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Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) is an audio compression technology that employs lossless compression. It’s a form of compression that preserves all of the original data.

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Miracle-WM 0.4 Wayland compositor rolls out with i3-IPC support, named workspaces, and better Waybar integration.

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Get hands-on with AlmaLinux 10 Beta, featuring new x86_64_v2 support, top-tier toolsets, advanced security options, and expanded hardware compatibility.

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After 21 years, a minimalist yet powerful GNU Shepherd v1.0 service management daemon is live with timed services, log rotation, and more.

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Powered by Linux kernel 6.12, Manjaro 24.2 “Yonada” is now available for download with GNOME 47, Plasma 6.2, and XFCE 4.18.

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Linux Mint 22.1 is codenamed “Xia” and it’s planned for release near the Christmas 2024 holidays. The beta version is here to give us an early glimpse at the new features and improvements baked by the Linux Mint team into their popular Ubuntu-based distribution.

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Powered by Linux kernel 6.12 LTS (built with Clang), OpenMandriva Lx 24.12 is here four and a half months after OpenMandriva Lx 24.07 to switch to the latest KDE Plasma 6.2 desktop environment by default, namely KDE Plasma 6.2.4, which is accompanied by the KDE Gear 24.08.3 and KDE Frameworks 6.8 software suites.

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Systemd 257 Linux service manager released with major updates: revamped tmpfiles purge, JSON public API, improved device handling, and future-proofed kernel support.

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MiniOS 4.0 unveils a new Toolbox edition, enhanced visuals, better system tools, kernel updates, and support for NTFS, FAT32, and exFAT storage.

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Highlights of OBS Studio 31.0 include NVIDIA Blur Filter and Background Blur, preview scrollbars, v210 format support for AJA device capture, Amazon IVS service integration, QSV AV1 screen content coding, and support for first-party YouTube Chat features.

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Immich 1.122, a self-hosted photo and video backup solution, introduces HDR video support, auto server URL switching, custom email templates, and more.

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fwupd 2.0.3 improves firmware updates with faster Dell dock writes, power quirks for Framework systems, and support for the Primax Ryder Mouse.

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The immutable openSUSE Leap Micro 6.1 is out, featuring soft-reboot, TOTP for PAM, enhanced tools for container hosting, and more.

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Coming three months after QEMU 9.1, the QEMU 9.2 release is here to introduce a new “nitro-enclave” machine type for emulating an AWS Nitro Enclave environment and boot from an EIF (Enclave Image Format) file, and to implement a single entry floating-point exception queue for SPARC v7/v8 architectures.

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Coming one and a half months after GNOME 47.1, the GNOME 47.2 update is here to improve the accessibility of the keyboard backlight Quick Settings toggle, avoid CPU stalls on secondary NVIDIA GPUs with directly attached monitors, prefer GPUs with built-in panels connected as the primary GPU, ensure frame events are sent for cursor surfaces, and default to high thread instead of real-time priority for KMS threads.

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Geeqie (pronounced geeky) doesn’t come up often in conversations about useful Linux photography tools, and that’s a crying shame. Because despite its simple looks, Geeqie is a truly versatile and genuinely useful tool for managing RAW files and photos.

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The step-by-step guide to encrypt the home folder in Ubuntu 24.04, 23.04, or 22.04 with practical examples.

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To improve the security of your Linux system, you can do a full disk encryption both during and after the installation in Ubuntu.

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Linux Mint climbs to the number one spot on DistroWatch, unseating MX Linux after five years of dominance in the popular ranking.

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Linux is the backbone of many machine learning (ML) workflows. With its powerful command-line interface, Linux gives engineers the flexibility and control needed for a smooth ML experience.

Over the past decade, I’ve come to understand the significance of mastering a variety of Linux commands to boost productivity, streamline tasks, and manage resources efficiently.

Whether you’re setting up an environment, managing files, or optimizing code, Linux provides a robust toolkit to support your machine learning journey.

This article covers the essential Linux commands that every machine learning engineer should know, with explanations designed for beginners but detailed enough for experienced users.

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