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Following Linus Torvalds receiving an Ampere Altra Max workstation from Ampere Computing, he's been dabbling more with ARM64 now that it affords him more AArch64 compute power than his Apple Silicon powered MacBook.

The latest fwupd 1.9.22 firmware update daemon addresses multiple bugs and adds support for Framework SD and Raspberry Pi 5.

Fedora test days are events where anyone can help make certain that changes in Fedora work well in an upcoming release. Fedora community members often participate, and the public is welcome at these events.

This is an ad by Microsoft. Why did the editors go ahead/along with this? Did they not check who sponsored it? Or did Slashdot too get paid?

In our modern, digital age, the security of computer systems is paramount. Ethical hackers are skilled professionals who test these systems, networks, and applications, searching playfully for weaknesses and vulnerabilities that criminal hackers might exploit. This field of cybersecurity has been growing rapidly, with the number of job openings for ethical hackers consistently surpassing the supply of qualified professionals.

BeeRef is not like a traditional image viewer. This application lets you quickly arrange your reference images and view them while you create. This is free and open source software.

With the Linux 6.11 kernel merge window wrapping up this weekend, I've begun "kicking the tires" on the new kernel that will then see the weekly release candidates over the next two months.

In this article, we will delve into the methods for explicitly excluding directories from the find command‘s search in Linux. The find command is a powerful utility for searching for files and directories within a directory hierarchy. However, there are scenarios where you may want to exclude certain directories from your search to speed up the process or to avoid irrelevant results. We’ll explore different options and provide practical examples using a sandbox directory structure.

In this article, you'll learn how to use UFW on Ubuntu to create, delete, and manage firewall rules in user-friendly ways.

Learn how to find and count the total number of file and directory occurrences in a specific directory using the find and wc commands.

Richard Hughes released today fwupd 1.9.22 as a new stable version for this open-source firmware updating utility making updating firmware on Linux automatic, safe, and reliable, which adds support for the latest Raspberry Pi devices.

Powered by Linux kernel 6.8 and based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Linux Mint 22 "Wilma" is here as one of the best desktop distros.

You will read a review for Linux Mint 22 and why it could be one of the best Linux distributions released this year.

This weekend the ASUS ROG Ally X began shipping as an upgraded version of the ASUS ROG Ally handheld gaming console that launched last year.

It isn't quite XKCD 2347, but it's close. At least one developer is still working away on the X.org codebase with an effort to improve variable refresh rate support in several different OSes.

Learn how to install and use Screaming Frog SEO Spider to inspect websites on Ubuntu and other Linux distros with practical examples.

Radxa has launched a new single board computer this month, featuring the Intel N100 low-power processor. It is now available for preorder from multiple distributors in 4GB and 8GB RAM configurations.

We can file this as a PR piece or a plug if we wish, Christine said. “I’m basically writing it because… well, you can color me impressed by an Enterprise Linux distribution that listens to its users and is quick to action. That’s a little old fashioned for the digital age, isn’t it?” We’re filing it as an interesting trip down the rabbit hole that’s Christine’s mind.

Oracle released today the beta version of the upcoming VirtualBox 7.1 open-source and cross-platform virtualization software for public testing, a major update that promises exciting new features and improvements.

A critical bug in libwayland update causes Plasma Desktop freeze at login in Debian Sid/Trixie. The root cause is identified, and the temporary solution is released!