.

Choosing the right web server can make or break your website’s performance. With so many options available Apache, NGINX, LiteSpeed, OpenLiteSpeed, Caddy, and Lighttpd how do you know which one is the fastest, most efficient, and best suited for your needs? To find out, we conducted a comprehensive benchmark, testing these six popular web servers under different conditions, including static file handling, high concurrency, large file downloads, and sustained traffic simulations.

SonicRadio gets our recommendation. It’s a wonderful open source internet radio program you won’t find in your distro’s software repositories.

Those making use of the GNOME Web "Epiphany" web browser with the upcoming Ubuntu 25.04 release will be able to enjoy playing more popular web videos thanks to a packaging change.

Rustaceans could just wait for unwelcoming C coders to slowly SIGQUIT. The Rust for Linux project is alive and well, despite suggestions to the contrary, even if not every Linux kernel maintainer is an ally.

Rust's surge in popularity isn't just about security — it's also driven by developer fatigue with traditional languages like C and Java, as Rust offers a modern, efficient, and safer alternative.

Gnome.org has relaunched with a minimalist and cleaner design, but where's the favorite footprint?

Fastfetch is a modern and faster alternative to Neofetch for displaying system information on Linux, macOS and Windows.

Patch spam contains code that is downright wrong and nonfunctional. Even worse: It can introduce new vulnerabilities or backdoors. What's a developer to do?

After a short testing period, the Linux performance overlay MangoHud had version 0.8.0 released today to bring new features and fixes to one of my favourite open source projects. This also powers the built-in overlay on the Steam Deck.