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MPV 0.40 open-source and free media player that supports a wide range of media file formats, audio and video codecs, and subtitle types. is now available for download with new features and improvements.

The FET536-C System on Module, based on the Allwinner T536 processor, is designed for applications that require reliable performance and flexible connectivity. It is intended for use in fields such as data concentrators, DTUs, EV charging systems, transportation, robotics, and industrial control. The module integrates a 1.6GHz quad-core Cortex-A55 CPU and a 64-bit Xuantie E907 […]

MPV 0.40 media player is out now with native HDR support, improved autocompletion, enhanced OSC, and more.

A lightweight markup language is a modern system for annotating a document in a way that is syntactically distinguishable from the text, and designed with a simple readable syntax.

The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) project released today GIMP 3.0.2 as the first maintenance update to the latest and greatest GIMP 3.0 series of this powerful, free, open-source, and cross-platform image editor.

So it looks like it's actually underway already, with the implicit blessing of the originator of the DFSG and the Open Source Definition (he co-founded the OSI and no longer trusts the OSI).

The GRUB bootloader saw a set of 73 patches last month for addressing a variety of security flaws that were discovered...

The answer to the ultimate question of Linux, the Universe, and Everything? Fedora 42 is now in beta testing, with more desktops and editions than ever.…

While we are still awaiting the Linux 6.14 release (or a 6.14-rc8 release) with no kernel drop having occurred on Sunday, early pull requests for the Linux 6.15 kernel cycle continue flowing in. Among the early pull requests over the weekend were the CRC code updates that include some nice optimizations for those running on AVX-512 processors...

Today, the GNU Linux-libre project announced the release and general availability of the GNU Linux-libre 6.14 kernel for those who seek 100% freedom for their GNU/Linux computers and software freedom lovers.

Tweaks mean smoother operation even on low-end kit. GNOME 48 is here, with some under-the-hood tweaks to improve performance even on low-end kit.…

Last month Bcachefs lead developer Kent Overstreet talked of Bcachefs getting to the point of freezing its on-disk format with future on-disk format updates slated to be optional. With today's Bcachefs pull request for Linux 6.15, it's now being treated as "soft frozen" and also landing other new features for this copy-on-write file-system. Among the new features is case insensitive file/folder support contributed by Valve...

Garbage in, garbage out. Open Source Initiative is starting to look like an organization that’s turning its back on its founding principles.

David Sterba of SUSE sent in all of the Btrfs file-system updates today for the now-open Linux 6.15 kernel merge window. There are some new performance optimizations, new and faster Zstd compression level options, and other changes slated to be included for this CoW file-system in Linux 6.15...

iMovie is a free video editing application which is designed to be friendly to users with limited or no video editing experience. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives for Linux.

At SUSECon '25, SUSE unveiled a rebranded portfolio emphasizing Linux support, cloud-native workloads, edge computing, and AI.

Today, Linus Torvalds announced the release and general availability of Linux 6.14, the latest stable kernel version that introduces several new features and improvements, better hardware support, and more.

Sorting the output of docker ps can be helpful when you’re managing multiple containers and need a clearer view of what’s running. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through creating a Bash function that organizes this output in a more readable way using built-in shell tools like awk and sort. This builds upon Docker basic commands like docker ps, docker images, and docker inspect to create more powerful container.

Emby is an open-source alternative to Plex Media Server. This guide will teach you how to install Emby Media Server on Debian 12. You will install Emby with Nginx as a reverse proxy and enable UFW. Let's get started.

The 232nd installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on March 23rd, 2025, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world.