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Other than being a reliable piece of software, Linux has made some really cool things a reality, be it by powering a coffee maker or running Doom on a terminal. Of course, the tinkerers who dedicate their time and resources to innovate are the real MVPs here.

In addition to the FreeBSD Foundation funding work on s0ix sleep state support as part of their initiative to improve FreeBSD's support for modern laptops, they have also been funding work on a number of other objectives, including better WiFi driver coverage. A milestone now being achieved for 2025 is getting a proof-of-concept Intel 802.11 a/b/g WiFi driver support working for this BSD operating system.

With so many ways to install software on Linux, should you turn to an old-school GUI for the task?

Every so often, we see a wave of activity around cramming something that shouldn't be running in a specific document or app into said document or app. If you (like myself) had the naive thought that PDF files were static, boring documents that can't do things like, I don't know, play Tetris or something, then boy, do we have news for you.

WeAct RP2350B Core Board is a small (41.4×41.1mm) USB-C board exposing all 48 I/Os from the Raspberry Pi RP2350B Cortex-M33/RISC-V microcontroller through two 30-pin headers.

PorteuX 1.9 is out as a new update to this portable Linux distribution based on Slackware and inspired by both Slax and Porteus distros, designed to be small, fast, portable, modular, and immutable.

Linux, renowned for its robustness and security, is a powerful multi-user operating system that allows multiple people to interact with the same system resources without interfering with each other. Proper management of user accounts and permissions is crucial to maintaining the security and efficiency of a Linux system.

Your first Linux distro matters! Here is my advice to avoid frustration and make a more informed switch to this outstanding OS.

FreeBSD is working on S0ix standby power state support for better handling modern Intel and AMD laptops running this popular BSD operating system.

Besiege from Spiderling Studios just had a big free upgrade for all players to celebrate the 10th anniversary.

Fwupd 2.0.5 has been released today as the fifth maintenance update to the latest fwupd 2.0 release of this open-source Linux firmware update utility for Linux-based operating systems.

Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication over IP. Here’s our recommended free and open source GUI Matrix clients.

A challenge for enterprises that operate large-scale network infrastructure has long been how to maintain performance while updating critical systems. The Linux Foundation’s networking division (LF Networking) is helping to address that challenge with the L3AF project, which is based on eBPF (extended Berkeley Packet Filter) technology.

With the new L3AF 2.1.0 update, the technology is gaining a series of improvements including: enhanced observability features, application container improvements, and expanded network interface management functions.

Is BetaNews finally taking these problems more seriously?

The latest moves against NPR and PBS by Trump’s newly minted FCC chairperson Brendan Carr, has many noncommercial radio stations waiting for the other shoe to drop.

Linux's second-in-command Greg Kroah-Hartman is proposing "Faux Bus" as a new "fake" bus solution for simple devices.

You can’t make monopoly money without a monopoly, but you sure can lose it. It would take a heart of stone not to explode with joy at the massive infusion of schadenfreude provided in recent days by the DeepSeek AIpocalypse.

Do you use the official Spotify DEB on Ubuntu (or an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution like Linux Mint)? If so, you’ll be used to receiving updates to the Spotify Linux client direct from the official Spotify APT repo, right alongside all your other DEB-based software.

CachyOS February 2025 update arrives with Propeller optimizations, NVIDIA Blackwell support, tap-to-click, NTFS3, and key bug fixes.

In the world of file management, maintaining organization and efficiency is crucial. Long file names can lead to confusion and clutter, especially when dealing with numerous files across multiple directories. This article will walk you through creating a Bash script that recursively shortens file names in a specified directory while preserving the original file extensions. The script will respect the length of the file names based on a character limit specified as a command-line argument.