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The Blender Foundation released today Blender 4.1 as a new update to its powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform 3D graphics computer software for GNU/Linux, macOS, and Windows systems.

Blender 4.1 3D creation suite releases with game-changing performance boosts and quality-of-life improvements. Here's more on that!

Two weeks after KDE Plasma 6.0.2, the KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.0.3 as the third of five planned maintenance updates for the latest KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment series addressing more of those pesky regressions, crashes, and bugs.

In the vast and evolving landscape of technology, embedded systems stand as silent yet powerful pillars supporting an array of applications, from the simplicity of a digital watch to the complexity of autonomous vehicles. These dedicated computing behemoths often operate within constrained environments, necessitating an operating system that is not just robust but also refined in its minimalism. Enter Ubuntu, a versatile and widely acclaimed Linux distribution, which emerges as an unexpected yet fitting candidate for this purpose.

DNF5 can replace the current package manager in Fedora 41, as the proposal has been made and is pending approval.

The Fedora Project announced today the release and general availability for download of the beta version of the upcoming Fedora Linux 40 operating system featuring some of the latest GNU/Linux technologies.

UrBackup is billed as an easy to set up client/server backup system. It can make image and file backups with both data safety and a fast restoration time.

A malvertising campaign has been discovered that deploys a fake PuTTY client to deliver the Rhadamanthys stealer, a dangerous malware . The attackers exploit the trust placed in PuTTY as a widely used SSH and Telnet client by presenting a counterfeit website through malicious ads that appear at the top of Google search results. Let's examine this significant security threat targeting Linux admins more deeply, emphasizing the need for heightened vigilance and robust Linux security measures.

To many people around the world "computer" means "smartphone" i.e. Android (Linux), not Windows

Fedora Linux 40 Beta is available for download and testing. Help us find and eliminate bugs so they don't make it into the final release!

GNOME 46 is available in Tumbleweed's stable repositories just six days after its launch. The Aeon edition also adopts it.

This is a small guide on what tools and extensions we used to create the FOSS Outpost forum. It could be helpful for any folks out there who want to create a modern forum suitable for 2024 standards, all using open-source software.

PgHero is an open-source and web-based tool designed to monitor PostgreSQL via a web browser. This post will show you how to install PgHero on Ubuntu 22.04.

I thought it would be a good idea to share my experience implementing servers for personal use. It wasn’t easy to know the best fit for my workload and it has been a moving target, so it was critical to understand and update my needs before taking one route or another. There are plenty of […]

This month, QNAP Systems, Inc. rolled out the TS-216G NAS, a dynamic 2-bay network attached storage (NAS) system, optimized for both individual and workgroup use. Featuring a 2.5GbE port and hot-swappable capability, it promises efficient data management and enhanced reliability. At the core of the TS-216G is a 64-bit Arm quad-core processor, complemented by a […]

This is a multi-part blog looking at a FIREBAT T8 Plus Mini PC running Linux. This machine has an Intel N100 processor, 16GB of RAM, 512GB M.2 SSD and is available for under £100. It sounds like an ideal low cost machine to run Linux.

Redis' new license policy triggers the creation of Redict, a new Redis fork betting on LGPL-3.0-only. Here's more on that!

Improved workqueues mean the end of tasklets is looming at long last. Linus Torvalds just announced the first RC of 6.9 on the Linux Kernel mailing list, saying it "looks to be fairly normal", although it's a recordbreaker in size.…

Supply chain attack targeted GitHub community of Top.gg Discord server. More than 170,000 users have been affected by an attack using fake Python infrastructure with "successful exploitation of multiple victims."…

Wim Taymans joins us to discuss how PipeWire is making our lives better through Linux audio. Wim joins us for a conversation about how PipeWire has revolutionized how Linux handles multimedia.