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Recently, both Weston 14.0, and 14.0.1 (bug fix) were released. Here’s at look at some of the highlights and changes for this latest release of Wayland’s reference compositor.

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HandBrake 1.9 open-source video transcoder brings Intel QSV VVC decoding, AV1 SCC support, ALAC encoding, and improved subtitles.

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Coming three months after Armbian 24.8, the Armbian 24.11 release introduces support for new single-board computers like the Radxa ROCK 5B+, Radxa E20C, ArmSoM-CM5, ArmSoM-Sige3, OrangePi 5 Max, OK3568-C, NanoPi M6, Retro Lite CM5, CherryBa M1, LUCKFOX Core3566, and Turing RK1.

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UBports announces Ubuntu Touch OTA-7, addressing security flaws that could let apps access microphones without consent. Here’s more on that!

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If you’re going to use eBPF for security, it’s good to know that eBPF itself is secure.

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Tails 6.10 privacy-focused Linux distro released with Thunderbird updates, Trezor wallet fixes, and no telemetry.

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Highlights of the Cinnamon 6.4 desktop environment include a new default theme that’s much darker and more contrasted. The revamped theme features rounded elements, redesigned modal dialogs, support for panel highlights, support for colored buttons in dialogs, and a gap between the applets and the panel.

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As a Linux expert with over a decade of experience managing servers, I have seen how crucial it is to identify and resolve hard drive bottlenecks to keep a system running smoothly.

Bottlenecks occur when a system’s performance is limited by a specific component, in this case, the hard drive, where slow disk operations can drastically affect the performance of your applications, databases, and even the entire system.

In this article, I will explain how to identify hard drive bottlenecks on Linux using various tools and commands and what to look for when troubleshooting disk-related issues.

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Using something like YAD, you can add GUI elements (dialogs, input forms, drag-and-drop panels, etc.) to shell scripts on Linux. On macOS, you can do the same and more with Platypus. This venerable open-source tool makes it possible to transform plain shell scripts into macOS micro apps in a matter of minutes, and I’m here to show you how.

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Zellij is a modern CLI terminal multiplexer and a great drop-in replacement for Tmux that anyone can use without worrying about keybindings. In this article you’ll learn how you can install it on Linux with a few kickstart guides.

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In this article, you’ll learn how to install Google Earth Pro and the CE variant on Ubuntu and other Linux distros with practical examples.

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A blast from the past: Pidgin 3’s pre-alpha debuts Dec 31! After 16 years, the iconic messenger takes its next step—experimental but promising.

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‘C‘ is a general-purpose programming language developed by Dennis Ritchie at AT&T Bell Labs in the early 1970s. It was designed to be a structured programming language.

The ‘C‘ programming language evolved from the B programming language, which itself was based on BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language).

While initially created to design the UNIX operating system, ‘C‘ quickly gained popularity due to its efficiency and flexibility, allowing programmers to write various types of software.

‘C‘ is considered a middle-level language, as it combines elements of both high-level and low-level programming languages. It provides access to low-level memory manipulation, but its syntax and structure are similar to high-level languages, making it versatile and efficient.

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We have focused on software which is simple to set up and has an easy to use interface.

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To provide an insight into the quality of software that is available, we have compiled a list of 17 best Python static site generators. All of these tools are released under a freely distributable license.

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Designed as a modular version of the Raspberry Pi 5 single-board computer, the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 is powered by a 2.4GHz Quad-Core 64-bit ARM Cortex-A76 processor and it’s available with 2GB, 4GB, or 8GB of LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM memory, as well as with 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB of MLC eMMC storage.

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QScanner is a Linux command-line utility tailored for scanning container images and performing Software Composition Analysis (SCA). It is compatible with diverse container orchestration systems, container runtimes, and operating systems.

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Security is paramount. Security involves defence in depth. Approaching security one step at a time, with consistency and rigour, you can mitigate threats, and keep intruders at bay.

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Bcachefs developer Kent Overstreet banned from Linux Kernel development for violation of the project’s Code of Conduct following email exchange.

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Additional sessions from this year’s conference are now available on All Things Open‘s YouTube Channel, and December’s Meetup will feature a Red Hatter who’ll talk about AI.

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