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Version:6.12-rc5 (mainline) Released:2024-10-27 Source:linux-6.12-rc5.tar.gz Patch:full (incremental)

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has been working on defining Open Source AI—that is what constitutes an AI system that can be used, studied, modified, and shared for any purpose—for almost two years. Its board will be voting on the Open Source AI Definition (OSAID) on Sunday, October 27, with the 1.0 version slated to be published on October 28. It is never possible to please everyone in such an endeavor, and it would be folly to make that a goal. However, a number of prominent figures in the open-source community have voiced concerns that OSI is setting the bar too low with the OSAID—which will undo decades of community work to cajole vendors into adhering to or respecting the original Open Source Definition (OSD).

A pair of talks in the toolchains track at the 2024 Linux Plumbers Conference covered different tools that can be used to optimize the kernel. First up was Maksim Panchenko to describe the binary optimization and layout tool (BOLT) that Meta uses on its production kernels. It optimizes the kernel binary by rearranging it to improve its code locality for better performance. A subsequent article will cover the second talk, which looked at automatic feedback-directed optimization (AutoFDO) and other related techniques that are used to optimize Google's kernels.

FunOS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution which features the JWM graphical user interface. The project is intended to be more lightweight than official Ubuntu community editions while providing the same application compatibility and hardware support.

Security updates have been issued by Debian (distro-info-data), Fedora (libtiff), Mageia (firefox and oath-toolkit), Red Hat (krb5), and SUSE (openssl-1_1).

AlmaLinux OS, an open-source and free enterprise Linux operating system, is developing a preview version of AlmaLinux OS 10, codenamed “Kitten”.

The post AlmaLinux OS Kitten 10: A Sneak Peek into the Future of AlmaLinux appeared first on Linux Today.

Version:next-20241025 (linux-next) Released:2024-10-25

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

The post 3 Best Free and Open Source Nix Static Site Generators appeared first on Linux Today.

PipeWire 1.2.6 bugfix release resolves issues with filter-chain param aggregation and JACK IO ports and improves Bluetooth stability.

The post PipeWire 1.2.6 Released with Focus on JACK and Bluetooth Stability appeared first on Linux Today.

What is fstab in Lunix? What are fstab options, and when should you use them? Our latest tutorial covers all the fstab details and everything you need to know about this file. Let’s get straight into it.

The post Fstab Options: What Are They, and When Should You Use Them? appeared first on Linux Today.

In this article, we will provide a few X-based commands that are generally available in most standard distributions today. If you find that any of the X-based commands listed below are not installed on your system, you can always use apt or yum to install the required packages.

The post 11 Useful X-window (GUI Based) Linux Commands appeared first on Linux Today.

The diff3 command in Linux is a helpful tool that compares three files and shows their differences, which is mainly useful for programmers and system administrators who work with multiple versions of the same file and need to merge them, or identify changes between different versions.

In this article, we’ll go through the basics of using the diff3 command, its common options, and a few examples to understand how it works in Linux.

The post How to Use diff3 Command for File Merging in Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

Small objects can lead to large email threads. In this case, the GNU C Library (glibc) community has been having an extensive debate over the handling of zero-byte allocations. Specifically, what should happen when a program calls realloc() specifying a size of zero? This is, it seems, a topic about which some people, at least, have strong feelings.

In this article, you will learn how to solve the “traceroute: command not found” error on Linux by applying a simple solution.

The post Fixed “traceroute: command not found” in Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (grafana, NetworkManager-libreswan, python3.11, and python39:3.9 and python39-devel:3.9), Fedora (dotnet6.0, koji, python-fastapi, python-openapi-core, python-platformio, python-starlette, rust-pyo3, rust-pyo3-build-config, rust-pyo3-ffi, rust-pyo3-macros, rust-pyo3-macros-backend, and yarnpkg), Oracle (grafana, kernel, linux-firmware, NetworkManager-libreswan, and python3.11), Slackware (php81), and SUSE (apache2, buildah, cups-filters, go1.21-openssl, podman, postgresql16, python-pyOpenSSL, and webkit2gtk3).

In this article, you’ll learn how to install GCC on Ubuntu, followed by writing and compiling basic C/C++ programs.

The post How to Install GCC on Ubuntu 24.04: A Step-By-Step Guide appeared first on Linux Today.

Are you concerned about your online privacy? Let’s explore some useful strategies to enhance the privacy and security of your Linux PC.

The post A Thorough Approach to Improve the Privacy and Security of Your Linux PC appeared first on Linux Today.

The AlmaLinux Foundation warns that this new distribution, which was made available today, is not intended for production use but for developers working downstream of AlmaLinux OS.

The post AlmaLinux Kitten Distro: Based on CentOS Stream 10 for Downstream Devs appeared first on Linux Today.

Calamares 3.3.10 released with updates to permissions handling, keyboard, and locale modules.

The post Calamares Installer 3.3.10 Released, Here’s What’s New appeared first on Linux Today.

Podman shifts to a quarterly release cycle, starting with Podman 5.3 in November 2024, offering predictable updates.

The post Podman Announces Move to Timed Releases appeared first on Linux Today.