Linux Today

Navidrome 0.55 music server & streamer released with enhancements to file management, metadata customization, support for multiple artists, and more.

The post Navidrome 0.55 Music Server & Streamer Brings Major Overhaul appeared first on Linux Today.

Audacity 3.7.2 open-source audio editor fixes crashes, improves cloud saving, brings back the “Residue” option in noise reduction, and more.

The post Audacity 3.7.2 Patch Release Fixes Crashes and Enhances Stability appeared first on Linux Today.

Learn how to use the fsck command to repair file system errors on Linux. Explore fsck options, root, and additional file system repairs.

The post Mastering the fsck Command: Repair Linux File Systems Like a Pro appeared first on Linux Today.

Restart Linux from the terminal using reboot, shutdown, systemctl, init, telinit, or REISUB for quick, scheduled, or forceful reboots.

The post 7 Ways to Restart Linux from Terminal appeared first on Linux Today.

DiffRhythm is billed as a blazingly fast and embarrassingly simple end-to-end full-length song generation with latent diffusion.

The post Machine Learning in Linux: DiffRhythm – AI song generation appeared first on Linux Today.

Framework Mono 6.14 debuts under the WineHQ umbrella with native ARM64 macOS support, X11 Windows Forms enhancements, and more.

The post Framework Mono 6.14 Released as the First Stable Update in Five Years appeared first on Linux Today.

Here’s our recommended web frameworks for Lua, a lightweight, small, compact, and fast programming language designed as an embeddable scripting language.

The post 8 Top Free and Open Source Lua Web Frameworks appeared first on Linux Today.

Arch-based Garuda Linux “Broadwing” rolls out with new features, UI updates, and the new Rani utility for a seamless, user-friendly experience.

The post Garuda Linux “Broadwing” Takes Flight appeared first on Linux Today.

Towards the end of 2024, MediaTek and Collabora started on a journey to improve upstream support for MediaTek Genio devices. Here’s where things stand.

The post Mediatek Genio Update: Kernel, Debian 13 Images, and KernelCI appeared first on Linux Today.

Audacity 3.7.2 improves the AppImage bundle for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) systems fix an issue with the loading of the FFmpeg multimedia server, adds a new option to turn off automatic tempo detection, a new “get effects” button next to the ‘Upload Audio’ button, and introduces UUID instance support.

The post Audacity 3.7.2 Improves the Linux AppImage Bundle for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS appeared first on Linux Today.

Learn how to monitor your Laptop’s battery level in Linux and get notifications when it’s full or critically low using battmon script. Perfect for maintaining battery health on Linux!

The post How to Monitor Battery Level and Get Notifications on Linux Using Battmon appeared first on Linux Today.

lowfi is billed as an extremely simple lofi player. Listen to ambient music designed for chilling, sleeping, and working. No subscriptions!

The post lowfi – Listen to Lofi appeared first on Linux Today.

Highlights of Garuda Linux “Broadwing” include a brand-new Welcome app called Garuda Rani (Reliable Assistant for Native Installations) designed to streamline and enhance the Garuda Linux experience for newcomers. Garuda Rani integrates the functionality of the Welcome, Gamer, and Assistant apps.

The post Garuda Linux “Broadwing” Released with New Mokka Edition, New Welcome App appeared first on Linux Today.

Wine 10.3 is out with Wayland clipboard support, Vulkan video decoding in WineD3D, Bluetooth driver improvements, and more bug fixes.

The post Wine 10.3 Brings Improved Wayland Clipboard Support appeared first on Linux Today.

XenServer (previously Citrix Hypervisor) is a hypervisor optimized for the Citrix platform. XenServer is proprietary software. We recommend the best free and open source alternatives.

The post Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Citrix XenServer appeared first on Linux Today.

The Linux kernel is the core component of any Linux operating system, managing hardware resources and system processes.

Kernel 6.12.17 brings important updates, security patches, and performance improvements that can enhance system stability and compatibility with newer hardware.

• Full PREEMPT_RT support: After two decades of development, this kernel introduces full support for PREEMPT_RT, providing enhanced real-time performance.
• EEVDF scheduler implementation: The kernel now includes the Enhanced Even Load Balancing Fairness (EEVDF) scheduler, which optimizes task distribution across multiple processors.
• BPF-based task scheduling algorithms: It is now possible to write custom task scheduling algorithms using BPF (Berkeley Packet Filter), providing flexibility and performance improvements.
• DRM panic messages with QR codes: In the case of a critical error, the kernel can display a QR code on the panic screen, making it easier to diagnose the issue.
• Zero-copy support for TCP reception: The kernel now allows direct transfer of TCP payloads into a DMABUF memory region, reducing memory usage and improving performance.
• New security modules for binary integrity: Security modules have been introduced to ensure that binary files come from protected storage environments, enhancing system security.
• Memory Protection Keys support for ARM architecture: The kernel adds support for Memory Protection Keys (MPK) on ARM architecture, providing finer control over memory permissions.
• Extended support for XFS file systems: Improved support for XFS, allowing the use of block sizes larger than the memory page size.

In this guide we will be installing Kernel 6.12.17, which has been released a while go.

The post How To Install Kernel 6.12.17 On Ubuntu, Debian And Derivative Systems appeared first on Linux Today.

A new botnet with up to 86,000 nodes launching massive DDOS attacks has recently been discovered by Nokia’s Deepfield Emergency Response Team. The botnet is believed to be composed of what kind of devices?

The post The FOSS Force Almost Open Tech News Quiz (3/7/25) appeared first on Linux Today.

GNOME 48 Release Candidate (RC) is packed with lots of goodies compared to the Beta and Alpha versions, including Wayland color management protocol support in the Mutter window and composite manager, which also received support for activating the Activities Overview with either Super key, as well as for centering new windows by default.

The post GNOME 48 RC Adds Dynamic Triple Buffering, Wayland Color Management Protocol appeared first on Linux Today.

Apertis v2025 has landed with all the updates from Debian 12.9. This release has a variety of updates including new supported boards, improved release processes, and more!

The post Apertis v2025: the second Bookworm-based release for industrial embedded devices appeared first on Linux Today.

A hex editor is a special type of editor that can open any type of file and display its contents, byte by byte. We feature our favorite GUI tools.

The post 10 Best Free and Open Source Linux GUI Hex Editors appeared first on Linux Today.