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Void is an independently-developed, general-purpose operating system based on the monolithic Linux kernel. It features a hybrid binary/source package management system which allows users to quickly install, update and remove software, or to build software directly from sources with the help of the XBPS source packages collection. Other features of the distribution include support for Raspberry Pi single-board computers (both armv6 and armv7), rolling-release development model with daily updates, and native init system called "runit".

The 6.13.1, 6.12.12, 6.6.75, 6.1.128, 5.15.178, 5.10.234, and 5.4.290 stable kernel updates have all been released; each contains another set of important fixes.

Version:6.12.12 (stable) Released:2025-02-01 Source:linux-6.12.12.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.12.12.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.12.12

Version:6.6.75 (longterm) Released:2025-02-01 Source:linux-6.6.75.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.6.75.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.6.75

Version:6.1.128 (longterm) Released:2025-02-01 Source:linux-6.1.128.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.1.128.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.1.128

Version:5.15.178 (longterm) Released:2025-02-01 Source:linux-5.15.178.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-5.15.178.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.15.178

Version:5.10.234 (longterm) Released:2025-02-01 Source:linux-5.10.234.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-5.10.234.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.10.234

Version:5.4.290 (longterm) Released:2025-02-01 Source:linux-5.4.290.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-5.4.290.tar.sign Patch:full (incremental) ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.4.290

Version:6.13.1 (stable) Released:2025-02-01 Source:linux-6.13.1.tar.xz PGP Signature:linux-6.13.1.tar.sign Patch:full ChangeLog:ChangeLog-6.13.1

Ditana GNU/Linux is an Arch-based Linux distribution that bridges the gap between user-friendly systems and highly customizable environments. It aims to empower Linux enthusiasts with unprecedented control over their computing experience while maintaining a strong focus on security and performance. The project provides a flexible, text-based system installer with extensive customisation options, an Xfce desktop environment with pre-installed enhancements, a modular structure, pre-configured security features and kernel settings, and intelligent hardware and system optimisations for peak performance.

NodeBB is an open-source, Node.js-based forum software that provides a modern and responsive solution for online communities. This guide will provide step-by-step instructions for installing NodeBB on an Alma Linux 9 server.

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I’m sure I’m not the only one who likes to keep their Linux OS clean from old, unused packages, especially Linux kernels, whose number (and size) keeps growing with each update or upgrade. This is particularly true if your distro handles kernels differently, protecting them from the handy autoremove command and keeping many installed kernels. This is the case with my current daily driver, Fedora 41 (KDE spin, for those curious), which by default keeps three installed kernels.

Motivated by necessity and after some exploration, I found a way to automate the process of safely removing old, unused kernels. In this step-by-step tutorial, we’ll walk through that process. Let the cleaning begin!

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Julia, a free, general-purpose programming language aimed at science, engineering, and related arenas of technical computing, has steadily improved and widened its scope of application since its initial public release in 2012. As part of its 1.11 release from late 2024, Julia made several inroads into areas outside of its traditional focus, provided its users with advances in tooling, and has seen several improvements in performance and programmer convenience. These recent developments in and around Julia go a long way to answer several longstanding complaints from both new and experienced users. We last looked in on the language one year ago, for its previous major release, Julia 1.10.

The election to replace outgoing openSUSE board members is underway, with four candidates vying for three seats. The election was initially scheduled to be completed in December, but the timeline was extended due to too few candidates standing for the seats. Voting closes on February 2 and the results are expected to be announced on February 3.

The Linux Foundation has published its long-awaited article on international sanctions and open-source development. This is the reasoning that went into the removal of a group of Russian kernel maintainers in October.

It is disappointing that the open source community cannot operate independently of international sanctions programs, but these sanctions are the law of each country and are not optional. Many developers work on open source projects in their spare time, or for fun. Dealing with U.S. and international sanctions was unlikely on the list of things that most (or very likely any) open source developers thought they were signing up for. We hope that in time relevant authorities will clarify that open source and standards activities may continue unabated. Until that time, however, with the direct and indirect sponsorship of developers by companies, the intersection of sanctions on corporate entities leaves us in a place where we cannot ignore the potential risks.

Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (libsoup), Debian (debian-security-support and redis), Fedora (expat, java-21-openjdk, lemonldap-ng, and phpMyAdmin), Mageia (chromium-browser-stable and git-lfs), Oracle (bzip2, git-lfs, libsoup, mariadb:10.11, mariadb:10.5, python-jinja2, redis, and unbound), Red Hat (git-lfs, libsoup, python-jinja2, rsync, and unbound), SUSE (buildah, chromium, google-osconfig-agent, govulncheck-vulndb, hauler, ignition, krb5, libxml2, python311-pydantic, SDL2_sound, and trivy), and Ubuntu (jquery, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-azure-5.15, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-oracle, and mysql-8.0).

The Linux kernel has rapidly grown, reaching an impressive milestone, surpassing 40 million lines of code.

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GParted 1.7 enhances partition management with NBD support, Bcachefs (experimental), LVM probe prevention, and updated translations.

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Some of the highlights of the NVIDIA 570 graphics driver series include VRR (variable refresh rate) support on multi-monitor setups, support for querying Dynamic Boost status, 32-bit compatibility support for the NVIDIA GBM backend, and a new conceal_vrr_caps kernel module parameter to the nvidia-modeset kernel module.

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GStreamer 1.24.12 multimedia framework is a bug-fix release that resolves crashes, improves compatibility, and enhances reliability across platforms.

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