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Why The Document Foundation Went on a Logo Hunt
A new logo separates the foundation from its flagship software — and arrives as the open source office status quo is being turned on its head.
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ZOTAC CM5-PICO Fanless Industrial PC with Dual HDMI and M.2 Expansion
ZOTAC’s ZBOX PRO CM5-PICO is a compact industrial computer powered by the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. The fanless system supports dual 4K displays, Gigabit Ethernet, M.2 expansion, and a 40-pin GPIO header, with an aluminum enclosure designed for continuous operation in embedded and edge computing applications. The ZBOX PRO CM5-PICO uses the Broadcom…
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Linux Mint 27 “Adrien” Slated for Release on Christmas, Based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
The Linux Mint project announced today the codename, version number, and release date of the next major Linux Mint release, Linux Mint 27 “Adrien,” along with various new features and other details.
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FreeType 2.15 Released With Apple HVF Driver, ISO Open Font Format Edition 5
FreeType 2.15 is now available for this widely-used font rendering library used across many different operating systems and software applications...
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Ubuntu 27.04 “Tenacious T-Rex” Is Slated for Release on April 22nd, 2027
Canonical’s next major Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 27.04, has been dubbed the “Tenacious T-Rex,” and it now has a release schedule with a release date set in stone for April 22nd, 2027.
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Intel Announces The GPU D Series For Crescent Island
Intel announced today the GPU D Series for the enterprise-focused, inference-optimized GPU accelerators known to now as Crescent Island...
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(Updated) 32-channel logic analyzer supports 1.4GS/s sampling and USB 3.2 Gen2 streaming
Sipeed’s SLogic32U3 is a 32-channel logic analyzer designed for high-speed digital capture over USB 3.2 Gen2. The device supports configurable sample rates based on the number of active channels, direct streaming to a host system, optional analog acquisition modules, and software support across Windows, Linux, and macOS. According to the campaign, the…
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Ubuntu's Myna Speech-To-Text Now Available In Tech Preview
A few months ago Canonical announced Myna as a speech-to-text solution for Ubuntu 26.10 as part of their effort for building a context-aware desktop. Myna as of today is available in "tech preview" form not only for Ubuntu 26.10 but also the LTS releases...
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What is C Shell (and Tcsh) in UNIX/Linux System
The C shell (or CSH) and Tcsh were the earliest UNIX/Linux shell interpreters in the late 1970s, inspired by the C programming language.
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Ubuntu’s Myna Speech-to-Text App Is Now Available as a Technology Preview
Today, Ubuntu maker Canonical announced the general availability of a technology preview of the Myna local speech-to-text dictation tool for Ubuntu users who find it easier to speak than to type.
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Linus Torvalds "Did What I Preach", Used AI To Make Code Decipherable & Uncovered More Bugs
After using Claude Code to draft code to help make a fundamental improvement to the Linux kernel, Linux creator Linus Torvalds continued using AI this weekend and talking up its benefits. Beyond generating initial patches and a test program for that noted I/O enhancement, he separately talked up using AI/LLMs for making patches more decipherable to…
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LumineCapture Is a New Screenshot Tool Built for Speed on Linux
Written in Rust, LumineCapture offers fast screenshots on Linux Wayland, with built-in editing, OCR, and support for KDE Plasma and COSMIC.
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"My Hands Are Shaking While Writing" About IBM's Mass Layoffs at Red Hat (Bluewashing)
Those aren't the words spoken by people who voluntarily leave a job.
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Linux 7.3-rc7 Released With Linux 7.3 Hopefully Out Next Weekend
Linus Torvalds has made available what is hopefully the final release candidate before Linux 7.3 is ideally minted next Sunday...
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Q4OS 6.10 “Andromeda” Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.3.6 and Trinity Desktop 14.1.5
The Q4OS team announced today the release and general availability of Q4OS 6.10 as the tenth update to the Q4OS 6 “Andromeda” series of this Debian-based Linux distro featuring KDE Plasma and Trinity Desktop Environment.
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Zymbit ZYMKEY 5 Security Module Offers 640 Key Slots for Raspberry Pi
Zymbit’s ZYMKEY 5 is a compact hardware security module for Raspberry Pi systems, offering 640 key slots, filesystem encryption, device authentication, and physical tamper detection. It also supports additional cryptographic algorithms compared to its predecessor. The ZYMKEY 5 measures 39 × 14 × 5.3mm and uses a mini-HAT form factor that connects to the…
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Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 41, 2026 (October 5 – 11)
Catch up on the latest Linux news: Python 3.15, COSMIC Desktop 1.10, OpenSSH 10.6, Tmux 3.8, NVIDIA 615.78.08, Flathub reverses AI-generated app ban, and more.
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What is SystemD on Linux?
This article will teach you what systemd is and why it replaced SysVinit; what systemd unit files are; how to list all and specific unit files; and how to view the content of a unit configuration file.
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Pebble Round 2 Open-Source Smartwatch Finally Starts Shipping
Pebble Round 2 begins shipping after production delays, bringing its circular e-paper display, PebbleOS, and updated battery life to users.
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Blender 5.3 Enters Public Beta Testing with Vulkan Backend by Default on Linux
The Blender Foundation released today the beta version of the upcoming Blender 5.3 series of this open-source, free, and cross-platform 3D computer graphics software suite.
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LineageOS 24.0 Open-Source Mobile OS Released with Android 17
The open-source mobile OS LineageOS 24.0 launches with Android 17, a new photo editor, improved updates, and redesigned system applications.
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Linus Torvalds Working On A Hefty Linux Kernel Improvement With Claude Code
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has been known to use AI to help with kernel debugging and outside of the kernel tree has also done some vibe coding with Google's Antigravity. He has previously said he views AI as a useful tool. It turns out he's even now using Claude Code for working on new Linux kernel features...
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Linux Landing Kernel Workaround For AMD TLBI Erratum #1718
AMD TLBI Erratum #1718 was worked around in CPU microcode for addressing a defect in certain Zen CPUs where the Translation Lookaside Buffer Invalidate Instruction use could lead to to stale translation entries. But for those on affected AMD CPUs and not running the updated microcode, a kernel workaround is being introduced with today's Linux 7.3-rc7 kernel…
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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 11th, 2026
The 313th installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending October 11th, 2026, keeping you updated on the most important developments in the Linux world.
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Cloudflare Acquires Deno JavaScript Runtime, Core Development to End in 2027
Cloudflare acquires Deno, shifting its developers to Workers while the open-source JavaScript runtime faces an uncertain future.
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Linux Networking Diverts 50+ Fixes To Next Kernel, Still Bombarded With AI Fueled Churn
Ahead of the Linux 7.3-rc7 kernel due for release on Sunday, this week's batch of networking fixes were submitted and merged. The vast networking subsystem of wired and wireless drivers plus the various other networking features continues to see a lot of activity due to AI-driven bug reports and patches...
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Abietec AX61 Wireless Modules Leverage Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and Matter
image Abietec, a subsidiary of Raytac, offers the AX61 series of wireless modules based on NXP’s RW612 and RW610 microcontrollers. The compact modules support Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, and Matter connectivity, with multiple antenna configurations and an accompanying development kit for embedded and IoT applications. The AX61 series integrates a 260MHz Arm…
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Fresh Eyes on Old Code: AI and Open Source Security
Open source speeds up application development — but is it making our software insecure?
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Drgn 0.3 Released For This "Natural" Programmable Debugger From Meta
Drgn is the open-source project out of Meta developing a very versatile debugger with the intent being a debugger focused on programmability with it striving to "make scripting as natural as possible so that debugging feels like coding." Drgn 0.3 released this weekend with the latest round of improvements...
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SQLite 3.54 Released with Performance Boost, Query Optimizations
SQLite 3.54 delivers a 4% performance boost, query planner optimizations, command-line improvements, and new database analysis capabilities.